A Love Trap

Ashley thought she wouldn't be able to fall asleep because normally, she wouldn't be able to on a bed that she wasn't used to.

When she first moved into the Golden Palace, it also took her a while to get used to the bed there. However, here in Andrew's old room, she fell asleep right away as she snuggled in Andrew's arms.

When she woke up, she felt dizzy probably from sleeping too long.

Andrew was still sleeping so Ashley carefully slipped out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash her face with cold water to collect herself.

When she looked at the time, she found that it was already four in the afternoon. She had slept around 1 p.m. which meant she'd been asleep for hours.

She rubbed her cheeks to get some color in her face then headed downstairs so she could help Bertha prepare dinner.

When she got to the first floor, she found someone sitting on the couch.

Upon looking closer, she realized it was Chant.

When Chant saw her, he waved to her to come over and sit with him. Ashley hesitated for a moment before walking over to him.

Chant saw that she was alone so he asked, "Is he still sleeping?"

Ashley nodded and said, "Yes, Andy's still sleeping. He's probably tired because he's been working so hard lately."

Chant snorted, "You do care about him."

Ashley felt a little embarrassed.

Chant called out to Porter who appeared out of nowhere. "Yes, Master?"

"Please go to the study and bring the tea set here. The porcelain one. Please be careful when you bring it."

"All right," Porter responded.

Chant turned to look at Ashley who was seemingly puzzled. He said, "Didn't you bring me tea? Well, I want to taste it and I want you to make the tea for me."

was a little uneasy. "Grandpa, I don't know how to make

looked at her as if he was displeased. "It's fine.

had gotten older,

tea

and playing go.

pressed her lips together and

Porter had arrived with the porcelain tea

also brought a pot of boiling water.

the tea set with the boiling water and then looked at Ashley and said, "Watch carefully first, then

hearing this, Ashley watched him closely, making sure she didn't miss any particular hand motions or

with blue and white

sets but she could tell

make the tea, she started to wonder what would happen if she

her mind was quickly drawn from it because Chant started to speak as he made the

is very important in tea making.

pots and cups are most preferable. If you're making green tea, you should use cups with a lid; if you're making black tea, you should use a purple clay set and for flower tea, you should

he spoke, he didn't stop or pause his tea-making.

Ashley could see better as he

is a good choice. If you want the tea to taste good,

her through the corners of his

watching his hands. Sometimes, she would repeat Chant's words to herself

he withdrew his attention from her and focused on the tea he was

It's critical that you're able to control the temperature of your water. If the temperature reaches over 80 degrees Celcius, the nutrition of the tea leaves will decrease. Moreover, the tannins and other toxic

Chant continued.

if she was listening to a

sure she didn't miss any of what Chant did

focused and didn't seem to show any impatience at all.

art of tea making. She realized