Chapter 18: The Piano and the Sea

For a few days, Lu Tingye's seat was empty. Liao Tang's campus life was as usual, staying with Ning Qin and laughing, and occasionally Tang Yunan asked them for dinner, and she felt that nothing had changed.

Until a certain class, she inadvertently turned to look at the seat, stunned, and a pair of dark eyes looked at her behind the trance.

Towards the end of school, the old class walked in through the back door.

The classmates moved their eyes to him, only to see the old class go straight to Lu Tingye's seat and move his desk and chair to the back wall, he said to the classmates: "Student Lu has been too busy recently, and he may not come to school for a while. ”

The girls whispered for a while, Xu Zhen and He Meimei wondered if Lu Tingye was filming a new drama recently, and their expressions of envy showed when they looked at the past.

Liao Tang muttered to himself: "It's really amazing. Come when you want, go when you want. ”

"Don't make any noise, are you better than him in art?

In the evening, when Liao Tang and Ning Qin went to eat, Tang Yunan came to their table.

"Sister Liao, are there any activities during the May Day holiday?"

Without waiting for Liao Tang to speak, Ning Qin cautiously asked Tang Yun'an, "Where do you want to play?"

Tang Yunan said: "I want to go to more places, what about Sister Liao?"

Liao Tang wiped his mouth and said, "This year's Philharmonic International Piano Competition is held in Qingdao, and I have to go there." ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to relax during the holidays?" Tang Yun'an's tone revealed dissatisfaction.

Ning Qin put down her chopsticks and asked Liao Tang in a low voice, "Are you going alone?"

Liao Tang nodded, "The piano teacher recommended me to participate in the competition, and she said that she would have the opportunity to be discovered by the performing arts company." ”

"Wow, envy......" Ning Qin glanced at Tang Yun'an and said, "Then why don't the two of us go out to play?"

Tang Yun'an pondered for a while, and did not answer Ning Qin, but then asked Liao Tang: "Where have you been for three days?"

Liao Tang thought that the competition would be postponed by a day to announce the results of the awards, so she would probably have to rush back to class.

"Well, that's how it should be. Liao Tang said.

Tang Yunan's eyes were lost, "Oh, I know." ”

"Let's go together," Liao Tang said to Tang Yun'an when he saw that Ning Qin was sullen when he left the restaurant.

"No need......" Ning Qin said.

"Okay. Tang Yun'an interrupted Ning Qin's hesitation and decisively agreed.

Ning Qin's face turned red quickly, she didn't expect Tang Yun'an to agree, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Then it's decided. Liao Tang hugged Ning Qin's shoulder, his eyebrows and eyes full of smiles.

Throughout the night, Ning Qin was immersed in joy, but she was a little nervous in her heart. After going to bed, she asked expectantly, "Little Tang, where do you think Tang Yun'an will take me?"

"Take you everywhere on the street?" Liao Tang felt that according to Tang Yunan's straight man's thinking, he shouldn't be able to think of any romantic dates.

"Then what do you think, should I dress cutely or go in the style of a royal sister when the time comes......"

Liao Tang couldn't help laughing, "Wear whatever you like, will straight men pay attention to these?" But after thinking about it, on the day Tang He got married, Tang Yunan did ask himself why he didn't wear a skirt.

"Wear a skirt, it's sunny now. Liao Tang said.

"Good. Ning Qin responded, and then asked, "Have you figured out whose tune to play in the competition?"

"Brahms. Liao Tang's eyes were firm and serious, and she said, "The piano teacher has assigned his repertoire to me." ”

"You're amazing, his music isn't ordinarily difficult. Ning Qin looked at Liao Tang in surprise, the girl in front of her was outstanding, and her eyes were shining with envy.

"Don't hold me up to heaven, I'm afraid I'll be proud. Liao Tang climbed into bed and prepared to sleep, and muttered another sentence in his mouth, "But if something happens, I will hate myself to death." ”

"No, it won't.

"I wish you and Tang Yunan a good time, good night. ”

"I wish you all the best in your race and make it to the final. ”

At that time, they all thought that youth would change in an orderly manner along the trajectory of growth, perhaps as plain as water, but there would be no big regrets.

I never thought of many sincere feelings, and the passing of young years in the impermanence of fate, only to turn into a regretful sigh.

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On the day Liao Tang came to Qingdao, the sky was so blue that she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that it was really a beautiful city.

This match of the Philharmonic is very important for Liao Tang.

It is not only supported by a number of media outlets, but also organized by the Music Alliance and the Youth Piano Art Education Alliance of LUA.

She wants to get a place here to become an ambassador for LUA.

At the entrance of the hotel, a group of media reporters gathered in the middle of the road, including many young and beautiful girls. They talked a lot and enjoyed it.

When Liao Tang walked nearby, he glanced at the group of people lightly, why did Yu Ji come to the hotel to guard the piano players, and why did they start to care so much about young pianists, not only about celebrities......

Before she could finish her thoughts, she was drowned out by the noise that arose.

"Wow! Lu Tingye is out!"

"So handsome, how should I interview him, and what questions should I ask?"

"Oh, let's go around first. ”

Several female voices at the scene were restless and their tones were pretentious. Liao Tang "chuckled" in his heart, and looked in the direction they were talking about, and sure enough, it was Lu Tingye, who was an iceberg face, but he didn't expect that he, a big star who was already popular for half the sky, would come to compete with her.

Uncle Qin stood beside Lu Tingye and responded politely to the reporter: "Tingye still has a game in the afternoon, let him rest for a while." ”

"Lu Lu, when will your new drama be released?"

