On a spring afternoon, the sunlight filtered through glass windows and cast a warm golden hue on the grey-haired young man sprawled across the table.
Qiluo and Qin Qianbai were flipping through fashion magazines at the other end of the long table, while Mr. Shiyu wore headphones in front of the computer. The activity room was unusually quiet, no one was making much noise, and outside the window, not yet in summer, the cries of cicadas could not be heard.
Perhaps it was the light that stirred him, for Gongsun Ce, napping, tucked his head in further.
"..."
The young lady opposite him happened to look up and capture this moment. She stared blankly at the youth's small movement, completely oblivious to Qiluo's silent snickers beside her.
Lianyi Shiyu pulled down the sheer curtains by the window and poured himself another cup of tea.