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Today is the first day of the National Day Holiday, and the streets are naturally crowded. To avoid traffic and missing her train, Su Wan got up early, quickly packed her things, and hurried to the train station with her piano on her back.
Speaking of the piano, she originally thought about not bringing it for the seven-day holiday, but after saying in front of Fu Weiheng that she would practice piano during the break, she felt a bit guilty. Even though Fu Weiheng wouldn’t know if she practiced or not, she couldn’t shake off that feeling of unease. So at this crowded station, she dragged her luggage with one hand while tightly holding onto her piano with the other, afraid it might get damaged.
Yan Chuan is not too far from Yishi; usually, driving back and forth takes about four hours. However, the train took a longer route this time, dragging what should have been a two-hour journey into over three hours.
Before returning, she called her aunt. As soon as her aunt heard she was coming back, she insisted that her uncle drive to pick her up. Su Wan naturally refused. On such a special holiday, the streets would be chaotic; she figured her uncle would get stuck in traffic before even making it a block. So after exiting the station, Su Wan took a taxi straight home.
The traffic was stop-and-go along the way, and by the time she arrived at her aunt's house, it was already noon. Standing in front of the door, she set down her luggage to take out her keys. Suddenly, the door swung open with a loud creak, and a wildly energetic figure lunged at her unexpectedly.
"Sister! You're finally back!" Qin Mu exclaimed as he jumped onto Su Wan.
Su Wan thought to herself… thankfully she had put the piano down.
"What are you doing, you little rascal!" Su Yue scolded as she pulled Qin Mu's waistband playfully, making a loud sound.
"Mom! How many times do I have to tell you! Don’t flick my waistband!" Qin Mu replied with an embarrassed expression as he adjusted his pants and jumped off Su Wan.
"Finally back, Guan Guan," Su Yue said as she took Su Wan's backpack and cheerfully led her into the living room. She then glanced back at Qin Mu still standing at the entrance and sharply said, "What are you doing standing there? Close the door!"
Qin Mu thought to himself… Mom, am I even your biological child?
In the kitchen busy for half a day, Old Qin heard the commotion and rushed into the living room with a spatula in hand. Seeing his wife chatting away with their niece, he criticized her: "Honey, you’ve been asking Guan Guan questions since she got back; why don’t you pour her a glass of water?"
Su Yue smacked her thigh: "Oh! Look at me!"
Su Wan hurriedly got up and grabbed her aunt's arm, saying, "Auntie, Uncle, do you really treat me like a guest..."
Qin Mu rolled her eyes and said, "Exactly, my sister has been living here for a few years." She mumbled, "At least I'm your biological child. Why don't you pour me a glass of water too?"
Su Yue stepped forward and poked Qin Mu on the forehead, saying, "Biological! Go pour your mother and sister two glasses of water!"
Su Wan was speechless.
Qin Mu angrily tossed a cushion aside, huffed heavily, and got up to pour a glass of water for Su Yue before dragging Su Wan back to their room to complain.
"Sister! Boo hoo hoo..." As soon as Su Wan closed the door, she was enveloped in a big hug from Qin Mu. Qin Mu crossed her legs and once again wrapped her arms around Su Wan's waist. "Sister, I'm being crushed by this powerful capitalist force! Boo hoo hoo..."
Su Wan struggled a bit and said bluntly, "Why do I feel like you're being well-fed by the sweet temptations of capitalism?"
Qin Mu was speechless.
She knew that trying to hear a comforting word from Su Wan was like chasing a dream!
That evening during dinner, Auntie suddenly pulled out a bank card and shoved it into Su Wan's hand with an air of generosity. "Guan Guan, tomorrow, go to the mall with Mu Mu and pick out two birthday gifts you like."
A few years ago, due to her father's passing, Su Wan had to stay at her aunt's house while still in school and underage. Besides Qin Mu, her aunt also had an older son named Qin Yan. She had lived there for six years, and she was well aware of how much burden and expenses she had added to her aunt during that time. Although her cousin Qin Yan had been working abroad for the past two years and helping with family expenses, she couldn't take that money. With a mouthful of vegetables still in her mouth, Su Wan directly pushed the card back to Su Yue without hesitation. "Auntie, I can't accept this."
Su Yue put down her utensils and frowned slightly. "You stubborn child, we're family. Just accept it. You don’t ask us for living expenses usually; just take this money now."
Old Qin also nodded in agreement and smiled as he encouraged her, "Yes, Guan Guan. It's not easy for a girl to work part-time outside. Daily expenses are unavoidable; there’s hardly any spare money left for yourself. Just accept it; your aunt and I aren’t short on this little bit."
Qin Mu swallowed a mouthful of rice and followed the old couple's suggestion, saying, "You should keep it, Sister. You didn't come back for your birthday during the summer vacation, so it's perfect to use the money to buy yourself a couple of new clothes." Then she leaned closer to Su Wan's ear and whispered with a mischievous smile, "And you can bring me back two new outfits, haha..."
Seeing Qin Mu's mischievous grin, Su Yue knew what she was up to and gave her a light smack on the head, saying, "This is a birthday gift for your sister; why are you making a fuss about it!"
