In the anime, who is not a childhood sweetheart?

By the way, the words attached to the first two bunches of small cards were "Congratulations".

He also asked his friends around him, and these mysterious actions were not done by them.

Although he was a little concerned, Yuan Qianye was not the kind of person who would dwell on a trivial matter.

The person who sent the flowers wanted to keep it a secret, so he didn't want to waste time investigating it. The important thing now was to focus on the competition.

Maybe it's really like what Yoko said, that she is just a fan who is attracted by the other person's charisma?

"It's almost your turn." Not long after, Yaozi reminded Yuan Qianye.

Hesha looked at him, more nervous than she was on stage, her hands clenched tightly: "Come on."

"Ah."

Yuan Qianye stood up and headed to the waiting area.

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098: The game is over

Tokyo Bunka Music Hall, the final of the competition.

After the previous contestant finished performing, he stood up and saluted the judges and the audience, and there was sparse and brief applause from the audience.

"Next, contestant number seventeen, Yuan Qianye..."

The host's announcement sounded, and Yuan Qianye slowly walked onto the stage.

His heart was not as calm as his expression suggested.

My heart started beating faster, but it wasn't because I was nervous.

Rather, I feel sincerely excited at the moment when the results of my hard work over this period of time are about to be tested.

His personal habit is that if he does something, he must achieve some results.

Unreasonable waste of time is the most unforgivable behavior.

He sat in front of the black grand piano in the center of the stage, the piano body shining deeply in the spotlight.

He adjusted his chair, placed his hands on the black and white keys, and took shallow breaths to regulate his breathing.

Four months ago, he had only a basic understanding of piano.

At a very young age, he acquired LV1 piano skills from Yukino.

This forced him to rely on his memory and reaction ability, just like playing a rhythm game, relying entirely on his own feelings to play songs with obvious mistakes that even laymen could hear.

But now, he has the technical support provided by Kazusa, the various skills carefully taught to him by Yoko, and finally his own efforts.

At this moment, he has been reborn. Piano, like kendo, has been successfully integrated into his body's instinctive part.

The fingers no longer need to pay special attention. Relying on subconscious instinct, they can completely know which key to press and with what force at the next moment.

It’s no wonder that Kazusa has been able to endure the loneliness of having no friends for so many years and spends the whole day in the practice room with the piano as her companion.

When certain things are elevated to a certain level, an indescribable and wonderful pleasure will naturally emerge.

The lights on the stage dimmed slightly, and Yuan Qianye began his performance at the same moment.

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In the audience seats below the stage, Touma and his daughter walked out of the lounge and listened attentively to Gen Qianye's performance.

The mother and daughter had different expressions.

As soon as my mother heard the beginning of Yuan Qianye's performance, she realized that he was in good condition today and there was no need to worry too much, so she seemed quite relaxed.

As for his daughter, her heart was always tense, and she stared closely at the figure on the stage. She probably wouldn't be able to truly relax until his performance was over.

Besides.

There were other mothers and daughters who also quietly arrived at the finals.

At the Yukinoshita family, the mother and daughter sat in the back row of the audience, blending in with the crowd and not seeming inconspicuous.

For this competition, Yuan Qianye told his friends that there was no need for them to come to the scene to cheer for him.

The reason is very simple. Piano competitions are different from competitive sports. Even laymen can enjoy the fun of the competition.

The field of piano obviously has a certain threshold for appreciation.

Even if Eriri and Rikka came to the scene, they would not be able to enjoy watching the game and might even feel bored.

But there are exceptions.

——Yukino.

When everyone else in the group echoed Yuan Qianye's words and cheered him on one after another.

She remained silent.

The reason I came to the scene today is to personally confirm his piano playing level.

I'm starting to feel a little numb...

Her childhood friend suddenly made great progress in junior high school, and in a short period of time, he showed extraordinary talents in different fields and achieved great results.

In addition to making her happy for him, she also felt a sense of loss.

She wasn't the only one either. Her mother and sister also showed a strong interest in him.

My sister originally had a class reunion today, but after knowing that Yuan Qianye would be participating in the piano finals today, she deliberately turned it down.

The same thing happened to my mother. She had originally planned to accompany her husband to visit a congressman's home, but she had to change the plans at the last minute and postpone it.

Obviously, in the mother's heart, coming to the finals today and seeing Yuan Qianye's piano playing level with her own eyes is more important to her.

After the official competition song was played, the audience burst into the warmest applause since the start of the finals.

Yukino clapped her hands with mixed emotions.

Mrs. Yukinoshita leaned over to her little daughter's ear to confirm: "Yukino, did Qianye really never receive any systematic piano training when he was a child?"

Yukino tilted her head to look at her mother. She was always calm and elegant, but now she couldn't hide her admiration in her eyes.

Yukino shook her head: "As far as I know, there has never been such a thing."

