Chapter 146: Is There Anything You Can't Do?
She really still doesn't want to rely entirely on herself...
It wasn't surprising to Pu Tong at all that Yu Wanwan would do something like this. Rather, precisely because she would do this, she was Yu Wanwan, not someone else.
She wasn't willing to accept someone else's unconditional affection, nor would she blindly accept the kindness others showed her. Perhaps she was stubborn, but she was also clear-headed.
Actually, thinking about it carefully, if Yu Wanwan really were just the kind of girl who treated him well but had no opinions of her own, would he still have developed feelings for her?
Yu Wanwan glanced at Pu Tong, seemingly saying, Please watch me carefully...
She walked onto the stage generously and sat down in front of the piano, stroking the surface of the keys with both hands and letting out a long breath.
Pu Tong instantly had his answer.
What had always attracted him was this strong-willed girl, not simply the fact that she treated him well.
The students in the audience all stared at Yu Wanwan onstage, afraid of missing this wonderful performance...
When Yu Wanwan pressed the first key, everyone instinctively raised their eyebrows. As audience members, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous too.
Her slender fingers calmly began to dance across the black and white keys, and the familiar melody poured out from between her fingers, yet it had a different flavor.
Amid the soothing piano music, they seemed to really see a group of people fooling around in the classroom, gradually fading away until the entire classroom was empty.
As the final note fell, everyone's fantasy abruptly came to an end as well.
“Sorry, I only learned this much.” Yu Wanwan smiled sheepishly. She had only practiced for a little while last night, and being able to learn this short section was already her limit.
“It's already very good!”
Han Nian's face was full of smiles. She didn't know much about Yu Wanwan, but now it seemed that fame was not undeserved. How could someone who had become famous at such a young age possibly be mediocre?
“Although it's only a short section, I still feel like it's not smooth enough.” Yu Wanwan sighed. Pu Tong's audio was a guitar-and-vocal performance, and having her turn it into a piano piece so quickly was a little beyond her ability.
“Teacher, do you have any suggestions?”
“There's a little bit of instability in the rhythm, but the flaws don't obscure the virtues!”
Yu Wanwan nodded. She could feel it herself when she tried it, but she didn't know how to adjust it.
“Teacher, how should I adjust it?”
She also knew that the teacher was a top student from a music academy and had plenty of experience, so naturally she would be better than a high school student like herself.
Han Nian frowned: “I'm fine with pointing out the problems, but as for modifying it, I'll pass...”
Of course she could correct a wrong note or something like that, but the question was, would what she changed necessarily be better?
The person who understood the piece best was naturally its creator, and wasn't that creator right here?
“Pu Tong!” Han Nian immediately made the decision. “Give us an evaluation!”
He probably doesn't know how to play the piano...
Yu Wanwan looked suspiciously toward Pu Tong, only to find him wearing an awkward expression.
She understood Pu Tong far too well. That expression meant he understood, but didn't want to say anything.
“Teacher, I...”
“I don't believe someone who can write so many high-level works can't play the piano!” Han Nian rolled her eyes at him. If she could misjudge something like this, she might as well quit the music field.
“It feels like the interval in the second phrase is a little too long.” Pu Tong sighed helplessly.
Of course he knew how to play the piano, but his level was average, not much different from Yu Wanwan's.
But the problem was, he had heard the piano version of 《Jinian》 before...
A professional musician's version would certainly be more polished than something a middle school student had worked out in a single day.
To be honest, he hadn't wanted to say anything at first, but when he recalled Yu Wanwan's stubborn expression, he really didn't want to disappoint her.
He really knows how to play the piano?
Yu Wanwan suddenly felt a little dazed...
Is there anything he can't do?
Why does an ordinary high school student like him know how to do all these things? This is just too ridiculous.
“Want to come up and try?” Han Nian glanced at him, sounding somewhat urging.
“Huh?”
“What do you mean, huh? No one's filming here!” Han Nian was exasperated.
This guy's antics were quite well-known among their circle of teachers, and had even become a topic of conversation over tea and meals.
Pu Tong glanced at Yu Wanwan onstage, who was looking at him, and only then took a step forward, slowly walking onto the stage.
