Chapter 15: The Beautiful Young Man

  Wu Xin had no choice but to accompany Fang Xiaozheng to play the piano.

  When the two of them arrived at the door of the music room, they ran into Teacher Du.

  Fang Xiaoqin bowed and said: "Hello, Teacher Du!"

  Mr. Du smiled and said: "Xiao Qin, you're here! I haven't seen you for several days! Wu Xin is also here, welcome!"

  "Yes! I miss Teacher Du so much, but something came up these past few days, so I couldn't come!" Fang Xiaoqin smiled brightly and said: "Is Teacher Du free? If he is, please help guide me!"

  "You little rascal, okay, anyway I have time too, come on, go in!" Mr. Du said, and then asked Xiao Qin softly: "Has he become that kind of good friend to you, Xiao Qin?" Although it was very soft, Wu Xin heard it clearly.

  Fang Xiaoqin's face turned red with embarrassment and she didn't respond.

  At this time, a boy was seen bowing his head and busy in the place where the piano was placed.

  Mr. Du said calmly, "The piano broke down yesterday, so I found someone to tune it, but after tuning it today, it's out of tune again. Coincidentally, the president of our school's literature club knows how to tune, so he's busy with that right now!"

  When the three of them walked over to the piano, the boy lifted his head and smiled lightly: "Alright! That's enough!"

  Mr. Du listened and smiled happily, saying: "Thank you so much!"

  The boy smiled and slightly shook his head, saying: "Nothing, anyway I'm free! You're Fang Xiaoqin, right? Your piano skills are great, I've heard you play once. And your singing is even better, I'm a loyal fan of yours! Can't wait to hear your voice again at the New Year's Eve party."

  That boy's face, radiant as the sun, had a pair of captivating eyes that shone brightly. His neat and tidy hair half-concealed his high nose and sharp eyebrows, which gave off an air of elegance. Although he always wore a sunny smile, it couldn't hide his pride, unparalleled wisdom, calm maturity, and carefree demeanor. This was a face that was both gentle and rugged, a face that embodied all the qualities of a girl's dream man. It was a face that made girls' hearts skip a beat and scream with excitement, a face that inspired trust and was impossible to resist. In short, it was a devilishly charming face with infinite allure.

  Fang Xiaoqin looked at this face, and suddenly had a feeling of palpitations, her pink face immediately turned slightly red, and she said lightly: "You're too kind!" Then she quickly avoided his gaze. Because his gaze was really too intense, she didn't want to be caught by that gaze, she didn't want to sink into the gaze of this person, nor did she want Wu Xin to discover her slightly red face. She was a little afraid, her heart racing like a deer, and the feeling was just like when she first saw Wu Xin quietly guarding her side. What's wrong with me? Why do I always think nonsense? Fang Xiaoqin didn't know!

  When Wu Xin saw this face, his heart also trembled slightly. He had never seen such a remarkable face before. He felt that this face could captivate any girl, because this face would make girls instinctively believe in him, worship him, follow him, and never leave him. In that slight tremble of an instant, Wu Xin had a feeling that there were many secrets hidden beneath this face, it was a dangerous face, like a trap.

  "What I'm saying is true! I also passed the 8th level of the Central Music Academy's external music proficiency test, but I always feel that my playing is not as lively and vivid as yours. When you play, it's sometimes light and lively, sometimes elegant and flowing, and sometimes seemingly carefree - that's a realm I've always dreamed of reaching but can't." He smiled, full of sincerity and ease.

  "You're overpraising me, actually I just didn't put my heart into playing and didn't have any burden or pressure, it just felt more casual." Fang Xiaoqin said with a faint smile.

  "Your words have touched me deeply, I will try to learn from your attitude, maybe I'm too worried and constrained in learning from others. Thank you, my name is Xiao Jian, from class 1 of junior high school, nice meeting you here! See you later!" He smiled brightly and flipped his hair lightly before turning to leave.

  Fang Xiaoxin was taken aback, what kind of boy is this? He's simply too perfect, so perfect that it's puzzling! Just as she was lost in thought, Fang Xiaoxin suddenly discovered that Wu Xin's gaze was fixed on her. Oh no! What's wrong with me, why did I suddenly become so flustered? Will he ignore me?

  When Wu Xin saw Fang Xiaoqin's dazed eyes, he felt a little sour in his heart. At this moment, any man would probably be jealous. Wu Xin was also a man, and this was a common problem among men.

  Fang Xiaoxin saw Wu Xin's somewhat jealous eyes and felt a little afraid, so she said timidly: "Wu Xin, I'll sing for you! You have to give me some feedback later!"

  Wu Xin nodded slightly, but his mind began to wander. Fang Xiaoqin then consulted with Teacher Du. Then Teacher Du accompanied on the piano, and Fang Xiaoqin sang. Fang Xiaoqin chose a song called "Clouds Floating in the High Sky". The pitch was extremely high, similar to Fang Xiaoqin's own pitch.

  She sang beautifully, and Wu Xin's thoughts fluttered with the song. He saw a sunny highland, where there was a vast grassland, a lush green meadow, swaying gently in the breeze, revealing carefree cows and sheep. The cows and sheep walked lightly, eating the grass leisurely, chewing quickly, as if thinking randomly. There was a river in the grassland. The water was crystal clear, like oil, with countless big and small fish swimming and playing lazily. The river followed the rhythm of the small fish, sometimes flowing rapidly, sometimes slowly overflowing. Above the grassland were white clouds, like snow, drifting leisurely, as if taking a stroll. They floated gently, like the river water overflowing lightly. They left their shadows in the river, enjoying themselves with the water and playing with the fish.

