Ruan Jiaojiao went up to the attic. Her mother was sitting on the bed smoking, the room thick with the scent of tobacco, which made Ruan Jiaojiao frown.
"Mom, why are you smoking again?" Ruan Jiaojiao walked over to the window and cracked it open, letting in a gust of cold wind.
Ruan Qianlian stubbed out her cigarette and smiled. "I haven't had one in a while."
Chapter 45