Qin Muni cradled a cup of hot cocoa, slightly raised it to sip the warm, sweet drink. Her heart felt warmly content, perhaps due to the snow, the hot cocoa, or perhaps the man sitting across from her.
The heavy snow covered the entire city, and from the hotel's mid-mountain position, one could get a good view of the town below, looking as though it wore a new coat of pure white, beautifully draped in silver.
Fortunately, they had packed several warm clothes for their trip to Purple Clouds Mountain. After more than two hours of snow, the snowfall had lightened; they changed into warm clothes, put on gloves, scarves, and earmuffs, and headed downstairs to build a snowman.
Qin Muni and Xu Yisen happened to meet Ji Nanqing and Patrick, who were just returning from outside, as they went to build a snowman. Ji Nanqing and Patrick said they would head upstairs to change into thicker coats and join them shortly.
