Everyone liked beautiful things. Even girls liked pretty girls.
I was merely looking from an appreciative perspective, not that kind of liking. I kept looking at Aurora's feet only because I wanted to understand your preferences... though they really were quite pretty.
That was what Yao Ziyan had pestered Luo Chuan into explaining.
She did not want her image in Luo Chuan's mind to develop in some strange direction.
Luo Chuan nodded again and again, saying that he believed her.
The world was never short of beauty; it was only short of eyes that could discover it.
Beautiful things drew people's gazes, and having more people discover the beauty one liked was something truly delightful.
Though Yao Ziyan was not particularly delighted by it.
Luo Chuan did not mind the girl's insincere words. In truth, whenever someone else discovered a person's hobbies, they would all react in a similar way—clarifying, explaining, unwilling to expose them.
But as time passed, they gradually learned to let it go.
As the saying went, as long as I am not embarrassed, the embarrassed one is someone else.
Yao Ziyan somewhat wanted to hit someone at Luo Chuan's perfunctory attitude, but considering her own image, she could only grit her teeth at a certain boss and decide not to pay him any mind.
Before they knew it, they had returned to Hearthstone Tavern.
"Welcome... eh, Boss, Ziyan."
The elf girl standing by the entrance to greet customers revealed a pleasantly surprised expression.
Though Hearthstone Tavern could now operate normally even when the boss was absent, she still felt somewhat unaccustomed to being left here alone.
"Good evening."
Luo Chuan casually patted the elf girl on the head and headed toward the counter. After a busy day, he needed to rest properly.
Anno watched Luo Chuan