"I, I'll come back another time."

Song Xiwei didn't know why she chickened out.

She had planned to ask Aoqian questions in front of Xiaozhuang, but seeing Aoqian's aloof demeanor, she suddenly lost her confidence.

Yes, how could she forget?

The reason I could casually assign tasks to Aoqian before was because Aoqian wouldn't get angry.

Things are different now. Right now, Aoqian is angry and doesn't want to talk to her.

Let's try another time then. He should calm down eventually, right?

Song Xi sighed softly, and as she turned to leave, she closed the door behind her.

Song Xiwei felt a tightness in her chest and instead of going back to her room, she wandered aimlessly.

Until I saw Ruoliao standing there, lost in thought in the snow.

Is she still experiencing peaks and troughs?

Ruoliao's presence has been extremely low these days; she had almost thought Ruoliao had left long ago.

Ruoliao felt her gaze, looked up, and their eyes met. Ruoliao's empty eyes looked at her with some confusion.

"Why are you kneeling here?" Song Xiwei frowned subconsciously. It snows all year round in Fengbo Valley. Although she had gotten used to it, it was still inappropriate for Ruoliao to kneel in the snow wearing only thin clothes. Even if she was a demon and not an ordinary mortal, it was still inappropriate.

Song Xiwei, ever the busybody, went over to help Ruoliao up.

Ruoliao stared blankly at her outstretched hand, but shook her head. "Lord Song, men and women should not touch each other."

"Oh." Song Xiwei knew that Ruoliao was Aoqian's fiancée. Although Aoqian didn't seem to have any feelings for Ruoliao, they were still officially engaged.

Moreover, the fact that Ruoliao hasn't left after all this time shows that she doesn't want to give up either.

"Then, I won't bother you any longer." Song Xiwei withdrew her hand and prepared to leave.

Just as he took a step, Ruoliao's voice came from behind him, "What kind of person do you think Shaojun is?"

Song Xiwei stopped in her tracks.

Unexpectedly, Ruoliao would ask her this.

Turning around, she saw Ruoliao looking at her intently, waiting for her answer.

"A very contradictory person, I suppose." Song Xiwei gave Ruoliao an answer without much self-examination.

"A contradiction?" Ruoliao's eyes flickered, and a bitter smile suddenly appeared on her lips: "That's indeed the case. Your answer is very accurate."

Seeing Ruoliao's reaction, Song Xiwei felt that the girl seemed to have changed a lot since the last time she saw her.

The light in her eyes had dimmed.

Has something happened?

She seemed to have something on her mind.

"I always thought that, bound by our marriage contract, I would love him forever and worship him like a god. But it seems I'm not as stubborn as I thought," Ruoliao murmured to Song Xiwei before she could speak.

Song Xi looked at her with slight surprise.

She and Ruoliao didn't seem to know each other well, so why would Ruoliao confide in her?

“Loving someone who doesn’t love you back is no different from a moth drawn to a flame. Besides, he doesn’t even… care.” Ruoliao moved slightly as she spoke, lifting the shirt from her leg. Song Xiwei was stunned.

Beneath Ruoliao's clothes, her two legs were covered in wounds, clearly indicating severe injuries.

"Are you crazy! You're so badly injured and you're still kneeling in the snow, don't you want your legs anymore?" Song Xiwei couldn't help but resist Ruoliao and picked her up directly.

Song Xiwei knew where Ruoliao lived, and regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, she took it upon herself to carry her back to the room.

Song Xiwei was preoccupied with Ruoliao's injuries and didn't notice that the body she was holding was initially very stiff, but later she actually wrapped her arms around Ruoliao's neck and stared at her intently.

It even carried a degree of infatuation that Ruoliao herself was unaware of.