In fact, Luo Shixi hasn't touched the piano for a long time.

He sat down on the piano stool and stroked the black and white keys one by one with his fingers. The feeling was both strange and familiar.

"Then I'll start." He tried playing a few notes, and then smooth music leaped out from his fingertips.

The sound of the piano is as clear as a spring, like water flowing from the fingertips. The afternoon sun warms the pebbles by the stream, and the sunlight is warm on people's faces. When the breeze blows, the wind chimes under the eaves of the window ring.

It makes people want to use all the words to praise the beauty of this moment.

Luo Shixi's movements were clumsy at first, but after he became completely familiar with the keys, his fingers flew quickly and he looked intently at the piano in front of him.

After the song was over, he stopped, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at everyone with a smile.

"I haven't played the piano for a long time, so my hands are a little rusty."

Sun Luo immediately took the lead in applauding, "No, I think Xiaoxi, you played really well! I was completely immersed in it just now."

"Really?" Luo Shixi tilted his head and looked at Sang Huaiyan beside him, "Captain, what do you think?"

Sang Huaiyan nodded, "Very good."

He never gives false compliments, if he says something is good, it really is good.

Luo Shixi knew this and smiled with narrowed eyes.

Xu Xuan watched them from the side, clenched his fist, then walked forward with a smile and said to Luo Shixi: "Xiao Xi, you played really well, but there are a few places that seem to be played wrong. I will teach you again."

Sun Luo was puzzled, "Eh? Was there anything wrong with the notes? Why didn't I hear it?"

Luo Shixi was also confused, "Did I play it wrong just now? I didn't pay attention. Then I'll play it again and you can help me correct it."

He said, and started playing again.

When he was halfway through playing, Xu Xuan came closer. Luo Shixi moved back uncomfortably, increasing the distance between them.

Because his attention was focused elsewhere, his hands paused.

The next second, Xu Xuan's hand covered Luo Shixi's hand and held his hand.

Luo Shixi: "What are you doing?"

He moved and tried to pull his hand back, but Xu Xuan held it even tighter.

Luo Shixi looked at Xu Xuan with a hint of anger in his eyes.

Xu Xuan immediately explained: "Don't misunderstand, Xiaoxi, you don't play this part well, I will teach you myself."

Before Luo Shixi could refute, he wanted to hold Luo Shixi's hand and play the previous section again.

"No, I can do it myself," Luo Shixi pulled his hand out with a little force, looked at Xu Xuan inquiringly, and smiled, "Otherwise, it would be too much trouble for you."

Xu Xuan said: "It's not a problem."

Luo Shixi looked up and smiled at him, then put his eyes coldly back on the piano keys and played the previous bar again.

"I don't hear anything wrong," Sun Luo poked Xia Wenchao, "Did you play it wrong?"

Xia Wenchao also shook his head, "No."

Luo Shixi glanced at Xu Xuan beside him, "Xu, what did I do wrong?"

Xu Xuan smiled and said: "Oh, maybe I heard it wrong the first time, there is no problem at all, you play really well."

Luo Shixi accepted his compliment without any guilt, "Thank you, you play very well too." Then he stood up.

Sun Luo hurriedly pushed the wheelchair over and let Luo Shixi sit on it.

Sang Huaiyan glanced at everyone and said, "Then let's start voting to choose who will be in charge of this part."

Xia Wenchao agreed: "Okay, then let's vote first."

The three of them had their own decisions in their hearts.

Xu Xuan's performance was completely based on technique, while Luo Shixi not only had technique, but also abundant emotion, which could arouse everyone's emotions, so they all wanted to vote for Luo Shixi.

When Xu Xuan heard them talking about voting, his eyes darkened, and then he smiled and said, "No need, voting is not that troublesome."

Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, he continued, "I don't think I play that well. Xiaoxi is better. I voluntarily withdraw from the competition and give this part to Xiaoxi."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Luo Shixi intently.

Luo Shixi frowned imperceptibly and retracted the hand that Xu Xuan had just held.

Logically speaking, there is nothing strange about such an intimate gesture as shaking hands between two boys, and he shouldn't be as sensitive as he is now.

Is it because of my sexual orientation that I pay special attention to this aspect?

