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"It will be your turn soon, let him see your handsome side too."

Kazusa blushed and left the audience.

Gen Qianye came to the backstage and high-fived the excited Miss Midoriko.

His side was finished, and he felt relieved and cheered for Kazusa who came on stage next.

After he appeared, Kazusa felt no emotion at all and all nervousness disappeared.

After all, for her, she has participated in similar competitions every year and is already familiar with them.

Kazusa came on stage more than an hour later.

Her selected piece is also based on Liszt, and is titled Will-O'-the-Wisp.

It has nothing to do with the spirited young men that are satirized in modern times.

This piece aims to express a sense of rebellious irony and liberation mixed with a sense of spiritual freedom.

Her selection is far more complex than Gen Qianye's, and was called the most difficult etude in the world by Rachmaninoff.

This piece was often used by her mother in her piano recitals.

Now, she's using it to dominate junior-level competitions.

It's really a dimensionality reduction attack.

Yuan Qianye was amazed when he heard Kazusa playing with all her strength in the audience, realizing that she still had so much energy left in her spare time.

The gap between the two levels is indeed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, he also began to sympathize with the contestant who came on stage after Kazusa.

After watching her performance, it's hard not to be affected.

Yaozi leaned close to Yuan Qianye's ear and asked, "Is Hesha good?"

Yuan Qianye stared at the flamboyant and wanton Hesha on the stage: "Amazing."

"I'm more powerful than that kid."

"..."

Yuan Qianye couldn't help but turn his head and saw Yaozi's smiling face. He didn't quite understand what she meant by that.

Yoko continued meaningfully, "From now on, as long as you follow my plan, one day you will be able to reach the heights that child has reached. Right now, we are only just beginning."

Yuan Qianye seemed to understand something.

He did not give a direct response to this, but just smiled.

After Hesha finished her performance, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

The absolute dominance of the king of youth events...

The devil of yarn.

Horror!

There are many people participating in the finals, and it will take two days to complete the competition.

That night, Yuan Qianye returned home. His efforts at this stage had come to an end. He had done everything he could, and his tense nerves finally relaxed after a long time.

Touka knew that he had worked hard during this period, so she prepared a table full of delicious food as a reward for him.

Needless to say, the bath water is prepared in advance, and there is also the usual massage service after the bath.

She knew that Yuan Qianye had been very busy recently, and when he came out wiping his hair.

She even had a hair dryer ready in her hand, and with her other hand she patted the sofa beside her, indicating that she could do the hair drying for him.

Runzi's mother's virtuous virtues were well inherited by her eldest daughter.

Of course Yuan Qianye walked over without hesitation and enjoyed it silently.

The day after the finals.

The results of the competition were announced that afternoon.

Champion, Touma Kazusa.

Runner-up, Gen Qianye.

Such a result was within Yuan Qianye's expectations.

But what surprised him was the other contestant who went on stage to receive the award.

Third place——Shinomiya Kaguya

The young lady with her hair loose and cold eyes took the trophy handed over by the judges.

There was no change in his expression.

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099: Reunion after many years (6000) (22/46)

at the award ceremony.

After the third place, Yuan Qianye, dressed in a black suit, stepped forward to receive the trophy.

The flashlights in the audience suddenly flashed, recording this moment full of honor.

In fact, at the beginning of the semi-finals, some reporters at the scene had already discovered the extraordinary qualities of this runner-up.

Isn’t this the person who just won the Yulongqi competition recently?

He won an unprecedented 47 consecutive victories in a single tournament, breaking the record of 13 consecutive wins in all previous competitions by single-handedly becoming a peerless swordsman genius!

It turns out that what he said in the interview after the game was not a joke, he was serious.

Although he did not win the championship in this competition, the runner-up result is also quite remarkable.

He is an absolute master of both music and swordsmanship!

This is definitely big news!

Previously, due to the rule that contestants should not be disturbed during the competition, all reporters present had restrained themselves.

Now that the game is finally over, I have to take some photos to my heart’s content.

For a moment, the reporters in the audience were so excited about Yuan Qianye's award ceremony that their fingers pressing the shutter buttons almost left afterimages.

The scene where the champion Kazusa came forward to receive the award was very awkward and not as enthusiastic as his.

However, she herself seemed to be indifferent. After taking the trophy, she bowed slightly to the audience.

