She Is Brighter Than the Stars

After class, Mi Le came to Cheng Nian and smiled at her.

“Just now I was really embarrassed to raise my hand in front of the whole class. In fact, I also want to join you. I can play the saxophone.”

Cheng Nian teased, “I can’t see how you can play such a sexy musical instrument.”

Mi Le was quite embarrassed, “It’s all my dad, he has no talent, so he insisted on making me learn.”

Cheng Nian smiled deeply, “Parents, it’s all the same.”

As soon as Mi Le joined, the band was barely formed.

During the break after lunch in the afternoon, the four of them got together for the first internal discussion.

In the music classroom of the school building, Pangpang stood on the podium, describing it a bit stiffly.

He rubbed his hands together and started talking about why he wanted to form this band.

Cheng Nian knocked on the table and said with a smile, “Ahem, let’s get to the point.”

Pangpang pulled the hem of his clothes in embarrassment.

After listening to the selected songs and ideas prepared by Pangpang, Xie Junyu, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked.

“How long until the review?”

“Less than a month.”

Pangpang said, and wrote the names of those songs on the blackboard.

Mi Le frowned upon hearing this, “Is it possible that the acceptance is not enough?”

Pangpang said: “This is inevitable, but there are no other similar teams signing up for the time being, and we have a high probability of being selected.”

Cheng Nian has never been a person who insists on something.

She waved her hand freely, “As long as we work hard and get happiness from it, it doesn’t really matter whether we are on stage or not.”

Mi Le nodded, feeling that what Cheng Nian said made sense, she raised his chin and listened quietly.

Pangpang continued: “Everyone will bring their musical instruments to the school next week. I have already applied to the dean, and the school has agreed that we will use the music classroom after meals and for the next hour of evening self-study.

“I wrote the song ‘Spread Your Wings and Fly High’ on the blackboard, and I will show it to everyone. Others can be searched. You can go back and listen to it during the holidays. We will decide which songs to rehearse on Sunday night.”

Xie Junyu raised his eyebrows, “Sing a few lines of the song you wrote.”

Pangpang didn’t seem to expect that he would make such a request, and asked a little shyly, “Ah? Now?”

Cheng Nian and Mi Le clapped in cooperation.

Pangpang said generously, “Then I’ll sing the middle part.”

He cleared his throat and tapped himself a simple beat with his hand.

“Why be nervous, dreaming is above the clouds, the power of the mountain wind guides me to fly. I am so strong, resisting the night with love, and the daybreak is the dawn of a new era burning in your chest…”

After singing, Pangpang explained: “This song wants to express the fighting spirit of high school seniors who strive hard for their dreams and study hard.”

Cheng Nian laughed, “It’s very nice to hear, I didn’t expect you to be both chubby and handsome.”

Xie Junyu nodded and said softly, “That’s it.”

After speaking, he looked at the only Mi Le who hadn’t expressed her opinion, and asked politely and detachedly, “What do you think?”

Mi Le didn’t expect Xie Junyu to ask her opinion at all, her face turned red to the ears, and she sat upright and said, “I think it’s very good.”

After speaking, Mi Le wanted to slap herself, thinking her answer was really stupid.

After unifying the opinions, Xie Junyu arranged concisely: “Then start the rehearsal directly next week. Pangpang, you go back and print out the song, and everyone will have a copy.”

Xie Junyu continued: “During the holidays, think of a solo that fits the theme. You don’t need any songs on the blackboard. Since you are in a band, you have to sing your own songs.”

Pangpang was a little embarrassed, “But I only have one song.”

Xie Junyu nodded thoughtfully, and said slowly: “I’ll write another one, that’s enough.”

Cheng Nian suddenly became excited, she actively raised her hand and said, “And me?”

Xie Junyu flicked her head gently.

“Just take care of your own instrument, no one cares about the keyboard on stage.”

Cheng Nian was not convinced, “Nonsense, bass is the one with the least presence.”

Xie Junyu seemed to twitch his lower lip slightly, and said softly, “So I’ll play the guitar instead.”

Cheng Nian was so angry that she put her arms around her chest and stopped talking.

Seeing Cheng Nian and Xie Junyu’s comfortable state when getting along, Mi Le couldn’t help casting a little envious look at her.

Xie Junyu planned the direction of the band in a few words, and everyone returned to the classroom, just waiting to rehearse with instruments next week.

Li Shubai saw Cheng Nian who came back with a smile like a spring breeze on her face, and asked softly casually: “What happened in the discussion?”

Cheng Nian told Li Shubai what happened in the music classroom, and at the end she did not forget to praise Xie Junyu.

“How else can I say that people study well, and they will do everything vigorously and resolutely.”

Li Shubai’s hand that wrote the questions paused slightly, and he stuffed two sets of papers for Cheng Nian with a cold face, and said coldly.

“The next class is finished.”

Cheng Nian shut her mouth awkwardly, raised her eyelids and glanced at Li Shubai.

The other party was concentrating on checking something on the paper, as if he had never heard her speak at all.

Cheng Nian frowned unhappily, and slandered: Don’t ask if me if don’t want to hear it.

She took the paper and filled in the name column viciously, with such force that she almost poked the tip of the pen crookedly.

On the weekend, Li Shubai came to Cheng Nian’s house as usual.

Su Huiyu and Lao Chengtou went to the farmhouse club the day before and would stay in the countryside for a week.

The butler opened the door for Li Shubai, and carefully reminded: “Miss is in the piano room.”

Li Shubai thanked him politely, and as soon as he walked into the living room, he could faintly hear the sound of the piano.

He followed the sound towards the second floor and stopped at the door of the room at the end of the corridor.

She knew that there was no one at home, so Cheng Nian didn’t close the door.

In front of the elegant and luxurious grand piano, Cheng Nian sat there upright.

Her back was straight, her hair was pulled back casually, revealing her slender neck, her expression was focused and elegant.

Her scallion-like fingers roam freely on the keys, and the ethereal notes like a clear spring flow out wantonly.

Li Shubai had never seen Cheng Nian like this.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The hands of the clock stopped moving, and the swirling snowflakes settled in mid-air, and along with it, his heart also emptied.

At the end of the song, Cheng Nian happily applauded herself softly.

Speaking of which, she did learn piano since she was a child, but she didn’t touch it much after passing the tenth certificate.

Now that she picked it up again, she was able to play a whole piece of music stumbling, which really made her very happy.

Standing up and closing the cover of the keys, Cheng Nian noticed Li Shubai standing at the door.

She was startled, and walked towards him, rubbing her chest, and said awkwardly, “Why didn’t you say anything when you got here?”

She didn’t know how long he stood there, playing so many wrong notes, she didn’t know if she was heard.

However, Li Shubai is a musical novice after all, even if she makes a hundred wrong notes, he might not be able to distinguish it.

Li Shubai noticed that Cheng Nian was not wearing shoes and was standing on the floor with bare feet.

His eyes were half-closed, and he said in a low voice, “I didn’t want to disturb you.”