Gu Yuena, Given Freely-Lin Chen's First Wife

After that night by the lake, the relationship between Lin Chen and Gu Yuena had completely changed.

The two no longer deliberately maintained that ambiguous distance between them. Instead, they naturally grew closer.

Gu Yuena no longer put on the Silver Dragon King's cold and aloof airs. Every evening after their "cultivation guidance" ended, she would naturally link her arm through Lin Chen's and walk around the campus with him.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong saw it all. Though they felt a little jealous, seeing how kindly Gu Yuena treated others, they said nothing, only teasing Lin Chen now and then.

That night, with the moon shining brightly, Gu Yuena came to Lin Chen's dormitory under cover of darkness.

She wore a silver sleeping gown, her long silver-white hair spilling down like flowing moonlight.

When Lin Chen opened the door and saw her, he paused briefly before stepping aside to let her in.

She said nothing. She walked straight up to him, tilted her head to look at him, and her silver eyes seemed to reflect an entire galaxy.

"Lin Chen." Her voice was soft, yet carried a resolute earnestness. "I like you. I want to be with you. Are you willing?"

Lin Chen looked at her breathtakingly beautiful face beneath the moonlight, his gaze gentle and calm.

He did not hesitate for long. He wrapped an arm around her waist, lowered his head, and kissed her forehead. "I am."

That night, Gu Yuena stayed in his dormitory.

Some things simply fell into place. Like two rivers meeting, they naturally merged into one and flowed along the riverbed toward the distance together.

Moonlight streamed in through the window, draping the night in a hazy silver veil. Even the darkness seemed a little gentler.

The next morning.

When Lin Chen woke