The sound of the points deduction was like a sudden death knell, which made Lu Shizhen's head buzz and he was stunned on the spot.
She couldn't believe her ears. When she stood up and was about to explode, the reminder of the points system rang again.
"0.1"
"-0.5"
"0.01"
"-0.1"
"?"
Lu Shizhen listened to the continuously jumping addition and subtraction points announcement with a big question mark above his head.
She knew that the point system would subtract or add points, but why were there zeros and zeros now
She turned her head to look at the ball that had argued with her the last time because she doubted the reliability of the points system, and asked, "Qiuqiu, do you think there is a possibility that this points system... was crushed by the huge amount of data from the original owner?"
Qiuqiu's attitude remained firm: "That's absolutely impossible, host!"
As it spoke, it quickly flipped through the manual in the system and explained to Lu Shizhen: "There are two possibilities. One is that the host's situation is sometimes good and sometimes bad, but the host has not yet entered the dangerous period of the plot. The stability of this world is S, so this possibility will not occur. The other is that Xu Shiyue's thoughts are fluctuating violently at the moment..."
The pitch-black night gradually thickened as dark clouds passed by, blocking the bright light of the moon.
Perhaps it was because the excitement just now was too enthusiastic, the room now seemed particularly desolate and silent.
It was a quiet moonlit night, and the upright figure on the wall collapsed.
Lu Shizhen just sat on the bed, slowly turned his head to look out the window, his eyes lonely.
That's one point for her.
Her first one point.
Qiuqiu also sensed Lu Shizhen's frustration and hurriedly consoled and encouraged him, "Host, don't be like this. Look, we got three bonus points today!"
"But I went from 1 to 0.01." Lu Shizhen was still depressed.
"No matter how small the 1 is, it's still 1." Qiuqiu comforted, "In fact, whether Xu Shiyue is awake or dreaming now, this is a very good phenomenon. Xu Shiyue can have such a psychological ups and downs, which means that her previous disgust for you has slowly changed, and she finally has a positive impression of you."
"And the extra points have been given, so how much extra points you get depends on your future efforts, right?" Qiuqiu said as she landed on Lu Shizhen's crossed legs, "Just think about it, your legs are greeting you in the not-too-distant future!"
The weightless body of the ball rolled on Lu Shizhen's legs. Even though it was faint, she could still feel it clearly.
Fresh blood is flowing under that fair and elastic skin, which is much better than being pale.
"You're right." Lu Shizhen recovered from her frustration and sadness. She hugged a pillow and agreed with Qiuqiu, "0.01 cents is also a cent. At least I have a positive income today."
Having said this, Lu Shizhen leaned his face on the pillow in his arms.
The road ahead is long, and psychological barriers are not something that can be fixed in a blink of an eye.
At least I was able to persuade her to take the cello back to her rightful place.
It will definitely get better.
So is Xu Shiyue.
.
The next day, the sun seemed to have foreseen what was going to happen that day, and it hung exceptionally brightly in the sky.
The camera at home was comparable to Qiuqiu’s high-definition video. Looking at Qiuqiu’s expectant eyes, Lu Shizhen still chose the video it provided.
Just as Xu Shiyue said, at noon the orchestra's rehearsal room was filled with rehearsing students according to the seating arrangement for the orchestra's performance.
The person standing in front of the orchestra was the class teacher and Teacher Chen mentioned by Xu Shiyue.
The time Xu Shiyue said was neither too fast nor too slow. At the signal of Teacher Chen, the cello group put up their bows and began the ensemble.
Sun Chenchen, who was showing off his position as the principal, was sitting at the front of the cello group. He held the cello straight and a little artificially, like a bow with a taut string.
Not at all as good as Xu Shiyue.
Lu Shizhen was like a toxic fan, and snorted at Sun Chenchen from a distance through the window.
Then she heard the cello group's rehearsal was coming to an end. She took a deep breath and pushed the door open. "Teacher Chen."
"Shizhen?" Somewhat unexpectedly, the orchestra teacher knew Lu Shizhen.
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However, Lu Shizhen was so focused on Xu Shiyue that she didn't notice that Teacher Chen knew her.
She handed the USB drive in her hand to Teacher Chen and said, "Teacher Chen, Xu Shiyue is very sorry that she can't participate in this symphony orchestra competition. This is the performance video she just recorded yesterday. If possible, she would like to come back."
Lu Shizhen's volume was not very loud, but it was just loud enough for the cello group closest to Teacher Cheng to hear it.
As soon as she finished speaking, she glanced at Sun Chenchen beside her without leaving a trace.
