Ye Tianxin didn’t know what to do. She was in panic and tried to keep it from showing. She tried very hard to stop herself from liking him.
She lowered her head and ate the rice in her bowl silently.
She glanced at Li Qingcang from time to time. Her eyes were gentle and filled with joy. For a moment, she even felt that they were a couple.
“Elder Brother Li, you did so well today. I think the owner of the arcade might beg you not to go there next time… You’ll be the talk of the town for a week or so.”
Li Qingcang ate elegantly. He used his napkin to dab at his lips and then replied in a low sexy voice, “Tianxin, you also did very well today.”
“I think so, too,” Ye Tianxin remarked. She was pleased with herself.
Dinner was spent in peaceful and comfortable silence.
Under the warm lights, there sat a pair of a young man and a young woman.
She admired him. She wanted to tell the world that he was hers from now on.
After dinner, Li Qingcang stood up and told Ye Tianxin, “Tianxin, rest early later.”
“Elder Brother Li, I have just had dinner, and I am too full to go to bed. How about we walk around the park as an exercise? What do you think?”
Ye Tianxin’s eyes were filled with hope as she looked at Li Qingcang. He could not reject her at all.
“Alright,” Li Qingcang agreed.
Ye Tianxin was delighted. She ran up to Li Qingcang and held his arm. She tilted her tiny little face up and looked at him. “Elder Brother Li, let’s go!”
The city’s wetland park was not that far from the hotel.
It was summer.
Many occupants of the city brought their families with them to stroll around in the park after dinner.
There was a small area in the park where a few old men and women were dancing.
“Elder Brother Li, shall I dance at the park’s square when I am old? Look at how these uncles and aunties are enjoying themselves!”
Li Qingcang reached out and gently flicked his finger against Ye Tianxin’s tiny face. “You just turned 18, and you are already thinking about going to park squares to dance when you are old… Don’t you think it is too early to think about this?”
Ye Tianxin laughed. “This is called planning for my future…for when I am old.”
Ye Tianxin slowly danced along to the beat of the music.
She was young, and her body was very flexible. She looked effortlessly beautiful, full of grace, even when it was a dance exercise that she was doing.
Li Qingcang stood on the periphery and watched as Ye Tianxin spun around alone.
Suddenly, Ye Tianxin ran up to Li Qingcang and pulled him into the crowd of dancers. She placed her hand on Li Qingcang’s waist.
“Elder Brother Li, can you dance?”
“Not really.”
Ye Tianxin whispered to him, “Me neither. There’s no harm in trying.”
Li Qingcang placed one of his hands on Ye Tianxin’s slender waist and held Ye Tianxin’s hand with his other hand.
The two followed the rhythm of the song ‘Moscow Nights’ and began to sway along with the music.
Li Qingcang and Ye Tianxin were both fast learners, and they quickly mastered the steps of the song.
They were especially in sync. Every turn and every look was all so well synchronized.
When they danced, they were like floating clouds…like flowing water.
Furthermore, because Li Qingcang was handsome and Ye Tinaxin was pretty, they naturally drew a lot of attention.
Once the music was over, Ye Tianxin let go of Li Qingcang’s hand reluctantly. She tilted her tiny face up. “Elder Brother Li, you dance so well.”