A lump rose in Mu Qingxuan's throat, rendering her speechless. She stepped forward and pulled the trembling Chen Hongxia into a tight embrace.
Chen Hongxia stiffened at first, but then broke down completely, weeping aloud as her scalding tears soaked through the front of Mu Qingxuan's clothes.
Mu Qingxuan gently patted her back, stroke by stroke, as if soothing a child. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught Sun Hongtao turning his face away, his shoulders trembling faintly.
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