Chapter 364: Confession

Even living in a high-end villa area couldn't shield her from the old ladies' idle gossip.

Lin Yan couldn't understand, what exactly did these old busybodies want, discussing such things in front of a child.

She never expected them to provide for her through her hardship nor did she seek to garner sympathy through shared suffering, but she wished they wouldn't treat her like some idle gossip over tea.

She was just like they said, a woman who divorced and returned to live at her parents' home with her child.

Lin Yan sang a discordant lullaby, and Ou fell asleep.

She tiptoed out of bed, carefully lifted the duvet, and took a box of cigarettes from her handbag before heading to the balcony.

Leaning against the railing, she lightly bit the cigarette butt, and the flaming red light brightened in the night.

She used to hate the smell of cigarettes; now, she had grown accustomed to it, burning away the emptiness inside her.