Due to Cheng Shishi's death, Cheng Gang and Xia Lian have suffered immense harm. Already having had cracks in their relationship, the couple now has even less communication without Cheng Shishi as a lubricant.
Xia Lian is washed with tears every day, and Cheng Gang, seeing this, feels a headache and can only throw himself into work entirely to forget the pain.
Unlike Cheng Gang, Xia Lian doesn't have a job. Having been a housewife for over twenty years, she devoted her entire life to this home; her husband and child were her whole life.
Now, her child is gone, and her husband has abandoned her.
Her family members are even more unwilling to associate with her, having clearly seen the scene she caused with Bai Yiran at the spirit hall. They are afraid her actions may offend Leng Yichen, implicating them. Besides, Xia Lian's mental state has indeed been poor recently. Thus, her family simply doesn't interact with her anymore.
