Su Chen's heart filled with delight when she accepted the lantern. He spoke gently, "Where are you headed, Miss? Allow me to accompany you."
Gu Fei hesitated for a moment.
'Her rational side told her she should part ways with Su Chen right now. They should go their separate ways.'
'After all, they weren't people who walked the same path in life.'
'But under this moonlight, in this gentle glow of the lanterns, on a night such as this, with a young master as refined as jade beside her... she couldn't help but feel a flicker of selfish desire.'
'If one lived too rationally, wouldn't life be missing so much joy?'
'In her past life, she had died at only twenty-four, without ever having had a chance to fall in love.'
'Let's just treat this as creating a beautiful memory. When her hair is white with age, she can bask in the sunset and reminisce about this very moment.'
