Rain fell in a steady drizzle during the season of frosted leaves; before one knew it, autumn had deepened.
Pedestrians drifted along the streets in twos and threes, most of them hurrying along. In this season of autumn rain, even they seemed to carry a few extra traces of melancholy.
A transparent outline gradually emerged amid the rain, transforming in the blink of an eye into a woman walking beneath an umbrella. There was not the slightest thing amiss with her; she was simply a peerless beauty in the mortal world.
Yet no one on the road noticed her.
Perhaps, to them, this was simply the most ordinary thing in the world, like the rising and setting of the sun, the turning of the stars. It was as though the woman had been here from beginning to end.
Su Nan looked ahead. Yuan Gui's Shop had already finished its morning business hours, and Yuan Gui was tidying things up behind the door.
Perhaps sensing Su Nan's gaze, Yuan Gui turned to look at her and gave her a slight nod.
Su Nan smiled and nodded back, considering it a greeting.
She had actually eaten at Yuan Gui's Shop only a handful of times. The reason was simple enough: the food there was still far too expensive for her.
Even though she now had a job as an instructor at Lingyun Academy, Su Nan still did not have much money.
She simply could not save it.
Perhaps she had never formed the habit, or perhaps there were simply too many places that required money... But she had been like this for so long that she was already used to it.
She passed through the familiar alley and entered Origin Mall.
Warmth instantly dispersed the lingering chill from her body. Su Nan