Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Gu Yan placed some fruits, cakes and a plate of offal that he had sent someone to buy in the pavilion. Bai Zhi brought the jar of osmanthus wine that Qiao Wanwan had given her yesterday and filled two bowls with it: "Come on, let's eat and drink."

Gu Yan asked, "Aren't you going to change into new clothes?"

When he asked this, Bai Zhi noticed that Gu Yan had put on his cloud-white clothes neatly. It was rare to see him wearing white clothes, but it didn't seem to suit him very well.

What if it matched his face? Bai Zhi carefully recalled the face she had only seen once, the delicately carved jade-like features, and the pair of unforgettable, spring-like peach blossom eyes... and this cloud-white dress with red patterns, it was a perfect match made in heaven.

Bai Zhi somehow reached out her hand and touched the corner of Gu Yan's eye.

She suddenly wanted to tear off this fake face.

The autumn night was slightly cool, and only Bai Zhi's fingertips felt hot on his face. Gu Yan felt that the heat was about to burn his entire face, and he called out softly, "Bai Zhi?"

Bai Zhi woke up as if from a dream, quickly retracted her hand, and cried out inwardly, "Oh no!"

What is this for! How can you touch someone's face? How can you explain this!

"Well, don't get me wrong, I just don't like your face... No, no, I mean this dress doesn't look good on you..." Bai Zhi was getting more and more confused, so she simply changed the subject, "By the way, you were talking about new clothes, right? I haven't touched the box since it was brought back, and Qiaoqiao said there were some good things in it, so I'll go take a look."

The box was placed in the side room during the day. Bai Zhi had just taken two steps when she found that the box had somehow moved to the side of the pavilion.

Either Ming Xin's ghost moved it, or Gu Yan did it. Bai Zhi glanced at Gu Yan, who blinked and said, "Open it and take a look."

Baizhi opened the box and saw that in addition to her new clothes, there were also two leather cloaks.

She remembered that Qiaoqiao and Chuqi held the same cloak during the day.

Gu Yan explained, "This belongs to both of us. Qiaoqiao asked you to open it yourself."

Qiaoqiao picked two pieces of sheepskin that were as white as snow. Baizhi pressed lightly and her whole palm was wrapped in it. She smiled and said, "What a nice piece of leather."

Next to the leather were the five pieces of clothing she had chosen, with the lotus-colored dress on the top. She was very familiar with the way it was folded.

I specially moved the box here and stacked the clothes on top. How much I wanted her to wear this dress for the holiday. Bai Zhi laughed a few times, picked up the clothes and said, "Don't worry, I'll go back and change clothes!"

Gu Yan looked away and picked up the wine bowl to hide the smile on his face.

After a while, Bai Zhi changed her clothes. Gu Yan looked up, and with just one glance, he understood why Bai Zhi said that she didn't like his face.

The girl in front of him had bright features, and the dress she wore made her even more eye-catching, like the spring that broke through the thick snow in the depths of winter. He suddenly felt a dryness in his throat, and he was eager to see the soul in this skin.

That tangible gaze was about to burn a hole in Bai Zhi's body. She looked at herself suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong? Did you scratch yourself?"

"No, it looks good." Gu Yan suppressed the emotions surging in his chest and said with a smile, "Come and eat."

The full moon was high in the sky, and the two raised their bowls and knocked them together, wishing each other a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. After finishing one bowl, Bai Zhi poured another bowl and spilled it on the ground, muttering, "Miss Bai Zhi, Madam Tao, I wish you will be reunited in the underworld."

Gu Yan also poured a bowl of wine, and the water stains on the ground reflected the incomplete half of the bright moon. He looked at Bai Zhi and asked, "Wouldn't you... give a bowl of wine to your parents?"

"No, what if they are still alive?" Bai Zhi finished speaking, and then explained, "I have lived alone since I was a child. I don't know who my parents are. I wanted to know when I was young, but later I lost interest. I thought that the fate of the world is probably like this. What is not yours is not yours. You can't force it."

Gu Yan saw a trace of loneliness between her brows.

Bai Zhi rubbed her face and said, "I suddenly remembered that you asked me before if I wanted to know what the relationship was between you and those thieves. Now I want to know, tell me."

Gu Yan: "I don't want to talk about it anymore."

Bai Zhi: "What?"

Gu Yan picked up the wine bowl and said, "But I do have a question for you."

Bai Zhi: "...just ask."

"Your heart is set on the vast world, why do you choose to stay?"

This was a mess, Bai Zhi didn't want to get rid of it, so she evaded the question by saying, "Isn't it a bit late for you to ask now?"

Gu Yan's eyes were as cold as stars, staring straight at Bai Zhi: "It may be too late, but I want to know now."

Bai Zhi sighed, picked up the bowl and chatted with Gu Yan, then raised her head and drank it all. After a moment, she said, "I can't explain it."

"Can't tell?"

"I'm not lying to you." Bai Zhi rubbed the edge of the bowl with her fingers. "If you want to see where you'll end up, then where does this curiosity come from? I can't explain it clearly, so I'll just follow my heart... Why are you asking this?"

Gu Yan flicked the wine bowl, and the full moon in the wine instantly dissipated into several broken bright water lines. He whispered, "I'm afraid that one day you will disappear like the moon in the water."

Bai Zhi steady the bowl from the other side: "I am not a moon in the water. I am a living person. I will not disappear for no reason. Don't think about this nonsense. Eat."

Gu Yan suddenly grabbed Bai Zhi's wrist and said, "Promise me that you can't leave without a word. Before you leave the mansion, at least... at least come and say goodbye to me."

The tone sounded as if Bai Zhi was a gust of wind that might blow away someday. Bai Zhi was a little confused and laughed, "Wait a minute, you keep saying go, go, you don't really want me to stay, do you?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Bai Zhi's heart began to beat. She had thought that Gu Yan was willing to let her stay because he wanted to keep a companion in the wolf's den. Anyone who disguised himself and ran to the enemy's house to lie dormant would inevitably want someone who could let down his guard and tell the truth. Could it be that she misunderstood?

"No!" Gu Yan's voice suddenly became higher, and his expression was very serious, "Absolutely not!"

Bai Zhi didn't expect him to react so strongly. She felt relieved and patted Gu Yan's hand, which was still holding her tightly, and said soothingly, "Okay, okay, I just said it casually."

Gu Yan: "Promise me that you will come and say goodbye to me."

Bai Zhi: "Even if you don't tell me, I will say goodbye to you. Why do I have to..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Yan's other hand came over, holding Bai Zhi's wrists in his palms, and suddenly laughed: "If you promise me, I will owe you a favor."