When Shi Xi saw Bai Yanlang arrive, she stood up and stood in front of the warm pavilion, awkwardly clutching the hem of her clothes.
"Bai Bai, you...you've come."
She used to feel very comfortable when they met, but ever since she found out that her boyfriend liked her, she has become completely uncomfortable.
Bai Yanlang walked calmly to Shi Xi's side and said, "Di Chenxiao is waiting for you in the living room."
"Oh, I already told him I'd be there in a bit."
Before Bai Yanlang arrived, she sent a message to Xiao Xiao, asking him to wait a while.
This might be her last trip to Country A; she's unlikely to come back again. She needs to make things clear to Bai Bai before returning home.
After a moment of silence, the two remained silent.
Shi Xi looked up at the gray sky, where snowflakes began to fall.
Reaching out one hand, I caught one or two snowflakes falling from the sky. They were very cold. There were no snowflakes that had fallen yesterday on the Bai family's road; the servants had swept them all clean.
The snow just started falling today, and there's no trace of snow on the ground yet.
Bai Yanlang took off his coat and draped it over Shi Xi. After putting on the coat, he took two steps back to keep a distance from Shi Xi.
"You're not feeling well, don't play too much, be careful not to catch a cold. Di Chenxiao is still waiting for you, let's go back!"
Shi Xi took off Bai Yanlang's clothes and handed them back, saying, "I'm not cold. Look at me, I'm dressed like a bear, how could I be cold!"
Bai Yanlang smiled, took the coat, and put it on.
The two walked into the warm pavilion.
The snow outside was like willow catkins rising with the wind, a heavy snowfall, and soon the ground was white, covered with a thin layer of snow.
"I still remember, two years ago, in the winter of the capital, there was a heavy snowfall, a really heavy one. The roads were covered with a thick layer of snow. I was kidnapped by Hua Xiaodie, and you were being chased by Xiaoxiao. We were both down on our luck, and we met on that cold, snowy day."
Shi Xi paused, watching the snow on the ground slowly thicken.
A hint of panic flashed in Bai Yanlang's eyes, as if he knew why Shi Xi had summoned him.
His intentions were eventually discovered.
Shi Xi: "We hid in a cave. At the time, I thought, there really is a cave. I thought the cave was just something the screenwriter made up in the show. But we actually encountered one."
“At that time, I should thank you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have found the cave, nor would I have dared to go inside, because I was afraid of the dark and the enclosed space.”
Shi Xi looked up and met Bai Yanlang's gaze, but she couldn't see into Bai Yanlang's eyes.
Two seconds later, Bai Yanlang hurriedly looked away, "So you found out after all... I like you."
It was hard for him to say the words "I like you." He had secretly liked her for two years, but it wasn't until Xiao Shi broke the ice that he dared to say it.
"Thank you, I'm sorry."
Bai Yanlang looked at Shi Xi in confusion, not understanding the meaning of the words 'thank you' and 'sorry'.
Shi Xi said earnestly, "Thank you for liking me, thank you for doing so many things for me in secret, thank you for never thinking of ruining my relationship with Xiao Xiao, and thank you for always remembering that I saved you."
"But I'm also very sorry to you."
Bai Yanlang: "No need to apologize. You already have Di Chenxiao, so it's perfectly reasonable for you to refuse me."
Shi Xi shook her head. "I'm sorry, I gave you the wrong impression, making you fall for someone who already has someone else in their heart; I'm sorry, I only ever saw you as a friend, an idol, and... my own little one."
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so presumptuous, I shouldn't have assumed that if I had saved you, you wouldn't have fallen for me; I'm sorry, I should have realized your feelings for me sooner and made things clear to you then and there.
After hearing Shi Xi's words, Bai Yanlang grasped the key point: "So, in your heart, I'm just... your little one?"
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