Chapter 17: The Inflatable Liu Yifei

"Not yet."

Lai Bao shook his head, feeling a pang in his heart as he looked at the woman with a kindly face that couldn't hide her fatigue.

In just under half a month, his mom seemed to have aged several years; the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were deeper.

As he got closer, Zhao Yufen noticed Lai Bao was soaked, "What happened?"

Lai Bao quickly came up with a lie, "I accidentally fell into the water."

Zhao Yufen gave a bitter smile, with a hint of indulgence in her expression, "You're already an adult, how can you still be so careless like when you were a kid? You must be freezing, go take a hot shower. I'll heat up the food for you and make you some ginger soup so you don't catch a cold."

"Mom, you're the best."

Lai Bao quickly gave Zhao Yufen a peck on the cheek, then dashed off to his room.

Zhao Yufen froze for a moment, then shook her head with a sigh and a smile, "This child…"