Shao He stepped backward, slipping, her body leaning back, behind her the icy pond water.
Pei Huaian yelled out in shock, "Be careful!"
Shao He felt a tightness around her waist, her body suddenly pulled forward, the hurried and slightly disheveled breathing of the man beside her echoed in her ears, her heartbeat thunderous.
She looked up to find herself crashing into his deep and handsome features, eyebrows slightly furrowed, seemingly a bit anxious.
She pressed her lips together and, when she met the man's black, ink-like gaze, an inexplicable joy surged within her, and her previously flustered heart gradually calmed down.
"Are you okay?"
Pei Huaian's voice was gentle, tinged with concern and inquiry, his eyes gazing directly into hers.
"No... No problem," Shao He said, looking down.
She could feel her heart pounding so fiercely, she could hear its thumping.
