The afternoon sun gently illuminates the earth, and the late autumn leaves surround the uniquely shaped opera house, reflecting the brilliant golden color.
The dim and huge concert hall was packed with people, and the only light was on the stage in the center.
The strings that were tightened the previous second silenced the sound in the concert hall, and the young men in bright clothes gracefully left the stage with their instruments in hand.
The next orchestra to take the stage was Lu Shizhen’s school symphony orchestra.
According to convention, Xu Shiyue, as the principal, has to perform alone after all the orchestra members are seated.
From the backstage, walking up to the chief seat doesn’t seem far from the audience.
But in fact, looking from the side of the stage, it is a long road.
Hundreds of eyes were staring at the stage. Lu Shizhen was secretly watching the audience from the backstage on one side of the stage.
This was the first time she had experienced something like this. She didn't know whether she was excited or nervous. Her heart had not calmed down since she had followed the large group here to prepare.
Watching his children enter the venue in an orderly manner, the conductor, Teacher Chen, walked over to Xu Shiyue who was waiting on the side and confirmed again: "Can you do it by yourself? Don't you need me to enter with you?"
"I can do it myself, teacher." Xu Shiyue nodded, and in his peripheral vision he saw the girl still wearing her coat.
She just looked at the stage with her hands in her pockets, her lips lightly pursed, and rarely spoke.
Suddenly, Xu Shiyue felt that the surroundings were a little quiet.
Lu Shizhen listened to the conversation between Xu Shiyue and Teacher Chen and felt that this person seemed to never be nervous and his voice was as calm as always.
She just watched the band members gradually take their seats on the stage, and that calm voice rang in her ears: "I remember someone told me that I didn't need to walk over, I just had to sit down."
Lu Shizhen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
She did remember what she said, and she also remembered how confident she was at that time, but she just didn't know why Xu Shiyue suddenly brought up this matter.
Is she blaming herself for breaking her promise
Lu Shizhen listened to the quiet standby sound of the points system beneath the rustling noise, and looked at Xu Shiyue beside him uncertainly.
Their eyes met, and Xu Shiyue's eyes were pure black under the dim light in the backstage.
Lu Shizhen couldn't tell what she was thinking, but somehow, he sensed a hint of deliberate teasing in her eyes at this moment.
But Lu Shizhen felt that Xu Shiyue shouldn’t be such a boring person.
Why is she teasing herself
At this moment, Teacher Chen's voice interrupted the two people's gaze: "Okay, Shiyue, just walk over slowly."
"Okay." Xu Shiyue nodded and then withdrew his gaze.
She held the cello and bow lightly in her hands, and her soft white skirt passed over Lu Shizhen's feet as she walked towards the stage.
The light that hadn't caught up with her fell on the strands of hair hanging on the side of her face, and no one noticed that there was a smile underneath.
Naughty, yet somewhat contented.
Like a cunning cat, my mood "suddenly" became better.
The stage had gone quiet, leaving only the sound of the girl's footsteps and the light her skirt shed as it passed over the floor.
Lu Shizhen watched Xu Shiyue walk towards her position, her eyes more calm. As if interrupted by Xu Shiyue's question just now, her unrhythmic heartbeat inexplicably slowed down.
The judges not only look at the expression of the entire piece of music, but they also take her performance as the leader of the orchestra into consideration.
What Xu Shiyue holds in her hands is not only the cello, but also her future.
Stand still and bow.
The long black hair fell on the girl's chest as she leaned forward slightly, but her slender neck and shoulders did not bend at all.
Like a swan, her leisurely movements are full of elegance.
The audience's applause surged towards Xu Shiyue like a wave, and the judges sitting in the center of the first row looked at each other and nodded.
Teacher Chen let out a light breath, said to Lu Shizhen, "It's stable," and then walked up to the podium after Xu Shiyue took his seat.
The golden baton drew an exceptionally conspicuous light under the light, and Xu Shiyue raised his arm and plucked the strings.
The pure and clean music spread to the audience seats, deep and full.
This was not the first time Lu Shizhen had heard this piece of music by the orchestra, but he was still amazed by Xu Shiyue's cello sound.
The sound of the orchestra echoed in this stage with excellent sound reception, colliding to produce a greater resonance, and dense little bumps almost covered Lu Shizhen's arms.
She rubbed it gently through her sleeve, as if she could still smell the scent of Xu Shiyue which should have almost evaporated.
A faint fragrance was floating in the air, and the light swallowed up the scene in the girl's sight. Only Xu Shiyue was left in her sight.
Her long seaweed-like hair hung down on the sides of her face, floating slightly with the movements of her shoulders, neck and arms.
Her crow-feather-like eyelashes drooped slightly, and her eyes that couldn't see the world clearly did not affect her delivery of her music, but instead made her expression more pure.
Unlike the chiefs in other schools who are too outstanding and unable to integrate into the group, Xu Shiyue is more worthy of the leading position of chief.
They were like a group of white geese soaring between heaven and earth, with the wind as their commander and Xu Shiyue as the leading leader.
The soft light fell on the hem of her skirt and arms, and as the bowstring moved, it drew one cold white shadow after another.
The whole world is hers.
"The school's principal is so beautiful."
"What's her name? What's her name?"
"It seems her name is... Xu Shiyue."
“What a nice name.”
As a non-staff member of the orchestra, Lu Shizhen was standing backstage and watching from a close distance. Students from the next orchestra slowly gathered behind him, along with the sound of their whispered discussions.
Maybe it was because it involved Xu Shiyue, but Lu Shizhen pricked up his ears.
"Is this the girls' high school in S City? The drummers at the back are all girls."
