After hearing what Song Baiyi said, Lu Zhaozhao paused slightly in the movement of the throat lozenge in her hand.
Then he gave Cheng Zhi an awkward but polite smile.
"How can he be a stranger? Haven't we known each other for most of the time? Don't you think so, Cheng Zhi?"
After hearing Lu Zhaozhao start to find a way out for himself, Cheng Zhi didn't say anything.
He tactfully rejected Lu Zhaozhao.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I'm not used to throat lozenges. But thank you for your kindness. You can give these throat lozenges to other contestants in need."
After saying that, Cheng Zhi quietly left from behind Song Baiyi, then returned to the place where he had trained yesterday, and continued to hum the melody of the song softly.
Lu Zhaozhao was a little confused when Cheng Zhiwan rejected him, but he quickly recovered and adjusted himself.
Then Lu Zhaozhao poked Song Baiyi and discussed with him in a low voice.
"Hey, is your child in a bad mood today? Why don't you go and comfort him?"
Song Baiyi had already been numb to Lu Zhaozhao's constant calling him "your kid" yesterday, so he was too lazy to correct Lu Zhaozhao anymore.
After hearing his words, Song Baiyi nodded softly.
"I see. I will go there without your reminder."
After saying that, Song Baiyi was about to walk towards Cheng Zhi who was sitting in the corner, intending to ask him what was wrong. Then he was interrupted by the sound of other trainees pushing the door open.
Huo Shuhang ran over excitedly to greet Lu Zhaozhao.
Then, when she was about to speak to Song Baiyi, he looked at her coldly.
Huo Shuhang shuddered at Song Baiyi's look, and wondered in his heart why Teacher Song looked as if he owed him millions so early in the morning.
All these doubts were answered when Huo Shuhang saw Cheng Zhi sitting in the corner.
Oh? So Song Baiyi was unhappy because he had a conflict with Cheng Zhi?
Before Huo Shuhang had time to think carefully, he saw Song Baiyi respond to his greeting with a cold face, then turned around and went to find Cheng Zhi who was sitting in the corner.
At the same time, Huo Shuhang felt someone patted his shoulder, and Lu Zhaozhao's voice was behind him.
"You came at a really bad time. Come on, I'll take you out to warm up your voice..."
Cheng Zhi sat facing the wall with his back to Song Baiyi.
Then, when he was concentrating on reviewing the melody of the song, he suddenly felt someone gently rubbing his head.
Cheng Zhi knew without even thinking who was behind him, because the only person in the entire training camp who dared to rub his head like this was Song Baiyi.
However, this time, Cheng Zhi did not hold Song Baiyi's hand again. Instead, he lowered his head slightly and escaped from Song Baiyi's palm.
Then he turned around, holding the lyrics paper in front of his chest, and looked at Song Baiyi with a bit of hesitation in his eyes.
"What's wrong, Mr. Song? Is there something you want to talk to me about suddenly? If not, I will continue training."
Faced with Cheng Zhi's unusual reaction, Song Baiyi was stunned for a moment before he adjusted himself.
Then he slowly sat down on the floor, trying to make his eyes level with Cheng Zhi.
"Nothing, I just wanted to check on you."
“Is that so…” Cheng Zhi tilted his head slightly and lowered his eyes to avoid Song Baiyi’s direct gaze.
"There's nothing wrong with my throat. I just need to drink more water. I won't let my physical condition affect everyone's training progress, so please rest assured."
After saying that, Cheng Zhi rolled up the lyrics paper in his hand and put it in front of himself, blocking his sight from Song Baiyi.
Seeing Cheng Zhi's actions, Song Baiyi's fingers curled slightly.
Then he tilted his head to find an angle where he could see the expression on Cheng Zhi's face, and then slowly asked, "Unhappy?"
Cheng Zhi shook his head, "No."
He paused and continued talking to Song Baiyi.
"Training time is about to begin, and the other trainees should be here soon. If you have anything else to say, Mr. Song, please wait until the end of the noon training time."
As soon as Cheng Zhi finished speaking, Song Baiyi heard the sound of the practice room door being opened from outside.
The irregular footsteps of sneakers hitting the wooden floor broke the silence of the practice room and the subtle atmosphere between Cheng Zhi and Song Baiyi.
"Teacher Song? Good morning."
Chen You's voice first sounded behind Song Baiyi.
Song Baiyi ignored him, just lowered his eyes and looked at Cheng Zhi, and said softly: "I will wait for you in the practice room after lunch time."
"It's okay if you don't want to tell me why you're unhappy now, or you can come to me whenever you want to tell me."
"Also, I will ask the canteen to prepare some throat-soothing medicine for everyone at noon. If your throat is uncomfortable, remember to drink it while it's hot after you finish your meal."
After Song Baiyi explained everything he wanted to explain to Cheng Zhi, he left him with a sentence: "Keep up your training." Then he stood up, nodded to Chen You, pushed the door open and called Lu Zhaozhao to come in to work.
At this time, Lu Zhaozhao was pulling Huo Shuhang to the end of the corridor, near the window, and singing.
When Lu Zhaozhao saw Song Baiyi walking towards him, he raised his eyebrows.
After he asked Huo Shuhang to go back to the practice room first, he walked towards Song Baiyi.
"He has such a good temper? How long has it been since then, and you've already coaxed him into good temper?"
Song Baiyi sighed softly and replied to Lu Zhaozhao: "He has a very good temper and never gets angry with me. He just likes to sulk in a corner."
Lu Zhaozhao said with a playful smile: "Oh, you ran into trouble so soon?"
