She groggily changed her clothes and got up from the bed tiredly. When she walked out of the room and went downstairs, she saw Han Shaoyuan lying on a tatami mat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room. His back was facing Lesley, and the reflection of the lake was reflected in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. He closed his eyes as if he was deep in thought. The sunlight fell on his handsome face, giving his perfect facial features a faint golden glow.
Lesley didn't disturb him. She walked around the hall, opened the security door that led to the outside, and quietly went out.
"Lesley…"
As soon as Lesley walked out, she found Lola and a few bodyguards in black waiting in the garden outside. Under the cherry blossom tree, when she saw Lesley, it was as if she had reunited after a long time. She rushed over and hugged Lesley with open arms. She buried her head in Lesley's arms and cried,"Lesley, I haven't heard from you for a day and a night. I've been looking for you for a long time…"
Lesley couldn't help but feel touched. In the past five years, Lola was the only one who cared about her the most." Lola, I'm sorry. I won't do this again..." She reached out to hug Lola and said softly.
" Lesley, what's wrong? Your body is so hot..." Lola raised her head and touched Lesley's hand. Then, she reached out to touch Lesley's forehead and exclaimed," Oh my god, you're having a high fever..."
Lesley's body was very weak. She said softly,"I was drenched in the rain in the cherry blossom forest last night…"
"What happened? " Your neck…" Lola's gaze stopped on Lesley's neck, where there were bruises and fingerprints." Is it…Han Shaoyuan?"”she asked hesitantly.
" No…No…" Lesley quickly denied it, but she didn't want to talk about what happened yesterday, so she stared at Lola and said softly,""I don't want to talk about it-don't ask..."
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Lola stopped asking." Okay, okay, I won't ask. You have such a high fever now. Let's go, I'll take you to the hospital..." She held Lesley's hand and walked out of the garden.
The car slowly drove away on the asphalt road. Lesley looked back and realized that she had come out of a towering castle. The black-and-white cornices were getting further and further away in the sea of flowers. In front of her, she went around a road sign that pointed to the castle. Lesley saw the words 'Snowfall City'.
Jingxi Lake Hospital
Lesley was lying on the hospital bed with an IV drip hanging beside her. The transparent IV drip was falling into the IV tube.
Lola stood by the bed and flipped through a folder." I've already asked for leave from the film crew. I'm afraid that the filming of this advertisement will have to be postponed for two days. I've also helped you adjust your schedule. You can stay in the hospital today."”
Lesley nodded. When she looked up, she saw a six-year-old girl looking at her from the door of the ward. Her bright and clear eyes were beautiful and innocent.
Seeing the girl staring at her, Lesley smiled at her...
The girl smiled at her and walked in timidly.
"Little friend, what's your name, what's the matter?”Lesley asked her.
The little girl blinked at Lesley and said in a tender voice," My name is Henako. I've met Pretty Sister..."
Lesley was a little surprised. She had never seen this little girl before. Could it be that this six-year-old Japanese girl was also her fan?
" In the director's office. I've seen your photo before..." the little girl said.
"Director? "Which dean?" Lesley was a little confused.
" The principal of the Mirror Creek Lake Orphanage is sick. He's in the next ward. My brother and I came to visit him…"
Mirror Creek Lake Orphanage? The girl in front of him was actually an orphan. Lesley stared at Henako, who looked like she was six years old. When she recalled that she was about the same age when she was adopted by the Smiths, she could not help but feel pity for her.
"Why would your director have a photo of my sister?”Lesley smiled and continued to ask Henako.
" Sister must have lived in the Kageyashi Orphanage before, right? The headmaster kept a record of every child's growth. Sister's adult photo is the most beautiful..." said Henako sweetly.
Hearing what Henako said, Lesley knew that she might have mistaken her for Snow Cherry. It seemed that Han Shaoyuan's ex-lover was also an orphan, and she was in the same boat as him.
"Sister, when will you be free?" Hyunako looked at Lesley with her little face raised.
" I'm very busy. I don't have much time..." When Lesley said this, she suddenly felt that rejecting the little girl was really a cruel thing to do.
Hyunako's eyes were filled with disappointment as she lowered her head and pouted."Today is the day of the annual Flower God Festival. Originally, I wanted to invite elder sister to bring me and elder brother to watch the Flower God Festival in Luo Xue City…"
Luo Xue City? Flower God Festival?
Lesley looked at the drip in the bottle. "Hyunako, do you mean today?”
Hyunako nodded…
" Lola, let's go to Snow City after the drip..." Lesley turned to Lola, who was sitting next to her.
Lola shrugged helplessly. She knew that Lesley couldn't bear to reject the girl in front of her." Alright, you've filled up your only day of rest..."
Lesley smiled." Henako, I'll go with you to watch the Flower God Festival after I'm done with the drip…"
" Really..." Henako's small mouth curved into an arc, revealing her small white teeth. Her smile was bright and clear, making Lesley's heavy heart feel as if a warm wind had blown past it.
Hyunako's eyes were filled with joy. She hopped to the door of the ward and smiled." I'll go call my brother over…" She then hopped out.
Just as Yainako went out, the nurse who changed the dressing came in with a cart." The one who went out just now seemed to be Yainako?”she asked casually.
"Yeah, you know that girl?”said Lesley.
The nurse sighed and said as she changed the dressing,"He's a poor child. Three months ago, their parents died in a car accident. She and her brother, Kingstown, were sent to the orphanage. She often comes to the hospital to visit the resident director. It's rare to see her so happy…"
Lesley nodded. She understood the pain of losing her parents, which made her want to treat the siblings well.
