Chapter 99: Title Not Yet Decided

Cen Wan left the Cen family after dinner.

Jiang Yuan had gone back to her hometown for some family matter, and it seemed like she had no friends left in the entire South City to talk to. Besides, it wasn't appropriate for her to ask anyone out on New Year's Eve.

She knew that Shen Yixiao had also returned to the Shen family for the New Year, and didn't want to go back to No. 1 Mansion alone, so she took a taxi to the vicinity of Nancheng University.

Because it was New Year's Eve, the school was empty outside and one needed to swipe a card to enter the school gate, so she had to stroll slowly along the road outside the school.

Every family is celebrating the reunion year, hanging up lights and decorations. The warm lights shine through the windows, and the gloomy sky does not seem so gloomy and cold anymore.

There was no one in the snack street near the school, and the few pedestrians we occasionally met on the road were all rushing home.

Cen Wan walked and walked until she came to a bar street.

She stood at the intersection. Under the flashing neon signs on both sides of the street, there were also many young people who were having parties after dinner.

She watched a group of young people enter a bar. Among them was a young couple who were being teased by their friends. The boy reached out and took the girl into his arms in a domineering manner, cursing something with a smile.

Cen Wan curled her lips and couldn't help but think of her and Shen Yixiao when they were in college. It was probably like this.

But now things have changed and she hasn't been to this place for a long time.

She walked slowly, as if measuring every inch of the land with her feet.

But no matter how slowly you walk, you will eventually end this street.

She pulled her down jacket closer and continued walking aimlessly.

When passing by a small alley, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a half-grown child curled up in a corner, sleeping on a dirty and torn old quilt. He was dirty and dressed very thinly.

She paused and stared at it for several seconds.

He looked around and then quickly walked towards a convenience store next to him.

I bought a cup of hot milk and a box of beef rice, and exchanged some change, which I placed carefully next to him.

The boy opened his eyes at the sound of footsteps, but Cen Wan had already turned and left. He only saw a slender figure in a white down jacket disappearing at the entrance of the alley.

Cen Wan didn't stay for long. As she walked, she actually arrived at the city center.

The mall's big screen played a Spring Festival public service announcement, depicting joyful family reunions. Children in the square set off fireworks, the crackling sound finally bringing a glimpse of the festive atmosphere.

She asked the children where to buy firecrackers, bought a box of goldfish from a hidden stall, and then sat on a bench in the square and played with a few children.

Soon, the box of goldfish was empty.

The children ran to another place with their friends or were taken home by their parents.

The bustle suddenly faded away, dusk fell, and the wind was cold. Cen Wan sat on the stool until her hands and feet were cold, and then she got up and left.

She walked towards Changqing Road.

I don't know when it started snowing.

The fluttering snowflakes fell like goose feathers. Cen Wan reached out to catch them. The hexagonal snowflakes landed on her sleeves, sparkling and translucent.

It has been a long time since it snowed in Nancheng.

She looked up at the sky, and light snowflakes fell on her curled eyelashes and black hair.

A black Cullinan sped past and fell back the next second.

Shen Yixiao sat in the driver's seat, his slender fingers casually resting on the steering wheel. He raised his eyes and looked at the figure on the side of the road.

Even in a white down jacket, her figure was still thin and slender, as if she would fall over if the wind blew.

But why is she here at this time?

Shen Yixiao looked at her in the car for a long time, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Snowflakes fell silently, and the whole city turned into a sea of ​​white. A thin layer of frost gradually accumulated on the roofs and dead branches on both sides of the road.

She stood quietly in the snow, her expression cold and indifferent. The occasional white breath she exhaled also dissipated in the air. Her thin white figure seemed like it would disappear in the white at any time.

Shen Yixiao's heart suddenly tightened.

He raised his hand and lowered the window.

Hearing a horn coming from the side of the road, Cen Wan subconsciously turned around and looked into Shen Yixiao's deep eyes.

She was slightly startled and moved her lips: "You..."

Chen Yixiao raised his eyebrows slightly, his tone was very casual, and a little bit embarrassing: "Why are you acting in a Qiong Yao drama here during the New Year?"

Cen Wan: "..."

Shen Yixiao didn't give her a chance to say more, and said in a domineering tone: "Get in the car."

Cen Wan moved her fingers slightly, hesitated for two seconds, opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

As soon as she came in, Shen Yixiao felt a chill coming towards him, mixed with the coolness of the wind and snow.

He reached out and turned up the heat a little, then glanced sideways. There were still some snowflakes on Cen Wan's hair and thick black eyelashes, which quickly turned into tiny water droplets, hanging there for a long time.

Her cheeks were slightly tense due to the cold, her lips were pursed, and the tip of her nose was slightly red. She looked pitiful, as if she would break if touched.

Shen Yixiao was inexplicably irritated, tapping his fingertips on the steering wheel: "Aren't you going home for the New Year?"

Cen Wan lowered her eyes: "It's over."

Shen Yixiao: "Are you planning to stay up all night in the streets?"

Cen Wan: "I just want to take a walk outside."

Shen Yixiao snorted with an ambiguous tone: "Are you planning to cosplay the little match girl?"

He looks like a homeless little thing, you must be kidding me.

Cen Wan clasped her somewhat frozen fingers together, rubbed them gently a few times, and said nothing.

Shen Yixiao caught a glimpse of her red, frozen fingers, said "Wait in the car", opened the door and got out.

Cen Wan watched him stride away, somewhat unresponsive.

A few minutes later, Shen Yixiao came back. He sat back in the driver's seat, slammed the door shut to block out the wind and snow outside, and stuffed something into her hand without saying a word.

The temperature of the cup wall passed through her skin, and her fingers swelled slightly due to the sudden warmth.

The warmth of the hot water gradually spread upwards along the fingertips, seeping into the blood bit by bit, and the numb nerves seemed to begin to wake up.

There was wind and snow outside the window, and the warm air inside the car made Cen Wan drowsy.

She clenched the cup in her hand, and an indescribable bitterness blurred her vision along with the rising heat.