Ding Kemeng was furious at Lu Ziyin's shameless behavior, but she was currently playing a crucial piece of music and didn't dare to make a sound to drive him away!

Despite her resentment, Ding Kemeng forced herself to play the entire piece with Sun Yanzhi. Lu Ziyin watched Ding Kemeng play the piano without restraint and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the piece.

After the piece ended, Sun Yanzhi put down his violin, walked up to Ding Kemeng, and said happily, "We cooperated very well this time. I believe our program will be very popular!"

Ding Kemeng's mind was entirely on Lu Ziyin at the moment, and she had no time to chat with Sun Yanzhi. When she heard that he was right, she could only smile and nod repeatedly to indicate her agreement.

Sun Yanzhi noticed Ding Kemeng's impatience and found it strange. Then, seeing Ding Kemeng looking behind him, he couldn't resist his curiosity and turned around. "What are you looking at? What's behind me... Lu—Lu classmate!" Sun Yanzhi's voice instantly rose.

How could that ruthless Lu Ziyin be in the music room! Didn't he have a sign hanging up in the music room? Doesn't he know how to read signs?!

"You're going to play this piece for the competition?" Lu Ziyin leaned on the podium, looking quite languid.

"W-What's wrong?" Is this piece of music not nice? Sun Yanzhi was a little nervous, afraid that Lu Ziyin would say the piece was bad and force him to change it now.

Ding Kemeng could tell that Sun Yanzhi was scared without even looking closely; his voice was trembling. She really didn't know what he was afraid of.

Ding Kemeng rolled her eyes at Lu Ziyin and said first, "Minister Sun, the music is very nice, let's continue practicing, don't pay attention to him!"

Sun Yanzhi wondered if he had misheard. Who should he pay attention to? Lu Ziyin? How could he ignore him? Such a formidable figure was sitting right behind him, doing nothing but staring at him. How could he concentrate on his practice?

Seeing Sun Yanzhi's frightened expression, Lu Ziyin smiled silently, stepped down from the podium, walked past Sun Yanzhi, and went to Ding Kemeng's side. Leaning against the piano, she stared at Ding Kemeng, but spoke to Sun Yanzhi: "Mengbao is right, the piece is quite nice. You don't need to worry about me, just keep practicing."

He had said it, but Sun Yanzhi still didn't dare to move.

Lu Ziyin was so close, he was indeed afraid!

Ding Kemeng was speechless. She looked at Lu Ziyin and said, "Aren't you going to sleep? Go back to sleep!" What are you doing in the music classroom? Look how scared Sun Yanzhi is!

Lu Ziyin hadn't expected Ding Kemeng to send him away. He pouted and said, "I just wanted to watch you play the piano. I didn't cause any trouble!" After saying that, Lu Ziyin turned to look at Sun Yanzhi, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "Right, Sun?"

That same laugh again! Sun Yanzhi got goosebumps and quickly said, "Yes, it won't affect anything, it won't affect anything! Ding Kemeng, just let Lu Ziyin stay here, I don't mind, I don't mind!" He really didn't mind, so Boss Lu, please don't look at him anymore, he can't take it!

Ding Kemeng glanced helplessly at Sun Yanzhi, sighed, and said to Lu Ziyin, "Then don't cause trouble!"

Lu Ziyin smiled ingratiatingly, "I'm very well-behaved, I definitely won't cause trouble!"

With that assurance in hand, Ding Kemeng stopped paying attention to Lu Ziyin and let him stay in the music classroom while she resumed practicing her piece. Sun Yanzhi was afraid, but he still had to practice. The two played together twice more, and although it wasn't as harmonious as before, they at least finished the whole piece.

Ding Kemeng had taken leave from her afternoon classes because they weren't core subjects, and she wanted more time to practice. Sun Yanzhi, on the other hand, couldn't take leave because he had core subjects in the afternoon, so after practicing during the lunch break, he practically fled the music room. Ding Kemeng was left to continue practicing in the music room.

Lu Ziyin was happy to be alone with Ding Kemeng. She thoughtfully closed the music classroom door and shamelessly squeezed onto the same stool as Ding Kemeng, watching her practice the piano up close.

As the song ended, Ding Kemeng turned to the person beside her and asked, "Aren't you going to class?" The first class of the afternoon was already halfway through, wasn't Lu Ziyin going to class?

"Didn't you not go either?" Lu Ziyin retorted.

"Can I be compared to you? I took leave, and I'm not here to play around; I need to practice my routine!"

“Oh, then I’ll take leave too, just like you,” Lu Ziyin replied casually, without changing her expression.

"You!" Even though she knew Lu Ziyin was talking nonsense, Ding Kemeng couldn't find the words to refute him. Ding Kemeng was so angry that her face turned red. She turned her head and pressed a key on the piano hard. The piano made a piercing sound, and she seemed to calm down a little.

"Don't be angry, you'll hurt yourself." Lu Ziyin's eyes were full of smiles as she patted Ding Kemeng's head and comforted her.

Ding Kemeng brushed his hand away, didn't look at him, and remained silent for a while. Lu Zizheng was wondering why she suddenly stopped talking when Ding Kemeng's voice suddenly rang out: "Lu Ziyin, do you... like me?"

"Is it something?" Lu Ziyin waited for a long time but didn't get a complete answer, so she asked curiously, "Mengbao, what do you want to ask?"

Ding Kemeng stared at Lu Ziyin's puzzled expression for a long while, then finally shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I don't have anything to ask. I'll continue playing the piano, don't bother me." Ding Kemeng was scared. She was afraid that Lu Ziyin would say no. He had disappeared for a month and a half without saying a word to her, and when he came back, he didn't explain anything. Lu Ziyin was like this, and she was still presumptuously asking him if he liked her. Wasn't that stupid...?

Lu Ziyin vaguely sensed that Ding Kemeng's question was important to him, but no matter how he pressed her, Ding Kemeng refused to answer. The piano music started playing again in the music room. Lu Ziyin lowered his head, glanced at Ding Kemeng, and didn't press her further.

Let's wait until the little one is willing to talk, then he can listen.

Ding Kemeng spent the entire afternoon in the music classroom, and Lu Ziyin also spent half a day with her there.

When the bell rang, Ding Kemeng stopped playing, gently closed the piano lid, and stood up.

"Have you gone back?" Lu Ziyin also stood up and asked.

Ding Kemeng nodded, "Yes, it's getting late, time to go home." School is over, and we've had enough practice time for today.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to get something to eat?" Lu Ziyin asked.

Ding Kemeng rubbed her stomach; she was indeed a little hungry, but school was over, and she could go home for dinner.

"It's okay, school's over anyway, I can go home and get something to eat."

Lu Ziyin glanced at Ding Kemeng's shrunken belly and said, "You'll probably starve to death when you get home. Come on, I'll take you to get something to eat first!" With that, Lu Ziyin took her hand and half-pushed Ding Kemeng, leading her out of the music classroom.

Pushed along the way, Ding Kemeng couldn't break free and finally had to give in, following Lu Ziyin to the cafeteria first.

Although Xiushui High School does not require students to live on campus, all second and third-year students are required to attend evening self-study sessions. To make it easier for students to eat, the school cafeteria is open in the evenings as well.