𝗶 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗶'𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 (𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧) | 𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙣

iv

— 'But I'm not tired!' A tiny voice shouted. 'I want to play some more.' The little boy said as he rubbed his eyes, clearly meaning that he was in fact really tired.

Hanbin chuckled and affectionately patted the little boy's head, as he was kicking his blanket. Not a single day passed without one of his students complaining about nap time. But it was still mandatory for children in their second year, so each day, Hanbin just had to try to come up with new ways to shush his student and convince them to go to sleep.

Most of the kids were already settled in their camp bed with their comforter or stuffed toy, as the last group of children were heading out of the bathroom. Hanbin was sure that some were even already asleep. But unfortunately for him, this time, he was running short of ideas on how to make the reluctant kid lie down. As he was about to stutter out the usual 'you will have more energy to play again later!', Zhang Hao came to rescue him. As he squatted next to Hanbin, he said:

'And if I sing you a lullaby, will you promise to close your eyes and try to go to sleep?' He asked the little boy with a smile.

The child frowned a little bit, surely thinking about Zhang Hao's offer.

— 'I think I could try.'

Suddenly, another small voice piped in:

— 'Teacher Hao, I want to hear you sing too!'

— 'Yeah me too me too !'

Hanbin sighted, half pissed and half amused at how his students were so reluctant to go to sleep today. Though this situation was funnier than not. Guess he wasn't the only one who enjoyed hearing Zhang Hao sing.

— 'Yeah, I want to hear you sing too... Teacher Hao.' Hanbin added, a sly smile plastered on his face.

When Zhang Hao heard him call him by the name the kids used to use, he suddenly raised his head, his face forming the perfect ':o' emoji. Quickly, his expression shifted from a surprised one to a knowing smile. Or was it a smirk? Hanbin didn't know.

— 'Right, then I guess I don't have a choice.' Zhang Hao said with a low and amused tone.

He then raised his voice a little so he could be heard by every child in the room:

— 'If I sing, do you all promise to try to go to sleep?'

— 'Yes teacher Zhang Hao!' said everyone in unison, including Hanbin.

Once again, he was making fun of Zhang Hao— or maybe he was making fun of himself, who knew? The latter glared at him, but his gaze softened when he saw Hanbin's subtle mischievous smile, indicating that he was only joking.

Then, Zhang Hao stood up to go to the center of the room where he sat again, so he could be heard by everyone. He took out his phone and quickly tapped on it. Soon, slow music was released from the speakers of said phone. Then, he gently closed his eyes and took a short breath before the first notes of a soft and melancholic melody came out from his lips.

"Tale as old as time

True as it can be

Barely even friends

Then somebody bends

Unexpectedly"

From the slow melody and the first couple of lines, Hanbin could immediately tell which song Zhang Hao was singing. Unsurprisingly, it was a Disney song, one from The Beauty and The Beast. Since he was little, this movie was one of the first Disney movies Hanbin had ever watched, thus it became one of his favorites. It had been a long time since he last heard this song, but it was comforting in a way that he couldn't describe.