In the morning light at the end of July, Gu Yun wiped the celadon tea set for the third time. The silver pocket watch swayed gently in the suit vest pocket, and the trembling of the second hand subtly coincided with the sound of the piano upstairs. He lowered his eyes and stared at the jasmine floating on the surface of the tea soup, as if he had watched every morning for the past seventeen years-when there was always a little girl with braids standing on tiptoe to secretly drink the tea he had just made.
"Guard Butler." Wen Wen supported her down the spiral staircase, her lace gloves resting on the ebony handrail. Today, she tied her long hair into a French bun, exposing her swan-like neck, but she stubbornly wore the burgundy ribbon he gave her last Christmas.
When he bowed, he smelled the scent of tuberose leaking from her sleeves, which was exactly the same as the scent of the nightgown she changed into yesterday. It rained heavily last night, and he carried her with a high fever through the entire corridor of roses. The moonlight crushed the overlapping shadows into the rain puddles. This morning there were still traces of the fever-reducing patch on the side of her neck, like a faded hickey.
"The master hopes that you will have dinner with Mr. Song." His voice was steady as usual as the black tea swirled with the silver spoon. Wen Wen suddenly stretched out her hand to smooth out the folds of his tie. The moment her fingertips touched her Adam's apple, the pianist happened to play a wrong syllable.
As dusk spread across the stained glass, Gu Yun unbuttoned the third shirt button in front of the dressing mirror. The torn invitations on the dressing table were reflected in the mirror, and the burgundy ribbon lay quietly in the velvet jewelry box. He took out his pocket watch, and there was a yellowed candy wrapper embedded on the inside of the watch cover - a "token of love" that the fourteen-year-old girl gave it to him, a secret that had turned into amber over time.
Intention: Two-way secret love will have good results