Without a Trace

Tang Miao broke up with her boyfriend of ten years. Her boyfriend had fallen in love at first sight with the daughter of the corporation he worked for. After learning he had a girlfriend, the young...

Chapter 33 Chapter 33

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He Xiao asked, and looked up at her. Under the light, the man's pupils looked very light, but his eyes seemed deeper and calmer.

Tang Miao looked him in the eyes and said, "In the hotel where you are staying."

After hearing Tang Miao's words, He Xiao looked at her and his eyelashes moved.

After looking at her for a while, He Xiao withdrew his gaze and responded.

"Um."

After answering, He Xiao said, "Wait here for a while. We are almost done. Let's go back together after we are done."

He Xiao made all the arrangements in just a few words.

After hearing his arrangement, Tang Miao did not refuse. While He Xiao was talking, he took a chair for her. Tang Miao took the chair and sat next to He Xiao.

He Xiao, a signature machine who was always busy signing, suddenly spoke a few words, which was quite eye-catching. When he just started talking to Tang Miao, the fans beside him looked up at them with some surprise and suspicion in their eyes.

As the fans watched, Qi Yuan, who was busy signing autographs, raised his head. He leaned over He Xiao and glanced at Tang Miao, who was sitting next to He Xiao. Seeing Tang Miao, Qi Yuan's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Hey, Miss Tang!"

Qi Yuan shouted in surprise, and Ji Bang beside him leaned over anxiously to look in this direction, and asked as he looked over, "Who is it?"

After Ji Bang asked, Qi Yuan said, "Ah Xiao, neighbor."

Qi Yuan briefly introduced Tang Miao's identity. When Ji Bang looked over, Tang Miao smiled and nodded at him, and also smiled and nodded at Lin Ye who looked over.

"Ah Xiao's neighbor?" Ji Bang was surprised for a moment after seeing Tang Miao. After the surprise, he said, "This is the first time I've met Ah Xiao's neighbor."

"She's a female neighbor," Jibang added.

After Ji Bang finished adding this, He Xiao glanced at him. When He Xiao looked over, Ji Bang quickly retracted his head and lowered his head to continue signing.

Among the four people whizzing by, besides He Xiao, the only one Tang Miao knew was Qi Yuan. The two had met before on their way home. At that time, Qi Yuan and He Xiao had something to do on their way home and ran into Tang Miao and had a few words with her. Qi Yuan knew that she was He Xiao's neighbor and was quite kind to her.

After Ji Bang was looked back by He Xiao, Qi Yuan smiled and touched Ji Bang's head, saying, "Neighbors are neighbors, why do you care whether they are male or female neighbors?"

When Ji Bang was touched on the head by Qi Yuan, he dodged to the side and said fiercely, "Hey, don't touch my head!"

Jibang is the youngest of the four, and he is only 20 this year. In addition to his young age, he is also small, with a baby face, very cute. But when he plays the drums on stage, he is very fierce, which is quite cute.

When he said this, a fan next to him said, "Of course we were surprised to hear it was a female neighbor. At first we thought..."

"What else did you think?" Qi Yuan interrupted the fan. He turned around and smiled at the fan, "Put away your dirty thoughts. Our Xiao is a good person and would never do that."

"It's not our fault that we think wrongly." The fan said, and at the same time he glanced at Tang Miao and said, "Didn't you hear what the first thing He Xiao said when he saw my sister? He asked where my sister lived. With just one sentence, who wouldn't think wrongly?"

After she finished speaking, Qi Yuan smiled and said, "Ah Xiao asked Miss Tang where she lived because he thought it would be unsafe for her to go home alone so late at night after coming to the music festival, so he asked her where she lived so that he could send her home together. She and Ah Xiao are neighbors, so of course he has to take care of her when she is away from home."

After saying that, Qi Yuan nudged He Xiao, who was still signing next to him, and said, "Is it Ah Xiao?"

After Qi Yuan asked this, He Xiao lowered his head and signed his name, neither saying yes nor no.

He Xiao didn't say anything. Qi Yuan spread his hands and said, "Not saying anything means you agree. Our Xiao doesn't talk much."

When Qi Yuan said this, the fans all laughed. While the fans were laughing, Tang Miao looked in Qi Yuan's direction and also laughed along with his words.

The atmosphere between the fans and the whistling fans was quite good. Although He Xiao was a man of few words, Qi Yuan was really good at warming up the crowd. With just a few words, he made the scene lively and not awkward.

When she looked at Qi Yuan with a smile, Qi Yuan also looked at her with a smile.

"When did Miss Tang come here?"

