For the next several days, Xie Qi went to the teahouse right on time. Yet, as soon as the music ended, he would always slip away quietly, leaving no trace behind. This behavior drew increasing attention and speculation, making everyone all the more curious about this mysterious Mr. Qi.
After listening to Xie Qi’s performances for several days, Cao Ze could no longer suppress his inner urge to take the initiative and meet this compelling Mr. Qi. On this particular day, Xie Qi sensed that the time was ripe and planned to provide Cao Ze with an opportunity to seek him out.
In the play Xie Qi performed that day, he told the story of two lovers blocked by their parents; the woman’s parents forbade them from seeing each other. To ease the pain of their longing, every time the woman wanted to meet her lover, she would pluck a flower and toss it over the garden wall. Upon seeing the flower, the man would sneak over the wall to meet her.
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