Le Tong was so startled by Ji Rui's actions that she seemed like a lost soul. In a daze, she tidied up her desk, shouldered her backpack, and walked out of the Ji Family's doors.
After leaving the Ji Family, Le Tong didn't go home. Instead, she took several transfers and eventually got on a bus heading to the cemetery.
Mrs. Le's grave was on the peak of the small hill, and from there, one could see the whole view of R City. The price here was more expensive than the hillside, and for Le Tong, it was a considerable amount of money, but she wanted her mother to have a better view, so she insisted on buying it.
This time of year, the cemetery was very desolate, with only the wind rustling through the surrounding dead branches, making a swishing sound. Le Tong sat silently in front of her mother's tombstone.
She sat quietly by herself, motionless, her gaze listlessly fixed on the endless horizon.
