It takes about five or six seconds to walk from the bathroom to the bed.
The white dress was still lying elegantly on the big bed. The smiling eyes of the little woman beside the bed seemed to be asking Qin Jian how he felt.
"Um?"
Qin Jian kept blinking his eyelashes.
"is this okay?"
Duan Ran asked.
"I think it's okay."
Qin Jian nodded.
Although he didn't understand why Duan Ran didn't wear a dress but changed into a very fresh ladies' suit, he felt that there was no problem at all on stage like this.
Not all women have to wear dresses when they go on the classical stage. There are also suits specially designed for female friends, but generally only neutral female friends will choose this way of dressing.
At this time, Duan Ran was dressed in white clothes and trousers, neat and tidy, and the flower spikes on the collar of his shirt added a feminine touch.
"Then let's set off."
Duan Ran smiled playfully and stepped on a pair of light-colored shallow flat shoes.
"Let's go." Qin Jian put on his coat, then picked up the coat on the side and put it on Duan Ran, "Stretch out his arms."
"Thank you~" Duan Ran stretched out his arm obediently.
There were 56 minutes left before the game started, and the two set off and left the hotel room.
In the elevator.
"Why did you change your clothes?"
"Because of the weather"
"Not that much."
"Hmph~"
...
In fact, Duan Ran was right. After leaving the hotel, Qin Jian realized that he couldn't feel the ground conditions at all while standing on the 45th floor.
Not to mention the pouring rain, even with a small breeze blowing, people can still feel the intensity of the rain.
Although Qin Jian held an umbrella and tried his best to protect Duan Ran, Duan Ran still got his shoes wet after getting in the car. Just imagine if the other party was wearing a floor-length skirt, it would be foreseeable that he would be embarrassed.
Even now, Qin Jian felt embarrassed enough.
"Are your feet cold?"
"I put on foot warmers~"
"You are such a clever little kid.
"Haha, I'm smart."
Laughing all the way, the car drove to the Warsaw Concert Hall.
"Uh-huh! Why are you pinching my nose!"
...
Due to the heavy rain and cloudy weather, the sky had already darkened before five o'clock. The wall of the Warsaw Concert Hall lit up with green neon lights, and the rows of national flags on the wall hung wetly.
When the two of them walked into the lobby, the lobby was almost full of people. I guess everyone arrived early because of the weather today.
Qin Jian was hesitating to find a place to stay.
"Qin Jian!"
A familiar voice sounded from a corner.
Qin Jian looked over and saw Fang Zongyao waving his hand for them to come over.
The two walked towards each other, and sure enough, there were still a few empty seats beside Fang Zongyao, and a familiar white satchel.
Qin Jian was amused and asked casually: "Xia Shu is also playing this afternoon?" He knew that Fang Zongyao ended the game on the third day.
"Yeah." Fang Zongyao nodded.
"Where is she?" Qin Jian continued to ask,
"I'm going to the bathroom." It could be seen that Fang Zongyao was still a little unnatural, but he was much more rigid than the last time.
As if trying to change the topic, Fang Zongyao looked out the window: "Today's weather is too bad."
"Yes." Qin Jian sighed and sat next to him. He did not continue to gossip. As for matters between men and women, just mind your own business.
At this moment, a voice announcement sounded, and the lobby instantly became chaotic.
Qin Jian looked at his watch and said, "The game has begun."
The final game of the preliminary round begins.
Player No. 103 from Iceland entered the venue first.
When Xia Shu came back here, he saw Qin Jian and Duan Ran. He eagerly pulled Duan Ran to sit on the other side, and the two little women chatted quietly.
Qin Jian and Fang Zongyao couldn't help but smile at this.
moment.
"What's the next step? Should we go back to Yanjing?" Fang Zongyao turned around and asked.
"Well, Yan Jing still has things to deal with." Qin Jian nodded, "What about you?"
Fang Zongyao: "Tonight's flight, back to school."
Qin Jian: "So anxious?"
Fang Zongyao sighed and then smiled, his eyes slightly moved in Xia Shu's direction, "I've been waiting for her to finish the game."
Such words coming out of Fang Zongyao's mouth also indirectly verified Qin Jian's guess. At least Qin Jian could be sure that some kind of 'friendship' had been established between the two.
"My tutor has been urging me to go back." Fang Zongyao continued. "The Fifty States Piano Competition is about to start."
"Fifty States Competition?" Qin Jian asked suspiciously.
Fang Zongyao paused, a little surprised, "Don't you know?"
Qin Jian shook his head, he really didn't know this, "A local competition in the United States?"
Fang Zongyao: "Yes, the contestants are all students from local music colleges in fifty states. The competition consists of three categories: classical jazz and traditional piano composition under the piano."
"I see, it feels a bit like a domestic college competition." Qin Jian suddenly thought of the other two people, "What about Feng Ziyan and Zhao Yinuo?"
"Well, we discussed it and signed up together." Fang Zongyao said, "The competition is in June and it won't delay the competition, so we just go through the motions in advance."
Now Qin Jian completely understood, "That's good, is it the knighthood that Feng Ziyan reported?"
"Yes," Fang Zongyao said, "His jazz is now very famous in Curtis. You can listen to it next time we meet."
Qin Jian didn't need to tell the other party to know this, but he was still a little, "Looking forward to it."
At this moment, the purple-eyed "Matilda" and her standard tall man also walked into the lobby, attracting everyone's attention again.
Qin Jian was watching, and Fang Zongyao said: "She is very powerful."
"Huh?" Qin Jian looked sideways, "Do you know her?"
"I can't say we know each other," Fang Zongyao said lightly. "I heard a concert of her works at the end of last year, and she ended up playing a sonata she wrote herself."
Qin Jian frowned, "What about her major?"
"She is a composer, so she is half of my senior sister. Our music form teacher is the same professor, but I have never seen her appear in the music form class."
After a pause, Fang Zongyao added: "Her parents are both Julia's professors, and she was once known as Julia's genius composer."
"What about now?"
"Everyone in the school says that she is the most popular candidate to win this year's competition."
"Champion candidate?"
"Qin Jian, what do you think of Xiao Sai?"
"A naked and brutal game."
...
Time passed very slowly, one by one the players came out of the arena, and one after another they walked in from outside the lobby door.
While Xia Shu was entering the game, Qin Jian saw Adams and his female assistant walking into the lobby.
Not long after, Buikning, an old acquaintance from the Vienna competition, also came in. Although the opponent's ranking in that competition was relatively low, Qin Jian still remembered the opponent's k271.
Qin Jian did the math and found that today's final match should be the death group of this preliminary round.
At 18:35, Natsuki walked out of the arena.
Duan Ran asked her how she was doing, and she gave a smile.
After a short farewell time, they sent their final blessings to each other, and Fang Zongyao and Xia Shu left.
At this time, less than half of the people in the lobby had left.
Only Qin and Duan were left in the quiet corner.
The sky outside the window was dark, making the lobby seem a bit depressing, and the rain was still falling heavily.
"I miss you." Qin Jian's voice was low.
He didn't know why he suddenly said such a thing at this moment.
Duan Ran was startled for a moment, then smiled softly and held Qin Jian's big hand.
"I am here."
...
It was quiet for a long time.
The number 07 belonging to Duan Ran sounded throughout the lobby.