Chapter 406: Ruthless (2)_1
That family background, appearance, and future prospects were all impeccable. Using the terminology of a previous life, he would be described as a top-tier "tall, rich, and handsome" man, no doubt the dream son-in-law of many aristocratic madams, not someone just anyone could aspire to marry. Yet she was merely a farmer’s daughter, and between the two of them lay a chasm too vast to cross. Even if her feelings were not unrequited, this reality could not be changed!
Mo Yan looked at the letter in her hands, her expression complex as she slowly unfolded it, to find only a brief eight words: "With utmost joy, I shall hold dear!"
Her eyes fixed on those eight words, a wave of warmth rushed to her cheeks, muddling her mind, as an indescribable whirl of thoughts entwined tightly around her heart, unable to be dispelled for a long time.
It was only when her fingers became numb from the cold that Mo Yan came to her senses. Looking at the eight words again, they seemed to weigh a ton each. They burned her hands, and she hurriedly closed the letter, stuffing it into the furthest corner of the drawer and locking it tightly with a small lock, as if only by doing this could she calm the deep pounding in her chest...
This time, Mo Yan did not reply to the letter!
The next day, the snow stopped, and it seemed a bit brighter outside, not as gloomy as before, though the sun was still nowhere to be seen. The accumulated snow on the ground hadn’t melted a bit, as the extremely low temperatures made it somewhat solid, crunching underfoot.
With her mind preoccupied, Mo Yan had tossed and turned in bed all night, only dozing off when the sky began to lighten. When she got up with dark circles under her eyes, everyone was taken aback, fearing that she had nightmares like she did before, and had damaged her health.
"Dad, Uncle Li, I’m fine. Mao Tuan was restless all night, so I didn’t rest well. Don’t worry about me!"