Cecilia Adler was pleased. "Mm, I like the sound of that."
'What was that saying again?'
'A golden carp is no creature of the pond; upon encountering wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon.'
Her grandmother, the head courtesan, had also said that with a clever mother and a valiant father, as long as she didn't fall in love and focused only on making money, she was destined for an extraordinary life.
Although Lucas Lee was a bit of a letdown.
And although she'd sort of fallen for a man.
But...
'I won't become ordinary just because I fell in love, will I?'
'I don't want to be ordinary!'
'Oh, well. Who cares?'
'Things are great right now.'
'Just take it one happy day at a time.'
'Enjoy the moment!'
...
After seeing the results, Cecilia decided to share the good news. "Ian, let's head over to the family's courtyard home first. It's Sunday, so Mom and Dad are both off work. We can tell them the news, and we might as well stay the night."
"Whatever you say," Ian said.
