With a Smile, I Need No One

The appeal over the case of substandard infant formula has caused an uproar in this seaside town. People had assumed that as technology advanced, food would become more nutritious, but the milk produced by these genetically modified cows turned out to be the problem. Several affected families filed a joint complaint, and the trial is scheduled for this weekend. Zhuo Yihan saw the news on the evening broadcast. At that moment, two little babies were sleeping soundly in their cradles, their even breathing carrying a warm, sweet scent.

Those days were the hottest of the year. Even with the sea breeze, the weather was stifling, like being trapped in a steamer over a fire. The air was moving, yet it was still hard to breathe…