"I said I like you."
The moment those words left An Nuan's mouth, the entire room fell into complete silence.
Fu Tong simply stood there staring at her, unable to react. For several long moments, he honestly thought he had heard her wrong, and his mind went completely blank.
After what felt like forever, he finally found his voice.
"What… what did you just say?"
An Nuan looked directly at him without the slightest intention of backing down. Although her cheeks had already turned bright red from embarrassment, she gathered her courage and repeated herself.
"I said I like you."
Fu Tong suddenly stood up so quickly that the chair behind him nearly toppled over.
The surprise on his face had completely disappeared, replaced instead by genuine panic.
"You… you can't say things like that."
An Nuan blinked in confusion.
"Why not?"
Fu Tong immediately looked away from her.
"Because… you just can't."
She slowly stood up as well, her eyes never leaving him.