Lu Tingye's face was expressionless, his cold eyebrows and eyes became even colder for a moment, and he said, "Tentatively." ”

"Lu Lu, you are so handsome! We think you must have a chance to win the trophy in this game. ”

Lu Tingye didn't answer.

Liao Tang couldn't help but want to laugh, Lu Lu is too damaging to Gao Leng's face, she looked at the enthusiastic sisters in her eyes, and secretly guessed that although Lu Tingye was ruthless on the surface, she was determined to do this in her heart.

She pretended to pass by and turned a blind eye, ready to enter through the side door. As soon as he raised his foot, Lu Tingye, who was still standing silently beside Uncle Qin one second, followed her into the hotel lobby the next second.

"Can you play the piano?" Lu Tingye looked at the girl in front of him wearing a white beach hat and a light-colored long skirt that reached her ankles, and her expression flashed slightly.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Liao Tang naturally straightened the shoulder straps on his schoolbag, "I think, it's no worse than you." ”

"Really?" Lu Tingye raised his eyebrows, "I thought you were here to follow me." ”

Liao Tang looked through the glass outside the door and saw Uncle Qin working hard to respond to the reporters' questions. Then she slowly moved her gaze to the boy in front of her who was in a suit and leather shoes, with an awe-inspiring temperament, a natural hanger.

"Hush. Liao Tang exhaled a breath that quickly dissipated in the air.

Lu Tingye knew her mind when he looked at her, so he said slowly: "Be careful not to be accused of showing off by the judges." ”

Liao Tang was choked in an instant, and the good-looking boy's heart was not very good, she squinted and smiled slyly: "Don't worry, it won't." The gold medal may fall into my hands. ”

"We'll see. Lu Tingye left this sentence lightly.

Liao Tang followed him into the elevator, and seeing that Lu Tingye wanted to press the floor, Liao Tang asked curiously, "Are we on the same floor?"

Lu Tingye didn't speak, and pressed straight down on the 28th floor, and the red light flashed slightly.

Well, sure enough, together, Liao Tang thought silently in his heart. There were only the two of them in the elevator, and the silent atmosphere seemed to freeze, and she casually glanced at Lu Tingye, who cherished words like gold, "Titicaa - what song are you going to play for the competition?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Liao Tang regretted it, he had just made a war letter to him a second ago, and now he was going to spy on the military situation again.

Lu Tingye replied briefly, "Classical repertoire." ”

Liao Tang: "......"

Classical repertoire, Liao Tang was stunned for a moment, and the music she was about to play was also a classical school. Because it is a music school that Ms. Shu is good at, she is very familiar with world-famous classical music.

Liao Tang felt that it was necessary to find Teacher Shu next time to confirm whether Lu Tingye was the talented and intelligent student she usually mentioned.

"Ding. With a bang, the elevator door opened automatically. Liao Tang came back to his senses, as if he had an illusion, Lu Tingye's thin and straight back paused, and then a faint voice "Come on" came.

Their hotel rooms are in the same hallway. When Liao Tang walked into the depths of the corridor, he shook his head while thinking, there must have been auditory hallucinations just now, how could Lu Tingye be such a cold person, an emotionless cold machine, how could he cheer for her.

After Liao Tang finished brushing the door card, the room that greeted him was detached, with golden yellow as the main color, and the curtains could be opened on the terrace to overlook the sparkling blue sea.

When he first came to Qingdao, under this sea, the strangeness in Liao Tang's heart disappeared. She loves beauty and enjoys the pleasure it brings.

She just wants to soak in a fragrant bath later, change into a dress and long skirt, compete easily, and win the trophy.

On the other side of the sunny south, Ning Qin tried on all kinds of long and short skirts, gauze skirts and cotton and linen skirts in front of the long mirror at home, but she still couldn't find a suitable one to see Tang Yun'an.

"Miss, you should wear this goose yellow. The aunt at home pointed to the long dress in her hand, which was dignified and elegant.

"It's too long, it's not pretty. Ning Qin dropped her skirt and shook her head in annoyance.

After a while, she was going to try on the white and blue plaid skirt, which would look refreshing and lively with a solid color T-shirt, and Tang Yunan would definitely notice it.

Ning Qin was thinking about it in her heart when she received a call from Tang Yun'an.

"Ning Qin, let's go to Qingdao. ”

The young man's voice was slightly excited, and Ning Qin slowly loosened the clothes in her hand after hearing this, and asked, "Now?"

"Yes, we just had a surprise for Liao Tang. ”

Ning Qin felt a smile on Tang Yun'an's mouth on the other end of the phone, warm and sunny, she smiled bitterly in her heart, and asked, "Do you still have tickets?"

"I bought it a long time ago, and I didn't tell Liao Tang. ”

Ning Qin opened her mouth slightly, recalling that evening, Tang Yunan heartily agreed to go to play with her, it turned out that he had already thought about going to Qingdao. Ning Qin lowered her head, there was a flash of water in her eyes, she hid her face in the dark, fortunately he couldn't see her embarrassed appearance.

"Are you going? I bought you a ticket. Tang Yun'an saw that the other party was silent, and mistakenly thought that she didn't want to go so far, so he asked curiously.

After a long time, Ning Qin's tone became light, and she said, "Go." ”

"Okay, I'll see you at the airport later. ”

Ning Qin hung up the phone, her hair fell softly, and her eyebrows seemed to hold a faint sorrow. She changed into the goose yellow dress again, Qingdao is off the coast, and the short skirt is afraid that she can't wear it.

When she went out, her aunt praised her, "Xiaoqin is so good-looking." ”

Ning Qin smiled bitterly, her heart was sour, and her voice was light, "Because it's as inconspicuous as before." ”

But no one understands a complicated sentence.