Almost Shed Little Pearls

A knock sounded at the door.

The movements in Liu Erlong's hands abruptly stopped, but she did not look up.

As she continued writing,

her alluring cherry lips parted slightly. Just as the words "Come in" reached her lips,

a gentle young man's voice entered her ears.

"Dean Liu, might I come in and have a word with you?"

"Come..."

Liu Erlong was slightly stunned, but she could no longer take back the words that had already left her mouth.

"Come in..."

Liu Erlong's voice grew faint.

Her hands froze.

Her expression instantly turned dazed, then her eyes widened rapidly.

How familiar this young man's voice was!

How could she fail to recognize the voice that had echoed in her mind for years?

A glimmer flickered through Liu Erlong's pitch-black beautiful eyes...

She stared fixedly at the door before her.

Even her heart began pounding violently against her will.

With a crisp snap,

before Liu Erlong had time to react, Ye Tian pushed open the door from outside as soon as he heard her invitation.

Sunlight streamed in from outside,

falling across Ye Tian's back and casting a long shadow upon the floor.

The broad, long black shadow fell across Liu Erlong's face.

The sunlight, which was not yet intense, seemed to become all the more dazzling and scorching because of the young man's outline before her, making it impossible for her to see his face clearly.

An incomparably pleasant pill fragrance was instantly carried in by the breeze from outside, filling the entire room and Liu Erlong's lungs. It was so refreshing that it intoxicated her and became impossible to forget.

A light laugh came with a gentle greeting.

It stirred every inch of her heart.

"Dean Liu, it has been a long time. Have you been well?"

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