I Saw You Amid Wind and Snow, and Fell at First Sight

Wan Qingyun, who had been fast asleep, suddenly felt something heavy fall onto her and jolted awake.

She propped herself halfway up and reached out to feel it.

Judging by the touch, it was undoubtedly Jiang Junyi.

"Junyi? Junyi?"

She called softly, but received no response.

"Were you too tired...?"

Wan Qingyun fumbled until she found Jiang Junyi's soft hair, then checked and found that his heart was still beating.

Only after confirming that he had not suddenly died did she let out a small sigh of relief.

Wan Qingyun adjusted her position, gently placing Jiang Junyi's body on the sofa before sitting up.

She could not stand, nor could she carry Jiang Junyi, so she could only lay him across her lap.

"You really have it easy..." Wan Qingyun murmured softly as she stroked Jiang Junyi's hair.

Time slowly passed, and she greatly enjoyed this peaceful moment.

Then, a thought gradually rose in Wan Qingyun's heart—what did he look like?

Though she could not see now, she could feel with her hands and paint an image of Jiang Junyi in her mind.

The thought would not leave her head, making her heart itch with curiosity.

For two people who had feelings for one another, it was difficult not to do something in such a situation.

"Just this once... while he's still asleep..." Wan Qingyun quietly encouraged herself.

Then, her left hand covered Jiang Junyi's cheek, feeling it carefully.

Mm... he was not chubby, and his skin was quite nice.

Her fingertips glided over his face and touched Jiang Junyi's nose bridge.

Mm, it was rather high and straight.

Moving upward, she felt Jiang Junyi's brows and eyes.

Wan Qingyun softened her movements, afraid that using too much strength would hurt Jiang Junyi.

She traced Jiang Junyi's sword-like brows and well-shaped eyes.

A face with sharp brows, starry eyes, and jade-like features emerged in Wan Qingyun's mind.

"So you're this handsome..." Wan Qingyun murmured.

Although it was only a rough outline, she could imagine that Jiang Junyi had to be very good-looking.

The kind who could captivate countless people.

"But... why are you so good to me...?"

She gently stroked Jiang Junyi's cheek, raising her head as she stared blankly into the distance.

This question had always weighed on her heart. It was not that she did not want to ask—it was that she did not dare.

She feared hearing an answer she did not want to hear, feared that everything she had felt these past days was an illusion.

Especially in a situation like this, she felt deeply conflicted.

She had truly fallen for him, but she did not know why Jiang Junyi felt this way.

Did he truly like her? Did he truly not have some other motive?

Wan Qingyun did not know, yet she wanted to know.

If she had never fallen for him, never developed any affection for the man before her, then none of it would matter.

You use me, I use you.

But now, she wanted to truly have all of this.

"Mm..."

Just as Wan Qingyun's thoughts were in turmoil, Jiang Junyi, resting on her lap, made a sound and slowly woke up.

She hurriedly tried to pull her hand back, only for Jiang Junyi's large hand to seize it tightly. "Don't pull it away. Let me feel it a little longer."

Wan Qingyun relaxed and slowly placed her hand back on Jiang Junyi's cheek, gently caressing it.

Jiang Junyi held Wan Qingyun's hand and lightly rubbed against it. The soft sensation at his fingertips and the pleasant fragrance on Wan Qingyun's body made him reluctant to let go.

"Ah... I really like you, Wan Qingyun." Jiang Junyi rubbed her slender hands as he murmured his true feelings.

Jiang Junyi rarely—very rarely—called her by her full name. He usually used sickeningly sweet pet names, or simply the familiar "Qingyun."

Yet this time, hearing him call her full name made her heart tremble.

From those three words, Wan Qingyun heard the overflowing emotion in Jiang Junyi's heart.

She bent down, lowering her head as her long black hair fell across Jiang Junyi's face. Her voice trembled slightly, carrying a hint of anticipation. "Jiang Junyi, why are you so good to me?"

Jiang Junyi shifted his head and looked up at Wan Qingyun's cool, exquisite face, breathing in the faint fragrance between her strands of hair.

He reached up, brushed aside her hair, and caressed Wan Qingyun's cheek.

Jiang Junyi knew that Wan Qingyun had fallen for him. What she needed now was a certain, unwavering answer to dispel all the shadows in her heart.

"Love knows not where it begins, yet deepens without end."

"At first, I only wanted to fulfill the promise my grandfather made long ago, until I saw you."

"I admit that part of it was love at first sight, but the stirrings of my heart were no lie."

Jiang Junyi took Wan Qingyun's hand and placed it over his chest.

"You are strong and brave, like a lotus blooming atop a snowy mountain."

"I saw you amid wind and snow, and fell at first sight."

Burning, sincere feelings poured from his words without reservation.

Thump!

Thump!

At that moment, their heartbeats overlapped.

No longer was it blood that drove them, but surging love.

Wan Qingyun gave a soft laugh and slowly lowered her head.

This is the answer I wanted.

Jiang Junyi caressed Wan Qingyun's cheek and closed his eyes...

"Young Master, the ingredients you asked for, I..." Uncle Wu suddenly barged in. Upon seeing this scene, he swiftly turned around. "I! Haven't bought them yet!"

Jiang Junyi's eyes flew open, and Wan Qingyun instantly straightened up, hurriedly fixing her hair to hide the blush on her face.

He rose in silence, then sharply turned his head behind him. Waves of dark energy radiated from Jiang Junyi's body. "Uncle Wu..."

At that moment, Jiang Junyi was like some eerie creature from a horror novel, red light glowing in his eyes as he glared viciously at Uncle Wu.

He staggered toward Uncle Wu, casually pulling the door shut behind him.

Uncle Wu immediately bowed at a full one hundred and eighty degrees, his head practically pressed to the tops of his shoes. "Young Master! I am truly! Very sorry!"

"Ahhh! Uncle Wu! Do you know what I just missed out on?!"

"You deserve ten thousand deaths for this!!"

"Argh!"

Jiang Junyi clenched his fists and flailed wildly in the open space, his entire body twisting.

He felt as though he was about to grind his teeth to pieces!

He had been so close! So close!

He had even felt Wan Qingyun's warm breath and smelled her sweet scent!

After venting, Jiang Junyi instantly wilted. He squatted on the ground and drew circles. "I was so close... so close..."

"Young Master, I have wronged you!" Uncle Wu remained in his one-hundred-and-eighty-degree bow, pulling out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat furiously.

Th-this-this... I really ruined everything!

Why did this damned cliché from a novel have to happen to me?!

Uncle Wu, who had always loathed such scenes, never expected that this time, he would become the damned interruption.

"Sigh, forget it... there'll be another chance..."

Jiang Junyi stood up and waved weakly.

As he passed Uncle Wu, he suddenly turned his head, his gaze extremely dangerous. "Next time, remember to sneak a look first!"

"Yes!!!"

Shaking his head, Jiang Junyi took the ingredients from Uncle Wu. He listlessly pushed open the door and walked toward Wan Qingyun.

Wan Qingyun had naturally heard the commotion Jiang Junyi caused outside the door, as well as Uncle Wu's loud, deeply remorseful apology.

She covered her mouth and smiled, calling out, "Jiang Junyi."

"Mm?"

"Come here for a moment."