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The carriage fell silent instantly.

Only the street scenes rushing past the window and the faint sounds of city music drifting in through the cracks in the car window.

Chu Ge quietly turned his head and glanced at Susie, who was trying to appear calm in the driver's seat.

Arya sat next to Chu Ge and, sensing the oppressive atmosphere in the carriage, deliberately chatted about interesting trivia from the academy in an attempt to ease the heavy feeling of depression.

She recounted the old story of how Susie used to feed the big orange cat on campus.

This orange cat has been at the college for many years, and every student who enters the college has seen it. It is a well-known "cat senior" on campus.

At first, it was so thin that it was just "skin and bones" and weighed only ten pounds. It was fed by students from one class to another and has grown to more than twenty pounds and a big, round lump.

Chu Ge listened quietly, without revealing the secret hidden in his heart.

Apart from her, no one knew that a fragment of the Law of Music was hidden inside the orange cat's body.

This matter is too bizarre and mysterious. Aria's cultivation is weak, and even if she were told the truth, she would not be able to understand the terrifying value that a fragment of law represents.

As for Su Xi's hidden worries, Chu Ge had no intention of finding out.

Everyone has vulnerabilities and scars they don't want to easily reveal. If Susie is willing to confide in someone, she will listen quietly; if the other person doesn't want to talk about it, she will never deliberately pry or touch on their wounds that they don't want to reopen.

The vehicle drove smoothly on the main road of the Piano City.

Sculptures shaped like upright pianos are placed everywhere along both sides of the road, and the streetlights are all designed to resemble sheet music.

Nine out of ten shops along the street are musical instrument stores, private practice rooms, or music training institutions.

The entire city is enveloped in melodious tunes from morning till night.

As the sun slowly sank below the horizon, orange-red sunset clouds blanketed half the sky.

The originally bright and soft city light gradually dimmed, and the motion-sensor streetlights along the street lit up one after another, creating a grand and lively atmosphere in advance for tonight's grand music gala.

Susie remained silent throughout, focusing intently on the road while driving.

Only occasionally would she glance quickly at the two girls in the back seat through the rearview mirror, manage a faint smile, and chat briefly with Aria about the program for the evening's performance.

After a few words were spoken, the carriage fell silent again.

Half an hour later, the car arrived at the Wei Family Manor without incident.

The manor gate was lined with all kinds of luxury cars, one after another, forming a long queue, and slowly driving into the park in order.

Susie parked her car at the end of the line and waited quietly for more than ten minutes before following the flow of cars into the manor and finding an empty spot to park.

She escorted Chu Ge and Ailiya to the entrance of the party hall, then made an excuse to leave in a hurry, without going in with them.

This was Arya's first time stepping into a noble mansion, and not just any noble mansion, but a powerful family like the Wei family, which stood at the top of the Mermaid Kingdom.

Although her family was wealthy, she attended a prestigious piano and music academy, where such wealth was insignificant.

Many old aristocrats even privately mocked these businesswomen as nouveau riche and country bumpkins who didn't understand music at all.

Arya hadn't really grasped this before, but now, standing in this enormous hall that was almost entirely made of crystal, she could clearly see that there was an insurmountable chasm between ordinary wealthy merchants and established nobles.

"Arya".

The warm yellow light from the crystal chandelier fell on Arya's eyes, making her feel dizzy for a moment, and suddenly she heard a very familiar voice calling her name.

"Arya, I'm here!"

"It's not a hallucination..." Arya suddenly came to her senses and quickly lowered her head, searching for the owner of the voice in the elegantly dressed crowd.

A few seconds later, she met a pair of clear, bright blue eyes.

Arya blurted out instinctively, "Clara."

The girl with pigtails across from her eyes lit up and immediately jogged over to her, reaching out to hug Aria and playfully pinching her soft waist.

Clara chuckled as her fingertips touched that soft, fleshy spot. "Our Arya's gotten even fatter! It feels even better to hold her like this. I love it."

"Stop messing around, let go." Arya softened her voice and reached out to push Clara's mischievous hand away.

"No, no, I just want to hug you for a little while." Clara clung to her affectionately, refusing to let go for a second.

The next second, she turned her head and kissed Arya on the cheek, leaving a clear, bright red lipstick mark, before reluctantly letting go of her.

Arya looked up at Clara with a helpless expression, then quickly scanned the surrounding guests.

Fortunately, they were standing in a secluded corner of the hall, where the lighting was dim, so no one noticed their little actions.

She took out a tissue from her purse, wiped the lipstick stains off her face, casually stuffed the used tissue into her pocket, then rolled her eyes at Clara and whispered, "..."

"Can't you be a little more considerate of the occasion? There are people everywhere here. What if someone sees us?"

Clara nodded vigorously, looking at Arya with a serious expression: "I understand, you mean it's okay when there are fewer people, right?"

"That won't do either!"

"Why?" Clara tilted her head, gently biting her index finger with her canine teeth, staring at Arya with a bewildered and innocent expression.

"There's no reason, it's just not allowed." Arya replied, while gently swatting away Clara's hand that was reaching for her waist again.

"Ugh... Arya is bullying me, how mean." Clara's face fell instantly, looking pitiful and aggrieved.

