Cai Jingwen blushed and turned away. Li Li laughed even harder. "All right, all right, I'll stop teasing you. Have you decided what to wear tomorrow?"
"Not yet."
"Wear that white dress. You look best in white."
Cai Jingwen said nothing, but the tips of her ears turned red.
Watching her, Li Li felt both amused and sorry for her. This silly girl had never let go of that man since returning from the Northern Frontier.
Her phone wallpaper was his profile, his chat was pinned at the top of WeChat, and she watched every livestream he did, though she never dared leave a comment. From Magic City to Pengcheng, fourteen hundred kilometers—she had simply decided to come, and come she had.
"Jingwen." Li Li's voice softened. "Do you think Celestial Master Chen... knows how you feel?"
Cai Jingwen fell silent for a moment. "I think so."
"Then does he..."
"He might never date anyone," Cai Jingwen interrupted, her voice calm. "I know."
Li Li didn't know what to say.
Cai Jingwen stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the outline of Treasure Sky City in the distance. The setting sun was sinking, painting its three towers gold.
"I just want to be a little closer to him," she said softly. "That's enough."
Outside, dusk settled over everything. The lights of Treasure Sky City came on one after another, like stars falling from the heavens into the mortal world.
Cai Jingwen stood before her wardrobe, holding the white dress.
Li Li leaned against the doorframe, watching her waver, until she finally couldn't help speaking up. "Just wear that. It looks good. Stop agonizing over it."
Cai Jingwen bit her lip and changed into the white dress. The woman in the mirror looked fresh and neat, her long hair