Qi Longbing took Hua Xiaomo into the cafe next door.
To Hua Xiaomo’s surprise, there was soone playing the piano!
And the music that person was playing sounded very familiar to her. Unable to help herself, Hua Xiaomo walked over to the piano and saw a woman playing. Her gaze involuntarily narrowed slightly.
Qi Longbing looked at Hua Xiaomo, sensing she had a very familiar feeling towards this piano. Well, not the piano, but this piece of music perhaps. He couldn’t help but ask.
"Hua Xiaomo, do you recognize this music? Or what is it?" Qi Longbing asked, his eyes showing a hint of concern.
Hua Xiaomo looked at Qi Longbing and nodded. "Yes, I rember my mother humming this piece a long ti ago, but I’ve forgotten what it’s called. It just sounds familiar to now."
Then Qi Longbing turned to the woman playing the piano and asked, "Excuse , could you tell what this piano piece is called?"
"It’s called ’Daughter of the Nile.’" The woman playing the piano answered. She looked at Qi Longbing and Hua Xiaomo, her smile growing sweeter. "Hello, sir, miss. I suppose the two of you are a couple. Any couple that hears ’Daughter of the Nile’ here will be happy and long-lasting."
Such a blessing made Hua Xiaomo feel a bit awkward, but she still smiled politely and replied, "Thank you. I really think you play beautifully."
The woman looked at Hua Xiaomo with a smile and slowly invited, "Miss, do you play? Why don’t we play ’Daughter of the Nile’ together?"
Hua Xiaomo looked at her, embarrassed, and after a while, she said, "I’m sorry, I’m not very good at playing, but I think I can try. Although, I really don’t play well."
"That’s okay, just follow my tempo and we’ll play together. Besides, if you don’t understand, I can teach you," the woman said again, looking at Hua Xiaomo. Her eyes twinkled with a smile that seed so cordial at that mont, making Hua Xiaomo feel as if she were basking in the warmth of spring.
She didn’t know this woman’s background. Yet, at that mont, she felt a strange desire to connect with her, as if the pianist were a long-lost confidante, soone who seed incredibly approachable.
Qi Longbing, standing off to the side, also encouraged Hua Xiaomo. "Hua Xiaomo, just give it a try. Play the piano with this person. After all, it’s still early, right? You’re not in a rush to leave, are you?"
As long as I’ve managed to get Hua Xiaomo to this place, Qi Lingfeng won’t know she’s here. And as long as Hua Xiaomo doesn’t have too much contact with Qi Lingfeng, she won’t develop strong feelings for him. This is good. Hua Xiaomo can enjoy playing the piano here, and I can appreciate a side of her that isn’t known to the public.
After playing for a while, Qi Longbing and Hua Xiaomo returned to the restaurant, one after the other.
The bathroom break Hua Xiaomo took was exceptionally long. However, the man waiting outside seed to have a good temper, patiently waiting there.
As soon as she ca out, Qi Lingfeng approached her with a smile.
"Xiao Mo, you took a while. Did you have an upset stomach?" Qi Lingfeng asked with concern.
Hua Xiaomo glanced at him and quickly averted her eyes, managing a strained smile. "Yeah, I felt a bit unwell."
"Then I’ll take you ho."
"Thank you."
When Qi Lingfeng accompanied Hua Xiaomo downstairs, a dark purple silhouette appeared from the side. Watching the disappearing figures from afar, his eyes darkened sorrowfully.
「...」
Qi Lingfeng was driving the white Maserati sports car, ready to take Hua Xiaomo ho.
"Xiao Mo, you seem very tired today. Make sure you rest early when you get back." As Qi Lingfeng spoke, he glanced sideways at the person in the passenger seat.
Ever since she ca out, she had been silent, her expression worn and haggard. It inevitably made his heart ache.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Hua Xiaomo felt restless. It took her a while to speak up, "Qi Lingfeng, I have sothing I want to talk to you about."
"Alright. Shall we go to that mountain we visited the other day? When you’re high up, your spirits are lifted, and you tend to understand a lot more," said Qi Lingfeng, his words carrying a double aning as he looked at the person beside him.
"Okay," nodded Hua Xiaomo.
Soon, the white luxury car effortlessly sped up the mountain road.
Standing again in this place invigorated one’s spirit.
Qi Lingfeng looked at the person beside him, a smile on his handso face, looking particularly dashing.
"There were so many tis in the past when I focused on those thrilling financial gas. I’d get so engrossed, so excited, that I couldn’t stop myself from chasing after them."
"Years went by just like that, and looking back now, I feel empty inside. Returning to the Qi Family wasn’t what I wished for... but I had to take on the responsibilities that co with my identity," Qi Lingfeng’s voice dropped as he spoke.
"Lingfeng..." Hua Xiaomo looked at him, her eyes filled with a trace of distress.
She could imagine what it must have felt like for him as a young man when he accidentally witnessed his mother having an affair with his grandfather...
That’s why he chose to escape, to leave the Qi Family, and he stayed away for nine years.
After that, he didn’t use a penny from the Qi Family. He supported himself in his own way, making his life more spectacular, thrilling, and adventurous. At the sa ti, he took her to experience various landscapes and adventures. Amidst all this excitent, she too had grown stronger.
So, this man before could be said to be a person who influenced my whole life. My feelings for him are mostly gratitude.
"Xiao Mo, thank you for understanding ," Qi Lingfeng lifted his head, looking at her. "If the relationship between two people could only be one kind, I would hope that we could both be the simplest of those."
"..." Hua Xiaomo was taken aback and remained silent.
"In the pursuit of what one thinks is important, people often forget what is truly important by their side," Qi Lingfeng said earnestly, the sincerity and emotion apparent on his handso face.
He knew he was never a man who easily spoke of liking or love. He wouldn’t be like his grandfather; he was only Xia Shuangming. The one and only Xia Shuangming. In this world, he thought he wouldn’t be easily bound by anything. But he was wrong; even a renowned Feng Shui Master like him could be entangled by emotions one day.
Hua Xiaomo looked at him, her eyes shining with surprise, her heart full of shock!
"In the pursuit of what one thinks is important, people often forget what is truly important by their side..." Thinking of his words, yes, why did they sound just like ?
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