Su Yu did not answer. He only buried his head a little deeper, his muffled voice coming from her collarbone:
"Just let me lean on you for a while, just a little while..."
His breath carried a faint fragrance of grass and trees, lingering at the tip of her nose and somehow bringing her an inexplicable sense of calm.
Qian Renxue's tense back gradually relaxed. The arm she had originally wanted to push him away with now merely rested lightly against him, her fingertips curling slightly, strength having left them.
After who knew how long, Su Yu calmed the heat in his heart and raised his head to look into Qian Renxue's eyes:
"Big Sister! Can you tell me your name?"
Qian Renxue was stunned by his gaze, her eyelashes fluttering like the wings of a startled butterfly.
She was silent for a moment, her fingertips unconsciously poking at Su Yu's chest. Her voice was as soft as a feather landing on the ground:
"Qian Renxue."
"Qian Renxue..."
Su Yu repeated the three syllables on the tip of his tongue, as though he wanted to chew sweetness out of every sound.
"It's a beautiful name! Big Sister's name is beautiful!"
Qian Renxue lowered her head slightly, seemingly lost in thought.
After who knew how long, Qian Renxue raised her head and looked at Su Yu's profile:
"Su Yu! My mission! I..."
"Big Sister Xue'er, I support you!"
"Hm?"
"Big Sister Xue'er! I said, I support you!"
"Why?"
"Big Sister Xue'er, do you know what I hate most?"
"What?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Those high-and-mighty nobles and royals."
"Everyone is human. What gives them the right to stand above others and enslave them?"
"What contributions have those people made to everyone else?"
"I admit that some of them have made contributions, but