Zhang Tiantian cried in Gu Baisheng's arms for a long time.

Gu Baisheng embraced her and consoled her by patting her back.

After a long while, Zhang Tiantian gradually calmed down.

"I'll take Ye back home tomorrow." Zhang Tiantian said.

Zhang Tiantian was a little calmer after crying. Her eyes became red.

Gu Baisheng wiped her tears with a tissue and said, "I'll go with you."

Zhang Tiantian shook her head and declined, "We have put you to a lot of trouble in Beicheng. Don't bother with us anymore."

"What do you want to do?"

Gu Baisheng asked her.

Zhang Tiantian had a plan. She said, "One must return to one's roots. Ye will be buried with our parents."

"Will you come back again?"

Gu Baisheng looked at Zhang Tiantian, who was now a loner.

Gu Baisheng believed that it could be a blessing for Zhang Tiantian to live in Beicheng.

"I..." Zhang Tiantian hesitated and lowered her eyes.

Seeing that she couldn't decide, Gu Baisheng held her hands and asked, "Do you still want to be together with Xiao Rong?"

"I want to be together with him." Zhang Tiantian answered.

After Ye's death, she only had Xiao Rong and they had just gone steady. At the thought of this, she was somewhat relieved, "I'll come back to Beicheng to care for Xiao Rong after Ye is buried."

Gu Baisheng nodded, "That'll be great."

Zhang Tiantian said with a forced smile, "I have nothing but him now. He is my everything since I've lost Ye."

Gu Baisheng could understand Zhang Tiantian.

Living in the world by oneself was so lonely and agonizing.

Humans were social animals. They needed warmth and family.

Zhang Tiantian was no exception.

After Ye's death, Xiao Rong would be the only hope and family member she had.

"I'll be back soon. If Xiao Rong wants to go to Gui Town with me, we can also live there." Zhang Tiantian said.

Her sadness was alleviated a little when she talked about Xiao Rong.

After hearing her plan, Gu Baisheng stayed in the funeral hall with her for a while.

It was getting late.

Zhang Tiantian reminded Gu Baisheng, "It's not easy to take a taxi here, Miss Bai. You should go home now."

Gu Baisheng knew it.

She didn't insist on staying there when Zhang Tiantian suggested her leaving.

She took out from her bag the mobile phone accessory that Zhang Tiantian gave her back before and said, "I'll leave this to Ye."

She passed it to Zhang Tiantian.

Zhang Tiantian didn't refuse to accept it again and took it.

She said sadly, "Ye has never been lucky since he was a child. I thought I could finally take good care of him in the future, but he died young."

Gu Baisheng wasn't good at consoling people and could just look at her with grief.

Zhang Tiantian smiled, "Go back now. Let me accompany you to the door."

Zhang Tiantian stood up.

Gu Baisheng made her sit down again and said, "Thanks, I would leave by myself."

Zhang Tiantian looked at her in tears, "Be careful on your way home, Miss Bai."

Gu Baisheng nodded.

Before she left, she told the workers of the funeral home something to pay attention to.

As an ominous place, the funeral home was located in the suburb of Beicheng.

It was a long way from the city center.

Gu Baisheng unhappily opened the taxi-hailing app on her phone as she walked to the gate.

When she was at the gate, she raised her eyes.

Then, she caught sight of a car.

The car was conspicuous.

It was Song Shuang's car. She could remember that its license plate number was 1521.

She was surprised and stopped walking.

It was cloudy, and a gust of wind suddenly blew.

She smoothed her disheveled hair.

Unexpectedly, someone beside her gently tied a scarf around her neck.

She turned around immediately.

Then, she saw Song Shuang. She didn't know when he began standing beside her with her down jacket and white scarf in hand.

"Why are you here?"

She didn't tell Song Shuang that she came to the funeral home as she didn't want to delay his work.

Instead, she said that she would take a rest at home because she was so tired.

Song Shuang wrapped the scarf around her cute jaw and said, "I didn't see you at home after work, so I came here."

"How did you know that I came here?" Gu Baisheng asked.

She was a little surprised.

"I was just guessing," Song Shuang said.

Song Shuang was still as cold as the wind outside.

However, Gu Baisheng felt warm when he was talking.

She lowered her eyes when she thought about the scene when Zhang Tiantian was crying sadly.

She felt lucky because Song Shuang accompanied her.

She wasn't as lonely as Zhang Tiantian.

"I want to book a flight for Tiantian this evening after we arrived home." Gu Baisheng said.

"I've booked a flight for her," Song Shuang said.

Song Shuang walked out of the gate with her.

Gu Baisheng looked up at him.

Song Shuang's profile was nice-looking. He had a prominent nose, thin lips, and a beautiful jawline.

His black eyes were slightly slanted with long eyelashes.

He was handsome.

Gu Baisheng was suddenly puzzled when she heard that he had done everything for her. She asked, "When did you arrive here?"

Song Shuang held her hands and didn't hide the truth, "An hour ago."

