The first kiss of their official relationship felt sweet and tickling. It was a sensation never felt before as they let themselves drown in the immense bliss this night had to offer.
They trembled at first, unable to grasp this moment fully with their thoughts going haywire and bouncing back and forth like a game or ping pong. But the more their kiss deepened, the more sweet reality began to sink in.
Yating gently grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her to softly bite on her lips. The corner of his eyes caught the sparkling light of the pendant and as he saw it adorned on her neck once again, an immeasurable joy flowed through every cell of his body.
The Queen was back and the Queen was his.
Chyou, too, could hardly keep up with her balance as the sweet kiss made her knees go weak. She thought she would faint when he bit her but she held on. She held on because she didn't wish to come to the surface yet. The sinking feeling was so addictive that she wished she could float on it forever.
They parted, slightly breathless but still holding onto each other as if this moment would fly away if they let go of each other. A tinge of red blush spread across her cheeks and she wished she could fan herself. They let the warm sensation left after the kiss linger between them as they tightly clutched onto the following silence.
Once Chyou started to cool off, she realized what just happened and couldn't help but shake in a mix of a bunch of emotions knocking against each other.
"Are you cold?" Yating asked.
He immediately took off his coat and wrapped it around her back and shoulders.
Ah...so warm and comfortable...
Chyou grinned with a silly expression lacing her face.
Then she hid her beet red face in her palms.
"What are you thinking?"
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"Y-your coat's size is much bigger for me. I practically look like a child."
He chuckled. "Which means it's warm enough for you."
"No, no, you are not getting the point! Isn't this the trope of a girlfriend wearing her boyfriend's oversized clothes like we watch in dramas? I am getting to live that! And so I am blushing."
Yating blinked twice and then held her hands to move them away from her face.
"Noooo! I am still blushing!" she protested.
"I am a simple man. I don't hide secret plots."
Chyou paused and then smirked. "Hah, you liar. Of course you hide your feelings. That evening we watched the fireworks festival, do you remember what you said to me?"
He tilted his head. "What did I say?"
"'What if I want that woman to be you?'"
He blinked rapidly and the memories of that evening became crystal clear to him. He naturally remembered what he said because that was his first ever admission of his feelings for Chyou.
"...How...How do you know?" For some reason, he gulped.
"Ahahahaha!" She laughed. "I can read lips, you know~ I had trained myself in lip reading for one of my roles. So I couldn't hear you but I understood what you said at that time because I read your lips."
"..."
It was as if lightning struck straight upon Yating without mercy. He gasped in utter disbelief.
"You...you had understood that? Wait, so you knew about my feelings from that long ago!?"
"Hohoho, yes!" Chyou proudly stood with her nose growing a few inches longer. "I am very talented, you see~"
"Ahhhh..."
This time, Yating covered his face to hide his embarrassment.
I was totally exposed all this time and I didn't even know!
"Awww, are you blushing? Are you blushing?" She poked his cheeks teasingly.
"Why didn't you confront me at that time...?"
"Well, you know how the situation was at that time. Even if I had confronted you, it would have only been to reject you and..." her gaze flickered, "I couldn't gather courage to touch that conversation. Or perhaps...I showed you pity because Ai didn't return your love. You had already gone through the pain of one-sided love before so maybe I didn't want to hurt you.
When I think of it that way, I am a terrible person, right? Possibly seeing Gu Yating as a pitiful man-"
He landed a smack on her head and then pinched her cheeks. "Say anymore useless things and then don't blame me for causing a fight on our very first day of relationship. I won't allow my girlfriend to deprecate herself like this."