In a building somewhere in the mountains behind Starfall Pavilion...
Yao Xuan gently pushed open the door and walked in!
Xiao Yi Xian was resting on the bed. The instant she saw Yao Xuan enter, her eyes filled with excitement:
"Yao Xuan..."
Yao Xuan smiled faintly, came to Xiao Yi Xian's side, and gently gathered her into his arms. "Thank you for all you've been through..."
Only then did his gaze fall upon the swaddled infant beside her!
This infant was Yao Xuan and Xiao Yi Xian's child. He was only a few months old, but his features already bore a striking resemblance to Yao Xuan's.
Xiao Yi Xian's gaze also settled on the child, and she spoke softly:
"This little fellow looks exactly like you..."
"But he still hasn't been named. Now that you're back, you should choose his name..."
Yao Xuan nodded. After a brief moment of thought, he slowly uttered a name:
"Let's call him Yao Yan..."
Xiao Yi Xian said slowly, "Yao Yan. That's a lovely name..."
"I'm sure he'll like it too..."
With that, Xiao Yi Xian slowly nestled into Yao Xuan's arms.
Yet Yao Xuan's feelings were somewhat complicated at that moment.
He did not know how he should explain this to Yao Ling.
But Xiao Yi Xian seemed to sense what was on his mind, and she slowly spoke:
"Yao Xuan..."
"Don't worry. Sister Yao Ling has already met little Yan..."
"She likes him very much too..."
Yao Xuan asked, "Really?"
Xiao Yi Xian nodded.
Indeed, Yao Ling already knew everything that had happened between Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Xuan. When she first learned of it, she had certainly felt hurt...
But afterward, she had accepted it calmly, because she knew that there was, after all, a place for her in Yao