Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1361, Section 581: The Question Under the Umbrella [Part 1]

Back at the concert venue, Xiao Che handed in his phone at the entrance.

"Where did you go?" Haitao asked.

"The restroom." Xiao Che chuckled and sat down in the second-to-last row, where there was no one else around.

The performer on stage right now is Liu Duyi from Group Two.

DouDou, Marco, and the others were sitting in the first row.

After observing for a moment, the car found Qiao Zhizhi and A Liu's seats. The two were sitting on the left side of the third row, surrounded by people from the third group.

Finally, her gaze fell on the fifth row near the window, where a group of people were sitting. Xiao Bei was sitting next to Lu Hanwen and Miao Hengrui.

Having determined the locations of his companions, the little car had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

As Liu Duyi finished his performance, applause erupted from the audience, and then Zhang Yuzhou from the next group took the stage.

"Good evening, teachers and students. I am Zhang Yuzhou from the Bach Ensemble in Group 1. Today I will be playing Bach's Two-Part Invention in F minor."

"Wow!!!"

While the audience applauded, Xiao Che turned around and glanced at the gate. The gate was still open, but Teacher Haitao was nowhere to be seen.

After Zhang Yuzhou finished playing his piece, Wu Youran from the third group took the stage.

The little car kept looking back during the journey, but couldn't see Teacher Haitao guarding the goal.

This was good news for her; if no one was watching the gate, she could sneak away quietly in a little while.

However, she had two things to do before she slipped away.

First, listen to Tang Xiaoxing's story.

Second, try to get Xiao Bei over here.

As Wu Youran bowed to take her bow, Tang Xiaoxing walked onto the stage amidst enthusiastic applause.

Go women's team!

"Go, Xiaoxing!"

Tang Xiaoxing will be playing the Grand Polonaise tonight.

The beautiful piano music began, which eased Xiao Che's slightly uneasy mood. Tang Xiaoxing's music brought a sense of peace to her heart.

very nice.

Xiao Che was happy for Tang Xiaoxing because she felt the freedom flowing in the music.

This was Tang Xiaoxing's first time performing this piece on a public stage since returning from Berlin.

Compared to his previous recordings, Tang Xiaoxing has broken through his inner shackles today, both technically and emotionally.

"Wow!!!"

When the stage camera froze on the last note Tang Xiaoxing played, Xiao Che couldn't help but raise his hand to applaud his good friend.

so good!
If it weren't for a thorny issue she had to deal with tonight, she would have loved to give herself a little more time to savor the moment.

"Wow!!!!"

Just then, a small figure ran from the first row toward the door.

Xiao Che blinked and an idea came to him.

The person running towards the door was Li Ziming from Group 5. Xiao Che guessed that the little one probably needed to use the restroom and watched him leave through the gate.

She moved to a seat near the door.

About five minutes later, Xiao Zimo's adorable figure reappeared at the door.

The performance was taking place on stage. The little car didn't make a sound, but simply raised one hand to block Xiao Ziming's way back.

"Sister Che Lin."

Xiao Zimo was stopped by a hand, and she pouted in confusion.

"Shhh."

Xiao Che raised his hand, gesturing for Xiao Zimo to come closer.

"Are there any teachers at the gate?" Xiao Che asked in a low voice.

Xiao Ziming shook her head: "No, what's wrong, Sister Che Lin?"

moment.

"Little one, can you do me a favor?" The car pointed towards the fifth row by the window. "See Sister Xiao Bei?"

Xiao Zimo looked over and nodded. "I saw it."

Xiao Che: "Go over there quietly now and tell Sister Xiao Bei to come find me."

Xiao Zimo understood, nodded, and then went around to the back row.

The car watched the whole time until Xiao Zimo ran to the group seating area.

When Xiao Bei turned to look at him, the car nodded towards him from a distance.

Xiao Bei seemed to sense something and didn't rush over immediately.

Instead, she waited until Xiao Ziming returned to the first row, and after a while, she got up and walked towards the car.

"What's wrong, Linlin?"

"We'll talk outside in a bit."

"Ah."

After Lin Zhiyao finished her performance on stage, the two of them got up and left their seats amidst the applause.

They went out the gate one after the other.

"Wow—"
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A light drizzle was falling outside.

The two little girls walked more than ten meters in one breath, and only stopped when they reached the pavilion.

Xiao Bei didn't ask anything during that time, but she was certain that Lin Lin must have encountered something.

"Xiao Bei, you'll have to do me a favor later."

"Ah."

"I'll be disappearing for a while after the concert, about an hour and a half. If people ask me where I went, just say I was called away by a teacher."

"Okay, but Linlin, where are you going later?"

"I don't know how to say it right now, but don't worry, I'm definitely nearby and there's absolutely no safety issue. I'll tell you more when I get back."

