Not long after, the light pitter-patter of rain gradually intensified, pouring down in torrents.
Chun Tao patted the raindrops off her shoulder and stood under the flickering light, craning her neck to search for Xiao Rongyan in the Qinghui Courtyard. But she saw no one, as if the Xiao Rongyan who had been standing with her just moments ago had been a mere illusion.
She stood dazed for a moment before lifting a hand to brush off the rainwater on her body. She then lifted the curtain, entered the room, and cautiously called out, "Young Lady..."
"Xiao Rongyan has left?" Bai Qingyan asked softly as she pulled aside the bed curtains.
"He's already gone. I had just opened the gate of Qinghui Courtyard, but when I turned back, Mr. Xiao was nowhere to be seen..." Chun Tao still couldn't quite believe it. If not for Bai Qingyan asking about Xiao Rongyan, she would have thought she had been dreaming earlier.
