Second Piano Concerto

The driver drove the car to an entrance outside the ancient town and let the three of them get out of the car.From here is a pedestrian area, no vehicles are allowed.Yu Doudou took the two of them to avoid the tourists, took a small road into the center of the ancient town, crossed the Xiaoxi Bridge and walked forward for a while, and they arrived outside the Xiaopeng Gate.

Xiao Cong walked and looked all the way, and when Doudou led them up the small stone bridge in front of the courtyard, he knew they were there.Xiao Cong did not expect Qin Haiou to hide in this quaint and beautiful town.It seems that Qin Haiou has been staying here for a long time, not only has he transferred a vehicle for this purpose, but also bought a yard to live in.Xiao Cong looked at the wooden sign "Private residence, no tourists" hanging on the gate of the courtyard, and couldn't help but groaned in his heart.Qin Haiou has always been like this, he can get whatever he wants.His superior family environment, his able elder brother, his natural talent and technical ability, all these he has so easily.Therefore, when people regret the sudden end of Qin Haiou's playing career, Xiao Cong thinks it is retribution.Xiao Cong always believed that God is fair, Qin Haiou got so much, he will definitely pay for it.

Before entering the door, Xiao Cong straightened his collar and secretly exchanged glances with Tang Jun.Immediately afterwards, the courtyard of Xiaopengmen appeared in front of them: a round table and several chairs were placed under two white orchid trees covered with flowers, and a large clump of rhododendrons and jasmines were planted in the shade of the courtyard, with a stone path paved in the middle.Xiao Cong looked around briefly, and his eyes fell on the door of the main room. Qin Haiou came out of the room, followed by a person, who lowered his head and gnawed half a piece of watermelon while walking.Xiao Cong glanced at this person, feeling a little familiar, so he took another look, and it so happened that the other person also raised his head and saw him.

The face that he thought he had almost forgotten not so long ago suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Although time had changed them, Xiao Cong immediately recognized that this person was Tan Shuo.

At this moment, Xiao Cong felt a great panic in his heart. He stared at Tan Shuo, unable to open his mouth or take a step. Countless questions slapped his mind frantically, making him unable to calm down at all. thinking.

Ever since he met Tan Shuo at school after the composition competition, Xiao Cong never heard anything about him.At first, he was worried that Tan Shuo would jump out to expose Sun Chen, and he and Sun Chen made careful preparations for this, but as time passed, Tan Shuo seemed to disappear from this world, and his classmates, teachers, and music circles might know him. None of his people saw him again.Xiao Cong knew that Tan Shuo must have resigned to his fate, so he didn't inquire about Tan Shuo's situation, because as long as this person no longer poses a threat to him, he would not care where he went or what he was doing.But now, the scene in front of him made Xiao Cong doubt the conclusion he had believed in for the past 11 years.If he was only facing Tan Shuo, he might be able to regain the composure he had 11 years ago after a short period of panic. After all, Tan Shuo was powerless at that time. Now that so long has passed, what else can he cause?However, when Tan Shuo and Qin Haiou appeared together, Xiao Cong realized with horror that everything was different.

Tan Shuo and Qin Haiou, why do these two people know each other? !How and when did they meet?Why have I never heard Qin Haiou talk about it?Why did Tan Shuo appear here at this moment?Is this a coincidence, or did he do it on purpose? Did he tell Qin Haiou about what happened 11 years ago?How much did Qin Haiou know?If Qin Haiou believed in Tan Shuo, why did he still meet him?Could it be that this is a Hongmen banquet, what plans and conspiracy do these two people have?But if Qin Haiou didn't believe Tan Shuo, why did Tan Shuo appear here? !He can obviously appear anywhere in the world, but why is it here? !

Xiao Cong's mind was in a mess.He tried to sort out a clue, but the more he sorted it out, the more confused he became. He was anxious and afraid, and a layer of cold sweat broke out along his scalp in a blink of an eye.At the same time, Tan Shuo was looking at Xiao Cong in astonishment. He was unprepared for this sudden reunion. He froze and the watermelon in his hand fell to the ground.

Qin Haiou quietly observed the reactions of the two, and whispered to Tan Shuo, "You go back first."

