Chapter 24 - 21

And finished! There was a winner of the competition! The winner was...the both of them. Since the things that competed with had no relation to each other, there was no way to tell which was better.

"I have the books..."

"And I have the chocolate ready..."

On the table, there were plates full of chocolate that was personally designed with Yu Yingyi's creativity, some chocolates had her name on them and some had Song Liya's name on them.

On the other area of the table, there was a stack of books that were all about architecture, each book had its own history and explained the things Yu Yingyi wanted to know about. It was full of ancient and precious history.

'How wonderful!' They both thought.

When they faced each other, they both went "Hmph!" and went their way. Song Liya took the plates of chocolate and went over to the couch to eat it while Yu Yingyi took the stack of books and went to her bedroom to eat it.

Although it seemed like a quarrel between them, it was just the two being stubborn and acting childish. It was better than being serious all day, life was supposed to be fun and they were enjoying it.

Yu Yingyi was surprised at the books Song Liya picked, each was filled with information Yu Yingyi wanted to know for a while. As in the design of the building, the construction of the building, and the different types of architecture.

'Maybe I'll let it go...just this once.'

Meanwhile, Song Liya was stuffing herself with chocolate. There was the perfect amount of sweetness and bitterness, it tasted like the combination was meant for each other.

Every time she took a bite, she savored every last taste of it, it was addicted. Even after eating a lot, Song Liya wasn't tired of it. As she was eating it, there was a yell that echoed through the house.

"Remember to drink water after eating the chocolate!" Yu Yingyi yelled.

"Okay!" Song Liya yelled back.

Song Liya mentally smiled to herself, it seems that Yu Yingyi still cared for her even after what happened earlier.

'I'll forgive her just this once.'

Silence filled the house as they were doing their own thing, the imperial family still wasn't back from the banquet which wasn't surprising, it was a one-week event anyways.

Yu Yingyi had different thoughts, she was thinking about what would happen at the banquet, especially with Song Feng Mian taking the place of Song Liya.

She felt worried for Song Feng Mian, even if they were twins, their personalities differ. Song Feng Mian was often calm and collected while Song Liya's personality was...now that Yu Yingyi thought about it, Song Liya had multiple personalities, it was as if she could pick one and use that personality like before.

But this isn't about Song Liya, this was about Song Feng Mian, everything about them except their appearances was different, especially the talent level.

If Song Feng Mian was required to do something and show off, some trouble might occur. But judging by Song Feng Mian's personality, she probably knew this was going to happen and prepared for it.

That was what Yu Yingyi hoped, she would know what happened in a week anyways. For now, she should just relax in the bed and read her book, this was simply everything she wanted.

It was peaceful.

"YU YINGYIIIIII!"

'So you've chosen death Song Liya, just remember this was your own fault.'

When Song Liya burst through the door of Yu Yingyi's room, she has immediately met a book to the top of her head, which was what Yu Yingyi thought was going to happen.

But with Song Liya's experience in training, she was able to quickly react and dodge the book coming above her which left Yu Yingyi stunned.

"Yu Yingyi, what were you trying to do?"

"I was trying to smack you since you interrupted my peaceful reading time. So, what was so important that you had to scream my name and almost break down my door? It better not be about chocolate because I've already made a lot."

"Jeez, being rude aren't you?"

"You're one to talk."

"Touché, but I'm being serious right now."

"Alright, what is it?"

"Dance with me."

"Huh?" Yu Yingyi was surprised. "What's this suddenly? No thanks, I have no idea how to dance nor do I have any knowledge about it."

"Come on Yingyi! It'll be fine, just follow me as I guide you, there's no need to worry."

"Song Liya."

"Yes? That's me."

"You do realize that you're a princess who probably has more experience in dancing than anyone in the world and I'm just someone who's into architecture, we don't match."

"Who cares about that? With the power of love, everything will be fine, just believe in the power of love that ties us together!"

Yu Yingyi felt like she heard something extremely disturbing coming out of the princess...nevertheless, seeing Song Liya's determined eyes that said "I won't back down no matter what you say", there was no way she could say no.

"Fine, but you better go slowly though, there's no way I can keep up with you if you suddenly speed up," said Yu Yingyi.

"Don't worry, I'll go at the same pace as you. All we need to do is sync our movements together," said Song Liya.

"Will there be any music?"

"Silence is the best music, that way, it'll show us how truly compatible we are together."

Yu Yingyi didn't know what was Song Liya thinking but agreed, in this era, Yu Yingyi knew they had radios where they could play music unless there wasn't any.

Yu Yingyi followed Song Liya towards the open space of their room where they were going to dance. Song Liya took Yu Yingyi's hand and took a stance before telling Yu Yingyi what to do.

"There's no need to overthink it, it's simple even if you have no experience. Just be confident in yourself," said Song Liya.

Somehow, Song Liya's words were strangely reassuring.

Yu Yingyi braced herself, prayed to the dance goddess, and hoped that she wouldn't embarrass herself.