Chapter 72 - He’s A She?! (Filler)

(Jia Yi POV [Trying Something New])

I had to instantly close my eyes when the sunlight pierced through my grey curtains. It was like this every morning whenever I woke up, the sunlight would almost blind me and I would have to squint my eyes.

Groaning, I reluctantly got out of bed and changed into normal clothing. It was another day of dealing with the prince and the princess, the only good thing was being able to see Song Feng Mian.

"Haaaaa..." I sighed, today felt like it was going to be boring and uneventful even with everything going on.

It was time for my daily routine. Since I rarely ate breakfast, I didn't need to eat in the morning and would still have enough energy to last the entire day, but lunch was needed.

Opening the door that lead to the garden area, I took in the refreshing fragrance of the flowers that bloomed earlier this week. I've always been into flowers, the colors of their petals, the smell they would have, and the way they bloomed captivated me. It would remind me of the days I used to work in a flower shop.

One by one, I would water all of the flowers. The process would always take about fifteen minutes, it would clear my mind and remove my worries.

Once I was done, -this is my favorite part-, I started heading towards Song Feng Mian's room. It's funny how we once started off as enemies, now we're...friends? I didn't know how to describe our relationship, though I wish our relationship would turn into something more than just friends in the future.

Knocking on the door, I waited for Feng Mian to open the door. 4..3...2...1...and there she is. Right when I finished counting, the door opened revealing Feng Mian in her night clothing still.

"Good morning Jia Yi," said Song Feng Mian with a tired voice.

"Goodmorning to you too Feng Mian," I said as my lips curled up forming a smile.

"You know you don't have to come here every morning right? I'm pretty sure you still haven't eaten yet."

My heart skipped a beat at the concern in her voice. "It's fine, I don't eat breakfast often, so I'm already used to it."

"That's won't do, eating breakfast in the morning gives you more energy throughout the day and it'll help your health get better."

"Ah..." I was speechless against Feng Mian, there was nothing I could say against that because it had good reasons, but I could never go against Feng Mian.

"Let's go get breakfast."

I looked at her surprised, "Where are we going to get breakfast?"

"In my sister's room of course, where else can we get breakfast?"

"What if they're still asleep, wouldn't we be a bother to them?"

"Don't worry, there's no way they aren't awake at this time. I'll use their kitchen to make breakfast for us, while I'm at it, I'll make some for them too."

I was reluctant to go to the princess's room, mainly because I wanted to spend more time together with Feng Mian, alone. I didn't want our morning to be ruined, but there was no choice when Feng Mian was already pulling out the door.

Sometimes, I wished I could go against Feng Mian's words, but these feelings of mine were too strong.

I let out a sigh as Feng Mian knocked on the door of the princess's room. It was awkward between me and the prince, Yu Yingyi, since I loved him...wrong words, it was more like infatuation. Though I'm glad the relationship between us improved and the awkwardness was lifted.

The door opened revealing Song Liya already dressed as if she was going somewhere in the morning.

"Sister, where are you going already dressed up this early in the morning?" asked Song Feng Mian.

That's what I'm trying to figure out.

"Hmm? Isn't this normal?" asked Song Liya.

Near the corner of my peripheral vision, I could see Feng Mian lightly shake her head and let out a sigh. Honestly, I felt the same way, the princess's definition of normal is definitely different than ours.

"Nevermind, is Yingyi awake?" asked Song Feng Mian.

"Yes, she is, is there something you need from her?" asked Song Liya.

"Not from her, but I was wondering if I could borrow your kitchen. I'm going to make breakfast." Song Feng Mian answered.

Song Liya glanced at me for a second before turning back to Feng Mian, "Sure, make some breakfast for us while you're at it."

"Don't worry, I was already planning to."

I followed Feng Mian as we entered their room. One thing for sure was that their room was extremely well decorated, it was much more spacious than my room. It might even be bigger than my room and Feng Mian's room combined.

"Take a seat, Jia Yi, it won't take that long for me to make breakfast," said Song Feng Mian.

"Alright," I replied as I watched her leave. Inside me, I felt a bit of excitement build up.

