The world's number one pianist

He Shen disappeared for a long time, and many people never saw He Shen again.

No one knew where He Shen had gone, and no one knew what He Shen was doing.

He Shen was like an invisible man, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Everyone, without any exception.

Zhao Zitong wanted to follow the others to find where He Shen was, and wanted to tell He Shen that she had won first place in the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition.

However, she did not find He Shen. No matter where she went, she never found He Shen.

He Shen was not found in her hometown, He Shen's home, or elsewhere.

She never found out where exactly He Shen went.

She even went to He Shen's previous music store, Symphony Music Store, to ask He Shen.

As a result, there was no trace of He Shen in that place.

Finally, she returned to Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music, where she still had no trace.

She came to the principal's office, handed her trophy to Zhou San, and then asked him where He Shen had gone.

Zhou San didn't say anything to her.

He just said that He Shen went to a place far away to find his own music.

That place is far away and huge. Trying to find the specific location of He Shen is like climbing to the sky!

Zhao Zitong didn't believe it. She continued to be sticky with Zhou San, trying to find the specific location of He Shen.

Unfortunately, she didn't know, and Zhou San didn't know He Shen's location either.

Zhou San just knew that He Shen said that he would spend three months in Europe and then go to the Bear Country. After the Bear Country left, he would go to the Beautiful Country.

He just knew that He Shen would stay in Europe for at most three months, but he didn't know how long He Shen would stay in the rest of the country.

Therefore, Yu Qi told Zhao Zitong a wrong answer and left her alone in Europe, searching elsewhere for a very long time. He might as well tell her directly that he didn't know where He Shen went.

In this way, Zhao Zitong would be unwilling to give up at most, and would not just run out of the country to find He Shen.

Finally, in the vast sea of ​​people, I came back lost because I couldn't find He Shen.

Therefore, Zhou San said this, no matter who he was talking to, it was much better.

Zhao Zitong didn't find He Shen from Zhou San. She searched for He Shen in other places for a long time but couldn't find him. Therefore, she probably understood something.

Obviously, the place He Shen went to was not somewhere in China, but a foreign country.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for no one in such a large country to know the specific traces of He Shen.

And...he may not even know where He Shen went.

After countless searches, Zhao Zitong decided to give up and continue searching for He Shen.

She only occasionally paid attention to He Shen to see if there was any chance of finding He Shen.

Unfortunately, there is no news.

Three months passed, and another three months passed.

The Spring Festival is coming soon.

Zhao Zitong's family is no longer two people, but three people again.

Previously, Zhao Shenggang remarried Zhao Zitong and her mother Xi Shuwen. The specific reason was unclear.

For Zhao Zitong, it just felt like his parents got remarried inexplicably.

Zhao Zitong couldn't help but feel a little jealous when she saw her father and mother looking so sticky together.

Before, it was clear that no one wanted to pay attention to anyone, but now I didn't expect that now I am so sticky that I am closer to everyone. It's true!

Zhao Shenggang hugged Xi Shuwen and looked at Zhao Zitong who was eating with his mouth closed. He couldn't help but feel a little funny. He immediately coughed and said in a very serious manner.

"Zitong, when will you find a partner? Look at you now in your twenties and almost thirty. You don't even have a partner yet. If you continue, I'm afraid no one will be able to match you." I’m in love with you!”

"When the time comes, if you bring back someone who is not as good as you, we won't recognize it, and you won't recognize it yourself either, right?"

"So, if you have the chance, it's best to bring your partner back to us to see what kind of person he is, and we can check it together."

Zhao Zitong looked at his parents and couldn't help but snorted, slammed the chopsticks in his hands on the table, and said.

"Aren't you bothered by the Chinese New Year! We are all like this, and you are still here urging me to get married and find a partner. Do you think it's because I don't want to find a partner? I can't find one, okay?"

"My current piano skills have become a lecturer at Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music, and I still have the opportunity to climb up to the associate professor position. Zhou San told me before that if there is a chance this year, I can be promoted to an associate professor position. Location!"

"Even if I can win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, it's not impossible for me to be directly promoted to the position of honorary professor!"

"Just say, who can surpass me now? I don't ask to surpass me on the piano. Those who can surpass me on the piano now are basically the old people, so how deep is it!"