Tan Shuo was startled, turned to stare at him, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Today Tan Shuoben came to sit at Xiaopengmen as usual, and after he came, he went to the piano room to watch Qin Haiou practice the piano as usual.In the past, Qin Haiou never turned on his cell phone when practicing the piano, but today he kept his cell phone turned on by his side, as if he was waiting for some news.After practicing like this for more than an hour, suddenly the phone vibrated and a message came in.Qin Haiou picked it up and looked at it, and told Tan Shuo that there would be guests coming later.As soon as Tan Shuo heard this, he planned to leave, but Qin Haiou said that he was in no hurry and would not be too late to leave after eating the watermelon.As a result, they had just cut up the watermelon and ate two or three pieces, when they heard the crisp clicking sound of Yu Doudou's high-heeled shoes at the gate of the courtyard.

In the past 11 years, Tan Shuo has not thought about what he would say to Xiao Cong if he saw Xiao Cong again.However, he never dreamed that they would meet again at Xiaopengmen under such circumstances.He didn't even expect that Qin Haiou knew that Xiao Cong was coming, but kept it a secret from him.This made Tan Shuo realize immediately after a moment of blankness that Qin Haiou did this on purpose.

Qin Haiou's purpose was to let him show his face in front of Xiao Cong, but he didn't intend to really let him and Xiao Cong "reminisce about the past".After Tan Shuo realized it, he wished he could make a hole in Qin Haiou's face.What is this kid thinking, why is he still obsessed with that matter?Seeing that the concert is only two months away, why is he still distracted by this trick!Did he fall on deaf ears to the words I told him before? !What is his plan? Is he going to question Xiao Cong face to face, or is he expecting Xiao Cong to take the initiative to admit what he did back then?How can this kind of thing be completely sure!

For this work and this concert, they have come to this day with great difficulty. If they screw up because of Xiao Cong, is it worth it? !

Tan Shuo looked at Qin Haiou's calm look, and he just wanted to beat him up right now, but he knew he couldn't do that.Regardless of whether Qin Haiou has fully considered the consequences of this matter, he must not disrupt Qin Haiou's plan right now, otherwise he will only bring trouble to Qin Haiou.Tan Shuo then thought that Qin Haiou might have made such an arrangement confidently because he was sure that he would cooperate with him.

Tan Shuo was so angry that he endured it again and again, finally bent down to pick up the watermelon, and smiled: "You guys are busy, I'll go back first." After speaking, he didn't look at Xiao Cong again, and turned to the door without looking back. go outside.

Only then did Qin Haiou smile at Xiao Cong, pointed to him and Tang Jun in the room and said, "Brother, Uncle Tang, long time no see, come in and sit down."

All this happened so fast, Tang Jun was stunned when Xiao Cong and Tan Shuo met each other, their faces became very ugly, and then, Qin Haiou said something to Tan Shuo, Tan Shuo seemed dissatisfied , quickly bent down to pick up the watermelon, left in a hurry after leaving a word.Looking back at Xiao Cong - he was still standing there in a daze, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

Tang Jun only became Xiao Cong's manager after he became famous. He didn't know Tan Shuo, and he didn't know what kind of relationship between Xiao Cong and Tan Shuo, but looking at Xiao Cong's appearance just now, he seemed surprised by the appearance of this person And appalled.Seeing that Xiao Cong didn't answer, he took Qin Haiou's words and said, "Yes, Haiou, long time no see. Your place is really nice!"

Xiao Cong gradually regained his composure after hearing them exchanging a few pleasantries.He really wanted to know what Qin Haiou said to Tan Shuo just now, but Qin Haiou's voice was too low for him to hear.He did hear what Tan Shuo said, but it made him even more puzzled.He originally suspected that Tan Shuo was waiting for him here on purpose. After all, there is no such coincidence in the world. They haven't seen each other for 11 years, so why did they meet in this place.But Tan Shuo pretended not to know him, and simply disappeared with just a perfunctory sentence.Although Xiao Cong didn't want to have more contact with Tan Shuo here, such a development surprised him greatly.What does Tan Shuo's weird behavior mean, what the hell is he doing?Could it be that he hasn't told Qin Haiou about that, so he left in a hurry when he saw him?But if that's the case, what happened to Qin Haiou's whisper just now?Did Qin Haiou let him go?Why did Qin Haiou do this? What is the purpose of the two of them? !

