The secret agreement between the two siblings was easily reached amidst laughter and a snowball fight.
Hearing Yue Chen's shy yet hearty laughter, Ye Zi, who had just returned, felt an increasing unease in her heart, filled with jealousy and resentment.
She felt like she was grass and flowers buried under heavy snow, being firmly pressed down by Yue Jinghua, unable to breathe even a little bit.
Her fingernails dug into her palm, drawing blood that dripped onto the snowy ground, like blooming blood plums. She clenched her teeth, her eyes growing darker with rage; after reflecting for a moment, she turned and ran towards the other end of the Cedar Forest.
The snow seemed unstoppable as it continued to fall for a solid two hours. The path they had come from was buried, all traces obliterated. The snow reached above their knees, and even the official road was hardly better. The journey ahead was sure to be affected for the group.
