Ninth Symphony

At this point in the story, Xi Le had accumulated too many questions in his heart, so he had to stop and let himself digest it.

In his memory, he did hear Xi Zhuyun mention the manuscript of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony once, but he didn't tell him, but was overheard by him when he was speaking to Xi Yin.

At that time, Xi Le didn't have much interest in these things. He knew from a young age that his father's expectations for Xi Yin were completely different from his. He also got used to it.

When he was a teenager, he loved to play. Seeing that Xi Yin was "forced" by Xi Zhuoyun to learn this and that all day long, and couldn't even find the time to climb a tree, Xi Le couldn't help feeling deeply sorry for him. On the contrary, I am glad that no one made demands on me.

So, even after he knew that every time Xi Zhuoyun "practiced" Xi Yin not only taught him to play the piano, but also had some "secret lessons", he didn't bother to pay attention to it, thinking that it had nothing to do with him anyway. , It was his brother who "suffered". Out of conscience considerations, it would be nice to wait for him to play with him after practice.

But now, after hearing what Wu Yi told him about "Xi's family history", he finally realized something belatedly.

"Du Nian." Xi Le called out quietly.

The person in front of him leaned closer to him, lowered｜body and raised his head to look at him: "Ask."

Xi Le spun a few words back and forth between his teeth, which made his teeth a little sore. He wanted to bear it but couldn't help it. Finally, he struggled to speak, and chose a way that he thought would hurt him the least and asked: "My dad—I mean...the Xi family...is there a rule that there can only be one heir?"

Du Nian stared at him with deep eyes for a few seconds, then gave a solemn hum.

Xi Le: "...Then my dad chose Xi Yin, right?"

Du Nian felt that the child's hand was slightly trembling, so he squeezed him tighter, and said in a deep voice, "That's right."

The corner of Xi Le's mouth grinned quickly, but the arc was extremely small, as if being pulled inward by an invisible force.He took a deep breath, and continued to talk about the things that Wu Yi didn't have the heart to reveal, but he had already guessed.

"According to the rules set by my grandfather, people in the circle can't do anything to the Xi family's heir when he is not yet full, otherwise the copy of the manuscript containing the password will be destroyed. And when it comes to my dad, the manuscript he used as a password to store It’s Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the copy is also deposited in the bank, and the original is handed over to Uncle Zhong for safekeeping, isn’t that right?”

Du Nian: "Well, in order to avoid suspicion, Uncle Yun didn't keep the original work with him. It's safer to hand it over to Uncle Zhong."

"Is that so..." Xi Le nodded slightly, bit her lips and paused for a moment, then suddenly raised her eyes to look at Du Nian, and asked softly: "If, say, this can guarantee Xi Yin's safety, then...how about me...my parents...how did they plan for me when they made a decision?"

Finally, it was asked.

At this moment, Xi Le and Du Nian had this thought flashing through their minds at the same time.

However, this is actually the question that Du Nian is most unwilling to answer.

He told Wu Yi just now that he wanted him to pick up this "hot potato" from the "most difficult part", but he didn't expect that Wu Yi spent most of the day just recalling the glorious past, Waiting for him to get to the key point with great difficulty, he suddenly stopped unkindly, using an excuse to let Xi Le calm down and digest, and with a snap of his fingers, he threw the "potato" back to Du Nian, and he ran away first. It's a little cunning.

Du Nian knew that this little boy looked like a simple and kind-hearted student, but in fact, there were no less twists and turns in his stomach than himself.

Although it wasn't that he couldn't force Wu Yi to stay, but seeing Xi Le's condition was not good at that time, no matter how big Du Nianxin was, he didn't dare to push too hard, so it wouldn't be good for Wu Yi to finish talking in one breath before leaving. I could only "considerately" let him go back first, but my heart was full of tricks.

It's a pity that scolding is scolding, even if he doesn't want to answer anymore, he can't avoid Xi Le's straightforward question.

Xi Le's eyes stayed on his face for an instant, his eyes were tense and extremely persistent, and he hooked out the little bit of guilt left in Du Nian's heart at this moment.

He felt guilty because he had done it himself, but it was a bit injustice for Xi Zhuoyun to let him, a junior, come to wipe his ass now.

