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This was shorter than the time she had used before.

More importantly, her personal piano skills when she first encountered this piece were far more solid than those of Yuan Qianye now, which is beyond doubt!

I knew he had amazing learning abilities, but now it seems... given enough practice time, he is far more capable than I imagined.

Although she found it somewhat incomprehensible, Kazusa took a deep breath and was genuinely happy for Minamoto Chiyo: "It's too late today, let's continue tomorrow. After all, you said before that we should know how to balance work and rest."

Kazusa was also somewhat gratified, after all, he was someone she had taught.

The two walked out of the practice room, and Yuan Qianye belatedly apologized repeatedly.

He was so focused on the piano that he didn't notice the passage of time.

As a result, Kazusa didn't touch the piano at all all day today.

Kazusa didn't care about this.

After discovering that Gen Chiyo's piano talent seemed to be on par with his own, or even subtly stronger.

She now has to re-evaluate the practice plan she initially devised for him.

After washing up, the two said goodnight to each other and went back to their rooms.

There were several missed calls and even more unread messages on Yuan Qianye's phone.

Shi Yu sent him the most messages. At first, she simply showed him a graph of her typing efficiency for the day. After a while, she asked him what he was doing. The last message was sent at 1 a.m., saying goodnight to him and attaching a photo.

Her fair, lotus-root-like arms stretched towards the frosted glass, and her slender fingers traced the words "Goodnight" on the misty surface.

There is no doubt that she took this photo in the bathroom.

It seems like it's just another novel way of saying goodnight.

But in reality, as soon as you see a photo like this...

Yuan Qianye instinctively thought of her physical condition when the photo was taken, off-camera.

As expected of a literary girl, she has many clever ideas and plays quite the tricks.

Eriri also sent several messages, mainly about Yukino. You could tell how happy she was from her excited emoticons!

The situation in the UK is not optimistic either, as Yukino's school has started online learning.

Online learning is learning no matter where you are, so Yukino will probably stay in China for a long time and won't need to go abroad anymore.

Besides them, other people also sent scattered messages of concern.

After replying briefly to everyone while leaning against the bed, Yuan Qianye realized it was getting late, so he turned off the light and went to sleep.

Kazusa, who lives just a wall away, is wide awake now because she witnessed firsthand the rapid progress of Minamoto Chiya today.

She called her mother and explained what she had noticed that day.

"Kazusa, are you saying that Chiyo struggled with the beginner pieces and didn't get along well, but in less than a day today, he's already mastered the advanced pieces?"

"Yes."

How long did he practice today?

Kazusa roughly calculated, subtracting the time he spent cooking and washing dishes for the two meals in between: "It took about ten hours."

"Oh~" Touma Yoko's tone on the other end of the phone was playful and thoughtful.

Kazusa asked, "Mom, how long did it take you to master the piece 'Moonlight Sonata'?"

"How could I possibly remember something from so long ago so clearly? But Kazusa, you don't need to be too surprised. When people encounter something they love, they do sometimes show extraordinary drive and comprehension."

I absolutely love it...

Kazusa understood what her mother meant; she was guessing that Minamoto Chiyo probably really liked the koto piece "Moonlight".

In fact, she liked it very much herself; otherwise, out of so many classical pieces, she wouldn't have recommended this piece to him for practice.

However... besides that, Kazusa had another suspicion, one that even her mother was too embarrassed to say.

Is it possible that his rapid progress wasn't just due to the music, but also to other human factors?

For example, myself, who spent the whole day by his side today...

As Kazusa thought about this, she slowly buried her head in the blanket. Her face flushed and her body became hot because of the uncontrollable speculations that popped into her mind.

"After that, let him try other pieces. If he can still adapt quickly and play them well, then it proves that he really has talent."

"Um……"

"Oh, right, I have some good news for you, Kazusa. Mom will be back soon."

Touma Yoko was notified before Christmas Eve to stay in the hotel and not go anywhere, and now more than ten days have passed.

With only two or three days left in her quarantine, she couldn't wait to escape this "prison" and return home as soon as possible!

"Oh."

Kazusa reacted quite coldly to this.

"Huh? What kind of tone is that! Aren't you happy that Mom is coming back? I can bring you any gifts you want."

"I don't want any gifts."

If we rewind to Christmas Eve, if Kazusa had heard this news, she would most likely have been very happy to be able to spend the New Year together and would have looked forward to her mother's return home.

But now... it's just the same old story.

Whether they come back or not is not so important, because there are already other people to talk to and be with.

"Besides, even if you come back, Mom, you won't be able to go home, right? We're all under quarantine here."

"That's to prevent potentially sick people from going out and infecting others. As long as I obediently follow the government's quarantine arrangements after I go home, there shouldn't be any resistance."

"..."

After hearing these words, Kazusa remained silent for a while, then refused.

"No, Mom. Now that you've finished your work, you should relax and go on vacation somewhere for a while. There's no need for you to come back and be stuck at home like me."

Not to mention, Mom, you're even pickier than me when it comes to food. The vegetables delivered by the neighborhood committee every day aren't anything fancy; they're mostly cheap vegetables and pork, which are things you don't like.

"..."

When Touma Yoko heard her daughter's words, she fell silent.

Kazusa's concern for her mother was probably a pretense; what she really wanted was to peacefully enjoy her time living with that boy all to herself.

How long has it been?

How did such a clingy and sweet little girl end up on someone else's body and become someone else's shape?

I'm a little jealous...

Let's not talk about this now. We'll see how things go when we get back to China.

"Kazusa, you said Chiyo practiced the piano for more than ten hours today, does that mean you didn't touch the piano at all today?"

"Ah."

"So what have you been doing all this time?"

“Watch him practice the piano.”

"...Are we just going to stand by and watch?"

"No, I poured him water twice in the middle. During that time, his technique was wrong, so I mentioned it to him, and he corrected it afterward."

"..."

What kind of image of a considerate and obedient young wife is this?!

Touma Yoko rested her hand on her forehead: "Kazusa, even though Mom asked you to teach Chiya the piano, you don't have to stay by his side like this all the time. You can do other things."

After saying this, Yoko was filled with anxiety.

She was afraid her daughter would say something like, "I just like being by his side like this."

Fortunately, that didn't happen.

This time, Kazusa obediently replied, "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Kazusa lay down on the bed.

Her mother's last words reminded her.

The third day of quarantine.

Street health and epidemic prevention personnel came to the door to check the two people's body temperature, recorded the results, and left quickly.

Chiya was still embarrassed about having monopolized the piano for a while yesterday, so she insisted that Kazusa practice first today.

He wanted to improve, but he didn't want to take away other people's study time from him.

In response, Kazusa directly took a violin from the instrument cabinet next to him.

"Don't worry about me. You practice your piano and I'll practice my violin. We won't disturb each other. I'll play along with the melody you play."

The moment she placed the violin against her neck, her aura changed completely.

Her posture was elegant, so elegant.

Like a child showing off their awesome toy.

Kazusa's gaze was fixed on Minamoto Chiyo, her long eyebrows casting a shadow below her eyelids, but even so, it could not hide the eager light in her eyes.

The piano is widely recognized as the "king of instruments" due to its wide range and varied volume.

The violin, with its unique timbre and wide range of musical collaborations, is hailed as the "Queen of Instruments."

The collaboration between these two elements is a perfect match.

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087: What is she doing here? (8000) (8/46)

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