âEm, not exactly . But usually within the top 5 . â Song YiAn felt a bit awkward from Instructor Suâs sudden âinterestâ in his academic achievement . Â
Su Ran wasnât really concerned about the male leadâs son . She, too, had no idea how the subject got there in their conversation . Â
Just top 5? Thatâs mediocre . Her Su Han took the #1 spot every time!
Su Ran felt very prideful . The sense of competition as a parent was burning . \nâOh yeah, I have one more question . â
âYes? What is it, Instructor Su?â
âSay, what do boys your age like to get on your birthdays?â
Recalling the cool look on her son who frowned at this and that, Su Ran really couldnât think of what to get him that he might like . Â
âWhat would we like?â
Song YiAn thought about it for a little bit, then he said, âNothing in particular . Shoes, watch, or something along that line, I guess . â
âBig Brother, what you like is a video game console! I heard you telling Daddy Yang last time!â
âAhem . But Instructor Su isnât talking about me . â
âOh . â
âOkay, Instructor Su, I am done playing this piece . I just feel there something wasnât right about it,â said Song ZhiNing with a frown . Â \nHearing that, Su Ran became serious as well . Â
âDo you feel that it felt awkward somewhere in the middle?â
âYes! Thatâs exactly how I felt . Why was it?â
âWinnis, the composer of this piece, was a farmer before he became a pianist . The time he spent as a farmer caused the index finger in his right hand to not be as responsive as it should be . So when he played, heâd skip half a beat at every node . Many others who played his songs would pause intentionally at these spots but that was completely unnecessary . â
âOh, I see!â Song ZhiNing felt that she had learned something new . This was a first time she had heard anything like this from an instructor and she felt that it made a lot of sense . Â
âSo what exactly can I do? I still donât get it . â
âLet me play it once and youâll see . â Having said that, Su Ran walked in front of the piano . Â
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On the other end, inside the Songâs study, Song ZeYu handed an USB drive over to Lu Shao . Â \nâI only have what I needed in this clip . I donât know if Mr . Lu will find this helpful . â
Song ZeYu didnât know why the authority figure of the Luâs wanted to investigate what happened at Huating Hotel that night at first . But his assistant whom he sent to look into the incident had just gotten back to him . Itâd seem a side branch of the Lu had also done something to Lu Shao on that same night . Â
Mr . Lu: I like how conceited you are . Â
âThatâs fine,â said Lu Shao as he put away the USB drive . Â
All of a sudden, a cheerful and melodious sound from a piano came over from the house across from them . Â
There had been piano sound earlier as well but this time it was completely different . Â
It was the same piece, but the feel was different . Â
âDid you hire a pianist?â asked Lu Shao with his brows raised, looking at Song ZeYu . Â
Lu Shao wasnât someone whoâd normally care about something like that, but this piece of music was able to calm him down and make him feel peaceful . That wasnât something thatâd happen every day . Â
âI think thatâs my childrenâs new piano instructor . I heard that she is very good . â
Song ZeYu paused for a second, then seeing that Lu Shao had nodded, he asked again, âAre you interested in going over and taking a look, Mr . Lu?â
âNo need,â said Lu Shao concisely . Â
Right when Song ZeYu felt that this Mr . Lu was already done with this conversation, Lu Shao started again . Â
âGive me the contact information of this pianist,â said Lu Shao .
His insomnia seemed to have gotten worse after he had returned to City B . Â
âSure . No problem . â
âSend it over to my cellphone,â said Lu Shao as he got up . âIf thereâs nothing else, I am going to take off . â
âUgh, okay, Mr . Lu . I will walk you out . â
Lu Shao expressed that that would not be necessary, but Song ZeYu still insisted on walking him to the door . Â