Star road

"Xing'er, eat more." Xiao Ye dipped the peeled shrimps in sauce and put them in front of Chen Xing.

When leaving the concert hall, it was almost noon, and Xiao Ye drove Chen Xingzhi to a restaurant for dinner.The restaurant is located not far from the Mela Concert Hall. The two sat by the window and could see a corner of the classical building illuminated by the golden sunlight outside.

The exterior wall of the magnificent building is ivory white, and under the sunlight, it reflects a more atmospheric and noble color.

Xiao Ye saw that Chen Xing had been looking over there, and teased, "You said you were satisfied, but I think you really don't want to part with it. Do you want to rematch? Now that the rematch is not over, I can find a way for you."

He said he was trying to figure out a way, but his voice was indifferent, clearly full of confidence.

Hearing his words, Chen Xing withdrew his gaze, "I have already announced my withdrawal on the stage, and I will run back later, how shameless." He stuffed the shrimp into his mouth, stared at Xiao Ye's stern face, "However, brother Ye, can you really send people back to the rematch?"

Xiao Ye continued to peel the shrimp, "It's not casual, I can only let you go back."

Chen Xing also continued to eat, "Casey is right, the game...is really not pure enough." There was a bit of a sigh in his tone.

"Xing'er..." Xiao Ye stopped his movements and carefully looked at Chen Xing's expression.He suddenly felt that he shouldn't say such things in front of Chen Xing. This child has always loved music and his violin. It can even be said that he believes in the violin.He has always protected Xiaoxing very well, how could he accidentally reveal these dirty things hidden under the music?

In Xiao Ye's heart, he only wanted Chen Xing to live a simple and happy life.

Chen Xing only sighed a little, then returned to normal, with curved eyebrows, "You don't need to say, I understand, people are willing to take shortcuts, but some people can go, some people can't. But no matter where If you don’t have the ability to stand upright, so what if you walk up it? Just like playing the violin, if you don’t have good piano skills and a deep understanding of music, you can only look like a clown on the stage. People are not blind and deaf. People with a discerning eye can tell how much they weigh. People who are vain and unable to get on the ground, once they take a shortcut, it is tantamount to reaching the end. The existence of a shortcut is not necessarily a bad thing. , at least, it can save a lot of time and energy for capable people, and use this time and energy for a higher level of progress."

Xiao Ye was quite shocked by Chen Xing's remarks.He always thought that Chen Xing was innocent and simple, but he didn't expect that he could see the problem so thoroughly and understand it himself.What was even more unexpected was that Chen Xing would be so calm in the face of such a problem.

There was a sudden pain in his heart.It's probably because of the child's experiences when he was a child... In fact, he has long seen through the warmth and coldness of human relationships.

In addition to heartache, Xiao Ye felt a kind of secret joy.

He loves Chen Xing, and at the beginning it is indeed mostly compensation, but later on, he likes the beauty of him.Xiao Ye's life is full of decisive killings, intrigues, and blood on his hands. Chen Xing's mother, Qingqing, is the only one who gives him warmth.But it is difficult for warm and beautiful things to survive in the Xiao family, and Qingqing eventually becomes a victim of the Xiao family.

This is why Xiao Ye protects Chen Xing so carefully.More or less because of this reason, he has been concealing his father-son relationship with Chen Xing.In fact, apart from ensuring Chen Xing's personal safety, he didn't investigate why he concealed it.

At first, I was afraid that Chen Xing would not be able to accept it, but later, concealing it became a habit...

The better he protects Chen Xing, the farther he feels that Chen Xing is far away from him.He is pure and beautiful, he is warm and kind, and the father and son are black and white, and the difference is clear.But what Chen Xing said now clearly shows that he is not so pure in fact, and the barrier in Xiao Ye's heart seems to have weakened a lot.

This kind of secret joy came for no apparent reason, Xiao Ye's emotions had always been indifferent, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Chen Xing stared at the exquisite tableware in front of him, smiled faintly, "Brother Ye, I'm not an idealist, my dream is to use my hands to make Dad's music resound throughout the world. The reason why I gave up the competition today is because I I feel that my ability is not enough."

Xiao Ye silently picked out some of Chen Xing's favorite foods and put them in front of him.

"Besides, I played my father's piece today, and suddenly I don't want to play anything else. Brother Ye, do you know? This piece was finished by my father before he died. He said that he named the piece "Chen Xing". I started writing it on the first day, it's a song specially composed for me..." Chen Xing's eyes were full of nostalgia.

Hearing his biological son keep calling another person's father in front of him, and being full of admiration for that "father", but calling himself brother, this feeling is indescribably weird.

Xiao Ye noticed that his mood fluctuated violently today, so he couldn't help but ask, "Xing'er, have you thought about finding your biological parents?"

"Birth parents?" Chen Xing looked up at him suspiciously, then shook his head, "I never thought about it."

"Why? You don't want to know who they are?"

Chen Xing was silent for a while, lowered her eyes, her eyelashes formed a fan-shaped beautiful shadow under the eyelids.He unconsciously fiddled with the food in front of him, "...I don't want to."

Xiao Ye's heart tightened, and he asked repeatedly: "Why?"

"So what if you know it? So what if you find it? In my life... there is only one father." After finishing speaking lightly, Chen Xing randomly stuffed a few mouthfuls of food into his mouth. Obviously, his heart was not as calm as he showed.

Xiao Ye was dumbfounded for the first time in his life.

She had long understood that Chen Xiao's position in Chen Xing's heart was irreplaceable, but she still couldn't accept it for a while when she really heard him say it with her own ears.

Perhaps, multiple fathers came out, but it was a burden for Chen Xing.

