Second Piano Concerto

Xiao Cong stayed in Qin Haiou's piano room for less than half an hour, and when he came out, he seemed like a different person.He didn't remember what he said afterwards at all, nor how he walked out of that piano room.He just wanted to escape from Qin Haiou, Tan Shuo, and this place, and he didn't want to stay in this yard for a moment.

Tang Jun found that Xiao Cong was in a bad mood, but he didn't know the reason.They originally planned to stay in Xiaopengmen for one night before leaving. Xiao Cong planned this way, and Yu Doudou also arranged this way, but for some reason Xiao Cong changed his mind after he came out of the piano room, saying that they had something to rush back. He couldn't spend the night at Xiaopengmen, not only that, but according to his tone, he wouldn't even eat dinner here.

Tang Jun was greatly surprised by this sudden change.He had already booked a return ticket in advance, and the time was tomorrow afternoon, and he still departed from the airport where he landed at the time.If Xiao Cong refused to live in Xiaopengmen no matter what, they could only find another accommodation in the town, or return to the airport and spend the night in the hotel at the airport.

Although Yu Doudou was also surprised by Xiao Cong's abnormality, what surprised her most was that Qin Haiou didn't show the slightest desire to keep him.Although she had already guessed that there was a rift between Qin Haiou and Xiao Cong for some reason, Qin Haiou has always been very gracious, and now he didn't even express his intention to stay out of etiquette, which shows that Qin Haiou is actually very opposed to it in his heart Xiao Cong stayed here.

Seeing Qin Haiou's expression, Yu Doudou immediately adjusted her attitude accordingly, and said that if Xiao Cong and Tang Jun wanted to leave, she could arrange a vehicle.Tang Jun had no choice but to call the airport and book a hotel while waiting for the bus.

Yu Doudou dismissed the two of them kindly, but she kept muttering in her heart.Qin Haiou asked her to do two things today, one is to pick up Xiao Cong at the airport on his behalf, and the other is to send a message to inform him of the approximate time when Xiao Cong will arrive at Xiaopengmen.These two things were very simple, and Yu Doudou followed suit, but what happened later made her more and more confused.It is not surprising that Tan Shuo appeared in Xiaopengmen, but the strange thing is the stiff attitude of both sides when he and Xiao Cong met.It is not surprising that Qin Haiou and Xiao Cong talked alone, but the strange thing is why Xiao Cong was desperate to leave after that?

Qin Haiou sat under the shade of the trees in the courtyard and waited for her. When he saw her come back, he got up and said, "Sister Yu, you have worked hard today. Take a rest, I will go out for a while."

Yu Doudou was taken aback: "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to find Tan Shuo." Qin Haiou said, turned around and entered the room, and when he came out, he had a baseball cap on his head. "Don't wait for me to eat." He said as he walked quickly to the entrance of the small courtyard, pressed down the brim of his hat, pushed the door and walked out.

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When Qin Haiou came to the rice noodle shop, the shop was busy.He entered the courtyard through the back door and went straight to the stairs. When he looked up, he saw Tan Shuo sitting on the second floor with half a cigarette between his fingers. Seeing him coming, he lowered his head and flicked the ash into the ashtray. Did not say.

Qin Haiou went upstairs and sat down beside him.Tan Shuo was silent for a while before asking, "Are they gone?"

"Well, I'm staying at the airport," Qin Haiou said, "the flight at noon tomorrow."

"Did he come by himself, or did you ask him to come?" Tan Shuo asked again.

"He wants to come by himself," Qin Haiou laughed, "He said he wanted to come and see me."

