Chapter 52 The Piano Teacher (Zhu Wan x Fang Qibai)
Zhu Wan was very nervous about her piano lesson at 6:30 pm on Thursday.
Ge Fei's evening study sessions are not mandatory for students.
After the last regular class ended at 5:30 PM, Zhu Wan did not stay at school.
She arrived home at 6:15 PM.
After school, Zhu Wan kept looking at the introductory piano books and sheet music that Meng Yin had prepared for her.
The brand-new piano was placed in the living room on the first floor.
Meng Yin prepared a lot of fruits and snacks, as well as cookies and desserts that she made herself.
The air was filled with the sweet aroma of pastries.
Zhu Wan didn't know why she was so nervous; her palms were sweating.
"Ah Yuan, relax."
"The piano teacher is very gentle."
Zhu Wan longed to be comforted by her mother's smile.
But what if she gets even more nervous?
She thought, "If only my sister were home."
When her older sister is home, she won't be as nervous or scared.
There are now 5 minutes left until her first piano lesson.
Zhu Wan got up from the sofa, and her mother stuffed a crisp bear-shaped biscuit into her mouth.
She puffed out one cheek and pointed to the bathroom towards her mother.
"Aunt Meng."
A deep voice entered her ears, and Zhu Wan reflexively looked at the person who had entered.
She froze when she saw who it was.
The man was dressed in a simple white T-shirt and black trousers, yet his refined and elegant demeanor was undeniable, and the smile on his lips revealed a gentle distance.
Her piano teacher was Fang Qibai.
Meng Yin smiled and said, "Qi Bai, please sit down first. Auntie will go get you a drink."
She took a few steps out and looked at her daughter, who was still standing there in a daze. "Ah Wan, say hello to your piano teacher. Don't just stand there like an idiot."
Zhu Wan looked up in a daze.
Caught off guard, her gaze met the man's eyes, and her heart began to race.
Zhu Wan finally managed to swallow the cookie in her mouth and said earnestly, "Hello, teacher."
Fang Qibai chuckled as he heard the girl's polite and earnest greeting, "Hello, teacher."
They are so well-behaved.
He handed the teddy bear and sunflower he was holding to Zhu Wan.
"A gift to mark our meeting."
The flower the man handed me looked like a sunflower, brightly colored, plump, and like a fluffy teddy bear with many petals.
Beautiful, bright, and adorable.
"dislike?"
Zhu Wan hurriedly took the bouquet, her movements a little rushed, and her fingertips accidentally brushed against the man's hand.
Her eyelashes trembled.
Fang Qibai looked at her with a gentle, faint smile still on his lips.
Zhu Wan's face suddenly felt hot.
Meng Yin was amused by her daughter's obedience and seriousness, "Your piano teacher is only two years older than you."
The little girl, holding the flowers, looked so adorable and well-behaved.
Meng Yin took the flowers from her daughter's arms. "Qi Bai, there's ice cream and juice on the table that were just taken out of the refrigerator. Rest for a while before starting class."
Fang Qibai smiled politely and gently, "Thank you, Aunt Meng."
Meng Yin: "Aunt Meng wants to thank you."
Meng Yin: "A-Yuan has been extremely nervous ever since she came home from school."
Fang Qibai looked back at Zhu Wan.
Zhu Wan gently lifted her eyelids, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Meng Yin turned around and instructed Zhu Wan, "Wan, your brother Qi Bai's time is very precious. Study hard with him. Mom won't bother you here anymore."
The living room quieted down.
“Ah Yuan, calling me teacher is too formal and too formal.”
The man's tone was languid and slow.
Under Fang Qibai's expectant gaze, Zhu Wan gently pursed her lips and called out, "Brother Qibai."
Fang Qibai smiled and said, "Shall we start after we finish our ice cream?"
The ice cream melted between my lips and teeth.
Zhu Wan quietly looked up at his left little finger.
Fang Qibai extended his left hand to the girl so she could see it more clearly.
Zhu Wan then realized that Fang Qibai had been watching her the whole time.
The man ate his ice cream slowly and leisurely, looking lazy and relaxed.
"Thank you for your concern, A-Yuan."
Zhu Wan held the spoon, her head bowed low.
Fang Qibai clearly saw the girl's self-blame and guilt.
He put down the ice cream in his hand. "Do you remember how to play the game I taught A-Yuan last time?"
Zhu Wan smiled, her eyes bright and clear.
"My sister took me to play twice when she came back, but I never got it right."
Fang Qibai noticed that the girl gradually relaxed and smiled gently.
The piano lesson went by so fast that Zhu Wan didn't even have time to react.
She carefully memorized the structure of the piano keys and the correct sitting posture and hand shape that Fang Qibai taught her.
Fang Qibai watched the girl sitting upright on the piano bench, practicing repeatedly, leaning against the piano, her left fingertips landing on the black and white keys.
A pleasant melody began to play.
Zhu Wan couldn't help but follow the hand with its distinct joints, long and beautiful, onto the black and white piano keys.
The music stopped.
“Ah Yuan, you didn’t dare to look me in the eye during the entire class.”
Am I fierce?
Fang Qibai leaned down to meet the girl's gaze. His deep voice carried a hint of self-reflection.
A man's pleasant scent can be smelled when you're close enough to detect it with every breath.
Zhu Wan's ears turned pink.
She was afraid that if she looked at him, she would be unable to resist getting distracted.
So I never dared to look him in the eye.
"You're not fierce..."
"I was just too stupid."
Fang Qibai put away his lazy and relaxed demeanor and looked earnestly into the girl's eyes: "A-Yuan, you are very smart. You absorbed the information very well in this lesson."
"This is my first time teaching piano. If I don't teach well, please bear with me, Ah-Yuan."
Zhu Wan was distracted by the smile on Fang Qibai's lips.
When they met the man's deep, calm eyes, time seemed to stand still.
She could even hear her own heartbeat.
The sudden ringing of her cell phone startled Zhu Wan awake.
She lowered her head in a panic.
After Fang Qibai finished the call, he saw the girl still sitting obediently on the piano bench. "A-Yuan, see you next time."
Zhu Wanqing let out a soft "Ah," and asked, "Are you leaving already?"
When Meng Yin came out, she heard her daughter's words and jokingly said, "Qi Bai, you taught the piano so well, our A Yuan doesn't want you to leave."
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