Gu Youran's fingertips gently stroked the words on the edge of the music score.
The date, August 17, 2008, made her heart tremble.
This was the day before my adoptive father was killed.
"Teacher always marks the music he writes for you like this," Yunye explained softly, "He said this is his lifelong regret. That year when you were practicing the piano..."
"The piano stand suddenly fell over," Gu Youran said, memories flooding back. "The broken glass scratched this place."
Her fingers unconsciously stroked the inside of her left wrist, where the shallow scar had long since become smooth.
Yunye nodded. "Later, he modified all the piano stands and invented the wrist-guard capo."
She took out a dark blue velvet box from her bag. "This is the final improved version he made. It was originally intended to be your birthday present..."
When Gu Youran took the box, she found that her fingertips were trembling slightly.
When she lifted the lid, a delicate silver capo lay inside.
Under the light, she could clearly see the two lines of words engraved on the inside:
【sorry】
【I love you】
Her fingers gently traced the words, as if she could feel the mood of her adoptive father when he carved them.
Gu Youran's gaze fell on the silver ring on Yunye's little finger, "Is this ring... given to you by Allen?"
Yunye stopped arranging the music score and looked down at the silver ring on his finger.
Her fingertips gently stroked the ring surface, as if caressing a precious memory.
"At the age of fourteen, I was admitted to the Royal Academy of Music's Junior Program on an exceptional basis."
"On the day of the interview, the teacher came back specially and took me to register in person. This ring is the enrollment gift he gave me."
Gu Youran noticed that when Yun Ye turned the ring, a silver light flashed on the inside of the ring.
There must be something engraved there, but she couldn't see it clearly.
"As for why it's worn on the little finger..."
Yunye raised his head, his eyes gentle. "Teacher said that the little finger is farthest from the heart, so it won't be swayed by emotions; but it is closest to the strings, so it can always feel the pulse of the music."
Gu Youran unconsciously touched her little finger.
She remembered that when her adoptive father played the guitar, his little finger was always the first to touch the strings and the last to leave.
That seemingly casual habit actually hides such a deep meaning.
"Just like his music," Gu Youran said softly, "it seems careless, but it always touches the deepest part of the soul."
A hint of approval flashed in Yunye's eyes.
She put the last sheet of music into her briefcase, stood up, and said, "Then let's meet Director Cen at Xingyao Entertainment tomorrow at nine o'clock?"
"good."
Gu Youran nodded in agreement and put the script and box into her bag.
After watching Yun Ye leave, Gu Youran stood in the corridor for a while before turning around and walking into the next room.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Shi Heng stand up quickly and almost knocked over Gu Xun's coffee.
"You're finally here," Gu Xun said, sipping his coffee slowly. "If you hadn't come, Hengzi would have dragged my carpet out of the canyon."
Shi Heng ignored him and quickly walked up to Gu Youran, carefully examining her expression. "How did the conversation go?"
Gu Youran said, "I decided to take on this film."
She turned to Gu Xun, "But I have a condition - I have to see patients at Kangrui Hospital as usual in the morning, and then go to film in the afternoon."
Gu Xun's coffee cup stopped in mid-air. "This time arrangement..."
"no!"
Shi Heng interrupted directly, "Your body hasn't fully recovered yet."
Gu Youran held his hand and said, "I'm fine."
Turning to Gu Xun, he said, "The director should be able to coordinate, right?"
"sure!"
Gu Xun quickly agreed, glanced at Shi Heng's expression, and added, "I'll discuss the specific arrangements with the director tomorrow..."
"I'll invest 30 million."
Shi Heng pushed the check in front of Gu Xun and tapped the table with his fingers.
"The conditions are that a professional medical team must be provided and filming should not exceed three hours per day."
Gu Xun's eyes lit up and he immediately took the check, "Hengzi is really straightforward!"
As the boss of Xingyao Entertainment, he was already calculating the box office revenue of this movie.
The presence of the rock queen Youran, whose identity has just been revealed, coupled with her legendary life story, will definitely spark a lot of discussion.
He deftly took out his tablet and pulled up the electronic contract.
"The medical team will be in place tomorrow, and the shooting time will be arranged as you requested." Gu Xun agreed readily.
I glanced at the amount of the check and was overjoyed.
This is much higher than the investment amount he expected.
Just as the two finished signing the agreement, there was a knock on the office door.
"Come in." Gu Xun looked up.
The door opened and Lina walked in.
Seeing Shi Heng and Gu Youran, she opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Lenna?!"
She hurried forward excitedly, "Is it really you? I'm a huge fan of yours!"
Shi Heng introduced, "This is Lina, the granddaughter of my partner in Country Y."
Gu Youran looked at the blonde girl in front of him and extended his hand. "Hello."
Lina held Gu Youran's hands with both of hers and said excitedly, "I've collected all your albums! I've been searching for the vinyl record of 'Like You' for two whole years!"
It turned out that she was there to pick up the dress for the charity dinner and to thank Gu Xun.
"My new store in Shengshi Mingdu will open in three days."
Lina looked at Gu Youran with shining eyes, "Can you please come and cut the ribbon? This means a lot to me!"
Gu Youran was infected by her enthusiasm and nodded in agreement, "I'd be happy to."
"Very good!"
Lina happily took out her phone and said, "Can we add each other on WeChat? I'll send you the details of the opening."
The two added each other on WeChat.
Lina excitedly added, "Your classic songs will be played throughout the store. It would be perfect if you could perform a short segment live!"
Gu Youran looked at Shi Heng with questioning eyes.
Shi Heng sighed helplessly.
After all, Shengshi Mingdu is part of the Shi Group. As the boss, he finally nodded and said, "I will ask the mall security department to fully cooperate."
"Very good!"
Lina excitedly took Gu Youran's arm and said, "Why don't you go to my shop now? You'll definitely like the decoration style!"
Gu Youran was infected by her enthusiasm and turned to give Shi Heng an apologetic smile.
Just as Shi Heng was about to speak, Lina playfully assured him, "Don't worry, Mr. Shi, I will definitely send Lenna back to the Shi Group safely after lunch!"
Gu Xun suddenly interrupted, "I'm going to Shengshi Mingdu, shall we go together?"
His eyes never left Lina.
After the two ladies left, Shi Heng held Gu Xun's shoulders.
"Do you know how many international brands Shengshi Mingdu rejected last year? Lina's brand was able to be accepted because her grandfather and I have an important business partnership."
"You should be aware of the Rosenberg family's influence in Country Y. Her grandfather even had to give way to the royal family."
Shi Heng said meaningfully, "You'd better put that thought away."
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