Awkward with Kids

There were always says about how a mother would become extra delicate and sensitive when the baby's gender was a girl, so Wen Linqing sometimes would pamper her best friend, overthrowing Zheng Rong who was supposed to play his role as the husband at that time. It was also because Wen Linqing was confirmed to have minimal chances to get pregnant again after she gave birth to her second son, that she poured her frustrated feelings for unable to have a daughter to Chen Ziyi.

She listened to Wen Linqing's request to be Chen Ziyi's piano teacher. The timing was perfect as Chen Rumin also felt the need for Chen Ziyi train her temperament and the need to fill in Chen Ziyi's leisure time at that time. With how Zheng Rong abandoned Chen Ziyi at that time, Chen Rumin also felt Wen Linqin's soft approach can soothe her daughter's sadness.

Chen Rumin's tears started to welled up as she listened to the song but she hold it. Chen Rumin had a rare chance to listen to her daughter's play although she was the one who send Chen Ziyi to Piano and Violin lesson.

Even when Chen Ziyi had lesson with Wen Linqing, she would just listen from outside giving her daughter a pace. During that time however, the play was just at beginner level. Even until present time, she never once listened to her daughter's full performance.

Her daughter who was too content with her desires to spend time with Zheng Rong made no space for her to have the privilege to request her daughter for a play. The fact that they had no piano at their house and Chen Ziyi only played at school, made her had no chance at all to sneakily listen to her daughter's performance.

Nonetheless, Chen Rumin never thought that her daughter had already mastered the song and could play it in such beautiful way. It was like a copy of Wen Linqing but different.

She was no expert in music knowledge although she loved to listen to them whenever her friend play a song for her or when she brought her to a musical performance. She herself had basic skill, but she had no interest to go further, and she only can play few simple song.

Unlike her friend who came from a family of musicians, Chen Rumin was not one who can recognize the notes and can only play by memorizing which piano key that her piano teacher pressed. And her play was a rigid one.

She could not pinpoint the similarity or the differences that she found listening to her daughter's play. But, who cares! She only knew that she was moved that she was able to listen to that song again.

Her eyes then somehow could see her friend's fog image crossing her arms over her chest and leaning her body at the piano body enjoying Chen Ziyi's play. Her dear friend. Her friend's proudful expression looking at her as if she was smugly asking her 'How is my pupil?

'One day, you will be grateful to me for having your daughter as my pupil.'

'She is a precious gift, right?'

Chen Rumin recalled her old memories during one of the Chen Ziyi's piano class with Wen Linqin. But, during that time, Chen Ziyi's play was just the first verse of the song. She could only agreed with Wen Linqin's boastful satisfaction not imagining that one day she could listen to a full performance of the song from her daughter.

Other than Chen Rumin who was astonished at Chen Ziyi's performance, Fei XingRu and Lin Cheung were also mesmerized at the play.

As Chen Ziyi filled the place with her beautiful sound, there were other ears that was mesmerized with the performance. But he was not entering the open place, he instead was just casually leaned on the wall while listening to the play.

"Young master-" The cold stare he got from the man before his eyes stopped him from calling his name.

"The car is ready for you."

As the man passed him and went into his car, he now can breathe relief. Xiao Jie already told his uncle he did not want to be in charge for the VVIP guest, but his uncle still send him. He wanted to cry every time he got cold treatment from all those distinguished guests.

As he was walking the path, a man passed him, mumbling something.

Xiao Jie turned his head to look at the man, but the man already entered a room.

"Fate.....?" Xiao Jie recalled what he heard, then he shook his head.

'It's me the one who seems to have a fate- a really bad fate to serve all those cold-blooded people'.

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As Chen Ziyi ended her performance, there were silence for a while in the hall. It was as if there should be no sound allowed to interfere the 'ending' moment. Unbeknown to Chen Ziyi who had already stood from the seat and prepared to walk back to her table, her play left a lingering good feeling to her listeners.

"Sister, You're good." A voice stopped Chen Ziyi. She turned her head to a table which she believe the voice came from. The voice seemed belong to a seemed below ten years old boy. She could also see a woman who seemed like the mother pinched the boy cheek, before scolding him to instead give an applause to her.

Later, she could hear sound of applause coming from other tables. The applause was not that loud like people usually make for a concert performance, but Chen Ziyi's eyes could not help but catch few faces that showed they truly enjoyed her play.

She knew she is good in playing piano since childhood and she felt proud for that, but she didn't know to which rank her level is and what kind of impression people would have towards her if they listen to her play. For them to appreciate her play, and see the smile on their face, she could not help but feel moved.., and good. Chen Ziyi gave a smile and bow to them, before she finally went to her table. Fei Xingru and Lin Cheung praised her for her beautiful performance and Chen Ziyi thanked them.

Later, their food were served on their table. The waiter who served them gave Chen Ziyi an extra salmon fillet, saying it was a gift from their chef for her beautiful pay. Chen Ziyi and Chen Rumin thanked him.

"Cool."

"Mom, that sister is cool."

"Eat. Don't stare at her. She will feel uncomfortable if you keep staring her like that."

After get reprimanded by his mother, the boy gaze at Chen Ziyi for a moment like he want to make sure he will not forget her, before turned his head to his food.

Chen Ziyi's seat was facing the boy, so she actually noticed the boy who praised her previously was looking at her with his astonishing gaze. She somehow could feel the boy was kind of idolize her and she felt good for that, yet kind of embarrassing. Ignoring the boy's worshipping eyes, she remain composed and started eating. When she felt the boy had turned his head away, she released a long breathe.

While she was eating, enjoy her savoring salmon fillet, she suddenly felt there was a small movement on her left side of her pants. She stopped her cutleries movement, and turned her head to the interference.

There were a cute pair of little boy and girl before her eyes. Chen Ziyi could swear, the way the kids looked at her, she felt like there were glittering stars in their eyes. The little girl's hand was still clutching on her pants. The girl's another hand meanwhile was clutching the boy shirt hem.

Chen Ziyi was no good with kids. Truly. No. It's more on she did not have much experience handling with kids. Be it either good kids or naughty kids. The little cousins on her father' side? They loves Zheng Shuyu more compared to her, and she doesn't feel the need to be so eager to get on their good side.

She could not help but raised an eyebrow looking at the two little kids in front of her. Chen Rumin noticed that her daughter had stopped eating, and looked at where her daughter's landed at. The two little figures greeted her eyes.

"Xiaoxiao, xinxin. What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to not disturb the others?" A man who seemed just a little bit older than her came to them.

The little girl ignored the man's call, instead gave her innocent 'puppy look' to Chen Ziyi. Her one hand pulled the pants with a bit more strength as if she wanted Chen Ziyi's attention to focus on her solely, while another hand pointed to the piano.

"Don't point your finger like that, xinxin. Ask the sister properly." The little boy speak to the little girl.

The little girl made a look as if she was afraid to ask, to the little boy. Looking at that look, the little boy and the man sighed. The man also seemed like he actually could understand of the reason why their little sister came to Chen Ziyi.

Apparently, the little girl called Xinxin caught their brother was looking at Chen Ziyi in awe and some other unreadable expression. As they were celebrating their brother's birthday, she thought their brother might want another performance from Chen Ziyi, so she dragged her another brother, - Xiaoxiao to go to Chen Ziyi. Unbeknown to the little girl, their brother was actually envious of Chen Ziyi's beautiful play.