You gifted a resident: Gwyneth's favorite gift. Loyalty has increased. Current loyalty: 100.
Seeing the prompt, a faint smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.
He clapped his hands, rose to his feet, and said, "Keep reading. I'll head out first."
"If anything comes up, or if you need anything, come find me directly."
With that, Cao Xing was about to turn and leave.
At that moment, Gwyneth's gentle voice sounded beside his ear.
"Please wait, my lord..."
Cao Xing stopped and turned back in confusion. "What is it?"
Gwyneth nodded softly. "Recently... I composed a piece of music myself."
"You happened to give me a new instrument, so I wanted to play it for you."
After a pause, she continued, "Of course, if you don't have time right now, then there's no need."
Hearing that, Cao Xing became somewhat interested.
He happened to have nothing urgent to do, so he nodded. "All right. Let's hear it."
When Cao Xing agreed, Gwyneth's gentle smile appeared once more.
She stood up, brought over a chair from nearby, and gently placed it opposite her.
Then she said softly, "My lord, please sit across from me."
"This is..."
Her voice paused slightly, and a faint blush spread over her face. "This is a performance... for you alone..."
Cao Xing was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "All right."
He then sat down opposite Gwyneth.
Their knees were only a dozen centimeters apart, and he could even smell the faint fragrance drifting from Gwyneth's body.
Gwyneth gently stroked the strings of her harp, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Then she softly plucked the first note.
"Twang."
The melodious sound of the instrument rang out, like a breeze brushing across his heart.
Gwyneth closed her eyes slightly, her expression focused and gentle.
More than ten seconds later,