Atypical Cafe Love

The musical on October [-]th was before the rush hour, and the roads were relatively congested. Chen Songmao gave up driving and asked Ning Siqin to take the subway to the Provincial Theater together.The subway was also more crowded than usual, and the two stood in the middle of the car, holding the same handrail.When getting out of the subway, Ning Siqin suddenly asked in a low voice: "Is this a date?"

"If you want to count, it's fine." Chen Songmao said, feeling a little nervous, "For me it counts, but I don't know your standard for dating."

"According to my standards for dating, this is really a very unconventional date." Ning Siqin glanced at him, he was still wearing sunglasses today, Chen Songmao couldn't tell what his expression was, But the voice seemed to be smiling, "But it just so happens that I like it very much."

Chen Songmao smiled slightly: "Thank you for liking?"

Ning Siqin gave a low laugh.The subway entrance is some distance away from the provincial theater, and the two walked there side by side. Chen Songmao asked as he walked, "Will it affect your rehearsal?"

"At most, I temporarily interrupt my morning exercise for two days, and I can always make up for it by adding an hour a day." Ning Siqin said, "Isn't it a bit late for you to ask this question now? ——It won't affect your work ?"

"Today is not the time for me to be on duty at the piano shop, and the work arrangement can be relatively free." Chen Songmao said.Ning Siqin hummed, and suddenly both of them stopped talking.Strange to say, the two of them get along very naturally - when they need to chat, most of the topics are in harmony, and when they are not talking, they don't feel cold when they play the violin and do other things like in the cafe before.But ever since Ning Siqin broke the news about the date, it seemed that there was an extra nervous and embarrassing atmosphere for no reason.

After walking all the way to the entrance of the theater, Ning Siqin said, "Have you seen the Les Miserables musical before?"

"I bought a DVD, but the effect is not good." Chen Songmao said.

"Ah, when I was studying in England, I went to Broadway to see this play." Ning Siqin said, Chen Songmao turned his head and saw a little smile on his lips, "The version of Fang that I saw for the first time Ting is slightly worse, but Jean Valjean and Marius are great, and Cosette is very sweet. I saw it five times in England, and I originally wanted to go to the sixth time, but the time hit and I didn’t go. Let’s make up for it this time.”

"After watching the DVD, I have always wanted to watch the live version." Chen Songmao said, "I looked at the cast list earlier, and Jean Valjean and Javert were still played by the same actors. I don't know that it has been nearly ten years. What it will look like now.”

"Master Wilson? His Jean Valjean is indeed a classic."

The two chatted and entered the venue, then stopped talking.The ticket inspector at the door took the two tickets and glanced at them: "Are you bringing your girlfriend to the show?"

Chen Songmao quickly glanced at Ning Siqin, Ning Siqin just brushed the loose hair on his shoulders, smiled and said nothing, took back the ticket stub and walked inside.He caught Chen Songmao's gaze and explained: "I'm used to it."

"But your appearance is not feminine." Chen Songmao said.

"Do you think people like this kind of ticket inspectors, passers-by, etc. will take a closer look at what you look like?" Ning Siqin smiled, "There is no need to care."

They came early, and there were less than half of the people in the field.Chen Songmao took out the book and put in the ticket stub, Ning Siqin asked: "Do you like "A Tale of Two Cities"?"

"Yes, this is my favorite book by Dickens. Zheng Zijun asked the same question last time." Chen Songmao said, "He said you also like western classics?"

"Yes, especially Dickens." Ning Siqin smiled slightly, "I like "A Tale of Two Cities" so much that I don't even want to use my mobile phone to read it—maybe it's a bit strange to say that?"

Chen Songmao raised the paperback book in his hand to him: "Even for myself, I won't say you're weird."

Ning Siqin raised his chin at him challengingly: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of fooishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of fincredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

He has a very beautiful English accent.Chen Songmao went on to recite: "We had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way."

His pronunciation is slightly worse, but his writing is pretty good.After reciting, he laughed first: "I thought that the plot of quoting the original text after a disagreement can only appear in novels."

Ning Siqin also laughed: "Actually, I can only memorize this short paragraph in the whole book."

"What a coincidence, so am I." Chen Songmao said with a smile.He looked at Ning Siqin, and felt that those eyes must also be full of smiles now, but they were covered by sunglasses, so he couldn't see clearly.Chen Songmao blurted out: "Why are you still wearing sunglasses?"

"I picked it up when I saw the performance." Ning Siqin said.

"It's indoors now, and it's night again." Chen Songmao shook his head, "Is there something wrong with your eyes? - No, I mean, what's wrong with your eyes?"

"That's not true." Ning Siqin hesitated before taking off his sunglasses. There was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but the smile had faded, "Look, what's my name?"

"Ning Siqin." Chen Songmao replied in a daze.

"That's right, my father's surname is Ning, and my mother's surname is Qin." Ning Siqin said, "So, I've already formed a habit of wearing sunglasses when I have nothing to do, so as not to be blinded by my own name every minute. "

Chen Songmao heard that he didn't intend to talk about this topic, so he smiled cooperatively: "You look more fierce wearing sunglasses."

"Ok, I know."

"It's also more handsome."

"Really?" Ning Siqin raised his eyebrows slightly, "Aren't you usually handsome?"

"Two different styles." Chen Songmao said.

"Is this still going round and round and saying that I'm not handsome anymore?" Ning Siqin asked with a smile.

