Chapter 63: Be Your Warm Sunshine
Lu Li moved back the piano that was placed at his grandmother's house.
When I got home from work, Lu Li was wiping the piano. His expression was indifferent, and the movement of wiping the piano was very light and slow, but I knew that he was still very nervous and even scared.
Because, this piano has been moved back for five days, and in these five days, Lu Li has never opened the lid, just wiped the surface over and over again.
That day, I told Anne Anne about Lu Li's repetitive behavior in the last few days.
"Although Lu Li persuaded himself to play the piano again, the shadow in his heart was still there," Annie suddenly held my hand tightly, her eyes shining brightly, "Zhen Zhen, now only you can help you get out completely." β
"But I don't know anything about psychology, and I don't know how to enlighten him."
Anne shook her head and looked at me with a determined look in her eyes, "You don't need any psychology, as long as your love for Lu Li, Zhen Zhen, your love for him can become his sunshine and illuminate the darkness in his heart." Perhaps you can heal Lu Li, just as you once made him warm and optimistic. β
Yes, Ye Zhenzhen, you are the little sun, you can melt the iceberg in Lu Li's heart, and you will definitely be able to drive away the shadow in Lu Li's heart.
I hugged Lu Li's arm and said in an almost coquettish tone, "Lu Li, I especially want to listen to the "Moonlight Sonata" you played at the freshman welcome party today, can you play it for me?" β
Lu Li hesitated for a few seconds, touched my head and chuckled, "Let's eat first, and then we'll talk about it after eating." β
Seeing that Lu Li didn't take the bait, I had to resort to tricks, hinging his arm and shaking, "No, if you don't play, I won't eat, in case I have low blood sugar or stomach pain......"
Lu Li pinched my face, frowned and said, "Ye Zhenzhen, when did you learn to threaten me?" β
I stuck my tongue out at him, "I've become your weakness now, anyway." β
Lu Li reluctantly played my head, but his eyes darkened significantly, "But I haven't touched the piano for seven years, I'm afraid...... If you don't play well, you will be disappointed. β
I held Lu Li's hands tightly with both hands, and said seriously word by word: "Lu Li, no matter how well you play, I will be your only and eternal audience." β
Lu Li lowered his head, his chin against my forehead, and whispered, "Okay, I'll try." β
Lu Li sat on a low stool in front of the piano and slowly opened the piano lid. He lowered his eyes, his eyes quietly swept over the black and white keys, but his hands kept hanging over the keys for a long time.
There were some beads of sweat on his forehead, his brows furrowed slightly, and his expression seemed to be a little painful, perhaps he couldn't help but think of the picture of the car accident.
Looking at Lu Li's helpless appearance, I wanted to cry in distress.
However, if you want to be the sun of the land, where is the sun crying, won't it become sun rain?
"Lu Li, do you know why I want to hear you play this tune?" I suppressed the sourness in my eyes and put on a relaxed smile, "Because that day, I fell in love with you playing confidently and elegantly on stage." β
Lu Li was stunned for a moment, and then slightly curled the corners of his mouth.
He took a deep breath, as if after a long psychological struggle, and finally, his slender fingers jumped between the black and white keys, and a light melody poured out from his fingertips, and the familiar melody lingered throughout the room.
Lu Li played a little rusty in the previous section, but soon he was in a state of flux. It's just that his expression is still a little tense, and more dense beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
I know he's struggling with his own shadow.
Although his music was not as smooth as the first time I heard it, I still listened to it.
When I came back to my senses, Lu Li was gently wiping my tears with his hand, "Fool, you won't cry because I played too badly, right?" β
"No, you play very well." I hugged the person in front of me excitedly, "Lu Li, you succeeded, you finished playing a song in its entirety." β
"Zhen Zhen," Lu Li's fingers ran through my hair, and the strength of holding me gradually tightened, "You are not only my weakness, but also my armor. β
At the end of April, Lin Zhi sent me an invitation to Lu Li and I to attend his outdoor wedding this weekend.
After getting off work that evening, Lu Li and I picked up wedding gifts for Lin Zhi in the mall.
Suddenly, a crisp voice called out to the two of us, "Zhenzhen, Lu Li." I didn't expect to meet you here. β
Shinokage stood across from us, dressed in a vintage printed dress with a tan beret, and her long, seaweed-like curls draped behind her, still as calm and dignified as ever.
Since she graduated and went to Yin University, she has stayed in Beijing and never returned to Longcheng, and we have not seen each other for more than eight years, except for the occasional chat on WeChat.
"Sister Shinokage? Ahhh β
I ran over excitedly, holding Shinokage's hand and yelling. Lu Li thought I was ashamed, and he had already stood a few meters away from me.
But Shinokage was still the same as back then, smiling and gently poking my cheek with her slender fingers, "Senior sister, you are still as cute as you were back then." β
In this way, I took Shinokage and stood in the middle of the crowded mall and chatted for a while.
Lu Li, who had been standing on the side and had not spoken, came over and grabbed my hand, "Are you going to let Senior Sister stand all the time and listen to your chatter?" There's a bubble tea shop over there, so let's sit and talk there. β
Lu Li was still thoughtful, "Yes, senior sister, I'm sorry, I was so excited to see you." Are you okay in a moment? Why don't we go sit down for a while? β
Shinokage glanced at Lu Li holding my hand, didn't say anything, smiled and nodded in agreement.
After arriving at the bubble tea shop, Lu left the front desk to order drinks for us.