He turned around and stood beside Yuan Qianye again.

A representative from the organizer also needs to go on stage and give a speech to conclude the competition.

Just wait a few minutes and it will be over.

But it was also during this short period of time that Hesa discovered something that made her very dissatisfied.

Yuan Qianye beside her seemed to care a lot about the third place winner, and his eyes kept drifting towards her from time to time.

After the award ceremony, a large group of reporters swarmed in.

After finally getting away, Yuan Qianye returned to the backstage lounge and asked Kazusa, "Did the third-place winner often participate in piano competitions in previous years?"

Hesha looked unhappy: "Why are you asking this?"

Noticing her emotions, Yuan Qianye thought about it and decided it didn't matter, so he shook his head: "I'm a little concerned, but forget it, it's okay."

If I care, I care. What does "slightly" mean?

This answer made Hesha even more upset, and she deliberately replied: "I only remember those who are better than me."

The implication is that no matter whether the other party has participated in competitions frequently in the past, as long as the other party is not as good as her, he is not worth being remembered by her.

"Yes, yes, Hesha is the best."

It's totally the mentality of a child.

Yuan Qianye was somewhat amused.

Hesa heard the perfunctory teasing in his tone, but even so, she was still somewhat happy about his praise.

But on the surface, he still looked like he was looking at an idiot.

Touma Yoko and Miss Midoriko, who were covering their daughter and Chiya's retreat to deal with the fanatical reporters, pushed the door open and walked into the lounge.

"You two have done a great job. You've worked hard recently. You can take a short break now."

Yaozi hugged one of them in each hand and smiled very happily.

Oh my, I’m really getting old in terms of mentality.

Being able to see their growth makes me happier than achieving my own results.

"Come on, Miyoko, take a picture of the three of us."

Yoko placed her hands on the two men's shoulders and made a gesture.

"Good~"

Miss Midori took out her cell phone and took several pictures in a row.

"We can go straight back now."

Hesha pushed her mother's head away, looking very impatient, but actually she was reluctant in her heart.

Because the game has come to an end temporarily, this also means.

In the short term, Yuan Qianye will not stay in her house as long as he does now.

She had never experienced the feeling of being surrounded by someone she liked and shared the same ideals with before, so she didn't think it was a big deal to be alone. No matter how lonely she felt, she could get used to it and persevere.

But now, I know that feeling.

The two of them bickered lively, competed with each other without admitting defeat, made progress together, and walked hand in hand...

After understanding all these wonderful things, when she was alone again, she really couldn't maintain the same calm and fearless attitude as before.

Are you going to be alone again...

I clearly don't want that...

Yaozi glanced at his watch and said, "We could go back, but it would be too much trouble to come here again. We might not have enough time, so we should rest here for a while. We should set off on time when the time is almost up."

Yuan Qianye asked, "Are there any other plans?"

Ms. Miyoko, with professionalism, opened her notebook and replied, "There will be a banquet after the competition hosted by the organizers, inviting the winners of this competition, major sponsors, and reporters from music magazines, newspapers, and TV stations.

The banquet will be held in Hall 1 of the nearby Seaside International Restaurant. It will start at 6:00 pm. Considering the travel time, we can leave at 5:30 pm.

The time is now 4:10, and there is more than an hour of break time.

Yaozi pulled the two of them to sit on the sofa separately: "I know you are a little tired after the competition, but it's okay. You can stay with me at the party tonight. You don't need to do anything extra. I will take care of everything for you."

That's really reassuring.

However, looking at Yaozi's fox-like smile, Yuan Qianye always felt that beneath her thoughtfulness, there seemed to be many other thoughts hidden.

But even so, he still thanked the other party politely.

Never mind her. No matter what, it is enough to know that Touma Yoko regards herself as her savior and would never do anything to harm her.

"Okay, you two rest here. Miyoko and I are going to go out for a while and will come back to pick you up later."

"Mom, where are you going?"

"It's been a while since I've appeared in front of the domestic media. Let's go get a facial~"

Facing her daughter's speechless gaze, Yoko blinked and walked out of the lounge with Midoriko.

Just as they took a step forward, they retreated back.

Midori picked up the bouquet of flowers placed at the door, which was more gorgeous than the previous ones, and came back to hand it to Gen Qianye.