Chapter 7: Beating Heart
Liu Yuan slightly frowned, took a small step forward, and with a layer of Hydro element on her finger, gently touched Furina's forehead, completely catching her off guard.
"Temperature is normal... not sick..."
"Ugh!"
Furina, realizing what happened, instantly retreated, her face even redder. "What are you doing!"
Liu Yuan blinked, tilting her head slightly, somewhat confused as to why Furina had pulled away from her.
"Measuring temperature, checking your body."
Liu Yuan replied softly, then took another step, walking towards Furina.
And seeing Liu Yuan gradually approaching, Furina instinctively said:
"Stop!"
Her steps halted, Liu Yuan stopped and looked at Furina in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"What are you doing!"
"Measuring temperature, checking your body." Liu Yuan replied again.
"My body is perfectly fine!"
"But your face was very hot just now, you might have a cold, and your emotions changed a lot, which might be due to a cold, I suggest taking medicine."
"My face was hot because..."
Furina was stubborn.
"Because?"
Liu Yuan tilted her head in confusion.
"I..."
"I?"
"Ah ah ah ah, oh well, anyway, I'm fine! You don't need to worry!"
Her voice was so loud that Liu Yuan was momentarily stunned.
The tsundere Furina merely tried to fool Liu Yuan, but the confused Liu Yuan just nodded slightly, then sat back down, seemingly completely believing Furina's words.
Silence fell in the room. Liu Yuan was like a child who had done something wrong, not speaking, sitting quietly in her previous spot, looking at the cards in front of her and tidying them up one by one.
Not far away, Furina, sitting on the carpet, slowly calmed down. The warmth on her cheeks gradually subsided, and her small face returned from flushed to fair.
Hugging a pillow, Furina revealed her eyes, secretly looking at Liu Yuan sitting quietly in the distance. Seeing Liu Yuan's posture, a strange sense of guilt inexplicably arose in Furina's heart...
Was I... a bit too fierce just now? It's not like there's anything wrong with Liu Yuan caring about me, right?
She kindly cared about me, and I still acted like that... Ugh...
"Lu... Liu Yuan?"
"Hmm?"
Liu Yuan looked up, a smile on her lips, with no trace of her previous silence, as if everything just now was an illusion.
And Furina, noticing all of this, inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity... a feeling of disguise...
Disguising her true feelings... revealing another side of herself, burying her true self deep down...
Furina suddenly felt a bit panicked. Liu Yuan didn't remember anything, because that curiosity about the unknown was definitely not an act, and now...
No! This can't continue!
"Liu Yuan! Play a game with me!"
"Hmm? Okay... Okay!"
Furina's small face was serious. She didn't want to see Liu Yuan living with an unremovable mask like her... If it was truly because of her tone, Furina would really not be able to bear it.
She looked up at Liu Yuan, secretly making a decision in her heart.
Just let you stay pure... stay this way, that's all...
As for Liu Yuan at this moment, she was pondering the knowledge in her mind.
Yes... the knowledge from that book...
The book said that if a girl blushes and says, "I'm fine! You don't need to worry about me," at this time, you have two choices.
First, speak, admit your mistake, and comfort her. The detailed process refers to Chapter 3, Section 2, "The Art of Apology."
Second, this one is more challenging for your acting skills. Specifically, you remain silent, return to your previous position, and then empty your mind. The detailed process refers to Chapter 1, Section 4, "Guilt."
Hmm, Liu Yuan read the book very carefully, and she had only found this book last night in a hard-to-find spot on the bookshelf.
Adhering to the idea that all books contain useful knowledge, Liu Yuan read this book... and then...
Liu Yuan was no longer pure!
In short, after reading this book, Liu Yuan had more thoughts about girls (or more specifically— Furina)... Hmm, referring to the meaning of Furina's actions, not any other thoughts.
At least she could more easily understand Furina's mood now.
And just now, Furina's sudden "Don't you dare" made Liu Yuan instinctively recall the knowledge from this book.
Then she remembered these two distinct methods.
The innocent Liu Yuan chose the second method... Don't misunderstand, she simply hadn't seen Chapter 3.
Hmm... a little coincidence, plus a little confusion from both a girl and another girl, and finally a large spoonful of mutual trust, resulting in a perfect story.
Time slowly passed. Furina's original thoughts had been thrown somewhere unknown. Now, Furina was happily playing games with Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan experimentally tried not to see colors, and then she succeeded, and the game returned to fairness.
Although she no longer had the cheat of observing others' emotions, Liu Yuan's strong comprehension ability for everything still existed, and the game was not difficult for her.
They both had wins and losses. Unlike before, after winning this time, Furina would always show a happy, unrestrained, and undisguised smile, a smile that shed all pretense.
And Liu Yuan, who had been accompanying her, watched Furina's smile, and a certain area deep in her heart suddenly lit up for a moment, then slowly became silent again.
The feeling that flashed through her heart was captured by Liu Yuan. She blinked, somewhat bewildered.
That feeling... made her somewhat unable to comprehend...
Her memory began to search, Liu Yuan recalled all the knowledge she had learned, but no matter how she searched, she didn't know what this emotion was called...
Her heart was beating. Liu Yuan did not possess a real body, yet the feeling of this emotional pulsation was so obvious.
She looked at the girl in front of her, at the damsel's happy smile, and the corners of her mouth subtly curved upwards without her noticing.
Such... a strange emotion... but... she didn't reject it...
Light flashed in her deep blue eyes, reflecting the girl's smile.