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The snow decorated the place with its soft subtle beauty and Lan Xichen couldn't help but be one with the snow as he stared at the man in front of him drinking hot chocolate. Just like the snow, Lan Xichen was falling and he was falling slowly and delicately for the man who has claimed his heart. The realization has seeped in into him and he felt an imaginary blanket go over his way to drape itself into him and he felt warm.
Amidst the cold atmosphere and the once colorful garden now coated in white. Lan Xichen let himself smile and think to himself that this must be the world's gift to him. To see and experience the wonder and magic that love can do. And as he tries to savor the moment of comfortable silence and a huge revelation that showed itself to him. He heard Jiang Cheng sneeze and mutter a quick "stupid cold" and he felt himself smile a bit wider, a bit more, fonder. And If it really is the world's gift for him to see and feel the wonders of love by being with Jiang Cheng, then he wouldn't have it in any other way. And it seems like the world is in favor of his wish and for that, he is thankful.