Glancing at Xiao Bao’s class schedule on her phone and seeing that he would be done with his classes by four in the afternoon, Ye Li tidied up her work and bid Wan Mingyi farewell before heading ho.
As her car stopped outside the door, Ye Li hadn’t even entered when she heard the pleasant sound of piano music.
Entering the house, she saw Aunt Lan picking up her apron to wipe her hands, all the while smiling and looking upstairs.
Although she couldn’t see anything, it was a joy to listen.
The light and spirited Nocturne was occasionally interspersed with a few discordant notes, revealing that it was a four-hand duet being played by two people.
Apart from Li Xueqing and Xiao Bao, there was no one else it could be.
A smile involuntarily spread across Ye Li’s face.
After changing into her ho clothes, Ye Li tiptoed up to the piano room on the third floor.
The door was open, and there beside the piano against the wall, Li Xueqing sat poised, Xiao Bao looked dashing, their two silhouettes side by side making the scene especially serene and beautiful.
As the piece ended, applause resounded.
Xiao Bao turned his head, a smile breaking across his stern little face, and he slid off the piano bench, running towards Ye Li.
"Mom, are you tired?"
Holding Xiao Bao with one hand and linking arms with Li Xueqing with the other, Ye Li asked while they descended the stairs.
Li Xueqing shook her head, "It’s been a long ti since I’ve played with such enjoynt."
When Ye Mushen was around, she played, he listened, and even if it wasn’t perfect, there was soone there to shower her with praise.
Without him, when she played again, Li Xueqing felt the notes were dry and soulless.
But now, Xiao Bao was here.
The little guy was sharp and had keen ears; although he didn’t know many pieces, whenever she made a mistake, he would imdiately notice.
After a while, Li Xueqing no longer had the casualness she had had before, playing any old way she pleased.
Playing seriously for half the day, the sadness remained in her heart, but the frustrations that had hurt her seed to fly out the window with the notes.
She felt refreshed and invigorated.
By the ti Fu Yanci returned ho, he saw Ye Li and Li Xueqing sitting on either side of Xiao Bao, all three watching an animated movie with great interest.
Li Xueqing tousled Xiao Bao’s hair, "There’s no such thing as a difficult job, only brave dogs!"
Ye Li raised her arm and called out, "Brave dogs, charge ahead!"
Xiao Bao smiled and sighed, How childish!
Fu Yanci: ...
Chinese New Year’s Eve was just three days away.
As they chatted at the dinner table, Li Xueqing declared firmly, "Ah Li, you and Yanci go back to the Fu Family for the celebration, and if you have ti on the first or second day of the New Year, co back. It’ll be nice for the whole family to have a al together."
"That won’t do!"
Ye Li shook her head, "I want to stay up to see the New Year in with you!"
This was the first New Year’s Eve without Ye Mushen; both emotionally and rationally, Ye Li couldn’t possibly leave her mother to spend it alone.
Fu Yanci smiled and said, "Mom, how about this, Ah Li and I go back to the Fu Family on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve for dinner, then I’ll bring her back. Ah Li can stay up with you guys, and I will return to accompany Grandmother."
"Don’t worry!"
Seeing Li Xueqing’s disapproving look, Fu Yanci smiled and said, "Next year, let Ah Li co with to the old house, alternating every other year. That’s fair, isn’t it?"
"Good idea! Let’s settle on that!"
Ye Li hamred the point ho.
"Mom..."
A bright call rang out, accompanied by the sound of the iron gate opening and closing.
In the dining room, everyone paused in surprise.
Ye Li was the quickest to react, dropping her chopsticks and running outside, "Sis, you’re finally back!"
As the villa door swung open, a beautiful girl in a cal coat, looking radiant, walked in pulling her suitcase.
"Xiao Li..."
Embracing Ye Li, who threw herself into her arms, Lan Lan smiled and looked at Aunt Lan and Li Xueqing stepping out, "Mom, Aunt Xue, I’m back."
"We’ve been waiting for you for days, finally you’re back!"
"Good to have you back, good to have you back."
The smiles on Li Xueqing and Aunt Lan’s faces deepened.
Turning to Fu Yanci, who was holding Xiao Bao and trailing behind, Lan Lan patted Ye Li’s shoulder to release her, then nodded at Fu Yanci, "Uncle Fu, hello, I am Lan Lan, Aunt Lan’s daughter."
"Hello."
Fu Yanci nodded.
Looking at Lan Lan, who was as graceful as an orchid and as gentle as a sister.
Then at Ye Li, who had been clinging to Lan Lan’s arm since the mont they t, calling her ’sister’ at every turn, following her like a puppy.
Fu Yanci felt a bad premonition bubbling up inside him.
Ten minutes later, his premonition proved true.
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