CH 23.2

Chapter 23: Slept Until Li Boyuan Came Back 2

After practicing seriously for about two hours, Wen Yantong felt that half of her body was numb. Sleepiness gradually hit her eyes as she suppressed her voice when she yawned.

It was mainly because Li Boyuan's study was too warm. In the cold winter, the warmth easily induced drowsiness in people, and Wen Yantong was not exempted from this.

Originally, she felt nervous because Chi Jingxi was around, but as time passed, her nerves completely relaxed. If Chi Jingxi was really fierce and spoke ill of her or beat her, it would make her keep her vigilance.

But Chi Jingxi didn't act so abhorrent. He just said a few unpleasant words and had an attitude.

This was a wonderful state of mind. It’s like listening to rumors about how a certain person was a wicked villain, but after getting closer, you find out that the said person was just a little bit fierce. He’s still not very easy to get along with, but aside from that, there was nothing else to complain about.

Perhaps because he was still a teenager, Chi Jingxi was not as terrifying as described in the book.translate(d) by puretl . com / do not steal / re po/st

After realizing this, Wen Yantong started to relax and fell into a deep slumber.

In her previous class, she had already honed the skills of sitting and napping. Now she was using this skill to take a quiet nap under Chi Jingxi's eyes.

Wen Yantong originally planned to keep writing after a short nap, but the more she slept, the more sleepy she became. Eventually, she just laid her head down on the table. As a result, she slept until Li Boyuan came back.

Chi Jingxi tapped the table twice before pulling her out of her sleep. Wen Yantong sat up in a panic, and when she looked up, she saw that Li Boyuan's face was as black as Bao Qingtian's mini statue at the door of the study.

Immediately she shivered in fear: Sh!t, I’m screwed!

Wen Yantong just woke up, so she was still a little groggy. There were even ink marks printed on her face.

Thus, she endured half an hour of criticism with these ink marks, and only in the end, with tears in her eyes, swearing that she would never be lazy again, did Li Boyuan let her off.translate(d) by puretl . com / do not steal / re po/st

Then Li Boyuan took her paper and looked at it.

Wen Yantong was very anxious. She was worried that Li Boyuan would be dissatisfied, and she would be scolded for another half an hour. Chi Jingxi was still sitting upright, as if he didn't hear her being criticized at all, but Wen Yantong saw the ridicule in his expression.

Wen Yantong: I hate this!

Unexpectedly, Li Boyuan did not get angry but softened his tone a lot. "I can see that you wholeheartedly practiced calligraphy. However, the strokes are still unstable, and the characters are not well formed. You need to practice more."

Wen Yantong was flattered and hurriedly said, "What the Teacher said is very true. The student is taught and will practice calligraphy seriously in the future."

"But Jingxi's characters are much more difficult than standard script." Li Boyuan glanced at her. "You should learn regular script first."

Wen Yantong looked at Chi Jingxi and whispered, "This student wanted to learn it because Little Marquis' calligraphy looks much better than standard script."

"You still can't control the strength of your strokes. It's really difficult to learn his handwriting," Li Boyuan said.

Wen Yantong realized Li Boyuan’s meaning. He was telling her she would not be a fat person after taking a bite, so she followed his instructions. "This student knows and will definitely practice standard script well."pure tl . com is the original tler / don’t re-post

Chi Jingxi's nib paused, leaving ink marks on the paper for the third time that day. He simply put the pen down and said to Li Boyuan, "Teacher, it's getting late. This is where I stop copying. I’ll finish the rest tomorrow."

Li Boyuan immediately put Wen Yantong's paper away, walked over to him, and looked at his work, his facial features stretching out with a smile. "That’s okay. You copied a lot. I can write the rest myself."

Chi Jingxi smiled politely. He then got up, walked to the shelf next to the door, took off his cloak, and said, "Teacher, don't stay up too late copying. You are not young anymore. You must care for your eyes."

Li Boyuan smiled. "You child, you always hold that against me. I'm not old enough to be worrying about poor eyesight."

Chi Jingxi smiled and didn’t reply.

Wen Yantong looked at the way the two got along and remembered that Chi Jingxi was also taught by Li Boyuan since childhood, so the relationship between the two was naturally good.

Chi Jingxi was about to leave, so of course, she wouldn't stay. Wen Yantong silently packed up the things she had copied, folded them up, put them in her sleeves, and stood up slowly.

The three of them came to the door one after the other, and when they pulled up the curtains and came out, Wen Yantong realized that it was completely dark.

It got dark early in winter, and the wind became colder. She couldn't help but shiver after coming out of a warm room.pure tl . com is the original tler / don’t re-post

While she was putting on her shoes, she heard Li Boyuan say, "Jingxi, it is inconvenient and unsafe for Wen Yantong with his crutch to walk at night. You can take him back before you leave the academy."

Wen Yantong was startled and immediately blurted out, "There's no need for that!"

Who knew that as soon as these words were spoken, she was stared at by two pairs of eyes.