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New Year's Day has just passed, and now it's the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival is a major event of the year, and Liu Shuhan must return home; otherwise, her hot-tempered mother would surely give her a hard time.
Liu Shuhan bought a ticket for the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month to go back home. It was the peak travel season, and the station was crowded. Cheng Qiuyi couldn't get into the waiting area and tied Liu Shuhan's scarf in a corner by the entrance.
"Call me when you get home, okay?"
"Mm." Liu Shuhan, afraid of the cold, had her hat and mask pulled tightly over her face, leaving only her eyes visible.
"Stay at home for a few more days and spend time with your parents." Cheng Qiuyi brushed aside Liu Shuhan's hair that was blocking her eyes. "Go inside; it's cold out here. Don't catch a cold during the New Year."
"Qiu Yi, what should I do? I'm already starting to miss you," Liu Shuhan said with a nasal voice from behind her mask. This was their first New Year together, yet they had to be apart; how could it not be painful?
"Well, you still have to go in." Cheng Qiuyi pushed her toward the entrance. "You have ten minutes until boarding; if you're late, you’ll miss the train."
Liu Shuhan lingered at the entrance, reluctant to go in, but unexpectedly, Cheng Qiuyi grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
"What are you doing…"
Without warning, Cheng Qiuyi took off Liu Shuhan's mask and kissed her on the lips. Liu Shuhan, clinging to her shoulder, kissed back defiantly, completely forgetting that they were in a public place.
People passing by glanced over, but fortunately, no one disturbed them.
"Ahem." Finally, a security staff member couldn't stand it anymore and walked over to interrupt. "Ladies, this is a public space; you're blocking traffic."
Realizing what she had done, Liu Shuhan blushed and hid in Cheng Qiuyi's embrace, too shy to move. She mumbled softly, "It's all your fault."
Cheng Qiuyi cheerfully helped her put her mask back on. "Hurry up; if you don't leave now, you'll really miss it." Then she smiled apologetically at the staff member in uniform. "I'm so sorry."
The face of Security Sister also turned red. "It's... it's fine."
Liu Shuhan fiercely pinched Cheng Qiuyi in a place where no one could see. "If you dare to flirt with someone else while I'm away, just wait until I come back."
Cheng Qiuyi gasped, "My dear wife, even if I had ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare."
Only then did Liu Shuhan feel satisfied. She proudly pulled her suitcase and walked away, strutting like a little peacock.
How could she not be proud? No matter how good-looking Cheng Qiuyi was, she belonged to Liu Shuhan, and no one else could covet her.
The security officer envied Cheng Qiuyi and said, "You two have such a good relationship."
That night, Liu Shuhan lay in her own bed, tossing and turning. Every few seconds, she checked her phone, afraid of missing a call or message from Cheng Qiuyi. However, there was nothing. Besides the simple call to check on her safety right after getting off the car, Cheng Qiuyi hadn't contacted her again.
What if something happened? Liu Shuhan thought anxiously. What if it was another car accident like last time? What if she forgot to turn off the gas at home? What if...
Just as she was lost in these thoughts, the person she had imagined a thousand scenarios about finally called her.
Liu Shuhan hurriedly answered the phone as if it might hang up on its own. "Qiu Yi, where have you been?"
"I haven't done anything. I'm at home," Cheng Qiuyi replied, feeling confused about what was going on.
"Why didn't you contact me while at home? You scared me to death!"
Cheng Qiuyi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. "I thought I might disturb you while you were reuniting with your uncle and aunt. How are they doing?"
"They're okay, I guess. My dad has his usual issues," Liu Shuhan said casually while grabbing a stuffed toy from beside her bed and tugging at its fur. "Do you have any plans for the New Year?"
"I have somewhere to go. Don't worry about me. If it really doesn't work out, isn't there still A-Zhi and Yen Cailing?"
Liu Shuhan thought about it.
When they weren't in contact, she always thought of him, but when the call connected, she didn't know what to say, and the air fell silent.
Suddenly, Cheng Qiuyi said, “Shu Han, it’s snowing in C City.”
Liu Shuhan leaned by the window and noticed that snowflakes were also drifting down on her side. They were small and barely noticeable unless one looked closely. They landed on the window frame and melted within a second, leaving a small puddle of water. This was the first snowfall of the winter.
“It’s snowing here too.” Liu Shuhan breathed on the foggy glass and wrote Cheng Qiuyi's name.
Her handwriting was not pretty; it was crooked and even she couldn't bear to look at it. Feeling guilty, she wiped it away with her sleeve. Cheng Qiuyi had beautiful handwriting, strong and elegant, reflecting her personality perfectly. If Cheng Qiuyi had written it herself, it would have looked wonderful.
“Shu Han, I hope that for the next snowfall, you can be by my side.”
For every snowfall in the future, we will watch together.
“Definitely.”
This time when Liu Shuhan returned, she secretly made a significant decision: she would come out to her parents.
She thought long and hard about Yuan Ying's words, Qin Jiang's words, Ye Jing, Shen Wenqin, and all the little moments with Cheng Qiuyi. Cheng Qiuyi was fearless for her; she had always hidden behind Cheng Qiuyi, which was rather selfish.
It wasn't just about snow; Qiu Yi, I want to accompany you through all the seasons of love and beauty from now on.
Separated by distance but sharing the same heavy snowfall, they chatted throughout the night. At some point, the thick white snow covered the entire city, and only then did Liu Shuhan realize that dawn had arrived.
“It’s morning…” Liu Shuhan said regretfully.
At home, she couldn't sleep in. Her mother was very strict about their lifestyle habits; while she couldn't control when they went to bed, waking up early was mandatory. Sure enough, as soon as dawn broke, her mother was outside her door calling her to get up. “Shu Han, hurry up and go buy breakfast! If you’re late for Old Man Li’s soy milk, it will be sold out!”
"Got it!" Liu Shuhan replied loudly to her mother's instructions.
"Then you get busy first, I'm going to take a nap," Cheng Qiuyi said with a yawn. "I didn't sleep all night, and my dark circles are back." She seemed to be looking in a mirror because the next second Liu Shuhan heard her say, "Oh no, I've even got pimples! I haven't had pimples in years!"
"Then you should go to sleep quickly; I bought breakfast."
Cheng Qiuyi calmly hung up the phone, while Cheng Boming looked at her with disdain. "Master, you're tricking Sister Shuhan again."
"If you keep talking nonsense, go back to school for the New Year," Cheng Qiuyi kicked him. "And she's your master’s wife."
Cheng Qiuyi washed her face and applied light makeup to make her complexion look less haggard. She lifted her chin and said to Cheng Boming, "Hurry up and practice your horse stance; after that, we'll go."
"Huh?" Cheng Boming exclaimed in frustration. "More horse stance? I've been doing it for two months at school! I'm almost a wooden post!"
"Oh?" Cheng Qiuyi pressed her lips together and smoothed out her lipstick. "Then let me see you squat in horse stance."
Cheng Boming raised his hands and bent his knees into a squat position.
Putting aside everything else, at least his posture looked decent now, unlike two months ago when it was embarrassing. However, Cheng Qiuyi merely swept her foot lightly and knocked him down to the ground.
"This is what you call a wooden post?" Cheng Qiuyi laughed contemptuously.
Cheng Boming's face turned various shades as he held back for a long time but ultimately couldn't say anything. He sulkily retreated to the wall to practice his horse stance.
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