backattheba，xietiaoodattheteroftheurtyard，hiseyesgleagwithalice＂ah，thereyouare，＂hesaidsoothly＂iwasjttellishowfortuheyaretohavesuchabeautifundtalentedhostess＂
tearswelledupsukie，seyes＂buhatabouhaefeel?shouldn，tthatatter?＂
sukieforcedasile，butherhearasheavysheuldfeelhanfenglg，sprotectivepresencebesideher，astantreihattheywerethistother
astheywalkedbacktotheba，sukie，sdracedshekheirfeelgsforeachotherwerereal，buttheobstaclestheyfacedseedsurountablexietianxieowerfuleney，andtheirretionshiasboundtoattrawatention
＂iknowwe，resupposedtobesiblgsthisworld，buttisifeellikethere，sthgorebeeen，＂shetued，hervoicetreblg＂idon，tknowifit，sjtorifyoufeelittoo，buti，tiganyore＂
sukienodded，herheartstillrag＂yes，i，fihankyou＂
lowandfilledwith
hanfenglgspedbyasallpond，thewaterreflegtheoonlightheturofacesukie，hiseyessearghers＂yohouldbecarefurouianxiehe，sdanro＂
shetookadeepbreath，strugglgtofdtherighords＂fenglg，i，vebeenfeelgstraelyaboutaboutyou＂
shegtohi，herheartag＂idon，tcareeoplethkijanttobewithyou＂
hanfenglgpulledhertoatightebrace，hisvoicebreakg＂itattersto，sukieitattersorethananythgbuehavetobecarefultherearepeoplewhowouldeourfeelgsagast＂
heheldherforalongont，thenpulledbackslightlytolooktohereyes＂iwantthattoo，sukiebuehavetobesartaboutthiswe，tletoureotionscloudnt＂
theywalkedsilenont，thenightairogasttheirskthegardenwasieternow，theundfthebafadgtothebackground
hanfenglgfrowned＂whatdoyouan?＂
hanfenglg，sexpressionftened，andhereachedouttontlycupherfahishand＂sukie，iifeelittoobutit，splicatedwe，relivgaworldthathasitwnrulesandexpectationsandevenifwe，renottrulyreted，othersbelieveweare＂
hanfenglg，sjawtightened，buthenodded＂we，llberightthere＂
beforesheuldrespond，theundoffootstepsapproagadethebothteheyturoseeaservantbogdeeply＂youngasterhan，isshan，lordxiereestsyourpresence＂
sukielookeddownatthewater，herrefleripplg＂iknowbutit，snotjthii，worriedabout＂
hisfrowndeepened，buthedidn，tterrupther