Xiao Bei finally showed a worried expression upon hearing this, but since Lin Lin had already said so, she couldn't ask any more questions.

Are you sure there are no security issues?

"Yes, I just didn't want everyone to find out that I suddenly disappeared, so I'm asking you for help."

moment.

Xiao Bei: "I understand. Then hurry up and come back. I'm scared."

Xiao Che laughed: "Don't worry, it's not really anything shameful. If you knew what was going on, you wouldn't be worried at all. It's just that I don't know how to tell you right now."

Hearing what Xiao Che said, Xiao Bei felt much more at ease and smiled: "Okay, tell me first when you get back!"

Xiao Che: "Hmm! I suggest you organize everyone to play cards to distract them."

Xiao Bei: "Leave it to me."

Xiao Che: "Hurry back, the second half is about to start."

Xiao Bei: "Huh? You're leaving now?"

Xiao Che: "Okay! See you when I get back tonight."
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The second half of the concert continues.

Wang Xiaohu looked around absentmindedly from the audience.

Finally, after Sister Mangosteen from Group Six finished playing her piece, I got up and said I needed to go to the restroom.

Xiao Zimo wanted to go with him, but was scared away by his glare: "Didn't you just finish class? Be good."

After saying that, he turned and left, nodding to Marco as he passed Group Two.

Marco immediately understood, got up, walked out of the audience, and followed.

"How to say?"

The two walked to the door, and Marco asked directly.

Wang Xiaohu: "I have to disappear for a while. If anyone asks me, just say I was called away by a teacher."

Marco looked around, then leaned closer: "So, you're going on a date already?"

Wang Xiaohu coughed suddenly, but nothing came out.

"Tsk tsk." Marco looked at the corners of Tiger's mouth that he couldn't suppress and felt a strange shiver in his heart. It seemed that his guess was right.

Ah, what a great racing legend!
For a moment, he didn't know which side he should stand on.

Then, with resentment and disdain, he said, "In Ah Liu's words, he's a complete novice."

Wang Xiaohu immediately explained, "It's not what you think. Sigh, I don't know how to explain it. Can I wait until I get back?"

Marco: "Okay, but I still want to gossip a bit. Who asked whom out today?" Wang Xiaohu: "I asked her out. What were you doing there?"

Marco: "Going to the toilet."

Wang Xiaohu chimed in, "I'll go too."

Marco: "Are you going back later?"

Wang Xiaohu hesitated for a moment, "I should go back, they know I came out to use the restroom."

Marco: "So how are you going to get there later? Go back to your room first? You might as well just disappear. If they ask, I'll just say you went to the bathroom and the teacher called you away."

Wang Xiaohu: "Don't let anyone have any doubts."

Marco: "Don't worry, wait, where is Arlene now?"

Wang Xiaohu: "In the auditorium, Xiao Bei and I are sitting in the back."

Marco: Huh? Was there anyone behind us when we came out?

Wang Xiaohu: "No?"

Marco: "Then I might not have seen it. Bye-bye, but good luck."

The two parted ways at the bathroom door.

Marco strolled back to the auditorium as if nothing had happened, but was confused when he entered. There was no one sitting at the back. Then he looked around and saw that Xiao Bei was sitting with the group.

Instead of immediately heading to the tree by the river, Wang Xiaohu returned to his room and boiled some water.

He washed his hair while the water was boiling.

While his hair was drying after washing it, he used the hot water to make a bottle of milk tea.

He then opened the box and picked out a new outfit, which he had prepared for the final group photo.

But he wants to wear it now.

In any case, this was Arlene's first time asking him out.

Before leaving, he put the hot milk tea into his pocket and took the umbrella from the doorway.

Even a light drizzle is still rain.

It landed on the boy's eyelashes, glistening and translucent.

Little Tiger strolled leisurely in the drizzle, unaware that someone was already waiting for him under the tree.
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The second half of the concert ended quickly.

The children's daily happy time has arrived again.

As soon as the kids from the four steel companies got together, Xiao Bei immediately suggested that they continue the final battle tonight!
The summer camp activities will all end tomorrow, and the two-day city tour will begin the day after tomorrow.

Although tourism is part of the summer camp, the moment the gates of the resort open, it means that the summer camp has officially entered its countdown.

So the children especially cherished the last two nights at the resort.

Xiao Bei's suggestion was immediately met with unanimous approval.

Just then, someone asked, "Where's Sister Linlin?"

Qiao Zhizhi suddenly realized that the car was gone.

Xiao Bei: "She was just called away by a teacher, I don't know what it was about."

Qiao Zhizhi: "Oh, okay, let's go back and wait for her then."

Marco was speechless. He thought to himself, "Can't these two come up with another excuse for colluding?"
"Where's Hu Zi?" In order to quickly divert everyone's attention, Xiao Bei immediately noticed that Wang Xiao Hu was also missing.

