The person Bai Ruozhu did not want to see, or rather face, was this woman. By seeing her, Bai Ruozhu would have to confront the issue of Xiaosi's origin.
Yes, the woman in the room was Niu Pazi, the one who found the abandoned baby Xiaosi and later assisted the Wang Family in staging a ruse to replace their dead fetus. The world was indeed small, as Niu Pazi turned out to be Deng Shujie's mother-in-law.
Niu Pazi was slightly taken aback upon seeing Bai Ruozhu and quickly revealed a look of fear. Her reaction was by far more intense than both Bai Ruozhu and Bai Yihong—so much so, it could be considered exaggerated.
Bai Ruozhu observed her subtly, silently speculating the reasons for her fear.
As Deng Shujie's wife entered the room serving tea, Bai Ruozhu glanced at her. Suddenly, she felt as if she were struck by thunder.
This woman somewhat resembled Xiaosi—the origin of Xiaosi turned out to be…