When Funako returned, she had changed into a light blue kimono and was pulling a nine-year-old boy behind her. The boy had a clear face, but his face was very pale and he looked a little thin. Perhaps it was because he had not recovered from the grief of losing his parents, his long and curly eyelashes were drooping, and his eyes were slightly gloomy. The car was driving towards the Cherry Sea Forest at Mirror Creek Lake. Hyunako was very excited, but Kingstown did not smile.
The cherry blossom forest of the Mirror Creek Lake Resort stretched for hundreds of miles. The cars that drove on the asphalt road were hidden in the shade of the trees, as if they were looming in the snow.
It was a traditional custom for the local people to worship the Cherry Blossom God. Near the resort, there was a thousand-year-old Sakura tree with flowers blooming like a waterfall. There was a sea of people in front of the cherry blossom trees. There were locals, but more tourists came because of their reputation. The altar was built under the thousand-year-old Sakura Tree. The priest led rows of banners over. The falling flowers were colorful in the air, and black flags fluttered in the wind.
Lesley and Lola walked with the siblings in the sea of people. Lesley looked at the surrounding scenery. The Snowfall Castle was not far ahead, and the stacked floors were quietly lying on the clear water surface of Mirror Creek Lake. Falling flowers fluttered in the wind, like snow dancing in the sky. The city of Falling Snow was just like its name. The cherry blossoms were vast and ethereal in the snow, leaving a majestic reflection on the calm water surface. She couldn't help but mock herself. She had just left this place in the morning, and she didn't expect to be back here so soon after the drip.
"Holy fire-they're going to light it-"
Hyunako excitedly pointed at the altar, and Lesley looked in the direction of her finger.
Five old men who were almost a hundred years old walked up the altar shakily. They had high hats and white hair. They were obviously the local elders who were highly respected. In front of the five elders were two handsome figures in suits. When Lesley took a closer look, she was shocked. It was the two brothers of the Han family, Han Shaoyuan and Han Yixiu.
" Next, let's welcome the CEO of the Han Corporation, the owner of Luo Xue City, Mr. Han Shaoyuan, to light the sacred flame…"
The host on the altar said.
Han Shaoyuan held the torch in his hand and proudly walked up to the altar. Under the waterfall of cherry blossoms, he lit the holy fire. When the locals saw the holy fire lit up, they lowered their heads and recited the Maji Fire Poem. The sound of the poem faded away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A firework was set off on the altar. As the white smoke curled up, the flames bloomed in the blue sky.
Then, the continuous sound of firecrackers was deafening. Momoko was shocked and hid behind Kingstown.
" Don't be afraid, Henako. It's just firecrackers..." Kingstown protected Henako with one hand. His eyes were filled with determination that a nine-year-old child should not have.
"Please, God of Flowers…"
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, more than ten girls in kimonos walked through the crowd. Their sleeves fluttered in the wind and they held high incense sticks in their hands. Behind them was a team of fire attackers. The Five-Colored Ghost-faced Jumping God was carrying the Flower God's shelf, and the copper bells hanging on his body rang as he jumped.
Just as Lesley was in a daze, someone patted her shoulder.
When Lesley turned around, she bumped into Doughty's smiling face…
" Why are you here..." Lesley suddenly felt that Crow was like a wandering soul that could be seen anywhere.
" I'm a person who loves flowers and cherishes them. How can I be absent from such a ceremony..." Doughty smiled mischievously. He was wearing a long-sleeved shirt with red and black patterns that looked a little like a famous tribe. He was wearing a pair of brown knickers with wide pants. He still had his signature black military boots on. His entire outfit was as incomprehensible as before.
"Hey, who are these two children?”Doughty bent down and looked at Kingstown and Henako, who were beside Lesley.
" I'm Kingstown, and this is my sister, Henako..." Kingstown looked up and met Dokro's eyes.
" I asked my sister to bring us here..." said Henako timidly as she hid behind Kingstown.
" Oh, I see..." Doukro pinched Henako's pink face and said with a smile," Uncle will bring you guys to play, okay..."
Hyunako shook her head and retreated behind Kingstown.
" An uncle dressed so strangely like you will scare the children..." Lola, who was beside him, took the opportunity to mock him.
"Dance Flower God…"
At this moment, a group of masked gods danced through the crowd under the altar, followed by Moji in colorful clothes. He waved a black flag and danced.
"Dancing Flower God…"
Doughty laughed and suddenly followed behind the God of Dance, imitating the movements of the God of Dance. He was originally a rather lean man, and he was wearing bloopers and a flowery shirt. When he waved and jumped, he looked like a monkey.
Hiding behind Kingstown, Henako giggled at his teasing.
Lesley and Lola looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
After following the dancing god in a circle, Doukro pulled Hyunako along and joined the dancing god's team. The two figures, one big and one small, were under the flying flag, and they were very uncomfortable with the music.
" Sis, you guys should come too..." When the Dancing Gods team came back, Henako tugged at Lesley's kimono sleeve and shouted.
"What? Us?" Lesley was embarrassed.
Doughty, however, was jumping around crazily in the group of the dancing gods, making sarcastic remarks." It's rare for you to dance with me, Douke Luo…"
" Come on... come on..." Henako tugged at Lesley's sleeve, her watery eyes full of anticipation.
Lesley saw that Henako was so happy and did not want to dampen her spirits, so she braced herself and joined the team with Lorragon.
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