Tang Guo fell toward the sea, the ocean wind lifting her loose strands of hair. Her gradually dimming Golden Eyes seemed to hold flowing shards of gold, their light scattering bit by bit.
Just as she was about to touch the icy surface of the sea, a figure in a black-and-gold trench coat suddenly appeared beside her.
Dark golden patterns reflected the glittering seawater. His coat tails fluttered, carried by the wind with an effortless grace.
He reached out and steadily pulled her into his arms.
The girl's soft hair brushed against his neck. The black-and-gold trench coat wrapped around them, creating a tiny world that shut out all the clamor outside—a world belonging only to the two of them.
Bai Ye looked at the pale girl in his arms, at her body that was steadily turning transparent. He could clearly feel the weight in his arms growing lighter and lighter.
Yet Tang Guo's weight in his heart only grew heavier.
His gaze seemed to pierce past her physical shell and settle upon that blazing, scalding soul, identical to An Xiaotong's.
"Little White..."
"Mm."
Tang Guo's eyes curved into crescents as she gently stroked his face, as though she wanted to forever carve his appearance into her heart.
"Come to think of it... I still don't know your real name."
Bai Ye froze slightly. He truly had never told Tang Guo his name. At first, he had merely said that his surname was Bai and that she could call him Mr. Bai.
"Bai Ye."
Tang Guo smiled disdainfully. "Who names himself 'Grandpa'? It sounds awful..."
Thump!
Bai Ye lightly tapped her little head with his knuckles.
"I told you that you had an accent, but you always refused to admit it."
Tang Guo only smiled. The light in her Golden