Qin Mu wrinkled her nose at her mother and continued eating.
With such persuasion, Su Wan found herself at a loss for words and decided to accept the bank card for now. She planned to have Qin Mu return it to her aunt when they went out together the next day.
Excited about accompanying Su Wan shopping the next morning as her mother had asked, Qin Mu finished dinner, watched some TV, and then eagerly pulled Su Wan back to their room to sleep early.
The next day, they naturally woke up early. However, due to Qin Mu's severe procrastination, they didn't leave the house until ten o'clock.
Girls love to dress up, and Su Wan was no exception. As for Qin Mu, that was even more true. Once they arrived at the mall, Qin Mu was like a wild horse let loose, dragging Su Wan around without even pausing for breath.
At that moment, Su Wan was sitting in a clothing store waiting for Qin Mu to come out of the fitting room. After two hours of effort, Su Wan ended up with a fresh and elegant sweater dress and... a pair of high heels that Qin Mu thought were understated yet luxurious and perfectly suited to her style. As for Qin Mu, aside from a pair of house slippers... she bought nothing else.
After finally coaxing Qin Mu out of the fitting room, she still wasn't satisfied. Qin Mu stomped her feet in frustration and decided to stop shopping altogether, pulling Su Wan along to find lunch.
Fate is indeed strange; Su Wan never expected that in Yishi, which is 228.6 kilometers away from Yan Chuan, covers an area of 1,789 square kilometers, and has a population of over 2.7 million people, she would run into Fu Weiheng...
Here’s how it happened.
After finishing lunch with Qin Mu smoothly, Su Wan suddenly remembered that her guitar strings needed replacing. The spare strings in her dorm were already used up, so she decided to take a taxi with Qin Mu to an old instrument store on Pinghe Road.
The store was spacious, about 150 square meters. In the center of the entrance stood an expensive and beautiful Steinway Grand Piano. On either side of the shelves were neatly arranged exquisite violins and violas. There was also a small room separated by transparent glass where cellos and double basses were displayed in order from small to large. The entire instrument store shone brilliantly under the crystal chandelier's light, showing no signs of age and leaving one in awe.
Su Wan had been here before, but each time she came, she was captivated and reluctant to leave. Even Qin Mu, who was visiting for the first time, looked amazed and enchanted.
After a brief look around, Su Wan walked to the workbench at the back, where the shopkeeper, an elderly man with a white beard and a vibrant spirit, was busy carving the head of a violin.
"Grandpa Weng," Su Wan called out as she approached the counter.
The old man was focused on his work, but when he heard her call, he looked up from behind his reading glasses and said, "Oh, young lady, you’re here!" He quickly set aside his task and greeted Su Wan warmly.
"How have you been lately, Grandpa Weng?" Su Wan smiled, her eyes sparkling brightly and charmingly.
The old man waved his hand dismissively. "At my age, what can I say about being well or not? But you, young lady, it’s only been a year since we last met, and you’ve become even more beautiful." He leaned over to look at Qin Mu, who was engrossed in examining a violin nearby, and asked with a smile, "Did you bring a friend to see the violins?"
Su Wan shook her head and replied, "I came to buy some strings."
"What kind do you need?" Grandpa Weng took off his reading glasses and placed the unfinished violin on the wooden rack.
"I'll take Larsen's AD String and Thomastik's GC String."
"Alright, wait here; I'll find them for you."
While the old man searched for the strings, Su Wan glanced around and noticed a bright orange-yellow violin standing elegantly on a redwood shelf in the back room. She felt a sudden urge to go in and touch it.
Suddenly, the sound of wind chimes rang out as someone pushed open the door. Qin Mu stretched his neck curiously to peek outside and then excitedly ran back to Su Wan's side, whispering in her ear, "Sister! Sister! There’s a handsome guy! Oh my god, an extremely handsome guy!"
Then Su Wan saw a familiar figure walking towards her. He was wearing a long military green jacket, and dark casual pants wrapped around his long legs, exuding a cool demeanor.
Fu Weiheng was also surprised to encounter Su Wan here. He paused for a moment internally, but his expression remained calm.
Su Wan inexplicably felt her heart race! She noticed Fu Weiheng walking straight towards her without any intention of greeting, which made her feel a bit displeased. So, she simply turned her head and ignored him, focusing instead on admiring the beautiful violin.
After a while, Qin Mu leaned in closer and whispered, "Sister, do you know him? The handsome guy keeps looking over."
This made Su Wan's heart tremble, and she immediately denied it: "…I don't know him."
Just as she finished speaking, Fu Weiheng happened to stop at the other side of the aisle and called out in a cool voice, "Su Wan."
Su Wan: "…"
Qin Mu: "…"
At that moment, Grandpa Weng happened to come out from the inner room. Seeing Fu Weiheng standing nearby, he was taken aback: "Oh, Wei Hang, you're here."
Wei Hang…
Su Wan's expression remained unchanged, but she was secretly amazed by such an adorable nickname.
