CH 3

”Ding ding ding~!” The bell that signified the end of class rang quickly.

Miao Anyun packed up his book bag, but he didn’t intend to leave. Today, he had a club activity to attend. If there wasn’t anything else important to do, it was best to go at least once. And Lin Haoyan had been wholeheartedly chasing after the female lead recently, so he naturally didn’t have any time to spare on caring about his childhood friend.

The club that Miao Anyun joined was a rather leisurely music club. The music club didn’t require its members to be present every day and its requirements were relatively loose. They were pretty idle and there was usually nothing for them to do. However, when there were competitions, school art performances, or other activities, the club would become very busy.

Music Club Classroom

”Little Yun came?” Yu Caishan softly revealed a gentle smile to the Miao Anyun who was pushing open the door.

”President.” Miao Anyun gently nodded towards her and said hello.

The gentle and moving beauty in front of him was the president of the music club, Yu Caishan. This senior sister was in her third year of high school, majoring in playing the zither. She was also a little famous. She had a very classic temperament, as if she had just walked out of the mist and rain of a Jiangnan canal town.

Yu Caishan had silky black hair that reached her waist and a pair of eyes as beautiful and mysterious as two black pearls. The features on her standard oval face were elegant and delicate, often carrying a small soft smile. Her figure was also exquisite and charming. Her whole person looked very gentle and dignified.

It was a pity that this gentleness and dignity was just on the outside. This senior sister was actually quite casual. She had many suitors after her at school, but she had always taken everyone else around her to be her close girl friend, never thinking in the other direction. So even though this senior sister clearly had a lot of suitors, she still hadn’t had a single relationship yet.

The reason why Miao Anyun knew this so clearly was because Yu Caishan was his cousin. This girl had always treated him as her own dear brother, so Miao Anyun respected her very deeply. The relationship between the two could be considered quite good. At least, it wasn’t worse than his relationship with Lin Haoyan, who had grown up with him. The fact that he came to the music club’s meetings was not wholly unrelated to this club president.

”Stinky brat, I already said to call me Sister Caishan~” Yu Caishan shot him an angry glance, but her tone was very affectionate.

”Sister Caishan.” Miao Anyun’s expression didn’t change as he changed his words. In truth, Yu Caishan had already corrected him on the matter of her title multiple times. Miao Anyun would change his words each time, but the next time he saw her, he would revert back to his old address. Yu Caishan never got tired of it, though.

”Have you decided on which song you will perform for the school’s anniversary celebration?”

”Yes. It’s “Wandering in the Rain.”” Miao Anyun took out a few manuscripts from his bag and handed them to Yu Caishan.

Yu Caishan took the manuscripts and roughly scanned over it, somewhat amazed. The talent of this cousin of hers was indeed better than hers by quite a bit.

On the thin sheets of paper, many complicated music notes were densely packed. Miao Anyun’s handwriting was delicate and straight, very comfortable to look at. Even though the notes were densely packed and complicated, the entire paper was still very clean and tidy, without the slightest sense of messiness.

While Yu Caishan was looking at the manuscript, Miao Anyun had silently sat down before the piano. His slender hands landed on the alternating black and white piano keys, and the lively notes poured out of his fingertips.

After finishing the song, Miao Anyun looked at the Yu Caishan on the side who was lost in thought without interrupting. Yu Caishan pondered for a long time before taking out a pen and changing the music score slightly.

”Try playing it again.” Yu Caishan handed over her slightly revised sheet music.

Miao Anyun carefully read over the revised sheet music several times before playing it again. Although it could be considered smooth before, after Yu Caishan’s changes, the song seemed to have undergone some subtle changes that undoubtedly made it better than before.

”Well, you practice first. I’ll go see how the others are doing.” Yu Caishan nodded towards Miao Anyun, got up, and walked out.

Miao Anyun spent the next few days practicing the piano. Because of this practice, Miao Anyun’s piano skill became more proficient and he became more comfortable with playing this song.

On this day, Miao Anyun was earnestly practicing this song when he suddenly heard someone’s footsteps. At this time, the only one who would be looking for him was Yu Caishan. And so, he straightforwardly stopped playing.

”Little Yun, come help me look at this song.” Yu Caishan held a few sheets of music with a red face. She looked like a little girl in love.

”Okay.” Miao Anyun nodded and took the music sheets, but he was not in a hurry to start playing. Instead, he looked at Yu Caishan. His casual cousin was unexpectedly acting very uncharacteristic today, giving off the aura of a little bashful daughter. It couldn’t be that she had a crush?

”What are you looking at? Go play your song!” Yu Caishan became a little embarrassed when she saw him looking at her. Like a little girl whose tender feelings had been exposed, she suddenly flew into a rage out of humiliation.

Seeing Yu Caishan’s enraged manner, Miao Anyun silently looked away and placed the sheet music onto the music stand, preparing to play the song. This cousin was indeed in love, right?

Yu Caishan gave him the music score for the zither. The music scores for the zither were usually labelled with numbers, with Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, and Ti represented by the numbers one through seven. However, if the musician’s level was above level ten, they would usually use the music scores with the music staff. After all, there were some things that the numbered scores couldn’t convey. This score used the music staff. He majored in piano, which also used the music staff notations, so it wasn’t a big difference for him.

Miao Anyun’s playing was somewhat shaky in the beginning, but after playing a few times, he had already become familiar with it.

The song “Lovesickness” expressed his cousin’s inner thoughts to the greatest extent. A young girl’s feelings were always so poetic. Lovesickness, this word was so beautiful and cruel.

The shy girl liked someone and watched him from afar. She wanted to come closer, but she also didn’t dare to. Confused and ignorant, happy but distressed. She looked forward to his gaze falling upon her, but when he really did turn his gaze towards her, she would shyly avoid his gaze.