"It's true that women are taller than beauties."
"And did you hear that? She plays the piano beautifully, too."
"Yeah, yeah, that's great."
Of course, she is Xu Shiyue, the protagonist of this world.
Lu Shizhen said this secretly in her heart, with pride in her eyes and eyebrows.
"It's like the music box doll in the window. I really want to have one..."
"Me too."
"Me too."
Me too.
Lu Shizhen stood far in front of these little girls and once again secretly agreed in her heart.
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The light shone on the entire stage, and Xu Shiyue, surrounded by white gauze, sparkled in everyone's sight.
Lu Shizhen thought that at this moment, everyone was the original owner and wanted to take this person back and keep him privately.
But after a pause, Lu Shizhen thought again.
Only she is the original owner.
There is only one Xu Shiyue.
.
As the orchestra's performance came to an end, another orchestra behind Lu Shizhen also entered preparation mode.
She knew that this was the stage where she would go on stage, and not only would she be unable to catch up with Xu Shiyue, she would also become an obstacle, so she walked towards the other side of the stage early and reluctantly.
The backstage was full of busy staff. Lu Shizhen walked quickly among them. When he went around to the right side of the stage, he saw three people from afar whose styles did not match this place, but who looked very familiar.
Cheng Meiyan actually brought Lu Shize and Lu Shien with her!
Lu Shien was the first one to find Lu Shizhen. He waved his hands, jumped, and shouted, "Sister!"
Lu Shizhen was worried that her voice would be heard on the stage, so she quickly covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Shien? Mom, brother... why are you here?"
"Because we have the pass to come in." Lu Shien picked up the badge hanging around his neck that was almost the same as the one on Lu Shizhen, and said with a boastful tone, "I got it. My brother and mother didn't get it!"
"Yesterday's matter was dealt with last night. Mom and Shi En wanted to come to watch the band competition, so I drove her here." Lu Shize added, his eyes full of concern, "Zhenzhen, are you hurt?"
"Of course I don't." Lu Shizhen jumped in front of Lu Shize, showing off her healthy body. "Look, I can run and jump."
"Alright, alright." Lu Shize looked worried and stopped her. "No matter what, you can't go out so impulsively. What if that person has a weapon? What if the security guards don't arrive so quickly? What if..."
Lu Shizhen knew that Lu Shize was preparing to educate her ideologically. She really deeply experienced the horror of sister control, which could make a gentleman panic. She hurriedly said, "I know, brother. I'm just angry. What he said was too rude."
Then, she thought of Xu Shiyue, and was worried that Lu Shize would blame Xu Shiyue for her risky behavior. She explained and tried to distance herself from the matter: "I think anyone would do the same thing. How can you bully someone like this?"
"That's right." Cheng Meiyan recognized Lu Shizhen's justice, but she was also worried like Lu Shize, "Zhenzhen, next time you go out, you must remember to bring two bodyguards. How can one bodyguard protect you and Shiyue at the same time?"
"I understand, Mom." Lu Shizhen nodded and assured.
The not-so-bright light in the background illuminated her vision, just enough to fit the three people standing in front of her.
She chatted with them, talking and laughing. The busy backstage was filled with the coolness of autumn, but she felt an indescribable warmth.
It seems like this is family.
As they were chatting, the music on the stage suddenly stopped.
The orchestra performance of Lu Shizhen's school ended, and Xu Shiyue, as the principal, was the first to leave the stage.
Cheng Meiyan's eyesight was better than Lu Shizhen's. She noticed Xu Shiyue coming off the stage from a distance, walked over quickly, and said, "Shiyue!"
Xu Shiyue was a little surprised: "Auntie."
"We are here to see your performance." Cheng Meiyan's face was full of smiles. "Your performance was really good. Auntie was fascinated by it."
Xu Shiyue said modestly: "Thank you, Auntie."
"Auntie, I see that you are in a good mood today. It seems that what happened yesterday did not affect you." Cheng Meiyan said.
"Yeah." Xu Shiyue nodded, her eyes falling on Lu Shizhen who was standing aside, "Lu Shizhen showed up just in time."
Listening to this, Cheng Meiyan couldn't help but look at Lu Shizhen with relief.
She raised her hand to help Xu Shiyue tidy up the long hair on the side of her face, and sighed meaningfully: "That's great."
It's just that Lu Shien didn't like the tender moments between her mother and Xu Shiyue. She raised the camera and tripod in her hand and said to Lu Shizhen who was looking at Xu Shiyue: "Sister, let's take a photo together!"
Lu Shizhen was a little surprised. She had never had such experience before. Taking pictures in such a place was a very unfamiliar thing for her.
But she still stood in the middle position under Cheng Meiyan's arrangement. Then after Cheng Meiyan adjusted the countdown of the camera, Xu Shiyue was also arranged to stand next to her.
The exposed wrists suddenly touched each other and then suddenly separated.
A brief but clear warmth.
“5, 4, 3…”
The countdown light of the camera flashed in Lu Shizhen's sight, and the surroundings were full of noise.
She sniffed the same scent as her own coat that wafted in the wind, the warmth of Lu Shien's arm around her, and the shadow cast by Lu Shize standing behind her, and suddenly she felt an unprecedented sense of belonging.
In this strange world that she only regarded as a temporary resting place.
"2, 1..."
The flashing countdown prompt stopped abruptly, and with a click, a white light flashed across Lu Shizhen's eyes.
The sound of electricity passed through the brief and rapid incandescence, forming the notification sound of the main system in her ears.
[The host has been detected to have destroyed the bond between the protagonist and no recovery has been seen within twelve hours. The main system will punish the host before November 30th.]
(End of this chapter)