  When the singing stopped, Wu Xin was still immersed in this fictional fantasy.

  Mr. Du clapped his hands and laughed: "Great! Great! I thought you might be a bit rusty after not seeing each other for a few days, but it's even better!"

  "Teacher Du! You just know how to praise me, aren't you afraid of praising me until I get a big head?" Fang Xiaoxin said with a giggle.

  "Alright! Let me take a look, where is your tail? Is it a fox's tail?" Mr. Du laughed happily.

  "Wu Xin! How does it feel?" Fang Xiaoqin asked softly. Wu Xin only then reacted.

  "Oh! Very good! Very good!" Wu Xin said lightly: "It's just that the piano is slightly out of tune, and also your voice is a bit rushed when you're raising it, being too hasty will mess up the meaning of the song, making it sound a bit forced. You can completely change the tone slowly, don't be too concerned about the original key of the song, each song is arranged for a specific voice. Your voice matches this song well, but there are still some differences, so it's okay to discard the parts that don't fit you and change to a more suitable soaring style, then the atmosphere will be more vivid. Also, your emotions need to be more natural, use your heart to experience this high mountain flowing water scene, and it'll be almost perfect."

  Wu Xin finished speaking and looked up, only to find that Fang Xiaoqin and Du teacher were staring at him with a look of astonishment.

  Mr. Du listened and said, "Actually, last year a very famous vocal music teacher heard Xiaoxin's singing and gave an opinion similar to yours. This year Xiaoxin has been practicing hard, but unexpectedly still can't correct this."

  Fang Xiaoqin made a face at Wu Xin.

  "Wu Xin said lightly: 'Xiao Qin, it's late, we haven't had lunch yet! Let's go back!' "

  "Hmm!" Fang Xiaoxin quietly looked at Wu Xin with a face full of admiration, then turned to Du teacher and said: "Teacher Du! Goodbye!"

  "Goodbye! Xiao Qin and Wu Xin, next time you must come with Xiao Qin too!" said Teacher Du.

  "Brother Wu Xin!" Fang Xiaoqin came out and changed her tone of voice to a softer one, smiling: "How about going to my place for dinner?"

  "I've got some other things to attend to, let's just forget it for today!" Wu Xin said, and suddenly had an unpredictable sense of crisis.

  "But you're not going, I don't want to eat!" Fang Xiaoqin pouted and said.

  "I really have something! Xiao Qin, go home obediently, your dad and mom are still waiting for you!" Wu Xin said calmly.

  "Alright! Xiao Qin will listen to Brother Wu Xin's words!" Fang Xiaoqin said, making Wu Xin feel itchy in his heart and thinking that this little girl was really troublesome.

  Wu Xin walked slowly back and forth, pondering some issues. Suddenly, he felt a gust of wind by his ear, and a figure flashed by like lightning, disappearing in an instant. Wu Xin was astonished - how could someone with such agility appear before him? He immediately followed and chased after the figure, arriving at Beiyuan Park, but couldn't find any trace of it again.

  Wu Xin sat down in a deserted thicket, secretly opening up his deep tracking technique, his mind wandering far away, thinking of calculating it out, but suddenly felt a wave of refreshing fragrance coming over, and his heart was moved, startling him awake. Just as he withdrew his gesture, the thicket was pulled open, revealing a delicate and beautiful face, a girl about his own age with a smiling expression looking at him.

  The girl saw Wu Xin and exclaimed: "How is it you?"

  "We know each other?"

  The girl saw Wu Xin was quite handsome, but smiled and said: "Where did you get that from? I've never seen you before."

  Wu Xin let out a breath and ignored her, standing up and walking away.

  The girl looked even more puzzled and whispered: "Why did you leave?"

  Wu Xin turned around and smiled: "We didn't know each other anyway, so let's just pretend we don't know each other. How about that?"

  The girl smiled and said: "How interesting! I've never had anyone say that to me before. Don't you think I'm pretty? Why would you think that?"

  "You're certainly very pretty! But that's your business, what does it have to do with me? Besides, I still have things to attend to."

  "That's fun! What's up with you? Why don't I go with you?" Wu Xin listened and secretly found it strange, this girl was really weird.

  Just then, I suddenly heard someone laugh and say: "Ah Zhen! I'm over here! Can't you find me?"

  The girl smiled lightly at Wu Xin and said, "Sorry about that, I couldn't find him earlier and he didn't want to come out, so I said those words to provoke him. Don't tell him, okay?" After saying this, Ah Zhen deliberately didn't turn her head around and continued chatting with Wu Xin in a scattered manner.

  Seeing Ah Zhen still chatting and laughing with Wu Xin, that person couldn't bear it anymore, so he walked over and said: "Ah Zhen, let's go, let's go somewhere else to have fun."

  As he walked up, Wu Xin was taken aback when he saw him. It was Xiao Jian - the president of the Literature Club who had just been in the music room.

  Xiao Jian was also surprised to see him, wondering how they had just met in the music room and were now running into each other again.

  Both of them were secretly shocked and didn't say a word.