Chp 2

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Inside the music practice room, Nuan Qing plays the piano skilfully. The silent moment was made just for the sound to echo freely, and that ensued in her soul being deeply immersed in the beauty of the melody she created. Whereas, her delicate fingers still danced freely on the piano string.

Not long after, the world suddenly became foreign, as if there was only her and the illusionary space her mind created. She has drawn in so deeply that the sound of footsteps approaching was completely unnoticed.

When the door opened, a man started to appear. He wore a loose, open-collar shirt with folded long sleeves, tucked neatly into a pair of clean black trousers. The shirt appears casual and slightly oversized, giving a relaxed and comfortable look, whereas the color seems to be in white, complementing his calm yet mysterious demeanor.

As he stepped in, light began to shine from his eyes after witnessing what was in front of him, hiding a sense of amazement; though it was not visible on his face that remained calm.

In order not to disturb the atmosphere, he arranged a silent step to the end of the room and just sat in a distance, silently observing her while letting every rhythm sink in.

At the most crucial time, when she began to concentrate, a gentle breeze suddenly crept in through the window, continued teasing the strands of her front hair, which afterwards swayed leisurely across her face. In an instant, Nuan Qing, who was sitting with her back to the window, began to lose focus.

She couldn't take it anymore. Hence, she slowly got up to close the window, but her steps stopped as soon as her gaze caught his, which then resulted in a deep silence.

The man glanced at her for a moment before the words blurted out, "What is your name?"

"Nuan Qing.. My name is Nuan Qing", she replied back

"Oh Nuan Qing.. Well, nice to meet you, I'm Yi Xuan", he said again.

Nuan Qing continued glancing at him. His hands rested on the table, supporting his chin. A faint yet sincere smile was etched on his lips, as was the look in his eyes, radiating the same smile. Nuan Qing falls into silence for a moment. It seems like all the words she supposed to say quickly disappeared somewhere.

A time that seemingly stopped, suddenly started tickling again when voices from outside were heard approaching the room. As usual, the learning session began.

At first, there were only the teacher's voices and the gentle hiss of the pencil that was heard throughout the learning period. Yet somehow, an eraser that lost half of its body suddenly bounced onto her desk.

"Ah- sorry, my eraser seems to have split due to the harsh rubbing. On top of it, it's half just happened to bounced onto your desk", Yi Xuan spoke, apologizing for the inconvenience.

Whereas, Nuan Qing just gives off a faint smile and kindly hands over the eraser. "It's okay, here's your eraser", she replied.

A smile appeared, before Yi Xuan lowered his head for a moment. He tried to hold back his laughter, afraid that it might burst out at any moment.

"Um? What were you laughing for?"

"I... I don't know. It's just funny. Think about it. How could an eraser this small suddenly split in two, and one of it happened to bounce right on your desk. Isn't it such a coincidence? It's as if it was looking for you on purpose", he said.

Upon hearing that, her behavior unusually showed carelessness, yet still tried to look calm as before; She managed to cough a little.

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