Chapter 427 The Phone Call

Zhu Qingyue came out of the bathroom and, as she passed by the hallway, heard the sounds from downstairs grow from hazy to clear. The young girl subconsciously held her breath and lightened her footsteps.

She heard the woman downstairs put down the phone, followed by the sound of someone sinking into a sofa, and a long, long sigh.

This sigh contained anger, incomprehension, and a sadness so deep it seemed to fill the whole house with gloom.

Zhu Qingyue tiptoed, wanting to go back to her bedroom, but then she heard a voice from downstairs:

"Qing Yue...?"

Mom's voice was hoarse and weary, gentle in tone, as if talking to herself, not really shouting out, as if testing whether she was actually there.

Standing in front of her room, the little girl stopped in her tracks.

For some reason, a sense of fear rose in her heart, and her body became slightly stiff because of it.

That person downstairs is my own mother...