"Hehe, Brother Yuan, they're all praising us as a golden couple."
Ye Lingling listened to the occasional murmurs from passersby along the road, and the corners of her lips lifted on their own, unconcealable delight rippling through her eyes.
Sunlight spilled through the gaps between the plane trees lining the street, scattering flecks of gold across her face and making her already elegant, otherworldly features look even more bright and captivating.
Coming here with Gu Linyuan really had been the right choice.
No Dugu Yan, no one else—only the two of them.
On this unfamiliar street, it was as if she had become the only thing within his sight.
The feeling of being the only one he looked at made her heart race more than any soul ring ever could.
She secretly turned her face to the side and stole a glance at the man beside her, her heart so sweet it felt as if it had been filled with honey.
"They have good taste. Aren't we a match made in heaven?"
Gu Linyuan's arm around her waist tightened a little without a sound.
Through the thin fabric, his warm palm pressed against that supple line of her waist, his grip just right, as though he meant to draw her into a space that belonged only to him.
He lowered his head and looked at the girl's radiant smile.
Those eyes of hers sparkled, as though they held a handful of shattered starlight, reflecting his shadow.
The corners of his lips could not help curving upward as well.
"Huh?"
Ye Lingling's steps paused, her voice carrying a surprise she could not quite hide.
"Is that... Shui Bing'er and the others? They're in Extreme North City too?"
In this far northern city blanketed in ice and snow all year round, running