Chapter 151: Childhood Friends 25
Chapter 151: Childhood Friends 25
The young man's fingers began to dance on the keys. The first note was like a dreamy dewdrop, gently dripping on the early morning grass, fresh and pure. As the melody unfolded, his performance took us into a dream filled with love.
His left hand slowly laid out the harmonic background in the bass, as if the earth was awakening from its slumber, while his right hand jumped in the treble, as if the sun penetrated the clouds and sprinkled on the heart.
Chu Yun's playing skills are indeed superb and his technique is amazing. Those complex octave jumps become so easy and natural under his hands, as if the keys are connected with his mind.
As the music progressed, the young man's playing became more passionate and enthusiastic. His fingers moved rapidly across the keys, and the rapid scales and arpeggios were like shooting stars across the night sky, brilliant and fleeting, yet clearly imprinted in the audience's memory.
The emotions in the music become rich and complex, including the desire for love and the fear of loss.
Chu Yun's performance expresses this contradictory emotion vividly, making people feel as if they can feel a young heart struggling on the edge of love and pain.
As the music reached its climax, his movements became more intense, and the keys roared like thunder under his hands, like waves surging in a storm. However, within this power, there was a hint of tenderness and hope, like the gorgeous rainbow that appears in the sky after a storm.
Finally, the music faded, his fingers sliding softly across the keys, like the stars fading into the night. The music faded away with the final chord, leaving behind a moment of tranquility and deep thought.
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Edmond de Lacroix is a legendary figure in the piano world. His name is well-known in the music world and he is also known for his pursuit of perfection.
In Edmund's opinion, although the contestants in front of him were worthy of the level of this competition, they could hardly meet his requirements.
The child who is now on stage is only 15 years old, and he is about to challenge this piece of music that requires abundant emotions to control. Regardless of whether this boy has the experience to do so, Edmund just hopes that he will not ruin this piece of music.
However, until the end of the song, Edmund was still immersed in the melody of "Dream of Love".
Chu Yun vividly portrayed Liszt's sublime praise of love and profound experience. His performance was characterized by both passionate outbursts and gentle whispers, dreamy haze and profound reality.
'Prefect.'
The warm applause behind him brought Edmund back to reality from the song "Dream of Love". He started to applaud, with undisguised appreciation and satisfaction on his face.
Chu Jun stood up again and bowed to the audience. His face was too delicate and dazzling under the lights, but now, his performance was the brightest star of the night.
He is only fifteen years old now, but he has already performed the song "Dream of Love" to perfection. The judges can hardly imagine what this young man will achieve in the future.
The future is expected.
Mo Heng sat in the audience and listened quietly to the song "Dance of Love".
He didn't know who his brother loved, nor did he know who was so lucky to have his brother love him so deeply.
But... Mo Heng heard hope, joy and happiness from this song. It didn't matter who that person was, as long as his brother was happy... as long as he was happy.
This performance was the most devoted one Chu Jun had performed in all these years. Perhaps it was because he hugged the one he loved before the game, or perhaps the one he loved was in the audience. When Chu Jun went on stage, he was very confident that he could play this piece well. He hoped that this piece could convey his love to him.
However, after the game that day, Mo Heng didn't change his attitude towards me at all. He congratulated me and kept flattering me.
He was acting like a spoiled child as usual, muttering about how he was about to go back to his country to attend classes and that they probably wouldn't be able to meet for the next few months.
'Didn't it get through?' Chu Jun thought.
He suddenly felt unhappy about winning the first prize. He actually felt like a failure...
But Chu Jun didn't have time to communicate with Mo Heng too much, as he had to board the plane to the next competition.
At the boarding gate, Chu Jun watched Mo Heng waving to him. The boy had grown into a steady man, but he felt that the two of them were a little distant in their hearts.
The two of them still video chat every day. Even though the time difference between them is completely reversed, they can always find opportunities to chat.
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Country C has entered a cold winter, and traffic has begun to reach its annual peak with the Lunar New Year approaching.
