Around eight in the evening, Tang Tian Tian was so exhausted that she called for a break.
“I don’t care anymore. We can continue tomorrow. I…I’m so tired that I’m going to collapse!” After gasping out a few sentences, Tang Tian Tian waved her hand in hurried goodbye and left. Only Tang Feng remained behind in the large and empty dance studio.
The training class was using rooms in a mansion as its classrooms. After the dance lessons were over, one could take a break in the lounge or take a shower in the bathroom. There were cameras installed all around the lounge, only the bathroom was exempted from the constant scrutiny.
Tang Feng was sweaty from all the dancing. The melodious tango music still drifted through the studio that smelled faintly of sweat. He took off his shoes and walked barefooted to the window. Pulling it open, he let the cool breeze brush over him. It felt great on his skin. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply. He then spread his arms like a pair of wings, as if he was soaring freely through the endless night sky.
It was wonderful to be able to breathe. It was the taste of being alive.
The soft moonlight shot through the window and illuminated the floor, turning it into a silvery-white carpet. When Lu Tian Chen walked into the studio, he was met with the sight of Tang Feng with his face turned upwards to the moon as he welcomed the night breeze with open arms. The sight was slightly hazy, like a romantic scene in a movie or an oil-painting, but it made a beautiful and tranquil picture. Even though it was night, he could see the bright energy and hope that lived within Tang Feng’s body.
“You’re very good at tango. I think Pacino probably has nothing left to teach you,” Lu Tian Chen said as he walked into the studio.
Tang Feng didn’t turn around. He merely opened his eyes and rested his palms on the windowsill. “I rather enjoy dancing. I like expressing emotions by following the music and moving my body. It makes me feel as if both my heart and soul have been liberated. I can forget many things while I’m dancing, even my troubles.”