"Sisi, what are you doing here!"

A man walked in!

The man was wearing a suit, looking handsome and delicate, seemingly frail.

Upon seeing Song Sisi, he quickly greeted her.

"It's you!"

Song Sisi nodded slightly, smiling politely.

"Why are you here? Right, who is he?"

The young man immediately noticed Ye Qiu sitting opposite Song Sisi and asked in confusion.

"Hello, I'm Ye Qiu!"

Seeing that this person was likely Song Sisi's friend, Ye Qiu politely extended his hand for an introduction.

"I'm Lin Dong!"

The young man introduced himself with a smile.

However, he wasn't planning to shake Ye Qiu's extended hand.

On the contrary, he arrogantly adjusted his collar.

Ye Qiu was not offended; he had encountered many people like this before, so he didn't intend to argue.

But Lin Dong thought differently!

He seemed eager to cause some trouble, directly sitting next to Song Sisi and carefully scrutinizing Ye Qiu from head to toe.

"Sisi, no wonder you've never agreed despite me chasing you for so long. Turns out you have a boyfriend!

Tsk tsk!

Not that I'm saying anything, but shouldn't you at least find a decent one if you're looking for a boyfriend?"

Lin Dong's words were clear: someone like Ye Qiu wasn't worthy of being Song Sisi's boyfriend.

"Lin Dong, stop talking nonsense! He's not my boyfriend; he's a Soldier King, how could I be worthy of him!"

Song Sisi gave Lin Dong an annoyed look and said irritably.

"Pfft!"

Song Sisi's words made Lin Dong burst into laughter: "Soldier King? Is that supposed to be impressive?"

His tone was filled with mockery, his gaze playful.

In his eyes, someone like Ye Qiu was nothing but a poor, sour guy.

A Soldier King? Just a brute!

"Heh!" After hearing his words, Ye Qiu mimicked his tone and sneered.

"May I ask what you do?"

"Me? To put it nicely, I'm in the arts; to put it bluntly, I'm just a pianist!"

Lin Dong feigned humility, his face full of pride.

Piano, you know?

That's art! Perfect art! It can bring enjoyment to people!

And Ye Qiu? Just a mere martial artist!

Lin Dong's heart was instantly filled with a sense of superiority.

"Oh? Piano, huh? I happen to know a bit about it. How about we have a little match?"

Ye Qiu happened to have nothing else to do.

With people like this, he didn't want to say much. If words don't agree, they can go straight to action...

Young people!

Arrogant and defiant, ignoring others, is normal!

But it won't be good if it continues like this.

"Really? Did I hear that right?"

Upon hearing Ye Qiu say he knows a bit about the piano, Lin Dong looked incredulous.

Someone like this crude guy knows music?

He actually has the ability to play the piano?

It might be an insult to art!

Lin Dong glanced at Ye Qiu as if watching a clown.

Who was Lin Dong?

He was a famous musician in Jiangnan, and piano was his specialty.

Playing piano in front of him would be like showing off a sword in front of Guan Gong.

Just when there seemed to be no chance to see him embarrassed, he unexpectedly dug his own pit!

The more Lin Dong thought, the more excited he was. He walked straight to the center of the café and cleared his throat.

"Ahem, excuse me, everyone! Not to brag, drinking coffee isn't very entertaining, but we have a gentleman here with a profound musical knowledge and excellent piano playing skills!

If he could bring us a tune, do you all want to hear it?"

Lin Dong stood in the center, looking at everyone, much like a host.

He wanted to hype up Ye Qiu as much as possible!

In this way, when Ye Qiu embarrassed himself later, it would feel even more humiliating!

And he could take the opportunity to give Ye Qiu a harsh humiliation.

When everyone booed Ye Qiu off the stage, he would come back and enchant everyone with his beautiful music!

Thinking about it, it was an extremely delightful idea!

"Want to hear it, want to hear it!"

"Come on..."

Despite Lin Dong's voice not being loud, it indeed attracted many people's attention.

Drinking coffee and relaxing is inherently cozy; now there's a free piano performance, of course, they wouldn't refuse.

Everyone joined in, urging Ye Qiu to start quickly.

Ye Qiu was comfortable in the setting, slowly walking over to the piano...

"You're going to embarrass yourself again!"

As Ye Qiu sat down, Song Sisi looked at Lin Dong with a hint of pity.

Though she knew Lin Dong was a renowned musician, she was well aware of Ye Qiu's skills...

The whole café instantly quieted.

Ye Qiu had a habit; he didn't like to announce the name of the piece at the start.

Of course, the pieces he played weren't monotonous, nor were they strictly by the score.

The pieces he played might be ones even he hadn't heard before.

They were purely expressions of emotion, following the flow of his mood.

The beautiful melody flowed like a trickling stream, with the notes moving freely under Ye Qiu's hands.

A few seconds after the music began, the originally silent café fell into a death-like silence once more.

Apart from the sound of everyone's breathing, only the music could be heard.

The pleasing notes seemed to drill into people's hearts.

They wandered back and forth in each person's mind, rising and falling, stirring each person's soul.

At this moment, the whole café audience was utterly shocked!

No one had expected that this seemingly ordinary and not particularly handsome man could play such a beautiful tune.

In just a few seconds, everyone was captivated!

Completely captivated!

The piece Ye Qiu played was imbued with sadness and indignation, helplessness in indignation, and weariness in helplessness...

Reflection on all things in the world!

Helplessness towards forces greater than oneself!

Bitterness towards harsh reality!

Unwillingness deep in the heart...

Under this context, everyone couldn't help but freeze!

What had this man gone through?

What experiences did he have?

How helpless was he really?

All these resonated with many present.

It was so incredibly touching...

In a mere half-minute, without any sheet music, just following the journey in his heart.

Ye Qiu's piece had already brought tears to the eyes of the girls present, even some of the men struggled to hold back their emotions...

And then there was a chorus of crying!

Darn it! It was so poignant!

The men cried their hearts out!

The various frustrations of life, the hardships of a lifetime, seemed to be understood by Ye Qiu, expressed through music.

It's moving!

So incredibly moving!

People were crying their hearts out.

While Lin Dong stood there dumbfounded.

"Darn it, there must be something wrong with my ears!"

He muttered to himself.

The piece just now was less than a minute.

Yet every note, every pitch, rhythm control, and the rise and fall of tones...

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