"Just go back a little further and look at the group of people who are bigger than He Shen. In other words, who can be better than me in artistic achievements? Or has a higher position than me?"

"Are their ages good enough for me? Do you expect me to marry a man in his fifties?"

"By the way, dad, haven't you returned to Jiangzhou University of Arts to serve as the president again? Pick one of the young talents in your university of arts that you recognize, at least with the rank of professor, and introduce him to me?"

"Even if he doesn't have the ability to be a professor, then honorary professor is not a bad thing, right? Can you give me one?"

Zhao Shenggang looked at his daughter in front of him, coughed, and immediately turned his eyes to the TV, speaking casually.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that. We'll discuss these things later. The Spring Festival Gala is about to start, let's watch it first."

After that, he walked quickly to the TV, turned it on, and played the Spring Festival Gala.

The Spring Festival Gala is still the leader now, but unfortunately, not many people are willing to watch it. Everyone treats it as a background sound.

Chatting while listening to the Spring Festival Gala, the New Year atmosphere is full.

Zhao Shenggang and his wife Xi Shuwen chatted while watching TV, and they no longer dared to mention their daughter's relationship.

Zhao Zitong saw that her father didn't talk about his girlfriend, so she was too lazy to bring it up. She just ate her meal and watched the Spring Festival Gala boredly.

He Shen told him before that he seemed to have a chance to appear on the Spring Festival Gala? I just don't know how big this chance is.

If He Shen can perform on the Spring Festival Gala, then He Shen can be regarded as truly entering the country's vision and becoming a pianist recognized by the country.

The political status will far exceed the economic benefits he has gained.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zitong couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

She dreamed that He Shen could stand on the highest stage and become the world's number one pianist!

Unfortunately, He Shen was still too low-key and hardly did anything extra.

Zhao Zitong watched the Spring Festival Gala and didn't see He Shen's shadow until halfway through.

Just when she was about to give up, the host of the Spring Festival Gala came on stage and announced that the next program would be a medley of classic songs!

A medley of songs that young people like and songs that the elderly like.

Those popular actors, those who were members of the national team, those top singers, walked onto the stage slowly.

Then...

At the back of the stage, a floor slowly rose, and a piano appeared in front of everyone.

That was... He Shen's back!

He Shen was on the stage, playing accompaniment for everyone!

The camera would occasionally pull the screen to He Shen's face, and put He Shen's performance in front of everyone.

Zhao Zitong's eyes widened, watching He Shen's performance on the stage, looking forward to it.

At this moment, everyone on the Spring Festival Gala stage was also looking at He Shen, and their eyes also showed great expectations.

He Shen, did not disappoint anyone's expectations, he raised his hands, all the sounds stopped, and then...

He slammed his hands on the piano, and a very expressive piano sound suddenly rose.

Boom!

The music sounded!

At this moment, the instrumental accompaniment of other people around them sounded at the same time!

It instantly caught everyone's attention!

Zhao Shenggang and Xi Shuwen, who were still flirting with each other, also raised their heads and looked at He Shen on TV in a daze.

Strong, visible to the naked eye!

So strong that it was incomprehensible.

Zhao Zitong stared at He Shen in front of her with wide eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Although she had a little idea before that He Shen might be on the Spring Festival Gala, she didn't expect that this was actually true?

Zhao Zitong looked at everything in front of her, her brain was a little confused, and she murmured.

"He Shen..."

Zhao Shenggang, who was joking with his wife while watching TV, looked at He Shen and couldn't help but say casually.

"Eh? He Shen is back? I didn't expect that after not seeing him for so long, his strength has increased so much!"

"Huh?" Zhao Zitong turned her head suddenly and looked at her father behind her, glaring at him: "Dad, you knew He Shen was back, but you didn't tell me?"

"Ah?"

Zhao Shenggang scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "It's not that I didn't tell you, but... we don't know where He Shen went specifically. Before he left, He Shen told us that he might go to Europe, and then to Bear Country and Beautiful Country to think about music."

"He said that he wanted to find his own music, but he didn't expect him to He actually just came out now. "

"I just don't know if he will leave again?"

"And if I told you before, you would definitely go to find him, but where would you find him?"

"Europe is so big, with so many countries, where can you find He Shen?"

"Even if I tell you that the right place is in China, do you know where to find him?"

