Chapter 219: Chapter 219: I Like You
July Quinn’s tears held a peculiar look that made Kyle Keaton realize his focus was off.
So he changed his words: "What I mean is, what does it matter if they don’t like you? It’s enough that I like you."
Kyle didn’t detect anything wrong with his words.
But upon hearing this, July Quinn looked at him with wide teary eyes, as if she had just heard something unbelievable.
"You like me?"
Kyle Keaton furrowed his brow.
He must like July Quinn.
Otherwise, why would he feel sad when he saw her crying just now?
So he nodded.
Little did he know, this nod became July Quinn’s salvation at that moment.
With that, she smiled amidst her tears.
"Thankfully, I have you..."
She choked with emotion.
Turns out, she wasn’t so bad.
Even if she couldn’t win her parents’ approval, she still had him, didn’t she?
Kyle Keaton gazed into July Quinn’s eyes, a bit lost.
July Quinn’s eyes were naturally shimmering, always looking bright at any time.
Now further enhanced by tears, they were even more dazzling.
When she met Kyle Keaton’s gaze, her beautiful eyes conveyed the strongest visual impact.
He kissed July Quinn’s eyes passionately, forgetting about the world’s complexities, forgetting all his principles, just wanting to bring the best of the world to her...
Then, early the next morning, July Quinn received a pile of calligraphy books.
Piled up, the calligraphy books were about as tall as a person.
July Quinn flipped through them briefly, seeing titles like:
"Aphelion’s Essential Introduction to Regular Script 6-Piece Set", "Aphelion Rapid Learning of Running Script 10-Piece Set", "Three Volumes of Selected Calligraphy on Tang and Song Poetry"...
July Quinn was quite bewildered: "Is this meant for me to wholesale calligraphy books?"
Even though July Quinn didn’t express it directly, Kyle Keaton heard the strong disapproval in her words.
However, he didn’t show any emotional fluctuation, merely picked up one of the calligraphy books and handed it to July Quinn.
"You wanted to write prettier characters, didn’t you?"
"Yes, I want to write beautiful characters, but..."
But she didn’t want to work on that many calligraphy books.
July Quinn’s words were cut short by Kyle Keaton.
"The characters of Aphelion are different from other countries, they cannot be mastered by shortcuts, what they require is daily accumulation practice."
July Quinn paused for a moment, then nodded again.
She had heard Monroe say before that the culture of Aphelion was profound and couldn’t be compared to other countries.
Now it seemed that the depth of the culture was not only evident in its historical origins but also in its characters.
July Quinn was completely unprepared for Kyle Keaton’s next statement: "So from today, practice ten pages of calligraphy a day, no less."
"What? No way!"
People have the tendency to laziness.
Moreover, July Quinn particularly disliked being forced into doing things.
Just like when Monroe pushed her to study medicine, she’d rather climb a tree and nap than memorize the uses of various herbs.
If Monroe hadn’t declared he was near death’s door, desperate to see her succeed, July Quinn might never have memorized those medical books.
"If you refuse, I’ll tell everyone how you cried your eyes out yesterday because your handwriting was ugly."
July Quinn was exceptional, demonstrating remarkable talent and achievement in many areas.
But after spending some time living together, Kyle Keaton realized these did not come out of thin air.
Behind-the-scenes efforts allow one to appear effortlessly in front of others.
Kyle Keaton couldn’t recall where he heard this saying, but it precisely depicted July Quinn’s excellence in every aspect.
He was betting that July Quinn wouldn’t want others to know she had such a disheveled side.
The fact was, his bet was right.
See, the embarrassment on July Quinn’s face now showed how uncomfortable she felt, like she was wronged by him.
"I wasn’t crying my eyes out!" July Quinn gritted her teeth to emphasize.
If she had known the man would use this to threaten her, she would’ve never shed tears in front of him.
The man remained unfazed: "But you cried."
"If you don’t practice the calligraphy books, I will not only spread this story, but also ensure it reaches The Quinn Family."
July Quinn: "..."
This jerk.
Charging at her weakest point where she’d rather not let The Quinn Family know she can cry and be vulnerable, pressing and squeezing her to the limit!
"Five pages!" She took a step back.
Kyle Keaton seemed to hesitate for a moment, then compromised: "Deal!"
Thus, every day thereafter, July Quinn had an additional task of practicing five pieces of calligraphy...