Moonlight falls into my arms

The snow fell thick and fast, covering the ground.

Early in the morning, Ruan Li touched the fever-reducing patch on her forehead, and the dreamlike scene from last night vividly appeared before her eyes.

She kissed Jiang Yuci.

With a snap, she slapped her face with both hands, her porcelain-white cheeks flushing red. She grabbed the blanket and pulled it up to cover her face, then snuggled back into the warm quilt.

Ruan Li closed her eyes and carefully recalled what she had done last night.

Only then did he slowly raise his head to look at the closed doorway.

I looked around the room but didn't see any fish bones.

The time on my phone has already passed midnight.

We need to check out at 12 o'clock.

Jiang Yuci should be at work by now, right?

Ruan Li's tense mood relaxed a little, and she got out of bed and pushed open the door to go out.

He ran his fingers through his messy hair, and before he could even lift his eyes, a voice reached his ears.

"Wake up and come and eat."

Ruan Li stared blankly at him, her feet rooted to the spot. "You, you don't go to work?"

Jiang Yuci had some wet snow on his clothes, and he looked at her calmly.

"Here we are, it's lunch break now." He took out the food he was carrying.

Ruan Li lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone.

She couldn't help but steal a glance at him; Jiang Yuci was furrowing his brows and preparing the food in the bag.

His complexion was normal, and nothing could be discerned.

Could it really be her dream?

Why is Jiang Yuci reacting so coldly, as if... she doesn't care at all?

The last thought chilled Ruan Li's heart.

“Yesterday…” Ruan Li pulled out a chair and slowly sat down.

Jiang Yuci looked over, "What?"

"Did I... have a fever last night?" Ruan Li asked.

She opened her WeChat app to reply to a message; the sister who gave her the rabbit hair clip last night had asked her why she hadn't gone out today.

"Okay, you should get some rest today."

“No, I have to…” Ruan Li paused, “I need to go out.”

"What do you want to buy? I'll buy it for you." Jiang Yuci assumed that Ruan Li had worked hard to earn money and simply wanted to buy something.

"I want to earn the money myself to buy it."

Ruan Li said, "Your money isn't my money either."

"..." Jiang Yuci prepared the food and pushed it in front of Ruan Li, "Eat first."

Ruan Li shut her mouth.

“Jiang Yuci…” Ruan Li bit her chopsticks, hesitating, “Shouldn’t we check out at 12 o’clock?”

"The subscription has been renewed."

"Oh......"

Actually, Ruan Li didn't care about these issues; what she really wanted to ask was about last night...

"That was just an accident, don't overthink it, and I won't mind." Jiang Yuci's eyes were fixed on Ruan Li's face.

When Ruan Li looked up in a daze, he quickly looked away, saying, "I know you didn't mean to."

"I...did it on purpose." Ruan Li bit the end of her chopsticks tightly again, her face burning hot.

"I'm leaving." Jiang Yuci raised his hand and took away the trash that Ruan Li had finished eating.

Ruan Li tugged at his sleeve, "I was just teasing you. Are you going to your parents' place tonight?"

Tonight is New Year's Eve.

"I'm not going." Jiang Yuci didn't turn around or push Ruan Li away; he stood there for a while.

“Ruan Li, you don’t like me. You’re probably just a little dependent on someone who takes care of you.”

His heart pounded last night simply because of Ruan Li's face, just as Huo Xingzhou had said.

He always mistook this person for her.

The door slammed shut.

Ruan Li came to her senses.

Staring at the door crack that remained still for a long time, she came to her answer.

She was rejected before she even confessed her feelings.

Ruan Li looked at her palm; the feeling of holding him last night seemed to still be there. She knew very well whether she liked him or was just dependent on him.

Ruan Li still went to Riverside Street in the afternoon.

Seeing that she looked sickly, Sister Rabbit frowned and asked with concern, "Are you sick?"

Ruan Li pouted, "I was rejected by the person I like."

"Ah..." Sister Rabbit was stunned for a moment before comforting her, "It's okay, you're still young, you'll meet better people in the future."

Ruan Li sighed and lowered her head. "I originally planned to confess to him at midnight tonight when we welcome the New Year, but unfortunately my plan failed before it even started."

"How did he reject you?" Sister Rabbit looked at the well-behaved little girl in front of her. She herself couldn't bear to reject her. She didn't expect that Ruan Li would be rejected even though she took the initiative to pursue him. "Those little boys just have no taste."

“He’s not a little boy.” Ruan Li sat down and began tidying up the things on the table. “Although I knew he would definitely reject me, I still wanted to try. But last night, in a moment of impulse, I… I kissed him and was rejected.”

"Huh?" Sister Rabbit didn't expect that such a gentle girl would kiss someone right away. Was she really that aggressive?

"Tell me, should I still confess my feelings?"

Ruan Li asked her.

"He's already rejected you, why confess your feelings and get rejected again?"

"But that wasn't a proper confession."

She turned to look at the rabbit sister, "You and he are about the same age, is it that people your age usually prefer someone a bit more mature?"

"Maybe so. After all, with all the experience you've had, you'd probably be more inclined to like someone your own age. But I never expected you to like someone about my age. I thought you'd like someone around eighteen."

Ruan Li nodded, "I hadn't thought about that either..."

How did I come to like him?

"Mature......"

"Sister, can I use this mirror?" Ruan Li took the mirror and looked at herself. "Do you think I'll look more mature if I put on makeup?"

"You look good without makeup."

Finally, at Ruan Li's pleading, Sister Rabbit took some time when there were fewer people to do Ruan Li's makeup.

"I... I don't know where to begin. I can't find a single flaw. It's so good to be young."

Ruan Li pointed to the corner of her eye, "Draw me that kind of alluring, upturned eyeliner! And a mature, bright red lip."

"Huh? Maybe it's not suitable for you?"

"Try it first."

That evening, Ruan Li sat on the sofa waiting for Jiang Yuci to return.

"Cough cough."

As soon as there was a sound at the door, she cleared her throat and stood up from the sofa.

She originally planned to confess her feelings to Jiang Yuci under the dazzling fireworks.

But Sister Rabbit said that would cause him trouble, so Ruan Li changed the location and moved to her home.

Jiang Yuci pushed open the door and almost thought he had entered the wrong room.

Red balloons floated on both sides of the entrance hall all the way to the living room.

The dining table was covered with a red checkered tablecloth, with a warm yellow linen lace fabric hanging underneath. Even the chairs had matching color covers.

The person next to him coughed, drawing Jiang Yuci's attention.

Red cushions were also laid on the sofa, and next to it was a large lantern tree with bright red lanterns and fluttering "Fu" characters hanging on it.

Ruan Li stood next to the sofa, wearing a retro red knitted dress with a matching cardigan on top. The fluffy edges hung down on both sides, adorned with cute little pom-poms.

Red makes people look flamboyant and radiant.

"Did you like the surprise I brought you?"