Autumn brings much rain, making a genuinely clear day a rare treat. Huo Xiuxiu was in the courtyard playing hide-and-seek with Huo Xiaoqi, who always kept her company.
Huo Xiangū sat under the veranda, watching the little girl crouched beneath a tree—completely exposed from both front and back—giggling away to herself. Her expression softened involuntarily.
Ever since a mark had inexplicably appeared on Huo Xiuxiu's shoulder, she could think of only one explanation: the jade pendant Huo Ling had once given her. Yet after that incident, Huo Ling had returned only once, and the person who came back was not her daughter.
Chapter 83