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They're actually friends! What do they usually talk about?
Unable to contain his curiosity, Xiangzi glanced at Yanming, then avoided his gaze and quietly clicked into the chat window labeled [Ruoye Mu].
[Yanming: Are you free?]
[Wakaba Mutsumi: What?]
[Yanming: Weekend, ring.]
[Wakaba Mutsumi: Cucumber?]
[Yanming: Good.]
...The conversation was very professional, with no unnecessary topics discussed.
That really does have the style of those two.
"!"
Xiangzi suddenly thought of something funny.
……
Ruoye Mutsu had just finished her weekend piano lesson and was relaxing in her room playing the guitar when she heard her phone chime.
Who would message her at this hour?
Mu stopped what she was doing and picked up her phone, which was lying to the side.
[Yanming (Special Concern): Xiaomu, I like you]
Mu: "?"
She admitted that she did panic for a second.
But it only lasted a second.
Does the octopus on the other side of the screen think she's stupid?
[Ruoye Mu: Xiang, stop testing him.]
[Yanming (with special concern): ...the cucumbers.]
[Yanming (Special Concern): ?]
……
'Why was it discovered so quickly?!' Xiangzi wailed inwardly.
Chapter 163 Caused by Short-Term Crash Course
Feeling guilty, Xiangzi retracted the messages one by one and deleted the messages Mu sent, pretending that the incident had never happened.
Let's look at other options... Xiao Mu is definitely fine.
Xiangzi continued searching for suspicious individuals in each chat box.
Yanming doesn't have many Line friends, and after excluding posts from his public WeChat account, there are even fewer. Looking through the list, Xiangzi recognizes almost every profile picture or nickname.
Just as Yanming himself said, he really isn't very good at socializing.
'...Hmm? Who is this?'
Among a bunch of different profile pictures, Xiangzi found a gray and white little man as the default profile picture.
Then I looked at the notes.
[Yarou Nai]
"Oh—" Xiangzi suddenly realized.
So it was Xiao Le Nai, no wonder.
Rakuna-chan would never betray me, but why does she use LINE?
And it seems there's quite a bit of chat history... Should we take a look?
'Forget it.' Xiangzi chuckled to himself, dismissing the idea.
After reviewing all his contacts, Xiangzi recognized very few people, let alone his girlfriend.
It is worth noting that, probably because she was worried about forgetting, Yanming marked almost everyone with a note and changed all the nicknames to their real names, including her.
...She didn't give herself any special attention, even though she had set it up for Yanming.
Xiangzi angrily clicked on his profile picture and turned on the "Special Attention" option in the settings.
Good news, my boyfriend is very honest and I doubt he'll ever cheat on me.
Bad news: her boyfriend doesn't know he's her boyfriend.
"All done?" Yanming took his phone back from Xiangzi's head, glanced at the new "Special Concern" notification in the window, and wisely refrained from saying anything more.
Just then, the video file was also transmitted, and a moment later, the other side displayed a message indicating that it had been received.
[Chihaya Aine (with special concern): What is this?]
[Yanming: This is a secret manual I've compiled with all my life's experience. Even an ordinary person with no talent can significantly improve their guitar skills by practicing it for a few days.]
Hey
Yanming wasn't lying.
If you can learn everything in the video, even just a part of it, you might be able to join a student band for fun, if not for a professional career.
The biggest problem is that ordinary people without talent simply cannot understand the abstract content in this video.
Because the internet is a mixed bag, a significant portion of these video materials require considerable comprehension skills, and some even use rather strange adjectives.
Like "ru--" or something.
There are also onomatopoeic words with unclear meanings, such as "clang-clang," "kneel-kneel," and "scratching."
Understanding these concepts is challenging even for Yanming, let alone ordinary beginners who have never played guitar before.
[Chihaya Aine: Really?!]
[Yanming: I'm not kidding you, you can probably finish learning it in a few days. I think Aiyin, you have a lot of talent, so it'll probably only take you a week at most.]
[Chihaya Aine: *shy (animated emoticon)]
[Chihaya Aine: I don't really have any talent, but since Mr. Hikomei said so, let's test my practice results properly when we meet next week!]
[Yanming: Okay, sure.]
That's settled.
Xiangzi watched their conversation and said in surprise, "A week? That's impossible. The content in that video... it would be difficult to understand even half of it in a week, right?"
