The cawing of crows drifted down from the clifftops, sounding rather eerie in the stillness of the night.
Yun Chen and Qian Renxue sat quietly across from each other inside the carriage.
The warmth within stood in stark contrast to the yellow sands outside.
A soothing, melodious tune flowed gently from the music box, driving the clamor from their little space.
"You look a little nervous."
Qian Renxue raised her eyes slightly, amusement in her gaze as she watched Yun Chen touch one thing, then fiddle with another.
"Do I...? I don't think so..."
Yun Chen gave an awkward smile, looking rather ill at ease.
"What is it? Are you afraid of meeting my family?"
With an elegant motion, Qian Renxue casually tossed her book aside.
She crossed her long, fair legs and leaned forward slightly, folding one arm across her chest.
Resting her chin on her other hand, she watched with interest as Yun Chen tried to change the subject.
Meeting Qian Renxue's gaze, Yun Chen could not help falling into a daze.
At last, Qian Renxue was revealing the charm of a poised, intellectual older woman. Perhaps because Yun Chen had always been so assertive back in Heaven Dou, she had grown accustomed to casting herself as a little girl who needed protection.
Both of them had chosen to overlook the fact that Qian Renxue was actually nine years older than Yun Chen.
After experiencing intimacy with Yun Chen, Qian Renxue had come into her maturity—not only because of her age, but also because...
Now, she had begun to shed her girlish innocence and enter a more mature stage of her life.
If Yun Chen had to describe the impression she gave him, he would have said that she could be a gentle, reserved, intellectual older woman, as