When Tan Shuo heard this, the anger that had been suppressed not long ago surged up again.It is absolutely impossible for Xiao Cong to make this trip in person just to "see" Qin Haiou. He must have other purposes, and this purpose is likely to be detrimental to Qin Haiou's comeback.But what about Qin Haiou?Not only did he conceal the news that Xiao Cong was coming, but he also deliberately arranged this "meeting" without both of them knowing!Judging from Xiao Cong's reaction at the time, he obviously didn't expect that this would be the first scene he saw after stepping into Xiaopeng's door.At first, Tan Shuo thought that Qin Haiou was disregarding the overall situation and acting on his own initiative. He was both angry and worried, but after returning to the rice noodle shop to calm down, his worry prevailed, and he kept thinking about the meeting between Qin Haiou and Xiao Cong for the next few ten minutes. The possible consequences. At this time, Qin Haiou said that Xiao Cong came on his own initiative. Thinking of Xiao Cong's character and the risk Qin Haiou took for this, he couldn't help it anymore, and said sternly, frowning: "You If I dare to make my own claim in the future—”

"There won't be a next time." Qin Haiou replied immediately, "He will never come again."

"What did he tell you?" Tan Shuo asked.

"I didn't say anything." Qin Haiou said.

Tan Shuo looked at him for a moment: "Then what did you tell him?"

"Nothing."

Tan Shuo gave a "tsk" sound: "Can you save people some worry?!"

"I really didn't say anything!" Qin Haiou said seriously.

Tan Shuo obviously still didn't believe it, and fell into silence again.Qin Haiou understood Tan Shuo's mood, but since he made up his mind to do this, he had to hide it from Tan Shuo, because if Tan Shuo knew that Xiao Cong was coming, Tan Shuo would never agree to him plan, let alone cooperate with him.Qin Haiou knew that doing so would definitely anger Tan Shuo, and he also felt very guilty about it. If Tan Shuo's work had not been completed, he would not dare to let Tan Shuo be so stimulated anyway.

"I'm sorry, don't be angry..." Qin Haiou scratched his head and explained, seeing that Tan Shuo was still sullen, "I didn't mention your name in front of him, and I didn't mention that matter. Played two verses for him."

Tan Shuo squinted at him: "What did you play?"

"Miss Liu's birthday song and the third movement of "Return"," Qin Haiou raised the corners of his mouth, with a little pride in his eyes, "you wrote them all."

Looking at his expression, Tan Shuo knew that what he was playing could never be the simple version of the third movement. He must have used the difficult version he wrote originally to scare Xiao Cong.Tan Shuo was so angry that he threw the cigarette butt away, and picked up the broom that was usually placed by the stairs with his backhand.

Qin Haiou knew him so well now, when he saw him move, he jumped up and ran downstairs.

"Stop!" Tan Shuo pointed at him with a broom condescendingly, "Did you use the song I wrote for you to do this! Ah?!"

Qin Haiou raised his hands above his head and said with a smile, "Is it not good?"

Tan Shuo's mouth opened and closed, and he didn't utter a word for a long time.It wasn't that he was stopped by this question, but that he suddenly realized that he couldn't do anything to Qin Haiou.Today's Qin Haiou is no longer easily fooled by his half-true words, nor is he unable to sleep due to the huge psychological pressure, sitting at his door with red eyes.More than a year is not short, but it seems like overnight, Qin Haiou's ignorance and childishness have all fallen off.He has planned and persistently moved towards his goal, learned to be tough and also learned to hide, until today, he has calculated both the people he wants to help and the people he wants to target.Tan Shuo remembered that when he first met him last year, he had compared him to a flower in a greenhouse, but thinking about it now, he was completely wrong.Xiao Cong traveled thousands of miles to visit, and left in a hurry within an hour. Tan Shuo could imagine what kind of blow he had received from Qin Haiou without asking carefully.In fact, Qin Haiou's essence has never changed. When he acts according to his own principles, no matter whether it is his kindness or hostility, it is difficult for the opponent to resist.

Resigned to his fate, Tan Shuo slammed the broom on the ground, and said in a relaxed tone, "The rehearsal is only a month away, so don't make any troubles."

"I understand." Qin Haiou nodded, and saw that he sat down again, so he came back and sat down.

It was dinner time at this time, and the rays of light in the sky had disappeared, and the crescent moon that had just risen was like a thin piece of cool white porcelain, clinging to the darkening blue sky.In the kitchen of the rice noodle shop downstairs, Amao's shouts and the guys' responses were frequently heard. The noisy life floated in the hot summer air, which reminded Qin Haiou of last summer. At this time every day, he almost They all help the kitchen in the rice noodle shop, and when the tourists leave and the sky is completely dark, everyone often gathers in the yard of the inn next door to eat watermelon and chat.Even though he still lives in this ancient town, those days are far away from him. Hearing the noise downstairs at this moment, he feels very nostalgic.