"This is truly astonishing. Yang Nori, how do you think your piano skills compare to Qianye's current level?"

When the topic came to herself, although Yang No didn't want to admit it, she still sighed and said frankly: "I'm not as good as him."

At this moment, Yuan Qianye on the stage has already started playing his own selected song.

The piece chosen was Liszt's The Bells, and after playing for only a dozen seconds, a brief applause broke out from the audience.

This difficult piano piece is rarely seen in youth-level competitions.

Because the difficulty of this piece of music far exceeds the amateur level 10, and even exceeds the professional performance level standards.

Its complex technical requirements, such as large leaps, broken intervals of ten degrees or more, various octaves, semitones, tremolos... If any link is not handled properly, the effect of the live performance will be disastrous.

But Yuan Qianye handled it quite steadily.

It is as stable as the sound produced by professional music software after the piano score is pre-entered.

This is a tactic that Touma Yoko specially created for Gen Chiye.

She knows his strengths and weaknesses at this stage.

Yuan Qianye's abnormal physical fitness in kendo can also be well transferred to piano playing, providing great help to his playing process.

The most obvious manifestation is his mechanical fingers.

His endurance and control have reached the level of a professional performer. After practicing a piece of music repeatedly until he is familiar with it, he will basically not make mistakes.

His weakness is that he has studied piano for too short a time and is still lacking in rhythm and emotional expression.

In that case, we should maximize his strengths and avoid his temporary weaknesses.

Show off your skills! Focus on this and push it to the limit.

On the stage, Yuan Qianye's ten fingers seemed to have their own consciousness, dancing on the piano keys accurately and quickly, even leaving afterimages.

However, his face showed a very comfortable and relaxed smile, which was different from his hands that were so busy that they seemed to be about to fly away at any time.

This dramatic performance made the audience burst into applause three times in succession less than a minute after he started playing the second piece!

Yukino was completely silent about her childhood friend's behavior.

Yang Nai, who had just finished talking to her mother, sighed heavily and spoke again: "I take back what I said just now. It's not that I'm inferior to him. There is no comparison between us now."

Mrs. Yukinoshita was silent for a while, her eyes falling on Touma Yoko in the front row of the audience. She muttered to herself, "It's amazing! Is it because of the famous pianist's good teaching, or does Qianye have such extraordinary talent all on his own?"

None of her two daughters could answer her question.

However, after attending two different competitions in person and confirming with her own eyes how outstanding Yuan Qianye was, Mrs. Yukinoshita's value of this young man went from being "very important" to receiving extra special attention.

The mother looked at her little daughter.

As she grew older over the years, she became more and more delicate and beautiful, like a cat, elegant and self-possessed.

Unlike the cheerful eldest daughter, the youngest daughter is more like her younger self.

"Mom?" Yukino suddenly looked a little uneasy. She didn't understand why her mother suddenly stared at her and began to smile silently.

As a bystander, Yang Nai can see some things more clearly.

She rolled her eyes, came over, smiled, and whispered, "I heard from Shihua that their family seems to be discussing plans to move to a new house recently."

Mrs. Yukinoshita's attention was diverted: "Are they moving?"

"Well, after all, their house is very small now, and there are not enough rooms. They have no place to stay for guests, not to mention that they will have a new family member coming soon. Naturally, they hope to improve their living environment after Xiao Qianye earns such a large amount of endorsement money."

Mrs. Yukinoshita nodded thoughtfully after hearing her eldest daughter's explanation.

She looked at her youngest daughter again: "Xue No, have you heard Qian Ye talk about this?"

Yukino shook her head.

"You, sometimes you have to be more proactive." Yang Nai taught her as an older sister.

Mrs. Yukinoshita didn't follow up on the conversation, but instead advised, "If he mentions this to you next time, you can offer to help. After all, you are such good friends."

Yukino felt her body instantly become hot because of the word "good".

But he still replied with a light "hmm".

Since the generation of Yukino's grandfather, the Yukinoshita family has mainly invested the family's funds in construction and real estate-related companies. Now, they own several companies that operate normally and have quite good profits, which are managed by their mother.

If Yuan Qianye wants to move to a new house, then she can indeed help him in this regard.

It's not realistic to just give him a house.

There is no way he would accept it without a reason.

But it is still easy to recommend him some houses or apartments with good value for money, good location and high appreciation potential.

Even if their family needs a home loan, the Yukinoshita family can provide a lot of help to them.

Yuan Qianye's performance on the stage ended.

As the final, gripping melody resounded throughout the concert hall, the audience fell silent for a moment.

And waited for him to stand up with a smile on his face and salute the audience.

There was immediate warm applause from the audience, and two judges even stood up and applauded him!

At this point, Kazusa in the audience finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A look of pride appeared on the smiling face.

I taught him...

"Not bad, no mistakes. So far, his performance is the best."

Touma Yoko leaned close to her daughter's ear,