"I worked hard to protect her with my own strength, staying in the shadows and holding on to my dreams. Even though I only dared to watch her secretly from afar, even though I wanted to say something to her... being able to watch over her silently was enough to make me happy."
As she said this, a trace of happiness entered Vier's voice.
"I just never expected that there would really come a day when I could sit beside her myself and look at her smiling face."
After saying that, Vier looked seriously at Ye Yan.
After several seconds of silence, she suddenly wiped her eyes and lowered her head again. "Sorry, I said something strange."
"N-No, it's fine."
Ye Yan turned her head and glanced at the girl beside her, her heart filled with complicated emotions... no, perhaps it was more like a raging storm.
So someone had been secretly in love with me all this time?
And she was really so cute.
Why was this happening? Why had I never noticed?
After a long silence, Ye Yan softly said, almost in a whisper, "I'm sorry."
"Hm?" Vier looked at her.
"I'm sorry. I never knew." Ye Yan said guiltily, "Why didn't you want to tell me? If you'd told me earlier, maybe I could have understood your feelings?"
"B-Because we're both girls." Vier wiped away her "tears," and a smile appeared on her face. "It's okay. As long as you're happy, that's enough. If you're willing, I can give my life for you at any time. Because... I like you."
Before she could finish, a pair of warm, slender little hands took hold of hers.
Ye Yan raised her head and looked earnestly at Vier. "Don't be like this. What am I worth? Why should you give