Second Piano Concerto

After Qin Haiou left the coffee shop, Liu Yang thought for a long time why things turned out like this, and finally she put all the blame on herself.

Liu Yang felt that he was still too abrupt after all.In Qin Haiou's eyes, she is just an ordinary music fan. Qin Haiou's understanding of her is limited to a name and a few words of self-introduction, but her request is far more than a simple autograph or a handshake. Qin Haiou will feel embarrassed Also within reason.

She speculated that a pianist of Qin Haiou's level would probably be very cautious about every performance, not to mention the careful preparations before public performances, even in more private occasions, he might not play casually.What's more, this is a cafe. With Qin Haiou's status and worth, how could he get used to playing the piano in such an environment?Although he has withdrawn from the public eye, the speculation about him has never stopped. If the news about him playing the piano in the coffee shop gets out, he doesn't know how he will be hyped by the media.Therefore, Qin Haiou suddenly changed his mind at the last moment, Liu Yang thought it was very easy to understand.

After thinking about it, she felt that all this was because of her recklessness, and it was unlikely that there were other reasons.At the same time, she also felt a little sad, because Qin Haiou's behavior clearly showed his distrust of her.If Qin Haiou was really worried that this matter would be known to the outside world, and there was no one else in the coffee shop at that time, then the only person he was guarding against could be Liu Yang himself.

Thinking about this, Liu Yang felt remorseful and depressed.She really wanted to make up for this mistake, so she moved the piano to another separate room in the courtyard with the shop assistant that day.But after doing this, she didn't know if she could find a chance to explain to Qin Haiou that she really didn't intend to cause his displeasure.

She held a glimmer of hope, but felt that the hope was slim in her heart. She spent the day in such a gloomy mood, but she never expected that she would see Qin Haiou again the next morning.

Some gardenias were planted under the window of the coffee shop facing the street. After breakfast, Liu Yang came out with scissors and a small shovel to take care of them, but when he looked up, he saw Qin Haiou standing on the Xiaoxi Bridge, looking at the bridge. The water under it flows out of God.

Liu Yang was taken aback, but was very happy. Just as he was thinking whether to go up to say hello, Qin Haiou had already turned his head to look at the coffee shop, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then got off the bridge and walked towards her.

Several kinds of opening words came to Liu Yang's mind, but Qin Haiou soon came to her, so she had to choose the easiest one: "Good morning..."

"Hello." Qin Haiou said, his eyes fell on the scissors and spade in her hand.

"I'll come out and cut the flowers." Liu Yang said.The expression on Qin Haiou's face was a bit complicated. She still couldn't figure out what he was thinking, but those complicated expressions were quickly replaced by a hesitant look. He nodded and said, "You are busy, I won't bother you." -"

"It's okay!" Liu Yang snapped.This momentary intuition told her that Qin Haiou did not pass Xiaoxi Bridge by accident.He came to look for her, but for some reason, he seemed very hesitant, and even showed the meaning of retreating.Liu Yang didn't want to see such a situation happen, she was still worrying about what happened yesterday, this opportunity was so rare, she interrupted Qin Haiou's words almost instinctively, and at the same time stepped sideways out of the shop: "Come in and sit down .”

Qin Haiou looked at her, but he did not refuse, and walked into the shop silently.Liu Yang followed him into the store, put down the tools in his hand, and was about to ask him what to drink, but found Qin Haiou standing motionless in the door, staring straight at the piano that was placed before, but now it was empty In the corner of the wall, his face was very ugly.

"I moved the piano to another room," Liu Yang hurriedly explained. Qin Haiou's series of performances from just now were too unexpected for her. She didn't have time to think about it, and the apologies and explanations that had been simulated countless times in her heart were endless. He kept blurting out, "Yesterday I was too abrupt, I shouldn't have let you play in the store, I didn't think carefully..."

Qin Haiou looked back at her, his face softened a lot: "It's not your fault."

"I'm sorry..." Liu Yang was still talking.

"It's not your fault." Qin Haiou's tone was a little more serious.

Liu Yang was taken aback, and finally realized that Qin Haiou was not trying to put himself off, but was seriously denying the necessity of his apology.She felt relieved, although she didn't know why he said that, but she was still touched, and she felt some courage again.The two were silent for a moment, Liu Yang recalled Qin Haiou's eyes looking at the corner of the wall just now, and asked tentatively: "The piano is next door...do you want to go and have a look?"

Qin Haiou glanced at the corner again, hesitated for a long time before saying, "Okay."

The two of them walked through the coffee shop to the backyard.At this time, the guys in the store hadn’t started work yet, and the yard was quiet and quiet, with a piece of fragrant flowers and plants in the middle, and there was an independent hut on the left and right sides, the hut on the right was next to the neighbour’s hut, while the hut on the left was There is an alley away from the neighbors.Liu Yang led Qin Haiou to the front of the house on the left, and pushed the door open. The furnishings in the room were very simple, the piano was placed near the wall, and there was a stack of music scores that had not been put away on the piano bench.

