She will always remember the feeling of dragging her heavy feet on the soft snow at that time, and the creaking sound that creaked throughout her childhood, and even now, she often dreams that she walks alone in the snow, and the bitter pain of the cold snow water seeping through her feet, which she will never forget.

She walked back to the village soaking wet, and saw that every house was lit up, and there was a thin layer of mist on the window, as if it was a hazy and distant warmth, just looking at it, as if it could dispel the cold on her body little by little, but she stood at the entrance of the village and looked at it for a long time, but she never found any lamp, it was lit for her, and there was no home that she could walk in with confidence.

But she has no other way, except for Liu Jingui and her adoptive mother, as well as the people in this village, she doesn't know anyone else, she looks down at her feet, the cotton shoes are already soaked, she is still so young, leaving the Liu family, she can't think of where else she can go, how can she live, so even if Liu Jingui hates her again, she can only run back cheekily, begging him to take her in, and tell him that she will always be obedient.

When she knocked on the door of Liu's house and saw her adoptive mother open the door and hugged her tightly in her arms, she realized that it was a happy thing for someone to worry about someone distressed, at that moment, no matter how much she walked, she didn't feel hard, as long as there was someone in this world who really loved herself and looked forward to herself, then even if she experienced more pain and suffering, it was worth it.

Gu Xinran looked at the falling snowflakes, and her thoughts drifted a little far.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, I wonder if my adoptive mother can have the money to buy some new clothes for herself this year, whether she can buy some good wine and good food and have a good meal, will she think about her lost daughter? And herself, she has left the Liu family, in this world, is there anyone who can really love her and feel sorry for her?

When Rong Cheng arrived at the pavilion, he saw Gu Xinran stretching out his hand and staring at the snow outside in a daze, his long eyelashes trembled, and he was wearing a black cotton coat, which looked a little shriveled after several years, and the whole person looked extremely thin, and he felt as if he had been stabbed in his heart, it was snowing halfway through, and he was going to go back to the house, after all, no one would stay outside in this kind of weather, but he just took a step back, looked at the bag he was holding in his hand, and walked to the small garden after thinking about it, anyway, it didn't matter for a few minutes, if Gu Xinran didn't come, it wouldn't be too late for him to go back to the room。

Now it seems that it is fortunate that he came, otherwise wouldn't this woman have waited here for an afternoon in vain?

Rong Cheng walked into the pavilion and found that Gu Xinran didn't realize his arrival, as if he was immersed in some kind of emotion, so he stepped forward and took her hand back, "What do you think?

Gu Xinran came back to her senses at this time, looked at Rong Cheng in front of her, and for some reason, she suddenly wanted to cry, but fortunately she still remembered to restrain herself, and immediately lowered her head to prevent Rong Cheng from looking at her.

Rong Cheng had long been accustomed to her reaction, and he didn't expect her to say anything, so he handed her the bag on the stone table and said, "It's for you." ”

Gu Xinran took the bag and opened it, and saw that it was a white down jacket inside, the dress was very long, all the way to her knees, wearing it seemed to be able to wrap the whole person in it, and there was a layer of soft fur on the hat, at a glance, she knew that it was of high quality, Gu Xinran touched it, and asked in disbelief: "For me?"

Rong Cheng nodded, "Yes." ”

Gu Xinran bit her mouth and said, "Thank you." ”

Rong Cheng said: "The clothes are given to you, I will be very busy during this period until the end of the New Year, the weather is cold, you don't have to come over, practice more when you are fine, I still have to leave beforehand." ”

Before Gu Xinran could show him the paintings he had recently painted, he had already walked out of the pavilion.

Gu Xinran only saw his black coat drawing a fluent arc in the snowflakes flying in the sky, obviously it was only a black and white tone, but it made her feel that it was the most beautiful color in the world, as if her life was lit up by this color.

Gu Xinran buried her face in her clothes, trying her best to hold back the tears she was about to shed, she thought, she had found someone who was good to her, although she knew that Rong Cheng might only sympathize with her, but this kind of kindness was even more precious to her than what she had obtained from her adoptive mother.

She couldn't help but think, if she could become a little better, just like Lin Xueyao, with a proud family background and a beautiful face, and a good education, would she be worthy of Shangrong City?

But when she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel lost, she is now in name only, she is Rong Cheng's sister-in-law, although she and Rong Ze have not gone through any formalities, but almost everyone thinks so, I'm afraid even Rong Cheng is, and it seems that it is impossible for herself to be with him.

But Gu Xinran has lived for so many years, and it was not easy to meet such a person who made her feel like and admire, just giving up like this really made her feel unwilling, what if one day she could break away from the Rong family? Is there still a chance to be with Rong Cheng? At that time, will she be able to be a little stronger?

