Ye Chang'an interrupted what Cecilia was about to say.
"What is it?"
"You stepped on my foot."
"Ah, sorry, sorry. I didn't notice."
Cecilia apologized awkwardly, and the interruption made her forget what she had wanted to say.
This ballroom dance ended without anything happening because of a mistake that had never existed.
After the banquet ended, Ye Chang'an left to return to his dormitory, while Cecilia gathered her courage and chased after him.
No one had egged her on; she had come after him of her own accord.
"Chang'an."
"Hmm? Is there something else?"
Ye Chang'an stopped to ask as the bells of the year 2000 rang out.
"I like you."
Fireworks exploded in the sky, and the citywide celebration drowned out Cecilia's confession.
The girl had chosen a very direct confession, without the slightest bit of buildup.
When it came to such matters, Westerners truly were less roundabout than Easterners.
Watching the dazzling fireworks bloom and burst behind Ye Chang'an, Cecilia felt refreshed and did not feel sad that the celebration had drowned out her voice.
She had already said it aloud once.
There would definitely be a second time.
So after the fireworks faded, she spoke again.
"Chang'an, I like you."
"I heard you the first time."
Ye Chang'an nodded in response, leaving Cecilia stunned.
With a sigh, Ye Chang'an walked over to a bench and sat down, then invited her.
"Cecilia, would you like to sit here and watch the fireworks for a while?"
The fireworks still lingered. Though they were not as grand as they had been at midnight, they remained dazzling.
"Oh." Cecilia sat down beside him, but her blue eyes were not watching the fireworks in the night sky. Instead, they were fixed on Ye Chang'an, this Herrscher.
The Herrscher's reaction seemed a