Chapter 52 The Mysterious Number 'Seven'
Xiao Peng angrily said to Felix, "Felix! You really disappoint me! Being a good pianist isn't just about being proficient in the music and mastering the technique; you have to bring emotion into your performance! Robot-like playing like you're playing won't do! If you're satisfied with this kind of performance, then any music made with computer composing software is better than yours! I'm very dissatisfied with you! Very dissatisfied! Go sit over there and reflect on this!"
Felix blinked, still confused as to what was going on. Hadn't Xiao Peng asked him to play the piano to test his so-called "rhythm"? Why was he bringing up the topic of playing without emotion?
He didn't dare to ask or say anything, so he could only sit at the other end of the sofa and reflect in a depressed mood!
But he really wanted to shout out loud: "Can someone tell me what the hell I should reflect on!!!"
Xiao Peng ignored him and read a book from the coffee shop's bookshelf with relish.
"Angela's Ashes? Isn't it a good book?" Xiao Peng was still reading when he heard a pleasant voice. He looked up and saw the girl who had just played the piano.
Xiao Peng smiled and nodded. "Yes, this book can be considered a memoir by the author, Frank McCourt. I really like it. This is my second time reading it. I like his relaxed attitude towards the hardships of life. My name is Xiao Peng, you can call me Xiao."
The girl smiled and shook hands with Xiao Peng. She said, "I'm Julie Rosen. My friends call me Julie. Nice to meet you. Can I sit here?"
"Of course!" Xiao Peng smiled and said, "No one can refuse a request from a beautiful lady like you. Waiter, another cup of iced coffee for this lady!"
Julie was stunned: "How do you know I like iced coffee?"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "People like their coffee according to their taste. A girl like you who has an active mind and a cheerful personality would definitely like iced coffee."
Julie exclaimed, "Your guess is so accurate!"
Xiao Peng smiled but said nothing. How could his guess not be right? On such a hot day, what else could one drink besides iced coffee? Over 90% of the people in this bar were drinking iced coffee!
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Felix, the winner of the Geneva International Music Competition and the Tchaikovsky International Music Competition?" Julie asked Felix, who was silent.
Felix nodded. "Hello, Miss Rosen. I'm Felix-Yves-Walter."
Julie said happily, "It's you! Can I take a picture with you? My mother really loves your piano playing and often watches your performance videos! You're a genius!"
After taking a photo with Julie, Felix said with a wry smile, "My master just called me a fool!"
Julie looked at Xiao Peng in surprise and asked, "Xiao, are you Felix's master?"
Xiao Peng smiled and nodded, "He did call me that."
"Are you being too hard on Felix?" Julie exclaimed. "His performance just now was absolutely flawless!"
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "If he were truly impeccable, he wouldn't be at this level right now. He's far from it. Of course, there's no doubt that he possesses skills that aren't suitable for his age, but he's still too young and mentally immature, which is hindering his progress. So I'm mainly helping him adjust his mindset."
"Do you know how to adjust your mindset?" Julie looked at Xiao Peng, her eyes full of questions.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "How about this, let's do a little test?"
Julie nodded: "Of course!"
Xiao Peng took out his phone and handed it to Julie: "You dial in your phone number, and then I will send you a text message, but you must not read this message. I will ask you a question in a moment, and after you answer it, you can read the text message I sent you. The content of the text message will be the answer to your question!"
"That's impossible!" Julie said directly after hearing it.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "How can we know if we don't try?"
After hearing this, Julie took Xiao Peng's phone. Xiao Peng sent her a text message and said, "You can't check the answer on your phone in advance!"
Julie nodded: "Okay, tell me your problem."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and then said slowly, "Let's assume you've arrived in a country where a rainbow always hangs in the sky. You meet Snow White there, and you spend a week happily together." He quickened his pace and said, "Now, you have to say any number from one to ten!"
Julie said without thinking, "Seven!"
Xiao Peng laughed and pouted at Julie's phone on the table: "You can check your phone now."
Julie opened the text message and saw that it contained the number seven! She asked in surprise, "How did you do that?"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I really want to discuss this with you, but it's a secret. However, I can tell you that this doesn't work for everyone. This method can only be used on those with pure hearts."
"Why?" Julie asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng shook his phone and said, "If she wasn't a simple-minded girl, how could she give me her number so easily?"
Julie was stunned for a moment, then she laughed happily: "If I had known you were such an interesting person, I would have taken the initiative to give you my phone number."
"But you didn't know that before, right?" Xiao Peng asked back.
The two laughed together.
At this moment, two more girls came over, and one of them said, "Sorry to interrupt your happy chat, Julie, it's time." She pointed to her watch as she spoke.
After hearing this, Julie looked at her friends and asked Xiao Peng, "We're going to the bar for a while, aren't you coming?"
Xiao Peng glanced at Felix and shook his head, "Thank you for your invitation, but I'm with my child after all, so it's not convenient for me to go to the bar!"
After hearing this, Felix hurriedly said, "I'm not a kid anymore!"
Xiao Peng said, "That's what you think. As your master, I must be responsible for your growth! Julie, I'm really sorry, but I have my responsibilities. I can only say sorry to you."
"But I still don't know how you guessed the answer I was thinking of!" Julie said.
"There will be a chance, right?" Xiao Peng said.
Julie thought for a moment, took out her phone, and sent a text message to Xiao Peng. Then she whispered in his ear, "I really want to stay here with you for a while, but I promised to go to the bar with my friends. I'll send you my room number. I want to know tonight how I did it."
After saying that, she kissed Xiao Peng on the face and stood up and left.
After Julie left, Xiao Peng smugly waved his phone at Felix and said, "See, picking up girls isn't that hard, is it?"
"How on earth did you do that?" Felix was dumbfounded.
The first number he thought of after hearing Xiao Peng’s question was also seven!
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