Shihezi was a river. Fang Yan didn't know why it was called this way. Maybe it was because the name was so common that no one even made up a suitable fairy or ghost story for her.
There were many stones in Shihezi, and there were strange stones on both sides of the river.
The river was frozen, and the ice was very thick. Several urchins were skating on the river bank.
They were playing at an advanced level!
Throw a smooth wooden board on the ice, and one person squatted on the board. On each side, a child pulled the child squatting on the board and ran forward. After running for a while, they suddenly flung the child's hand forward, and the wooden board rushed forward with a 'swoosh' sound. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.
There were also two little girls riding bicycles on the ice. Riding a bicycle was more advanced than skating on a board, and it was more difficult. However, the two children were obviously experts. They dashed left and right and made difficult movements from time to time, laughing proudly like silver bells.
Fang Yan and Ye Rou took a stroll by the stone river. The cold wind was biting cold, and the fine snowflakes were fluttering in the air. Their shoes made a crunching sound as they stepped on the snow. Every step they took didn't even reach their knees.
The snow came very early today, and it was very heavy.
Fang Yan pointed at the urchins on the river and said, "Shall we go skating too?"
"…" Ye Rou didn't answer. "This idiot wants me to skate with a group of children?"
"Let's go for a walk." Fang Yan also didn't think this suggestion was very good. "What's the matter with the two of us running into a group of children?" They were all famous people now. Ye Rou was the number one among the young generation in the inner world, and he was — he was tied for the number one with her.
When the group of children saw Fang Yan, they actually shouted in unison.
"Run Fang, look, it's Run Fang —"
"Run Fang, you're back again —"
"Run Fang, are you going to skate again this time?"
"These children —" Fang Yan said with a smile. "No, no."
Ye Rou didn't respond. Instead, she looked at those children with interest and smiled, as if it was a very happy thing for them to laugh at Fang Yan.
"Fang Yan, how dare you be with Sister Rou Rourou — aren't you afraid that Sister Rou Rourou will hit you again?" The little girl on the bicycle stopped her bike and shouted at Fang Yan with one foot on the ground.
Fang Yan was infuriated. Even these brats dared to bully him.
He bent down and picked up a handful of snow from the ground. Then, he squeezed the snow into a snowball and threw it at the little girl with two pigtails.
Pa!
Fang Yan's aim was excellent, the snowball just fell on the little girl's head.
The little girl screamed and cursed, "Ran Fang, how dare you hit me —"
She threw the bike on the ice, then rushed over to grab a snowball and threw it at Fang Yan.
When the other children saw that there was a more fun game, they immediately joined in.
So, a group of children chased after Fang Yan and smashed at him. Fang Yan fought back and ran away with his head in his hands.
From time to time, the children's laughter and the screams of someone who was hit by a snowball could be heard. The group of people had a lot of fun.
Ye Rou stood in place and didn't join in the fight. She had a gentle and indifferent smile on her face, like a mother watching her children play with each other.
Pa!
A snowball hit Ye Rou's face.
Ye Rou was furious and looked around for the culprit.
The little girl with pigtails pointed at Fang Yan, indicating that he was the one who hit her.
Ye Rou bent down and picked up a snowball. She aimed at the back of Fang Yan's head and threw it at him.
Pa!
Fang Yan's head was hit.
Fang Yan had been guarding in front and didn't expect a sneak attack from behind. He turned around and saw Ye Rou bending down to pick up a second snowball. He hurriedly shouted, "Ye Rou, how can you sneak attack?"
"You hit me first." Ye Rou threw a snowball at Fang Yan.
The children's snowballs were easy to dodge, but Ye Rou's snowballs seemed to have eyes and couldn't be avoided. Two snowballs hit him in a row and Fang Yan cried out in pain.
"When did I hit you? Ye Rou, are you sure you're not mistaken? "Fang Yan shouted as he fought back.
Ye Rou really couldn't be sure if it was Fang Yan who hit her. She had been thinking about something. Although her eyes were focused on the fight, she didn't notice the surrounding scene.
She looked at the little girl with pigtails again. The little girl, Fang Mengying, said in a crisp voice, "Sister Rou, it was Fang Yan who hit you — I saw it."
Ye Rou nodded and threw the third snowball in her hand without hesitation.
Because of Ye Rou's participation, the children who were at a disadvantage suddenly became the victors. Fang Yan was busy dodging Ye Rou's attacks or fighting back, but the children's snowballs flew toward him.