The seeds of adoration took root in her heart. It was only when she regained consciousness that she discovered he had already taken up a place in her heart. She was secretly enamored with him, simple and pure. She would feel happy when he approached her, but would also feel sad and dispirited by his closeness to her. She was hesitant, happy but downhearted. In the end, she still didn’t dare to reveal her feelings to her beloved…

This piece of music was not only about technique, but also about the emotion of the player. No matter how superb their technical skill was, if they were lacking in genuine emotions, the evaluation of their playing wouldn’t be high.

And Yu Caishan had obviously poured her deepest feelings into this song. As a single dog who had never been in a relationship before, for a while, Miao Anyun couldn’t play the piece in a way that expressed the romantic pain of having a crush.

And so, he was grabbed by Yu Caishan and made to play many more times. This song was probably the song that Yu Caishan attached the most importance to. She clearly wanted to use this song to express her feelings. Naturally, she couldn’t accept even the slightest imperfection in the song.

If this wasn’t the case, the bro-con Yu Caishan couldn’t possibly nitpick so much, grabbing onto her family’s little brother and refusing to let go. She tirelessly listened to Miao Anyun’s increasingly more perfect performance over and over again, looking for the flaws in the song very seriously.

Miao Anyun worked hard to imagine what it would be like to have a crush on someone. She was “Miao Anyun’s” most beloved sister, so for this kind of small thing, Miao Anyun would want to help out to the best of his ability.

However, why did it feel like he had already lost favor with his family’s cousin before she even started chasing his cousin-in-law? Miao Anyun was silently worried at heart.

By the time Yu Caishan was finally satisfied, the minute hand had already gone almost full two laps.

”Little Yun, I’ve really inconvenienced you today. I’ll treat you to a meal another day~” Yu Caishan only just realized that she had dragged her family’s little brother to play this song for so long and immediately smiled apologetically.

”Okay.” Miao Anyun indifferently nodded his head and watched Yu Caishan leave with a brisk pace. However, he actually didn’t leave and instead rested both his hands on the piano keys again.

As before, he was still playing the song “Lovesickness.” He was very absorbed in playing it. This time, even though he had never had a secret crush, he still expressed the sweetness and sentiments of youth. As if he was really secretly in love with someone.

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Xia Youyou and Lin Haoyan strolled around the campus, talking and laughing. On their way past the classroom, they suddenly heard a melodious piano note.

The sound of the piano was lively, but it also carried an undertone of repressed emotions, as if complaining constantly about its inner feelings of lovesickness.

Who was playing this song? Xia Youyou couldn’t help but become very interested in the person playing the piano. She pulled Lin Haoyan closer to that classroom.

The glass in the classroom was transparent, and she could easily see the player of the song.

The youth was sitting upright in front of the piano, his slender and white hands dancing lithely on the distinct black and white keys. He closed his eyes, as if intoxicated in the world of music. The sunlight outside the window fell on his delicate brows, making him look like an elegant and infatuated prince that existed only in fairy tales.

Xia Youyou just looked at him, unexpectedly feeling a little silly. He was worthy of being called a Gelasse school idol on par with Lin Haoyan. His appearance alone was impeccable. This person didn’t seem to be as nasty as she thought.

However, Lin Haoyan didn’t have the mind to watch the Miao Anyun obsessed Xia Youyou at the moment. Through the window, he stared intently at the Miao Anyun inside, his amorous peach blossom eyes currently a bit complicated and pained.

Anyun you, who did you like?

He just wanted to rush in and question him, but when he became aware of his own thoughts, his heart became a mess. As a good brother, what right did he have to question Miao Anyun? Besides, if Miao Anyun found someone he liked, shouldn’t he be happy?

The Miao Anyun who was completely concentrated on the piano obviously didn’t notice the two people outside the window. It wasn’t until he finished playing the whole song that he noticed Lin Haoyan and Xia Youyou outside the window.

He was a bit astonished as he got up and walked to the window, opening it.

”What’s the matter”? Miao Anyun didn’t even spare a glance for Xia Youyou. This question was obviously directed at Lin Haoyan.

”Ah, you’re actually ignoring this lady!” Xiao Youyou only felt that she had been blind just then, actually thinking that this guy was handsome. What male god, what prince, he was still the guy with a bad personality without the slightest bit of elegance from her first impression of him!

”…” Lin Haoyan had a complex look on him. He watched Miao Anyun silently for a long time before shaking his head. For the first time, he abandoned Xia Youyou and left on his own.

Upon seeing Lin Haoyan leave, the Xia Youyou who had originally wanted to say a few more words to Miao Anyun also didn’t stay longer, hurriedly following him out.

Miao Anyun felt that something was a little strange at present, but he didn’t think too much. He dismissed it as Lin Haoyan being in a bad mood. However, with the female lead by his side, he estimated that it wouldn’t ever be his turn to comfort him. Thinking this way, Miao Anyun easily put the matter in the back of his mind. He still had to rush to tell his family’s cousin about the parts of “Lovesickness” that still needed a few modifications.

Author’s Note: Thank you for the encouragement of a few little angels╰(*°▽°*)╯However, to make the story more lively, I really can’t do it OTZ. Yesterday, I watched a few episodes of Love O2O with my friends, and then my writing style suddenly seemed to have changed _(:зゝ∠)_. I might write another chapter today, but I don’t know if I can finish it. If I finish it, I’ll post it directly. If I can’t, then I’ll post it around tomorrow. It’s just like this. Love you all kiss (づ￣ 3￣)づ. Thank you to little angel “Mu Ye Shen Ge” for pointing out my mistakes. They have already been fixed.