As the sound of high heels faded into the distance, the air in the small shop began to circulate again.
"Phew—that scared me to death!"
Ye Xi let out a long breath, looking as if she had just fought a tough battle, and slumped into the chair.
But the next second, she immediately sat up straight, picked up a large mouthful of noodles, and put it in her mouth.
"Mmm! It's so delicious! I feel like I've come back to life!"
Ye Xi sighed indistinctly, her eyes narrowing into slits with happiness.
She looked nothing like the aloof goddess she was on stage.
Seeing her wolfing down her food, Lin Que also picked up his chopsticks.
He didn't rush to eat, but just smiled thoughtfully.
"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you. It's fuel, so it has to burn for a while."
Ye Xi swallowed the noodles in her mouth, gasped from the spiciness, and fanned herself while giving Lin Que a thumbs up:
"Master Lin, what you just said about your theory is called... 'The Lament of Hypoglycemia'? How did you even come up with that!"
This was the first time I'd ever seen Yang Jie with that expression.
“I’m telling the truth.”
Lin Que picked up a piece of pork skin that had soaked up the broth and put it in his mouth.
"Art is inherently human art. If people lose their vitality, where does divinity come from?"
Ye Xi paused for a moment, then slowed down her chewing of noodles.
She watched the boy sitting across from her quietly eating noodles; under the soft yellow light, his features appeared exceptionally gentle.
She was really flustered when Yangjie got angry just now.
That fear of being controlled for a long time is ingrained in their bones.
But Lin Que simply moved aside the mountain blocking her way with just a few words.
They even turned it into a table where everyone could sit down.
"Lin Que".
Ye Xi suddenly shouted.
"Um?"
Lin Que looked up.
"actually……"
Ye Xi poked the poached egg in the bowl with her chopsticks, making a little quieter noise.
"What I was about to say is that I did watch that video several times."
Lin Que raised an eyebrow, waiting for her to continue.
Ye Xi raised her head, her eyes slightly evasive, but more than anything, filled with a stubborn seriousness:
"It's mainly because...you explained it so well. Really."
Ye Xi smiled, a hint of self-deprecation in her smile:
“I used to think that I played the piano to win awards, to avoid disappointing my grandfather and father, and for Yang Jie’s contract.”
But after you swayed me like that just now...
Suddenly, I felt that playing the piano for a bowl of noodles might actually be worthwhile.
Lin Que looked at her.
That exquisite young girl in the Golden Hall,
At this moment, in this corner filled with the smell of cooking oil, with red oil stains on the corners of his mouth, he has finally found his own true soul.
"It's all for this bowl of noodles."
Lin Que raised the can of cola in his hand and gently touched the rim of the large bowl in front of Ye Xi.
"cheers."
Ye Xi chuckled and raised the bowl, which was bigger than her face, to clink with the Coke can in a bold gesture.
"cheers!"
The crisp sound of the collision was particularly pleasant in this somewhat noisy night.
After finishing their noodles, the two walked out of the alley.
The night breeze dispelled the heat and the smell of cooking oil from my body.
Yang Jie's black minivan was parked at the intersection, its hazard lights flashing in the night, like a silent urging.
"I have to go."
Ye Xi kicked a pebble by the roadside with some reluctance, then turned to look at Lin Que.
"If you pass the semi-finals, be sure to tell me immediately."
"Don't worry, you'll definitely get a celebratory feast."
Ye Xi suddenly took half a step forward.
Her hands, covered in cartoon bandages, clenched the hem of her clothes at her sides. Her gaze lingered on Lin Que's face for a few seconds.
Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he simply smiled brightly and waved vigorously.
"Well...see you next time? No, if I make it to the finals, I'll probably be going to Beijing, right?"
Why think that far ahead?
Lin Que looked into her eyes, his tone relaxed.
"Anyway, you can't escape Jinling. Next time, let's go to a restaurant that your sister Yang doesn't know about, so you can eat without worry!"
"good!"
Ye Xi smiled, her eyes crinkling, and turned to run towards the van.
She ran a few steps, then stopped.
Turning around, the girl cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted at the figure at the alley entrance:
"Teacher Lin! You look especially handsome today!"
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