{"id":11736,"date":"2020-05-15T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=11736"},"modified":"2020-05-25T05:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T09:42:42","slug":"kocm156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/kocm156\/","title":{"rendered":"King of Classical Music 156"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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At that, Min Chen asked, \u201cWhat did you talk about?\u201d<\/p>

Min Chen still looked calm. Qi Mu smiled. \u201cAre you really curious?\u201d<\/p>

The handsome man raised his eyebrows and quietly laughed. \u201cIf you want to say, I\u2019ll listen.\u201d The implication being, if he didn\u2019t want to say, he wouldn\u2019t force him to, because\u2026 he trusted Qi Mu.<\/p>

Qi Mu\u2019s face softened a bit, and the two walked into the subway together. He briefly summarized his conversation with Wu Lao as they went.<\/p>

In fact, the talk had been quite simple. The center of their topic had been that little princess\u2014\u2014\u300eEdith\u300f.<\/p>

The original had wanted to sell the priceless violin a few years ago for money to go drinking and drag racing. But, if he wasn\u2019t going to sell his little princess, well, Wu Lao and the others were unlikely to fight against it. The original had sold his parents\u2019 house in S City before, but \u300eEdith\u300f had more meaning.<\/p>

It was a token of love between the original’s\u00a0father and mother. In the beginning, it was at a violin exhibition. Qi Mu\u2019s mother and father had met while visiting \u201cEdith.\u201d After the two were married, Qi Mu\u2019s father spent a lot of money to buy it at an auction. Though it could be said to be shelved, never to play again, it was still a very important violin.<\/p>

This time, Qi Mu came to Wu Lao to test the elder\u2019s attitude towards \u201cEdith.\u201d He wanted to let the beautiful relic be heard to the world under the identity of \u201cQi Mu.\u201d It wouldn\u2019t fade away in the cold safety of a bank, but shine its light unto the world.<\/p>

And Wu Lao\u2019s attitude was clear. At first, because Qi Mu was too rebellious, they didn\u2019t want the unskilled child to sell it for drinking money. But, the Golden Hall was just a symbol, now Qi Mu could go directly to the Swiss bank and take it out.<\/p>

But, in the face of the answer, Qi Mu refused directly. In Wu Lao\u2019s study, he had smiled at that serious old man and sincerely said, \u201cWu Lao, I will take \u300eEdith\u300f back with my own strength. I hope she can sing the most beautiful notes under the world\u2019s eyes. And, the Golden Hall\u2026 is very suitable.\u201d<\/p>

Wu Lao was clearly satisfied with Qi Mu\u2019s answer. As he left, Wu Lao had especially encouraged him. Min Chen raised his eyebrows, \u201cA violin called \u300eEdith\u300f?\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu nodded. \u201cEn, yes, it\u2019s called \u300eEdith\u300f. Wu Lao showed me her picture, and she is an exquisite violin. Her lines are slender and elegant; she should be from a famous brand.\u201d<\/p>

After a moment, Min Chen sighed. \u201cIf I remember correctly\u2026 Christole also has a violin given to him by a friend, it\u2019s called \u300eBurnell\u300f. I think it was produced in the same year as your \u300eEdith\u300f.\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu halted. Looking at Min Chen in surprise, he said, \u201cYou mean\u2026\u201d<\/p>

The man nodded, his tone helpless, \u201cIt\u2019s very likely\u2026 they\u2019re a pair of violins.\u201d<\/p>

Every time a violin maker made a violin, it consumed a lot of time and effort. In such a situation, it was challenging to make two violins at the same time, but these two, \u300eEdith\u300f and \u300eBurnell\u300f were exceptions.<\/p>

His accomplishments on string instruments weren\u2019t on par with Qi Mu and Christole, but that didn\u2019t mean Min Chen hadn\u2019t studied the violin.<\/p>

Christole owned \u300eBurnell\u300f, but he seldom played it. He took it out and played it at a New Year\u2019s concert, but Min Chen hadn\u2019t seen it since.<\/p>

Afterward, Min Chen hadn\u2019t cared much about the matter. Instead, Daniel was the one to check into the violin. He\u2019d whispered in his ear all day for a month afterward in horror, \u201cOh my god, Min! Can you believe it! That \u300eBurnell\u300f was auctioned at the sky-high price of 1.15 million euros. Oh God, why didn\u2019t I touch it when Christole took it out\u2026\u201d<\/p>

Daniel was too annoying to listen to, so Min Chen had also looked into \u300eBurnell\u300f and discovered it was created at the same time as \u300eEdith\u300f.<\/p>

