章節 257: Chapter 244 The Storm Is Coming

Birth... work... marriage... children... severe illness... windfall...

Life always has countless twists and turns, one event changing the original trajectory, leading everything onto another path, branching out amidst the complex foliage, eventually reaching a silent endpoint.

No one can avoid it.

And stories, too, always have such a dividing line that drives everything toward an ending not even the author knows.

Just like this moment.

Chen Xiao was waiting for his cake, his stomach impatiently urging him on, the kitchen wafting out bursts of sweetness, occasionally, light laughter could be heard, everyone around him was doing their own thing, everything seemed normal, no one could spot anything unusual.

Suddenly,

the sound of wind chimes resonated, the café door was pushed open, a strange face walked in.

A woman