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Li Tongxi's heart suddenly softened. She walked past Shi Lei, squatted down and took out a tea set and a tea box from the cupboard, then walked towards the balcony.

Shi Lei laughed, and followed Li Tongxi to the balcony.

It was winter in the capital, and the weather was getting cooler. Although the stars were shining brightly outside, it was impossible to breathe the fresh air.

The balcony was sealed with transparent glass and the heating in the room was on full blast. Even if Li Tongxi was wearing light pajamas, she would not feel cold.

Li Tongxi's brewing posture was still as practiced and graceful as before. Her face did not reveal any expression of joy, but instead, there was an expression of infatuation. It was unknown whether she was infatuated with the Way of Tea or with this warm feeling of being alone with Shi Lei.

Shi Lei picked up the tea that Li Tongxi had sent over, and sniffed it, then laughed: ”It smells so good. It's been a long time since I've had your tea. ”

Li Tongxi drank her tea and did not reply.

Shi Lei knew that it was due to his personality, so he did not mind. How many men could he find who could sit opposite of Li Tongxi and drink her fragrant tea?

”What were you doing?” Shi Lei asked.

”Reading.”

”Reading books?” I like to read, too. What book are you reading? ” Shi Lei finally found a topic to talk about, and quickly refused to let go.

She did not chase after celebrities, did not care about fashion, did not buy the latest LV bag, and besides growing flowers, she also did not have any special hobbies … It was not a simple matter to communicate with her.

Li Tongxi was quiet again. Evidently, she did not tell Shi Lei what kind of book she was reading.

With his sharp eyes, Shi Lei immediately noticed the book on the bedside table that she had laid open. He stood up and quickly ran over to get it.

”It's actually a book of poems.” Shi Lei said with a smile. Very few people could read poetry these days. Especially reading foreign poets.

Shi Lei flipped open the folding page, right at the place where Li Tongxi was reading.

When he was preparing for the impassioned recitation, he was stupefied by the words written on it.

All in English!

Shi Lei laughed awkwardly, and said: ”You're way too knowledgeable. They're all books that others don't understand. ”

Li Tongxi glanced at Shi Lei and said: ”There's a translation at the end.” She knew that Shi Lei did not understand English.

Shi Lei flipped to the next page, and sure enough, there was a Chinese translation.

Shi Lei quickly skimmed through it, and after seeing that there were no words he could not read, he finally spoke:

”That year, Hua had passed away. Your temples had turned white, and you looked like you were about to fall asleep.

Sit by the fire and doze off. Take this book of my poems,

Read slowly, as if in a dream, and you will relive

Your eyesight has always been filled with love and gentleness. ”

”Stop reciting it.” Li Tongxi said.

”I think it's pretty good.” Shi Lei said with a smile. Previously, he only had the thought of showing off, but when he truly read the poem, he found the mood to be even more beautiful.

”How many people have loved your radiant charm,