Ch. 138 - Farewell Letter
The midday sun tried to shine directly into the piano room, but it was blocked by the light white gauze and could only cast a patch of shade in disappointment.
In the cool piano room, Xia Yeshuang, for the first time, felt her cheeks burning. The ends of her golden hair trembled slightly with nervousness.
These past few days, she often had dreams.
Sometimes she dreamt that she was walking alone in a downpour, and Lu Xing would suddenly appear to hold an umbrella for her.
Sometimes she dreamt that she was at a banquet where everyone had ulterior motives, and Lu Xing would grab her wrist, rush out of the hall, and elope with her into the sunlight.
The dreams were varied.
The only thing that was the same was that Lu Xing would always appear at various moments and save her from fire and water.
Lu Xing was the second man to appear in Xia Yeshuang's dreams.
The first man to appear was Old Man Xia.
Xia Yeshuang often fought with Old Man Xia with a weapon in her hand in her dreams. She would win every time, and then she would drag Old Man Xia to kowtow at her mother's tombstone.
But in her dreams, her relationship with Lu Xing was very harmonious, with no signs of a full-blown fight.
Xia Yeshuang understood that these dreams could only reflect one thing.
She liked Lu Xing.
Unfortunately, the great Miss Xia, since her birth, had never experienced the feeling of pursuing someone. She didn't know how to pursue either.
She could only rely on her instincts, clumsily trying to be a little nicer to Lu Xing.
Just now, Lu Xing had taken the initiative to place his hand on the piano keys.
That was the first time Xia Yeshuang had seen Lu Xing show interest in something other than money.
Although Lu Xing said he couldn't play the piano...
But just because he can't play the piano, does that mean he doesn't like to play the piano?
Xia Yeshuang thought to herself, although Zhao Yeye always said she was a little tsundere, it seemed...
Lu Xing was the real tsundere.
Hmph!
'Little Lu Xing, I, the great King Xia, have you completely figured out!'
"Get on."
"...Okay, Sister Xia."
Lu Xing controlled his strength and gently placed his hand on the back of Xia Yeshuang's hand, until it was completely covered.
Tsk.
'Dear audience, at this time, if they were lovers, they would need to say that classic line.'
[Wow! Your hand is so small. Let's compare sizes!]
And then take the opportunity to intertwine their fingers.
Lu Xing laughed in his heart, thinking he was really crazy, to still be thinking about this kind of thing at this time.
"I'm going to play now. Feel how my fingers are moving."
Xia Yeshuang stared at the sheet music she had practiced thousands of times.
Although she had long since memorized it, she still wanted to prevent herself from messing up in front of Lu Xing. She had to be a little more cautious!
Otherwise, if she made a mistake because of nervousness, she would just free-fall from the piano room window.
"Okay, Sister Xia."
Lu Xing nodded obediently.
Xia Yeshuang quietly took a deep breath.
The next second.
Fluent notes flowed wantonly from her fingertips.
A cheerful tune with a hint of sadness sounded in the piano room. Lu Xing's hand was covering Xia Yeshuang's hand. This gave him a strange feeling, as if these notes were being played by him.
Lu Xing asked, "What is this piece called?"
"Farewell Letter."
'Wait.'
Xia Yeshuang stopped playing.
The piece "Farewell Letter" is not good, really not good. The cheerful tune is filled with an undisguised sadness.
Change it.
I must change it!
But which song to change to?
Xia Yeshuang bit her lower lip, falling into a dilemma.
She studied traditional Chinese music. Those songs were not very suitable to be played in this atmosphere.
After thinking and thinking...
It was Lu Xing who saw Xia Yeshuang's dilemma and said with a smile.
"Sister Xia, I only know that you're very good at both the piano as well as singing, but can you play the piano just by reading the sheet music?"
"Of, of course!" Xia Yeshuang was a little proud.
Her talent in music, whether it was singing or instruments, was top-tier.
Lu Xing raised an eyebrow, took out his phone, and opened a music app.
"Then let's play a little game. Sister Xia, you close your eyes in a bit and randomly choose a song."
"How about we play the song we choose?"
Xia Yeshuang found a problem. "Then if I play the piano for you, how will you repay me?"
Lu Xing blinked his eyes and said, pure and innocent.
"I'll play 'Two Tigers' for you."
"Sister Xia, this is the only piece I know. I've absolutely never let anyone else hear it."
E-heh!
Xia Yeshuang was happy.
She just liked this kind of special treatment.
Lu Xing saw Little Goldie smile and knew that her fur had been smoothed.
