I don’t know how it happened...
In the end, as we talked, it turned out to be Yan Siyuan and Huo Feng inviting us for dinner together.
Inviting us together, what kind of invitation is that!
If the two of them are paying, isn’t that just like inviting two girls out for dinner!
Yan Siyuan, that guy with a slow wit, always managed to wrap Huo Feng around his finger and, in the end... Huo Feng lost out!
After separating from Yan Siyuan and Ya Xiaoxiao, Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi went to the piano practice room next door.
On the way, he was still puzzled by how he got tricked by Yan Siyuan.
Seeing him so caught up, Pu Sangzhi finally enlightened him, "If you really didn’t want to pay, you should have just rejected Ya Xiaoxiao earlier, telling her not to join the dinner. Without Ya Xiaoxiao there, you wouldn’t need to pay for her, and Yan Siyuan would have to foot the bill by himself."
"You’re right..."
Having been enlightened by her, Huo Feng slapped his forehead and said, "I shouldn’t have offered to treat Sister Hetun! Watching her eat ruins my appetite! Her mouth protrudes so much, her teeth look like they’re about to fly out!"
"Hey."
Pu Sangzhi stopped him, "It’s rude to attack soone’s appearance like that."
As they spoke, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng slowly made their way into the practice room, sitting in front of a black piano.
Such a large piano, such a familiar position, lifting the piano cover to reveal the black and white keys, Pu Sangzhi’s fingers gently touched the keys, her lips curling into a gentle and soft warm smile.
"Hey, just now I could have said, ’If the four of us eat together, I’ll just pay for Sister Hetun.’ Then naturally, Yan Ji would have to cough up for the three of us! Really, I can’t believe I agreed to go Dutch with him on a whim!"
Huo Feng sat down beside her, his mind still preoccupied with being outsmarted by Yan Siyuan, not even casting a glance at the piano, nor noticing the beautiful smile on Pu Sangzhi’s face as she brushed the keys.
"Yan Ji’s mind works too fast, his heart is too dark! He’s stingy to the extre!"
Huo Feng grumbled incessantly, "I’ve never seen a man so stingy before! And he’s even a man! What’s more, he’s a rich second generation! Yeah, I’ve never seen a rich second generation so stingy!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a "thud" sound interrupted Huo Feng’s rambling...
It was Pu Sangzhi striking a piano key, her five fingers pressed simultaneously on the white keys, creating a chord.
Huo Feng’s attention was imdiately captured!
He quickly sat up straight, looking at her intently with a smile, "Are you ready to start? What will you play?"
Pu Sangzhi didn’t answer him, choosing instead to let her actions speak, both hands moving into position as her slender, jade-like fingers danced across the keys, playing a lody that was pleasing to the ear.
Huo Feng hadn’t heard this music before, but he found it extrely beautiful!
He imdiately closed his eyes to listen attentively, feeling the notes traverse his eardrums, playing out a grand musical piece.
Although it sounded like re ’thuds,’ the music had rise and fall, a clear rhythm—absolutely fantastic!
Once the piece ended, Huo Feng then opened his eyes and without wasting a mont, began to clap enthusiastically!
"It’s beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!" he laughed approvingly, his spirits lifted.
"I’m rusty, I played several notes incorrectly."
Pu Sangzhi was sowhat dissatisfied with her performance.
"Where? I didn’t notice at all!"
Huo Feng waved his hand and stared at her with adoring eyes, "It’s really lovely, what were you playing just now?"
"’The Blue Danube,’ you’ve heard it before," Pu Sangzhi said.
"I haven’t. It’s my first ti today, but it’s beautiful!" Huo Feng laughed.
"At the last Wenzhou concert..."
Pu Sangzhi seed to recall sothing, "Never mind, you seed to have fallen asleep."
Huo Feng nodded, "Yes! Last ti I slept so deeply, but this ti I listened so intently. It shows how well you play! I was completely engrossed!"
Pu Sangzhi was indeed bewildered by Huo Feng’s willingness to go along with anything, "Whatever you say. What do you want to hear? Just ask."
"I get to pick? Wait, let think."
Huo Feng suddenly felt a delightful surprise at being so favored!
However, he usually just sang pop songs and knew nothing of elegant classics.
Fearing his choice would be ridiculed by her, Huo Feng gave a sheepish smile and said, "Why don’t you play a few of your favorites first. Get your hands ward up, it’s been a long ti since you’ve played, right?"
"Thud..."
Pu Sangzhi’s fingers pressed a key, really enjoying the sensation of interacting with the piano keys.
Then, relying on her mory of sheet music, she spontaneously played another piece, "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen."
