Thanks to this glowing fox balloon, Shi Jin obviously received more attention in the crowd.

To some extent, it can be considered as an alternative way of achieving Yu Ci's idea - it is indeed not easy to lose, right?

Fortunately, Shi Jin was used to having a cold expression, so he could handle all the attention along the way calmly.

A passerby was attracted by the balloon and followed the balloon to see the handsome young man. He was about to approach and talk to him, but was forced back by a look from the tall man next to the young man.

Yu Ci looked at the passers-by who were driven away by his gaze, and withdrew his gaze with satisfaction. He tilted his head to look at Shi Jin and asked in a low voice: "Shall we go see the band?"

On the last day of National Day every year, there will be performances on the central stage of Huajie, and the finale is a band performance.

The music they just heard somewhere else was played by the singer, and the band will come out at the end.

According to past practices, now is about the time for the band to appear on stage.

Perhaps for this reason, there are more people on the main street.

Shi Jin grabbed the balloon that was flying around and tightened the string to ensure that the balloon would not hit anyone else: "Okay."

Soon the two followed the crowd to the main stage in the center of Flower Street.

There were more people here, and more couples and children holding balloons, so Shi Jin's balloon was no longer out of place.

He pursed his lips, grabbed the balloon's string and pulled it to his side.

The singer on the stage finished his last song and left the stage amid the cheers of the audience.

The host took the microphone and introduced the next performance. After a long introduction, the performing band came on stage.

This is a rock band that is well-known across the country.

After the band came on stage, Shi Jin felt that the cheers around him became much louder.

After a brief warm-up, the band on stage officially began their performance.

The strong rhythmic rock music created a wave of enthusiasm under the stage. Some excited audience members even took off their coats, held them in their hands and shouted along.

My blood is boiling.

Shi Jin stood at the side of the stage. Although the visual effect was not as good as the front of the stage, the auditory effect was the same.

He stood and listened for a while, and noticed that there were a few people standing together not far to the side, and the one leading them was frowning and angry.

It seemed that one of the people wearing a work badge said something, and the person in the lead glanced over here and quickly walked to the side of the stage.

Shi Jin compared his walking trajectory and found that he seemed to be coming towards them.

He frowned: "Yu Ci."

The music around him was too loud, and his voice dissipated into the air as soon as it came out.

Shi Jin pursed her lips, reached out and gently pulled the corner of Yu Ci's clothes, and raised her voice: "Yu Ci."

Yu Ci didn't hear it, but he felt it.

He tilted his head and put his ear close to Shi Jin's face: "What did you say?"

After their commotion, the man who was walking towards them was already in front of them.

He first politely introduced himself: "Hello, I am a staff member of the organizer of the National Day Voice event."

The music on the stage was too loud, and Yu Ci only heard bits and pieces of what some staff members said. He nodded: "And then?"

"It's like this..." The man started talking, and he obviously realized that the music was too loud. He raised his voice and said, "It's a bit noisy in here. Can we talk to one side?"

"Don't worry, we won't have to walk far. Just go to the tree next to us."

Yu Ci asked Shi Jin: "Are you going?"

Shi Jin looked at the tree the man mentioned. It was indeed not far away, just beside the stage, so he nodded and said, "Let's take a look."

When they followed the man to the tree, the man politely said, "It's like this, we just saw you playing the piano."

He looked at Yu Ci and said, "You played the piano over there in the square just now so well, it was simply—"

"Just say it straight." Yu Ci interrupted his flattery: "My roommate wants to watch the band performance."

Shi Jin's hand holding the string of the balloon paused slightly. He looked up at Yu Ci and pursed his lips.

The man smiled even more broadly. "Then I'll be frank. We would like to invite you to perform a piece on stage after the band finishes playing. Anything is fine, as long as you're good at it."

"Isn't this the band's last performance?"

"It was like this in previous years." The man said, "But this year, they have arranged an extra session, inviting audience members who can play music to perform on stage. For some reason, the person we originally contacted suddenly couldn't be contacted..."

To be on the safe side, people are contacted in advance for such large-scale stage performances, and they are invited to the stage at the necessary times to avoid any unexpected situations.

But the man didn't expect that the person he had contacted suddenly disappeared at this time.

Just when he was getting anxious, he heard the staff say that they saw the person who had just played the piano in the central square on the side of the stage. He was so excited that he ran towards the person without any preparation.

The man stared at Yu Ci closely, fearing that he would refuse: "We will provide you with compensation, or if you want a gift, we also have it..."

Yu Ci frowned, and just as he was about to refuse, he remembered something and looked to the side: "Do you want to hear more?"

Shi Jin paused slightly, and nodded gently under the man's extremely nervous gaze: "I want to."

"Okay." Yu Ci raised his eyebrows and asked the man standing beside him, "What's the process?"

The man was overjoyed and said quickly, "It's very simple. Just stand in the position you were just in. The host will invite the audience to the stage during the interactive session. Just go up after you receive the invitation."

After briefly introducing the process to the two of them, the man quickly returned to the backstage, presumably to discuss the process with the host.

