Ji Yuan is not from the Music Department, he is from the Department of Computer Science, but he joined the university’s music club as soon as he entered the university. Although the club members were not professional musicians, they had studied music for many years and could be regarded as amateur enthusiasts. It just so happened that their university didn’t have any music and art majors. It had long been independent of the art college. So, Ji Yuan and his club borrowed the school’s small performance hall to hold amateur performances every now and then.
Ji Shuyan couldn’t attend the earlier performances because he was too busy with work, but he happened to be free today and hence came over.
The performance was in the evening. When Ji Shuyan entered the venue, there were not many people and the lights were extremely bright. The performance hall could only accommodate a hundred or so people. Ji Shuyan’s seat was in the centre, which was neither good nor bad.
He looked down at the program list. Ji Yuan’s program was at the end. It was an ensemble, and Ji Yuan was the violinist.
He used to send Ji Yuan to a lot of interest classes, but although Ji Yuan was an obedient child, he also loved to play like every bear kid. He fished for three days and dried the net for two days. Then, within the next few days, he would roll around wailing, hugging his quilt, making a fuss to quit. In the end, only violin and tennis persisted. He was full of expectations, thinking that this child would be like his sister, that he would study art in the future and pass on the mantle of their scholarly family. But what he did not expect was that when the time came to fill in majors, eighteen-year-old Ji Yuan turned his head and filled in computer science instead.
But that was also okay, what Ji Yuan liked was the most important. Ji Shuyan thought, at least the violin was now letting out it’s residual heat.
He had just finished an operation in the afternoon. Seeing that the performance hadn’t started yet, he let the slight sleepiness take over him. He rested half-leaning in his seat with his eyes closed, but he couldn’t relax even when he was resting. He had one hand supporting the side of his face, but his waist was still straight. His hair fell on his forehead, covering half of his eyes.
When Duan Zhi came over, this was the scene he saw.
“Uncle Ji?” He called out in a low voice.
Ji Shuyan heard the sound and he opened his eyes. What he saw when he raised his head was Duan Zhi’s eyes.
They were in a large performance hall, surrounded by unnecessary chatter, with bright stage lights over their heads. Duan Zhi’s figure wrapped in the light seemed hazy, making it hard to tell whether it was a dream or reality.
Ji Shuyan was taken aback for a moment before reacting.
He saw Duan Zhi holding the ticket in his hand, and asked, “Are you also here to see Ji Yuan’s performance?”
“Yes,” Duan Zhi sat down next to him, his ticket was next to Ji Shuyan, “The other two in the dormitory went out on a date. I was left all alone.”
Ji Shuyan smiled, “How come you, with the best conditions, is the one left behind?”
Duan Zhi asked him in return, “What about you, Uncle Ji? Your conditions are so good, why haven’t you found a lover yet?”
Ji Shuyan was speechless. He let out a laugh when he came back to his senses, “You’re right.”
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The performance hadn’t started yet, so the two of them chatted for a while. They hadn’t met each other since that day at the hotel. Ji Shuyan was always a little embarrassed when he thought about that day, but now that they actually met, he found that it was much more natural than he thought. Duan Zhi seemed to have completely forgotten about that night.
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His occupational disease kicked in, and he grabbed Duan Zhi’s hand to take a look.
Duan Zhi was unprepared, and subconsciously wanted to pull it out, but then he heard Ji Shuyan ask, “How did you get hurt? Where did you get this scratch?”
It was only then that Duan Zhi realised that Ji Shuyan was looking at the back of his hand, and immediately cleared it up, “I didn’t fight, I just bumped into the ball while playing, it’s normal.” His reputation in Ji Shuyan’s mind couldn’t be lowered any further.
If it drops any lower, it will become a negative score.
Ji Shuyan also understood the meaning of his explanation. With a smile in his eyes, he casually took out an iodophor cotton swab from his pocket, broke it off, and gently sterilised the back of Duan Zhi’s hand.
“Am I that fierce to you?” He asked Duan Zhi, “So afraid that I’ll admonish you for fighting?”
The part of his hand where iodophor had been applied was cool, while the part held by Ji Shuyan felt boiling hot. Duan Zhi’s entire arm was stiff, and his heart felt like a bubble between ice and fire, suffering from torment.
He said hoarsely, “Not fierce.”
But it was better to be fierce. When Ji Shuyan ignored him some time back, he felt accustomed to it. Knowing that the other party didn’t want to see him, he could still hold on to the wild hope in his heart. But he didn’t know when Ji Shuyan started to be kind to him. Like how he lowered his head to help him disinfect the back of his hand just now. His long eyelashes trembled slightly, his side face was extraordinarily gentle, as if soaked in moonlight.
He himself never cared about this little injury. His family’s education had always been a Spartan-style raising, just stay alive.
Growing up to be so big, Ji Shuyan was the only one who would care about this sesame-sized bruise on him.
He took his hand back, looked at the stage where the performance was about to start, and whispered, “Are you doctors so gentle and careful with everyone? Also, you carry iodophor on you?”
Ji Shuyan wrapped the used cotton swab in tissue paper and stuffed it into his pocket to throw it away later.
“Not really, it’s because you’ve been very well-behaved lately,” Ji Shuyan adjusted his posture, waiting for the show to start, “I’m only patient with good children.”
Ji Shuyan said it unintentionally, it even had a hint of teasing.
Duan Zhi, however, felt his ears burning.
“Good boy”, not only did these two words have a natural sense of intimacy, they also made people feel intimate. Yet, when Ji Shuyan said it, there was nothing frivolous in it. The soft words uttered in a cold voice made people feel itchy.