Looking at the sketchbook and paintbrush on the table, she thought that she knew what she should do, but she had lived carefully for so many years, and nothing had ever made her happy, since God was unwilling to fulfill her, she relied on herself to create the conditions, she was only eighteen years old now, and who could say what the future would be.

If she can earn a lot of money on her own and become independent from the Rong family, then she can dissociate herself from Rong Ze, and she can pursue Rong Cheng openly, maybe she can really be with him?

At this moment, Gu Xinran's heart suddenly became firm, since no one in this world could let her rely on, then she would rely on herself, whether it was studying, painting, or making money, she could always find a way to achieve it one by one, and when she really grew up, the Rong family, who had despised her, couldn't do anything to her, she could live according to her own heart, and this kind of life was what she really wanted.

Maybe it's because she got too few things since she was a child, Gu Xinran always thinks very important about what she gets from others, Rongcheng brings her more than just such a moment of warmth, but also opens her a road that she has never thought of before, maybe what she can do is not just to follow the arrangement of fate and go with the flow, but to rely on her own efforts to find her own life.

After sitting in the gazebo for a while, and when her whole body was a little stiff, Gu Xinran came back to her senses, since the snow, the sky has been gray, and she doesn't know what time it is, but it shouldn't be too early to think about it, so she cleaned up her mood and decided to go back to the room, and she didn't know when she would have the opportunity to wear the clothes sent by Rong Cheng.

As soon as she returned to the villa, she felt that the atmosphere in the house was a little different, and there was a smell of tension in the air.

In the huge living room, only a few servants went in and out with their heads down, and the others didn't know where they were, and the long dining table was already covered with white food supplements, and all kinds of cutlery were neatly arranged.

Gu Xinran was a little strange, except for the last banquet, he had never seen such a big battle in the Rong family, and he remembered that today was Chinese New Year's Eve, no wonder even Rong Cheng had to come back early.

I don't know why, she always feels that a family like the Rong family should have nothing to do with any traditional festivals, and now it seems that she thought too much before, especially when the old man Rong is still there, and the old people should pay more attention to the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival.

When Sister-in-law Luo came out, she happened to see Gu Xinran standing at the top of the stairs in a daze, so she stepped forward and said, "Xinran, what are you doing here?" looked at the things she was holding in her hand, and was a little puzzled, "Where did these things come from?"

Gu Xinran hid things behind him a little unnaturally, only lowered his head and didn't speak.

Seeing her like this, Sister-in-law Luo didn't ask, but said: "The old man will have a banquet tonight, and everyone will come back for dinner, the old man just said that it is not a matter for the eldest young master to lie on the bed like this, and if you can go downstairs for dinner in the future, you don't stand stupidly, hurry up and clean up." ”

Gu Xinran nodded, changed her shoes and went upstairs, Sister-in-law Luo looked at her back who seemed to have lost weight in the past few months, and sighed helplessly, on an occasion like tonight, she probably didn't know how to deal with herself.

When he arrived at Rong Ze's room, he was surprised to find that the door was actually looking, Gu Xinran was shocked, could it be that Rong Ze had woken up?

Gu Xinran approached lightly, and heard Lin Mei's voice coming from inside, and secretly looked at it, and saw that Lin Mei was sitting on the bed chatting with Rong Ze, the two didn't know what they were talking about, their voices were very low, and Gu Xinran only vaguely heard the words "hospital" or something.

Gu Xinran stood at the door with her eyebrows twisted and fell into a tangle, if she went in at this time, she would definitely be chased by those two people and asked where she went and who she met, not to mention that she was still holding the things sent by Rong Cheng in her hand, and she wanted to know how the people inside would react if they knew the origin of these things, but it was not a matter to stay at the door all the time if she didn't go in, in case Lin Mei came out, wouldn't she just be caught by her?

Just as he was hesitating, he heard a sound of footsteps coming from the stairs, Gu Xinran looked up, and saw Rong Cheng coming down from the upper floor, and when he saw her standing at the door, he didn't react, and walked downstairs by himself.

Gu Xinran didn't know where the courage came from, so he stepped forward and grabbed Rong Cheng's hand and said, "I'...... Can I put something there for you first?"

Rong Cheng glanced down at her, frowned, and said, "When talking to people, you have to look into other people's eyes, this is the minimum courtesy. ”

Gu Xinran immediately raised his head and looked straight at Rong Cheng.

"Why don't you take it in?" Rong Cheng glanced at Rong Ze's room, "I'm afraid they will ask?"

Gu Xinran nodded, "He will be angry and will throw things away, I don't want to." ”

Rong Cheng pulled back his sleeve and said, "Take it to my room." ”

Gu Xinran nodded gratefully, and just as he wanted to say thank you, Rong Cheng had already walked down the stairs quickly.

Walking to the door of Rong Cheng's room, Gu Xinran pressed his heart that was beating a little fast, although it was not the first time to enter his room, but he was still a little excited!