The next morning, Lan Jinyao woke up around ten oclock after sleeping soundly with no dreams. After sobering up, Lan Jinyao was in a particularly good mood. As expected, nowhere was more reassuring than home sweet home.

By the time shed woken up, the spot beside her was already empty and cold. She lay in bed with her eyes open for a while longer before getting up.

While brushing her teeth, Lan Jinyao thought: She ought to make a trip to the hospital for a checkup. She didnt want her deceased child to become a permanent scar between her and Fu Bainian.

Fu Bainian had already left for work, so Lan Jinyao was sitting at the dining table alone, eating breakfast. At this moment, the landline abruptly rang. Only when shed heard the ringing did she remember that she had...