Chapter 65: Help or Not?

  "Haha, she can't play anymore."

  On this side of Yongfeng No. 1 Middle School, they didn't understand what was going on at first. It wasn't until later that they finally figured it out.

  "Oh dear, it's too good, Zhu Ya Qiong can't play anymore."

  The two sides were originally playing against each other, Zhu Yaqiong made a mistake, and Yongfeng No. 1 Middle School was naturally very happy.

  "All of a sudden, it scared me to death."

  Wiping away the sweat on his forehead, Xiao Ming let out a sigh of relief.

  Just now he really thought that Zhu Ya Qiong could play out this eternal classic.

  It's okay, it's okay. The Song of the Black Forest can be a classic that transcends time, and there must be something timeless about it. How could such a piano piece possibly be played effortlessly by an ordinary person?

  "Sorry, I failed."

  At the moment when the sound of the zither disappeared, Zhu Ya Qiong's face turned ashen.

  She had long known that she couldn't fully grasp this piece of music, but still stubbornly played it out.

  In fact, this piano piece is not something I can handle myself.

  *sigh*...

  With a sigh, Zhu Yaqiong stood up and apologized to the audience.

  "What a pity."

  It's a pity that there is no complete performance to go on with.

  However, being able to hear half of "The Black Forest Song" already made them very happy.

  So when Zhu Yaqiong apologized to the audience, there were still many people who applauded.

  "Come on, Zhu Ya Qiong, you'll be fine later."

  "Yes, we will always support you."

  "Zhu Ya Qiong, you're the best."

  Although everyone was still encouraging Zhu Ya Qiong, the result was still the same, losing is just losing.

  "After a while, we admitted defeat."

  Return to the back, Zhu Yaqiong ordered.

  "No, we will win, how can we admit defeat."

  Some people opposed it.

  "Yes, now we've lost, and it's a big loss of face."

  "That's right, this is admitting defeat in front of thousands of classmates."

  Everyone disagrees.

  "Losing is losing, there's no excuse for it. Can't we even lose with dignity?"

  Zhu Ya Qiong said firmly.

  "But..."

  "There's no such thing as giving up."

  After finishing, Zhu Ya Qiong left the backstage. At this time, there were still twenty minutes before the end of the concert. However, the most exciting program had already been performed. The following programs didn't have much to look forward to either. Not to mention turning over in the following programs. Bored and wandering around the square, she tasted the feeling of failure for the first time.

  She was originally a genius, performing exceptionally well in all aspects.

  But in this match against Yongfeng Middle School, she saw her own shortcomings.

  Fortunately, Zhu Ya Qiong was not a person who couldn't afford to lose. In her eyes, instead, shone an even more determined gaze.

  "This girl is too proud."

  That figure in the crowd spoke again.

  This man is precisely Zhou Fan.

  Actually, when Zhu Ya Qiong mentioned "Black Forest Song", Zhou Fan was somewhat surprised. In his opinion, such a classic work that has been passed down through the ages is generally unplayable by ordinary people. No, not just ordinary people, even some geniuses in the music world have surrendered to this song "Black Forest".

  Although afterwards, Zhu Ya Qiong relied on her extremely strong talent to complete the first half. However, in Zhou Fan's eyes, he had already known that as soon as Zhu Ya Qiong's hands touched the piano keys, he predicted that Zhu Ya Qiong would ultimately fail. Because Zhou Fan was too familiar with this "Black Forest Song".

  This classic piano piece, apart from having a complex melody, is most important in terms of the momentum it builds up. It can even be said that to play this "Black Forest" song completely, one must do so with a burst of energy. If there's any hesitation or pause halfway through, or if one loses steam, then they won't be able to bring out the full flavor of the piece.

  Zhu Ya Qiong has natural talent, but her skills are still not deep enough.

  Of course, this has nothing to do with Zhou Fan, he is just making a comment as an outsider.

  Looking at the person who kept looking around in front of him, Zhou Fan smiled slightly and walked over.

  "Brother Zhou Fan, aren't you really coming?"

  In the darkness, a girl muttered to herself.

  "This beauty is looking around for which handsome guy?"

  Suddenly, a voice came from beside him.

  "None of your business."

  Chen Su hummed a sentence.

  "Really? Well, I'm off then."

  "Ah, Brother Zhou Fan, don't go."

  It wasn't until then that Chen Susu discovered that the person who had just spoken those words was actually her long-awaited brother, Zhou Fan.

  "Zhou Fang, you're getting more and more naughty."

  Pulling Zhou Fan's right hand, Chen SuSu said with a pout.

  "Ah, right! Brother Zhou Fan, why are you just arriving now?"

  "I've actually been here all along."

  "Why didn't you come find me?"

  "I was originally looking for you, but just now there were several handsome guys around you, and I felt a bit embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Su Su, you just transferred to No. 1 Middle School and became so popular."

  Zhou Fan laughed and called out Chen Su.

  "It's nothing, they were all just classmates earlier."

  Zhou Fan teased her, Chen Su's face turned a little red. How could her mind be on other male classmates? But suddenly, she thought of Zhou Fan's words earlier, "Is Zhou Fan jealous?" She felt a little happy in her heart and said softly, "If Brother Zhou Fan doesn't like it, I won't care about them anymore."