Yanming gestured for her to calm down, then explained, "That's true for everyone else, but Aiyin's situation is a little different."
"But……"
“What can stump that child is never talent, but herself.” Even after just two weeks of observation, Yanming could find many similarities between himself and Aiyin. “She will only get motivated when the effort and reward of something are clear enough. So, I’m not exaggerating the facts to make things difficult for her, but because I really believe that Aiyin can do things that others can’t.”
Because Yanming himself was the same.
When talent is no longer a limitation, the idea itself becomes the key.
This is what is meant by "I think it can be done".
If they are determined to do something, no matter how difficult it is, they will put in several times or even dozens of times more effort than the average person to get it done.
"Don't you believe me?" Yanming pinched Xiangzi's face, which was clearly filled with suspicion.
Xiangzi shook his head, not believing his nonsense at all: "I don't believe it. Even if it's you, Yanming, you can't do something that goes against common sense, right?"
"We'll see about that," Yanming chuckled, teasingly.
Common sense? That's just a toy used to highlight the special qualities of a few.
Yanming rarely misjudges people; that vain Chihaya Aine must have something special about her.
Before we even had to wait until next week, just half an hour later, Ai Yin sent us a new message.
[Chihaya Aine: Mr. Hikomei, are you there?]
[Yanming: Please speak.]
[Chihaya Aine: Is it really possible for an average person to learn this video in just a few days?]
[Yanming: If it really doesn't work out, then let's just forget about it. Perhaps a week is indeed a bit short for you, Aiyin.]
……
“How is that possible…” Ai Yin frowned as she looked at Yan Ming’s reply.
Am I really that stupid? Everyone else can do it, why can't she?
Chihaya Aine, what are you doing?
Ai Yin stared at the guitar manual still playing on the tablet, a manual that was completely incomprehensible to her, and gritted her teeth.
Fight!
Since everyone else can do it, there's no reason why she should be worse than them. She's Chihaya Aine!
[Chihaya Aine: No, no, you misunderstood. What I meant was that I probably wouldn't need a week.]
[Chihaya Aine: Ahaha, maybe it's because I do have a little bit of talent in this area.]
[Yanming: There's no need to put too much pressure on yourself; just learning it is enough.]
[Chihaya Aine: Yeah, but I'm not forcing myself. I think I can do it.]
是 的
Although it was difficult, Aine believed she could succeed.
She has always been seen as a little genius since she was a child. The basics of guitar are no challenge for the genius Ai Yin!
"Mom—I want to eat dinner in my room!" Ai Yin picked up the Magic King from the ground again with great fighting spirit, and instantly gained more than a dozen buffs and a flagpole.
……
Yanming glanced sideways at Xiangzi, his expression saying, "See, I told you so."
“Hmm hmm hmm hmm—” Even Xiangzi had to admit that common sense was indeed quite powerless in the face of these unconventional players.
Chapter 164 Humor Analysis: Early Love
Yanming smoothed the frizzy hair on her head: "Don't look down on others just because you're outstanding. You might end up getting caught off guard one day."
"I didn't underestimate Aine, I was just a little surprised."
Actually, they underestimated it.
After all, no matter how you look at it, she's just an ordinary pink-haired girl, and the world is full of pink-haired girls who look just like ordinary passersby and won't be recognized on the street.
……
Fast forward a week, and Ai Yin, looking haggard, appeared at the gate of Ring carrying two guitar bags.
She stood there so slenderly, yet she was impossible for anyone who passed by to ignore.
Compared to a week ago, besides having two large dark circles under her eyes, Aine's aura has also changed drastically.
She was no longer the clueless guitar novice she once was. Ever since receiving the invincible manual from Yanming, her cultivation and power had been steadily increasing.
Her guitar skills were so exceptional that only Yanming, who taught her the secrets, could rival hers.
...Comparable? Hmph...Perhaps her guitar playing has already far surpassed Yanming's.
"?" Lena looked at Aine, who was standing at the door acting crazy, as if she were an idiot. She pulled her cat cart and deliberately kept her distance as she passed by Aine.
However, Aine still noticed her: "Hey... Rana? Why aren't you talking to me? Wait for me—"
……
Ai Yin pushed open the rehearsal room door first, eager to share her experiences of the past week with Yan Ming.
She really didn't slack off at all; the skin on her fingers was successfully rubbed raw and healed once, so her fingertips will probably become stiff again soon.
Thick calluses are proof of every mature guitarist!