Stunned by the woman's sudden gaze, Chen Lan was even more bewildered, but he didn't shy away and instead looked into the woman's eyes and said, "My name is Chen Lan, what's yours?"
"I, I am called Bing Lan, the princess of the Ice Country." Bing Lan smiled, though her mind was recalling the name Chen Lan.
After a while, she spoke again, "You resemble a friend of mine, his name differs from yours by only one character, he's called Ye Lan."
"Ye Lan?" Chen Lan paused slightly; indeed, there was only a one-character difference.
"But, he's been gone for a long time, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to see him again." Bing Lan smiled sadly, and the atmosphere turned somber.
"If you don't mind, I could be your friend." Chen Lan said with a smile.
