As the sun set, Ye Yun and He Yue left Ling Chen's residence and headed down toward the foot of the mountain together.
Beneath the sunset on the horizon, Ye Yun and He Yue walked shoulder to shoulder along the path down the mountain, their shadows stretching across the ground behind them.
He Yue secretly glanced at Ye Yun beside her, then quickly withdrew her gaze.
The question that had troubled her during the day surfaced in her heart once more.
For some reason, now that only Ye Yun was by her side, she found it even harder to say it aloud.
While He Yue continued to struggle inwardly, the already short path had reached its end.
"Junior Sister He Yue, since we've reached the foot of the mountain, let's part here. Remember to come early tomorrow morning. If you miss the departure time, the spot you worked so hard to earn will have been wasted for nothing!" Ye Yun joked.
Yet after he finished speaking, he realized that He Yue gave no response.
When he turned his head, he saw that He Yue seemed to be thinking about something and had not heard what he had just said.
Thus, Ye Yun gently nudged He Yue with his hand and softly asked, "Junior Sister He Yue, what good thing are you thinking about?"
He Yue, who had been waging a battle in her heart, suddenly heard someone call her name. She came back to herself and looked up.
A face she knew extremely well appeared before her eyes, and at that moment, there was less than half a meter between that face and hers.
They were so close that she could hear the owner of that face breathing clearly. In an instant, she felt her heart begin to race uncontrollably.