Luo Shixi was puzzled.

Hearing that he was going to give the piano part to Luo Shixi, Sun Luo smiled. Just as he was about to congratulate Luo Shixi, he heard Sang Huaiyan say calmly:

"Since you said it's fair competition, then let's decide by voting."

Xu Xuan looked a little embarrassed, "But I think I am not as skilled as others and lost to Xiaoxi."

"You are better than him in terms of technique. After all, he hasn't played the piano for a long time, so the beginning is still awkward." Sang Huaiyan glanced at Xu Xuan without emotion, then looked at Luo Shixi and asked for his opinion, "Is it okay?"

Luo Shixi also felt that voting competition was better, and losing would be fair and square.

He nodded in agreement, "I also think it would be better to decide by voting."

Sun Luo and Xia Wenchao naturally had no objections.

Sang Huaiyan hummed, and asked Xu Xuan and Luo Shixi to turn their backs first, and the three of them discussed the matter.

After they finished discussing, they announced the result in front of the camera. Naturally, Luo Shixi won by three votes and got the opportunity to perform the piano solo.

When Xu Xuan heard Sang Huaiyan announce the results, his hands behind his back clenched tightly.

Now that the parts have been divided, the next thing for the few people to do is to practice non-stop.

Luo Shixi also has to practice the piano part, which is an additional task, so he is naturally busier than ordinary people.

After solving the problem, everyone immediately dispersed and practiced on their own.

Luo Shixi was looking down at the music score when a hand came upon it.

The slender index finger tapped on his music score to attract his attention.

Luo Shixi looked up along his hand and saw Sang Huaiyan's cold and expressionless face.

"What's wrong?" he asked puzzledly.

Sang Huaiyan glanced at the three people who were practicing in the corner and said, "Your roommate wants to see you for something. He's waiting outside now." Then he whispered to Luo Shixi, "Come out with me."

"Oh, okay." Luo Shixi was stunned, quickly closed the music score, pushed the wheelchair and went to the corridor with Sang Huaiyan.

Xu Xuan looked over there and glanced at the camera next to him.

Sang Huaiyan did not stay in the corridor, but pushed Luo Shixi directly to the rooftop.

"What's going on?" Luo Shixi looked at Sang Huaiyan's actions in confusion, "Why are you so secretive?"

Sang Huaiyan found a corner where he could only record the image but not the sound, and turned off the microphone at his ear.

Seeing how serious he was, Luo Shixi was stunned for a moment and turned off his microphone.

"Be careful Xu Xuan."

Sang Huaiyan's first words startled Luo Shixi, "Does he have any problem?"

Sang Huaiyan frowned slightly, which made his already cold and handsome expression look even more formidable. "I don't have any evidence, but I always feel that he is a little strange." Perhaps it was the first time he said this about someone behind his back. He pursed his light-colored lips, looking quite unnatural.

Luo Shixi asked: "What's so strange about it?"

"It's hard to say," Sang Huaiyan said, "I don't know whether he did it intentionally or not, but if he had refused to vote just now and directly given you the position on the grounds that he was not as skilled as others, it would have caused a lot of controversy."

If Xu Xuan really gave up the performance opportunity to Luo Shixi without going through everyone's vote, it would inevitably make it clear that Luo Shixi did not convince others with his strength, and that his win was not glorious. Even if there were more piano playing shots during the broadcast, it would give people a reason to criticize him, especially from Xu Xuan's career fans.

Fu Xifei figured out the key point quickly and looked up at Sang Huaiyan, "So he wants to retreat in order to advance?"

"No, he thought he would definitely lose to you, so he might as well buy a better one." Sang Huaiyan shook his head, "If it was unintentional, it would be fine, but if it was intentional, you need to be wary of this person."

Luo Shixi nodded, "Okay, I understand, thank you, Brother Huaiyan."

He smiled brightly at Sang Huaiyan. The wooden wall lamp in the corner emitted a warm yellow-orange light, which was reflected in his eyes, making his ink-black eyes appear as bright as stars.

Sang Huaiyan looked at his smiling face and moved his fingers.

"You're welcome."

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After Sang Huaiyan told Luo Shixi about this, Luo Shixi kept thinking about it in his heart.

