"Xiaohan? Are you okay?" Cheng Tian reached out with some concern and waved a hand in front of her face.
Su Han's heart tightened involuntarily. "Wh... what's wrong?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" Cheng Tian frowned. "Your forehead's covered in sweat."
It looked like he hadn't noticed her using Aura... Su Han couldn't help letting out a slight sigh of relief.
"No... I'm just... a little sleepy."
"Oh..." Cheng Tian scratched his head, seemingly having no intention of questioning it. Su Han felt even more at ease.
Just then, Cheng Tian suddenly grinned foolishly.
"Honestly... is it that funny?" Su Han said indignantly. But the very next moment, Cheng Tian's answer almost stopped her heart.
"No, I just thought you'd exhausted yourself using Aura."
Silence enveloped them. Su Han stared at Cheng Tian in disbelief, her voice even beginning to tremble.
"Wh... what did you say..."
"Aura." Cheng Tian blinked in puzzlement. "Was that a side effect of using it just now?"
"Ah!" Su Han couldn't help crying out. "A-A-Tian... when did you... find out?"
"When..." Cheng Tian looked thoughtful. "Let me think..."
"About a year ago? Or was it even earlier?"
"I... I..." Su Han became somewhat incoherent. Her mind was in complete disarray, and she had little idea how to handle this sudden turn of events.
She had thought she had hidden it well, not knowing he had long since found out.
"I'm sorry, A-Tian! I... I wasn't trying to hide it from you on purpose... I just! Just, just didn't know how to bring it up with you... because..." Su Han tried incoherently to explain, wanting to prevent any misunderstanding.
To her surprise, Cheng Tian gently embraced her, interrupting her words with his warm embrace.
"Why are you apologizing?" Cheng Tian said softly.
"This is clearly