Xiu Xi was wearing a long down jacket on the day he left, though he wasn't actually afraid of the cold at all. But Ruan Jiaojiao insisted that Beidu was much colder than where they were, so she forcefully demanded he wear it. The boots he wore on his feet were fleece-lined and mid-calf in length. When he departed, he was full of spirit, young and exquisitely handsome.
But upon his return...
Almost everyone from the Ruan Family hardly dared to recognize this version of Xiu Xi. His down jacket was torn early on, full of holes as if scratched by something, and the shoes on his feet had lost their original color, completely covered in mud.
It seemed he had not slept for several days and nights, with a somber complexion and thick bloodshot eyes. As soon as the door opened, his gaze locked onto Ruan Jiaojiao and never shifted away.
In the silence, the Ruanlin Family's cry broke through first: "Xiaoxi!"
