Chapter 9 Take Me Away_4

Li Li stood to one side, watching her mother wail and carry on, when a sudden shiver ran through her. She didn't know if one day it was Li Meiqing lying inside, whether she would shed any tears.

Pei Shangxuan, looking at Li Li's expressionless face, felt an unnerving distance to her.

The grandmother was pushed into the crematory, and family members were busy arranging for guests to take cars to the restaurant to have tofu soup. The voices inviting friends and relatives sharply contrasted with the previous thick atmosphere of sorrow. Li Li retreated to a corner, feeling emptily hollow, as if the farce had just ended, bringing an ironic sense of closure.

Pei Shangxuan walked up to her, about to say "condolences" but was startled into silence by Li Li's ashen gaze. "Girl, don't scare me," he said, gripping her shoulder, worriedly looking at her pale face.