As Ye Manman and Cheng Yuan came down the stairs, talking and laughing, Cheng Yuan's mom was stunned, her eyes wide open in disbelief.
But when she saw Cheng Yuan looking even paler in the sunlight downstairs, Auntie couldn't help but scold her out of concern.
"You child, if only you had figured things out earlier, I would've worried less and eaten and slept better. Look at you now, I've only sold two pieces of clothing because of this. I'll go make two eggs, make sure you eat them, okay?"
Auntie walked up to Cheng Yuan and tidied her slightly messy hair. Under the many crow's feet and wrinkles, her eyes were bloodshot.
Seeing this, Cheng Yuan couldn't help but tear up again, apologizing repeatedly out of guilt.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I won't do this again."
She had been lost in her own world these past few days, tormented by pain, totally unaware that her mom was also unable to eat or sleep well, just like her.
Her mom used to be so lively, never suffering from insomnia.
