In the room, Yao Ziyan sat on the sofa with her legs hugged to her chest, her head buried between them.
Qing Yuan stood beside her with her arms folded, looking at her with amused eyes. "Was that really necessary?"
"How was it not necessary?!" Yao Ziyan finally raised her head, her face flushed red. For some reason, she suddenly began to laugh. "Then again, you really wouldn't understand."
Qing Yuan's eyes immediately widened. "Hey, hey, hey. I only came because I was worried about you. Attacking me personally is your fault."
"I was wrong. Sorry." Yao Ziyan apologized repeatedly with a smile.
"That's more like it." Qing Yuan muttered as she sat down on the sofa, using her hand to smooth Yao Ziyan's satin-like purple hair. "Honestly, I was pretty surprised when I saw you actually do that."
"Not just you. I was surprised too. Back then, I just couldn't help myself..." As Yao Ziyan recalled the scene, a peach-blossom flush spread across her cheeks. "Qing Yuan, do you think this counts as being in love?"
Qing Yuan lightly tapped Yao Ziyan on the head. "Are you stupid?"
"Ah, why would you say that about me?" Yao Ziyan sounded a little aggrieved.
"You've been in the human world for so long. Have you really learned nothing at all?" Qing Yuan asked with a laugh.
"Haven't I been with you the whole time? Even when we went out on missions, we tried not to interfere too much with human lives." Yao Ziyan said softly.
"That's true." Qing Yuan sighed helplessly and straightened her posture a little. "Though I haven't really... Forget it, let's not talk about that. I still know a thing or two about this."
Yao Ziyan nodded, her face filled with curiosity as she waited eagerly for what