Xia Yeshuang closed her eyes and chose a song from the random song list. She opened her eyes and looked.
"Between the Rainbow?"
Xia Yeshuang scanned the sheet music a few times. Her slender, fair fingers landed on the black and white piano keys.
As she played the first note, Xia Yeshuang sang softly.
"I want to borrow an angel's wings to catch the rainbow in the clouds,
It always dissipates just as I'm about to touch it,
The illusion of forever is actually nothing at all,
Fairy tales say there will be a rainbow after the rain,
But they never said it would also vanish in an instant..."
The fluent notes, paired with Xia Yeshuang's soft voice, gave one's long-tense nerves a spa.
The window was bright, and the wind blew the banner.
Lu Xing was CCed for three seconds.
'So pleasant to listen to.'
Really so pleasant to listen to.
...
After Xia Yeshuang listened to Lu Xing's off-key version of "Two Tigers," she patted her chest and said proudly.
"Don't worry, Little Lu-zi!"
"I'll teach you to play the piano in the future. Before June, I'll definitely make you a rhythm master!"
Lu Xing smiled and thanked her.
"By the way, my teacher is coming back from her overseas tour tomorrow. I have to go to her place to study for a few days."
A vocal music student like Xia Yeshuang, who was rich and talented, was bound to have a great singer as a teacher.
Lu Xing nodded obediently. "Okay, I'll wait for you at school."
Xia Yeshuang was a little reluctant. She was used to spending time with Lu Xing in the piano room.
After thinking for a moment, she poked Lu Xing's shoulder and warned him.
"You are not allowed to be with Wei Qingyu behind my back."
"Otherwise, I'll have someone put a lot, a lot, a lot of chili in your lunch! And make you cry from the spiciness!"
Lu Xing couldn't help but laugh. What kind of punishment is this?
The Xia Yeshuang in front of him had a tight little face, trying to show that she was very fierce.
From the beginning until now, Little Goldie had always been like this.
Baring her teeth and claws, bluffing.
In fact, she was just a paper tiger, which would break with a single poke.
But...
'Hehe!'
I have a chance to go to the senior sister to discuss making clothes!
Little Goldie only said he was not allowed to see Wei Qingyu, but she didn't say he was not allowed to see other people.
Sigh.
In our line of work, you have to learn to seize every opportunity!
Time is like water in a sponge. If you squeeze it, there will always be some.
"Okay, Sister Xia."
But in order to maintain the client's face, Lu Xing still made a serious promise.
Xia Yeshuang was satisfied.
But after receiving a call from her teacher, she couldn't smile anymore. "No, no, my teacher is coming back early. I have to go see her."
"I'm leaving first. You can come to the piano room these few days if you want. If you don't come, remember to lock the door."
The fear of a teacher is simply carved into one's DNA.
Xia Yeshuang quickly took her bag, fumbled for a key from inside, and tossed it to Lu Xing.
"This is the spare key to the piano room. You take it."
In order to prevent Lu Xing from being long-winded and not wanting to take the key, Xia Yeshuang ran off in a flash.
This piano room was her favorite place to be.
And now.
She had given a key to Lu Xing.
"By the way, you are not allowed to be with Wei Qingyu!"
Xia Yeshuang had already gone out, but she didn't forget to come back and poke her little head in to warn him again.
Lu Xing made a non-standard gesture. "Yessir!"
He stood at the door, steadily watching Xia Yeshuang get into the elevator.
Only when he heard a "ding" and was sure that Xia Yeshuang would not come back did he turn around and enter the piano room.
A professional simp's code, number one: watch the client's departing back, so that you can give a thoughtful smile at any time when she looks back.
Perhaps the Little Goldie who always walked with her head held high would never know that every time she left, there would be someone silently watching her back.
Lu Xing seemed to always be watching others' backs.
Thump.
The piano room door closed again.
Lu Xing stared at the sparkling key on the table, not reaching out to take it.
He sat on the piano stool, his long, slender fingers pressing on the black and white piano keys.
The next second.
Fluent notes echoed in the piano room, without any of the previous clumsiness and confusion.
As a professional simp, satisfying the client's sense of accomplishment is what he should do.
Little Goldie wanted to teach him to play the piano to get a sense of accomplishment as a teacher. Then of course, he needed to give Little Goldie this emotion.
Sunlight fell on Lu Xing, plating him with a golden edge.
The tune of "Farewell Letter" sounded. Lu Xing meticulously played the melody.
"Why didn't you play this song?"
'Farewell Letter.'
Every crescendo is my calm gaze to the past.
Every decrescendo is a prelude to my departure.
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