[I'm going to start calling the younger Yan Xiaoran as Little Yan Xiaoran so you could distinguish who's who in the scene.]
Yan Xiaoran glanced at the young boy sitting on a thick branch of the tree with surprise. She was too focused on her younger self that she didn't even notice that there was another person in that space.
Just like her, the younger Little Yan Xiaoran jump in fright and looked up at the tree with pale face. Her face was already pale from hunger and pain, but it went paler when she saw a boy, the same age as her, looking down at her from the tree.
"Y...you! Since when did you..." Little Yan Xiaoran stammered.
A blush crept on her cheeks as she was embarrassed by her actions and words earlier. Had he heard her? Little Yan Xiaoran glared at the boy who was smiling at her as if nothing was wrong and he hadn't seen her in her worst.