Outside the window, the wind and snow rustled, burying all the footprints in the yard.

The snow had not yet melted when another layer covered it.

The sound of reading aloud at Hefeng Academy fell silent, like falling snow.

Tao Ran arrived dressed in a fox fur coat and stopped in the corridor beside Wan Ziyan, who was dressed in thin clothes.

"You did the same thing last time, standing there for an entire hour."

He handed the hand warmer to Wan Ziyan, saying, "This year's snow is heavier than in previous years. I have already sent the children home early. We will make up for those few days when spring comes a few days earlier next year."

The warmth of the hand warmer penetrates the skin and seeps in, but the chill comes continuously, and soon the hand warmer loses its heat and gradually cools down.

Wan Ziyan lowered his eyes, looking somewhat bewildered. "Brother Tao, what does his apology to me mean?"

Tao Ran frowned slightly, unsure of who he was referring to.

"Why did he apologize to me?" Wan Ziyan looked lost, as if he were adrift in the heavy snow.

Tao Ran suddenly sensed that Wan Ziyan was not in a good state, so he reached out and pulled him. Wan Ziyan fell straight backward like a puppet with its strings cut.

Tao Ran, usually gentle and refined, could no longer remain calm and shouted, "Ajiu, go and fetch Doctor Ge!"

Half an hour later, Doctor Ge came out of the academy's side room with Tao Ran.

"It's just a cold. Just decoct the medicine and drink it, and the fever will go down, and he'll be fine! But he's holding it in, and if it goes on for too long, it will definitely become a disease. We need to find a way to comfort him."

Tao Ran nodded. "Thank you for your help, Doctor Ge! I'll have Ajiu escort you back to the medicine hut."

Doctor Ge shook his head, "The snow is too heavy, there's no need for that. I'll just go back on my own."

Tao Ran did not persist, his mind preoccupied with Wan Ziyan.

In the side room, Wan Ziyan sat leaning against the bed, revealing most of his arm, his expression blank.

Tao Ran brought in the medicine, saw this scene, threw the medicine on the table, and shouted sternly, "Wan Ziyan, if you want to die, go roll around in the snow right now, and I promise I won't stop you!"

Upon hearing the sound, Wan Ziyan looked over, his expression somewhat bewildered, and actually threw off the covers, intending to get out of bed.

Tao Ran walked over and shoved the person back, saying, "You're really crazy!"