The Third Rose

Chen Xingze's way of expressing his anger was very simple, and he did it directly.

Normally Chen Xingze was very gentle, but his sudden move scared You Xiaolin.

"You guys are bullying, don't you?" Chen Xingze had never been so angry before. He just called You Xiaolin a white-eyed wolf in the bathroom, and regretted it in a blink of an eye.He blamed himself for being so impulsive and left You Xiaolin alone in the classroom. If he was here, these things would not happen.

Thinking that You Xiaolin might be bullied like this on weekdays, Chen Xingze hit harder.

But it was a little bit reluctant to hit three with one, and everyone got angry, pulling and pulling each other, and the faces were red.When Chen Xingze was pushed against the table by a boy, You Xiaolin came back to pull Chen Xingze.

"stop fighting!"

You Xiaolin was brought into the battle, a boy kicked him, Chen Xingze was so angry that he pulled You Xiaolin behind him, picked up the dictionary on the ground and threw it at his opponent.

"I'm going to your mother!"

After 10 minutes, five people were collectively called to the office.

Naturally, Chen Xingze would not let You Xiaolin be scolded by the teacher, so he took the initiative to step forward and said, "I did it first." The dean gave him a look, "You rest!" He asked You Xiaolin, "What's going on?"

You Xiaolin was very nervous, his face turned pale.Chen Xingze knew very well that You Xiaolin might not be able to say a word in this state.Chen Xingze racked his brains to smooth things over for him, but You Xiaolin didn't expect to speak up.

"They swept up the trash on my seat, I was so angry that I got into a fight with them. Chen Xingze was just passing by, so it had nothing to do with him."

The dean smiled and looked at Chen Xingze, whose face was bruised and purple, "Can passing by be like this?"

You Xiaolin lowered his head and whispered, "It has nothing to do with him."

Chen Xingze's heart melted when he heard You Xiaolin excuse him.

This fight was really worth it.

He made an oath in that short ten seconds - no matter how much You Xiaolin concentrates on studying and ignores him in the future, he will never get angry with him.

"We didn't sweep the rubbish on his seat, but he didn't stand up when we got to his seat." A boy quibbled.

Chen Xingze immediately went into a rage, "You really have the guts to say it!"

"Okay! Don't make noise!" the dean scolded.He checked their injuries, and warned solemnly: "You guys, pay attention, don't be an example."

After school that day, Chen Xingze ran into You Xiaolin at the door of the teaching building.Chen Xingze ran over, and when You Xiaolin saw him coming, he silently walked out side by side with him.

Chen Xingze's heart was pounding, he only thought that the way to school could be longer.

"Thank you for helping me, but don't fight in the future."

Chen Xingze looked over, and You Xiaolin walked with his head down, his eyes on the ground.

"Who made them bully people."

"They were joking."

"How could you be so joking!"

Chen Xingze raised his voice, You Xiaolin stopped in his tracks, "Just pass by Renren."

"There is no door! Why bear it, don't be afraid of them." Chen Xingze grabbed You Xiaolin's shoulder anxiously as if wanting to guarantee something. "I will never let them bully you!"

You Xiaolin looked at him, his eyes were dark and quiet, like translucent glass stones.Chen Xingze's cheeks were hot, he pinched You Xiaolin's shoulder, faltering, feeling that he wanted to say a lot, but felt that no words could accurately describe his feelings.

There are small birds on the branches beside the road, chirping.

"I can't take care of those things, otherwise I won't have time to read books."

"Why do you like reading so much?"

"My family has no money, so I can only study."

Chen Xingze was stunned for a moment, "Is that so." He regretted immediately after speaking, "Oh no, I didn't mean that, I meant your house, your house..." The more the description became more and more chaotic.

"It's okay." You Xiaolin walked forward with his schoolbag on his back, "You should study hard too, and play less."

"Okay." Chen Xingze followed him cheerfully, he purposely stood at a slightly back position so that he could peek at You Xiaolin's slender neck.It was about to reach the parting intersection, and Chen Xingze's throat was a little tight. "Can I read books with you in the future? If not, I can ask you right away."

You Xiaolin looked at Chen Xingze with suspicion. "Can you sit still?"

Chen Xingze stared, "I was a class leader anyway, okay, don't look down on me!"

You Xiaolin couldn't hold back, he lowered his head and smiled. "Just kidding, of course."

Looking at that smile, Chen Xingze wanted to cry for no reason.

You Xiaolin went home by bus, and Chen Xingze stood at the intersection for a long time without knowing what to think, frowning and smiling, like a fool.

At night, there was a howling sound from a family's house.

"Ouch! It hurts! Take it easy! Is it my real mother?!"

Chen Xingze sat on the bed grinning, Wu Xingzhi sneered with a cotton swab dipped in iodine. "You know it hurts? Then why don't you think about the pain when you fight?"

