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Chapter 379 Recognition

Young masters and young ladies from wealthy families will learn at least one or two art classes from a young age.

Among them, the most common are painting and piano.

Its purpose is often to cultivate sentiment and thereby hone temperament.

It is not necessary to play very well, as long as you can play a few well-known songs such as "Wedding in the Dream", "Ode to Joy", "Butterfly Lovers" and so on fluently in front of everyone.

At least, all of Bai Yuan’s childhood friends are like this.

Unless you are from a musical family and are studying at the Jingli International Conservatory of Music, there is really no need to waste a lot of time on your special skills.

Cultural courses, political science, communication, military knowledge, current affairs and physical training are their preferred subjects.

Therefore, when Pei Jin said he could play, Bai Yuan also had some inertial thinking and stereotyped him as being equivalent to his childhood friends. With the flattery from people around him, he thought that his level was at most above that of ordinary people, enough to handle such simple performances, and could not be compared with his junior high school classmates.

But the facts were far beyond her expectations.

Pei Jin is not inferior to his junior high school classmates who study piano professionally in terms of both technique and emotion when playing, and can even compete with them.

And this was obviously her biggest unexpected gain today.

After Pei Jin came on stage, Bai Yuan did not rush backstage, but stood beside the curtain backstage and listened quietly to the entire performance, with recognition and appreciation of Pei Jin's playing skills flashing across his eyes from time to time.

Overall, there is no major problem. If you want to improve further, you can only seek guidance from someone like Wen's father who is already a hall-of-fame performer. At least that's what Bai Yuan thinks.

After so many days of hard work, he finally got to perform on the same stage with Zhao Xin. Although Pei Jin was reluctant, since he had already made a big promise in front of Bai Yuan, he couldn't perform too poorly and make her laugh at him.

Therefore, Pei Jin performed very hard on the stage, and even perfectly integrated his ups and downs, melancholy and unwillingness yet holding his breath to prove himself into the sound of the piano. After the song ended, he received cheers and high praise from the audience as expected.

Facing the excited audience below the stage, Pei Jin's face did not show any joy. At the moment, he was in no mood to enjoy the warm applause from the audience. He just bowed hastily on the stage and turned around and left the stage without staying for half a second.

Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, he saw Bai Yuan standing next to the curtain at the back of the stage.

Pei Jin paused slightly.

He thought Bai Yuan was already busy with other things in the performance, supervising the next performer to go on stage smoothly. He didn't expect to see her here and forgot to react for a moment.

After a moment, Pei Jin suddenly realized something and said dumbly: "You——"

"You play well." Bai Yuan praised generously with a smile in his eyes.

"Have you finished listening?!" After getting the expected answer, Pei Jin's eyes, which had been dim due to depression, suddenly lit up, and he looked at Bai Yuan with joy with an expression that he himself did not notice.

"Yeah." Bai Yuan replied.

All the annoyance and frustration in Pei Jin's heart were instantly swept away.

But soon, Pei Jin suppressed his joy, coughed lightly, and said in a solemn tone, "It's just so-so. It's just a school celebration. I played it casually. It's not worth mentioning. Alas, I haven't played it for a long time, so my hands are still a little rusty."

Pei Jin said this in a casual tone, as if it was not him who had been practicing the piano every night for more than a month.

Bai Yuan had long been accustomed to Pei Jin's awkward personality, and at this moment, he saw through it but did not say anything. He deliberately catered to the other party and said a few more words of praise. After Pei Jin was praised to the point of his tail almost sticking up in the sky, he said:

"Are you free after the school celebration? Come to my house and practice the piano with me."

Since he had made an unexpected discovery, there was no reason for Bai Yuan to leave the ready-made resources unused.

Ever since Wen Yi Che left, she has been lacking a piano partner who is equally matched with her and can practice ensemble with her.

He had practiced with Xue Ze for a period of time before, but the other party's harp playing was not good enough to be mentioned. At most, he was at the entry level and was still improving. It was almost the same if Bai Yuan was practicing with him.

Piano skills are something that need constant practice to be consolidated. As the saying goes, if you don't make progress, you will regress.

After playing with Xue Ze for a long time, Bai Yuan even had the illusion that he was being influenced by him and his skills were regressing.

Fortunately, after the chance encounter in the villa, the two never had the opportunity to practice together again. The occasional discussions were limited to text exchanges on WeChat, and there was no chance for them to play together.