After traveling for nearly three months, Chu Jun finally returned to City B.
It was Mo Heng who came to pick him up again. The boy, relying on his youth, didn't wear his down jacket properly. The zipper was unzipped, revealing the sweatshirt underneath. He still stood out in the crowd.
As soon as Chu Jun approached and was about to teach the child a lesson, Mo Heng wrapped him in his down jacket.
His brother was afraid of the cold, so he was dressed very warmly, looking like a furry ball. When Mo Heng hugged him, he felt like he was filled with a ball of snow lotus flavor, and his heart was also filled with it.
The Chu family and the Mo family have a close relationship, and the two families know each other, so over the past decade or so, it has gradually become tacitly accepted that the two families celebrate the New Year together.
Both brothers of the Chu family are handsome, and the elders of the Mo family like the two children very much.
Patriarch Mo and his wife have a son and a daughter. The eldest son inherited the family business, and the younger daughter married a man. Now they both have their own families and are happy.
Bei Wanqing has a younger brother named Bei Huiqing, who loves music and is a violinist who travels around the world. He is still unmarried.
By Mo Heng's generation, he had a cousin who was seven or eight years old, an age that even dogs disliked.
With a family of more than ten people including Chu Jun and Chu Nuo, the New Year's celebration was very lively.
However, this year, the four elders in the family went abroad for vacation and did not return to celebrate the New Year. Instead, Bei Huiqing, who had not returned to China for several years, returned.
On New Year's Eve, the Mo family's villa was brightly lit.
Little cousin Mo Xiaoxiao clung to Chu Jun and asked her handsome brother to hold her: "Brother Chu! Hug Xiaoxiao!"
Chu Jun had no resistance at all when looking at the beautiful baby who looked just like Mo Heng when he was a child, and couldn't refuse at all.
Seeing his brother about to pick him up, Mo Heng quickly picked up Mo Xiaoxiao and said, "You're already so old, but you still need your brother to hold you. Isn't that shameful? I'll take you to build a snowman. Don't bother your brother Chu anymore."
Then, regardless of Mo Xiaoxiao's disdain, Mo Heng put on a coat for the child and took him out of the house.
The child had a short memory and was angry with his brother at first, but when he saw the snow falling all over the sky, he forgot about his unhappiness and started playing in the yard.
Chu Jun basically didn't go out in such cold weather. He sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and watched a brother and sister, a big one and a small one, making a snowman in the garden.
Mo Xiaoxiao was trying hard to push the snowball, but Mo Heng didn't go forward to help, but just cheered for his little sister from the side.
The child who needed his older brother to coax him back then can now coax other children.
"The snow here is no different from ten years ago, how come time has flown by so quickly?"
Here, Bei Huiqing was kicked out of the kitchen by his sister because he knew nothing about cooking.
Bei Huiqing had no choice but to return to the living room, and saw Chu Jun staring at the snow in a daze in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Xiaojun, why don't you go play in the snow with me? Aren't these what children love most?"
"Yes, only children like these." Chu Jun looked at Mo Xiaoxiao who was cheering outside because she had built a big snowman, and smiled.
Bei Huiqing thought Chu Jun, who was acting like an adult, was very cute and laughed along. He was not good at chatting about family matters, so he turned the topic to professional fields.
Since both of them were musicians, they naturally had a lot to talk about, and soon they became quite animated.
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"Is my uncle going to be busy this year?" Chu Jun asked, knowing that Bei Huiqing's music group would be touring internationally this year.
"Yes, I'm going on a global tour after the New Year, and I probably won't have much time to stay in Country C, so I thought about coming back to reunite with my family. Who would have thought that my parents would go abroad for their honeymoon this year." Bei Huiqing said with a helpless shrug.
Mentioning his parents who were still loving in their later years, Bei Huiqing suddenly thought of something and turned to ask, "By the way, does Xiaojun have someone he likes?"
Chu Jun was a little surprised by Bei Huiqing's sudden question. He was the first elder to ask him this question.
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