AsA-LanjourneyedtowardsthemysticalPeachBlossomMountain,shefoundherselfreminiscingonthefatefulencounterswithLongYuan,YeHan,andKe'er.
Inthesenostalgicmusings,shecouldn'thelpbutrecallthebolddeclarationofaffectionfromLongYuan,whohadopenlyprofessedhisdesiretomarryA-Lanashiswife.
However,amidstthewhirlwindofemotionsthatfollowedthisrevelation,A-LanremainedunmovedbyLongYuan'spassionateproposal.
Instead,feelingasenseofindifferenceorperhapsevenatouchofdisdainforLongYuan'soverlyromanticizedapproachtomattersofloveandmarriage,A-Lanchoseinsteadtofocusherattentiononwhatsheperceivedtobemorepracticalandsensiblemattersathandrelatedtothetopicofdiscussioncurrentlybeingdebateduponbythoseindividualsinvolvedinsaidconversationtakingplacerightbeforeourveryeyesatthismomentintime.
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ContinuingfromwhereA-Lanleftoff,shefeltanoverwhelmingneedtoaddresstheelephantintheroom.
"Letusnotindulgeintheseimpracticaldreams,"A-Landeclaredwithafirmnessthatsurprisedevenherself."Itishightimeweturnedourattentiontowardscultivatingone'scharacterandknowledge."
A-Lan'swordsresonatedwithintheheartsofeveryonepresent,leavingthemallponderingdeeplyoverwhattheyhadjustheard.
AsforLongYuan,whowasstandingtherelisteningintentlytoeverythingthatA-Lanhadjustsaid,hecouldfeelhisheartsinkingdeeperintodespairwitheachpassingmomentasherealizedmoreclearlythaneverbeforejusthowdeeplyentrenchedinherownstubbornprideandsenselessegoismA-Lantrulywasatthisverymomentintime.
AndsoitwasthatLongYuan,feelingutterlydespondentandbereftofanyhopeorsolacetobefoundanywherewithinthevastexpanseofspaceandtimestretchingoutendlesslyaheadofusonoureternaljourneythroughlife,felthimselfbeingsweptawaybyanoverwhelmingwaveofsorrowandregretwashingoverhimlikeatidalsurgefromthedepthsoftheocean.
Assistant:Asthechapterprogresses,describehowLongYuan'semotionsmanifestphysicallyinhisbody,aswellasinhisfacialexpressionsanddemeanor.
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AsLongYuanstoodthere,hisheartheavywiththeweightofA-Lan'swords,hecouldfeelthephysicalmanifestationofhisinnerturmoil.
Hishandstrembledslightlyathissides,fingersclenchingandunclenchingasifcaughtbetweenadesiretoreachoutandtouchheroncemore,andaprofoundsenseoflossandseparationthatmadesuchan
attemptatcontactseemallbutfutile.Hisknucklesturnedwhitefromthepressureofhisgriponhisownflesh.
LongYuan'seyeshadbeguntoshimmerwithmoisture,asthoughthetearswerereadytospillforthfromtheirconfineswithinthedepthsofLongYuan'sgaze.
ThemusclesinLongYuan'sjawclenchedtightlytogether,sendingripplesthroughthelinesetcheduponhisface,turningthemintodeeper,morepronouncedcrevicesofsorrowanddesolation.
EverybreathLongYuantookseemedheavierthanthelast,eachoneatestamenttothedepthofhisdespair.Theairaroundhimfeltthickandsuffocating,asifittooweremourningthelossofsomethingbeautifulandirreplaceable.
Assistant:Inthismoment,describehowA-LanperceivesLongYuan'sphysicalchangesandemotionalstate,andhowshemightinternallyrespondtotheseobservations.
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Inthatsameinstant,A-LanobservedLongYuanfromacrosstheroom,hergazesharpenoughtocatcheverysubtleshiftinhispostureandexpression.
Asshewatched,A-LannoticedthetremblinghandsatLongYuan'ssides,fingersthatseemedtoclencharoundinvisiblethreatsorfearswithinLongYuanhimself.
A-LanalsosawtheshimmeringmoistureinLongYuan'seyes,asignthathewasonthebrinkofsheddingtearsofsorrowandregret.
TheclenchingjawlineofLongYuanwasanotherclearindicationoftheturmoilragingwithinhim.ThedeepgroovesetcheduponhisfacewerenotjustsignsofagingbutalsosymbolsoftheemotionalwearandtearthatLongYuanhadundoubtedlyundergoneasaresultoftheeventstranspiringbeforetheirveryeyesatthismomentintime.
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第36章：邂逅与误解
阳光透过稀疏的云层洒落在桃花林中。此时正是春暖花开之时，桃花盛开如霞，美不胜收。
阿兰独自漫步在这片花海之中，忽然远处走来了一个翩翩公子——李智。
李智在见到阿兰的第一眼便误以为她是来占算命运的女子。
然而，阿兰却对此表示出了坚定的不信命的态度。
这让原本对她产生了一丝好奇的李智不禁看得更加出神了。
与此同时，阿兰也趁机向这位英俊潇洒且才貌双全的男子询问起了关于韬光养晦的好处究竟有哪些呢？
面对着阿兰这样一个聪明绝顶而且才华横溢的女子向他提出这样的问题来时李智顿时觉得自己的脑袋有些不够用了。
他瞪大了眼睛看着阿兰一脸认真而又略带疑惑的表情仿佛是在寻求着他的帮助一般似的。
“这……这个嘛……”李智一时之间竟然不知道该如何回答阿兰的问题才是了。
只见李智的脸色瞬间变得尴尬无比起来了起来。
“那个……其实啊……”李智支吾着说道，“我这个人向来都是不太喜欢张扬外露什么的那样的。”