Now that she happened to have found the best person to be her temporary piano partner, Bai Yuan naturally had to make full use of him and maximize Pei Jin's value.

Pei Jin was stunned for a moment after hearing Bai Yuan's words.

He obviously didn't expect that things would go around in circles and eventually come back miraculously.

Isn't the ultimate goal of practicing the piano for so long just to make a splash at the school anniversary, astonish Bai Yuan, and make her look at me differently!

Although I wasn't able to play with her on stage, all other effects were achieved!

How can this not be considered a success?

Moreover, Bai Yuan actually took the initiative to invite me to her house to practice together...

What's the problem even if we don't perform together on such a large public stage? !

The three words "promise her" sounded like a drum in Pei Jin's heart, urging him not to hesitate and agree quickly.

But when the words came to his lips, Pei Jin habitually beat around the bush and said half-heartedly, "I'm very busy! I can't be available whenever you call."

Bai Yuan knew that he had been playing a lot recently. Not only did he often stay up late, but he was also listless in class and often fell asleep for the whole morning as soon as he arrived in the classroom.

Although she did not agree with such a schedule, when she thought about the fact that the people of Haiqi always lived a reversed day and night life, she also felt that maybe this was the physical constitution of the people here, and it would be bad to interfere too much.

"Okay, you decide the time, come over whenever you're free."

As he spoke, Bai Yuan walked closer to Pei Jin and signaled him to lower his head with his eyes again as before. After Pei Jin bowed slightly, he raised his hand and pulled the neatly tied bow tie at his collar, and then used his fingers to lightly and flexibly pick up the first button on the top of his shirt.

"Isn't it tight?" Bai Yuan said softly with a smile in her eyes, "Go change your clothes quickly."

Pei Jin was caught off guard. He felt that Bai Yuan's knuckles seemed to accidentally brush against his neck while he was unbuttoning his collar. Although he knew that it might just be an inevitable unconscious touch in this action, Pei Jin still felt his throat tighten. Not only did he not feel relieved by the freeing of his collar, but he found it even more difficult to breathe and couldn't breathe.

……

……

"Master Pei!"

"Mr. Pei! You..."

After Pei Jin's performance, the followers who were forced to watch the whole show with their hearts frying in oil did not dare to wait any longer. Although they were still terrified, they did not dare to escape at this time. They could only find Pei Jin quickly, and carefully observed his expression, not daring to breathe, and tried to test him:

“You just…”

Pei Jin's consciousness was still lingering on Bai Yuan's gentle smile before he left, and the faint cold touch left on his neck. His face was blank for a moment, and then his expression changed unpredictably and complicatedly, as if he was experiencing an inner struggle like a god.

Pei Jin's train of thought was interrupted by the voices of his followers. He came out of his overly self-consciousness and the first thing he did was to refute: "What just now?!"

He didn't think about anything just now!!!

Seeing Pei Jin's big reaction, the followers felt something was wrong. None of them dared to look him in the eye, and thus failed to see Pei Jin's face, which was filled with anger and embarrassment due to the backlash. They hurriedly tried to calm the young master's temper, saying:

"Mr. Pei, if it doesn't work this time, there will always be next time!"

"Yes, there will be next time. Don't rush now. You can always find other opportunities later!"

"Dance! There's a dance tonight!"

"Mr. Pei, if you can't play the piano well, it's the same if we change to dancing!"

"Go away! If you can't speak, shut up! What can I do?! Our Master Pei can do anything!!!"

"That's right. Our Master Pei is not like the others who can only hang themselves on a tree. Master Pei is an all-rounder and can also dance ballroom dance very well!"

"Mr. Pei, wait until the dance tonight before you go to please her, no no, to save her, uh, that's not right either... to avenge the past! Yes, yes, yes! It's to avenge the past!!!"

Pei Jin's mind was already in a mess, and the voices of his followers mixed together, with each saying something completely confusing. After listening for a long time, he just felt his head aching from the noise.

"Okay, shut up! That's all for today. You have nothing to do now!" Young Master Pei stopped his followers in time and was about to send them away.

Seeing this, the followers finally realized that something was wrong. They bravely raised their eyes to glance at Pei Jin, but they saw that Pei Jin's face did not show any anger after the failure. Instead...

Those who have been around Pei Jin for such a long time are all shrewd people. They have already figured out Young Master Pei's preferences. They were just confused just now. Now that they look closely, how can they not see some clues?