While speculating, Xiao Cong followed the others to the main room. At this time, Chen Ganning had taken away the watermelon and was making tea for them.Xiao Cong tried his best to calm down, and also participated in the small talk. They chatted happily for a while, and Qin Haiou said: "You talk first, and I will take my brother to visit the piano room."

He took what he said as a matter of course, and it was obvious that he didn't want others to follow.Tang Jun looked at Xiao Cong's expression, not sure what he should do.It's perfectly normal for two pianists to get together and want to compare their piano skills. Besides, they haven't seen each other for a long time, so it's reasonable for the brothers to want to talk alone.However, what happened just now made Tang Jun puzzled, and Xiao Cong's state also made him a little worried, but firstly, this is Qin Haiou's private territory, and since the master has already spoken, he has to follow tactfully, secondly, Qin Haiou He has always been kind to Xiao Cong. Judging from the dissatisfied attitude shown by the stranger just now, he probably didn't leave voluntarily, but was sent away by Qin Haiou.It can be seen from this that Qin Haiou probably let the man leave quickly in order to take care of Xiao Cong's emotions and avoid embarrassment.Tang Jun thought about it, and seeing that Xiao Cong did not object to Qin Haiou's invitation, he decided to wait and see.

Xiao Cong didn't want to be alone with Qin Haiou at this time, but he was very confused. The panic when he saw Tan Shuo just now hadn't passed, and all kinds of speculations couldn't be confirmed. He couldn't think of an excuse to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and follow.The two chatted all the way to the piano room, until Xiao Cong saw the grand piano quietly placed in the center of the room, Xiao Cong suddenly remembered his original purpose of coming to see Qin Haiou.He had planned to confirm Qin Haiou's performance state and psychological state with his own eyes, and to blow Qin Haiou's confidence in his comeback without a trace, but at this moment he suddenly discovered that due to Tan Shuo's appearance, all the plans he had thought in advance had been completely destroyed. It's messy.Originally in his plan, the private conversation with Qin Haiou was a crucial part, but now, when he faced Qin Haiou alone, he couldn't even remember what the opening remarks he had prepared were.He could only put aside those plans for the time being, and deal with this conversation first.

Qin Haiou walked to the piano, touched the keys casually, and said half complaining and half sighing: "We have spent a lot of effort to transport the piano here, and Sister Yu is worried that the stone bridge at the door will not be able to bear it." Because of its weight, some people specially built a few steel plates on the side of the bridge and pushed it over from the steel plates."

Xiao Cong smiled at him, trying to rearrange his thoughts: "Who can blame this, and it's not because you want to live in this kind of place."

Qin Haiou also smiled, shook his head and said, "At first I just came here for tourism, but later I thought this place was very good, so I stayed here. I booked this yard because I like it, and I didn't think too much about it."

Xiao Cong nodded with a smile, and the current atmosphere gradually calmed him down.Qin Haiou's attitude towards him was the same as before, his familiar intimacy was revealed in his words, and his expression and tone were very frank and natural.This made Xiao Cong start to wonder if he was too surprised just now, so he thought things too complicated?Maybe Tan Shuo really hasn't told Qin Haiou about that, and Qin Haiou just met Tan Shuo by chance, and actually knows nothing about the past?

This thought cheered up Xiao Cong, his eyes lingered on the keys, and he asked with concern: "I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time. The performance is less than two months away, how are you practicing recently?"

Qin Haiou sighed softly, and seemed to be a little distressed: "I'm practicing! But last year was too long, and I still feel a little hard. It just so happens that you are here, senior brother, please come and listen to me."

As he spoke, he sat down in front of the piano, rubbed his hands, and prepared to play something.This move was exactly what Xiao Cong wanted. He approached the piano and watched Qin Haiou's fingers.

At this moment, Xiao Cong temporarily forgot all the questions about Tan Shuo, and the curiosity in his heart and the tension of spying on the opponent swelled to the peak.He really wanted to know how Qin Haiou's technology was after more than a year of silence.