"It's all bound to happen sooner or later, so it's hardly an arrangement." Qin Fei thought the two of them were a perfect match, and the collision of music and mathematics was quite interesting.
"What do you mean by sooner or later?" Luo Xikui gave her a helpless glare, then said seriously, "Yuan Cheng and I have a brother-sister relationship. Don't talk nonsense. If you keep saying this, how will Yuan Cheng and I feel comfortable in the future?"
Seeing how serious she was, Qin Fei glanced at Yuan Cheng and noticed that Yuan Cheng's expression had changed. She sighed inwardly, thinking, "The king is willing, but the goddess has no dream."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Qin Fei changed the subject and asked Luo Xikui how long she planned to stay in China this time.
"I have a big album to record, so I'm going to Japan next Monday. After recording, I'll take a vacation there, and then go to Vienna." Luo Xikui hasn't joined any symphony orchestra yet, but her mentor recommended the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and she plans to go there to check it out.
"That's good. I'm going to Vienna next month and will probably stay until the New Year. Come visit me then," Qin Fei replied casually.
Unlike them, Yuan Cheng could not travel around like that. When Luo Xikui was still a student at Curtis, they often met, but now she had graduated, gained fame, and had a wider world ahead of her.
The light in his eyes dimmed, and he lowered his gaze to drink water.
The three of them ate lunch for more than an hour before Qin Fei was picked up by someone.
Only Luo Xikui and Yuan Cheng remained. Neither of them drove, and they walked slowly along the road.
It's the National Day holiday now, a time of clear skies and crisp autumn air, and the roads are crowded with people and cars.
"Xiao Kui." Yuan Cheng glanced at the person walking beside her and said softly, "You still can't forget him?"
Luo Xikui stopped in her tracks, and Yuan Cheng also stopped, looking down at her.
Luo Xikui didn't want to lie to him, so she lowered her head and nodded: "Mm."
Yuan Cheng knew he could never compare to Xu Ziyu, but he didn't understand, so he said, "Since you can't forget, why not be as brave as before and approach him?"
Luo Xikui stared at the tips of her shoes, remaining silent for a long time. Finally, she whispered, "I can no longer find happiness."
"Why can't I be happy? I don't understand." Yuan Cheng frowned. He only knew that her music over the years had become increasingly melancholic, and she rarely played cheerful pieces anymore.
"Anyway, that's how it is. It's impossible for him and me." Luo Xikui raised her eyes and smiled.
Yuan Cheng felt that there was no smile in her eyes, but rather a deep sense of helplessness and bitterness.
"You go back first, I want to walk by myself." Luo Xikui hailed a car and pushed Yuan Cheng into it.
Yuan Cheng knew she was in a bad mood and wanted to be alone, so he had no choice but to get in the car.
As Luo Xikui watched the car drive away, she strolled slowly along the sidewalk alone, and the incident from more than four years ago resurfaced in her mind.
She tried hard to stop herself from thinking about it, but that nightmarish scene kept haunting her.
In a daze, she realized she had walked for quite a while. She looked up at the street sign and realized it was a street they used to walk on frequently during junior high school.
She felt as if all those things were still vivid in her mind. She hugged his arm and begged him to go eat ice cream with her.
Luo Xikui turned her gaze to the ice cream shop on the street corner, which had now been converted into a silver jewelry shop.
She walked over, glanced at it casually, took out the silver pinky ring from the lucky charm pouch in her bag, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said, "Could you please polish it for me?"
The shop owner took it and used alcohol to polish the dull pinky ring until it shone brightly again.
Luo Xikui took it, a faint smile appearing on her lips, which then slowly faded.
What's the use of a shiny ring? It's just a consolation.
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