Countless snowflakes fell from the sky, their white color standing out starkly in the darkness.

Sensing Xu Qiaoqiao's excitement, Jun Qi felt his heart pounding rapidly. He quietly covered his chest, and after feeling the clear sound of his heartbeat, he stood there dumbfounded.

He sensed Xu Qiaoqiao's emotions and assumed that she was so happy because she had missed out on something last year.

But now, he felt inexplicably sad, yet strangely, he really wanted to hug this big blue whale, kiss her eyes, and if she were a little smaller, he would want to hold her in his arms and comfort her.

She needs comforting.

Jun Qi thought this way, and then he did it.

Xu Qiaoqiao looked at Jun Qi who suddenly came over and hugged her, lowered her eyes, and touched Jun Qi's back with her pectoral fins. It felt very gentle. She was not as good as Jun Qi, who could read her mind.

However, the unspoken understanding between them still existed, and she felt that Junjun needed comfort right now.

The blue whale's voice was ethereal, like the soul of the ocean singing, a solace deep within the soul. Xu Qiaoqiao was singing, gently humming an unknown song from the blue whale's memory, comforting her partner.

It would be a lie for Xu Qiaoqiao to say she was unhappy about Jun Qi's dependent behavior. Jun Qi liked it when Xu Qiaoqiao relied on him and clung to him, and vice versa.

This couple always manages to agree on these things.

Don't be sad, Junjun, I love you, and I will never leave you.

As Xu Qiaoqiao blew bubbles, she thought to herself, "On the other hand, Junjun can hear my thoughts, so if there's anything I want to tell him, I can just think about it."

"like?"

Upon hearing Xu Qiaoqiao's confession, Jun Qi blinked and murmured something to himself.

Xu Qiaoqiao's soft voice rang out again: "To like someone is to want to be with you, to be close to you, to do all sorts of things with you, to watch the stars, to play, and to watch the snow."

"So, Xu Qiaoqiao likes Junjun."

Hearing Xu Qiaoqiao's firm confession, Jun Qi, though he couldn't recall the sweet memories of their time together, felt his heart swell with emotion. He stared with his beautiful eyes, unsure of what to do.

He seemed stunned by Xu Qiaoqiao's direct confession.

Looking into Xu Qiaoqiao's determined gaze, Jun Qi lowered his eyes and smiled gently. His smile was beautiful, and he softly said:

“Then, Junjun also likes Qiaoqiao.”

—The two chapters have been combined today.