Not only did Qi Yuan chat with fans to warm up the audience, he even took care of Tang Miao. After looking at her, Qi Yuan lowered his head to continue signing autographs, and asked her a question while signing autographs as if chatting.

After Qi Yuan asked, Tang Miao said, "This morning."

"Take the bullet train?" Qi Yuan asked.

"right."

"That was pretty fast."

"Yeah, two hours."

The Qingcheng that whizzed past was not directly from Huaicheng. They had performed two shows in other cities in the past two days, so they came from other cities. However, Qingcheng was not far from Huaicheng. It took only two hours by train.

While Tang Miao was talking, Qi Yuan also signed a name. After signing, he looked up and saw the autograph book in Tang Miao's hand. Seeing the autograph book in Tang Miao's hand, Qi Yuan remembered that Tang Miao had just lined up here to sign. Thinking of this, Qi Yuan looked at He Xiao and complained.

"Ah Xiao, you are such a fool. Miss Tang is your neighbor after all. You see her every day. But if someone wants your autograph, they have to come to the music festival and queue up."

After being complained by Qi Yuan, He Xiao lowered his head to sign autographs and ignored him. Tang Miao listened to his words and quickly explained: "No, no, it's my first time to come to the music festival. I heard that your band was signing autographs, so I came to queue up to experience it."

After Tang Miao finished speaking, Qi Yuan was shocked.

"First time at a music festival?"

"Yeah." Tang Miao smiled.

When Tang Miao was smiling, Qi Yuan also observed her. It was obvious that Tang Miao had a different temperament from the fans at the music festival. Most of the bands at the music festival played modern and unrestrained music, but Tang Miao, wearing a long dress, plain makeup, and a light smile, looked like a classical music with a plain tune.

Speaking of classical music, the last time we met, she seemed to have said that she was a piano teacher.

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan smiled and asked Tang Miao, "Then why did you suddenly want to come to the music festival?"

Most music festival fans like the atmosphere of the festival and come to the festival with their friends to have fun. But Tang Miao didn't seem to be noisy and seemed to come alone.

Tang Miao was slightly stunned by Qi Yuan's question, but since she came to the music festival, she naturally had her own considerations. She looked at Qi Yuan and said, "I just want to come and take a look."

"I have a colleague who likes the band very much. He took me to Guitu to see your performance before, and then recommended me to come to the music festival, so I came here," said Tang Miao.

This reason is quite reasonable, both rational and plain, and quite consistent with her personality.

After Tang Miao finished speaking, Qi Yuan looked at He Xiao again and complained.

"Ah Xiao, you are such a fool. Miss Tang is your neighbor after all. Why didn't you bring Miss Tang with you when you performed this time? You are so unfriendly."

Before Qi Yuan finished complaining, Tang Miao interrupted him and said, "No, I didn't have time a few days ago. I only have time today."

"Are you on vacation?" Qi Yuan asked casually.

Tang Miao said, "I asked for leave."

After Tang Miao finished speaking, Ji Bang leaned over and looked at her with bright eyes and said, "You didn't take a special leave to watch our performance, did you?"

As soon as he popped his head out, Qi Yuan knocked him on the head with a pen and said, "You're going to take a special leave to watch our performance. Didn't you ask for leave a few days ago?"

After being hit on the head, Ji Bang yelled "Ah" and rushed towards Qi Yuan again. Tang Miao watched them making a fuss with a smile, while Lin Ye asked a question.

"What happened to you for asking for leave?"

Lin Ye was the oldest and calmest of the four, elegant and gentle. After he finished speaking, Tang Miao leaned forward, met his gaze, and said with a smile.

"It's not a big deal."

"I'm a piano teacher. My fingers have been feeling a little uncomfortable these days, so I'm asking for leave."

After Tang Miao finished speaking, Lin Ye smiled and nodded, "Is that so?"

After saying this, he lowered his head and signed.

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The signing lasted for more than an hour.

By the time they finished signing, the festival was almost empty. The staff was still dismantling the stage. Qi Yuan handed over the tables and chairs to the organizer. Then the car came to pick them up, and several people got in the car together.

When getting in the car, Qi Yuan sat in the passenger seat as usual, Lin Ye and Ji Bang sat in the back, and Tang Miao went to the first row. After a while, the door opened and He Xiao sat next to her.

After He Xiao sat down, the car door was opened. A day's work was over and fatigue swept over him. Qi Yuan stretched out in the passenger seat and said lazily.

ā€œI’m so tired.ā€

The Whistling Pass has been performed for three days. One show a day, three days in a row, the fatigue accumulates, even if you are young, you should be tired.

After he finished complaining, Jibang, who was playing games on his phone behind him, said, "Why do you take so many games?"

