Mystery: Becoming a Creator Through the Doorway

Chapter 68 A Community of Shared Future

Sharon nodded slightly: "Okay."

An Ruowang, however, changed the subject mischievously, saying, "Then call me 'teacher' and let me hear it?"

Before Sharon could react, he immediately continued, "Just kidding."

As he spoke, he pulled another pen from the pen holder and handed it to her: "Here, give it a try. You're so smart, you'll definitely learn quickly."

Sharon was taken aback by this quick combo, looking at the pen handed to her and then at him.

She paused for a moment, then reached out and took it, slowly saying, "Okay, teacher."

Hearing the comforting address, An Ruowang's smile widened.

He rolled up his sleeves, extended his right hand, and assumed the starting position he had first learned: "Come on, like this, use your index and middle fingers to hold the pen between the first joints of your two fingers."

He slowed down so Sharon could see how he held the pen firmly between his fingers.

At the same time, An Ruowang patiently explained, "The principle of pen spinning is actually very simple—you see, the knuckles of our fingers are not perfectly aligned; there's a small step between each knuckle. When the pen is held in this position, the two points of support for its left and right sides are actually asymmetrical."

He pointed to the first joint of his index and middle fingers with his other finger: "At this point, as long as you rub the pen between your index and middle fingers from side to side, the pen will start to rotate around these two fulcrums due to the lever principle."

An Ruowang demonstrated it once, and the pen moved between his index and middle fingers like a fluttering butterfly.

This pen-spinning starting technique is easy for even beginners to learn quickly.

Moreover, after learning it, you can immediately spin it beautifully, as if it were a real thing.

An Ruowang's statement that Sharon was very smart was just a polite remark, as he hadn't really had much contact with Sharon in that area.

However, he knew that in the early stages of learning, it was best to help learners quickly develop a sense of accomplishment, receive positive feedback, and establish a positive learning cycle.

Many people are not actually bad at learning, but for various reasons, they fail to establish positive feedback in their learning. After one failure, they give up on themselves, become completely discouraged, or even genuinely believe that they are stupid.

This is similar to how the "quick victory theory" immediately turns into the "quick defeat theory" after a failure. They haven't developed an objective understanding of the matter, but their morale is completely shattered by one or a few failures, and thus they truly fail.

Of course, there are also some that are simply not cut out for this.

An Ruowang stopped what she was doing and looked at Sharon: "Why don't you give it a try? Don't expect to get it spinning in one go. First, feel the 'rubbing' sensation—slowly rub the pen between your two knuckles and find the balance point that makes it wobble."

Sharon lowered her head and carefully followed his instructions, placing the pen between the first joints of her index and middle fingers.

She tried to rub against it.

The pen tilted slightly and didn't spin; it just wobbled a little.

She tried to spin it carefully, but found that the pen just moved up and down monotonously, instead of drawing arcs and forming cones as skillfully as An Ruowang did.

She tried to speed up the rubbing and adjust the pressure of her fingers, but the pen seemed to be deliberately working against her, only swinging back and forth and refusing to make a complete circle.

Sharon's movements gradually slowed down.

She stared at the pen in her hand, her brows furrowing slightly.

An Ruowang was amused by Sharon's somewhat adorable expression and stepped forward, saying, "If you don't mind, you can try wrapping your hand around mine to feel it, or I can hold your hand and guide you to try spinning a pen."

If all goes well, An Ruowang will be holding hands with her little one.

Of course, this was also a way of testing Sharon's current attitude and feelings towards him through physical contact; it wouldn't matter if she rejected him.

Reality isn't a game, so it doesn't display affection levels.

Sharon is very beautiful and a very nice person. An Ruowang did develop some feelings for her.

If possible, An Ruowang would naturally not mind trying to flirt with her or even start a relationship; there's nothing wrong with that or that he can't say.

Sharon looked at the pen in her hand, then at An Ruowang's face, sensing something intuitively, but she didn't say anything.

She hesitated for a moment, then gently reached out and placed her hand on An Ruowang's. She didn't use force or hold it tightly; she just gently covered it, like a snowflake slowly falling.

A soft, slightly cool sensation enveloped the back of An Ruowang's hand.

The touch was wonderful; the temperature was slightly cool, making An Ruowang feel as if it were a piece of fine mutton fat jade, delicate, warm, and with just the right amount of coolness.

An Ruowang looked down.

Sharon's hands were slightly smaller than his, with slender, long fingers and neatly trimmed nails that were a healthy pale pink, standing out against her pale skin.

An Ruowang reversed her grip, taking the initiative to grasp and envelop Sharon's hand, her palm against the back of Sharon's hand, her fingers interlaced, enveloping Sharon's entire hand in her own, and then guiding Sharon's fingers to hold the pen again.

Sharon's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she did not resist; instead, her right hand relaxed even more.

An Ruowang didn't pay much attention to the feel of his hands and began to teach seriously: "Relax, don't use force. I'll guide you, and you can carefully feel how to exert force."

Just like a hug, physical contact like holding hands can be comfortable, but An Ruowang is not unfamiliar with such things, so she should just be natural and open.

Furthermore, An Ruowang was actually serious about teaching Sharon how to spin a pen.

Damn it, don't underestimate my bond with pen spinning!

After all this time in school, the total amount of time I've spent with pens is more than the total amount of time I've spent with women!

Woman, you are the one who has come!

As An Ruowang gradually exerted force on Sharon's hand, the pen began to slowly rotate between their intertwined fingers.

One circle, two circles, three circles—soon, the monotonous left-right swaying was given life.

Sharon watched as the pen traced a smooth arc before her eyes, and her thoughts drifted away.

She could feel the warmth of his fingers, as if it were flowing through her veins and meridians into her heart, burning her heartstrings. Feeling the rhythm of An Ruowang's movements, Sharon suddenly had a strange feeling.

It was a very simple thing, but this synchronized action seemed to have something indescribable flowing between the two of them, like two streams that were originally not intersecting, but were brought together by fate, and from then on became a true community of destiny.

She looked up slightly at An Ruowang's expression and found that he was indeed staring intently at the pen he was twirling in his hand.

Sharon:

It's not that she can't learn this simple pen-spinning starting move.