Someone rolled his eyes, put on a shy look on his face, and said with a playful smile:

"Mr. Pei, are you...done?"

Although I don't know why it works even if the person on the stage is not Bai Yuan, it is definitely right to praise him at this time:

"Alas, Master Pei has to have a solution..."

"Fuck off!"

I would rather not mention it. I get angry when I mention Pei Jin. It's a pity that they have someone who has infiltrated the student union. They didn't even find out that there are substitutes for every performance. What's the use of a bunch of freeloaders? It's annoying just to see them! If it wasn't for Bai Yuan's last...

Thinking of this, Pei Jin remembered another thing and said seriously, "Hurry up and release that guy! Do it cleanly, and tell him to keep his mouth shut and not talk nonsense. If he dares to leak even a word of what happened today, I will make sure he doesn't get a chance to stay in Haiqi!"

No matter what, Zhang Quan is a student who can enter Hailan Private High School. Even if his family is not from the top ones, it will not be too bad. He will be a well-known young master after leaving school. Even if Pei Jin does something crazy, it is not easy for him to lock him up for so long.

It's okay for a short period of time, but if it takes a long time, someone will definitely look for it.

The key is that considering the various uneasy factors and danger warnings engraved in the consciousness of the big family, if they can't find the person again, they should suspect that he has had an accident and call the police.

Once the police get involved, things get tricky.

Although the matter could be easily settled with the power of the Pei family, Pei Jin did not want to make such a big fuss and add to the trouble.

What's more, if Bai Yuan finally finds out that it was him and his people who messed up the performance, all his work today would be in vain.

It is better not to make things more complicated. It is best to deal with it as soon as possible to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

The followers were so anxious that they had completely forgotten about Zhang Quan, who was tied up and locked in the warehouse.

If Pei Jin hadn't reminded them, they would have packed up and gone their separate ways.

If you don't handle it properly, it might lead to a big mess.

Knowing that it was of vital importance, the followers did not dare to wait any longer. They hurriedly greeted Pei Jin and went back to the warehouse where the stage props were stored to release the people.

"Forget about what happened today. From now on, it never happened. If you let even a single word out, you know what Master Pei is capable of!"

The henchman with one eye socket black took the opportunity to take revenge, pretending to be powerful, and threatened sternly, "Find your own excuse, make it more careful, if you reveal a flaw..."

While waiting for others to untie him, Zhang Quan wailed:

“Hiss—hiss—gentle! It’s numb! It’s numb! My legs are numb!!!”

Lying on the ground like this for more than half an hour without moving, anyone would feel numb!

After being untied, Zhang Quan moved his wrists, which were red from being tied up by the rope, and sighed heavily, "It's my bad luck!"

He just came out to use the toilet, but who knew he would suffer such an unexpected disaster for no reason. How unfair!

But unfortunately, the mastermind was Pei Jin, and due to the power of the Pei family, the matter could only be left unresolved, and the couple had to suffer the loss in silence.

The more Zhang Quan thought about it, the more regretful he felt.

It's all my fault! Why did I go to the toilet for no reason? Can I die if I don't drink a few sips of water?

If he had known earlier, he would have listened to Zhao Xin and stayed in the lounge obediently.

broken!!!!!!

Zhang Quan's face suddenly changed. He was more terrified than being put in a sack and thrown into a warehouse for no apparent reason.

His performance!!!

It's all over! ! !

Zhao Xin wants to kill him!!!

My life is over! ! !

Thinking of this, Zhang Quan no longer cared about Pei Jin's followers around him and ran back.

Although he knew that he would definitely be late for the performance, if he could go back for one minute, he could bear less of the anger from his partner.

Zhang Quan ran for his life and rushed back to the lounge at almost the fastest speed in his life.

Sure enough, the place was empty and there was no trace of Zhao Xin.

Zhang Quan didn't know how the performance would end without him, but no matter what, his partner would be in a bad mood. Given her constitution that would cause her tear glands to collapse at the slightest stress, she might...

"Zhang——Quan——"

Just when Zhang Quan was at a loss, a familiar and terrifying voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Zhang Quan was so frightened that his whole body shuddered. The strong danger warning kept stimulating his fragile nerves. His head was like rusty, turning inch by inch with a "click" and a "click".

"Zhao... Zhao Xin..."

Looking at his partner's furious face, Zhang Quan swallowed his saliva and stammered, "You, you, you, listen to my explanation!!!!!!"