Chapter 62: Ji Xiangyu’s Room
Chapter Sixty-Two: Ji Xiangyu’s Room
After looking at the paintings, Grandfather Ji was called away, so Qing Tian followed a servant to Ji Xiangyu’s room.
This was because Grandfather Ji had instructed the servant, “Take Miss Qing Tian to find Young Master.”
She was naturally led to the doorway of Ji Xiangyu’s room. After the servant left, Qing Tian was stunned.
How was she supposed to go in?
She took a deep breath and reached out to gently knock on the door. As soon as she knocked, the door opened. She pushed it open and found no one in the room.
Ji Xiangyu’s room was not ostentatiously decorated; instead, it was simple and carried a faint fragrance.
This fragrance was the jasmine scent from Ji Xiangyu himself. It turned out he liked jasmine flowers so much. On the coffee table in Ji Xiangyu’s room, a bouquet of fresh jasmine flowers was placed in a white, transparent vase.
The entire room gave a comfortable and fresh feeling.
Walking further in, behind a screen, there was a white piano. Qing Tian walked over, carefully opened the piano lid, and lightly pressed a key with her finger.
The black and white keys must hold Ji Xiangyu’s deep essence. He played the piano so well; this piano must have accompanied Ji Xiangyu throughout his childhood.
She then played a few more notes. She remembered a nursery rhyme she had learned in cram school as a child. She only remembered a few notes, so she pressed the keys somewhat unsteadily.
She repeatedly played the same melody.
While she was still lost in her own little emotions, a pair of slender hands skillfully finished the melody she had started on the keys.
Qing Tian watched Ji Xiangyu, who was seriously playing the piano, with enjoyment. Her eyes followed his hands as they jumped from one key to another.
Finally, a complete 《Jasmine Flower》 concluded under Ji Xiangyu’s hands.
Ji Xiangyu smiled and said, “Grandmother Yue mentioned that Grandfather brought you here?”
Qing Tian nodded blankly, then asked, “You seem to like jasmine a lot?”
Ji Xiangyu nodded, then walked to the desk, opened a drawer, and took out a brocade box. He opened the brocade box and pushed it towards Qing Tian, saying, “This was just finished a few days ago!”
Qing Tian looked at the small pendant made of jasmine flowers inside the brocade box and asked curiously, “Why do you like designing things so much?”
Ji Xiangyu took out the pendant, then took a red string from the drawer. After threading the pendant onto it, he walked to Qing Tian’s side and, without her consent, spontaneously put it on her.
He reached out and moved aside the hair falling over Qing Tian’s shoulders. His fingers wove through her black hair; her hair was very soft, and strands of hair slipped down his fingers.
He felt that this moment was truly wonderful.
As Ji Xiangyu put the pendant on Qing Tian, the faint scent wafted almost imperceptibly onto Qing Tian’s neck. Qing Tian’s neck tingled for a moment, and her mind went blank.
All she knew was that Ji Xiangyu said in her ear, “It suits you very well!”
Upon hearing this, Qing Tian reflexively turned her face to look at Ji Xiangyu, but at that angle, she accidentally bumped her lips against Ji Xiangyu’s.
Her cheek was thus naturally pressed against Ji Xiangyu’s lips. In that moment, Qing Tian froze, not knowing what to do, and remained in her original position, afraid to move.
Ji Xiangyu seemed equally startled by this sudden turn of events. His lips, a little dry, moved, but this action was more like he was kissing Qing Tian’s cheek.
In an instant, both their faces were flushed red.
Qing Tian lowered her head slightly and said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to!”
Then Ji Xiangyu said, “It’s okay, this is good!”
Qing Tian was stunned. What did he mean by “this is good”? Qing Tian was a bit bewildered.
Afterward, to ease the awkwardness, Ji Xiangyu suggested, “Would you like to play a song?”
Qing Tian shook her head, “I don’t know how!”
Ji Xiangyu said with full confidence, “With me here, what do you have to fear?”
Qing Tian thought, that’s true, Ji Xiangyu is so capable.
So the two of them began to play the piano, but why did Qing Tian feel something was off?
Why was Ji Xiangyu in a posture that was almost like embracing her, with his hands over hers?
Such a pose seemed a bit intimate!
Moreover, his gentle voice sounded in her ear, “First, you need to spread your fingers as much as possible, so you can cover more octaves.”
Qing Tian appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was in turmoil, unable to remain composed. His scent was so close, his breath so near; even the warmth of his hands was so intense.
Qing Tian sighed softly, but Ji Xiangyu noticed. Ji Xiangyu was very serious when teaching, his expression truly like a strict teacher.
Ji Xiangyu’s tone was a little less gentle as he said, “Don’t get distracted!”
Qing Tian stuck out her tongue at his words, not daring to breathe too deeply.
Qing Tian, feeling awkward, wanted to get out of Ji Xiangyu’s embrace. Who knew that Ji Xiangyu didn’t move away; instead, he pressed closer to Qing Tian’s back, and the hands teaching her piano turned into him holding her hands.
Qing Tian’s heart raced. She remembered the kiss that happened between them one night when they were drunk. Was it going to happen again now?
Just as Ji Xiangyu had tucked Qing Tian’s hair behind her ear and was about to kiss her, Ji Weiwei arrived.
Ji Weiwei pushed the door open and saw the two of them in such an intimate and ambiguous posture. She immediately said unhappily, “Grandfather is calling you down for dinner!”
After speaking, she shot Qing Tian a look and deliberately provoked, “What’s so good about someone who throws themselves at you?” Then she slammed the door shut.
Ji Xiangyu let go of Qing Tian and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, I…”
Qing Tian pretended not to care and said, “Don’t apologize, I don’t want to hear ‘sorry’!”
Ji Xiangyu nodded and reached out as if to stroke Qing Tian’s hair. This time, Qing Tian jumped up in fright and said flusteredly, “Let’s go eat!!!”
Ji Xiangyu smiled, watching Qing Tian’s flustered retreating back. He almost kissed her. He should make it a habit to lock the door from now on!
