"Shen Xinglan's words stunned Yin Lian. She had always known that Shen Xinglan's mother passed away when Shen Xinglan was very young, but she didn't know the cause was postnatal complications.
Upon hearing this, Yin Lian chastised herself for being an unqualified friend, but did not know about Shen Xinglan's grief.
"Xinglan, I didn't know..."
"Lianlian, it's okay. In fact, I have no memory of my mother and can't even describe what the term mother means to me. I never had a biological mother, nor a mother-in-law, so I have never had the chance to call out the word 'mom' in my life."
Shen Xinglan laughed, perhaps she didn't have the karma to have a mother in this life, but she had more people who loved her and that was more than enough for her in this life.
"How about you call me 'mom'?" asked Yin Lian jokingly, partly in a bid to cheer her up.
"Lianlian, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. Trying to take advantage of me, how wicked!"
