I Think of You, and You Become My Boat

Time passed, little by little. Some people asked the price curiously, some scoffed, and others told her not to be foolish. She dealt with each of them politely and distantly. Then that figure appeared. The crowd fell quiet for a moment. The man wore a dark gray cashmere coat. Tall and long-legged, he walked through the bustling crowd like Moses parting the Red Sea. His features were striking, his nose bridge high, and the line of his jaw clean and sharp. His whole bearing gave off a chilly “keep your distance” aura. People automatically cleared a path wherever he went. He walked straight up to Su Nian.