A Simple Divination, Confession And Punishment

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The moonlight is cold.

　　The wind was very strong by the lake. Yu Feiyang took Dandan's hand, which was as cold as frozen food in the refrigerator. He pulled her away and put Dandan's hand in his coat pocket.

　　The warm big hands rubbed the cold hands over and over again.

　　But I can never pass on the warmth.

　　Yu Feiyang felt distressed: "How many times have I told you that it's cool by the lake? Why do you always choose to wait here?"

　　Dandan looked at him quietly, her clear eyes raised, giving Yu Feiyang the feeling that she was smiling, but her voice remained flat.

　　"I'm worried you won't be able to find it if you change places."

　　"How could that be? Anyway, you just wait in the bamboo forest. There is only a small space. I can find you even if I search the entire forest."

　　Dandan looked at the big bouquet of roses that Yu Feiyang was holding. The bright red flowers were particularly eye-catching in the dark night, and there were dots of dew on each plump petal.

　　She said: "So beautiful."

　　Yu Feiyang was about to hand over the roses, but Dandan had already looked away and turned around holding an oil-paper umbrella. "I'll take you home, follow me."

　　Home!

　　Yu Feiyang was so excited that his hair stood on end. Dandan wanted to take him home, did that mean she had accepted him as a person?

　　Wouldn't the chance of success of the confession be 100%?

　　"Are you not coming yet?" The woman, holding an oil-paper umbrella, looked back quietly with a white veil on her face.

　　"Right away." Yu Feiyang didn't think any more and hurried to catch up.

　　Dandan's home was not far from the bamboo forest. Yu Feiyang only remembered that after passing through the dark bamboo forest, he saw a circle of light, and then turned a corner and saw a huge old house.

　　The house is made of blue-gray bricks and black tiles on the roof. There are majestic stone lions on the left and right sides of the door.

　　"The decoration is so old?" Yu Feiyang was surprised.

　　It has been a long time since we have seen old houses with ancient and unique shapes in Hong Kong. Most of them have been demolished and rebuilt in recent decades.

　　Dandan went up the steps first, holding an oil-paper umbrella. "Yes, this house was left by my grandfather. It was built during the Qing Dynasty."

　　"Your family has taken great care of it." Yu Feiyang also followed him up the stairs. When he passed the two stone lions, he felt that their wide-open eyes were terrifying.

　　No one noticed that the two stone lions' eyes, as big as copper bells, turned towards Yu Feiyang.

　　Entered the house.

　　A maid came forward and took Dandan's oil-paper umbrella.

　　The maid's attire was also peculiar. Even though the weather was not cold enough, she was already wearing a gray-black cotton gown. Her hair was neatly braided in a coarse linen braid at the back of her head, and was rubbed shiny with sawdust water.

　　"Miss, the master and mistress are in the back garden."

　　His expression was pale as he spoke.