After Lu Li left, Senior Sister Shinoying looked at me gossipingly, "I heard that Lu Li came back last year, and now it seems that the two of you have achieved positive results." β
I nodded, "We've only been together recently. I was going to find a chance to tell you, but I was too busy to forget. β
Shinoying disagreed, and quipped, "I think you're busy loving each other with Lu Li, so you forgot about me." β
Recently, Lu Li and I have really been tired of being together, as long as we are with him, time has become very fast, and no matter how crooked we are, it is not enough.
My old face flushed, and I quickly changed the topic, "Senior sister, why did you come back suddenly?" β
"I accompanied my tutor to the Conservatory of Music in Haicheng. It's okay these days, so I'll go back to Dragon City by the way. Shinokage turned his head to look out of the glass window, and his tone suddenly became sad, "I haven't been back for 8 years, and this place is still the same as before." β
I suddenly realized a serious matter, did Shinoying already know the news of Lin Zhi's marriage the day after tomorrow, so he happened to come back at this time.
I quietly probed the expression on Shinokage's face, her side face reflected in the glass, her eyes calmly watching the cars on the road.
But does such a waveless eye endure the surging pain?
"What are you doing in a daze?" Lu Li sat next to me with three drinks, inserted the straw into the bottle for me, and handed it to me, "You have a bad stomach lately, and I didn't order you any iced tea." This is jujube tea, which warms the stomach. β
Shinokage bit the straw and looked at Lu Li with interest, "Are you still the arrogant and withdrawn Lu Li I knew before?" Zhenzhen, it seems that you trained him very well. β
"I'm just doing this to her." Lu Li couldn't help but spit out a love sentence, but it made my heart tingle.
"I envy you." Although Shinokage was smiling, I couldn't help but see the loneliness in her eyes.
"I heard Zhen Zhen say that you are now a teaching assistant in the piano department, and you have held several small recitals, it seems that you are not far from the piano master." Although Lu Li's tone was bland and impermanent, I could still hear the faint envy in his words.
"Where, where, it's still far away." Xiaoying waved her hand, as if she suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Lu Li, I heard Zhen Zhen say just now that your hand has been restored, are you interested in going to the Longcheng Conservatory of Music to study with my tutor for a month, she happened to be there to study this month." β
Lu Li's eyes lit up, and then he turned his head and looked at me hesitantly.
With just a glance, I already knew what Lu Li was thinking. The two of us had been separated for seven years, and it was not easy for us to be together, and he didn't want me to endure the pain of separation anymore, so he wanted to refuse Shinokage's invitation.
"Of course I want to go," I agreed for Lu before he left, and handed him a look that was not allowed to be argued, "Of course I can't give up such a good opportunity." β
Lu Li was obviously dissatisfied with me making decisions for him on his own, he frowned, but he didn't say anything because of my "threat".
"Then it's decided, I'll go back to Haicheng the afternoon after tomorrow, and we'll set off together then." Shinokage glanced at the time, "It's not too early, I'll have something to do later, so I'll leave first." β
"Okay, we'll get you out." Lu Li and I stood up and walked out of our seats, but Lu Li accidentally dropped the gift bag that was placed next to the seat on the ground.
Seeing this, Shinoying immediately squatted down to help me pick it up and hand it to Lu Li, "Wow, what a delicate wedding doll, good things are about to happen for the two of you?" β
I was worried that Lu Li would leak his mouth, so I hurriedly replied, "This is a wedding gift for a friend." β
The hand handed over by Shinoying trembled obviously, and even his eyes darkened, "It's Lin Zhi's wedding." β
Sure enough, Shinokage already knew.
I didn't need to hide it anymore, and I replied frankly, "Yes, he got married the day after tomorrow, how do you know?" β
She forced a smile, "When you care about someone, there's always a way to know everything that happens to him." β
"Senior sister, I didn't mean to hide it from you, Lin Zhi had a fiancΓ©e, and I was also suddenly told."
I had planned to hide it from her for a while if I could, maybe by the time she knew, she would have let go of her heart, but I still underestimated her love for him.
"Fool, I don't blame you." Shinokage raised a big smile, although a little reluctant, but it was much clearer, "Actually, I'm going abroad after the study visit next month." When I come back this time, I want to see him one last time, and just look at his happy appearance from afar. β
Walking home with Lu Li, my mind was full of the slightly sad smiling face of Senior Sister Shinokage.
I didn't listen to what Lu Li said next to me.
"Ye Zhenzhen!" Finally, Lu Li couldn't help but pull me who was absent-minded, "I'm talking to you!" β
"What did you just say?" I asked, dumbfounded.
"Why did you arrange for me to go to Haicheng without permission?"
It turns out that this guy has been keeping a straight face when he comes out of the bubble tea shop.
"Because I remember when I took the art exam in my third year of high school, you said that you especially wanted to learn the piano from the mentor of Sister Shinoying, and now there is a rare opportunity, maybe after the guidance of the master, you can get out of the bottleneck of practicing the piano."
"The point is that we're going to be apart for a month, so ...... Don't you even care? Lu Li asked me with a red face.
I stifled a smile and winked at him, "Lu Li, are you telling me that you have left me?" You don't want to be separated from me for a moment. β
Lu Li turned his face awkwardly, "What nonsense are you talking about, I ......"
I walked in front of Lu Li with a smile, wrapped my hands tightly around him, put my head close to his chest, and listened to the sound of his powerful heartbeat, feeling inexplicably relieved.
"Lu Li, we have endured seven years of separation, it's only been a month, I can wait. What's more, we will be together for a long, long time in the future, and you will be able to realize your dreams without any worries this month. I'll be here waiting for you to come back. β
Lu Lihui hugged me for a long time before he said in a difficult voice, "Zhenzhen, how fortunate I am to meet you." β
Me too, how lucky I must be to fall in love with you.
The world isn't perfect, but having you by my side will be a little less flawed.