My mother looked at me, her eyes brimming with a warm glow. In that instant, my heart felt as cozy as being wrapped in a thick cotton quilt in the dead of winter.
"Miss Xiao, thank you for taking the time to see me. We've only met once before, and I know it's terribly presumptuous of me to barge in like this, but I truly couldn't think of any other way," my mother said, letting out a soft sob.
I quickly took her hand, a wave of deep heartache washing over me: "Auntie, please tell me whatever is the matter. I will definitely help you."
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