Moonlight falls into my arms

It was during class time, and the surroundings were spacious and quiet.

The little girl raised her head, her lips tightly pressed together, showing a hint of helpless grievance, her eyes filled with tears, as if they would flow uncontrollably if she held them any longer.

Jiang Yuci's gaze faltered for a moment, until Ruan Li began to sob softly, her porcelain-like cheeks flushing red.

She cried until her face turned red, and she sobbed softly, looking extremely aggrieved.

He sighed softly, half-squatted down, and asked her what was wrong.

Ruan Li's long, drooping eyelashes trembled. She pulled her scarf up to cover her face and burst into tears, crying, "I... I really can't find my parents. They... they really don't want me anymore."

Her voice trembled as she cried, and she couldn't stop hiccuping.

Jiang Yuci didn't say anything, but stood guard beside her. Even when he was half-crouched, he was still a head taller than Ruan Li, effectively blocking her view.

Ruan Li buried her head in her elbows and curled herself up in a ball as she cried.

Jiang Yuci's gaze could see a glimpse of her fair skin peeking out from between her collar and scarf.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and the snow on the trees fell in a flurry, icy cold. Jiang Yuci paused for a moment, his hand shielding the back of her neck.

As Ruan Li was crying, she suddenly felt a chill on her neck. She looked up and peeked at it, but her vision was very dark.

The soft fabric of the sweater brushed against her red and sensitive nose. Then, a dry, warm hand covered the back of her head. Ruan Li clearly felt his fingertips gently touching her, as if to soothe her.

When Jiang Yuci realized what she had done, a hint of emotion flickered across her usually stern and aloof face.

He admitted that when he saw her huddled there crying all alone, he felt a pang of pity and completely forgot that the person in front of him was not Ruan Li, and that the person in front of him was acting.

While shielding her from the snow, he touched her soft hair, which tickled his palm. She trembled and cried again, so Jiang Yuci pressed his hand down.

They seemed to have noticed each other's actions.

Jiang Yuci shifted his hand, intending to step back.

But a pair of hands carefully embraced his waist, slowly climbing up behind him and tightening around him.

Jiang Yuci could clearly hear a strong wind blowing in his ears, rustling the treetops and making his hair fly, but in that brief moment, he couldn't hear a single sound from the outside world.

All sensation is in the waist and abdomen.

"Jiang Yuci..." A soft, sticky voice came from her arms and whispered in her ear, "...Give me a hug."

Jiang Yuci lowered his eyes, unable to see her face, his gaze lingering on the top of her fluffy head, her wispy hair fluttering in the wind and brushing against his exposed neck.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he gave a very soft "hmm".

Ruan Li's cheeks, buried against his chest, were still wet with tears, which stained his sweater, leaving a small, dark welt.

She had been squatting outside for a while when she suddenly stood up. Her vision was still a little blurry, and her legs and feet felt a bit numb.

I could only stand steady by holding him tightly.

"I have no home anymore, what am I going to do..." The whispering voice faded away in my ears.

Jiang Yuci didn't hear clearly and lowered her head slightly, "Hmm?"

Ruan Li let go of him, wiped away the tears clinging to her eyelashes, and slumped her chin into her scarf, revealing her red nose and slightly swollen eyes.

She muttered dejectedly, "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. You always say I'm lying to you."

Jiang Yuci kept his eyes downcast, staring at her. Ruan Li suddenly looked up and met his dark eyes. She puffed out her cheeks and glared at him: "Has Yu Ci finished his vaccination?"

The person who had been calm and silent suddenly blinked, as if he had just remembered something.

"Still in the hospital, let's go." He gently put his hand on Ruan Li's shoulder and led her to the parking space next to them.

He opened the passenger seat for Ruan Li, watched her get in, then closed the door and went to the other side.

Ruan Li didn't notice that Jiang Yuci had personally opened the car door for her.

She stared blankly at her fingertips, which were a little red from the cold.

A few minutes later, Jiang Yuci opened the car door and got in, handing Ruan Li a steaming cup of milk tea.

Ruan Li's gaze was fixed on the straw that had already been inserted. She took it a beat late and whispered a thank you.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a large bag of snacks was placed on his lap, the sound of plastic clattering against each other was somewhat noticeable in the quiet car.

Ruan Li looked up at Jiang Yuci in a daze.

He sat in the driver's seat, his usually cold and aloof demeanor softening his features with a gentle, gentle expression.

Ruan Li opened the bag and glanced inside. Inside were her favorite lemon-flavored potato chips, durian pastries, Swiss rolls, and yogurt.

Is Jiang Yuci trying to... coax her by buying her snacks?

Ruan Li's ears were a little hot as she stared blankly at the various snacks inside her milk tea.

"Don't you like this?" Jiang Yuci asked her, looking straight ahead.

Ruan Li held the milk tea in both hands, feeling the warmth emanating from it in her palms.

She hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "I want to drink bone broth, the kind that's thick and fragrant."

Jiang Yuci glanced at her sideways, then quickly looked away.

The two went to the hospital to pick up the cat first.

"Mr. Jiang, you've finally arrived." The staff member led him to pay the bill. "What were you busy with all of a sudden? You disappeared in the blink of an eye. Someone next to me said you were trying to skip out on the bill, which gave me quite a fright."

"I am busy."

Ruan Li followed behind, carrying the cat carrier, listening to the conversation between the two, her eyes flashing as she looked at the cat's head.

Was Jiang Yuci... because she was in such a hurry that she left the hospital without paying the fees?

The staff member clearly saw Ruan Li too, and smiled knowingly: "Going to pick up your girlfriend?"

Ruan Li was startled, until Jiang Yuci explained that the two were not in that kind of relationship.

Ruan Li's heart was still pounding.

A strange, unprecedented seed quietly sprouted in my heart, giving rise to a tiny green shoot.

Back in the car, Ruan Li took Yu Ci out of the cat carrier and stroked its round head, saying, "Let's go home, Yu Ci."

Jiang Yuci frowned slightly upon hearing her address, but said nothing.

"Aren't we going home?"

Ruan Li watched the desolate, withered trees outside slide past one by one, and the blue and white road sign ahead was not the name of the road home.

Ever since Ruan Li got lost once, she has gradually started to remember the roads around her.

“Okay, I’m going to buy some things,” Jiang Yu replied.

Ruan Li bit the straw in her hand and took a small sip of milk tea.

When Yu Ci saw it, it also reached out, its paws climbing onto her elbow to smell the milk tea.

"Hmm? Fishbone, why did you hug me today? You missed me after such a short time apart?" Ruan Li pressed down on its ear.

He looked down and asked, "Do you like me? You can only hug me if you like me."

Suddenly, the car stopped abruptly, and Ruan Li's body lurched forward.

She looked up and saw that the light ahead was red, but Jiang Yuci usually didn't stop so abruptly.

Ruan Li glanced over and immediately noticed Jiang Yuci's hands gripping the steering wheel.

His long, bony fingers were clenched tightly, and the bluish veins on his pale skin bulged slightly, adding a touch of tension to the air.

"What's wrong?" she asked.