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Ke Zhiyan hadn't celebrated Christmas at home for many years, and this year happened to be her coming-of-age ceremony, so the house was more lively.As soon as it was dark, the fireplace was lit up. Mrs. Ke brought out Gluehwein from the kitchen and offered a glass for each of them. Ke Zhiyan was the last in line. When she picked up the glass, Mother Ke said softly to her, "Happy adulthood."

"MerryChristmas, Mum." Ke Zhiyan gently kissed Ke's mother on the cheek according to etiquette.She has always sneered at rules and etiquette. There is no such tradition in China, but her family lives in the West all year round. Many times, the implementation of rules at home is a combination of Chinese and Western, but more Western.Ke Luyan has been thoroughly Westernized, but her situation is more complicated. The whole of China and the West are integrated in her. Before the age of 11, she was the West, and after the age of 11, she was the East.

This was the first time Mother Ke heard this congratulation from her youngest daughter after many years, and her youngest daughter was already a bit taller than her at that time.

"A touching scene." Ke Luyan sneaked up to Wei Cheng and whispered to her, "My mother hasn't heard the words MerryChristmas from this little devil's mouth for a long time. Did you hear her say it last year?"

At this time last year, everyone was preparing for military training, Ke Zhiyan was not in a good state, Wei Cheng knew it well but didn't dare to stimulate it.The military training was stressful, and the direct flight to Paris soon was even more stressful. The entire national team was in turmoil, and there was no Christmas.

"Then it's gone?" Ke Lvyan gently pushed her behind her back, "Go tell her? I think she will be happy."

Wei Cheng glanced at Ke Luyan, and Ke Luyan gave her an affirmative look.Wei Cheng hesitated holding the cup and just wanted to go, when she heard Ke Zhiyan ask again: "So is there any gift today?"

The topic was diverted, and the Ke family's parents felt sorry for their little daughter. In the past few years, they couldn't even pick up and open a Christmas present in person. Now that they heard Ke Zhiyan's mention, they immediately took her to the colorfully decorated Christmas tree. .

A pool of gifts, not only from parents, but also Mrs. Ke's students and Mr. Ke's colleagues and friends.Ke Zhiyan simply sat cross-legged on the ground - of course she was glared at by Ke's mother - she casually put down the wine glass in her hand, picked up the gift closest to her and opened it.

Wei Cheng was suddenly a little discouraged, and she took back the foot that had just moved a small step.Ke Luyan shook his head hopelessly behind her.

The two of them never communicated again. Even at dinner, Ke Zhiyan took Mr. Ke's seat and sat with her mother. She and Wei Cheng were one on the east and the other on the west, separated by the whole family. can be blocked.

Wei Cheng thought helplessly from the bottom of her heart, this time she really did it on her own.

As usual, the digestion segment after dinner was a string duet brought by the Ke sisters, but this time there was less bickering between the sisters. As for the choice of music, I let it go, and it is completely up to my sister.

Ke Zhiyan gave her a strange look, and got an extremely well-behaved and harmless smile.Ke Zhiyan's expression was as ugly as if she had eaten a fly. She quickly turned her head away and picked up the piano to test the sound.

"Canon."

Ke Zhiyan picked up the violin—this time it was her own violin, probably because she was fed up with the practice violin at home. When she came, she deliberately brought the markini in her luggage, which also caused other team members to put it in the box. It was full of clothes and more than half of the box was empty for souvenirs, but her box only had a few clothes and competition equipment, and the remaining space was fully occupied by Qin.

Maggini's timbre highlights its ear-catching characteristics after the first note. "Canon in D Major" has always been led by Ke Zhiyan. The smoother bowing came to match her, which greatly hindered the enjoyment of the performance.

It's different now, the smooth bowing and performance of Maggini and Ke Zhiyan are combined, and Ke Lvyan joins in after a bar.This is the performance Ke Zhiyan wanted to bring to Wei Cheng a year ago.

The fire was gradually burning down, and the night was getting dark. The two sisters played the few pieces after "Canon in D Major" independently. There was no restriction on the ensemble, and the two chose to play solo with a tacit understanding.

After a few more drinks, Ke Zhiyan was the only one left downstairs.She was a little sleepy in the middle of the journey, and when Ke Lvyan played solo, she even listened to Bach as a lullaby without shame.

It was quite warm downstairs. She was sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace. The fire warmed her knees and her whole body. The violin and wine glass were placed on the glass tea table next to her, and she could reach them with her hand.

After falling asleep in the Ke family, no one will wake you up and go to bed to sleep, they will just silently light the fireplace and shake out a blanket to cover it.

What woke her up were restless dreams and a sudden "crack" from the firewood.

Ke Zhiyan moved a bit, stretched out a hand from under the blanket to rub his eyes, and when he yawned, his eyes met Wei Cheng who had just walked out of the kitchen with a water glass.She hadn't quite woken from her sleep, wasn't fully sensitive to what was happening in reality, and her eyes hadn't yet brightened, which was a sign of drowsiness.