I was going to eat Feng Mian's cooking, it was something that I never thought about. Is this what love did to me? Even the simplest things would make my heart quicken.

I was watching from afar, admiring Feng Mian's hips move in rhythm with her arms as she cooked. Before I knew it, a blush crept to my face. I was staring too much!

"Goodmorning Jia Yi."

"HAAA?!"

"Why are you screaming?!"

I looked over in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the prince. Although he's still handsome, his appearance wouldn't make my heart race anymore, all of my heart belonged to Feng Mian.

"Why did your expression suddenly change?"

"Ah, nothing. And I'm also sorry about earlier, I was daydreaming and you surprised me. Good morning to you too, Prince Yingyi."

"So it was like that. Didn't I tell you not to call me prince anymore? Just Yingyi is fine."

"No thanks, it would feel rude since you're more important than me."

"It's not about who's more important are not, saying prince before my name sounds too formal, I'm not used to it," said Yu Yingyi.

"Oh, then from now on I'll start calling you Yingyi."

"Good. I'm excited to try Feng Mian's cooking, this would be my first time trying her food."

My eyes widened when she said that, I felt surprised. "Has she never cooked before?"

"Nope, this would be my first time trying her cooking. I'm pretty sure Liya has already tasted her food since their sisters."

I would've felt special if I was the only one who's tried her cooking, but it seems like that wasn't going to be the case.

Suddenly, I felt worried.

"I see, now that I think about it. Does Feng Mian even know how to cook? She's been in her room her entire life right?" I asked.

"I don't know actually. Maybe-" Before Yu Yingyi could continue, Song Liya cut her off. "There's no need to check on her, I can assure you her cooking is on par with mine."

"Does that mean Feng Mian's isn't edible?" asked Yu Yingyi.

I had to cover my mouth with my hand so that my wide-open mouth wouldn't be seen. Yingyi basically just said that Liya's cooking was terrible. I was expecting Liya to say something back, but she instead laughed it off. I was envious of the relationship they had with each other.

"Alright, breakfast is served," said Song Feng Main as she placed the plates of dumplings down on the table.

Immediately, the aroma of the dumplings already entered my nose, I couldn't resist trying it. Before I knew it, I was already reaching for the dumplings with my pair of chopsticks when another pair of chopsticks stopped me from grabbing one.

"Careful, it's still hot, I don't want you to burn your tongue," said Song Feng Mian releasing her grip from my chopsticks.

"Thank you." I managed to say, my heartbeat was already quickening.

"Surprisingly, my sister's cooking is actually good despite being stuck in her room all day and night," said Song Liya.

"Despite you being able to freely move around, I'm still a better cook than you." Song Feng Mian shot back.

"Surprisingly, Jia Yi still doesn't know I'm actually a girl." Yu Yingyi suddenly said.

All of our eyes turned towards Yu Yingyi, they were all surprised at what she said while I was in disbelief. Did I hear that correctly?

"Yingyi, that was sudden. Is something wrong?" asked Song Liya.

Isn't she worried about the wrong thing?

"There has to be, she'd usually talk about jades or something else." Song Feng Mian added.

You too?!

"Wait! Aren't you both worried about the wrong thing?" I asked, surely I wasn't the one freaking out, right?

But they both only looked at me confused.

"Oh, this is Jia Yi's first time realizing I'm a girl, she believed I was a male the entire time," said Yu Yingyi.

That was when they made a face of realization before it turned into pity.

"Ah, you've been in love with a female the entire time."

"Maybe we should've told her earlier."

I was speechless, he was actually a she, and the prince was also a...princess? My mind wasn't processing everything correctly because it was so sudden. I should've been given preparation.

"Jia Yi, are you okay?" asked Yu Yingyi.

"I'm fine, for now, it's just that you said it out of nowhere."

"Ah, I'm sorry about that. I wanted to get it off my shoulders for a while now."

I couldn't say anything back, I started eating the delicious dumplings one by one. I regret saying today was going to be boring and uneventful cause this moment was now engraved into my memory.

Though, I'm into girls anyway.