The snow is falling heavily, and I've forgotten where we met. When I look back, I realize it was all just a dream.
Su Xian'er walked barefoot slowly through the world of swirling snow. The sky, the earth, and everything else were pure white.
The snow beneath her feet was soft and not cold at all. In this world, Su Xian'er could not feel any temperature.
She turned around and looked at the footprints she had left behind, which were gradually buried by the wind and snow, with no end in sight, leaving her feeling somewhat helpless.
As she looked up at the sky, she suddenly noticed a pair of gentle eyes watching her.
Suddenly looking ahead, they saw the young man in white standing there. The two, though far apart, gazed at each other silently.
Su Xian'er looked at him and saw his gentle smile, his eyes revealing a doting affection.
Looking at his smile, Su Xian'er's nose suddenly stung with tears. A strange sense of familiarity made her subconsciously ask, "Who are you?"
The words had barely left his mouth when the white-clad youth's smile vanished. He turned and left without a word, disappearing in the blink of an eye into the snow-covered sky...
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"Who are you? Don't go—" Su Xian'er shouted anxiously, suddenly opened her eyes and sat up, her whole body covered in cold sweat.
That stunningly beautiful face was now streaked with tears. Su Xian'er mechanically wiped away her tears, then collapsed weakly onto the bed, her mind filled with doubt as she thought of the boy who had appeared in her dream.
"Who are you? Why do you keep appearing in my dreams...?"
Just then, the door was pushed open, and a girl of similar age to Su Xian'er, around fifteen or sixteen, ran in, panting, "Miss, I just... I just heard..."
Seeing the person who had come out panting, Su Xian'er sat up with a helpless expression and said in a smug tone, "Xiao Ping, when are you going to learn from me and be a little more mature? You're always making such a fuss over nothing. You'll be laughed at when you get married!"
"No, no, I just passed by the master's study and overheard him talking to the eldest son. He said, he said..." Xiaoping swallowed hard, her mouth dry, and she was momentarily speechless.
Su Xian'er helplessly handed her a glass of water, then poured one for herself. "What are you talking about? Are you discussing my older brother's marriage?"
"It's about marriage, but not for the eldest son, but for you, Miss!" Xiaoping said in one breath after drinking some water.
"Pfft—" Su Xian'er spat out a mouthful of water, exclaiming in shock, "What?! You didn't hear me right?! I'm only seventeen! How can you marry me off?!"
“That’s right, they’re discussing whether to marry you off to a merchant or an official!” Xiaoping said anxiously.
Su Xian'er suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "No! Absolutely not! If I get married, will I still be able to sleep in late and eat delicious food every day?! No! Absolutely not!"
Xiao Ping was speechless. She hadn't expected that Su Xian'er wouldn't want to get married because of this. On the contrary, Xiao Ping was worried about whether she would have to accompany this young lady as part of her dowry.
Su Xian'er frowned and thought for a moment, then turned around and began rummaging through the wardrobe. This action startled Xiao Ping. "Miss, what are you doing?"
"Do I even need to ask?! Of course, I'm running away from home!" Su Xian'er started packing her luggage.
"Oh? But what if the master finds out?" Xiaoping asked, looking frightened.
“That’s right…” Su Xian’er frowned, then suddenly her eyes lit up. “I’ve got it! Just say that I was captured by a monster!”
Xiaoping looked confused. "Huh?"
Seeing that Su Xian'er had no intention of running away, he became worried. "But, but Miss, won't you be in danger by yourself? I, I'll go with you..."
"Don't worry, didn't a celestial master predict that I have extraordinary bones and exceptional talent? A beautiful girl like me is bound to have good luck!" Su Xian'er said proudly.
Xiao Ping's lips twitched involuntarily: "That guy last time seemed to be the con artist from the street corner, he's already been locked up by Lord Su..."
Su Xian'er ignored Xiao Ping and waved her hand, "I'm going to travel the world, don't miss me!"
Xiaoping watched Su Xian'er run out the door, her figure receding into the distance, without trying to stop her.
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The mountains were blocked by heavy snow. It was as if such a scene existed deep in her memory, but no matter how hard Su Xian'er tried to recall it, she could not remember it.
Looking back at the path down the mountain, watching her footprints gradually being covered by the wind and snow, Su Xian'er suddenly felt a lump in her throat, as if she could see the white-clad boy from her dream looking at her from the opposite side.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that the purpose of her escape was to find the white-clad boy in her dream!
I want to find him, ask him his name, and ask him if he remembers me...
"I wonder what that person has to do with me..." Su Xian'er raised her head and gazed into the distance, suddenly raising the corners of her mouth in a smile. In that instant, the world seemed to lose its color, leaving only her breathtakingly beautiful smile:
"Wait for me! I will find you!"
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"Achoo—" Gu Liyan shuddered, almost dropping the ice in her hand.
"No way? Monsters can get typhoid fever?" Xiao Linzi teased while wrapping himself in a blanket.
After the incident at Plum Manor, Gu Liyan sought refuge with Xiao Linzi without hesitation. Xiao Linzi wasn't surprised at all by Gu Liyan's arrival; instead, he took him in as a matter of course.
As for now, the two of them are sitting in the ice cellar, one dressed in a thin white robe, the other wrapped in a thick cotton-padded coat and constantly wrapped in a quilt...
Gu Liyan rubbed his nose, his breath hot, his brows furrowed with unease. "It's probably because I'm experiencing alternating hot and cold symptoms in my body." As he spoke, he stuffed the ice cube in his hand into his mouth and chewed it fiercely.
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