The Two Shadows

　　Lin didn't look at Ruan. 

　　He kept his head down, diligently shoveling the snow, praying that they would find the two bodies soon.

　　But sometimes, fate just doesn't cooperate. 

　　They set out when the day was already late, and after an hour of digging, night fell.

　　Snow began to fall again, swirling softly from the sky. 

　　Lin blew into his frozen hands, glancing up at the sky.

　　The moon was quite bright tonight. 

　　A huge moon hung in the sky, reflecting on the white snow, preventing the forest from becoming too dark.

　　Chi stood beside him, shoveling snow while talking to Xiao. 

　　Cheng, with his volatile temper, hadn't stopped. 

　　He cursed as he worked, though his movements were still fast.

　　The remaining three girls stood on the side of the path. 

　　They didn't speak, just quietly observing Lin.

　　Lin dug for a while, suddenly feeling something was off. 

　　He looked up towards where Ruan was, confirming that there were indeed three people there.

　　One tall, two short, with the two shorter ones standing side by side, seemingly holding hands amicably.

　　Seeing this, Lin's hand stopped.

　　"What's wrong?" Chi, who was not far away, noticed Lin's strangeness. "Lin?"

　　Lin said, "Something seems a little strange..."

　　"What's strange?" It was Xiao's voice.

　　Hearing her voice, Lin finally noticed what was off. 

　　They were six people left: Chi, Xiao, Wang, Cheng, Ruan, and himself.

　　Xiao stood next to Chi, so how could there be two people holding hands next to Ruan?

　　Lin's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. 

　　He pretended to continue working with the shovel, nonchalantly saying, "Ruan, come here for a moment. I need to talk to you."

　　Ruan got up from the rock and walked toward Lin. 

　　She asked, "What's wrong?"

　　Lin didn't respond. 

　　He kept his eyes on the two people holding hands, noticing that they were standing in the shadow of the trees, their faces were barely visible. 

　　They were almost the same height, with their hands intertwined, as if they were deeply in love. 

　　But right now, it was truly sending shivers down their spines.

　　"Lin?" Ruan asked, "What's wrong?"

　　Lin still didn't speak. 

　　He was about to wait for Ruan to get closer before saying anything, but then he felt his shovel stop slightly, as if it had hit something hard.

　　Ruan just reached in front of Lin. 

　　She looked down and saw the frozen corpse by the side of his shovel, "You found it?"

　　"What?" Lin couldn't understand what Ruan meant.

　　"You dug up a body?" Ruan's tone lightened, "Wow, good luck..."

　　Only then did Lin realize what his shovel had dug up. 

　　He looked down and saw a frozen body in the snow. 

　　Only two pale hands were exposed, but it could be confirmed to be one of their companions who had been crushed by the tree and buried under the snow.

　　"I found it!" Lin shouted. 

　　After he shouted, he looked towards the place where he had seen the two figures, but instead of two people, there was one. 

　　That shadow slowly moved towards them. 

　　When it reached the moonlight, Lin recognized it as Wang.

　　Wang walked next to Lin, seeming a little puzzled by his gaze, "Why are you looking at me?"

　　Lin shook his head, "Nothing."

　　Wang said, "Thank you. You're amazing." 

　　She looked down at the body in the snow pit, her eyes filled with tenderness, "If it weren't for you, I might have died yesterday. You actually managed to find the body..."

　　Lin replied, "It was just good luck." 

　　He suddenly reached out and took Ruan's hand. "Come closer."

　　Ruan sensed Lin's movement and slightly raised her eyebrows, just about to speak, but she felt Lin's fingers drawing gently on her palm.

　　He drew four strokes, forming the character "Wang."

　　Understanding instantly, Ruan tightened her grip, indicating she understood. 

　　She looked at the corpse, "Since we found it, let's quickly bring the body back."

　　"Okay," Wang smiled. "Let's go back quickly."