Chapter 145: Nocturne (3)
It's an old-fashioned Ford with a subtle luxury beneath its unassuming exterior. Xu Xian sat on the back seat of the leather, with handmade solid wood from Huanghuali in Vietnam, the smell of the spice saffron from Spain, and the unknown expensive fur carpet under his feet, soft and bright silver gray, so that Xu Xian kept standing on his toes and stepping on the ground.
She is not a Cinderella who has never worn a crystal slipper, and once followed Kim Taeyeon to experience the BMW Z4M soft-top roadster. She had the impression that a luxury car should be like that, with a streamlined and beautiful curve, a powerful engine, and a near-perfect safety system.
But the car she was riding in was like a precious artifact, as if it had been made not for travel but for display in a glass case for admiration. There are no expensive and cool equipment, but the people who ride it can't help but feel a sense of blasphemy, and feel guilty for not standing outside the glass car window and staring at it.
The girl sitting in the driver's seat probably saw her nervousness through the endoscope, and handed out two things from the backpack she was carrying: "Actually, it's the first time I've taken such a car, to be honest, be careful, for fear that if you don't pay attention, you won't be able to deduct your salary after you go back." Oh, this is for you, wipe your face! ”
"Thank you." Xu Xian whispered, staring at his messy face in the makeup mirror, and hurriedly lowered his head in a little panic, took out the wet towel and wiped it carefully. She thought of the fact that she had been running down the aisle with such a face before, and she had been embarrassed in front of another girl for a long time, and she couldn't help but feel a pang of chagrin in her heart, and her face was slightly red.
"It's coming, did you wipe it clean?" The girl asked without looking back, stopping the car.
"Yes, but ······" Xu Xian wanted to speak and stopped, revealing a tangled look.
"This car has nothing to do with Jiang Zhicanxi, he doesn't know about it, it's purely a company benefit." When the girl heard this, she broke Xu Xian's mind, turned around and looked back at Xu Xian's pure plain makeup, and exaggeratedly clasped her hands and said, "It's so beautiful, it's really a natural beauty!" ”
Xu Xian was ashamed and didn't know how to answer, so he just lowered his head and smiled.
"Well, it's my sister, otherwise I wouldn't have hope······ But how can anyone be so good to my godsister, it's so jealous······" The girl muttered quietly, Xu Xian couldn't hear clearly, and looked at her suspiciously.
"Oh, for you, put it on, it's a code!" The girl found a lilac baseball cap out of nowhere and put it on Seo Hyun's crooked brim a little playfully.
Seo Hyun was not very comfortable with this way of wearing, and reached out to try to straighten the brim of his hat, but was stopped by the girl.
"But the code!" The girl blinked her right eye and opened the car door next to her for Seo Hyun.
“Goodbye,luckygirl!”
The girl stretched out her hand and waved, smiling, and then left in the dust, leaving Xu Xian alone, staying on the empty street, staring at each other with the diagonal street lamp, at a loss-
She's here, what's next?
After a long time, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the sky overhead, and Xu Xian looked up and was surprised to see a piece of snow white slowly falling from the drone, rippling like a boat in the breeze. She raised her hand and chased her out, like a girl chasing a kite on the grass, immature and delicate, innocent and lovely.
The white letterhead reads: PleasetoreceivegiftsfromHolgerStreetNo.36 (Please pick up the gift at 36 Holger Street).
Xu Xian finished reading, frowned and found the pointing sign on the side of the street. Sure enough, this is Holgerstrasse, but at number 36, it seems to be going further back······ Could it be that the girl took her overboard?
Xu Xian puffed out his face and walked in the night while staring at the house numbers along the way, and finally stopped in front of a bronze gate. Looking at the closed door in front of her, she glanced at the bronze door number on the top again, yes, this is indeed 36 Holgerstrasse, is Zhican behind this door?
Xu Xian hesitated and stepped forward and knocked on the door.
An old man appeared behind the door, his silver hair grew like weeds on the top of his head, and deep folds covered his face, but the old man's eyes were very bright, and he looked Xu Xian up and down for a moment, and the old man raised his hand sideways, signaling Xu Xian to follow him in.
Xu Xian watched the old man turn away, gradually disappearing behind the door, biting his lip, and stepping to follow. She walked through a narrow hallway, up a creaky wooden staircase, to a window with no light and beautiful colored candles. The wind chimes are tinkling, and it has a seaside taste.
