Chapter Five Hundred and Five: Injection
Clouds churned. After the friction between positive and negative electric charges, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky.
The distant rumble of thunder came from the horizon.
Lu Xixi squinted, turned away from the windowsill, and gently pulled the curtains closed. Then, she turned and entered the kitchen.
She turned off the stove and moved the pot of bone broth, which had been simmering all afternoon, to the side of the counter.
Turning around, Lu Xixi walked into the bedroom, lifted her daughter from the crib, gently patted her twice, and then leaned in to kiss her small face.
A moment later, child in arms, Lu Xixi went to the apartment across the hall. She knocked and looked at Ou Xiuhua, who stood in the doorway.
"Mom, I need to step out for a bit. Can you look after Yiyi for me?"
Ou Xiuhua nodded immediately, smiling. "Oh, of course... Where are you going?"
