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Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Lian Kai didn't know why he wanted to learn the cello. He only knew that as the son of a orchestra chief, he had to do it, and he had to be the best.To be honest, he doesn't like playing the violin, but he doesn't like losing even more than playing the violin.From childhood to adulthood, no matter what it is, he will always take the first place.Goals that don't aim for No. 1 are simply meaningless ----- that's his motto.However, this code that he has worked hard to maintain for nearly ten years was broken when he first entered the country's leading music high school.And it was none other than Luo Ling who broke it.

The first time I saw this name was the day when the results of the entrance examination were released.When Lian Kai couldn't wait to find his name on the big red list, he suddenly found that there was a name that ranked above him!At one point, he thought he was delusional, but after checking it over and over again, he finally realized one thing, this time he was no longer number one.How can this be?If it weren't for the crowds of people around, Lian Kai really wanted to smash the glass outside the bulletin board, tear off the red list and take a closer look.Luo Ling?Who is Luo Ling?Among the candidates in the same class, he would know anyone with a little history, but he had never heard of this name?Who are his parents?It must be the chief of some orchestra or the professor of the music school, right?Or what does it have to do with the school's leaders?Anyway, there must be something wrong here.And when he learned that the person who won him was neither born in a musical family, nor had any background, nor even had a decent teacher, he couldn't accept this fact even more.He firmly believed that Luo Ling must have used some dishonorable means to win, because he would never believe that he would lose to such an unknown person.

Although I am full of doubts about this matter, the fact is the fact, and no one can change it.And when Luo Ling delivered a speech at the opening ceremony as a freshman representative, Lian Kai suddenly felt a surge of hatred that he had never felt before.He vowed to win this man.No, not only to win, but also to make him lose completely.However, things went against his wishes. From the first year of high school to the present, no matter whether it was an internal exam or an off-campus competition, he never beat Luo Ling once.Sometimes you have to admit that there are some people in this world that you can never surpass.This seems to have nothing to do with hard work, but a kind of fate.After gradually realizing this fact, Lian Kai began to find another way, thinking all day long how to trouble Luo Ling.Although Lian Kai also knew that Principal Wei always looked at Luo Lingyi differently, but he didn't care, and he didn't intend to stop there.He just wanted to see if this guy who was loved by thousands of people could always be so lucky.

Higashino Shizuru is very busy recently, because Wang Siyuan asked him to help arrange music for the band's new program.During this period of time, he stayed in the piano room until very late almost every day. After returning to the dormitory, he had to catch up with the homework of the day, and he often couldn't sleep until one or two in the morning.However, he didn't feel that it was hard work, on the contrary, he enjoyed it.

"I always feel that the whole piece is too plain, and it seems to lack a little shock." Although most of the arrangement work has been done, Luo Ling still seems not satisfied.

"I also feel this way." Liu Hao expressed the same feeling.

"How about we add another drum? That must be shocking enough." Shen Sa said nonsensically.

"What to add, isn't there a ready-made one here?" Fang Jianyue picked up the bow and hit him on the head.

"The melody of the verse and chorus of this song is not so ups and downs. In addition, we are playing pure strings, so the musical appeal may be a little bit worse. I have been thinking about this issue, but I haven't thought of it yet. What a good way." Wang Siyuan analyzed seriously.

"In the traditional string ensemble, the violin usually plays the main melody. This time, we might as well try the reverse. The first part of the verse is handed over to the cello, and the violin is replaced by pizzicato accompaniment. What do you think?" Shizuru Higashino made a bold proposal.

"Pluck the strings? Is that okay?" Fang Jianyue asked uncertainly.It is not uncommon to use plucked strings for violin performance, but he has never tried such a large-scale use.

"I think I can give it a try." Luo Ling said aside.

"You two are really good couples." Shen Sa blurted out with a bald tongue.

"What did you say?" Luo Ling frowned and asked him sideways.

"No, I didn't say anything." Shen Sa immediately pretended to be confused, and then had an idea, and pretended to say, "Ah, do you want something to drink? I'll go buy it." After speaking, she wanted to take the opportunity to escape.

However, at the moment when he raised his butt, Luo Ling suddenly strode forward and hooked his neck at a very fast speed. "Why are you leaving in such a hurry, we seem to have something to say?"

"Yes, if you have anything to say, can't you wait until I come back?" Shen Sa coughed a few times and stammered.

"No." Luo Ling smiled like a spring breeze while speaking, but Shen Sa seemed to be about to cry.

"Boss, save me."

"Who told you that you can't control your mouth?" Wang Siyuan's tone made it clear that he didn't want to meddle in this business.

"Then I'll go. What do you want to drink?" Higashino Shizuru took the initiative.

"I want a Coke."

"I want a soda."

"I'm the same as seeing the moon."

The three ordered what they wanted to drink as if nothing had happened, as if no one cared about Shen Sa being threatened at all.

"I, I want..., cough cough!" Shen Sa was about to speak when Luo Ling strangled her neck, coughing before finishing speaking.

"Just give him a bottle of toilet cleaner, and wash his stinky mouth!" Luo Ling said loudly.

The school's convenience store is next to the cafeteria. As soon as Higashino Shizuru approached the counter, the pumpkin who was basking in the sun immediately ran over and rubbed against his legs affectionately.

"Pumpkin never flirts with boys, he likes you." The aunt in the convenience store looked at Shizuku Higashino with a smile and said in Mandarin with a strong local accent.

Higashino Jingxian smiled, looked down at the writhing ball of fur at his feet, and suddenly remembered the scene when he met Luo Ling for the first time in his mind.