The fight ended. Fang Yan was covered in wounds and became the biggest loser.
As he shook the snow off his neck, he shouted at the girl with pigtails, "Fang Mengying, come over here and tell me clearly — who hit Ye Rou?"
"It's you, it's you." Fang Mengying giggled. "Anyway, we all saw it, it was you —"
"You're my cousin —" Fang Yan said. Fang Mengying was his aunt's daughter and also his cousin. Because the person his aunt married also had the surname Fang, her surname still followed their surname.
"But I can't lie," Fang Mengying said. She waved at her friends and said, "Let's go, let's go skating."
And so, the group of children once again rushed toward the river.
Fang Yan looked helplessly at Ye Rou and said, "It really wasn't me who hit you. They wronged me. "
"I know," Ye Rou said expressionlessly. But her current expressionless face was different from before. Before, her expressionless face gave people a feeling of coldness. Now, her expressionless face gave people a feeling of — joy.
She didn't smile on her face, but Fang Yan felt that she must be smiling in her heart.
"You knew?" Fang Yan had a face of astonishment. You knew and you still hit me so hard?
"Those children and you —" Ye Rou said. "It's easier to hit you."
"—"
It's easier to hit me? You can't bully me like this, right?
Ye Rou started walking again. She wore a white casual outfit. Her clothes were thin, but she didn't feel cold at all. Her short hair flew in the wind and slapped against her face, making her look beautiful and sorrowful.
"What — do you want to say to me?" Ye Rou asked casually.
Fang Yan walked to the side of Ye Rou. No matter where, a man should always stand to the side of a woman.
"You left in a hurry last time, so I didn't even have a chance to treat you to a meal — to be honest, I didn't expect you to go to Huacheng. I didn't even think that someone would go there. I was ready to face this challenge alone. "
"I can't say that I was ready. It's just that I had escaped once at that time, so I couldn't escape again no matter what — I would either die standing or die fighting. I felt that I should pluck up my courage for once. "
"At that time, I was giving a big class to the students. My class was good and the students liked it, so the principal forced me to give a big class to the students twice a week — the day you went there was the first time I gave a big class to the students —"
Fang Yan talked endlessly, talking about whatever came to his mind. It was like two best friends chatting about their daily lives, or a couple reuniting after a long separation.
"When you suddenly walked in, my mind went blank. I forgot what I said before, and I didn't know what to say next. You don't know what happened later. After you left, many people went to look for you. There were also many boys who regarded you as their crush, and they gave you the nickname 'Queen in Black' — "
Ye Rou glanced at Fang Yan and didn't answer, waiting for him to continue.
"The two idiots, Fang Yingying and Fang Haohan, thought that I would be no match for the Chiba Army, so they came up with such a stupid way to expel the Chiba Army. They didn't know that even if they succeeded, we would still lose the battle. It was even worse than when I was beaten up by the Chiba Army in person — I didn't expect that you would also appear that night. If you hadn't shown up, I'm afraid that Fang Yingying and Fang Haohan would have suffered a great loss — they were afraid of you, but they liked you more. "
"I showed up because I wanted to," Ye Rou said. "No one said that I couldn't challenge the Chiba Army. And no one said that I couldn't challenge the Chiba Army before your final battle. I just happened to meet those two idiots — "
"I know, I know." Fang Yan nodded repeatedly. "I know you won't admit that you actually care about me, and I can pretend that I don't understand —"
"Don't mess with me," Ye Rou stared at Fang Yan and said.
"I didn't mess with you," Fang Yan said seriously. "I used to mess with you a lot, but that's because I hated you. I hated that you were too powerful, I hated that you were merciless, and I hated that you made me lose every time we competed — "
"I just want to say thank you. Thank you for beating me up for ten years and forcing me to improve. Thank you for allowing me to possess the heart of Taiji. Thank you for coming all the way to Huacheng to help me. Thank you even more — for making the Fang Family different from before. "
Ye Rou was silent and didn't speak.
"What's wrong?" Fang Yan looked at Ye Rou and asked. He felt that her expression was very strange. Shouldn't she say something when he thanked her so deeply and sincerely?
"Fang Yan —" Ye Rou said softly. It seemed that she had finally made up her mind.
"Okay," Fang Yan replied happily.
"Go on," Ye Rou said.
"What?"
"I'm not used to you being like this," Ye Rou said.
"—"
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