When returning to the dormitory at night, Xu Xuan wanted to send Luo Shixi back, but was rejected by him.

Luo Shixi originally wanted to push the wheelchair back by himself, but Sun Luo quickly ran over to help.

"Let me push you back, Xiaoxi!"

"Okay, thank you for your help then." Luo Shixi smiled at him and loosened his grip on the wheelchair.

Xu Xuan stood behind and watched the two people walk away.

She rejected him but did not reject Sun Luo.

Xu Xuan sneered and turned back to his dormitory.

After Luo Shixi returned to the dormitory, he sat at the desk and poured himself some water.

"Xiao Xi?" Liang Yulan called him.

Luo Shixi was lost in thought and didn't hear it.

"Xiao Xi?" Liang Huanyan called him again, walked over and patted Luo Shixi on the shoulder, "What are you thinking about? The water is about to overflow."

"Oh oh." Luo Shixi quickly let go and looked at the cup. His cup was already full, and the water would flow out if he poured more water.

"What happened today?" Liang Yulan took off his glasses, closed his eyes and pinched his nose bridge to relieve the discomfort.

Seeing this, Luo Shixi took out the eye drops from his drawer and handed them to him.

Liang and Lan dripped two drops and blinked.

The overflowing eye drops flowed down the corners of his eyes, and he casually took a piece of paper and wiped it clean.

Luo Shixi watched Liang Yulan's actions, was silent for a while, and finally told him what happened today.

Finally, he said, "I don't know what's going on. I always feel that Xu Xuan's attitude towards me is weird. And this is the first time I met him, why does he seem so enthusiastic and familiar with me?"

Liang Yulan glanced at Luo Shixi's profile, which looked particularly soft and delicate under the light.

He reached out and crumpled up the tissue paper and threw it into the trash can beside him. He said calmly, "It's simple. He wants to hype up a couple with you."

"Pushing CP?" Luo Shixi frowned in surprise and pointed at himself, "Pushing CP with me?"

"Yes, with you." Liang Yulan looked at Luo Shixi. "You are very popular now, and you have a lot of CP fans. It will be beneficial to hype up a CP with you."

Luo Shixi didn't know whether he should be surprised first that Xu Xuan wanted to create a couple relationship with him, or be surprised how Liang Yulan could understand all this.

Luo Shixi stuttered, "But, but Brother He told me that I can't hype up CPs with other people anymore. There are too many variables. I should cultivate my own fans."

Liang Yulan nodded, "What he said is right, but for Xu Xuan at this stage, hyping up a CP is the fastest way to become popular and grab a good opportunity to debut."

He explained slowly.

Xu Xuan's ranking in the second public performance dropped six places to 15th place, and he was completely squeezed out of the top nine debut positions. If this continues, it will be a big problem whether he can debut successfully.

Xu Xuan was anxious because of his declining ranking, and the people behind him must be even more anxious. Coming up with the method of hyping up the CP is a solution, but they didn't think about whether Luo Shixi wanted to do this.

"No wonder."

After listening to Liang Yulan's analysis, Luo Shixi finally realized what was going on. He felt a chill in his throat. "No wonder when I was playing the piano, he touched my hand and wanted me to play with him. He even said he was helping me correct it."

"He touched your hand?" Liang Yulan was stunned.

Luo Shixi didn’t say this just now.

Luo Shixi didn't notice anything wrong with Liang Yulan's expression and nodded, "Yes, and he sat very close to me. When I came back just now, he wanted to go with me."

Liang Yulan narrowed his eyes, and the look behind the lenses was deep, "Xiaoxi wants to get rid of him?"

Luo Shixi nodded, "Of course I do, but he's on our team, and we'll be on stage together. I'm afraid it wouldn't be a good idea to say it to him directly. What if he gets resentful and doesn't cooperate, and messes up our performance?"

Liang Yulan smiled softly, his voice was cold, "He won't."

"Xu Xuan doesn't dare to joke about his own third public performance. If he really did that, he would be completely and forever out of the chance to debut."

Liang Yulan pushed up his glasses, the lenses flashed, cold and dazzling, "If Xiaoxi is unhappy, I can help Xiaoxi think of a solution?"