Xia Ruoxin entered. She was wearing a high-collared blouse so no one would notice the strangle marks on her neck. Yet, the nurse saw the abnormal way she was walking.
Each step she took was an ordeal for her. No one knew that her leg was badly bruised. She scooped Rainy into her arms and stroked her daughter's eyes gently.
"Rainy, Mommy is here. If you feel like crying, go ahead. I won't laugh at you." She sat Rainy carefully in her arms while she hid her heartache. Her daughter was trying not to cry. Xia Ruoxin did not know when it started, but her daughter had stopped crying in front of her. The little girl only did it alone when no one was around.
"Mommy, I don't feel pain. It's really not painful. Not one bit as long as Mommy blows at it." She hugged her mother's neck tight and buried her little face in Xia Ruoxin's nape. "It's not painful as long as Mommy is here with me."