"Did I accept that?" Qi Yuan turned around and said to Ji Bang, "That's all favors. When Howling Pass was not popular before, it was these music festivals that invited us. Now that we are popular, they invite us but we don't go, so as not to be stabbed in the back, right?"

No band becomes popular right after it is released. Although the road of Howling Passing was much smoother than that of other bands, when it was first established, there were only He Xiao and Qi Yuan, two young boys. Other than being handsome, no one knew their specific abilities.

At that time, they performed at one music festival after another and accumulated the results they have today.

Of course, in addition to these, it is also inseparable from the joint efforts of four people.

After hearing what Qi Yuan said, Ji Bang was silent. Lin Ye said, "Okay, there is no performance tomorrow, you can have a good rest."

Despite the intense schedule, Qi Yuan would always take a day off between three shows to allow the band to rest.

The main thing is that they are fine. He Xiao keeps singing, which is bad for his voice.

"Yes, we can rest now." Qi Yuan said this with satisfaction. After that, Qi Yuan said, "Oh, by the way, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

The four of us went to the music festival at about 6pm. Before the show, the weather was hot and everyone had no appetite. We ate almost nothing and only drank some water. Now that the show was over and we didn't have to rush to travel tomorrow, we had to go out for a meal.

"I see there's a good food stall here that's famous for its crayfish," said Jibang.

"Let's go to that one." Qi Yuan made the decision immediately.

After making the decision, Qi Yuan picked up his still damp clothes and said, "But I have to go back and take a shower and change clothes first, otherwise I will feel very uncomfortable."

Generally, large outdoor music festivals do not have air conditioning. Even at night, the weather is very hot and stuffy. Therefore, music festivals will arrange water fans, which blow air and spray water at the same time, to prevent the scene from being too hot and causing band members and fans to faint.

This happens at every music festival.

The water was quite comfortable and created a nice atmosphere when it was sprinkled on me, but my whole body was wet afterwards and it couldn't dry for a while, and it was uncomfortable to touch my skin.

After Qi Yuan said this, Tang Miao glanced at the air-conditioning vents beside his legs.

While she was watching, Qi Yuan turned around and glanced at her, saying, "Hey, Miss Tang, you can come too."

After hearing what Qi Yuan said, Tang Miao looked up at him. She really didn't eat anything today. She just drank a cup of soy milk in the morning and had a meal at three in the afternoon. But after standing all night, all the excitement was consumed.

But Tang Miao didn't plan to go.

Their band had been performing all night and they finally had some time to relax. As an outsider, she decided not to join in the fun.

Thinking of this, Tang Miao smiled and said, "I don't need it..."

Before she finished speaking, He Xiao asked, "Have you eaten?"

After He Xiao asked, Tang Miao turned around and looked at him.

He Xiao hadn't said much since he got on the bus. He was the most tired person in the band. He was not only responsible for playing the keyboard, but also singing. After a while of silence, when he spoke, his voice was low and slightly hoarse, which was like hot wind caressing the skin beside her ears in the dark car.

"No." Tang Miao said.

After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao didn't say anything else, just looked at her.

And he didn't need to speak, Tang Miao could understand what he meant just by looking at him. She looked at He Xiao, her eyes moved slightly under the shadow, and said.

"That's troublesome."

"Hey, what's the trouble? It's just one more pair of chopsticks!" Qi Yuan smiled and turned away when he heard Tang Miao agree.

After this topic was over, no one in the car spoke anymore. The driver was driving, Qi Yuan was resting on the seat with his head in his arms, Ji Bang and Lin Ye were playing with their phones in the back, and occasionally the sound and images of games could be heard in the car.

Tang Miao sat in her seat, looking down at the air-conditioning vent in front of her. After looking for a while, she moved the vent's paddle towards her.

After dialing the dial, Tang Miao sat back in her seat. She smelled the cool air and familiar woody scent emanating from He Xiao beside her, and asked in a low voice.

"Are you cold?"

When your clothes are wet, you will feel even colder if a cool breeze blows on your body.

He Xiao's body was still wet. He was wearing a black T-shirt. Even when she was sitting next to him, she could feel the cold dampness on his body.

He Xiao was originally resting with his eyes closed. When Tang Miao moved beside him, he noticed her movements. The cold air blowing directly beside his legs seemed to change direction due to her movements.

After Tang Miao asked, He Xiao opened his eyes and lowered his eyes to look at the dial of the air-conditioning vent beside his leg.

The woman's voice was soft, as if she had used a tone that only he could hear. He Xiao looked at the air-conditioning vents in front of him and responded calmly.

"Um."

"cold."