After a chubby wife with a child undergoes a remarkable transformation, her beauty becomes the talk

the other side.

Shen Lu then found the group and saw everyone looking at her with puzzled eyes, asking her about the result.

Shen Lu explained.

"The item was right where it was, so we found it quickly."

"Good that we found it." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and continued on their way.

Gu Youcai whispered a thank you to Shen Lu.

I'm grateful that she didn't expose Fan Cuiying's affair in front of everyone.

Shen Lu shook her head. She was by no means a saint; she just didn't want to embarrass Brother Gu, who was defending her.

Espionage is a rather sensitive matter, and without official notification from the organization, no one dares to publicize it.

The group descended the mountain and headed towards the family compound.

At the entrance of the family compound, Li Mei sat in the yard with her two little ones, looking around.

"Aunt Li, may I call my dad?" Gu Xingyu asked.

Li Mei felt a pang of sadness; Gu Xiao was the only person in the world who would protect her two children.

However, he is currently on an urgent mission and absolutely cannot be distracted by other matters. If any losses occur during the mission, they cannot afford the responsibility.

Li Mei, as the director of the management committee of the family compound, is very aware of this.

There's not much Li Mei can do now; all she can do is comfort the two little ones.

"Xiaoyu, your father is on a mission right now and is very busy, so we can't disturb him. If you have any grievances, you can tell your aunt. Your aunt will support you and your brother."

Li Mei looked into the two small, bright, clear eyes and made a promise.

After thinking for a long time, Gu Xingyu finally spoke.

"Did that woman do something bad again?"

Li Mei was stunned for a few seconds before she realized that the woman Gu Xingyu was talking about was Shen Lu, and what the child said was true. For a moment, she didn't know how to refute it.

She recalled the scene from that morning when Shen Lu brought her two children to deliver wontons.

She rarely saw Shen Lu smile, but that gentle Shen Lu was only there to lower everyone's guard so they could escape more easily.

She couldn't bear to tell the children the cruel truth.

Li Mei's silence made the children realize that what those people had just said was true.

Gu Xingyu's face fell; he knew then that he had been dreaming these past two days.

Now the dream is over.

After hesitating for a long time, Gu Xingyu cautiously spoke.

"Aunt Li, could you please not arrest that wicked woman? She didn't do it on purpose. It's all because my brother and I did something wrong that upset her."

Li Mei felt as if a large hand had squeezed her heart tightly.

Their neighbors have all witnessed how much suffering the two children have endured over the years.

Even so, Gu Xingyu still spoke up for Shen Lu, and Gu Xingze looked at her expectantly, pleading for Shen Lu.

Li Mei couldn't help but sigh, "Shen Lu must have saved the world in her past life to have such two wonderful kids."

Seeing his brother's distraught state, Gu Xingyu pretended to be relaxed and offered words of comfort to Gu Xingze.

"Don't worry, brother. I'll definitely find you someone better than that bad woman to be our mother."

"Xiao Yu, you can't say things like that," Li Mei said, trying to dissuade him.

Gu Xingyu lowered his head after being scolded. He didn't want to, but...

Li Mei patted Gu Xingze's head and comforted him, "Xiaoze, don't worry, your mother just encountered some problems and will be back soon."

She could only use this white lie to comfort the two little ones.

Gu Xingze nodded.

Just then, the door opened, and everyone looked in that direction.

Gu Xingze's eyes were filled with hope.

Unexpectedly, the figure that appeared in front of them was not Shen Lu.

Wenxin walked into Shen Lu's courtyard as if it were her own home.

She softened her voice and gave what she thought was a very friendly smile.

The two little ones were visibly disappointed.

Li Mei was also somewhat surprised to see who had come.

"Comrade Wen, what brings you here?"

Wenxin'er was completely unaware of the others' emotions and squatted down to comfort the two little ones.

"Your mother might not be coming back, so I came to see if there's anything I can help with."

She had thought about it on the way.

While reporting Shen Lu for her contributions to the country, she also took care of her two children. To the people in the compound, she was a kind and pure goddess.

It will surely earn everyone's praise.

Li Mei, who had just been comforting Gu Xingze, was about to return home: "..."

The smile on Li Mei's face disappeared: "Comrade Wen, you should be careful what you say in front of the children."

Li Mei's stern face and imposing aura startled Wen Xin'er.

Wenxin nodded awkwardly.

Are you hungry? I'll cook for you.

Just as Li Mei was about to refuse on behalf of the twins, a clear voice came from outside the door first.

"I didn't realize Comrade Wen enjoyed cooking for other people's children so much."

Wenxin paused and looked towards the main entrance.

Shen Lu?

Shouldn't she be in jail? How come she's standing here unharmed, and the people around her don't look like they've just caught her in adultery.

Wenxin'er's intuition told her that something must have happened.

"I'm not worried about the two children..."

"With Sister Li taking care of the two children, what are you worried about? Don't you trust Sister Li?"

Shen Lu directly asked Wen Xin'er a question, and instantly, Wen Xin'er felt everyone around her looking at her with doubt and suspicion.

After all, Li Mei was widely recognized as kind and reliable throughout the entire residential compound.

Wenxin bit her lip, an awkward smile on her face. She didn't have time to ask what was going on, and left hastily after saying "Sorry to bother you."

Gu Xingyu had somehow hidden behind the door, his eyes uncontrollably fixed on Shen Lu.

Gu Xingze jumped down from the steps, ran to Shen Lu, and looked up at the gauze on Shen Lu's neck with a worried expression.

Shen Lu gently patted Gu Xingze's head: "Don't worry, Mom is fine. I just accidentally got a cut while subduing the bad guys."

Upon hearing that the bad guys had been subdued, Gu Xingyu, who was hiding not far away, suddenly brightened up.

Is Mom as brave as Dad?

It turns out that Mom didn't abandon them; she was just fighting off bad guys.

When Shen Lu squatted down to comfort Gu Xingze, she noticed that the little guy was dirty and his knees were scraped and bleeding.

"Xiaoze, how did you hurt your knee?"

Shen Lu knew that he didn't speak because of a psychological barrier.

So he came to Gu Xingyu, squatted down and asked.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Gu Xingyu's palms were also scraped.

"What happened?"