Chapter 35

I had successfully infuriated Jin Lan.

He slammed the door as he left, but before he did, he looked at me with that same disappointment: “Lin Qiqi, how did you become like this?”

Yeah, how did I become the person I am today?

Because—

Because I have a child now.

When I was young, Jin Lan spoiled me so much that I didn’t know the meaning of hardship.

After I left him, I had a child to raise.

I had to learn to grow up fast, to protect him, and to take care of his daily meals and his life.

Even I… don’t really know how I ended up like this…

I gradually learned how to hold Tuotuo while haggling skillfully with vendors at the market, sweet-talking them into lower prices.

I learned how to finish a meal or a bowl of piping hot noodles in five minutes while soothing him at the same time.

I used to be the kind of person who wouldn’t wake up even if there was a thunderstorm, but now, at the slightest movement from Tuotuo, I’d wake up instinctively to tuck him back in.

I am no longer the Lin Qiqi who acted without considering the consequences.

I am a mother who won’t even let her child eat ice cream or anything cold without a second thought.

In the room, Tuotuo coughed.

Whenever the seasons change, Tuotuo’s bronchitis always flares up, and he’d been having diarrhea for the past few days too.

I tiptoed inside; the blanket was a bit too thick.

Tuotuo had sweat on his forehead, so I loosened it a little, and he turned over.

He fell back into a deep sleep.

I stood up, my limbs tingling, and nearly lost my balance.