"Cut!" Chen Xingze rolled his eyes.

Wu Xingzhi said so, but her subordinates took it easy. She disinfected the bruises on Chen Xingze's body and applied ointment. "Your head teacher called me to respond to the situation, and even praised you. You can do it, and when you see the injustice, you will yell and help the fourth class."

"Who told them to bully You Xiaolin."

"You are nice to your friends."

"of course."

"You are with that You Xiaolin every day, why didn't your grades be brought up?"

"..."

Chen Xingze rolled over from the bed, "I won't tell you anymore, I'm going to practice the piano, don't come in!" After speaking, he ran away without a trace, Wu Xingzhi smiled and packed his things.

"In the past, I was forced to practice and didn't practice, but now I am so conscious."

Chen Xingze couldn't explain why he suddenly wanted to practice the piano.

It may also be because there are many unexplainable things in the world that human beings invented music, art, and dance.These things that can carry emotions without opening your mouth.

"Hey, are you practicing the piano?" In the living room, his father Chen He said while making tea.

"Yes."

Wu Xingzhi sat on the sofa, listening to the sound of scale practice coming from the piano room. "Children are so strange." She listened for a while, and after Chen Xingze finished warming his hands, he stopped playing the scale, but pressed a few notes sporadically.These sounds are slowly combined together and gradually become a tune.

Wu Xingzhi: "I'll go see him."

She sneaked into the piano room and saw her precious son sitting on the piano chair in a daze.

"What do you think?"

Chen Xingze was startled and turned his head dissatisfied. "Didn't I tell you not to come in?"

Wu Xingzhi came to the piano, "What were you playing just now?"

"It's nothing."

"A song composed by myself?"

Chen Xingze blushed, "No, I won't play anymore, I'm going to eat."

Wu Xingzhi pressed the chair back for him, sat next to him, stepped on the pedal slightly, paused for a moment, and a series of smooth and beautiful tunes poured out.This is the tune that Chen Xingze played just now, but what he played was just a stumbling one-handed melody, and Wu Xingzhi added the left-hand part and variations, and it was suddenly different.

"Does it sound good?" Wu Xingzhi asked.

Chen Xingze nodded foolishly.

"What was going through your mind when you composed this piece?"

Chen Xingze blushed again when asked this question.What was he thinking about?He was thinking about that snowy day, the day when he saw You Xiaolin for the first time, his jet-black hair and eyes, his snow-white skin and his ever-focused expression...

"When people want to express their feelings, art comes into being." Wu Xingzhi hugged Chen Xingze who was in a daze, "This tune is very nice, I didn't expect you to be quite talented. Don't practice, go to eat first, your father is waiting. "

That night Chen Xingze lay on the bed and didn't fall asleep for a long time.He kept thinking about his mother's words.

When people want to express their feelings, art comes into being.

What emotion is he trying to express?

For You Xiaolin, how far can he do it?

He would probably do anything for him.He remembered that once he had a bad cold and insisted on going to school, just to walk a short distance with You Xiaolin after school.But after thinking about it for a day, he was still afraid of infecting him with the cold, so he finally left first.

You Xiaolin didn't even know he had been to the school.

All the struggles and touches are only known to him, but it doesn't matter.He wrote and directed a series of touching dramas, and he only acted them for himself, so it didn't matter.He is willing.

Chen Xingze turned over, buried his head deeply in the pillow, and laughed.

At that age, all the complex elements such as dignity, self, and reality have not had time to sprout, and the only awakening is pure love.

The years of ignorance flew like an arrow, and in a blink of an eye, they graduated.

At their graduation party, Chen Xingze played a piano piece on behalf of the class.It was a song he had chosen for a long time.He's been thinking about what to play since the beginning of his last semester, when his teacher told him about the possibility of him performing at the graduation party.

He thought about "Dream Wedding", thought about "Melody of Love", thought about "A Midsummer Night's Dream", but in the end he still didn't use these tunes.

He felt that was too straightforward, and that was not his feelings for You Xiaolin.

In the end, he chose a canon variation.

"Canon" is a composition technique, like reincarnation, all voices follow one voice, and all melodies follow the original melody, over and over again, one after another.Like the endless mountains, the waves that come and go, or his love for him.In the final bar of "Canon," all the notes will come together, like love with a happy ending.

At the party, Chen Xingze successfully played himself to tears with this piece. Fortunately, the stage was facing away from the audience, so everyone did not see his tears.

This piece of music was given to You Xiaolin by him, but Chen Xingze knew that those who listened to the piano would never understand his intentions, nor would they know the deep feelings he planted in this piece of music.

But it doesn't matter, he still wants to dedicate it to him.He has too much affection for him, as much as beer bubbles, and most of the time it overflows uncontrollably.