Long ago, Pu Sangzhi had Huo Feng play this piece for her on guitar. That’s why Huo Feng recognized it!
He instantly beca excited upon hearing the familiar tune, his eyes wide open, "I know this, I know this, ’Wedding Day at Troldhaugen’!"
Pu Sangzhi’s lips curled into a silent smile in response.
Huo Feng, catching her suddenly soft and warm smile, felt as if a spring breeze was blowing, making his chest tight with an indescribable discomfort...
Oh my God...
So beautiful...
I really want to hug her and kiss her to death!
But, he restrained himself.
At this mont, he didn’t want to make the slightest noise to interrupt this tranquil beauty.
Watching her sitting in front of the piano, playing earnestly and engrossed, her profile lancholy, clean, and soft, the slightly upturned tip of her nose and her chin forming a beautiful curve, and her downcast eyes seed to be brimming with tender affection...
Huo Feng didn’t dare to blink, not wanting to miss a second of this rare sight before him...
His gaze often drifted from her small face to her fair, jade-like fingers, their skillful dance across the piano keys revealing arms slender and fair, exuding an air of nobility, elegance, and grace.
Huo Feng gazed at her without blinking, his eyes misty and shining, with a lovestruck hue in his dark pupils, almost becoming intoxicated by his own gaze.
He rembered all too well, she was not an ordinary poor girl; she was a princess in distress.
She was a phoenix that had fallen into a chicken coop, a creature of higher breeding...
Thus, Huo Feng watched her in a dazed and intoxicated state as she played "Dream Wedding."
After she played the last note, Huo Feng still hadn’t erged from the beauty of the scene. He sat with his hands in his pockets, his gaze fixed on her face, utterly spellbound...
Pu Sangzhi turned her head and saw his dazed expression, so she waved her hand in front of his eyes.
His eyes still didn’t blink, his mouth slightly open, looking incredibly silly!
Pu Sangzhi laughed with a ’pfft,’ "What are you doing..."
At her laugh, Huo Feng felt like sothing had crashed into his heart with a ’thud’!
That’s lethal...
And her laugh was so beautiful...
It was the feeling of heart palpitations!
"Hey, say sothing."
Pu Sangzhi jabbed him in the chest, and Huo Feng finally managed to make a sound, "Ah..."
Pu Sangzhi jabbed him again. "Ah, what?"
"Don’t you see?"
Huo Feng touched the spot where she had jabbed him and smiled, "I’ve been so srized I’ve turned silly!"
Suddenly, he raised his voice, startling Pu Sangzhi into laughter, "Hey, why did you suddenly get so loud?"
Huo Feng laughed too, patting her head and sighing with admiration, "Gosh, I’ve found a treasure..."
Pu Sangzhi felt embarrassed by his exaggerated response and opened her mouth several tis, but didn’t know how to reply to his teasing.
"If I’d known, I would have brought my guitar over. Imagine, a guitar and piano duet – it would be quite nice! We could form a band! Even though your singing is awful, your playing is great!"
Huo Feng was rambling on when Pu Sangzhi interrupted to refute, "Who sings awfully!"
"You do."
Huo Feng was unapologetic, "The birthday song you sang yesterday was terrible."
"You!"
Pu Sangzhi was so angry she wanted to scold him, but, considering it was his birthday today, he was the ’birthday star.’
She thought better of it and held back...
"I’m not going to argue with you."
Pu Sangzhi turned away. "Do you want to try playing a duet?"
"Yes!"
Huo Feng grinned with excitent, "I’ve always wanted to try this showy maneuver! Hey, teach ."
"You sit on my left, and I’ll teach you a few simple rhythms, you play the bass part," Pu Sangzhi said.
And so, they changed places.
Pu Sangzhi picked a piece with so difficulty and taught Huo Feng a few simple rhythms, showing him how to play them with both hands.
In this way, Huo Feng only needed to play those rhythms, and Pu Sangzhi would play the lody.
When a four-hand duet is well matched, a single piano can bring forth a beautiful piece of music.
After about fifteen minutes of instruction, Huo Feng, a quick study in music, had already mastered those simple notes!
"Hold on, let set up my phone and record a video," he said.
Before starting the duet, he specifically placed his phone on the piano, turned on the beauty-enhancing recording feature, and aid it at himself and Pu Sangzhi.
"Ready... go!"
Then, a visual feast of a duet video ca into being...
...
At this very mont, in the piano room next door, Yan Siyuan was playing a solo...
He was surrounded by a group of teachers and students, watching him play as if they were watching a show.
The scene was also very beautiful!
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