At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

I couldn't help but be surprised.

She quickly took off her shoes and ran barefoot over, asking with concern, "What's wrong? Cheche, did someone bully you? You look so weak!"

The kitten immediately followed, placed the newly bought household items on the table, and went around to the left side of the bed to look around.

It was soon discovered that there were fresh sheet music on the music stand, and several pages of A4 paper covered with sheet music were scattered on the floor.

What appeared to be blown away by the wind was actually flung away by someone in Hongwen...

"..."

Miya was very clever. With a quick glance, she saw the Merida piano resting on the A-shaped stand and immediately understood. She asked, "The cat owner, did you fail at the xylophone challenge?"

Su Che: "...Hmm."

Miya: "Do you need my help?"

"No."

"Why are you being so stubborn? Did you deliberately stay in your room practicing the piano so cutely while we were out shopping, and then suddenly become withdrawn? Hmph... Let me see what piece it is..."

Miya became interested and bent down to pick up all the fallen A4 papers.

I recognized it at a glance, "Isn't this 'Like A Star'? It's the first piece I ever played as a fingerstyle guitarist. It's 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'."

"??? You're playing this as a beginner?"

Su Che felt ashamed upon hearing this, and glanced up at her, asking, "Is that how you are?"

"Yes, I started with electric guitar. My teacher said that if I liked xylophone, I could try playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, so I practiced a little and learned to play it quickly after watching his demonstration. Do you want me to demonstrate for you?"

"..."

Seeing that Miya didn't seem to be lying, Su Che was convinced.

Once again, I realized that the gap between an ordinary person like myself and a true genius is still far too vast.

"Go ahead and play, I'm listening."

He wanted to see how well Miya could complete a piece of level 10+ difficulty on the xylophone, a field she wasn't good at.

Miya accepted the order and immediately sat down in the seat he had just been sitting in. He picked up his violin, laid out the sheet music, glanced at it, and began to play.

An Qing was also observing from the side.

From the moment that first ethereal overtone rang out, she realized just how far apart Miya's skill level was from that of her teammates...

"It can only be described as exquisite..."

Each overtone is like a star gliding across the night sky, the notes are full of texture and detail, and the emotions are fully expressed.

An Qing listened intently.

Su Che was speechless with frustration.

Closed up and closed down.

I'm lung fog. I'm not even as good as a kitten.

His face was pale and somewhat desperate.

Seeing his expression, An Qing's eyes lit up, and she felt that her chance had come.

While the kitten was still playing, she immediately bent down, bringing her exquisitely beautiful face close to Su Che's, and comforted him:

"What's wrong? Are you comparing yourself to Miya again?"

"No."

Su Che was saying one thing but meaning another.

"Hey, she's the champion of the Divine Artifact Cup, and you're just a cat owner. Why are you competing with her?"

If you ask me, doesn't taking her in mean you've already acquired everything about her? Doesn't that mean you can control all her abilities? Aren't her skills yours?

"!"

His words were like a wake-up call.

although,

An Qing was very tactful.

But Su Che still realized that something was wrong.

No, no, no.

Could she be trying to trick me into replacing Yuan Xiao?

No, no, no, no. You can't do that.

Even if Miya can do what I can't, I absolutely cannot betray Yuan Xiao.

"Her abilities are her own, belonging to her teammates. I am not her teammate, so I do not possess that power."

Su Che said firmly, "And I can't possibly give up on Yuan Xiao."

"... "

Seeing his stubbornness, An Qing didn't say much, but simply nuzzled his face with her cat cheek and whispered:

"I didn't mean that. I was just thinking that sometimes it's good to understand yourself, it can help resolve a lot of inner conflicts. For example, when I see Bai Chu's singing, I have similar feelings."

"is it?"

"Yeah, I feel like I'm inferior to her in every way. Even in terms of cuteness..."

"That's not necessarily true."

Su Che shook his head.

"I watched you grow up, and you will become even better."

But my potential is already fixed; I failed at the same age as my goal.

I was judged by others, objectively speaking, to have lost completely. Even though I stubbornly tried for several hours today, I still realized that I simply cannot reach the level of those naturally gifted players. So now, all I can do is rely on your strength. An Qing, you are all I have left.”

"!"

【Wow……】

He seems a bit vulnerable today! This is a great opportunity.

An Qing listened with great enjoyment.

But she wasn't sure who his target was or how difficult the challenge was.

"No matter what kind of people are ahead, I will be by your side. Cheche, there's no need for a person to always win."

Even if you lose, you can still live a good life.

The earth won't stop spinning just because you lost, just as we won't leave you just because you were defeated.

An Qing brought her face closer, whispering her feelings as she spoke.

"As long as we are united as one, our hearts are marked together, I will always, always be able to..."

"An Qing, what are you muttering to yourself?"

Before anyone knew it, Miya had rushed forward with a furrowed brow, clearly having abruptly stopped the performance.

"..."

"I was demonstrating the piece to him, and you covered his eyes with your body. How was he supposed to see my fingering? Anqing, do you think I'm a stupid cat?"

"...No, I was just trying to comfort him."

The girl felt a little guilty.

"Are you trying to comfort me? You seem to be saying strange things. Are you usually like this?"

"Occasionally, just occasionally."

"Hmph, that's not good. I think we should start with the problem itself when solving it. Things that we can't master can be overcome through the right methods. There's no need to give up directly."

"Yeah……"

"Okay. You're not allowed to persuade him to give up. I'll be here for him from now on. I'll help him break through the bottleneck and make him better."

No matter the target or the enemy, as long as I'm there, I'll help him scratch them to death. I'm with the cat owner, and I'll help him!

In that instant, the kitten frowned and offered a completely different opinion from the house cat.

……

……

Chapter 163 Private Photoshoot: Immersive Rest

Life has changed since a cat joined our family.

For example, watching Miya quietly sitting there practicing the piano with headphones on "anytime,"

Su Che suddenly realized,

Is the pitiful few hours I practice on weekdays really that much less than what a professional cat does?

Even An Qing has expressed her feelings more than once—

"Miya, you've been practicing for six hours already, aren't you going to take a break?"

Miya: "Huh? But I've just started. The first 5 hours are for consolidating my current level, and the next few hours are for new practice and improvement."

She seemed to have a very clear approach to practicing the piano.

They were also well aware that just cultivating "internal strength" required a significant amount of time each day to solidify it.

In the morning, Miya might be fast asleep, sleeping wherever she wants.

She ended up sleeping on the sofa, then in someone's lap, only to be angrily dragged back by the cat.

But after getting up and taking a shower, she would switch to "workaholic mode," practicing the piano from noon until late at night, practicing like crazy, playing the piano non-stop.

After practicing electric instruments, she practices woodblocks; after practicing mechanical instruments, she practices musical pieces. Moreover, she is very focused when practicing and doesn't do anything else.

What does "do something else" mean?