Du Nian touched the tip of his nose helplessly, took the opportunity to buy himself a few more seconds, and then said carefully, "Lele, the Xi family has its own rules and traditions, what decision will Uncle Yun make?" Naturally, he has his considerations, so it’s not convenient for me to judge. But according to my guess, Uncle Yun probably thinks that as long as he is around, nothing will happen to you, so whoever he chooses as the heir does not mean that he does not pay enough attention to the other child. You and Xi Yin must be equally precious to him."

In Du Nian's [-]-odd years of life, Du Nian had never happened a few times to finish speaking such a long paragraph in such a serious manner.

However, those who were lucky enough to witness and experience this monumental scene did not acknowledge his sympathy.

Xi Le first clenched his fists, then let go after a few seconds, then clenched again, then let go, repeated several times, during which he didn't say a word.

Du Nian couldn't hold his breath.

In fact, if Xi Le really had to jump up and get angry, or cry and make a fuss like he did to him before, it would be within his expectation, but Du Nian, who is so silent, is a bit hard to understand.

To coax or not to coax?How to coax?

Do you want to say nonsense like "It doesn't matter, although your father doesn't think too much about your life, but he still loves you"?That doesn't even sound like consolation, more like fanning the flames.

But what else could he say?Said, "Actually, your father doesn't care about you at all, as long as Xi Yin can pass on the 'craftsmanship' of the Xi family well, it doesn't matter what happens to you as a twin brother"?Du Nian felt that even though he was really wrong sometimes, he was not so wrong.

So... what to do?

Although Du Nian once told Wu Yi that he believes that Xi Le can survive after knowing the truth, there are many ways to survive. The difference is quite big.

No matter how stable he pretended to be on the surface, when he thought of the torment in front of the child whom he had protected for more than ten years, Du Nian felt his temples throbbing, which made people panic.

"Lele..." Du Nian couldn't hold back and stood up, kicked the chair to the back, retracted one leg to avoid that awkward position, hugged Xi Le from the side and let him lean on him, with his arms still He patted on the back lightly, as if coaxing a child to sleep.

Xi Le's shoulders moved slightly, and after a while, he raised his head and frowned at him: "What are you doing?"

"Comfort you." Du Nianxin said it was unclear.

But Xi Le gently pushed him away, stood up and walked to the edge of the window sill, with his back to Du Nian, with a steady tone as if nothing happened just now. "No wonder you always mentioned my birthday before. It turns out that there is still a hidden layer behind it."

Du Nian was taken aback by his abnormal calmness, and it took two seconds before he replied, "Yes, it's tomorrow."

"That is to say, the layer of protection my dad set before will no longer be effective until tomorrow." Xi Le murmured, sliding his fingertips on the window sill unconsciously until he was gently grasped | , and stuffed a rather small object into the palm of his hand. The moment the cold and hard touch came, Xi Le's heart trembled.

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, I'm still here." Du Nian put his arms around Xi Le's waist without hesitation after stuffing the things, and his lips almost touched her ears.

As soon as the hot and humid breath from his words came in, Xi Le shrank her neck subconsciously, her scalp was numb with goosebumps, and her waist and abdomen somehow felt sour or soft. Feeling it, he clenched the cool thing in his hand tightly, took a deep breath, and tried his best to suppress the goosebumps all over his body.

"This is..." After calming down this strange physiological reaction, Xi Le raised his hand and put the hard lump Du Nian gave him before his eyes for a closer look.

It turned out to be a pistol less than the size of an adult's palm.

Xi Le knew a lot about this aspect. As soon as his eyes fell, he was immediately attracted by the extremely exquisite design and structure. He couldn't put it down after looking at it for a long time before asking in disbelief: "Is this... Dellinger?"

Du Nian nodded with a smile: "I know that you know the goods, and use it as a birthday present, do you like it?"

Xi Le turned her head to look at him blankly, then turned back and hummed very lightly.

In history, a particularly famous president was assassinated to death by this pocket pistol that could be hidden in the palm of his hand, so the name of this gun was also remembered by people along with this incident.

Xi Le loved playing with guns since he was a child, and he always wanted to have a gun of his own that he could carry with him, but obviously his family would not agree, and even Du Nian was firmly against it at the time, and he never thought that he would personally give it to him today A Dellinger.

