Our story began with the line, "The south wind knows what I desire; it blows my dreams to the western islet." And it ended with that very same line!
"Let me introduce my childhood friend, Nan Zhiyi!" Gu Xizhou forcefully pulled Nan Zhiyi over to his side and announced it to the students below the stage. He tugged at her, urging her to say something!
Nan Zhiyi looked at the densely packed crowd below. This was the ultimate public embarrassment! She squeezed her eyes shut. So be it, if she died, she died. "This is my childhood friend, Gu Xizhou!"