Several more days passed. One morning, Hun Changqing woke from his sleep, opened his eyes, and once again saw Qingtan's little head, her hair tied in a bun, bobbing before him. As always, she carried the redwood food box.
At the sight, the corners of Hun Changqing's mouth involuntarily curved upward.
That smile left Qingtan dumbstruck. After several days together, she had built up considerable resistance to Hun Changqing's looks, but this unguarded smile still sent her heart into turmoil.
In her eyes, everything between heaven and earth lost its luster, leaving only that smile, more beautiful than all the scenery in the world.
"So... so beautiful..."
Qingtan's eyes went unfocused, and the words slipped unwittingly from her lips.
"Beautiful? Do you mean me?"
Seeing her dazed expression, Hun Changqing curiously pointed at his face and asked.
Qingtan instantly came to her senses, then nodded emphatically at him.
"What do I look like?"
Seeing how certain she was, Hun Changqing unconsciously raised a hand to feel his face. At that moment, he had no conception whatsoever of what he looked like.
"You... you just look really beautiful!"
Qingtan gazed at his breathtakingly beautiful face, but her meager vocabulary left her at a complete loss for how to describe it. Her face flushed from the effort before she finally managed those words.
"Then... do you like how I look?"
Hun Changqing nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Qingtan again and asked curiously.
"I... I!"
Qingtan's little face instantly flushed scarlet, and she grew terribly bashful. She had never expected Hun Changqing to suddenly ask such a question, and shy embarrassment filled her heart.
"L-let's eat first!"
With a little deer seemingly charging wildly through her heart, Qingtan was so nervous that she had no idea how to answer. Eager to change the