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Chapter 43 - Chapter 43: Undercurrents

"Master?"

"Yes."

"Master..."

"Hmm?"

"Master, are you really not angry?"

"Hmm."

"Really?"

"Now I am getting angry."

"..."

The little girl closed her mouth.

The cold wind wrapped in fine snow swept past the plum branches, staining the green tiles of Shunshui Street with mottled marks.

The snow, which had stopped for only a day, began to fall once more.

Chen Ye stood beside the old plum tree, gently rubbing the rough bark with his fingers, lost in thought.

"Master, should we trim this plum branch?"

Qing Jun held up the pruning shears, looking up at him.

The pruning shears were a gift from their neighbor Xue Chengjun, almost half the size of Qing Jun, specifically for trimming leaves.

The little girl hugged it to her chest, wobbling and struggling with its weight.

She was especially well-behaved today, even asking for permission to climb and break the plum branches, but... she was a bit talkative.

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