"You know, she runs a factory, looking glamorous on the outside, but in reality, her factory has been losing money for years and is on the verge of closing down. It’s said that her daughter-in-law is jealous of the other son’s wife - she’s pretty and comes from a better family. So, she plotted to ruin her..." The Saozi paused and cautiously continued, "It’s said that this car accident was arranged by the daughter-in-law. Seeing that things were about to be exposed, she directly stole the money and ran away, not even caring about her own son."

"Really? There’s actually such a thing? No wonder I saw Old Mrs. Mei yesterday, cooking alone at home and taking care of her great-grandson. She told me that the child’s mother is an unreliable person and doesn’t know where she disappeared to, not caring about the child. She even came to our house asking if I knew any nannies to introduce one to her family. At the time, I thought Old Mrs. Mei didn’t like this daughter-in-law. So, it turns out that she ran away."

"What’s the matter, Old Mrs. Mei is surely afraid of people laughing at them, keeping it hidden. There’s quite a large family there, and particularly among the sisters-in-law, there’s a lot of rivalry. The eldest son’s wife from outside the Mei family married well, she’s the goddaughter of Liang Qian and has been to our compound. She’s originally prettier than Xie Lingzhi’s daughter-in-law, with a better temper. Additionally, she’s the treasured granddaughter of the Lin Family in Z City."

"If you ask me, Xie Lingzhi’s daughter-in-law is too short-sighted. They live in Z City year-round; they might not return even once a year. What’s there to be jealous about? She has a husband and a son. Just live her life well. In the future, the Mei family wouldn’t treat her poorly. But now, doing such things, she’s digging a pit for herself to jump into."

"Some people just love making trouble when there’s nothing else."

"Hey... hey, look, isn’t that the daughter-in-law from the Mei family? Why... why does she look like this?"

Family members coming out of the compound to buy groceries were gossiping about the Mei family’s recent events. As one mentioned the Mei family’s daughter-in-law, they suddenly saw Ye Qing.

"Oh dear, go back to the Mei family and tell them...." One family member pointed to Ye Qing, with disheveled hair, injuries on her face, looking foolish, and said in a panic.

Although Ye Qing’s clothes were tidy, her hair, face, and expression were clearly abnormal.

"Didn’t she run away? Why does she look like this now?"

"Who knows, we should go to the Mei family and tell them."

"Let’s go, let’s go."

The Mei family hadn’t shared Ye Qing’s illness with outsiders. Seeing her suddenly like this, the family was surprised. They didn’t understand what happened to the Mei family’s daughter-in-law after she ran away.

Old Mr. Mei and Old Mrs. Mei were also surprised to see Ye Qing in this state and quickly arranged for someone to take her to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Mei Langchi had told the police in the morning that he knew nothing about the car accident, and all the collected evidence might have been done by his wife Ye Qing using his name behind his back.

Mei Langchi also told the police that when his wife was interrogated after the car accident, her emotional distress was deliberately feigned, and he mentioned the incident of Ye Qing stealing money and disappearing in recent days.

When the police received this news, they conducted further investigation. They found that the truck driver stuttered, saying the person who hired him seemed weak and deliberately wore men’s clothing to cover themselves entirely, speaking with a coarse voice.

The driver’s words made the police feel there were many suspicious points.

They wanted to find Ye Qing to inquire about the matter, but realized she was nowhere to be found because she had escaped.

Just as the police intended to mobilize personnel to search for Ye Qing as a suspect, they received information about her.

When they saw her at the hospital, she was already in a state of madness and foolishness, unable to provide any information.

According to the doctor’s report, aside from a noticeable knife scar on her face, the rest of her body was unharmed. However, the facial injury, due to lack of timely treatment, was likely to leave a scar. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The police judged that Ye Qing might have been discovered with a large amount of cash during her escape, leading someone to harbor malicious intentions and threaten her. In the struggle, she was injured on the face by the attacker. With her existing mental issues, such a scare aggravated her condition, resulting in her current state.