While enjoying the long-lost familiarity, he secretly observed Tan Shuo.There is no best solution for today's affairs. The appearance of Xiao Cong will definitely affect Tan Shuo's mood, but Qin Haiou does not want the negative emotions caused by this to stay in Tan Shuo's heart. This is the purpose of his coming to Tan Shuo.

He was considering how to speak, when Tan Shuo straightened his legs, put his elbows back on the floor, raised his head and let out a long sigh of relief: "I used to imagine that if I saw Xiao Cong one day, What would I do."

"How to do it?"

"Anyway, it's not like today." Tan Shuo smiled helplessly.

He stared at the sky for a while, then suddenly said: "I thought I would definitely do something, but when I saw him, I didn't feel anything other than being surprised why he was here."

"It's not a bad thing." Qin Haiou said.

"Yes," Tan Shuo nodded with emotion, "I don't think about "Xinghai" anymore. I just hope that the performance of "Return" will go smoothly, and that's the most important thing."

"It will definitely succeed!" Qin Haiou laughed, but he was far less happy than he looked.Although he has successfully deterred Xiao Cong, so what?Everything I have done today is still not enough to make up for the regret of losing "Xinghai".Seeing the other party run away, Qin Haiou couldn't feel the slightest comfort.

"Actually, it's not just "Return", there will be others in the future." After a moment of silence, Qin Haiou said again.

Tan Shuo looked at him suspiciously: "What are you doing behind your back again?"

"Since it was done behind the scenes, why would I tell you?" Qin Haiou laughed.

"Don't mess around, I don't care if you stab someone." Tan Shuo warned him and didn't ask again. Now he feels very calm. If Qin Haiou hadn't arranged today's meeting, he might not know himself To be able to face Xiao Cong so indifferently.During the days of composing "Return", his thoughts had already unconsciously shifted to Qin Haiou's comeback concert. When he met Xiao Cong just now, he never thought of finding him to settle accounts.

The two chatted for a while, and then went to the inn to have dinner together.They thought the matter was over like this, but they didn't expect that three days later in the morning, Qin Haiou saw Yu Doudou and Chen Ganning bowing their heads in the main room to talk about the matter just after breakfast, both of them looked in disbelief .

"What's the matter?" Qin Haiou was a little curious, Chen Ganning was fine, but it was rare for Yu Doudou to show such an expression.

Chen Ganning glanced at Yu Doudou, and seeing that the other party had no objection, she pointed to the computer on the table and said, "The news I just saw, Xiao Cong's concert... something happened."

Qin Haiou was stunned, and went to the computer to look, and saw several webpages stacked on the screen, the top one was a short news, the title of which read impressively:

Famous pianist Xiao Cong was forced to stop performing due to two "amnesia"

This is a quick news, which did not report the details, but only mentioned that Xiao Cong's performance was interrupted twice at last night's concert due to serious memory disturbances, and he had to leave early and terminate the performance.

Qin Haiou read the news silently, and then went to browse other webpages. The main content of the various media reports was consistent, and some of them were more detailed reports.According to these reports, Xiao Cong made a mistake when playing his famous piano concerto "Song of the Long Night". When the first movement reached about 13 minutes, the conductor and the orchestra were arrested because the pianist seriously forgot the score. After that, Xiao Cong decided to play again, but this time his performance lasted less than 5 minutes, and he stopped again due to a serious mistake. Xiao Cong himself got up and left the stage, and the conductor and the orchestra Staying on the stage, the audience was in an uproar.After a few minutes of confusion, the concert hall informed the audience through the radio that the concert was over because the pianist was unwell and could not continue to complete the performance.

Qin Haiou learned about these details, and saw that the rest of the webpages were all comments from music critics on the accident, so he didn't plan to read any more.Seeing him get up, Yu Doudou and Chen Ganning looked at him, waiting for his reaction.But Qin Haiou just said calmly, "Got it, I'm going to practice the piano", and left the main room.