Marco just chuckled. Could Xiao Beibei be an ally?
"He was called away by Teacher Xu again, and he's probably getting scolded. Let's go back first."

After Marco finished speaking, no one had any doubts, because Tiger had been called away by Teacher Xu after the concert last night.

"How about we play Werewolf together today? Let's call Liu Ziqian and Lu Hanwen over, and I'll host!"

"Okay!"

"Hurry up!"

"I'll go call DouDou!"

Seeing that everyone's attention had shifted from Tiger, Marco breathed a sigh of relief; the mission was complete.
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In another corner of the mountain villa on a rainy night, the car had been circling the trees all by itself for who knows how many times.

She figured the concert was about to end.

Just then, she saw a figure appear in the night sky in the distance.

The figure swayed at first, then suddenly ran towards her direction for some reason.

But upon closer inspection, she frowned slightly.

"Did this guy even go back and change his clothes?"

In the blink of an eye, Wang Xiaohu had almost reached the tree.

"You're so fast?!" He rushed over the moment he spotted someone under the tree. "I knew I shouldn't have gone back to my room!"

As he spoke, Little Tiger opened the umbrella in frustration, walked to the car, and said with a hint of reproach, "You didn't even bring an umbrella."

Xiao Che remained silent, only sighing and shaking his head. "I've never seen you wear this outfit before."

Wang Xiaohu was taken aback, then said shyly, "This is my first time wearing it."

Car: "New clothes?"

Wang Xiaohu: "Yeah, when did you arrive?"

Car: "New clothes are supposed to get rained on?"

Wang Xiaohu: "The rain has basically stopped."

Car: "You're still carrying an umbrella even though you've stopped?"

Wang Xiaohu was momentarily stunned: "This isn't it, this isn't it!"

Xiao Che: "I came over right after the second half ended. I asked Xiao Bei to set a screen for me. How did you get here?"

Wang Xiaohu: "Hey~ I shouldn't have gone back to the room. I came out in the second half, and I thought you would only come over after the game was over, so I went back for a bit."

Looking at the raindrops soaking his forehead, he felt a pang of embarrassment and wanted to slap himself. "That's right!"

He took the milk tea out of his pocket; the bottle was still warm. "Quick."

“It’s hot,” Wang Xiaohu gestured for Xiaoche to quickly take the car to warm his hands, “and the temperature is just right for drinking.”

"Thank you." Xiao Che had an upset stomach and wanted to drink some hot water.

I took it and immediately opened it, took a small sip, and instantly felt a sense of comfort, my body warmed up a bit.

"Thank you for your help," Wang Xiaohu said, rubbing his nose. "Have another sip."

Xiao Che stopped drinking and asked, "Did you go back just to prepare a drink for me?"

Just as Wang Xiaohu was about to answer, Xiao Che said, "Never mind, what did you tell them?"

"I asked Marco to cover for me, saying that I was called away by a teacher." Wang Xiaohu said with a confident smile, "Don't worry, I'm very clever."

Phew.

Xiao Che didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You just let him cover for you like this?"

Wang Xiaohu was stumped again, wondering if Alin's expression was happy or angry, which made him stammer, "I, I, is there a problem?"

Xiao Che sighed, "I told Xiao Bei that if anyone asks me, I should say that I was called away by a teacher."

"Huh?!" Wang Xiaohu's eyes widened, thinking to himself that he and Alin really had a tacit understanding!

Then it dawned on him, "Won't something go wrong?"

moment.

"Since it's already like this, let's leave it at that," the car suddenly turned its head. "Are you scared?"

Meeting those smiling eyes, Wang Xiaohu's heart continued to race. "Of course I'm not afraid. I'm worried about what negative impact it might have on you."

The car nodded, hummed in agreement, and then turned its body around: "What negative consequences might there be?"

Wang Xiaohu felt his cheeks burning, and he didn't even dare to look at them anymore: "What if they find out you're with me, and then they say something?"

Car: "Are you really worried about this?"

Wang Xiaohu: "Really, I don't care what others say about me, but no one can say anything about you."

The two children looked at each other under the umbrella. The little car still had a smiling face, but Wang Xiaohu's eyes were full of determination.

But at that moment, the smile on Xiao Che's face gradually disappeared: "Since you're worried about me, why did you say that to me last night? You didn't need to say that I was the one you were most reluctant to part with."

Wang Xiaohu was stunned, as if he had been jolted awake from a dream by a hammer blow to the head.

He felt a chill run through his body, and the Arlene in front of him seemed like a complete stranger.

A moment of silence fell beneath the umbrella.

It might have taken three seconds, or it might have taken four, five, or six seconds.

"You knew you were going abroad all along, so why did you still provoke me?"

"Have you ever thought about what you would do if I didn't let you leave Rongcheng?"

"Ok?"