Before dawn arrived.
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"Is that really Chuxia who's back?" Lin Yanqiu's face lit up with surprise as she descended the stairs, "I thought I heard your voice and wondered if I was mistaken, but it really is you!"
"Mom, what's wrong?" Seeing Lin Yanqiu's unsteady steps as she came downstairs, Chuxia hurried over, her gaze filled with concern as she inspected her mother's legs and feet.
"It's nothing, it's nothing..." Lin Yanqiu said with an embarrassed smile, "The day before yesterday I had a gathering with some old friends, and I didn't want to be laughed at for becoming increasingly sloppy as a housewife, so I wore high heels and ended up spraining my ankle."
Helping her sit down on the sofa, Chuxia removed her mother's shoes and saw that the left ankle was swollen thicker than the calf itself, prompting her to involuntarily gasp, "Mom, how high were the heels on those shoes?"