Wei Cheng stood on the spot, watching Ke Zhiyan staring at her, for some reason, she subconsciously stretched out the cup in her hand, and explained: "I'm a little thirsty, I just want to get down and get a glass of water."

It took a few seconds for Ke Zhiyan to fully wake up, but just after waking up, his voice was still soft: "I'm a little thirsty too."

Wei Cheng put down the cup, turned back to the kitchen and poured Ke Zhiyan a cup as well. When she came out again, Ke Zhiyan still kept the same action just now, but now her eyes fell on the fire.

"Your water."

"Thank you." Ke Zhiyan stretched out her hand to catch the cup, probably because the fire was too dark, and she made a mistake in judging the distance she reached out to catch it, probably because it was a finger length longer, and her fingertips met Wei Cheng's hand.

Ke Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, and almost snatched the cup from Wei Cheng's hand, with too much force, even spilled a few drops on his hand.The warm water basically didn't feel hot, but Ke Zhiyan felt his hands were burning like fire.

Wei Cheng was actually the first to notice Ke Zhiyan when she went downstairs this morning. When Ke Zhiyan got up and went downstairs in the morning, he often walked up the stairs with his eyes closed. special.

When Wei Cheng knew who was coming when she heard footsteps, Ke Zhiyan said that she was a little nervous when she thought that she would see each other soon. It had been more than half a year since the Paris World Table Tennis Championships, and they hadn't met each other during this period.

Wei Cheng knows that children are more powerful. After she leaves, it seems that she has taken away all the shackles of children. She has no worries about playing basketball and does not need to think too much.Won the World Cup, the Table Tennis Super League and Sun Yuqing pulled the team into the finals, won the Changchun Open, the Russian Open, the Austrian Open, and the British Open... There are many other games that Weicheng did not notice.

The little lion on the prairie is mature and determined, the blood of the champion flows in her body, and the inheritance of the national team falls on her.

It is only a matter of time before Du Xuanya surpasses him. If he continues to grow, he may become another legend in the table tennis world.

Now Leader Ke, the future leader of the table tennis world, is sipping water uncomfortably. It may be because of the cold or other reasons. She shrank her neck and seemed to be curled up.

Wei Cheng looked at her for a while, then suddenly smiled, "Obviously this is your home, why do you act like you can't see the light?"

Ke Zhiyan stopped to drink water mechanically, the glass covered half of her face, "I thought you didn't want to see me."

Wei Cheng's smile froze on her face suddenly, the fire was dim, and in Ke Zhiyan's eyes, half of her face was hidden in the bright and dim light of the fire.If you can't see the expression clearly, it means you can't see the other person's attitude.

"Want to listen to a piece of music?" Ke Zhiyan asked suddenly, she turned around and put the water glass on the table, and took the violin from the side, "But the sound insulation downstairs is not good, so I have to go outside."

The two of them went out one after another, and Wei Cheng didn't forget to bring a blanket from the sofa to cover Ke Zhiyan who was relatively thinly dressed.

The Christmas tree in the outdoor yard was still on, and there were two red lanterns with Chinese characteristics at the door. The sky was black and red with snowflakes, and the outdoors were actually brighter than the indoors.

"It's snowing!" Ke Zhiyan said, she seemed excited for a moment. City B is located in the north, and snow is very common in winter. Wei Cheng, who has been used to seeing it since she was a child, has long been familiar with it and even a little annoyed, because freezing after snow will cause a lot of trouble.

Snow is not uncommon in the UK, but I don't know why, whether it's in City B or in the UK, Ke Zhiyan likes snowy days very much.She thought it was pretty, and jokingly used the word "Romantic" when she mentioned it to Wei Cheng.

It may be that children like her who still have a pure heart like snow.Wei Cheng thinks that Xue is a good match for her, she is spotless, without any worldliness, pure and innocent, even in the national team, she still has a pure soul.

"I've always wanted to try playing the violin in the snow, but unfortunately the time has never been right. I was either scolded by my mommy or scolded by the coach." Ke Zhiyan's bow was already on the violin, and she stood upright, The tone couldn't wait: "What do you want to hear?"

Before Wei Cheng could think of the song, Ke Zhiyan said it first: "How is Liebeslied?"

She said a word that Wei Cheng had never heard before, and after Wei Cheng nodded in response, the first note jumped out from under her hands and floated in mid-air to merge with the heavy snow.

The blanket she was wearing fell off her body and landed softly on her feet, as gentle as a melody pulled from the strings of a violin by her hands.

Wei Cheng remembered Ke Zhiyan's trembling after touching her, quickly and restrainedly withdrew his hand.She later learned that the Chinese title of Ke Zhiyan's piece was "Love's Sorrow".

It snows heavily at night in London in December, and the Christmas tree is beaming with lights of various colors.

The sound of the piano stopped at some point, and Ke Zhiyan touched another cold lip in the cold.She suddenly became hot.