Finally, the news of Brother Rong's death was confirmed, and Chu Yu stopped her endless searching.
She obediently let Huan Yuan and Guan Canghai take her to live in Luoyang at the same residence where she and Brother Rong had once lived near Guan Canghai. She quietly recuperated, kept a very regular schedule for her meals and daily activities, she did not shed tears or cry, and... she did not speak.
The one who most clearly saw the change in Chu Yu was Huan Yuan. He would rather have seen Chu Yu go mad and cry bitterly, hoping she would eventually let go after the outburst, rather than see her like this.
Chu Yu was so quiet she hardly seemed alive. Sometimes, she would even manage a faint smile, the corners of her mouth lifting ever so slightly. Yet her eyes were deep and coldly silent, like the endless dark night of midwinter.
Huan Yuan did not know how to console her and could only devote himself more attentively to her care in everyday life.
