Continuation 6: Bet You Didn't Expect This

Zhong Qing was not surprised to see Liu Chang'an here. Wherever he appeared, he always somehow suited the surrounding environment and atmosphere, whether fitting in perfectly or standing in stark contrast.

The white funeral wreaths, piles of joss paper stamped with coin patterns, bills from the Bank of the Underworld, paper houses of all sizes, circles of red firecrackers—together with Liu Chang'an's tall figure and faint smile, they formed something like a folk painting.

All those symbols of life fading away and lifespans coming to an end could not dilute the lush, forest-fresh vitality he seemed to possess.

Zhong Qing remembered that time she had run into him buying groceries on the old street. Later, she had nearly been hit by an electric scooter, and he had caught her around the waist and pulled her into his arms. His scent had carried that same feeling.

Thinking of it, Zhong Qing unconsciously raised a hand and pressed it against her waist. It actually felt a little tingly.

"Liu Chang'an!" Before Zhong Qing could greet him, Bai Hui beside her had already impatiently jogged forward a few steps, then bounced in place and waved.

Zhong Qing was a little puzzled. Her younger cousin would naturally be delighted to run into Liu Chang'an by chance, but wasn't this enthusiasm she was displaying a little too unrestrained?

Generally speaking, girls with Bai Hui's personality tended to be especially careful not to let the other person notice their feelings when they had a crush. They were always reserved, cautiously concealing their thoughts.

"Ah, Briar and Bramble." Liu Chang'an smiled as he looked at the two cousins standing beneath the storefronts on either side of the street.

The snow in the middle of the street had been shoveled to the sides and piled before the shops.