Xiao Lian stared in surprise, unsure how a woman could carry him, especially since even her brother never did. Sensing his hesitation, Jin Yu sighed, “Didn’t you want me to carry you? Are you coming or not?”
Xiao Lian quickly climbed on, fearing Jin Yu might change her mind.
When Su Xi saw Jin Yu carrying Xiao Lian, he hurried to check on Xiao Lian’s condition. However, Yun Mei stopped him, saying, “The wife will come over. The ground is slippery, let’s wait here.”
Su Xi glanced at her, worry etched on his face as he watched the two approach through the snow. Jin Yu put Xiao Lian down, revealing shivering from the cold. Su Xi rubbed his hands and placed a warm stove in his embrace, while Yun Mei draped a cloak over Jin Yu, showing her concern.
Xu Yi wanted to hand them the warm stove, but it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen, only voices heard. Her hand holding the warm stove slightly trembled.
Anxious, Xu Yi turned her unfocused gaze toward the voices. Suddenly, a glimmer appeared in the darkness, then several blurry shadows. Xu Yi’s body trembled, dropping the warm stove in shock. Jin Yu heard the sound and looked at Xu Yi, seeing her small body trembling, panicked and at a loss. He quickly went over, held her to sit aside, checked if she was injured, and asked, “Are you feeling unwell?”
Xu Yi’s body was still trembling, her tiny frame nestling into Jin Yu’s embrace. “I saw, I saw…”
“What did you see?” Jin Yu gently stroked her panicked face.
Tears welled in Xu Yi’s eyes as she shook her head, desperately clutching Jin Yu’s clothing. “Don’t leave me, don’t, I can’t be without you…”
“I won’t leave,” Jin Yu comforted. Xu Yi felt his concern but was overwhelmed with guilt and self-blame. She felt useless, unable to bear a child for her wife, and wondered if her wife would leave her if she knew she could vaguely see some scenery.
Seeing Xu Yi gradually calm down, Jin Yu was relieved and instructed the servants to prepare bathwater. He picked up Xiao Lian and walked to his room, saying, “Let him bathe first.”
