But even so, she was able to be so close to him on such a quiet afternoon, albeit briefly, but it still made him feel as if he had experienced the presence of heaven.
The sound of her playing the piano still echoed in his ears, drawing an involuntary smile from Li Qingshen’s lips.
In fact, when she was saying those words earlier, he wanted to reply, to tell her that no matter what she did, he wouldn’t be angry.
The following time quietly flowed by.
Li Qingshen appeared to be in an exceptionally good mood because of Ling Momo’s proximity, and in the end, he actually fell asleep.
When he woke up, it was the time of the sunset.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw Ling Momo still seriously pressing the piano keys, yet the moment he turned his head, he clearly caught a glance of her careful observation from the corner of his eye.
Li Qingshen suddenly realized, fixing his gaze on the teapot that had been kept warm on the table.
Thinking of her prank, he paused for a second, then reached out and picked up the teapot.
Ling Momo, sitting at the piano, was watching Li Qingshen closely. Seeing him make this move, she immediately held her breath, her large eyes sporadically zeroing in on Li Qingshen, attentive to what he would do next.
With a casual demeanor, Li Qingshen poured himself a cup of tea and leisurely picked it up.
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A sneaky joy began to swell in Ling Momo’s heart.
Although she had only put two ants in it and it wasn’t a big deal, the success of her little prank still delighted her.
Unable to contain herself, Ling Momo’s attention was fully captured by Li Qingshen’s tea-drinking gesture.
Li Qingshen suddenly turned his head and looked at Ling Momo, catching her pair of dark eyes fixed on him, gleaming with thick anticipation. He slightly lowered his eyelids, then drained the tea in one gulp, afterwards, he set down the cup, stood up, and walked out of the music room.
He didn’t rush to leave after stepping out of the music room but instead watched through the crack of the door, clearly seeing Ling Momo’s proud smiling face. Against the backdrop of the evening sun, red as blood outside the window, her smile appeared especially animated and lively.
He knew he was strict with her in his teaching, so much so that she harbored tiny grievances in her heart, but it was for her own good. Therefore, he wouldn’t scold her for wasting tea however she liked, and even to make her feel better, he pretended to be oblivious and drank a cup of the tea in which she had placed the ants.
He never would have imagined that such a doting and indulgent action on his part could elicit such a radiant smile from her.
Li Qingshen couldn’t help but stand there, staring blankly, feeling that her mischievous, innocent smile was so beautiful.
He thought, even if he had to drink tea with ants for the rest of his life, as long as her blooming smile remained forever on her face, he would be willing.
Although he could only watch her secretly, he still felt as if in that moment, he had possessed all that life had to offer.
Perhaps because Li Qingshen drank the tea tampered with by Ling Momo, her mood greatly improved, to the point that later on, she played all the white keys in one breath without feeling fatigued in her fingers.
[Really struggling to write... Hopefully, it’s coherent enough to continue now, ugh, writer’s block is so painful.]