It started to rain.
Chen Xu sat in his office, looking through the glass window at the continuous strings of rain outside, which looked like streaks of white lines.
Suddenly, a few raindrops pattered against the glass and splattered, forming tiny droplets that stuck to the glass and blurred the view outside.
Gurgle gurgle...
From the electric kettle on the coffee table, the sound of boiling water could be heard, with white steam rising at the top.
With a light click, the switch turned off automatically.
The bubbling noise from the kettle gradually subsided, and a pale hand reached over, picking up the kettle and pouring hot water into a purple clay teapot filled with tea leaves.
Amid the rising steam, the purple clay pot filled with water, a layer of froth floating on top.
Secretary Jin put the kettle back in its place, covered the purple clay pot, poured two cups of tea, and said to a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa, "Mr. Chen, please enjoy."