Chen Songmao wanted to say, "You should be more handsome at ordinary times", but felt that this kind of statement was easier to be caught by the other party and used as a joke. In the end, he had to admit: "Shuai Shuai, you are usually handsome."

Only then did Ning Siqin let him go with satisfaction, and looked down at the phone.Chen Songmao looked at WeChat, turned off the volume, and glanced at him from time to time for the rest of the time, but Ning Siqin didn't know what he was looking at, and seemed to be concentrating on it. He didn't look up until the lights in the theater went dark, and turned off his phone.At this time, the stage lights turned on, and the first note of the music suddenly rang out, Chen Songmao focused all his attention on the stage.

Although the seats I chose were not the best, the feeling of watching the scene is still very different from the DVD.When Fantine sang solo, Chen Songmao heard Ning Siqin sigh in a low voice, but other than that, he hardly paid any attention to other things.At the end of the first act, when the theater lights were turned on again, Chen Songmao stood up along with the crowd and applauded enthusiastically, while taking a look at Ning Siqin.To his surprise, in the short two seconds, Ning Siqin put on his sunglasses again, as if he didn't want him to see his expression on purpose.

why is that?Chen Songmao was quite confused, and perhaps a little bit dissatisfied because of his defense.But the intermission was not very long, and the second act began again. As soon as Eponine spoke, he was immediately and completely absorbed in the musical again.

At the end of the play, Chen Songmao had completely forgotten about this little discomfort.He is more scientific in his life - but he still appreciates the beauty and emotion of music.They walked out of the theater together with the flow of people. As soon as they went out, they realized that it was drizzling outside at some point. The rain was so light that they didn't need an umbrella, but the road was already wet.The two took the last subway home. When they got out of the subway, there were almost no people on the sidewalk, only a few cars occasionally passing by on the road.The asphalt pavement is dark and covered with water, reflecting the light and shadow of street lamps and car lights.Ning Siqin turned to look at him: "Does it remind you of a certain song just now?"

He didn't wait for Chen Songmao to answer, he began to hum softly by himself: "Andnow I'mallaloneagain, nowheretoturn, noonetogoto..."

"You're not alone," Chen Songmao said, "But I know what line you're going to sing."

Ning Siqin turned her head and smiled at him.Although he sang this very sad song, he seemed to be very happy.Soon he sang the line: "Intherainthepavementshineslikesilver..."

Chen Songmao hummed: "All the lights are misty in other..."

Ning Siqin smiled at him again, happy for no reason, not at all like the general reaction after watching such a grand and sad musical, but Chen Songmao also smiled after watching it.A lock of Ning Siqin's hair fell in front of his face, Chen Songmao stretched out his hand to help him brush it, Ning Siqin suddenly took a step back without warning, and leaned over to the side of the road.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, before Chen Songmao recovered, he heard a scream, and then Ning Siqin and another person rolled into a ball on the ground, and a motorcycle in front drove away a few meters , Even the rider overturned on the side of the road.He took a step back subconsciously, and within a few seconds, Ning Siqin had already jumped up from the ground, pinching another man's hand with both hands, twisting his arm behind his back, and raised his head and shouted: "Come here, hold him down!"

His long hair was thrown aside abruptly, his voice was cold and hard, and for a moment he suddenly looked like the cold young man who beat up gangsters in the cafe back then.Chen Songmao didn't react too slowly, and immediately walked over to grab the man's wrist, rode behind him, and pushed him to the ground.Ning Siqin immediately bypassed him, stepped forward to meet the second person, Chen Songmao saw a faint silver light flashing in that person's hand from a distance, and his heart was in his throat.But the facts proved that he didn't need to worry: Ning Siqin nimbly lowered his head to dodge the stabbing knife from the man, stretched out his hand and twisted it, the opponent's knife fell to the ground with a clang, and Ning Siqin immediately kicked the knife away , At the same time, he grabbed the upper arm of the opponent's other hand like lightning, turned around with a low waist and shouted, and threw the person directly over his shoulder.The man fell on the ground on his back, and before he recovered, Ning Siqin grabbed his hands and twisted, the man let out a miserable howl, and was rolled half a circle by him on the ground, lying face down on the ground, Ning Siqin Qin still twisted his hands behind his back, knelt on him with one knee, pressed his hands with his knees, and looked up at Chen Songmao: "Press it!"

Chen Songmao was almost stunned when he saw it before, but now he came back to his senses and put more effort into his hands.Fortunately, he has always paid attention to physical exercise, and as a piano tuner, it is necessary to have strong hands. Although he is not as skilled as Ning Siqin, it is not a problem to hold someone down.Ning Siqin saw that there was nothing wrong with him, and took out his mobile phone to call the police.The person under him spat: "Bah, what the hell are you pretending to be a woman! You're a perverted sissy."

Chen Songmao saw Ning Siqin's knees sinking from a distance, and he added three points of force.The man snorted under the pressure, but his mouth still didn't stop: "If the fuck didn't think you two are a couple, I wouldn't make a move. Damn, today..."

Ning Siqin pushed down again, the man screamed and finally shut up.

The author has something to say: The song Ning Siqin sang in this chapter: "OnMyOwn" LeaSalonga version

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I was wrong OTZ. I originally wanted to set it to be published every other day in the manuscript box, but I didn’t notice that I typed an extra digit when I submitted it in batches! ! !

... In short, I am too stupid to speak |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| If you read it, I'm very very very sorry!