She stared at the flames in the glass enclosure and sat on the couch with her hands on her lap, not knowing what would happen next. But a faint fragrance flowing in the air made her heart inexplicably calm, quietly waiting for the old man who closed the door and left to return here.
After about fifteen minutes, the old man finally reappeared. He was wearing a silver suit, a black top hat, and his old hands were wearing white gloves, which were placed on the clear handles, and he slowly pushed the dining cart in front of Xu Xian.
Seo Hyun's eyes widened, and there were colorful candles reflected in them.
The old man smiled, set up a table by the window, laid out a white tablecloth, and set up knives and forks, and then opened three sterling silver plates in turn, revealing pan-fried foie gras with lemon juice, herring rolls with cheese, and finally a flowing fruit salad.
Seo Hyun covered his lips, not knowing whether he was crying or laughing.
The old man took out an ice bucket from the dining table on the second floor, put the champagne on the open bottle, and put the goblet that had been frozen by the ice, bowed slightly with Xu Xian, and turned to leave.
Xu Xian lowered his hand, and at this moment, he suddenly remembered the complaint he had told Jiang Zhican: I had to be hungry twice before every concert, and I was worried that my body would suddenly lose shape, so after the concert ended, I always wanted to eat a big meal and treat myself. But every time it's over, I'm sleepy and have no appetite at all, which is really a contradiction·····
The melodious sound of the piano suddenly sounded from a dark corner.
Xu Xian's expression moved slightly, she liked this piece, it was one of Liszt's twelve supertechnical etudes. In terms of technique, these twelve super-virtuoso etudes are as their name suggests, and all of them require super-virtuosity to be able to play. As if it were the ivory spire of the art of piano playing, even in the 20th century, when the piano masters were like carp crossing the river, few performers dared to challenge, so there are very few surviving recordings of this set of works.
The most outstanding of these is undoubtedly the second album recorded by Cuban-American pianist George Bolett. In this album, not only does it completely include Liszt's twelve supertechnical etudes, but it can also be said that it perfectly interprets the romanticism of Liszt's works to the extreme.
Seo-hyun didn't know which version of the recording was playing right now, but she was sure it wasn't Bolett's, because there were so many flaws. But whatever, anyway, right now, he's very happy!
Xu Xian held the wine glass, and there was a cold touch between his fingers, like a mountain spring flowing through his skin. She leaned on the corner of the sofa with her legs bent, and the window was looking out of the Gothic-style street-facing building, and the bright yellow light peeked through the high, narrow windows.
She suddenly exhaled softly, lowered her head, her eyes flashed with loneliness, and the colorful candlelight swayed and cast her figure. This will indeed be very beautiful and feel very happy, but she only wants to see Jiang Zhican and want to say sorry to him.
Only, where the hell is he? Obviously he should be in LA, although I don't know why he appeared here, but all traces prove that he came to LA, why hasn't he appeared yet? What's wrong······
"Nuna, aren't you hungry, why don't you eat? Pan-fried foie gras is one of the top three delicacies in the world, and it is very expensive. You know, your brother isn't very rich right now. ”
The last sound of the piano fell, and from the dark corner came Seo Xian's familiar voice, with a tiredness that could not be hidden.
Xu Xian turned his head suddenly, staring at the gradually brightening darkness in front of him with unbelievable eyes, seeing the handsome guy in a tuxedo in black and white, his face getting clearer and clearer, the smile that was getting closer and closer, and the warm hug that replaced the cold between his fingers.
"I miss you, Nuna." A guy who felt wronged muttered pitifully and leaned his head into Xu Xian's arms.
Xu Xian pursed his lips and was silent, tears fell straight down like pearls with broken threads, "Bad guy, I've been hiding for so long, don't I want you?" ”
The boy laughed and pillowed his head on Xu Xian's lap, raised his bandaged hand, and slowly untied it: "Nuna, don't cry anymore!" Because I can't help you wipe away your tears. ”
Behind the white bandages were blood-red fingers, one by one, light and transparent.
"I practiced all night last night, and I couldn't hold it up at noon, so I wrapped it in bandages. Actually, it doesn't work, maybe after a few days, I can practice iron sand palms. Jiang Zhican made a joke, and Ren Xu Xian held his hand, "I just went to see Nuna's performance, it's very handsome, the first song looks like you're wearing a black suit." ”
As he spoke, he wanted to stretch out his hand and gesture, but was stopped by Xu Xian's disgusted look.
