Lanterns fell and rolled, the ground still had so residual snow from a few days before, rustling softly.
Tang Wan stood frozen, montarily at a loss for words. Judging by her attire, she couldn’t be a guest or a servant of the Si Family; it was casual but tasteful. She always knew this "Miss Xiao" must co from a good family, but never expected her to be related to the Si Family.
Si Family...
Only has one daughter.
Could it be...
Tang Wan was already shocked, let alone the person involved.
The lanterns rolled to feet, forgotten to pick up. Her gaze collided with Jiang Chengsi’s, her face turned pale with fright, as if her soul had left her body. Her chest trembled violently, heart pounding and constricting suddenly, making the air seem thin and stagnant.
A gust of cold air inhaled into her lungs, feeling chilled to the bone.
Jiang Chengsi stared at her intensely, as if trying to burn a hole through her, scrutinizing her inside and out.
The cold wind disordered the green pine and bamboo, branches and leaves rustling in the wind.
Heartbeat, breath, all in chaos.
In her ears, in her eyes, it seed she couldn’t hear or see anything, her mind rung with a ssy buzz.
Jiang Chengsi had initially looked forward to seeing her again, but didn’t expect it to be so suddenly, and...
This was the Si Family’s place!
In his mind, only two words repeated:
Join as a son-in-law, live-in son-in-law.
Who am I, where the hell am I, what am I doing here!
In re seconds, an eternity passed.
...
Only the crooked-neck tree seed attracted by the lanterns, babbling continually.
"Child, what are you standing there for?" You Yunzhi frowned, walking straight to her side, smiling at the family from Jiang, "Let introduce you, this is my daughter—"
"Si Qingxiao."
"Xiaoxiao, this is your fourth brother, fifth brother, and sister-in-law from the Jiang family." Her daughter was younger than them, calling them brother and sister-in-law was fitting. But noticing her daughter was silent, she nudged her back.
What happened to this child today? Guests are here, and she says nothing.
She bit her lip, holding back trembling teeth, squeezing out a few words through clenched teeth, "Fourth brother—fifth brother, sister-in-law."
Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan responded with a hello, but Jiang Chengsi focused on her, saying nothing.
"Didn’t soone send lanterns before, Lantern Festival, hanging them adds cheer." You Yunzhi’s attention was all on her daughter, but with guests present, she couldn’t ask much, "Everyone, co inside, don’t stand in the yard."
"Yes, inside." Si Yushan also ushered everyone in, eyeing his daughter still in the courtyard, slightly frowning:
What happened to this girl today?
She usually isn’t like this, so out of line.
"Xiaoxiao, sort the lanterns, co in quickly." Si Yushan said.
"I know." She responded dully, avoiding Jiang Chengsi’s gaze.
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Watching everyone go inside, she didn’t feel any sense of relief. Despite planning to be honest with him tonight, she hadn’t expected to et in this way.
"Miss..." Si Family’s people prepared to pick up the fallen lanterns.
"I’ll do it." She bent over, kneeling on the ground, her heart a tangled ss of thoughts.
As she adjusted her mindset, contemplating how to face Jiang Chengsi later, soone approached. She instinctively looked up and t a pair of deep, mysterious eyes.
Wearing a formal suit, a pure black down jacket, with dark red buttons, projecting not arrogance—
But malevolence!
He lowered his gaze at her, emotions in his eyes unclear.
She tried to say sothing, but her throat seed suddenly parched, unable to utter a word.
As she picked up the lantern and prepared to stand, perhaps from squatting too long, combined with so fractured snow, panic in her heart, she nearly slipped.
Si Family’s people were about to help, but Jiang Chengsi was quicker, steadying her small arm.
"Tha, thank you."
"Slow down..." Jiang Chengsi fixated on her, "Miss Si."
The aning enigmatic, the utterance of ’Miss Si’ made her heart jump. When she wanted to say sothing, Jiang Chengsi already released her arm.
She originally planned how to speak with him tonight, but now caught off guard, her mind was in turmoil, unclear what to say. Besides, there were others around, she simply held the lantern, turned to hang it on a branch.
The lantern had a hook, ant to hang on the branch easily, but sohow it wouldn’t hang.
Si Family’s people were confused, feeling ’Miss’ was odd today.
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