"Mom, this is the cosmetics my friend brought back from abroad."
During the National Day holiday, Ling Chen had also returned home.
In the spacious living room, only a small lamp by the dining table cast a faint glow that failed to reach the sofa, leaving just a touch of phosphorescence. Ling Chen saw Wang Rou, Ling's mother, sitting lazily on the sofa in her cotton-silk pajamas, elegantly admiring her freshly painted bright red fingernails. The light from the television played across her, casting a somewhat lonely shadow.
Chapter 19