"What did you say? L-Like? How could that be?!"
Yan stared at Zhi Xin across from her with wide, beautiful eyes, looking utterly incredulous.
"I'm not wrong," Zhi Xin said, tilting her head and touching her smooth chin with a slender finger, looking adorably like someone with experience. "When your emotions fluctuate around the opposite sex, when you try to figure out what they're thinking and always want to do something for them—aren't those signs of liking someone?"
"B-but... that shouldn't be possible." Yan's expression turned a little unnatural at her words.
Of course, she hadn't bluntly told Zhi Xin that her Angel Heart always reacted strangely whenever she faced His Highness. Without mentioning his name, she had merely asked, "What does it mean when a calm heart ripples slightly in the presence of the opposite sex?"
Yet, she had never expected this answer.
Like?
She liked His Highness?
This joke wasn't funny at all!
Just like her name implied, Zhi Xin possessed an exceptionally perceptive heart. Seeing Yan's reaction, how could she not understand what was going on? Though she was much younger than Yan, she really was someone with experience.
Leaning closer to Yan, she wore a teasing smile. "Sister Yan, don't tell me you've fallen for someone?"
Yan was immediately startled, but her mental fortitude was rock-solid. Her face remained calm as she said, "Nothing of the sort. Don't make wild guesses."
"It's already obvious, okay?" Zhi Xin spread her hands. "I've known you for hundreds of years, Sister Yan, and you've never discussed anything related to the opposite sex with me. This time, not only did you bring it up, you even sent Azhui and the others away first. Isn't that practically confessing without being asked?"
"..."
Yan turned her head and looked at her for