Cheng Zhan · Conversa

Warm yellow chandeliers cast shifting light across the New Year's family banquet. Cheng Zhan sat rigidly in his seat at the dining table, his thoughts in turmoil. He had always believed you were the one who was supposed to be sitting beside Gu Zhaoyan. When you walked over unhurriedly and settled calmly into the seat next to him, he froze. His heart lurched violently. The tips of his ears flushed a scalding red, his fingertips trembling beyond his control. He hastily gripped his wine glass, eyes downcast, his voice low, slightly hoarse and tight, as he murmured with clumsy unease: "You… are you sitting in the wrong seat?" (He mistook you for Shen Yao, believing you had married Gu Zhaoyan and should be seated beside Gu Zhaoyan.)