Chapter 32

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Nan Baoyi sat up slowly with her eyes teared up.

In a flash, she choked back her sobs, “I will work hard…”

She stared at the zither blankly for a while and looked at Xiao Yi at a loss, “But Second Brother, the teacher ran away, who will teach me to play the zither?”

Nan Baoyi never ever expected Xiao Yi would personally teach her to play the zither.

The young man sat behind her, put both hands on the zither, and guided her hand earnestly.

The joint on his slender fingers were distinct, the sun shined on his fingertips through the window. Those hands were shining with luster, as beautiful as a jade sculpture.

The tune was as fine as the river flowing down the mountains. His skills should be very good.

And his shirt had a cool sweet scent which smelled very clean and good.

Nan Baoyi liked this Xiao Yi.

She was attentive and focused to learn the zither.

Xiao Yi however, was gradually losing control.

The little girl in his embrace was covered with a light hibiscus fragrance.

Her hands that he held in his palm were soft and tender, her little finger always curving up. As the strings were plucked, that crisp light pink fingertips seemed to be scratching the tip of his heart, making him unable to concentrate.

For the first time in eighteen years, the young man had a different thought towards the opposite sex.

He wanted to kiss her fingertips, wanted to pinch her cheeks, wanted to hear her sweet voice calling him brother…

He read books and thought that he had mastered all the feelings in the world. But in this afternoon filled with the spring sun, he could not face his own feelings.

Could it be that all brothers in this world had this sort of feelings towards their sister?

The tune gradually entered a climax.

But Xiao Yi continuously played the wrong tunes.

Nan Baoyi vaguely heard something was wrong and hesitantly looked up at him, “Second Brother…”

Xiao Yi’s look remained as usual, “You are too stupid, playing the wrong tunes.”

Nan Baoyi, “…”

She wanted to hit the powerful minister with a big bat!

It was finally dinner time. Nan Baoyi who was hungry the whole day ate three bowls of rice with six dishes in a vigorous manner, not letting go of even the soup base!

After she washed her face, she carried the drawing materials to the study and begged Xiao Yi to teach her how to draw.

She learned how to draw.

Two hours later, she was extremely tired. But when she thought of the Spring Flower Festival and thought of Nan Yan’s impressiveness in the previous life, she could only force herself to continue on and brought the chess manual to learn chess from Xiao Yi.

It was late at night.

The sounds of dense spring rain pouring came from outside the west window, under the light from a candle, two silhouettes were indistinctly reflected on the window screens.

Nan Baoyi sat cross-legged facing the black and white chessboard. She was so tired she could barely open her eyes, her little head nodding off like a chicken pecking on rice, her mouth still mumbled confusingly about how to play tunes.

Xiao Yi supported his cheek with one hand, the wolfberry tea beside his hand had already turned cold.

He looked at the hourglass and reached out to clean up the mess on the chessboard.

He gave Nan Jiaojiao the best chess manual in the world, as long as she practiced the chess manual well, she could easily beat any normal girl.

Just that the little girl was not used to the study plan he created.

She was so fussy. For her to be willing to learn for these few hours was already not easy.

Although it was not time to sleep yet, seeing it was only the first day, he let her go. It was not too late to work hard tomorrow.

He carried Nan Baoyi and walked into the bedroom.

The next morning.

The dawn sky was filled with white clouds floating, the leaves in the garden were green and moist. This year’s spring brought about piles of beautiful colorful peonies. The light of day penetrated through the windows, shining the shadow of the assorted flowers on the corridor.

The scenery during the crack of dawn was extremely beautiful.

Xiao Yi leaned against the outer side of the bed, admiring the arched bedding, and said lazily, “Nan Jiaojiao, wake up and study.”

Nan Baoyi nested warmly deep in the bedding, “The sky is not even bright yet, why are you making noise…make more noise and I will deduct your salary.”

Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow and flipped open her blanket without any care.

The chilliness reached her bones.

Nan Baoyi was trembling in the cold.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes coyly and reached out for her blanket, “He Ye, you are getting more dishonest. If you disturb my sleep again I will really deduct your salary!”

But she could not pull the blanket.

She opened her eyes.

The handsome young man was sitting inside the screens with a fake smile.

She flipped her body around and sat up immediately, “Why are you on my bed?!”

After she screamed, she realized it was Xiao Yi in her bedroom.

Her cheeks flushed red and frantically crawled into her blanket!

She was huddled up in her blanket, holding her flushed cheeks, her eyeballs spinning nervously all around.

She spoke in a low muffled voice, “Yesterday night ―”