Gu Baisheng opened her mouth in surprise.

In other words, he arrived here shortly after her.

"Why didn't you come to find me?" she asked.

Song Shuang turned around and looked at her eyes which were red from crying. He said, "I couldn't find you."

I couldn't find you?

Gu Baisheng thought that he was lying.

However, she didn't ask more questions as he didn't want to tell the truth.

She just suggested, "Let's go to eat hot pot this evening."

"What?"

Song Shuang was surprised by her good appetite.

"We can go for a drink. I suddenly want to do so," Gu Baisheng smiled, "I heard that it would be snowing heavily this evening. Let's go to the hot pot restaurant close to our neighborhood so that we can go home on foot after dinner."

"OK."

Song Shuang agreed.

Gu Baisheng moved her fingers and held Song Shuang's big hands on her own initiative.

Song Shuang noticed what she was doing and looked down at her fingers.

She didn't wear a ring.

But she had delicate fingers and round nails.

He felt good when she held his hands on her own initiative.

...

It happened to be the Chinese Laba Festival (The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month).

The hot pot restaurant offered free Laba congee to customers.

Gu Baisheng and Song Shuang sat by the window on the second floor, looking at people going to and fro in the street.

There were many people in the restaurant.

After ordering some food, she and Song Shuang ate their congee.

She called Zhang Tiantian first and said that she had booked a flight for her.

Then, she told Song Shuang about Zhang Tiantian's plan.

"She said she would bury Ye in Gui Town and then come back to Beicheng," Gu Baisheng said.

"Will she come back to take care of Xiao Rong?"

Song Shuang looked up at her.

Gu Baisheng nodded, "Tiantian likes Xiao Rong. She told him how she felt and Xiao Rong accepted her. That puts my mind at rest. At least they have each other to rely on."

"Do you think they could be a good match?"

Song Shuang suddenly asked her.

Gu Baisheng was surprised and looked up at Song Shuang.

Song Shuang didn't mean to judge other people. He just said, "They will meet with a lot of difficulties."

"Difficulties?"

Gu Baisheng was thoughtful, "Are you referring to their family backgrounds?"

If it was true, Song Shuang certainly meant that Zhang Tiantian was out of Xiao Rong's league when it came to family background. But Xiao Rong was special as the youngest son of the Xiao Family.

"I'm not talking about their family backgrounds," Song Shuang denied, "There are other difficulties."

"What?" Gu Baisheng said.

At that time, she didn't know what kind of difficulties could be problems for Xiao Rong and Zhang Tiantian.

However, she understood soon. What Song Shuang said was practical.

Song Shuang was much more far-sighted than her.

Song Shuang just talked about Zhang Tiantian and Xiao Rong in brief. After their food was served, he didn't mention them again.

They ate in silence.

Song Shuang seldom talked while eating.

However, Gu Baisheng didn't know why she extremely wanted to talk to Song Shuang today.

So, she asked Song Shuang when they were eating, "Do you want to drink anything?"

"You'd better drink fruit wine," Song Shuang said.

"What about liquor?"

Gu Baisheng asked.

Song Shuang looked up at her.

She couldn't read his mind.

Gu Baisheng thought Song Shuang might refuse.

But Song Shuang suddenly nodded, "You can only have a drop."

"OK."

Song Shuang ordered some liquor.

Gu Baisheng poured half a cup of liquor for him first.

Then, she also poured half a cup for herself.

She took a sip of it.

It was pungent and terrible.

She couldn't drink liquor.

But today, she wanted to drink for no reason.

Seeing that she looked uncomfortable after drinking it, Song Shuang said, "Stop drinking if you don't feel good."

"That's fine. It will warm my stomach." Gu Baisheng answered.

"Eating hot pot is enough," he said.

"I want to drink some liquor today. Just drink with me."

"We can drink some wine together at home. There is a bottle of..."

"Wine is not as strong as liquor." Gu Baisheng interrupted him and poured more liquor for herself. She raised her glass and said, "Let me make a toast to you."

Song Shuang looked at her and didn't respond.

Gu Baisheng clinked glasses with Song Shuang.

The sound was crisp.

Before drinking, Gu Baisheng said seriously, "I'm sorry to trouble you this time. I drink a toast to you for expressing my gratitude."

She didn't wait for Song Shuang to raise his glass.

Instead, she picked up her glass and took a gulp of liquor.

She couldn't stand it at all.

She immediately choked on the pungent liquor and coughed violently.

Song Shuang shook his head and passed her a tissue resignedly, "Stop drinking if you can't take it."

"No. I'm good," she said.

She was stubborn for no reason and wouldn't admit that she couldn't drink.

Song Shuang frowned slightly.

Gu Baisheng wiped her mouth, stood up, and went to sit down beside him holding her glass. She said, "I have much to tell you."

It was the first time that Song Shuang had seen her offering to pour out her heart to him.

He looked at her and asked, "What do you want to say?"