Ye Ge suddenly clasped Nan Feng's hand, the first time he'd ever done so, and held it for some time.
"Nan Feng," His voice was very gentle: "I thought of going far away to a place where no one could find me, but I turned back before I could even get to town."
"Because... did you miss me?" Nan Feng asked.
"Yes, I missed you terribly, I felt as though I would rather perish than be somewhere without you."
Nan Feng felt a lump in her throat, "Then, the day I was fighting off the wolves on the mountain, you were the one who helped?"
"Yes!"
"When the mountain bandits raided the village of Dalian and some ladies were taken, were you the one who saved them?"
"Yes."
"On New Year's Eve, there was someone peeping from my rooftop, was that you?"
"I forgot!"
"..."