A Tale of Betrayal and Redemption
Lady Jiaxin Xu had arrived at the old home a few minutes earlier, but her mind was still so full of mixed emotions that it felt like a lifetime had passed. As she walked around, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of her childhood home, she couldn't help but feel nostalgia, as bittersweet memories flooded in.
The old courtyard where she had once played with her friends now stood vacant and still. The beautiful walls she grew up looking at had faded and were lined with cracks from age. The garden where she had spent hours admiring the flowers and trees was now sadly overgrown and abandoned.
A distant sound tugged at her heartstrings as she heard her mother's distinctive laughter coming from the kitchen. Lady Jiaxin Xu followed the sound and saw her old mother, hunched over the kitchen table and peeling vegetables.