Cheng Su still didn't know that her younger brother had taken up her cause, stirring up gossip in the village.
"What are you thinking about?" Cheng Su looked at Qi Taiguo beside her, who was so quiet that he hadn't uttered a single word.
Qi Taiguo curved the corners of his lips slightly, pulling her closer, and said, "Nothing much, just thinking about the things that have happened these past few days."
A jolt went through Cheng Su's heart as she tentatively said, "Blaming me? It's made the New Year celebrations difficult."
"No, I'm not blaming you, I blame myself," Qi Taiguo shook his head, gazed at the fleeting pure white snow outside the window, his look distant as he said, "I'm thinking, maybe I've been too presumptuous."
Cheng Su tilted her head up slightly, "How so?"
"I thought I was holding the scales evenly, but in reality, they were tipped. The balance in my heart was off," Qi Taiguo admitted with some shame.
