As the household affairs gradually settled over the following days, the Old Madam began urging Hua Yichao to visit the Gu Family to offer a formal apology. However, just as he had everything prepared but before he could set out, a guard reported that someone from the Gu Family had already arrived.
When Hua Yichao hurried to the courtyard, he found Gu Zhiyan sitting at a stone table beneath the grape arbor.
Snow had recently fallen, leaving a thin layer of white over every corner of the garden. The withered vines of the grape arbor were also blanketed in white, dusted with tiny specks that made them look as though they were covered in full-bloomed pear blossoms—a scene of unique charm.
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