Xu Weilai walked along the beach for a long time, and a chill settled all over her. When she finally got into a taxi, she couldn't help hugging her arms.
She knew that such treatment was not the end, but merely the beginning of things to come, and she had to learn to get used to it.
When she returned to the Xu residence, she received a call from her mother telling her that her father had regained consciousness. All he needed was to recuperate well, and the doctors were confident that he'd recover in no time. She could finally rest assured.
After hanging up the call, Xu Weilai went upstairs to her room. An email from her boss came in at precisely that moment. She sat at her work desk and looked through the email. When she got up, she accidentally knocked over a pile of books on the table.
She crouched down to pick the mess up and caught sight of one particular book with a white cover. She froze for an instant before slowly reaching out for it.
