Chapter 14 I will work hard QAQ

Xia Linxing returned to the floor where the training classroom was located.

The other trainees were still maintaining the same non-stop training state of spinning and jumping that he had seen when he arrived, completely oblivious to everything else and fully focused on preparing for their first stage.

Xia Linxing quietly stretched his head out and looked in front of each classroom door. Finally, he chose a classroom with fewer people, pushed open the door, and tiptoed to the last corner of the classroom.

There is an electronic keyboard in the corner.

"999..." Xia Linxing sat down in front of the piano, found a pair of Bluetooth headphones and put them on his ears to pretend, and said to the system 999: "Let's start practicing now!"

"Okay, kid!" System 999 immediately turned on the song accompaniment, connected to the printer in the practice room, and printed out the music score.

Xia Linxing placed the music score on the music stand and began to dig out the distant memories of playing the piano from his childhood.

"Do-Re-Mi..." He pressed a few keys tentatively.

Xia Linxing originally thought that it would take him a long time to get familiar with it again, but when his fingers hovered above the keys, it felt like seeing an old friend after a long separation, a sense of strangeness mixed with a hint of familiarity.

The first chord fell, and although his fingers, which had not played for a long time, felt as clumsy as if they were wearing gloves, Xia Linxing did not stop.

A staccato melody rang out in the corner, and muscle memory sent out a faint signal, but it was not enough to make the played melody smooth.

But Xia Linxing didn't stop.

He practiced over and over again... Gradually, his fingers began to find the rhythm, and the memory buried deep in his muscles slowly awakened: the jumping of notes was no longer intermittent, even if there was still a little trembling and uncertainty, it was enough to outline the outline of the melody.

Time passed minute by minute, and other trainees in the classroom came and went. I don’t know how many waves of people changed, but Xia Linxing always concentrated on practicing.

The sunlight shone obliquely through the window onto the piano keys, and the white and slender fingers jumped back and forth on the black and white keys.

At that moment, Xia Linxing seemed to have returned to his childhood, when his little self was practicing piano in the piano room with his mother; his body swayed gently to the melody of the music, his fingertips began to become lighter, and the movements of his wrists became more natural.

Gradually, the sound of the piano became less harsh. Although it was not perfect yet, Xia Linxing was able to play the song smoothly.

"Great job, kid!" System 999 applauded Xia Linxing.

Xia Linxing smiled shyly, revealing two dimples on her cheeks. She was obviously happy about her progress.

"The playing seems to be fine for now, so let's learn to sing..." System 999 made full preparations and quickly threw out a bunch of theoretical knowledge. "These are some singing tips I found online. Take a look, dear!"

One person dared to teach, and the other dared to learn. Xia Linxing actually studied these pure theoretical knowledge honestly.

However, anyone who has studied knows that if people can apply theoretical knowledge to practice, then everyone will be a genius. So Xia Linxing soon encountered difficulties.

"999..." Xia Linxing pointed to the high notes in the song, looking troubled: "Here... I seem to have trouble singing."

"What does this theory about 'using the abdomen, not the throat' mean?"

Xia Linxing pressed her soft belly, and then followed the theoretical knowledge of "using abdominal force" and sucked in her belly very hard.

"If..." Xia Linxing sang the high-note lyrics, trying to sing the high notes according to the theory.

But maybe it was because his way of exerting force was wrong, but as soon as he uttered the first word, his vocal cords split, and a thin and sharp sound leaked out of his throat, making Xia Linxing feel more like a cat with its neck strangled.

Xia Linxing: QAQ

"It's okay, kid!" System 999 immediately consoled Xia Linxing after noticing he was feeling down. "We haven't learned this before, so being able to sing like this is already great—"

"Oh my god, what is this you are singing about!"

An unceremonious voice interrupted System 999's encouragement.

Xia Linxing and System 999 looked at the same time, and saw a golden-haired trainee leaning against a wall not far away, looking at them with a mocking expression.

"You are..." Xia Linxing's gaze slowly moved down and landed on the name tag with his name on the other person's clothes.

Oh, this blonde trainee is called Zhao Jian.

"Zhao Jian, I'm sorry, what did you say just now?" Xia Linxing's upbringing made him stand up obediently when talking to a stranger. He faced Zhao Jian and said honestly, "I didn't hear you clearly just now."

Zhao Jian, who was originally waiting for Xia Linxing to explode, suddenly felt his breath stuck in his chest.

He took two deep breaths and said, "I said—"

"What the hell was that thing you just sang? It was terrible!"

"Did you hear clearly this time?!"

Zhao Jian came here deliberately to cause trouble.

He knew full well that, for safety's sake, he shouldn't do this. Although he had previously confirmed that these training rooms would only have recording cameras near the mirrors, filming only the mirrors; and that places like Xia Linxing and the corner he was currently in were generally not monitored, there was still the possibility that the production team would suddenly have a whim and suddenly switch cameras.

But Zhao Jian couldn't control himself. Especially since he hadn't practiced at all before seeing Xia Linxing. Finally, before tomorrow's performance, he saw Xia Linxing in the training room, but Xia Linxing looked completely unprepared. This attitude, which made it clear that she was just here to have fun and fool around for the first stage, made Zhao Jian furious!

The rich young master clearly has no interest in talent shows or debuting, so why on earth would he want to snatch the rare debut opportunity from low-level trainees like them?!

Whenever Zhao Jian thought about his friend being taken away by such a person, his heart was filled with anger and resentment.

So, even though Zhao Jian's initial urge to find fault was less intense after being interrupted, he still went all out. As long as the two of them were in the camera and there wasn't a physical altercation, there was no need to worry about being discovered. This corner was far from the camera, and with music playing outside, there was no need to worry about their voices being heard.

So, Zhao Jian boldly opened the microphone: "If you don't know, you might think you are singing an original song..."

"After listening to you sing for a while, even those who don't have any problems are being led away by you..."

"Are you planning to perform (your first stage) in this state tomorrow?"

"What do you think this show is? A casual game?"

"Ah?" Xia Linxing stared at Zhao Jian blankly, as if he was stunned by the sarcastic scolding.

Zhao Jian cursed to his heart's content, and looked at Xia Linxing triumphantly, waiting with great anticipation for Xia Linxing's counterattack after he came to his senses.

It would be best if Xia Linxing could attack him directly, just like he did on the stairs before.

Zhao Jian was secretly planning when he saw Xia Linxing suddenly bowed to him: "I'm sorry!"

Zhao Jian: “……?”

"I'm sorry to bother you..." Xia Linxing raised his head sheepishly, his cheeks flushed. He actually knew that his singing just now was not very good, so he did not think too much about Zhao Jian's accusation, but honestly accepted it.

"I'll keep my voice down."

"I'm trying not to disturb you QAQ..."

Zhao Jian, who was already ready and waiting for Xia Linxing to lose his temper, said: "?!!!"