  "No, no..."

  Zhou Fan waved his hand repeatedly, he didn't have such thoughts.

  Seeing Zhou Fan's expression, Chen Su was slightly disappointed, but since Zhou Fan's brother could come, she was already very happy and chatted intimately with Zhou Fan, "Zhou Fan brother, if you go on stage this time, it would be great."

  "What's good about it? I can't even sing."

  "You're cheating people again."

  Chen Su glared at Zhou Fan and said, "Don't you know? Just now that Xiao Ming, I felt he sang so-so. But many of my classmates jumped up excitedly. If Brother Zhou Fan you go on stage and sing that song... the one you wrote for my deskmate, I think they'll go crazy!"

  "Haha, is it that exaggerated?"

  Zhou Fan scratched his head and pretended to be silly.

  "Of course."

  However, Zhou Fan was just pretending to be foolish. Chen Su thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Zhou Fan, why do you always hide your true self?"

  This is what Chen Susu has always wanted to ask Zhou Fan in her heart.

  She couldn't understand why someone as talented as him would deliberately hide himself. Even when others misunderstood him, he wouldn't bother to explain at all. She really couldn't figure it out, just like before, she had been misunderstanding him too.

  "This one..."

  For this question, Zhou Fan really didn't know how to answer.

  Maybe it's hidden, maybe there is one.

  However, hiding was not Zhou Fan's goal; he just didn't want to be disturbed by others in reality. Moreover, if a rogue wanted to change for the better and undergo a drastic transformation overnight, it would only attract more attention from others. It was better to pretend to be stupid, as before. Of course, what Zhou Fan thought even more was that he still had many things to learn.

  Just as Zhou Fan didn't know how to explain, someone suddenly walked over from the side.

  "Zhou Fan, I didn't expect you to be here."

  Zhu Ya Qiong who was wandering around accidentally saw Zhou Fan beside her.

  "Yes, I came with friends to watch your performance. By the way, your show was fantastic."

  It would have been better if she hadn't said that, but now that she has, Zhu Ya Qiong's face has turned even darker.

  "Zhou Fan, classmate, are you mocking me?"

  "How could it be."

  Zhou Fan really wanted to find a block of tofu to knock himself dead, why did he say this sentence.

  It's clear that Zhu Ya Qiong just failed in her performance, but she said it was wonderful. Anyone would think she was being sarcastic. Fortunately, Zhu Ya Qiong didn't mind and seemed to be slightly excited when she saw Zhou Fan arrive. "I've been looking for you all along, unfortunately I couldn't find you. By the way, can you help me with something?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "Would you like to come on stage and perform a program now?"

  "Oh no, this is terrible."

  "There is still time now, I can go arrange it for you."

  "But I don't have anything good to perform."

  "Zhou Fan, stop pretending, I owe you one, okay?"

  "This..."

  Zhou Fan still shook his head and didn't want to go.

  "Zhou Fan, actually this school concert is a singing competition between Tianhua No. 1 and Yongfeng No. 1. If we still perform like this after the event ends, we will have to admit defeat to them. Although it's just a school concert, if we lose at this time, it won't be just Tianhua No. 1 that loses, but it will also affect the entire city of Tianhua. It won't take long before outsiders think that our entire city of Tianhua has lost to Yongfeng..."

  Zhou Fan still showed no intention of moving, so Zhu Ya Qiong continued to persuade him, "Zhou classmate, if you won't do it for the sake of Tianhua No. 1 Middle School, can you at least consider it for the sake of Tianhua City?"

  "I'm really sorry, I won't be able to go on stage."

  Zhou Fan shook his head again.

  Others may hear this and stand up for justice. But as for Zhou Fan, he doesn't even explain others' views of himself, how can he care too much about others? Not to mention Tianhua No. 1 Middle School losing to Yongfeng No. 1 Middle School, even if the entire city of Tianhua lost to Yongfeng City, what does it have to do with him?

  This righteous and majestic reason is of no use to Zhou Fan.

  She said a lot, but Zhou Fan just shook his head. Zhu Ya Qiong couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. However, thinking about Zhou Fan's personality, it seemed like this was to be expected. In her heart, Zhou Fan had always been a very low-key person who didn't like to show off. Especially not on a stage with thousands of people.

  However, Zhu Ya Qiong still didn't give up and looked at the girl in front of her with Zhou Fan, "Hello, is this your girlfriend?"

  "Yes, I am Zhou Fan's girlfriend."

  As she spoke, she held Zhou Fan's hand a little tighter, with some small excitement in her heart.

  "Congratulations, your girlfriend is very beautiful and lovely."

  "Thank you."

  Originally wanted to explain, but later too lazy to explain.

  It seems that whether Chen Su is his girlfriend or not doesn't need to be explained to Zhu Ya Qiong.

  "By the way, can I have a word with her alone?"

  "Of course."

  Zhu Yaqiong whispered softly in Chen Suxin's ear, and then the two of them discussed a few more sentences in hushed tones.

  After a while, Chen Susu suddenly said to Zhou Fan, "Zhou Fan brother, I want to hear you sing a song, okay?"

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