223 Keeping an Eye on You

Chaoyang International School,

Today was Lina's first day of maternity leave and she had arranged to come to the school and pack up her office.

Miss Phan a young geography teacher helped a very pregnant Lina organise and box all of her belongings.

Lina sat at her desk and logged out of all of her accounts on her computer; struck with a melancholy feeling and nostalgic memories of when she first got her office, she didn't know why she felt sad but saying goodbye to this little room was like officially saying goodbye to a part of herself.

When she returned to this office, she'd be a mom and part of a family of five, with new responsibilities and priorities.

Being a mom was a huge goal of Lina's ever since she was a little girl. To have her own family, little ones to dote over and nurture, and to be appreciated in return.

"What about these books Mrs.Zheng?" asked Miss Phan as she pointed towards a pile of old peeling hardbacks that looked almost two decades old.