Qiao Yu rarely calls, especially at this time.
Qiao Yuxian thought it was Qiao Lech who needed something, and immediately answered the phone: "Dad, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing," Qiao Yu said. "I hope I'm not disturbing your rest."
"No," Qiao Yuxian heard his hesitation and seemed troubled and asked, "Dad, is there something you want to tell me?"
After she asked, Qiao Yu suddenly fell silent.
Qiao Yuxian didn't push him, quietly waiting for him to speak.
Gu Yanjing listened to their silence, glanced at Qiao Yuxian, and vaguely guessed some things.
After a moment of silence, Qiao Yu finally said with difficulty, "Yuxian, your mother has returned."
The pen twirling in her fingers stopped, and Qiao Yuxian froze entirely. Her gaze fell on her exam paper, but she couldn't make out a single letter, and a faint ringing started in her ears.
As the ringing stretched and drifted, her thoughts also extended, leaving her mind briefly blank.