"Is there any medicine here? That's not going to work. Xu Xian asked.
"Yes." Jiang Zhican nodded, then turned his head and shouted, "Pister, what are you still doing, you can't go back on what you said about good things, right?" Also, bring me some medicine, my hands hurt! ”
After a while, the old man from before reappeared, his expression was still quiet, but when he handed the record in his hand to Jiang Zhican, his eyes were somewhat reluctant. He handed the plaster to Xu Xian again, and then retreated.
"What is this?" Xu Xian's eyes showed unbelievable surprise.
"Gift, Bolett's second album, if this old man hadn't asked me to play the etude before he would be willing to resell it to me, I wouldn't have been stupid to practice all night! It's really, so hard! Jiang Zhican shouted angrily, and then looked at the delicious Nunu on the table, "Nuna, if you don't eat it, it will be a waste." ”
"I know, but I'll have to apply the medicine to you first." Xu Xian said, bowing his head and carefully medicating Jiang Zhican's fingers. She has been practicing the piano since she was a child, and she is very skilled in handling this kind of thing, and it will not take long to get it done.
Jiang Zhican got up and sat cross-legged beside her, not hindering her from eating.
"It's really delicious!" Xu Xian pursed his lips lightly, and his eyes looked at Jiang Zhican brightly.
"Pister was a chef in the first place, and of course what he made was delicious." Jiang Zhican touched his stomach, "I've given him a lot of money, if I have money in the future, I will definitely give him a year, so it's cheap!" ”
Jiang Zhichan said this solemnly, causing Xu Xian to chuckle.
"Then I'll follow you every day from now on and eat a big meal with your chef?"
"Of course, as long as you don't make it expensive, or I'll be bankrupt. Like my assistant, who really doesn't take other people's money as money, he actually uses truffle bread with ramen, and when I found out in the afternoon, I almost mad her. ”
"Oh, the girl who drove me here, named Qianning?"
"Well, it's quite an unreliable guy, I was worried about whether she could send Nuna to you, saying that it was a bad sense of direction or something."
Xu Xian thought of the long-overdue drone, and couldn't help but wonder, "It seems to be a little, but the parents are very beautiful, be your assistant, belch, Zhican, you are promoted a little fast, you have beautiful assistants!" ”
Xu Xian stared at Jiang Zhican with a smile, making him panic.
"Don't mess around!"
Xu Xian's endless admonition made Jiang Zhican fall to the side in a dignified manner, "I'm not that kind of person, Nuna, it's so sad!" ”
"Well, then you say, what are you doing here in LA this time, and you are bringing a beautiful assistant?" Xu Xian asked.
"Of course I'm here to work, Qiang Qiang!" Jiang Zhican showed a document to Xu Xian.
"This is our show, producer, uh, you're the investment producer of our show?" Xu Xian's eyes widened suddenly, feeling that there were a lot of surprises tonight, and she was a little surprised and incompetent, as if she would open her eyes and cover her mouth.
"Well, the day after tomorrow, I'll follow Nuna!" Jiang Zhican said with a smile, but Xu Xian suddenly cried.
"So impressed?" Jiang Zhican tilted his head to look at her lowered face and blew into her face.
"Ah, don't make a fuss, I just think······ I'm just impressed! Whether it's fireworks, dinner, or the tunes you play, or the records you give, I love them all, very much. Girls aren't all like this.,I feel like it and I'm moved again.,Anyway,I'm just.,Zhican.,You won't be good to me in the next few years.,Use it today, right? ”
Xu Xian raised his eyes and asked a very childish question that made people laugh.
Jiang Zhican blinked, suddenly turned his face sideways, and approached Xu Xian.
Seeing this, Xu Xian bit his lip, his eyes were shining, and he raised his head and kissed him on the cheek.
"That's great!" Jiang Zhican laughed, fell on the sofa and looked at Xu Xian, "There will be more, Nuna, just for this, I have to work hard!" ”
Xu Xian blushed, feeling that his IQ suddenly dropped to a negative number tonight, ah, really, why was he bullied again! She covered her cheeks, and the colorful candlelight reflected in her bright eyes, as if containing the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Jiang Zhican looked at her and was heartbroken—at this moment, the angel belonged to him.