When Gu Lan left the capital, it was just after the New Year. Now that she returned, it was early summer, with cicadas chirping and a cool breeze blowing.
The air was filled with the faint scent of magnolia, coming from the magnolia tree blooming at the Xie Family's ancestral home next to the Marquis Mansion.
Unknowingly, she had been in this world for a year.
Looking at the Marquis Mansion, unchanging under the evening sky, Gu Lan felt a stir within her—this was the home she had claimed.
At home, there were people she wanted to protect.
"I haven't lost weight, I'm doing well," Gu Lan stepped forward, gently embracing Madam Zhou, "it's the white color that makes me look thinner."
"How does white make you look thinner?" Madam Zhou could no longer control her restrained emotions, and tears welled up in her eyes.
