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Chapter 151 - 130 Teaching You Piano Practice

Chapter 151: Chapter 130 Teaching You Piano Practice

Yang Xin was walking down the street when suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

Turning her head, she saw that familiar smiling face.

"Hmph." Upon seeing Li Chen, a hint of joy flashed across Yang Xin’s face, but she quickly huffed and turned her head away.

Seeing that Yang Xin was ignoring him, Li Chen chuckled and then said, "Little Xinxin."

Hearing this nickname, Yang Xin nearly fell to the ground.

"Don’t call me that!" Yang Xin turned back, her face flushed with anger, whenever Li Chen mentioned this, she could not help but remember the scene of her stripped bare lying on the bed, God knows how much advantage this jerk took of her then.

Li Chen chuckled, "If not that, then what? You won’t pay attention to me otherwise."

Yang Xin huffed again, but her beautiful face didn’t show any signs of discontent.

"Little Xinxin." Li Chen spoke again.

"Stop calling me that," Yang Xin angrily turned and spoke to Li Chen, but at that moment, two students were approaching from the opposite direction.

"Hello, Teacher Yang!"

Upon hearing the voice, Yang Xin immediately resumed her composure, turned around, and nodded gently, "Hello."

Once the two students had passed by, Yang Xin glared at Li Chen fiercely, but Li Chen just chuckled as he had overheard the students asking, "Is that Teacher Yang’s boyfriend?"

"Seems like it."

As they continued walking, Li Chen asked, "That boyfriend of yours hasn’t been to your place again, has he?"

"I changed the locks," Yang Xin said.

"Uh." Li Chen was taken aback, smart girl, but that also showed that Yang Xin had built a wall in her heart, very cautious of others.

"Why are you at the school?" this time, Yang Xin asked.

"Just strolling around when I’m free." Li Chen chuckled, "These running figures at the academy are my bygone youth."

"Didn’t expect you to be nostalgic," Yang Xin smiled slightly, her lips curving up in a fleeting moment, catching Li Chen off guard.

With the spring thaw, flowers bloomed abundantly, and Yang Xin’s smile was truly beautiful.

"Does your chest still hurt?" Li Chen asked.

"Much better," Yang Xin nodded, "My chest doesn’t hurt anymore."

Li Chen nodded, "However, to fully heal, you’ll need a few more treatments so that it can be completely cured."

"Really?" Yang Xin’s smile seemed to flicker, "I remember you saying that it just needed proper care and it would be fine."

"Ha ha, did I say that?" Li Chen turned away, awkwardly, Hey, look at that sky over there, so white, ah, so blue.

Seeing Li Chen flustered, Yang Xin felt a surge of happiness.

"What are you off to?" Li Chen turned back, noticing Yang Xin’s amused gaze and quickly changed the subject.

"Practicing piano." Yang Xin pulled out her piano scores,

Li Chen took a look, and indeed it was piano scores.

"There are a few pieces in here I always mess up on, they’re just too hard," Yang Xin said.

"Easy." Li Chen chuckled, "I’ll teach you."

Yang Xin looked Li Chen up and down, then took the scores back: "Have you ever touched a piano?"

Whoa, the sarcasm, blatant sarcasm!

Li Chen chuckled: "These hands of mine have touched everything, I’m tired of pianos, don’t worry, I never talk big, come on, I’ll take you to practice."

Yang Xin looked skeptical, she originally didn’t believe him, but recalling how Li Chen cured her chest pain, she believed him a little.

Maybe he really could.

With that thought, Yang Xin spoke to Li Chen, who had already started walking ahead, "The Piano Room isn’t that way, it’s this way."

Li Chen’s right leg stiffened as he lifted it, couldn’t you have said so earlier?

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Music Academy.

Regardless of the school, the Music Academy is always a favorite of other departments and majors, why? Because there are a lot of beauties!

It can be said that most in the Music Academy are handsome guys and beauties, especially the beauties, very appealing, and they know how to dress up, thus the female students of the Music Academy are quite popular.

Apart from the Music Academy, the second-ranked would be the Broadcasting Department, this department also has layers of beauties, and most are above average in looks, also very popular among male students.

Besides, there are academies like the Art Academy and Foreign Studies, where the quality of beauties is also quite high.

All the way, Li Chen’s eyes kept darting, ah, that girl has nice legs, I give her an eight, the girl passing by looks so innocent, totally my type, that girl’s figure in the distance, whoa, perfect score!

Seeing Li Chen acting like this, Yang Xin had a face of helplessness, "Can you act normal for once?"

Li Chen retracted his gaze and chuckled, "How am I not normal? Shouldn’t all men like beautiful women?"

Yang Xin was at a loss for words and, unable to argue with Li Chen, chose to remain silent.

Yang Xin led Li Chen straight to the practice room. They went upstairs, pushed open the door, and instantly, the room was already packed with people.