“I'll get familiar with it first.”
Although he had known how to play before, it had been a long time since he'd touched this hunk of metal, so he planned to play something simple first to warm up.
After thinking briefly, he played a section of deskmate of yours...
He had already brought this song out before, so playing it wasn't excessive. More importantly, its rhythm was relatively simple, making it suitable for warming up his hands.
Pu Tong moved his fingers around a little and felt much more accustomed to it.
“The familiar power is back!”
At some point, Yu Wanwan had already walked over beside him to watch. Hearing this, she rolled her eyes.
What a chuunibyou...
Pu Tong looked up at her and smiled.
At the same time, his fingers moved. It was also the piano version of the song, but under his hands, the entire piece was inexplicably seamless.
Actually, Pu Tong's playing was still quite rusty. After all, he hadn't played in far too long, and for a moment he couldn't quite control his hands...
Yu Wanwan had worked it out phrase by phrase, whereas he had actually heard this piece before. So although his technique wasn't particularly good, the piece he played came together as a whole.
The girl listened from the side and suddenly felt as if a veil had been lifted from her eyes. So that's how it should transition...
She looked at Pu Tong's nimble fingers and smiled unconsciously.
Why think so much? Even if he really knew how to do many things, even if he really wasn't ordinary, so what? He was still the Pu Tong she knew.
Even if his hands were incredibly nimble when playing the piano, they were still the hands that had grabbed her wrist!
Pu Tong likewise played only a short section before stopping, stopping exactly where Yu Wanwan had stopped.
“Tch...”
Yu Wanwan rolled her eyes at him, instantly understanding what he meant:
He would only provide supplementary help; she still had to rely on herself to work out the entire piece.
“Sigh!” Han Nian sighed. She didn't know what to say. She hadn't expected this guy to really be a jack-of-all-trades.
The rehearsal continued. Even when it came to Pu Tong and Xie Mu's duet at the end, they still hadn't recovered from Pu Tong's piano performance.
They had been so stunned by the piano music that they really had no attention left to appreciate anything else.
Xie Mu still couldn't sing it yet, so only Pu Tong sang solo, and Han Nian made another recording for this.
Han Nian nodded from the side, affirming the quality of Pu Tong's second song.
Under the influence of the little interlude just now, the impact that the other song should have had was instead greatly diminished.
After the recording of this song ended, their first official rehearsal finally came to an end amid fits and starts.
The moment rehearsal ended, Pu Tong was blocked by the three girls...
“Keeping your talents hidden, huh.”
They were all sixteen, so why could this guy do so many things?
Yi Zhi Xuenai even reached out and touched Pu Tong's arm. She was beginning to suspect that this guy was some kind of mechanical android.
“Actually, I'm a little star who traveled here from another world.”
“I'm an alien too!” Lin Yuxi rolled her eyes at him.
“You guessed right. Actually, I'm a Trisolaran, and I came here to lock down the technology of your Blue Star!”
Lin Yuxi couldn't take it anymore and punched him directly in the arm, then slung her schoolbag over her back and left with a look of disdain.
“Then... Cybertron?”
“Do you believe that yourself?” Yu Wanwan glared at him.
“I do!” Yi Zhi Xuenai grinned, showing her teeth. “Me too, me too!”
“You're a der!”
Yu Wanwan angrily ruffled the Japanese girl's hair, telling her to go cool off somewhere else.
Yi Zhi Xuenai fled in embarrassment, leaving only Pu Tong and Yu Wanwan facing each other.
“Thank you!” Yu Wanwan said softly. “I know you could have played the entire piano piece...”
Pu Tong had left this opportunity for her so that she could prove herself.
He understood himself, and she understood him too.
“I actually don't have much of a clue about the rest either...” Pu Tong sighed. Actually, he wasn't particularly proficient in piano pieces like this. He had forgotten almost all of it, and it was Yu Wanwan's version that gave him the rough shape he needed to reconnect his memories.
“So, does that mean we worked together?” Yu Wanwan covered her forehead and chuckled.
“I guess so!” Pu Tong stretched lazily and walked away. “Can't do it without you!”
Yu Wanwan jogged after him, grinning foolishly.
(End of Chapter)
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