Zhi Wan came back to her senses. She plucked the flower from her hair and looked down at it.
The crabapple blossom between her fingers was exquisite and lovely, small and delicate.
Elder Tian must have adored crabapple blossoms; they were planted in every courtyard of the estate.
She had seen so many that she hadn't paid them much mind.
But just now, her cousin had actually placed this very blossom in her hair, saying that she and the flower were a perfect match.
'Crabapple blossoms are beautiful and symbolize a lovely maiden. Was my cousin complimenting me when he said that?'
'Was my cousin just being thoughtless, or... did he mean something else?'
Zhi Wan's thoughts were in a tangle.
She couldn't shake the feeling that his affection for her had surpassed that of a brother for a sister.
It left her feeling utterly lost.
She stood there for a while before finally going inside, casually placing the crabapple blossom on the table.