"Obviously, there is no specific address, so it is better to tell you that it is better not to look for him."

Zhao Zitong listened to her father's words and didn't know what to say for a while. She just looked at her father, paused for a long time, and sighed.

"Okay..."

"I'm full, I'll go back to my room first."

"Mom and Dad, eat slowly."

After that, she got up and didn't continue to pay attention to her father, but turned back to her room.

She closed the door, and the light outside the room was instantly blocked, and the room became extremely dark.

Zhao Zitong stood there in the dark room without saying a word.

She reached out and took out a small salted fish pillow from the cabinet, which was the salted fish pillow she used to vent her anger a long time ago.

Before, she always regarded this salted fish pillow as He Shen. Every time He Shen choked her, she took out this salted fish pillow and punched him hard.

Later, because of the improvement of her relationship with He Shen, she put the salted fish pillow away and never took it out.

She just put it in her pile of toys, just quietly, without any idea of ​​taking it out.

Later, even after moving to a new house, she didn't take it out.

Now, she finally took out this little salted fish again and put it on her bed.

It's just a pity that the person who replaced this salted fish and was vented by her before is already far away from her.

Zhao Zitong rubbed the head of the salted fish, looking at the tearful expression of the salted fish, and couldn't help feeling a little lonely.

She held the salted fish in her arms, lay on her bed, looked at the starry sky outside the window, and said nothing.

She just hugged the salted fish tightly like this, curled up.

Then, she fell asleep slowly.

At the door, Zhao Zitong's parents, Zhao Shenggang and Xi Shuwen stood there, quietly observing Zhao Zitong through the crack of the door, and felt a little distressed for a while.

Seeing that she looked so lonely on the New Year's Day, she wanted to say something to comfort her, but in the end she couldn't find any direction to start.

What to say now? Let Zhao Zitong not be too sad, let her not think too much?

Obviously, this is impossible!

He Shen brought her too high, and she was going to charge towards the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition next.

If she can win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, then she will fly higher and it will be more difficult to get down.

Later, she may even be like those top female pianists.

Zhao Shenggang looked at his daughter, and his whole expression couldn't help but be a little lonely.

He didn't know how to persuade her.

Because he felt very clearly that he had been with He Shen for so long.

He Shen had no need for love.

He hoped to find a little music that belonged to him.

And love, especially love between men and women.

He Shen had no desire.

These things were just stumbling blocks to him.

When he really became the world's number one pianist in the later period, he might find a chance to fall in love.

But by that time...

He Shen would be at least 40 or 50 years old. Would he get married and find a partner at that time?

Zhao Shenggang looked at his daughter with a look of heartache on his face.

Zhao Zitong obviously didn't have this opportunity.

Others probably didn't have this opportunity either.

Xi Shuwen looked at her husband, hesitated for a moment and said: "How about you really go to your school, or other schools in Jiangzhou Ningcheng? See if there are any suitable young people? Introduce them?"

"How to introduce? Zitong must be referring to her teacher. She must want to find someone similar to He Shen. Where can you find someone similar to He Shen?"

"He Shen's current piano level is basically among the top in the world!"

"If we talk about performers of the same age, not the same age, but just young people or even middle-aged people, He Shen can even rank first!"

"With this level, if you change to other places, no matter where, such people are a treasure. There must be a lot of people waiting behind them! How to cut in line?"

Xi Shuwen's expression became more distressed. She looked at Zhao Zitong and scolded her husband in a low voice "So you just watch your daughter like this?"

"What can we do?" Zhao Shenggang sighed and said helplessly: "I feel that most of Zitong's feelings for He Shen are still that kind of admiration. She has always been by He Shen's side and watched He Shen constantly strive for the world's best. She has that kind of admiration."

"She has that kind of sense of accomplishment in participating in the cultivation, that kind of sense of accomplishment from raising He Shen from an ordinary little teacher who was dismissed by the piano store to the world's number one pianist."

"Maybe there is even a little bit of maternal love! That kind of maternal love in the cultivation system."

"So, now we can only let her continue to calm down. This feeling may continue, or it may gradually dissipate. Accept the reality and find a boy she can accept."

Xi Shuwen looked at Zhao Shenggang, then looked at Ji Mengting in front of him, and sighed.

"It can only be... like this."