Shi Jin and Yu Ci returned to the side of the stage.

The band's performance on the stage was coming to an end. After a passionate performance, the lead singer led the band to take a bow.

The host asked the band to stay and introduce their instruments to the audience.

Someone was moving a piano in the backstage. Shi Jin watched for a while and suddenly asked, "When did you start learning piano?"

Yu Ci replied quickly: "Five years old."

"Not only piano, but also drums, guitar, violin and bass, I learned a little bit of all of them, but the drums are still my best." Yu Ci said with a curled lip corner: "My mom saw what other children learned and signed me up for a class when she came back."

If his father hadn't stopped him, Zhong Ling would probably have continued to report for him.

Shi Jin: "Will it be tiring?"

"It's okay actually." Yu Ci touched his nose: "Except for the bass, I really wasn't interested in it, so I stopped the class halfway through, and basically learned all the others."

"It's okay to be tired, but my hands hurt." He stretched out his hand in front of Shi Jin and showed the calluses on his fingers generously: "When I was learning guitar, if the position or method of exerting force was not correct, the guitar strings would scratch my fingers. These calluses are basically left from that time."

Shi Jin's gaze followed his words and fell to his fingertips.

Before this, Shi Jin rarely saw Yu Ci's fingers. Most of the time, he would only see them when he handed something to him, but he basically couldn't see his fingers.

But now I see it.

Shi Jin reached out and touched the calloused fingertips, pursing his lips slightly: "...Does it still hurt now?"

"It doesn't hurt." Yu Ci retracted his fingers and didn't let him continue touching: "I'd rather not rub you so that it hurts."

The calluses on his fingertips have been there for a while, and even he would occasionally get scratched by himself, let alone Shi Jin.

Shi Jin frowned: "I'm not that fragile."

"Um."

Yu Ci chuckled: "Then it hurts me."

The part on stage has come to audience interaction.

The host pointed at the musical instruments carried onto the stage and extended an invitation to the audience: "Are there any friends who can play music who would like to take the initiative to perform on stage? Friends who go on stage will receive exquisite gifts——"

The atmosphere in the audience was very high, but only a few people actually raised their hands.

The host maintained a bright smile and looked to the side of the stage as instructed: "The handsome guy in the white coat over there, it's you!"

Yu Ci walked onto the stage as agreed.

A tall, long-legged handsome guy came on the stage, and the people in the audience became obviously more excited.

Shi Jin was standing at the side of the stage, his eardrums aching from the screams from the audience. He glanced at the stage and saw the host asking Yu Ci to choose his favorite instrument.

So he shifted his gaze, intending to find a way through the crowd to the front of the stage.

It was hard to say whether it was lucky or unfortunate, but not far in front of him there happened to be a couple quarreling, and the boy chased the girl away, leaving a large empty seat for him.

Shi Jin's brows relaxed slightly and he walked towards that location.

On stage.

The host smiled and held out the microphone: "Let's interview this handsome guy. What instrument do you want to use in your performance later?"

Yu Ci raised his eyebrows, took the microphone, and asked a question that the host didn't expect: "Can I ask someone to help me choose?"

The host was stunned for only a second, but her professionalism allowed her to quickly react: "Of course, do you want to interact with our audience?"

The audience below the stage became excited, cheering and raising their hands towards the stage.

Yu Ci denied: “No.”

“I’m on stage today because a guy wants to hear me play, but I want to hear him say it to me in person.”

The man on the stage raised his lips, and his half-drooped eyebrows and lips corners all lifted up, revealing the carefreeness and wantonness in his eyebrows: "So——"

Shi Jin's heart suddenly skipped a beat in the crowd.

He raised his eyes, and from a distance, his gaze met Yu Ci on the stage.

"The boy on the side of the stage wearing a black jacket and a pink fox balloon tied to his hand." Yu Ci chuckled and said. Even through the crowded crowd in front, Shi Jin could clearly see his reflection in his eyes: "Do you want to hear me play the piano for you?"

Except for the time when he listened to Yu Ci's performance in the central square just now, Shi Jin had never looked up to someone as an audience member like this.

Because of his appearance, even though he was not sociable and had a cold personality, he was always the focus of attention in the crowd. Even when he once accompanied Shi Guang to watch a pop star's concert, he always appreciated it calmly and calmly.

But today is different.

The violently beating heart in his chest made it impossible for him to remain calm, and the envious looks from the audience beside him made a bud sprout somewhere in his heart.

This feeling had appeared not long ago - next to the square, when Yu Ci played "Castle in the Sky" for him.

Shi Jin didn't want to listen to the piano because he felt that there was another instrument that suited Yu Ci's soul better than the piano.

So he raised his eyelids and said coldly, "No, I don't want to listen to the piano."

Yu Ci on the stage raised his eyebrows.

Shi Jin met his gaze, and her clear voice came through the microphone and spread far away: "I want to listen to the drum set."

He paused: "Is it okay?"

Yu Ci smiled.

He picked up the drumsticks from the drum stand, and raised his eyebrows with a look of desperation: "Of course."

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