Cheng Lang came back to his senses and casually fed Qin Mu a piece of roasted meat. "We ate a lot tonight. Want to go out for a walk?"
Qin Mu nodded.
Luo Pu frowned. "It's snowing so heavily. You still want to go out?"
Cheng Lang smiled. "Just to walk around. Otherwise, after eating a bellyful of meat, I won't be able to sleep."
Hearing that, Luo Pu could only call over an apprentice and have them bring Cheng Lang and Qin Mu two umbrellas.
It was already late at night. Dark clouds filled the sky, and goose-feather snow drifted down in flurries, piling layer upon layer on the eaves, walls, branches, and ground. It dyed the entire world white.
Cheng Lang and Qin Mu walked side by side through the tea garden. Their feet crunched over the snow, leaving behind two trails of half-inch-deep footprints. Cheng Lang exhaled and said, "If it keeps snowing until tomorrow morning, it'll be at least ankle-deep."
Qin Mu said nothing.
Cheng Lang asked again, "Do you like playing in the snow? Snowball fights? Building snowmen?"
Qin Mu thought back seriously. "When I was very young, I built a snowman with my mom. But after I grew up, I never played again."
Qin Mu had thought Cheng Lang was asking because he wanted to build a snowman with him. Instead, Cheng Lang abruptly changed the subject. "You said earlier that you wanted me to live with you during winter break?"
Qin Mu paused, then replied in a deep voice, "Not just winter break. I hope we can live together for the entire time we're dating."
"That's impossible." Without a second thought, Cheng Lang rejected Qin Mu's suggestion. "And there's no need for it. You have two corporations to manage, so you must be