"There's nothing to apologize for," said Chen Nuo. "Besides, it was I who wanted to keep you for dinner. Your staying is a favor to me. If you bring up apologies again, it'd make me seem insincere."
"It's not that I—uh..." Yang Chan had intended to apologize to Chen Nuo again, but since Chen Nuo had just told her there was no need for apologies, she quickly retracted her words.
But merely retracting her words wasn't enough; she found herself unable to utter any polite niceties thereafter, standing there engulfed in awkwardness.
Chen Nuo found Yang Chan's behavior quite odd. She had spoken to Chen Nuo quite normally before, but ever since Chen Nuo knew of her affection, Yang Chan had become increasingly tongue-tied.
Exactly what kind of feeling was this affection that it could transform a normal person into such a state?