Amidst a riot of blooming flowers, standing proudly on branches, falling petals scattered on Feng Yun's pomegranate skirt…
She climbed the tree, plucked a branch swaying gently in the breeze, suddenly lost her footing, and fell. Her basket of flowers overturned in midair, scattering branches and petals in a floral whirlwind…
"Ah!"
She plummeted straight down, landing in someone's arms.
Then she took a closer look.
Clad in white with a flute in hand, he was the picture of elegance and nobility, as if a nobleman had stepped out of a painting.
Xiao San?
Feng Yun was startled so violently that she woke from her dream with a start, only to find her back drenched with sweat.
On a December day, she was sweating profusely.
Her room had an underfloor heating system burning her family's coal; it was so warm that she had slept until broad daylight without realizing it.