Dubian Che smiled apologetically at Kiyono Lizzi and followed along.
Kiyono Lizzi looked thoughtfully at the backs of the departing pair and murmured to herself after a while, "So handsome. No wonder."
On the way to the dock, the ground was covered with lantern-shaped lights, casting a bright yellow hue between the dancing tree shadows.
"Prepare a boat for me," Jiutiao Meijie commanded a servant standing by the dock.
"Okay."
Dubian Che asked, "What do you need a boat for?"
"To enjoy the night breeze."
"On Tokyo Bay?"
Dubian Che had thought that a servant would start a speedboat, but Jiutiao Meijie had instead requested a wooden boat.
And he was to row it alone!
Far from the dock, away from the party's lights, Dubian Che loosened his grip on the oars and gazed at Jiutiao Meijie sitting opposite him, feeling the flow of the water with her hands.
Skyscrapers lined the coast ablaze with lights;
