She wasn't the type to curry favor with others, nor could she bring herself to swallow her pride and ask for help, so she ended up feeling somewhat out of place.
If not for Yunque's connection with her through their shared origins in Tian'nan, no one would probably have looked after her.
On top of that, the cultivation technique she practiced kept her heart as still as water, and she rarely revealed her emotions. That only pushed her farther to the margins.
"Winter understands. I definitely won't let my thoughts run wild anymore." Ye Liandong hurriedly replied.
But I shook my head and teased, "That's what you say now. Once I leave, you'll stubbornly refuse to change, won't you?"
"How could I? I'll definitely change this time." Ye Liandong hastily replied.
"Then how are you planning to change this time?" I asked.
"I... I'll definitely be happier. I absolutely won't be like this anymore. I'll go out as much as I can and won't stay cooped up in my own world." Ye Liandong declared.
"All right. I wasn't actually asking you to change your personality. Mountains and rivers may be changed, but one's nature is hard to alter. And are you really the only one like that? I just thought it seemed a little too lonely, so I sighed over it, that's all." I gently stroked her cheek. Someone as exquisite as her was truly impossible not to pity.
And this expression of hers probably only appeared before me, right?
"But... if Winter becomes like she was before again, wouldn't the Sacred Sovereign truly be disappointed?" Ye Liandong asked cautiously.
"Since your heart contains only me, have you never thought of finding a reason to appear before me often?" I asked with a smile.
"With my lowly status and insignificant