Liu Yang looked at Qin Haiou and carefully considered his words: "Although this piano is not very good, there is no other piano in this town. If you... you want to practice piano, you can come here anytime, it's very quiet here , I promise no one will come in to disturb you."

After she finished speaking, she anxiously waited for Qin Haiou's reaction.Qin Haiou looked at the piano for a long time, then asked softly, "I want to play it now, is that okay?"

Liu Yang didn't expect things to go so smoothly, suppressed the joy in his heart, and nodded as calmly as possible: "Of course!"

"Thank you." Qin Haiou said politely, but his body didn't move.

Liu Yang immediately understood what he meant.Although she very much hopes that she can stay here at the moment, she is also clearly aware that whether she has a chance to gain Qin Haiou's trust depends first on the choice she makes at this moment.

"I'm going to cut the flowers. If you need anything, just go to the front and find me."

She smiled, retreated outside, and closed the door for Qin Haiou.

This room is small, with only one window facing the backyard, which has been covered by translucent curtains. As soon as the door is closed, the room is dark.Qin Haiou stood still for a moment in the darkness, then raised his hand to turn on the light.He walked towards the piano slowly, sat down in front of it, and then put his right hand on the piano cover. After a long time, he finally lifted the piano cover.

Only then did Qin Haiou truly realize that he was not dreaming.Yesterday he made up his mind to try again, but when he walked to the Xiaoxi Bridge this morning, he felt timid again.He wanted to see the piano, but was afraid of seeing the piano, but when he found that the piano in the coffee shop was missing, he was shocked by the disappointment that surged in his heart at that moment.

Now, only he and the piano are left in this small enclosed space.It was as if he was facing an old man who had been reunited for a long time, feeling both familiar and strange.He looked carefully along the black and white keyboard, none of the 88 keys was different from what he remembered, but he seemed to be getting to know them again, as if he had returned to the days when he first started learning the piano. Under the guidance of the first teacher, match these keys with their sound names and roll names one by one.

In this silence, he looked back and forth at the keys for 5 minutes, then put his hand on it, and pressed a note lightly.

The piano made a soft "dong" sound, and it returned to silence in an instant.But the voice didn't stop in Qin Haiou's mind.He felt a shudder coming from his fingertips and entering the depths of his heart, like an electric shock, which made his soul tremble.It didn't matter whether the lingering sound echoed in his head from the piano or from his heart.He could finally touch the piano again, hear it sound again, feel it again.Even if what awaits him next is still a painful result, it can't offset the touch and satisfaction in his heart at this moment.

His fingers did not let go of the keys, and although the sound had disappeared, he could not move for a long time.The emotions that have been suppressed these days suddenly burst out, crashing into his body and mind, making him not know where to start.There were some music scores on the piano bench beside him, which seemed to be played by Liu Yang usually. He picked up a copy and placed it on the music stand, only to realize that it was a copy of Czerny's 299 piano etudes.

This set of etudes is a set of moderately difficult etudes for ordinary piano learners.But for Qin Haiou, even if it was a piece that was several times more difficult than this, he could play it accurately while seeing the score without thinking.He aimlessly turned this etude to a page, his eyes just glanced at the notes on the score, and his hands started to move subconsciously.When he finally realized what he was doing, he was almost on the third line.

Qin Haiou's hands stopped.He couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.The chords under the fingertips quickly disappeared, making the feeling just now suddenly unreal.He stared at the sheet of music for a while, then moved his fingers back to the first bar and started playing from the beginning.He also played this set of etudes when he was young. At that time, his progress was very fast, and he had already changed to more advanced etudes before he could make an impression.But this time he played very slowly, knocking down the keys one by one with an almost pious mood, as if this was the first time he was learning these pieces, as if he was still that young and ignorant child, using his immature Touch the keys with your fingers, and wait for the hallowed gates to open for him.

Tears flowed from Qin Haiou's eyes.

Until now, he finally realized what the piano meant to him.

It's not just a vehicle for his talent, or just a skill he's good at.Before he knew it, it had become a part of his life, the source of his enthusiasm and the belonging of his soul.He loved it so deeply, even he himself didn't know how deep his affection was when he was separated from it.

Now he can finally play the piano again, and the feeling of regaining it makes him unable to control himself.Tears welled up in his eyes, blurring his vision from the score.But he doesn't care.He doesn't care if he gets it right or where he ends up.At this moment, all his mind is focused on the exciting and beautiful feeling brought by playing the piano, as if everything else is superfluous, and any worries have become unimportant.

He repeatedly played pieces that were not difficult for him, but hoped that he could keep playing like this and never stop.