"There are many little girls in our school who like you too." Auntie went on to say something, and then she stared at Shizuku Higashino with a smile, making his face turn red.

“Uh…..please give me a Coke, a lemonade, and four sodas. Oh, and more ice in the lemonade.”

"Can you get so much? Do you want to help?"

Higashino Shizuru turned her head, and it turned out that it was the person she had seen at Fat Brother's stall last time.

"Hi, my name is Lian Kai, did we meet last time at Fat Brother's food stall?"

"Hi, I'm Tono..."

"No need to introduce, is there anyone in the school who doesn't know you?" Lian Kai laughed. "The girls in our class have already regarded you as the new male god!"

Such blatant flattery made Higashino Shizuru feel a little uncomfortable, and for a moment didn't know what to say.Lian Kai looked familiar, before Shizuru Higashino could speak, he took the initiative to pick up the drink bag. "Shouldn't you buy so much for yourself? Did you buy it for Wang Siyuan and the others?"

Higashino Shizuru didn't speak, but smiled as an answer.

"They are too much, you are also a guest of our school, how can you let you do such a thing?"

"A little thing is nothing, and I'm not a guest."

"Oh, yes, yes, they are all our own people, our own people." Lian Kai showed a meaningful smile. "I heard that you and Luo Ling are elementary school classmates?"

Higashino Shizuru nodded.People seem to be asking him this question a lot lately.

"What a coincidence? Hehe, it's no wonder that some people in the school are spreading gossip." Lian Kai said seemingly casually, and then immediately changed his tone, "Hey, don't mind, some people in our school just like to talk nonsense, you Just listen to it, but don't take it to heart. But there is one thing that I find strange, you said how do others know about the matter between you and Luo Ling?"

"What about me and him? What are you talking about?" Shizuru Higashino was still puzzled.

"Hey, that's all I'm saying, don't get me wrong. You just came to our school not long ago, and you don't know much about the situation here. I'm worried that you will be used by others." Lian Kai laughed.

"Used by someone?" Higashino Shizuru became more and more confused the more he listened.

"Well, these days, some people will do anything for their own benefit. Of course, Luo Ling is definitely not this kind of person. I just want to remind you. By the way, we have a saying in China called ' You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must not have the heart to guard against others'."

Although Higashino Shizuru still couldn't fully understand the meaning of his words, but she didn't want to get to the bottom of it.The two broke up downstairs in the piano room. When Shizuru Higashino's back disappeared at the bend of the stairs, a scornful smile suddenly appeared on Lian Kai's face.

"Dongye, if you don't come back again, I will be tortured to death by Luo Ling." As soon as Dongye Jingxian entered the door, Shen Sa took the opportunity to break free from Luo Ling's grasp, and took a drink from the plastic bag while complaining.

"Hey, this cup is..." Shizuru Higashino was about to speak, but Shen Sa couldn't wait to plug in the straw and start drinking, who knew that his complexion changed immediately after taking a sip.

"Ouch my teeth!"

"I'm sorry, this glass of lemonade is a zero order." Higashino Shizuru said apologetically.

"This, this, how do you drink this? Are your teeth made of titanium alloy?" Shen Sa covered her cheeks and looked at Luo Ling in disbelief.

Higashino Shizuru shrugged and smiled helplessly.And Luo Ling came over, leisurely took the glass of lemonade from Shen Sa's hand, bit the straw and took a sip, and nodded with satisfaction.

"How? Did you change your career like that just now?" Higashino Shizuru asked.

Fang Jianyue made an OK gesture.

"Dong Ye, why don't you just join our band. The six of us will conquer Asia together and go to the world!" Liu Hao said innocently.

"How is this possible? He will return to Japan sooner or later." Wang Siyuan said with a smile.

However, as soon as his words fell, the smile on Luo Ling's face disappeared immediately.That's right, if Wang Siyuan didn't say it, he would have almost forgotten about it.Xiaoxian will return to Japan sooner or later, of course he is very clear about this, but he never thinks about it, as if some things will never happen if you don't think about it.

"Hey, what's the matter with you?" The boys had already changed the subject, chatting about the recent ball game, only Dongye Jingxuan noticed Luo Ling's abnormality.

"Oh, no, it's nothing. My stomach... hurts a bit." Luo Ling hurriedly concealed it.A sense of anxiety that he didn't want to face but had to face suddenly surged up.

"Then you still dare to drink this?" Higashino Jingxuan reached out and took the lemonade in his hand, and then handed his own soda water to him, "Drink my glass, the soda water has no ice."

The moment he took the drink cup, Luo Ling suddenly had a wonderful feeling in his heart, satisfied, fulfilled, warm...he didn't know how to describe it.In short, when you know that there is someone in this world who really cares about you, that feeling should be called happiness, right?

"Everyone has worked hard during this period. There will be no rehearsals this Saturday, and we will have a day off." Wang Siyuan suddenly announced.

"Great! Then let's go to the movies? I heard that the newly released "No Man's Land" is not bad." Liu Hao immediately made a suggestion.

"After watching the movie, I can't go to Fat Brother's to have some skewers!" Shen Sa said.

"But this week I..." Fang Jianyue showed embarrassment.

"Fang Jianyue!!!" Liu Hao and Shen Sa shouted at him together, their tone full of dissatisfaction and threat.

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best." Fang Jianyue said helplessly.

"Higano, you want to come too!" Wang Siyuan specially sent an invitation to Shizuru Higashino.

"Me?" Higashino Shizuru seemed to hesitate.

"What's the matter? Are you busy this week?"

"Oh, it's okay." Higashino Shizuru smiled, and for some reason swallowed back the words on his lips.In fact, this Saturday is his birthday, his birthday.