Yun Mei remembered that he had hurt ‘Jinyu’ before but was not Su Chenbi and would not betray her. A slightly bitter smile crossed his lips, “The wife used to like me very much, but now she likes you more. Can’t you tell?”
Meanwhile, Su Xi, with tears in her eyes, looked up at Jin Yu, “It’s snowing heavily outside, and Xiao Lian is in poor health. He’ll freeze if he’s alone…”
Jin Yu helped her sit properly, “You’re pregnant. If you’re worried, I’ll go out myself and bring him back to you.”
Xiao Lian walked with a bundle on his back through the snowy landscape, looking around at the snow-covered ground, unable to recognize the path. His footprints were already covered by snow, making it impossible to retrace his steps. Feeling discouraged, he sat down in the snow, blankly gazing at the landscape. Panic welled up inside him as he realized he was alone in this freezing, desolate place.
The north wind blew snow around him, and Xiao Lian shivered, burying his head and sobbing, feeling even the snow was bullying him.
When Jin Yu found him, he was sitting in the snow, head buried between his knees, softly crying for her. He trembled in the cold wind, his clothes damp from melting snow. Jin Yu furrowed her brow, then softened, walking slowly towards him.
Xiao Lian looked up with a tear-stained face, wiping his tears upon seeing her. He cried out and threw himself into her arms, pushing his icy hands into her clothing to warm them.
Feeling his cold body, Jin Yu removed her cloak and wrapped it around him. “Let’s go back.”
Xiao Lian wiped his face, rubbing the remaining tears on her clothing, his voice choked, “I don’t want to go back…”
Jin Yu rubbed his cold hands and looked at his frozen state with complex emotions. “Let’s go back together. Stop causing trouble.”
Despite Jin Yu’s gentle voice, Xiao Lian cried again, feeling numb and exhausted. He pushed his reddened hands into Jin Yu’s embrace, plaintively saying, “I can’t walk. Carry me…” Without this, he would just lie down and freeze.
Jin Yu stroked his hair, crouching before Xiao Lian. “Climb on.”