Just now, I only saw the left side of the person inside from the window, and didn't notice that there was a piece of medical gauze on Sun Chenchen's face.
I don't know if this person was being pretentious, but after hearing the name "Xu Shiyue", the expression on his face, which had been calm just now, suddenly became unnatural.
You were speaking with confidence yesterday, but today you're scared before you even watch the video
She thought she was so great.
Lu Shizhen snorted in his heart, and then heard the sound of high heels walking away.
Teacher Chen stood beside the computer connected to the projector, inserted the USB drive, and said to the symphony orchestra members in the room: "Then let's take a look together."
She understood why Lu Shizhen chose this time to come, and of course she could also see clearly who asked Lu Shizhen to choose this time to come.
Loving talented people is a common trait of every teacher, and she especially favors Xu Shiyue.
In fact, there is no need for this video. As long as Xu Shiyue nods, she can let her sit in the chief seat. But since she has already planned it, she is willing to go with the flow and make her status legitimate.
The roses swayed gently in the wind, and the breeze lifted a few strands of Xu Shiyue's long hair on the side of her face, causing her crow-feather-like eyelashes to droop slightly.
The girl held the bow with great ease, and the sound of the piano was like water in an autumn stream, flowing slowly and deeply from the speakers.
The sound system in the rehearsal room was a million times better than headphones. Lu Shizhen just stood there. Even though she had watched this video many times, she was still drawn into Xu Shiyue's music.
Freedom, yearning, depression, anger...
Various complex and contradictory emotions are intertwined in the music, but they are expressed by the strings pulled by the bow without any sense of disorder.
Lu Shizhen just looked at Xu Shiyue on the big screen, and some emotions surged in his calm eyes.
Xu Shiyue is full of indifference and alienation towards himself and the world. Only when he is devoted to his own things can he feel such rare relaxation.
The roses reaching to the sky are just her foil, and she is so beautiful and calm that it leaves people speechless.
Lu Shizhen suddenly wanted Xu Shiyue to stay like this forever.
And she was supposed to stay like this forever.
"As expected of Xu Shiyue, the performance is still so perfect."
"Do you think she dropped out of school to be recruited by a music school? With her skills, even if something like that happened in her family, any music school would be willing to accept her for free. This is the talent level of a principal."
"Of course, isn't this better than the person who was still playing a wrong bar yesterday?"
"More than just strong. As long as Xu Shiyue is here, no one can be her chief."
The melodious sound of the cello surrounded everyone in the orchestra, and the discussions around them piled up one after another.
The daylight outside the corridor passed through the glass and fell into the rehearsal room. The best light sources were all at Sun Chenchen's position, not only making her stand out during the orchestra's rehearsal, but also clearly illuminating her expression at the moment.
Pride turned to dust, arrogance or conceit, the head that was proudly held high yesterday sank down one by one, like a clown who stole the queen's crown but could not bear the weight of it.
Is it a talent that he learned to play the piano at the age of three, or is it a talent that he started to learn in elementary school
And who is the one who is unworthy of his position
As the music ended, Teacher Chen's calm expression was dotted with joy.
She stood in front of everyone and spoke fairly: "Everyone has seen Shiyue's level. Our orchestra has also had precedents of students taking leave from school participating in activities normally, but due to special circumstances, Xu Shiyue cannot guarantee to come to every rehearsal, so I still want to ask for everyone's opinions on the selection of the principal this time."
"Please raise your hands if you agree that Xu Shiyue will continue to serve as the chief."
As soon as Teacher Chen finished speaking, the students in the orchestra raised their hands one after another.
They were all in unison, with slender and fair skin, which was particularly pleasing to the eye, except for Sun Chenchen's ugly expression. His hands, which were always hanging down, tightly gripped the neck of the guitar, full of reluctance to claiming to be good.
"In this case, there is no need to vote for someone else." Teacher Chen finally showed her first satisfied smile of the semester. "Our future training will be based on Shiyue's video. Everyone should cooperate and follow Shiyue's version."
Maybe people who are really capable are particularly easy to convince others even if they have some privileges, so the students in the orchestra answered particularly straightforwardly.
After the dust settled, Lu Shizhen responded to Teacher Chen's concern for Xu Shiyue, said some words to reassure Teacher Chen, and then couldn't wait to leave the orchestra.
She still has one most important thing to do.
- Report the good news to Xu Shiyue.
The midday sun was bright and brilliant, spreading warmly on Xu Shiyue's way back to his room.
She was not used to being in the living room, and thinking that the time was almost up, she went back to her room after lunch.
Sure enough, as soon as the door lock clicked, the phone in her pocket vibrated.