A spacious and bright soundproof classroom, with many soundproofing devices on the walls. Inside this practice room, there were seven or eight pianos. Students from the Music Academy were sitting at them, playing the piano in pairs or small groups, occasionally looking at the sheet music.

In the corner near the window, there was an empty piano. Yang Xin headed straight for it with Li Chen.

"This one." Li Chen chuckled, then sat on the chair, lifted the piano lid, and stretched out his fingers, ready to press down, but he stopped just as he was about to start playing.

Under Yang Xin’s puzzled gaze, Li Chen said somewhat awkwardly, "I haven’t looked at the music yet."

"And here I thought you didn’t even need to look at the sheet music," Yang Xin mocked, then handed over the music score.

Li Chen quickly flipped through it. The pieces that Yang Xin had chosen were indeed difficult, including a very famous piece by Beethoven, "Adagio Cantabile from Pathétique," which was extremely challenging.

There was also "Croatian Rhapsody," another piece with considerable difficulty.

After flipping through a few more pieces, Li Chen looked at Yang Xin, "Can’t you play something that suits your style?"

"They are quite suited to my style," Yang Xin said seriously.

Do you really have such melancholy and passion inside?

Li Chen closed the sheet music, then closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his eyes were clear.

His fingers pressed on the piano keys, and instantly, notes began to flow.

The gentle pressing, the subtle notes, were like a depressed person whispering lowly.

Pathétique, which was Li Chen’s favorite piece, transported him instantly into a state of sorrow.

It was as if he could see a dim room with a crackling fire and a rainy night blending together, casting the room into slight darkness. There, a man sat alone in front of the piano, lightly pressing the keys.

The flow of notes suddenly quickened, as if the man in the room was trying to release the repression in his heart, pressing the keys faster and faster.

Yang Xin watched Li Chen play the piano, growing more and more astonished. The Li Chen sitting at the piano seemed like a completely different person—none of his usual careless demeanor or chuckling nature was present. He appeared serious, somber, as if he had endured great hardships and his heart was filled with stories.

How could it be?

Yang Xin felt an illusion, as if she and Li Chen were no longer in the practice room but in a dim room. She sat beside him, yet Li Chen seemed to be moving further and further away from her.

The piano pace picked up, continuously rising, the black and white keys intermingling, also expressing a mood of sorrow.

Suddenly, the ascending piano notes plummeted, as if falling from a great height back down. What seemed like an outburst of sorrow was once again repressed, and then the keys were pressed lightly, as if cautiously looking for someone to confide in.

Yang Xin blinked, Li Chen still sat beside her, his eyes closed, his hands rapidly pressing on the piano keys, the notes seemingly forming a unique mood, pulling her into it as well.

Watching Li Chen’s earnest profile, Yang Xin’s gaze lingered; Li Chen was actually quite good-looking, especially when he was serious.

Finally, the suppressed emotions burst forth, as if roaring high, seeming to loudly bellow; the black and white keys swiftly alternating, the piano notes rapid, and Beethoven’s Pathétique seemed to be perfectly expressed by Li Chen sitting at the piano at that moment.

The students in the practice room were shocked; as piano majors, they naturally recognized the difficulty of Pathétique, but the man before them not only played it well but was also able to convey that particular state of mind.

Before they knew it, all the piano sounds in the room had ceased, leaving only Li Chen’s playing.

The students turned around to watch Li Chen by the window; his bowed head, lifted gaze, and tightly shut eyes seemed to endure a different kind of story.

The piano sound once again turned subdued; the left hand lightly pressed the keys until the last few notes were played, and then Li Chen opened his eyes.

Upon opening his eyes, Li Chen was stunned to see all the students in front had turned around to watch him. None of them were playing anymore, and next to him, Yang Xin was also looking at him earnestly.

What’s wrong? Do I have something on my face?

It shouldn’t be, I washed my face this morning.

Li Chen blinked, but suddenly, the entire Piano Room erupted with strong applause.

"Clap clap clap"

The students clapped excitedly, the whole Piano Room filled with enthusiastic applause while Yang Xin also smiled slightly. Li Chen truly made her see him in a new light.

"Thank you, thank you." Li Chen chuckled, having only shown a little of his skill and yet achieving such a reaction; it wasn’t easy.

Seeing Li Chen revert back to his original style, Yang Xin felt unaccustomed; this was probably his original formula, with a slightly sleazy style.

"Another piece!"

Suddenly, a student shouted loudly.

Hearing this, several other students immediately chimed in.

"Another piece!"

The whole Piano Room was filled with voices of anticipation.

Li Chen, grinning, said, "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I’ll play a few more pieces then."

After saying this, he once again placed his hands on the piano.

Instantly, a solemn and majestic piano sound emerged following the piano piece, and in front of everyone’s eyes, there seemed to appear a scene of post-war ruin, in the midst of which, a little white flower was resolutely blooming.