Tang Jiayu had not expected that Yao Fenyu, whom she had longed to see, was no longer the bureau director's wife she used to be; she had changed beyond recognition.
Tang Jiayu asked Yao Fenyu if anyone usually came to visit her at home. Yao Fenyu gave a bitter smile, shook her head listlessly, and said, "Back when Shixiong was still in office, people came every two or three days, and it was always lively. Ever since Shixiong got into trouble, aside from you folks at the Zhong family, not a single other person has come. Both children say our family has been cut off from the world, living in loneliness in some forgotten corner..."
Whenever she thought of the daily worsening plight of her family after Cao Shixiong was imprisoned, Yao Fenyu could not help shedding tears again, lamenting the cruelty of reality and the fickleness of the world. Her eyes had also fallen ill from frequent crying, always red and requiring daily eye drops to feel a bit better.
Chapter 279