Xiao Ye looked at Chen Xing who lowered his head and slammed the food, the corner of his mouth was covered with a lot of sauce, he couldn't help but took the napkin to wipe it off for him, "Eat slowly." He hesitated a little, "...If you don't want to know, then don't know."

After saying this, he felt a suffocation in his chest.

Chen Xing didn't notice that something was wrong with him, but because of Xiao Ye's actions, his cheeks blushed.

It wasn't the first time that Xiao Ye wiped his mouth intimately for him, but now that he was sure that he liked Xiao Ye, this gesture gave him a different feeling.The slightly cool napkin lingered around the lips. Occasionally, the warm fingertips rubbed against the lips. Chen Xing's heartbeat began to speed up, and his face gradually became hot. After finally waiting for Xiao Ye to finish wiping, he hurriedly took a sip of water. , was choked.

"Be careful, drink slowly." Xiao Ye withdrew his hand and frowned slightly.

Chen Xing nodded, his face was so hot that he could fry an egg, but fortunately, it seemed that his face was red from choking.

"Brother Ye, I don't need other relatives. It's enough to have you here." After calming down her heartbeat, Chen Xing looked at Xiao Ye from the bottom of her heart.

Chen Xing was choked because of it, her white jade-like ears were translucent red, and her dark eyeballs were covered with a layer of watery light.Xiao Ye saw it in his eyes, his heart moved, his eyes fell on the pink lips, and he suddenly remembered the "Luckkiss" when he was separated at the airport last time.That slight touch of lips caused ripples in his heart. Xiao Ye occasionally suspected that his later interest in boys was related to that time. However, this dangerous thought was quickly suppressed by him.

At this moment, this idea inexplicably surfaced again.

He quickly looked away, "Ahem... Is Xing'er full? Let's go after eating. Since we are here, let's have fun today."

After dinner, the two started a half-day tour of Mela.

The Mela Youth Violin Competition makes this season a peak season for Mela tourism.The weather is fine today, and the streets are crowded with people, making it extremely lively.Chen Xing excitedly grabbed Xiao Ye's hand, looked around, and went to crowded places.

"Brother Ye, what is that?" Chen Xing asked, pointing to the innermost thing after finally getting into a crowd of people.

It was an irregularly shaped boulder, the height of a person, half of which was buried deep in the ground, and the half exposed to the ground was irregularly shaped.The surface of the stone is smooth, as if it has been lubricated by human touch for a long time.

Xiao Ye flipped through the travel guide in his hand, "This is the hand of joy."

"Hand of joy? What do you mean? What is said above, let me see!" Chen Xing grabbed Xiao Ye's hand, looked at it, and exclaimed, "What? This stone has magic power? It is said that those who touch it can inspire the greatest Musical potential? Mela was able to produce the "sound of nature" precisely because he liked to walk to this stone and touch it every day. His descendants retained his habit, so several outstanding musicians composed music Home……"

Before he could finish exclaiming, someone beside him interrupted, "This is nonsense."

Who doesn't know this is nonsense?Chen Xing nodded her head in agreement, but continued to read the "nonsense" without blinking her eyes.

"Hey, look at that, why don't I explain it to you myself." The middle-aged woman next to me said with a smile, "Some of what I said above is true. When Master Meera was alive, he did have the habit of walking. At that time, Mela was just a small town. The master lived in the westernmost part of the town. The stone grew outside the easternmost town. It took about an hour to walk from the master’s house to the stone. The master walked through the town every morning, I came to the stone and stroked it to meditate. After 20 years, I created the world-famous 'sound of nature'..."

"And then?" Chen Xing was attracted by this story.

"...After the master passed away, some of his descendants also developed this tradition and produced several musicians. Therefore, everyone said that this stone has magical powers. Touching it every day for meditation can inspire people's greatest music. Potential, the stone was called the Hand of Joy. Later, the town was expanded, and the Hand of Joy was not razed, but kept in place.”

"That's it?" Chen Xing was slightly disappointed.

The woman continued: "Actually, it is called the Hand of Joy, but it has more than one meaning. Look carefully at its shape, is there an arm on it? This is also the origin of its name."

Chen Xing tilted his head, trying to see through the gap between the two of them, "Really! Brother Ye, look! It really looks like an arm!" The arm was very inconspicuous. I really can't see it.

"I saw it."

Xiao Ye was originally displeased with this woman who suddenly interrupted, but now he is also in a good mood.

Chen Xing is not yet 17 years old, but he is usually too quiet and steady, not at all like an underage boy.At this time, his eyes were shining brightly, his cheeks were slightly red, revealing a healthy color, which was the lively look of a young man.

Looking at Chen Xing like this, Xiao Ye's heart was extremely soft, and his eyes became more doting.

Seeing that the timing was about the same, the woman lowered her voice and said mysteriously: "Actually, the Hand of Joy is just a huge rock with an arm shape. It is false to say that it has magic power! There is no scientific basis! Master Mela and his Future generations can be famous for future generations, it is really based on strength, what does it have to do with a stone? Right? What is said in this travel guide is all fabricated legends to attract tourists."

"However, an artist's hand is very important and needs to be maintained. Relying on that stone, it is better to maintain your own hand to achieve a better performance. Young man, I see that your hands are slender and dexterous. You are the contestant who will participate this time." ?I have a set of care products specially for the hands of artists. The formula is handed down from the ancestors. The effect is particularly good after rubbing. It is guaranteed to make you perform exceptionally well in the competition. There are washing, exfoliating, and moisturizing..."

As the woman spoke, she took out a box from her back like a magic trick, which was full of bottles and jars.

Darling, it turns out they were engaged in underground sales...