After spending a long while with Rong Chao and Tang Ruifeng, Ningyan was escorted back to Rong Yue's chambers by a cheerful Rong Chao.
Along the way, Rong Chao spoke endlessly about their past days at the Celestial Beast Academy, recounting one amusing memory after another. Somewhere in the middle of his stories, he shyly admitted that, when they were younger, he had once been in love with Lan Meishan.
"It was... complicated," Rong Chao admitted, scratching his cheek awkwardly. "But that's all in the past now. I'm happily married to Feng'er."
Ningyan couldn't deny the sudden sting of jealousy that unexpectedly settled in his chest upon hearing those words.
So even Rong Chao liked Lan Meishan once...
The feeling was entirely irrational, there was no reason for it. He silently reminded himself that there was nothing to be jealous of, pushing the thought aside.