Qi Mu was caught between hysterics and tears. The world was really too small. He didn\u2019t expect Christole to own the violin counterpart to \u300eEdith\u300f.<\/p>

After thinking for a while, Qi Mu laughed. \u201cThat\u2019s fine. Later, when I take \u300eEdith\u300f, Christole and I can have a two-person ensemble and use the two violins.\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu pulled out the key to open the hotel door. He pushed it open, but he hadn\u2019t even turned on the light when something touched his waist. In the next second, his back was pressed against the door. Qi Mu raised his blank eyes, but it took a moment for him to recover.<\/p>

In the darkness, Min Chen\u2019s voice seemed to come straight from the depths of hell, alluringly seductive, \u201cIf you and Christole have a double ensemble, then I also want\u2026\u201d<\/p>

His warm breath brushed Qi Mu\u2019s ear as Qi Mu\u2019s eyes adjusted to the darkness. He rejoiced at not having managed to turn on the light\u2014\u2014 at least his red ears wouldn\u2019t be seen.<\/p>

The environment was perhaps too quiet, and the distance too close, and his voice was a bit hoarse. \u201cMin Chen, do you want to have a double ensemble with me? But your violin is really\u2026\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu didn\u2019t have the heart to continue.<\/p>

Min Chen\u2019s violin wasn\u2019t all that bad. He at least could be regarded as an ordinary member of Bai Ai. During his interview with Bai Ai, the examiner could have pulled him in without a thought.<\/p>

But comparing Christole\u2019s violin to Min Chen\u2019s…<\/p>

If the former was a natural sound, the latter was barely passable.<\/p>

Qi Mu coughed lightly and concealed his smile. But Min Chen had sharp ears. He pursed his lips, and his dark eyes steeped in the darkness. He lowered his voice, \u201cI want to ensemble with you.\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu replied quietly, \u201cI remember we\u2019ve played one before, like\u2026 Paganini\u2019s \u300aEtude No. 24\u300b?\u201d<\/p>

Min Chen\u2019s tone was decisive: \u201cDoesn\u2019t count, no one heard.\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu: \u201c……\u201d After a while, he said, \u201cProfessor Akkad and Dylan would cry.\u201d<\/p>

Min Chen pursed his lips, \u201cToo few people.\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu thought about it. \u201cOh, that\u2019s right, that other time, the college evaluated our ensemble of Beethoven\u2019s \u300aSpring Sonata\u300b in front of many people. You really scared me that time. Ensembling without rehearsing\u2026 that\u2019s the first time I\u2019d done something like that.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cBut, you played well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

That sentence, Min Chen didn\u2019t say it. He looked down at the young man in front of him, peering into his clear eyes, and whispered, \u201cI want to open with a\u2026 piano and violin ensemble.\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu\u2019s eyes blew wide open, his surprise unconcealed.<\/p>

To open a concert with Min Chen, what a privilege it was! This man, who was too lazy to even open his own show with his piano, wanted to ensemble with others? It was simply impossible to pass up!<\/p>

After thinking, Qi Mu smiled. \u201cOkay, let\u2019s have a concert. Once I get \u300eEdith\u300f, then we\u2019ll open. By then\u2026 you\u2019ll have finished writing \u300aTwilight Under the Moon\u300b, we\u2019ll play that one together.\u201d<\/p>

The pleasant voice filled the quiet room with this answer that was just too gentle, and Min Chen\u2019s chilled eyes softened.<\/p>

Moonlight shone in from behind him, coloring the youth\u2019s eyes as bright as amber.<\/p>

Min Chen bowed his head and pressed his lips to Qi Mu\u2019s. At the familiar softness, he didn\u2019t want to let go. This kiss was so affectionate that though he clearly remembered he had to catch a plane the next day, Qi Mu gradually sank into the other man\u2019s rich warmth, shyly responding.<\/p>

Their heated breath filled the empty hotel room, and when Qi Mu woke the next day, he grabbed the closest thing at hand\u2014\u2014 a pillow and threw it at the abominable man.<\/p>

\u201cDidn\u2019t I say I had to return to Vienna and needed to go to bed early!!!\u201d<\/p>

Min Chen dodged the \u201cdeath pillow\u201d and innocently pouted, \u201cI\u2019m packing.\u201d<\/p>

He raised the clothes in his hands, crumpled rather than folded, and stuffed them into the suitcase.<\/p>

Qi Mu: \u201c… Stand still, I really won\u2019t kill you.\u201d<\/p>

Min Chen: \u201c… You couldn\u2019t bear it.\u201d<\/p>

Qi Mu: \u201cYou\u2019ll see if I\u2019m reluctant!!!\u201d<\/p>

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TL Check: Teo
Editor(s): Empress
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