Xu Shiyue picked up the phone skillfully. Just as she responded with a "Hello", the girl's joyful voice came from the other end: "It's done, it's done. Teacher Chen and everyone else agree that you are still the chief. Sun Chenchen's face is as stinky as a rotten squash. You didn't see it."
Perhaps because he lost his sight, Xu Shiyue can always capture other senses very accurately.
She could hear every word Lu Shizhen said, and even felt the smile in her voice.
Unlike the meaningful interactions between them in the past, the smile at this moment was obviously ostentatious but not offensive.
It is straightforward and clean. Even though it is just for something that has nothing to do with her interests, it can shine as brightly as the sun.
The sunlight outside the window passed through the glass and fell on Xu Shiyue's shoulder, forming a bright spot in her sight.
Xu Shiyue didn’t really like people who laughed at or ridiculed others, but she didn’t know whether it was because this person was the one she wanted to take revenge on, or for some other reason, but a smile rose in her heart.
"okay, I get it."
Xu Shiyue's answer was soft, and it dissipated more emotions as it passed through the receiver.
She did not take the initiative to find a topic to talk about with Lu Shizhen, and both ends of the phone fell silent.
Lu Shizhen tightened his grip on the phone, feeling a little annoyed that he had just told Sun Chenchen the whole outcome of the incident.
This was something that could bring her and Xu Shiyue closer.
Now that I've told her everything, what else can I say to her next
Lu Shizhen asked, "Um, have you had lunch?"
"I ate it." Xu Shiyue replied.
"Oh." Scratching his head, Lu Shizhen, who was not good at dealing with such situations, chose to escape: "I haven't eaten yet, I'm going to eat something first."
Just as Lu Shizhen was about to hang up the phone, she heard a soft call next to her ear: "Lu Shizhen."
It was Xu Shiyue's voice.
As if by reflex, Lu Shizhen quickly put the phone to his ear again and said, "I'm still here."
The cassia branches swayed against the window, and the sunlight shone through the golden flower buds onto Xu Shiyue's face, without any discernible emotion.
She didn't know why she suddenly called out to Lu Shizhen, she just felt it was a bit hasty to hang up the phone.
The girl pursed her lips and paused before saying, "Thank you."
The voice was light and faint, just as always, yet seemed a little different from the past.
Lu Shizhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and a bunch of fireworks suddenly rose in her lonely heart, exploding brilliantly and grandly in the air, like stars surrounding her.
Lu Shizhen was extremely happy.
It's not just the utilitarian happiness that's about points.
Over the past few days, she has heard Xu Shiyue thank her too many times.
But this was the first time that she specifically called me to thank me.
It's like the distance has been shortened.
Finally, after Lu Shizhen ran towards Xu Shiyue for many steps, Xu Shiyue finally took a small step towards her.
At noon that day, Lu Shizhen ate two bowls of rice in one go and also packed a chicken leg for Qiuqiu.
Although, I have already said thank you, so it’s not too much to give myself an extra point, right
Lu Shizhen thought so and just held his head up and waited and waited.
From the time I hung up the phone at noon to the time the bell rang for the end of two consecutive Chinese classes in the afternoon, his eager and expectant look was like a man waiting for his wife.
But I didn’t get the extra points, but I did get called to the training office.
A classmate walked to Lu Shizhen's seat and said, "Lu Shizhen, Director Dou wants you to go to the teaching department."
"Ah?" Lu Shizhen's face was full of surprise.
She has never been to any training office.
Moreover, in various novels, whenever one goes to the training center, nothing good happens.
The senior high school teaching building is very close to the school’s office building, and Lu Shizhen quickly reached the teaching office.
Her hand was on the door handle, and she felt even more nervous than when she pushed the door open to enter the symphony orchestra's rehearsal room at noon.
After saying "report", Lu Shizhen pushed open the door.
As soon as I entered the door, I was stunned by the familiar crying sound.
Sun Chenchen leaned in her mother's arms, crying bitterly.
The medical gauze that Lu Shizhen saw at noon had been removed, leaving a bright red patch on his right cheek, and the slap mark was deeper than yesterday's.
Lu Shizhen suddenly felt angry as if she had been accused by a bad person. She looked at Sun Chenchen with great disgust.
But he also noticed that while they were crying, a stunning beauty was sitting very calmly on the sofa opposite Sun Chenchen.
Her long, dark hair was curled into big waves, and the bright red suit did not overshadow her fair skin at all, but instead made her look even more beautiful.
Lu Shizhen was stunned for a moment.
It's not just for this beautiful woman, but also for the person sitting next to her, cold and unapproachable.
Xu Shiyue also sat here for some reason.
(End of this chapter)