Chapter 47: You’ve Done It
Ji Ning remained silent on stage for too long, causing Sun Qinglian and the others to let out sharp jeers. She subconsciously wanted to turn her head to look.
She was always too conscious of other people’s gazes. When she performed in front of people, she couldn’t help but look at their expressions and reactions. If someone frowned ever so slightly, she would panic as if she had done something wrong.
Because she paid too much attention to it, the smooth sound of the violin became obscure and unpleasant. The arm holding the bow gradually got stiffer. In the end, her fingers felt as though they were heavy and couldn’t move at all.
When Ji Ning was stuck in this predicament and could not get out of it, a warm palm gently landed on the top of her head. Shen Hanxing’s gentle and firm voice rang in her ears, "Don’t bother about them. You only need to care about the violin in front of you. After you stand on stage, the only thing that is intimately connected to you is the violin. The violin is your partner."
Shen Hanxing smiled as she looked at Ji Ning warmly. Her slender fingers landed on the violin. Shen Hanxing bent her back slightly. Her body was seductive, making it impossible for anyone to look away.
"Pay attention to your violin. Pour your heart and feelings into it," Shen Hanxing held Ji Ning’s hand and placed the bow on the violin’s string. She pulled it gently, producing a piercing sound.
Shen Hanxing chuckled, "Look, your violin is protesting. Protesting that you’re not paying attention to it."
After experiencing so many absurd situations, Maestro Lin Ran did not show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction. He even encouraged Ji Ning, "It’s alright. Just pretend that we don’t exist and play as you wish."
Ji Ning thought about Shen Hanxing’s words and allowed her entire mind to become one with the violin. Her originally perturbed heart slowly calmed down. She nodded her head vigorously. When she opened her eyes again, her pair of evasive eyes carried a certain determination. She placed the violin on her shoulder and placed the bow on the strings. She moved her arms slightly and the flowing notes danced and leaped like butterflies.
It was said that the music of the violin contained all the thoughts and emotions of the violinist. In the past, Ji Ning’s music sounded lonely and full of despair. It sounded majestic yet shaky, giving people a sense of danger and the feeling of falling. However, this time, her music contained hope amidst the loneliness and despair. It was like a light that suddenly rose from the darkness, like a butterfly that had broken out of its cocoon, giving people a new life.
Shen Hanxing could not help but smile.