Just then, a white figure slowly walked towards the two of them.

Clara looked up and saw a stunningly beautiful girl with white hair and red eyes whom she had never seen before.

Chu Ge walked to Aria's side, holding a plate full of snacks, and handed it to her, saying softly, "The party doesn't start for another hour, so have something to eat first."

"Thank you, sister."

Arya wasn't hungry at the moment, but unwilling to disappoint Chu Ge's kindness, she reached out and picked up a delicate dessert.

Chu Ge then turned his gaze to Clara, who was standing to the side.

She was wandering around the banquet hall alone, looking for food, and along the way, many unfamiliar nobles came up to greet her.

Chu Ge couldn't name any of these people, but she knew their identities—they were all noble musicians who had visited her at the Aigu Villa before.

Of course, not everyone in the room knew her.

Although she is very popular in the music world, she is only known by the pseudonym "Alice" and no portrait or photo of her has been released.

Most of the guests who approached her to chat or curiously observed her felt that her appearance, attire, and personality were out of place with the others present.

In the entire banquet hall, everyone was dressed in elaborate and gorgeous gowns, but she stood out conspicuously in a simple white robe.

Fortunately, the plot didn't take a melodramatic turn.

No arrogant young nobleman or lady would shout for security to kick her out of the hall just because she was dressed simply.

On her way back with the snacks, she happened to witness the twin-tailed girl kissing Aria, and guessed that the two had an unusual relationship.

Having confirmed that Clara was Arya's friend, Chu Ge reached out and handed her a plate full of snacks: "Would you like some too?"

"Can I...can I take it?"

Clara was completely taken aback when this stunningly beautiful stranger struck up a conversation with her and even offered to share some snacks with her. She was instantly flattered and overwhelmed. She instinctively lowered her head, her cheeks flushing bright red. She dared not look Chu Ge in the eye and began to stammer as she spoke.

After hesitating for a long time, Clara finally mustered up the courage to raise her head and meet Chu Ge's unique crimson eyes again, timidly asking in a low voice, "Fairy sister, may I...may I take one?"

"Take two pieces if you want, it's okay to eat more." Chu Ge said casually. She had eaten her fill over there before coming back, and she wasn't hungry at all now. It didn't matter if she finished the snacks on her plate.

"Thank you, sister!"

Clara was delighted to hear this and picked up two macarons, one red and one blue, stuffing them all into her mouth.

The sweet macaron melted on my tongue, and for the first time in my life, Clara found this cloyingly sweet dessert exceptionally delicious.

Perhaps it was because the person who handed her the snacks was this beautiful older sister who looked like a fairy.

Arya glanced at Chu Ge, then turned to look at Clara, whose face was beaming with happiness. Only then did she realize that the two were strangers, and she quickly introduced them.

She leaned close to Chu Ge's ear and whispered, "Sister, this is my junior, Clara, a noble lady born and raised in the City of Pianos."

At this point, Arya quietly added a reminder: "As her name suggests, she has a particular fondness for girls, and she has harassed most of the female students in the academy."

"At night, she will sneak into other people's dorms and pull off their blankets, calling it 'serving them in bed.' You should stay away from her later, or she might take advantage of you."

After a pause, Arya added, "Although she can be a bit slow on the uptake and act crazy at times, she's not a bad person at heart and is my best friend at school."

After saying that, she turned to Clara and pointed to Chu Ge, introducing him earnestly: "Clara, this is my older sister, Alice."

Upon hearing the word "sister," Clara froze on the spot, filled with confusion.

Arya had mentioned in a casual conversation that she grew up in a single-parent family and was an only child. How did she suddenly have an older sister with outstanding looks?

The key point is that they don't look alike at all.

However, the name "Alice" sounded strangely familiar to her, as if she had heard it somewhere before, but she couldn't recall the specific source no matter how hard she tried.

Forget it, I won't bother thinking about it if I can't remember.

Clara quickly banished her doubts and immediately put on a pitiful, obedient look at Chu Ge, tentatively asking in a low voice, "Sister Alice, can I call you that from now on?"

"Either is fine." Chu Ge nodded indifferently.

Her gaze swept back and forth between Clara and Arya, and she sighed inwardly.

No wonder Aigu said Arya was aloof, but after getting to know her, she didn't think so at all.

It seems that after studying at the academy for so many years, with lively friends like Clara by my side, I have gradually emerged from the repressive environment of my childhood and become much more cheerful.

However, as a father, Aigu always felt indebted to Arya, and his perspective on his daughter was completely different from Chu Ge's. He was fixated on the past, only able to see the little girl as she was in her childhood, and unable to perceive Arya's growth and changes along the way.

In the crowd not far away, a blonde girl and a blue-haired girl saw the interaction between the three people in the corner.

Amber's gaze was fixed on Chu Ge, and she muttered to herself, "I didn't expect the Wei family to actually invite her to the party."

As soon as she finished speaking, she reached out and grabbed Doria beside her, and walked towards the corner where Chu Ge was, intending to go up and say hello.

……

Deep within the manor, in a room with excellent soundproofing.

A cold, suppressed male voice slowly rose, carrying an undisguised threat:

"Ms. Susie, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your boyfriend's family tomorrow, would you?"