Fu Weiheng slightly furrowed his brows, clearly not fond of that way of addressing him, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he replied, "Hmm, is it ready?"
"Just finished not long ago. Wait for me to set it up for you." Grandpa Weng handed the strings to Su Wan with a grin and said, "Miss, could you please wait a moment?"
Su Wan nodded slightly, "No rush, you go ahead."
Then Su Wan saw Grandpa Weng enter the back room and carefully take down the violin that was placed on the rosewood rack, gently putting it into its case.
Su Wan turned her head slightly to glance at Haoran, realizing that this violin belonged to Fu Weiheng... No wonder it looked so valuable and stunning.
Fu Weiheng took the violin case without opening it, thanked the shopkeeper in a low voice, and before leaving, he looked at Su Wan once more, with a half-smile, saying, "Don't forget to practice piano."
"…"
Grandpa Weng, hearing this, was filled with curiosity: "Miss, do you know each other?"
Su Wan smiled but did not answer.
Much later, on a certain day, Su Wan recalled this scene and asked in confusion, "Why did you take so long to call my name when you came in?"
Fu Weiheng flipped a page of his book and paused before replying, "I wanted to see if you would pretend not to know me."
Su Wan: "…"
Of course, that was all in the past.
Later, while taking a taxi back home, Qin Mu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly exclaimed, startling the driver in front so much that he nearly pressed the accelerator too hard.
"Sister! I just remembered! That handsome guy we saw earlier! Wasn't he Violinist Fu Weiheng? I saw him in Xu Chengyang's Moments!"
Su Wan: "......"
This reflex arc... is incredibly long.
Qin Mu: "Sister, what's going on between you two? Do you really know him?"
Su Wan: "...... The orchestra I'm interning with is under his company."
"Oh~" Qin Mu deliberately changed his tone to a lewd one, "From the flirting I just saw, it seems like there's some romantic tension. Do you need my help?"
Su Wan: "...... You're just talking nonsense."
That evening, Qin Mu posted a message on his social media.
Mumu Baby: Ran into the super handsome Violinist Fu Weiheng at the beautiful Instrument Store. It seems like there's some romantic tension with my sister. If anyone has reliable tips for matchmaking, I'm waiting online...
Then, there were the following comments...
Obsessed with Fu Weiheng, Chengyang: What! Deity is actually at Yishi!
Obsessed with Fu Weiheng, Chengyang: I felt there was definitely some romantic tension when we had dinner that day!
Is Yao Ye, Not Yao Ye.: Don't say anything else, Lao Mu Bao, just let your sister go for Deity!
Obsessed with Deity, Chengyang: Although I'm reluctant, I'm relieved that the target is your sister!
Qin Mu paused while scrolling through the comments and turned to Su Wan, "Sister, have you had a meal with Fu Weiheng?"
Su Wan remained silent.
Choosing friends poorly, choosing friends poorly!
Qin Mu exclaimed, "Then how can you say you don't know him! How could you deceive my feelings!"
Su Wan weakly defended herself, "…Let’s just sleep."
However, as soon as Su Wan's head touched the pillow, her phone on the bedside table buzzed with notifications, one after another!
She picked it up to see that the group chat for Dorm 216 was blowing up…
Xu Chengyang: Su Wan!
Xu Chengyang: (Little S rolling eyes.gif)
Xu Chengyang: (Little S rolling eyes.gif)
Xu Chengyang: (Little S rolling eyes.gif)
…
Xu Chengyang: It doesn't have to be you who says it.
Yao Ye: But every word you say
Xu Chengyang: Could potentially become
Yao Ye: Evidence in court!
Xu Chengyang: Present the evidence!
Su Wan: …
Xu Chengyang: Guan Guan, the Deity has even chased you to Yishi! And you say there’s nothing going on!
Yao Ye: Guan Guan, how far have things progressed?
Su Wan: You all misunderstood...
Xu Chengyang: How could we misunderstand!
Su Wan: You really misunderstood!
Yao Ye: We did not misunderstand!
Su Wan: You two are teaming up from the next bed to tease me like this, is it really okay? [smiles]
Yao Ye: …
Su Wan sighs softly, are these two just too idle…
Su Wan: I just happened to run into him at the Instrument Store.
Xu Chengyang: You're lying! Then why did you say you didn't know the Deity!
Su Wan's expression changed in an instant as she grabbed a pillow and hit Qin Mu right on the forehead.
Qin Mu: "..."
That night, Su Wan had a dream, one that was hard to categorize as either a nightmare or a beautiful dream.
She dreamed that she went to the Instrument Store again and once again ran into Fu Weiheng. Grandpa Weng then asked if they knew each other, and Su Wan confidently replied, "I don't know him."
Then she heard Fu Weiheng's cool voice echoing in her mind like a spell: "Su Wan, Su Wan, Su Wan, Su Wan, Su Wan..."
So much so that the next day, when her aunt video-called her with her cousin, and Qin Yan called out "Su Wan," she simply pointed at the red circle at the bottom of the screen and hung up the call.
Qin Yan: "..."
Aunt: "..."
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