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Karon picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of condensed milk into his coffee, then also poured in some milk and sprinkled a pinch of powdered sugar on top. He finally stirred it with the spoon. He had originally wanted to make a pattern, but since he felt that it would probably not look good anyway, he simply mixed it evenly. He told himself that this was what true simplicity was.
In addition to the cup of milk coffee, the tray also held a teacup with tea leaves already in it, a small dish of raisins, a dish of sugar cubes, and a dish of candied fruit. With his right hand holding the tray and his left hand carrying a thermos freshly filled with hot water, Karon went up to the third floor.
At just that moment, the wall clock on the third floor began to chime.
When Karon reached the door to his grandfather’s study and was about to set down the thermos, the golden retriever that had been lying beneath the windowsill stood up, rose onto its hind legs, and pressed a paw down on the door handle to pull the door outward.
As the door was drawn open, the paw stayed hooked around the handle while the dog kicked its two hind legs in small backwards hops to keep its balance. Eventually, once the door had swung all the way open, the golden retriever let go, lost its balance, and toppled backward, rolling over the floor once.
“Hehehe.” Karon was amused. As the clock struck its final chime, he stepped into his grandfather’s study. The golden retriever scrambled back up and followed him in, hooking the study door shut with a hind leg.
Click. The door closed.
Just as the golden retriever was about to put on a cute expression and wag its tail at its owner, it saw that Karon was already sitting behind the desk, his hands resting...
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