CHAPTER 185: CHAPTER 185: UNCLE’S SCHEME

"I just drank some lemonade." Lu Xingzhi had indeed just had a glass of lemonade, tangy and sweet, and she found it quite tasty.

"Was it good?"

"Yes, it was."

"Let me have a taste."

Lu Xingzhi was about to say that there was none left, she’d finished it all. But before she could utter a word, Huo Jincheng kissed her lips.

Her eyes widened in surprise; how could it be done like this?

The kiss left Lu Xingzhi feeling weak all over.

As he moved away from her lips, Huo Jincheng still seemed unsatisfied.

Lu Xingzhi: "..."

If Huo Jincheng kissed her a few more times, she guessed her skin would thicken, and she wouldn’t blush anymore.

"I need to go back; I have to practice my piece again tomorrow." Lu Xingzhi turned around, her face flushed. She blamed the enchanting night; otherwise, she wouldn’t have come out with Huo Jincheng.

Huo Jincheng grabbed her hand, "Together."

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Helian Yi arrived even earlier than he did the day before, and as soon as he entered the gates, he heard a melodious piano tune flowing from inside.

He had learned piano and had listened to many famous piano compositions. However, he hadn’t heard this one before.

Whose work is this?

On a morning like this, with such sunlight, listening to this piano melody feels extremely pleasant, as if the whole day is filled with hope.

He didn’t go inside immediately but stood outside, waiting for the piece to finish.

Listening, he realized it was his composition, his music flowing from her fingertips.

Helian Yi thought, the two hundred thousand yuan wasn’t a lot, but indeed worth every penny.

Lu Xingzhi is truly professional and dedicated.

No wonder his mother regretted that Lu Xingzhi hadn’t stepped onto the grand stage.

If Lu Xingzhi pursued a career in piano, her value would far exceed two hundred thousand in the future.

Standing outside the gates, through the floor-to-ceiling glass wall, he saw Lu Xingzhi in a light purple long dress, sitting in front of the white piano, her beautiful slender fingers dancing across the keys.

Golden sunlight spilled on the glass, sparkling like the glow of a fairy wand.

Helian Yi couldn’t help but be mesmerized until an unpleasant, cold gaze directed at him snapped him out of it, prompting him to adjust his emotions and slowly walk inside.

When he reached the hall, Lu Xingzhi had already closed the piano lid.

She walked over towards him.

"It’s just two hundred thousand from you. Is it necessary to come so early to exploit your third sister-in-law?" Huo Jincheng hadn’t forgotten Lu Xingzhi’s praise of Helian Yi yesterday.

He was also displeased with the way Helian Yi had just looked at Lu Xingzhi.

"Third Brother, I’m only here to mooch breakfast, not saying I have to come over now. I just came to deliver a performance dress for Third Sister-in-law too." Helian Yi held two shopping bags, handing them to Lu Xingzhi.

"These are the dresses prepared for you. See which one you like."

"No need, you should take them back! Your third brother already prepared a dress for me. Today’s piano isn’t the same as yesterday’s, right?" Lu Xingzhi didn’t believe the piano used for rehearsal would appear on stage today.

Helian Yi nodded, "That’s right, yesterday’s was just for practice."

"That’s good, that piano wasn’t that great." After playing the piano that Huo Jincheng gifted her, playing yesterday’s one felt like a big step down.

"Today’s piano may not match yours in material and all aspects, but it’s still very good."