"Ayuan..." As she lifted her arm with her movement and let her pull down the shirt sleeve, he retracted his hand to caress her face, "Have I ever told you that you are beautiful?"
"I don't need you to tell me that. I already know," she retorted smugly, yet her cheeks were still a bit warm. She couldn't help but mock herself internally—here she was, a mother, yet her heart skipped at a mere compliment from a man. She was indeed living in the past.
The man paid no attention to her sarcasm, just continued to speak.
"Actually, back in the snow cave, I kept wanting to take off your goggles to see what your eyes looked like."
The two met while skiing on the Alps Mountains, and due to an avalanche, they moved from strangers to companions in adversity.
At the time, both were clad in skiing gear. During the day, as they searched for a way out, neither took off their ski goggles out of concern for snow blindness.
