After Differentiation, I Marked My Arch-nemesis - Chapter 71

The heavy snow cascaded down, blanketing the ground in a layer of white.

The two stood in the snow, their eyes locked.

Lu Yaoyi was so touched by what Jiang Youli said.

She looked at Jiang Youli in her Santa Claus costume. Her eyes quietly filled with a layer of mist, blurring her vision. So Jiang Youli was the Santa Claus who had heard her wish and had secretly brought herself to her?

She had thought that Jiang Youli was truly unwilling.

So she had given up hope that Jiang Youli would come to the capital to see her.

She didn’t expect…

Not only did Jiang Youli come to the capital, but she also said something like that to her.

She…

Why was Jiang Youli suddenly being so nice to her?

She was so touched that she could no longer hold back the longing she had for so many days apart. She took a step forward and threw herself into Jiang Youli’s arms. She hugged Jiang Youli’s waist tightly, and with a choked voice, she said, “I thought I wouldn’t get to see the person I wanted to see.”

The scent of hyacinths filled the air.

Jiang Youli felt the warm, soft person in her arms and felt a little nervous for some reason.

Lu Yaoyi: “Jiang Youli…”

Jiang Youli: “Mhm?”

Lu Yaoyi wrapped her arms around Jiang Youli, hugging her even tighter.

She suddenly seemed to understand something.

If Jiang Youli was truly unwilling to come to the capital to see her, she would absolutely not be here in front of her right now. And she definitely wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of dressing up as Santa Claus to fulfill her wish. In the end, Jiang Youli must have wanted to come to the capital to see her, right?

Then…

Can she assume that Jiang Youli has put her in her heart?

Has she walked into Jiang Youli’s heart?

She couldn’t help but ask Jiang Youli, “You knew I wanted to see you, so you deliberately said last week that you wouldn’t come to the capital and didn’t want to see me. In reality, you were willing to come to the capital to see me. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have dressed up as Santa Claus to fulfill my wish, right?”

Hearing this, a warmth surged through Jiang Youli’s heart.

Wasn’t Lu Yaoyi just stating the obvious?

Her gaze slowly moved down to the top of Lu Yaoyi’s head. It was covered in a layer of snowflakes like cotton. She subconsciously raised her hand to brush the snowflakes off Lu Yaoyi’s head, but she stopped halfway.

She hesitated for a few seconds and slowly put her hand down. “What do you think?”

Lu Yaoyi: “I think you are.”

Jiang Youli: “Mhm.”

She admitted it directly. “I am.”

Lu Yaoyi’s heart trembled deeply after getting Jiang Youli’s confirmation.

She nuzzled in Jiang Youli’s arms. “Jiang Youli…”

Jiang Youli: “Mhm?”

Lu Yaoyi gripped Jiang Youli’s clothes, feeling extremely nervous. “I…”

—I like you so much.

She pursed her lips and finally didn’t have the courage to say it. “Do you miss me?”

Jiang Youli was slightly stunned.

This question seemed to strike a chord with a fact she had been selectively ignoring.

She reflexively denied it. “Of course I don’t.”

Lu Yaoyi: “Do you really not miss me at all?”

“How could I miss you?” Jiang Youli answered guiltily and awkwardly. “I’m only willing to dress up as Santa Claus to fulfill your wish because you comforted me so late that night. I won’t dress up as Santa Claus to fulfill your wish again in the future. This is the first and last time.”

“Don’t…”

Lu Yaoyi couldn’t help but interrupt before Jiang Youli could finish. “Jiang Youli.”

Jiang Youli didn’t say anything.

“No matter what, thank you for being willing to be my Santa Claus,” Lu Yaoyi closed her eyes, enjoying the scent that belonged only to Jiang Youli. “Thank you for bringing the person I wanted to see to me. Thank you for flying from Jiangcheng to the capital so late to see me.”

“I will always remember this.”

Jiang Youli’s heart felt a wave of warmth as she listened to Lu Yaoyi’s gentle voice.

“Jiang Youli.”

Lu Yaoyi buried her head deep in Jiang Youli’s arms. “I’m a little cold.”

Then she immediately added, “Can you hug me?”

Jiang Youli didn’t refuse. “Okay.”

With that, she slowly raised her arms and hugged Lu Yaoyi tightly.

The rich and charming scent of hyacinths continuously entered her nose. She found the familiar sense of security she had been looking for in Lu Yaoyi again. She slowly closed her eyes and hugged Lu Yaoyi even tighter. It was only then that she realized how much she had missed having Lu Yaoyi by her side.

The wind was bone-chilling, and the snow fell heavily.

The girl’s wish was blessed by the person in her heart.

The Santa Claus and the girl under the moonlight hugged each other tightly in the snowy mist.

It was both beautiful and romantic.

The passersby on the street all looked at them with curiosity.

The streets were brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

The two of them hugged each other, feeling each other’s warmth.

The heavy snow from the sky covered them, engulfing them under the moonlight and snow.

Time seemed to stand still.

The moment was quietly frozen in time.