CHAPTER 1066: 219 WILD IMAGINATION, REALLY EYE-STINGING_4

Until that heart, cold as this vast world.

Snowflakes wet the eyelashes, reflecting the water-like indifference in those eyes.

It’s unclear how much time passed before the noise gradually stopped, and the servants exited in a line. After a moment, a slightly plump figure, supported by Aunt Cui, staggered out. The woman, always astute and strong-willed, now showed signs of age.

"Leave two people to keep watch, we must stay vigilant, inform me immediately if anything happens." Her voice was filled with exhaustion.

"Yes."

"It’s snowing now." She stood under the eaves, watching the swirling snowflakes, a smile tugging at her lips: "The first snow of the year has finally arrived."

"The road is slippery, walk slowly, Madam."

After taking a couple of steps, she suddenly caught sight of a thin figure standing in the heavy snow. She looked a few times to recognize who it was, and her brows furrowed. Her tone turned dark and sharp, like an arrow piercing through a storm.

"Foolish thing, standing here like a statue in the snow, do you think you’re too healthy? Get back to your room at once."

Yan Hua frowned slightly, aware of her own recklessness. She respectfully called out to grandma before turning back to the room.

"Miss Hua might be concerned about Fifth Master, you know, she’s been close to him since childhood..."

"Feng’er doesn’t need her concern, lest she pass on misfortune to him."

Aunt Cui turned her thoughts and said no more.

On the day Miss Hua was born, Fifth Master’s illness worsened, nearly taking his life. The superstitious Madam thought Miss Hua clashed with him and even consulted a fortune teller, who confirmed that Miss Hua and Fifth Master were fated to clash. Ignoring the pleas of the main wife, Madam forcibly sent Miss Hua to a temple, declaring that she needed to cultivate her character, eat vegetarian, chant Buddha’s name, and rid herself of bad luck. Miss Hua lived a decade of austere life in the temple and only returned at ten years old.

Miss Hua was a premature baby, frail and sickly from birth. How could a weak girl survive those harsh times at the temple without the secret assistance of the main wife? Miss Hua would have long perished. After returning, she grew close to Fifth Master. Whenever Madam found out, it often resulted in a beating. Later, perhaps out of fear of Madam, Miss Hua never approached Fifth Master again.

Dusting off the wind and snow, Yan Hua slowly walked to the bedside. On the big bed, Yan Xing was already sprawled out asleep.

Yan Hua helplessly chuckled, closed the laptop, covered her with a quilt, and suddenly couldn’t hold back a cough. She smiled wryly; grandma was right, she was courting disaster.

Lying fully clothed on the bed, the cold from her body seemed to disturb Yan Xing, who shivered slightly. The little girl who usually nestled into her arms was now avoiding her.

With a bitter smile, she looked at the pitch-black ceiling and slowly closed her eyes.

Outside the window, the wind and snow linger, and in dreams, a brief indulgence...

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Heavy snow fell all night, blanketing the entire Capital City in a world of silver and white. Near dawn, households began to come out and sweep the snow.

Yun Ya did not sleep well that night and had a dream. In the dream, Aunt Zhuang discovered her affair with Brother Yan. Furious, she made Brother Yan kneel before her and said to her, "Yun Ya, you have truly disappointed me."

With such disappointment and pain in her eyes, Yun Ya felt her heart set ablaze like oil on fire.

"Aunt Zhuang, Brother Yan and I truly love each other, please don’t separate us, okay?" She cried and pleaded. She never saw herself as a weak person, but facing this woman who had loved and protected her like a mother, she was pierced by such a gaze of disappointment. She couldn’t bear Aunt Zhuang’s disappointment, nor to leave Brother Yan...

"Yun Ya, I always thought you were a sensible girl who knew when to advance and retreat. But I didn’t expect your actions to disappoint me so much. Clearly engaged to Gege, yet secretly with Ah Song; you’ve ruined both my sons. Are you playing with me?"

Yun Ya shook her head desperately: "It’s not like that, not like that, I only ever loved Brother Yan. The engagement is a misunderstanding; let me explain..."

"No need to explain, just go. From now on, I don’t want to see you anymore. And also, from now on, stay away from Gege and Ah Song. I don’t want brothers turning against each other over a woman in my family. Yun Ya, we have known each other, let’s part with dignity, do you understand?"

She understood, she understood everything. Her most feared moment had finally arrived.