You Xue: Worried

Not having the energy to deal with Liu Manman, Xia Yu waved his hand, indicating the girl to go away and not to disturb his sleep. "The sheet music is in the piano room. Just ask where Yuxue is, and don't come looking for me. I want to sleep." After saying that, he turned over and continued to sleep.

Seeing that Xia Yu was really tired, Liu Manman left his bedroom and went to the piano room after asking Yuxue. Although she was an inheritor of the guzheng, she complained in her heart about having a piano room instead of a guzheng room.

"Manman sister, you can stay here for a while. I have to go grocery shopping," Yuxue said.

"Don't worry, I've got the house under control," Liu Manman said cheerfully as she took out her guzheng.

In reality, however, it was because of her presence that Yuxue was not at ease. Could she really leave her sleeping brother with another woman in the house? If it were other girls like An Siyao or Xu Youxiang, Yuxue would not be worried; she felt that they could only be touched by Xia Yu. But for this uninhibited Liu Manman, Yuxue was uncertain.

When Liu Manman first met Xia Yu, Yuxue was present, and at that time, Liu Manman could naturally grab his hand. Now that the two were closer, it wouldn't be strange for Liu Manman to do even more excessive things. Even her brother didn't seem to care, not even bothering to lock his door when he slept.

Never mind, she'd better hurry back. Yuxue sighed, and before leaving, closed the piano room door and Xia Yu's door. After thinking for a moment, she moved the black cat sleeping on the balcony to Xia Yu's door, hoping that if anything happened, the cat could handle it. That was all she could do.

Unaware of Yuxue's concerns, Liu Manman was happily playing the guzheng. Getting a new piece of music was just like getting a new game, making her very happy. The song "White Horse" wasn't complicated, and even a bit simple; but simplicity and complexity are not the standards for measuring music. Being melodious and giving people emotional enjoyment is the criterion.

Liu Manman felt that simple pieces were better than complex ones because more people would learn simple pieces, and every learner would know the composer. She marveled at Xia Yu's talent and lamented her own, feeling a bit melancholy. She adjusted her mood and immersed herself in playing "White Horse." After an hour, she could basically play fluently.

Standing up, she turned around in the piano room. Xia Yu had just said that the sheet music was in the piano room, so it must be for a duet. A simple duet is like an ordinary chorus, one after another. But a real duet is when two people, from beginning to end or at least most of the time, have their own melodies.

Turning a solo piece into a duet is not as simple as taking turns or something that can be done in a short time. She guessed that the piece was still a solo, just with an added optional melody. She didn't want to give up the opportunity to debut a new piece, but she felt it would be inappropriate to leave it to her, an outsider, so she asked Xia Yu to play together.

Soon, she found Xia Yu's notebook, opened it, and saw the first page was a solo piece for White Horse, the second page was a strange melody, and the third page was blank. The following pages were all empty as well. She picked up another notebook below. The notebook was full of drafts of various segments of melodies. Where was the promised ensemble piece?

Liu Manman analyzed calmly, thought carefully, and picked up the first notebook again. She turned to the second page and looked at the unfamiliar piece. After examining it carefully, she noticed a couple of similarities with the White Horse score; several melody strings were nearly identical. However, there were only a few! This was as different as the Source Palace isolated from the world; although it was an arranged piece, it could already be regarded as a new composition.

This was not something that could be completed overnight; perhaps Xia Yu had spent the night refining it? Liu Manman thought. She didn't know that Xia Yu had indeed created this ensemble piece overnight by using some inspiration from the wilderness atmosphere that he had conceived before.

Seeing the excellent piece, Liu Manman's heart itched with excitement. She was eager to try it out, but she couldn't play the ensemble piece by herself. After pondering for two seconds, Liu Manman left the piano room and picked up the black cat at Xia Yu's door, then entered Xia Yu's room.

Five minutes later, Xue returned home. She put the food in the kitchen and immediately went upstairs to check. What she saw was Xia Yu lying motionless on his bed, and Liu Manman kneeling by his bedside, her face full of grief. She almost thought her brother had passed away.

Feeling uneasy, she reached under the covers and touched Xia Yu's wrist. Xue breathed a sigh of relief. Her movement woke up Xia Yu. With his just-awakened mind, Xia Yu almost thought that a female thief had taken advantage of his sleep to touch him.

Looking at Liu Manman kneeling by his bed, Xia Yu asked, "What's going on?" "Did you sleep well?" Liu Manman anxiously said, "Once you've slept enough, let's go practice together." Xia Yu picked up his phone and saw that it was only ten o'clock. He laid back down, got comfortable under the covers, and said, "I barely slept. I went to bed at six this morning. Do you think I've slept enough now?"

After that, Xia Yu drifted back to sleep. At twelve noon, the alarm he had set went off. He reluctantly got up and saw that Liu Manman was still seated on the sofa in his room, waiting for him. "Let's go practice the piano," Liu Manman said. "Let's eat first." After they finished eating together, Liu Manman again proposed practicing the piano.

Xia Yu then played the piece twice with her and started to get up, indicating that he was going to leave. "I've been waiting for you all morning, and you've only practiced twice!" Liu Manman was furious, "Where are you going?" "I'm going to An Siyao's place." "What are you doing at An Siyao's? Practicing the piano?" Liu Manman asked. "...Do you have anything else in your mind besides practicing?" Xia Yu thought back to the time he had spent with Liu Manman. It seemed that the girl was always engaged in something related to the guzheng.

"What else can you do with An Siyao besides practicing?" Liu Manman countered. "Going on a date."

"Hahaha." Liu Manman thought Xie Yu was joking, and she laughed along, "Alright, whatever you two are going to do, take me with you."

"Are you sure?" Xie Yu looked at her doubtfully.

"Definitely!" Liu Manman said with certainty.

However, two hours later, she wasn't so sure anymore.

Watching the two of them eating snacks in front of her, emitting a strong, sickeningly sweet aura of love, Liu Manman was full of doubts: Who am I? Where am I? Why am I watching this? You two actually got together! Just moments ago, you were acting indifferent, but now you're inseparable. What on earth happened while I was gone?

The straightforward Liu Manman voiced her doubts, directing her question at An Siyao.

An Siyao blinked her eyes and solemnly told Liu Manman, "It was love at first sight."

"I don't believe you! I was there the first time you two met!" Liu Manman did not buy it at all.

"A lot has happened since then, and you don't need to ask anymore." Xie Yu directly refused Liu Manman's inquiry.

"Hmph, fine, don't tell me." Liu Manman stuffed her own share of snacks into her mouth, and grabbed Xie Yu's hand, "Come on, your date is over. Let's go practice the piano together!"

The three of them went to An Siyao's music room.

An Siyao sat on the side, supporting her chin with her palm, watching them practice the piano.

Over the next few days, the three of them spent their time this way, with Xu Youxiang often coming over to listen to the piano for half a day.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.