Jing Ruyue thought it was the place her brother had prepared for her and that she would probably live here with her father Jing Huaduo from now on.
In a short while, a romantic rose garden appeared in front of them. Jing Ruyue looked through the blossoming roses and became amazed.
It reminded her of the best time she had with Feng. He used to say, “Xiao Yueliang, I’ll make you a rose garden and collect all the beautiful roses in it. Whenever you open your eyes you will see them blooming, and smell their charming scents.”
It felt like yesterday when he’d said this.
However, the person who had said this was lying in the hospital now.
While Jing Ruyue was grieving over their past, the car pulled over in the rose garden.
Her daughter opened the door and said, “Mother, it’s such a nice garden. Let’s take a walk inside!”
“OK.”
Jing Ruyue got out of the car and strolled along the road with her daughter and the others.
There were all kinds of rose blossoms in various colors, like rainbows painted on the ground.
Ying Bao held her grandmother’s hand and yelled all of a sudden, “Grandma! Look! There’s a huge castle!”
Bypassing the rose garden, they saw a magnificent white castle located in the heart of the lake.
“Indeed! What a huge castle!”
“Grandma, let’s go take a look inside!”
Ying Bao had enjoyed running around the castle when they came here last time. Now she could not wait to play inside again.
“Ying Bao, grandma cannot walk too fast. Slow down!” Xu Xiyan reminded her little girl.
Ying Bao turned back and grinned with her cute little teeth unveiled. “I know, mommy, I’ll walk slowly with grandma!”
In order to practice the word slow, the little girl bent and started walking step by step. It seemed funny and cute.
They walked over the bridge and came to the castle. The guards opened the gates and they entered in sequence.
Once entering the castle, Ying Bao charged away like a rabbit released in a grassland. Huo Yunshen hurried to go after her.
Following them, Xu Xiyan led her mother in.
Jing Ruyue observed closely while they walked along. It felt completely different from when she was in the Ghost Castle.
It was gloomy and chill in the Ghost Castle, whereas this one was moderately luxurious, and felt as welcoming as a home.
“How come I have never heard of it? When was this castle built?” Jing Ruyue wondered.
Xu Xiyan cuddled on her mother’s arm and explained, “Mother, it was secretly started over a decade ago and eventually finished only five years ago. That’s why you never heard of it.”
Walking through the corridor they ended in a lofty hall.
Seeing a portrait of a woman playing violin on stage on the wall, Jing Ruyue wondered why it looked like the young her from many years ago. “Why do I feel that the woman in the portrait looks like me?”
“Mother, it is you indeed!”
Xu Xiyan was about to uncover the truth. “Do you know the name of the castle?”
“No.”
“It has a very special name: the Moon Castle. If we could take a look from above, the castle takes the shape of a moon located in the heart of lake.”
“I see.”
Xu Xiyan asked further, “Mother, do you have any idea who owns this place?”
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