"... Will it be dangerous starting tomorrow?" Xi Le had already guessed Du Nian's purpose for sending him the gun.

"Maybe, maybe not." Du Nian said easily, but looking at the things in his hands, Xi Le felt that his words were not very credible.

He lightly fiddled with the trigger on the gun, making a rattling sound, "Du Nian, tell me the truth, what is the purpose of you bringing me to Iloka? Don't say it's to find attendees, it's my reason I don't believe it now."

Du Nian narrowed his eyes: "What do you think it will be?"

Xi Le: "I guess you took me away from Xinfu on purpose, just in time for my birthday, for fear that I might be in danger if I stay there?"

Du Nian raised his eyebrows, put his arms around his waist and turned around slightly, so that the two stood face to face, the four eyes converged into two parallel lines, and looked into each other's eyes intently.

"Lele, I'm not used to you suddenly saying that I'm nice." Du Nian laughed exaggeratedly.

"Don't push your nose on your face." Xi Le stopped him reflexively. After finishing speaking, he realized that he was no longer "Xi Yin", and he was no longer the person who felt extremely desperate and angry about "abandoning himself". It seems that he has no reason to continue to speak sarcasticly to Du Nian.

But such an attitude cannot be changed for a while.

And while he was slightly dazed, Du Nian had already put a smile on his face, and the tip of their noses was about to touch each other. Xi Le suddenly regained his senses and wanted to retreat, but just as soon as he moved his head, he bumped into Du Nian's support. The "black hand" behind his head, the owner of this "black hand" laughed even more wickedly.

"Actually, I think it's good that you are like this now. I don't need to change it back. I'm used to being cold-hearted by you." Du Nian said, pressing Xi Le's head towards him again, and this time the tip of his nose was really touched. There was only a slight gap between the lips, and Xi Le couldn't help taking a deep breath.

"Are you sick..." He carefully avoided Du Nian's face, turned his head to the side and spoke with some difficulty, his heart began to beat faster involuntarily.

Du Nian chuckled twice, lowered his head, and kissed the side of his neck according to the movement of his head tilted, the tip of his tongue lightly licked and hooked, and Xi Le felt his brain suddenly buzzing—— Became an overlord flower.

"Du Nian——" Xi Le just wanted to complain, but as soon as the words came out, he was almost scared to pee by his soft and panting voice, and quickly closed his mouth again, but someone became more energetic.

"Hey..." Xi Le put his hands on Du Nian's chest, wanted to push but couldn't use his strength, felt that his neck was almost wet by him, like a popsicle under the summer sun, and sucked harder and said Maybe he could hear the sound of Zi'er Zi'er's water, he was so ashamed that his face was flushed, he couldn't take it anymore, he finally took a deep breath and pushed the man away with all his strength, cursing in a hoarse voice: "You eat wrong Drugs?! Suddenly, what happened!"

Du Nian, who was pushed away, was not in a hurry or annoyed, his slender eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of the eyes seemed to pick up like hooks, making Xi Le's breathing involuntarily stagnate for a moment.

Looking at his reaction, Du Nian curled his lips and said, "Lele, now I realize that it's not a bad thing not to get it sometimes. Because once you get it, it's hard to quit."

Xi Le: "...you fucking don't use your brains to find such fresh and refined excuses for yourself!"

"Then I'll be more direct?" Du Nian's hand gently kneaded|pinched the back of Xi Le's head, and his fingers lingered in his hair. This extraordinarily gentle movement gradually became hasty, and certain images from yesterday kept flashing through his mind, unknowingly arousing his feeling similar to that at that time.

Just when Xi Le was subconsciously grabbing the clothes on Du Nian's shoulders, he suddenly felt a strange sensation from under his body. His body shook, and he raised his head suddenly, and his gaze fell directly into Du Nianzhuo's hot pupils. .

Xi Le's throat tightened: "...you're not serious, are you..."

"Do you want me to be serious?" Du Nian held his honest "reaction" with one hand, approached and said in a low and deep voice: "Lele, I want to bear it, but I can't bear it anymore... If You want to reject me, before it's too late."

Xi Le: "..."

Is now the fucking time to do something like this? !

Xi Le cursed bitterly in his heart.

Then, he pulled Du Nian's collar and pressed his lips hard.

Love is not it.

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