As expected, Gu Chen still didn't allow Shen Xian to go upstairs this time.
The weather had become cold, and the yard was no longer as lively as before. Even those who came out for a walk hurried along.
The pavilion that used to be filled with people reading books and playing chess now had only a sparse few playing chess, and the onlookers were fewer too.
The yard was originally filled with pine and holly trees. These trees remained verdant and lush, which made the place seem even more desolate…
The sky, which had been sunny for a while in the morning, had now turned gray again, and occasionally cold winds would howl, picking up fallen leaves on the ground, tossing them about before finding a new place for them to become nourishing soil, then the wind would unceremoniously move on.
Gu Chen had been upstairs for a quarter of an hour now, which seemed a bit longer than last time?
