Chapter 255: Old Violin-II
Li Lian followed the maid who showed her the way to the separating room. In wonder, Li Lian questioned if the separating room is deprived from the words itself? She could tell that they were going further. Looking up to the high ceiling, it took her to remember the house is bigger than she could ever think. The Maple House is comparably smaller than Li Jun Wei despite the fact that the house was big enough for fifty people to stay.
When they took a turn, Li Lian found the tall long window built on her right. She saw the flowers blooming and an untend flower bed. When they reached a little far away from the window where Li Lian was admiring the view from, the maid stopped walking, "The master is here, mistress." and with a bow, the maid left to trace the steps she took earlier.
When the maid left she found how the large house felt empty. There were only lights to show the way but there was almost no presence of people there. Li Lian wondered why Li Jun Wei would buy such a magnanimous house when she think how lonely it would feel to walk in the house alone. Perhaps that was why Li Jun Wei enjoy the company of his younger brother. She could see that with Li Xiao Chen, Li Jun Wei became a brighter person; and with her, he become the smiling version of him that she liked.
Bringing her hand to knock the door, she wondered why there were no reply and pushed the knob down. Li Lian entered to see Li Jun Wei facing her with his back. She didn’t notice it from outside as the separating room seemed to be sound proof but as she entered through the door, the soft yet sharp sound of strings being played greeted her ears.
At the door closing, Li Lian watched Li Jun Wei holding a violin on his right hand with the bowstring on his left. Even though song was played loud to muffle the sound of the door knob opening, Li Jun Wei notice she entered and placed the violin to rest on his side. Li Lian who was fond of music wanted to hear him to play more of the beautiful notes he strummed with his long fingers.
Hearing him stopped, Li Lian spoke, "I’ve been searching for you." Li Jun Wei turned his body, slowly turning his heels for his eyes to meet hers. His hand then placed the violin in the black case which settled on the table on his right side.
"You did." He replied, and his bowstring placed it down for him to watch her looking around the room, finding many instruments inside the room before her eyes fell at the violin he played.
"It was beautiful. I didn’t know you could play violin." Li Lian praised and he chuckled, leaning his back and hand to the table behind him. When Li Jun Wei raised his hand, Li Lian felt her instinct ran off to reach her hand to him.