After Mrs. Yao returned home, she was restless, not even having an appetite for food. Since the younger son was temporarily staying at the elder son's place, she didn't have to worry about the younger son suspecting anything if he were at home, so she could indulge in doing whatever she wanted. What she wanted most at this moment was to cry. As a mother, she felt utterly incapable. However, she couldn't cry, and her rational side told her that crying was of no use.
She ran upstairs intending to find her friend, Mrs. Lu, to talk about her thoughts, but she suddenly remembered that Mrs. Lu and Commander Lu had returned to the Lu Family's hometown two days ago, saying there were some matters to attend to there.