Duan Zhi’s heart seemed to be gently hooked by a kitten’s paw, but he was also a bit dissatisfied.
Of course, he had passed the age where he could be considered a child. A twenty-year-old young man with a height of 1.9m and an explosive body would be treated as an adult wherever he went.
But because of the thirteen-year age gap between him and Ji Shuyan, combined with the status of Ji Yuan’s roommate, in Ji Shuyan’s eyes, he was just a well-behaved junior.
No matter how hard he tried, Ji Shuyan would never treat him as a peer, much less notice the longing hidden in his eyes.
They were sitting so close now, Ji Shuyan’s knee was against his leg, and he could feel the warmth of his skin with just a slight movement. He could even smell the faint scent of black tea on Ji Shuyan’s body.
But on the other hand, they were so far apart, like two distinct lines that would never cross each other.
Thinking of this, Duan Zhi’s mood suddenly worsened, and his heart, which had been in turmoil because of Ji Shuyan’s sentence, also calmed down.
.
The performance lasted for two hours. The ensemble that Ji Yuan participated in was the finale. After it ended, everyone came out for the curtain call. Ji Shuyan found his nephew in the crowd at a glance.
His Ji Yuan was wearing a black suit. This was the child who grew up in the hollow of his hand as a little crying bag, his skin used to be white and soft, turning red from just touching. Now he stood wearing a formal suit, radiating the elegance of youth.
There was thunderous applause from all around. Those who came were either relatives, friends or alumni. Everyone was very respectful. Ji Shuyan also applauded, with a smile on his face, but he couldn’t help feeling a little sad in his heart.
If his sister and brother-in-law were still alive, how proud would they be to see the current Ji Yuan.
His sister was very gentle and cheerful, his brother-in-law was also compassionate and considerate. If they were to raise Ji Yuan up, Ji Yuan would definitely receive more gentle love and become brighter than now.
Instead, he had to follow his busy uncle, often not getting the company he deserved.
He blinked, the smile on his face fading.
Duan Zhi noticed that his expression didn’t look right, and asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong?”
Ji Shuyan shook his head, “It’s nothing, I just miss Ji Yuan’s parents a little bit. It would be nice if they could see Ji Yuan too.”
Duan Zhi was taken aback, and looked back at Ji Yuan who was hugging someone on the stage.
He had never endured the pain of his loved ones leaving, nor could he say empathetic words to comfort Ji Shuyan.
He gently shook Ji Shuyan’s hand, “Then they must be very happy that you raised Ji Yuan so well.”
Duan Zhi’s palm was hot, but Ji Shuyan didn’t withdraw his hand, letting Duan Zhi lead him out of the crowd. A few minutes later, having already sorted out his emotions, he and Duan Zhi went backstage to find Ji Yuan.
As soon as Ji Yuan saw him, he immediately squeezed out from the crowd, “Uncle!”
Ji Shuyan brought over a small bouquet of flowers, which had been placed in his bag, only now did he take it out and hand it to Ji Yuan, “Congratulations on your successful performance.”
Ji Yuan happily accepted it, but he was a little embarrassed. He was so old, but his uncle still always treated him like a baby. Every one of his achievements would be solemnly celebrated.
“It’s not like it’s a professional performance, our music club just did it for fun,” Ji Yuan scratched his face, “Just ask Duan Zhi.”
Duan Zhi rubbed Ji Yuan’s head, “No matter how many times you’ve performed, you are still very good.”
In fact, Duan Zhi himself was proficient in all kinds of skills like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. When he was a child, he had no childhood at all. He didn’t know how many skills he was forced to learn but once he became an adult, all of these skills without substance were thrown away by him, leaving only a body full of military skills and the ability to never lose in chess
So he said this sincerely. Although he wasn’t from the Music Department, Ji Yuan’s violin level was not bad at all.
Ji Shuyan lowered his head to look at the time. It was already eight o’clock. In order to catch up with the performance, Ji Yuan must not have had a good meal just now.
He urged Ji Yuan, “Hurry up and go get changed. Let’s go have dinner later.”
Ji Yuan responded. Just then, a senior girl next to him called out to him from the side, and he ran off again.
When Duan Zhi heard this, he wisely prepared to avoid it. The nephew and uncle pair were going to dinner, and they hadn’t seen each other for a long time. They certainly must have a lot to say, and it would be inappropriate for him, an outsider, to be present.
He said to Ji Shuyan, “I’m going back to the dormitory first, help me inform Ji Yuan later.”
After he finished speaking, he was about to leave, but just as he turned around, he was grabbed by his clothes.
“Why are you going back to the dormitory?” Ji Shuyan asked naturally, “Aren’t you going to have dinner with us?”
Ji Shuyan stared at him in confusion, his eyes slightly widened, and he tilted his head, like a big cat acting coquettish unconsciously.
He really didn’t understand why Duan Zhi wanted to go back to the dormitory. He naturally assumed that Duan Zhi was going to have dinner together with them. It wasn’t like this was the first time. What was there to be ashamed of?
Duan Zhi visited his family a lot.
Duan Zhi’s lips moved, tempted to be polite and say that he still had something to do.
But he couldn’t say anything in the end.
Twenty minutes later, Duan Zhi and Ji Yuan were stuffed into the car together. Ji Shuyan drove and took the two of them to a nearby shopping mall.
Ooh love it when ji shuyan is the proactive one~
Ah, it’s cute, but sad
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