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

Shen Lu is of no use here at this time; on the contrary, her judgments may affect the police's handling of the case.

The police could only let Shen Lu go home first.

Shen Lu seemed to have lost her soul the whole way home; she couldn't remember the specific details of how she got home.

Shen Lu was filled with regret.

If she hadn't taken Xiaoyu to the post office today, or if she had kept a closer eye on him while they were there, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

How could there be such a useless mother in the world, letting him disappear right under her nose?

When Shen Lu returned home, he was already there, sitting on the sofa reading a book obediently, looking serene and content, completely unaware of what had happened.

Seeing Shen Lu return, Gu Xingze's face lit up with joy, and he kept looking behind Shen Lu, trying to find his younger brother.

Before things settled down, Shen Lu didn't want the little guy to be frightened.

So, Shen Lu forced a smile.

"My little brother is playing with other children and will be back in a little while."

Gu Xingze, however, seemed to have sensed some danger.

Ignoring Shen Lu's attempts to stop him, he dashed out the door.

They usually only had a few friends to play with. After searching everywhere and meeting all his friends, Gu Xingze still couldn't find Shen Lu.

A look of panic flashed in Gu Xingze's eyes.

Because the two little ones are twins, they are usually inseparable, and they probably won't be separated for even an hour in their entire lives.

Now that Gu Xingze is appearing alone, it's inevitable that some parents will cast curious glances at him.

Although Gu Xingze is usually very calm, he becomes extremely irritable whenever it involves his younger brother.

She especially couldn't accept that she hadn't seen her younger brother for so long.

Shen Lu squatted down and hugged the irritable Gu Xingze in her arms.

"Don't worry, Xiaoze, Mom promises you, your little brother will be back soon."

Gu Xingze's anxious emotions were relieved in his mother's warm embrace.

Shen Lu led Gu Xingze home.

Just as the two arrived at the door, Li Mei called out to them. Li Mei was walking towards their house with a plate of steamed buns.

"Where's your second child? Didn't he go to the post office with you just now? Why didn't he come back with you?"

I steamed some buns at noon using the method you taught me. Why don't you take them home and try them?

Shen Lu gave a wry smile, escorted Baozi and Gu Xingze into the house, and told him to eat Baozi first.

Upon returning, the moment Shen Lu saw Li Mei, she could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.

Li Mei was the only acquaintance she could talk to in this strange world.

Now, Shen Lu could no longer bear the immense pressure and squatted down, crying her heart out.

Li Mei had never seen Shen Lu cry like this before. They weren't familiar with each other before, but after getting to know her, she discovered that Shen Lu was a strong, brave, decisive, and motivated woman.

Logically speaking, someone like this would never cry like this in front of others so easily; Shen Lu must have encountered something.

Given that Gu Xingyu had not yet appeared before her, Li Mei's expression immediately turned serious.

"It's your second child..."

Shen Lu nodded repeatedly.

"I just went to the post office and filled out a form, and my child disappeared next to me."

Li Mei helped Shen Lu up and wiped away her tears with her sleeve.

"Little deer, don't cry yet. The most important thing right now is to find your child."

Tell me the details of how your child went missing. The Xiaoyu I know is very lively; it's absolutely impossible for him to just leave with a stranger without saying a word.

Shen Lu was still crying with his head down, but when he heard these words, he suddenly thought of something and stood up.

Li Mei is right.

How could that child just walk away with a stranger without saying a word?

And despite having so many eyes around, no one noticed anything amiss.

It's not right.

Shen Lu stopped crying and calmly thought things through.

If nothing happens at all, that can only mean...

Gu Xingyu went with someone he knew.

A terrifying thought arose in my mind, and just then, the voice of a rogue came from outside the courtyard.

"Shen Lu, you bitch, give me back my grandson! Did you sell him out?"

"Are you an idiot? You can lose a child like that! Xiaoyu is the only normal child you've ever given birth to!"

"I'll call Gu Xiao right now and make him divorce you, you slut."

Although Gu's mother looked thin and frail, she had an incredibly loud voice.

This shout drew all the neighbors to come and see what was going on. From Gu's mother's words, they roughly deduced what had happened.

"My God, Shen Lu is so heartless, she actually sold her own son."

"That's right. I always thought he was a scoundrel. I thought he had reformed these past few days, but I never expected that he was planning something big when no one was looking."

"Don't say that. Look at how she's dressed up. What kind of wife dresses like that?"

"I think that national honor award she received a few days ago was fake too. She might be crying wolf."

Their words were like knives stabbing Shen Lu in the heart.

When she had honors, everyone fawned over her; now, because of a few words from Gu's mother, everyone wants to kick her while she's down.

Shen Lu felt a chill run down her spine.

"Don't talk nonsense. Based on my understanding of Xiao Shen, she would never do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding."

The most urgent task is to find the child as soon as possible; the child is innocent.

Although their words were harsh, everyone was extremely anxious upon learning that Xiaoze and Xiaoyu had grown up, having watched them grow up.

Shen Lu, however, kept her head down and remained silent.

She had been thinking about what Gu's mother had just said.

How did Gu's mother know that she had lost a child, and how could she accurately say which child it was?

The two children are identical twins. Apart from one being talkative and the other not, they are basically the same.

Aside from Shen Lu, their mother who lives with them day and night and can quickly distinguish between the two little ones, the rest of the people in the compound can only judge who is the older brother by which one is more silent.

How could Gu's mother, who lived just across the street, find out about the news so quickly and confirm that the person who went missing was Gu Xingyu?

In addition, Gu's mother had always wanted to give Gu Xingyu to Gu Youcai, the eldest son of the Gu family who had no children, but her transmigration interrupted this plan.

Shen Lu's mind raced, and one piece of evidence after another pointed to the same answer.

The child was stolen by Gu's mother!

This is in conjunction with the fact that Gu's mother came to hand her the divorce papers earlier.

Shen Lu quickly determined Gu's mother's purpose.

The purpose was to frame her for failing to properly care for the children, thereby forcing her to divorce and then snatching custody of the two children from her.