Translator: Henyee Editor: Henyee
Tang Xi smiled, looked at Chen Ziyan who was indignant for her and asked her, “What music have they chosen?”
Chen Ziyan pursed her lips. “The top ten piano pieces in the world.”
Tang Xi raised her eyebrows. “The Wedding of the Dream”, “A Comme Amour”, “Ballade Pour Adeline”, “The Blue Danube”, “For Alice”, “Sonata Pathétique”, “Love Is Blue”, “Kiss the Rain”, “Cuckoo Waltz” and “Childhood Memories”, she could play all of them. She remembered she had attended a piano contest when she was studying for her MBA degree in the US. She played “The Wedding of the Dream” and won the contest.
She got to know the internationally-renowned wedding gown design master Ricca because of this piano tune. She was invited to play “The Wedding of the Dream” in a fashion show of Ricca. If she was lucky enough to pick this tune, that would be great, but she could also play the other tunes. Although she didn’t like the other tunes very much, she could play them well. Thinking of this, Tang Xi smiled and patted Chen Ziyan’s shoulder, then carried on walking.
Seeing Tang Xi not worried at all, Chen Ziyan spluttered, “Alas, I feel I’m like a back-seat driver. How can you still smile?! Do you know how difficult those tunes are? You may make mistakes if you’re not careful enough. I think they might set you up and make you pick “The Wedding of the Dream”.
Tang Xi raised her eyebrows. “Really?” She sounded a bit excited.
“Yes! You don’t know how crazy our school’s art performance can be!” Chen Ziyan took her arm and walked towards the classroom. “I’ve made an online survey on the art performance. That night is the best time for the students to express themselves. The students will walk the red carpet in big name brand clothes and show their talents on the stage. In the end, the school will choose a campus belle and give her an award. The most popular girl on that night will be the campus belle and the most popular boy will be the campus beau. Not only that, the school will award them a trophy… Generally speaking, it’s a stage for you to show your talent. Those students must be out of their minds trying to make you play a piano tune out of the top ten piano tunes!”
“Why?” Tang Xi looked at Chen Ziyan in doubt. “Why are you so angry at them?” She could play the top ten piano tunes well, so it was actually a good choice for her.
“Why?” Chen Ziyan widened her eyes and stared at Tang Xi. “Don’t you know why those tunes are called top ten piano tunes? Although they’re beautiful, they are also difficult! If you make a mistake, you’ll become the laughing stock of the whole school, and then you won’t be able to become the campus belle!” She then said indignantly, “Those girls are jealous of you and fear you stealing their thunder, so they are trying to set you up! And those boys are jealous of your great grades, so they want to see you make a fool of yourself too! Shit, they are really mean!”
Tang Xi was amused by Chen Ziyan and patted Chen Ziyan, laughing, “It’s alright. It’s no big deal. They just want me to play a difficult tune so as to beat the other classes.”
Chen Ziyan blinked and looked at Tang Xi. “Really?”
Tang Xi smiled. “Sure.” Then she turned around and walked into the classroom.
As soon as the two of them walked into the classroom, the clamorous classroom immediately quieted down. Chen Ziyan secretly elbowed Tang Xi and whispered to her, “See? They harbor evil intentions towards you! If not, why did they suddenly quieten down?!”
Tang Xi too k a helpless glance at Chen Ziyan and said, “My dear, didn’t you hear the bell for class just now?”
It took her two minutes to talk with Xiao Yan at the school gate, two minutes to laugh at Little Six’s ridiculous outfit and quite a while to chat with Chen Ziyan in the corridors. She dragged Chen Ziyan to the classroom, because she felt the bell for class was going to ring.
Chen Ziyan scratched her head awkwardly and chuckled. “I didn’t pay attention.”
Tang Xi shook her head. “I’ve noticed that. Okay, it’s time for class. Review the English class of yesterday. Ask me if you have any problem with it. I’m going to sleep.”
She was busy dealing with the issues about the Queen last night, she didn’t sleep until after midnight. She was really sleepy on the way to school, but she dared not show it because she was afraid Xiao Yan might ask her why she didn’t sleep soundly last night. Fortunately, it was Mr. He’s morning self-study. He would allow her to take a nap in the class.
Soon Mr. He had come. When he saw Tang Xi, he smiled and said loudly, “The students recommend Xiao Rou to play one of the top ten piano pieces in the art performance. Do you accept this, Xiao Rou? If you’re okay with it, choose a piece by drawing lots, okay?”
Upon hearing Mr. He calling her name, Tang Xi who was sleeping opened her eyes and took a look at Mr. He. She yawned and nodded. “It’s okay. Mr. He, you can pick one for me, or…” Tang Xi bent over the desk and pointed at Chen Ziyan. “Let my desk-mate pick one for me. I’ll play whichever tune she picks.”
The other students began to discuss…
“Oh, she is really confident…”
“Didn’t she grow up in the mountains? How can she play piano?”
“Yes, she doesn’t look like a girl growing up in the mountains.”
“Perhaps she is a genius.”
“Even a genius won’t be able to learn to play piano so soon!” A student said, “She is even better at piano than me! I started to learn to play piano at eight years old, and I still can’t play all of the top ten piano tunes! How dare she say this?”
Tang Xi didn’t want to say anything, but they were so noisy that she couldn’t sleep.
She stood up and looked at that student. “Hello, this is the class time, not your gossip time. You’ll know whether I can play piano or not in the art performance, right? It’s of no use for you to be guessing here, right?”
As her most loyal fan, Chen Ziyan immediately echoed, “Yes! If you don’t believe Tang Xi, you can perform yourself!”
