He stopped right in his tracks, facing her, and as she charged forward, unable to stop in time, Cheng Dongyuan just looked at her, a slight smile tugging at his lips, and opened his arms.
Xu Weiran's eyes widened instantly, he, he is...
"Ah...!"
Accompanied by a cry, she collided into his chest, and her whole being was enveloped in his embrace.
Right into his arms.
"...!"
It was as if in that moment, time stood still.
This embrace seemed to have invisibly shattered something, something previously unseen, now becoming faintly discernible.
This was not a simple gesture.
Outside, thunder rumbled, lightning striking intermittently, illuminating the entire dark night.
While inside the small guesthouse, under a dim yellow light, stood two people in an embrace.
That warm scene seemed to form a stark contrast to the storm outside.
And at the moment she plunged into his arms, her heart seemed to tremble along with it.