"It has nothing to do with you." Song Baiyi calmed his expression and stopped discussing topics related to Cheng Zhi with Lu Zhaozhao.
"Time is running out, hurry in and organize their training."
Lu Zhaozhao sighed, then whispered to Song Baiyi: "I know, I know. Training, training. All you do is call for training every day. No wonder you haven't brought the person back to me for so long..."
Song Baiyi: "..."
"You don't need to worry about all that. Just go in and teach your song well."
After Song Baiyi's reminder, Lu Zhaozhao taught the whole morning's class in a very disciplined manner. He did not distribute his autographed photos everywhere, nor did he show off his charm.
The students are also very obedient, each of them has strong abilities and sings well.
At lunch time, Lu Zhaozhao told Song Baiyi that the experience was very good and he wanted to come again next time.
"There is just one student who is not in good shape... Although he performed well in all aspects of the song. But he was not able to integrate his emotions with the song well. It seems that he is a little absent-minded."
Song Baiyi's hand holding the chopsticks tightened slightly, and he had a vague premonition in his heart. He asked Lu Zhaozhao, "Which contestant is not in good shape?"
"Who else could it be?" Lu Zhaozhao lowered his head and took a bite of the chicken leg. After he swallowed it slowly, he spoke to Song Baiyi.
"Of course it's your child, otherwise why would I tell you this?"
"Oh." Song Baiyi lowered his head and finished his meal in silence.
He stood up, cleaned up the table, then left the cafeteria and walked towards the practice room.
Lu Zhaozhao sat in the same seat without moving until he saw Song Baiyi leaving.
He calmly raised the corners of his mouth behind Song Baiyi, expressing his satisfaction with his acting skills.
It turns out that Song Baiyi needs someone to teach him how to date. No wonder he has been single for so many years.
In the practice room, Cheng Zhi stood alone in front of the electronic keyboard used to adjust everyone's pitch, playing the melody of "Fascination" intermittently.
His performance in the morning was not as bad as Lu Zhaozhao said, and on the contrary.
Cheng Zhi doesn't care about rhythm and pitch, as long as it is about techniques and basic skills.
The results were beyond Lu Zhaozhao's expectations, and many aspects were noteworthy, which made Lu Zhaozhao particularly satisfied.
The only drawback is, as Lu Zhaozhao said, "He can't blend his emotions with the song very well, and it always sounds a bit absent-minded."
Cheng Zhi was also aware of this problem, so he didn't even eat a few bites of lunch and ran back to the practice room to play the melody of the song, trying to find some so-called emotions from the music.
Unfortunately, Cheng Zhi has never learned a musical instrument systematically, so his piano playing is very poor.
Not only could I not find the feeling, I almost lost my tune.
Just as he was stumbling over the prelude of the song on the electronic piano, he happened to hear the door of the practice room being pushed open from outside.
Cheng Zhi looked over in response to the voice, and when he saw Song Baiyi standing at the door, his hand trembled and he pressed the wrong key, making the already incomplete melody even more broken.
Cheng Zhi never expected Song Baiyi to come so early, so he was not mentally prepared at all, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
Then Cheng Zhi quickly stabilized his expression, and after forcing himself to calm down, he lowered his head and continued to play the melody of the song pretending to be calm.
The melody, which was not in tune to begin with, became even more chaotic due to Cheng Zhi's restless mood.
The electronic keyboard expressed the anxious emotions of the person playing it, and the sound was even a little shaky.
And those somewhat out-of-tune melodies played by Cheng Zhi fell into Song Baiyi's ears exactly.
Song Baiyi's eyes darkened. He lightened his steps and walked quietly to Cheng Zhi's side.
So now there is a subtle atmosphere in the practice room.
Cheng Zhi played "Fascination" without saying a word, while Song Baiyi stood beside him, watching Cheng Zhi's hand movements in silence.
Cheng Zhi inexplicably felt that an indescribable torment was brewing in his heart.
But he never stopped, and just played the out-of-tune melody again and again in front of Song Baiyi.
After a long while, Song Baiyi finally found a moment when Cheng Zhi was free.
He walked behind Cheng Zhi and put his hands on the five fingers that Cheng Zhi placed on the piano keys.
Then he took Cheng Zhi and started from the beginning and played the prelude of "Fascination".
After finishing playing, Song Baiyi did not let go of Cheng Zhi's hand.
She just leaned a little closer to Cheng Zhi's ear, and then patiently explained to him: "The melody you just played is generally fine, but there are many small details that you didn't grasp very well."
Leng Chengzhi didn't hear a word of what Song Baiyi just said. He lowered his eyes and fixed his gaze on the hand that Song Baiyi clasped in his.
A large hand with distinct joints was placed on the black and white piano keys. In addition to the piano keys, there was also Cheng Zhi's hand.
Cheng Zhi could clearly feel the warmth in Song Baiyi's palm, which was continuously coming from the place where their skin was touching.
He could still smell the fragrance of Song Baiyi who was standing behind him.
Surrounded by such a real and familiar fragrance and temperature, Cheng Zhi felt a little unreal for the first time.
After a while, Cheng Zhi called out softly.
"Teacher Song."
The sound was neither loud nor soft, but loud enough for Song Baiyi to hear.
Song Baiyi, who was suddenly called by Cheng Zhi, lowered his head and spoke in a gentle tone, "Hmm? What's wrong?"
Cheng Zhi thought for a moment and asked hesitantly, "If Lu Zhaozhao played the wrong key, would you also hold his hand and correct him note by note like you are doing now?"
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