Death was not frightening to him.
The terrible thing is that he didn't get to see her one last time before he died.
No, he must go back...
Blood dripped through the bandages and onto the ground. Suddenly, he tripped and fell into a snowdrift.
Cold, bone-chilling cold, pain, mixed with the numbness from muscle stiffness and the weakness from blood loss—Lu Yan had never felt like this in over twenty years, but the man's strong willpower helped him get up.
Suddenly, a figure ran up from the side behind.
The moment she got close, he pinned her down and instinctively killed her.
But when he saw her clearly, Lu Yan suddenly stopped, and the dagger in his hand instantly slipped from his grasp.
After the initial excitement, anger welled up inside.
"Why did you come here? Do you know how dangerous it is here!"
He almost thought he was hallucinating; how could she be here?
Xia Yixin clearly saw the anger, worry, self-blame, and... fear deep in his eyes.
She stubbornly glared back at him, "And what about you? Knowing it was dangerous, you still came here alone. Shouldn't you be thanking me for saving your life first?"
"Xia, Yi, Xin." He gritted his teeth, but all his anger was instantly extinguished when he met her almond-shaped eyes.
He pulled her into his arms, squeezing her tightly yet afraid of crushing her, as if afraid of shattering his own illusion. He buried his head in the crook of her neck, deeply inhaling her sweet fragrance, and all his emotions were instantly calmed.
She felt his strong embrace, and heard his earnest voice amidst her heartbeat.
"I should thank you. If you hadn't come, I don't know if I would have had another chance to tell you," Lu Yan said tenderly, enunciating each word clearly, "I love you... Xia Yixin, I love you."
The man's breath carried a cold, bloody scent, and the voice beside her was low, husky. She could even feel their heartbeats syncing, both so fast.
But gradually she noticed something was wrong; his body temperature was getting higher and higher, and even more so than before.
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