After Fang Qiu left, the entire editorial department fell into silence.
All the staff present stared blankly at Bai Qing.
What was the situation?
Wasn't that white-haired woman just now Fang Qiu?
Why was Bai Qing so excited after receiving her manuscript?
Did Bai Qing finally crack under the pressure and have a breakdown?
"Let's invite Bai Qing to the tavern for a drink later tonight."
"Yeah."
A few senior editors whispered among themselves.
But Bai Qing had no idea what her seniors were thinking; she hurriedly sat at her desk with the manuscript and began to read.
Bai Qing didn't know if she was gradually getting used to Fang Qiu's chicken scratch, or if Fang Qiu's handwriting had become slightly neater.
This time, Bai Qing was quickly immersed in the world depicted in the novel.
Arima Kousei followed Miyazono Kaori and the other two into the competition hall.
The familiar atmosphere of the hall instantly made Arima Kousei feel suffocated, and quite a few audience members recognized Arima Kousei.
Here, Fang Qiu also filled in the foreshadowing laid out earlier.
It turned out that when Arima Kousei was a child, he had participated in competitions here and successfully won the championship.
And Tsubaki had deliberately concealed the fact that Miyazono Kaori was coming here to perform.
After round after round of performances, finally, Miyazono Kaori took the stage.
Wearing a gorgeous white dress, she presented a magnificent and unconventional performance in front of all the audience.
The moving melody and her elegant figure caused Arima Kousei's heart for music, which had been silent for so long, to beat once more.
Reading this, Bai Qing couldn't help but smile.
Sure enough, it was a story of redemption.
Redemption through music.
This reminded her of when she passed by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor a while ago and saw a girl with a guitar playing rock and roll for a funeral service...
She shook her head, shaking that image akin to a graveyard rave out of her mind, and continued reading.
After the performance ended, Miyazono Kaori quickly found the three of them.
After talking with Watari, Miyazono Kaori walked up to Arima Kousei and asked for his thoughts.
[What did you think? I was amazing, right?]
Arima Kousei was stunned.
Arima Kousei did not answer immediately, but Bai Qing noticed that Fang Qiu used a single line here to subtly describe that when Miyazono Kaori didn't get Arima Kousei's answer right away, her tone stagnated significantly, and her excited hand dropped, even trembling slightly.
After stammering for a while, Arima Kousei used the fact that two girls had given her flowers after her performance as his answer.
After receiving Arima Kousei's answer, Miyazono Kaori ran off playfully.
She ran back to Watari's side.
[This scene looks like a close-up photo in a Kamera, only, I'm just Friend A.]
"Phew."
After reading this oppressive sentence, Bai Qing let out a long breath; Fang Qiu's delicate description made Bai Qing feel as if she could empathize with it, leaving her somewhat breathless.
Clearly she came to save Arima Kousei, so why did the female lead have to like Watari?
After school, Arima Kousei and Miyazono Kaori met again.
She was looking for Watari.
But Arima Kousei knew that Watari was currently with a girl named Keiko, so he tried his best to stop Miyazono Kaori from finding him.
Miyazono Kaori seemed to see through Arima Kousei's intentions, and she smiled faintly.
[Then I'll appoint you to take his place, Friend A.]
In the days that followed, Arima Kousei and Miyazono Kaori became well-acquainted.
Upon learning that Arima Kousei was very good at playing the piano as a child, Miyazono Kaori pestered Arima Kousei to be her accompanist.
Although Arima Kousei tried his best to refuse, stating that he couldn't hear the music he played, under the relentless pestering of Miyazono Kaori and Tsubaki, Arima Kousei had no choice but to agree.
And so the moment for the two to perform on stage arrived. At first, they coordinated perfectly, but Arima Kousei was consistently plagued by his inner demons; he suddenly couldn't hear the sound of the piano he was playing, and his emotions submerged him instantly like a tide—not just playing, but it seemed even breathing became incredibly difficult.
Helpless, he had to give up accompanying.
The performance was interrupted.
But with Miyazono Kaori's encouragement, Arima Kousei started playing again.
Although he couldn't hear the music he was playing himself, he could hear Miyazono Kaori's playing.
Thus, a heart-stirring performance began.
[April is ending soon.]
Under Fang Qiu's exquisite prose rendering, Bai Qing felt as if she were also in the music hall, cheering for the duet of the male and female leads along with the audience at this moment.
It was written so beautifully!
Bai Qing's eyes lit up.
Arima Kousei finally took the first step with Miyazono Kaori's help.
After many years, he had successfully stepped onto the stage once again.
Next, it should be the classic romance plot where, through repeated cooperation, Arima Kousei gradually finds himself, and Miyazono Kaori realizes that the one she truly likes is actually Arima Kousei.
Although a bit cliché, it would still be a good story.
Carrying this expectation, she continued reading.
However, when she saw the next paragraph, her pupils suddenly contracted.
After the performance ended, Miyazono Kaori fainted...
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