Please, come home and practice the piano

After hanging up Teacher Xiao's phone, Chen Xuan walked back and forth in the corridor a few times. When she calmed down a little, she walked back to the door and realized that she didn't get her room card when she came out.

Li An heard the door ring in the room and put down his chopsticks and stood up to open the door. As soon as he opened the door, he noticed that Chen Xuan's expression was wrong.

Although Chen Xuan tried his best to hide something, he still discovered it.

"What's wrong?" He asked in a very low voice as he turned around and closed the door.

"Tell me when I get back." Chen Xuan mouthed, but did not say it was okay.

This made Li An feel at ease. The competition was over. What else could Teacher Xiao do? If anything happened, it could only be a good thing.

Even if it was a bad thing, it was approved by Chen Xuan's parents. Li An really didn't think anything else could be considered a bad thing. He had just praised it in Haikou.

"Peace of mind." Patting Chen Xuan on the shoulder, the two returned to the house.

Chen Xuan used a performance next year as a cover to temporarily hide it from her parents, "I will have to participate then."

Song Lian: "What kind of performance is it?"

"The orchestra's performance is quite troublesome," Chen Xuan said, returning to her seat, sitting down and taking a sip from the soup bowl, "We will leave early in a while. I have already made an appointment for a car. After seeing you off, we will go directly from South Station. let's go."

Song Lian: "Hey."

Li An: "Auntie, it's okay."

Lao Chen: "Okay, let's go together then."

The four people then started eating, and the atmosphere in the room returned.

After the meal, Chen Xuan went back to the room to pack her luggage, and Li An chatted with the old couple. After Chen Xuan finished packing, the four of them pushed their luggage downstairs to check out, and entered the nearest subway station with the umbrella of the front desk staff.

The borrowed umbrella had to be returned. Li An took Chen Xuan's parasol and returned it to the staff member. When he came back, he also brought two bottles of water and a bag of food.

The subway was fast, and the four of us arrived at South Station before two o'clock.

At the underground entrance, the old couple asked them to hurry up and get busy, but Chen Xuan said that the scheduled ride was at 3:30, so what should I do? Find a place to sit down.

Eat an apple and peel a pear, say a few jokes with reluctance, and an hour passes in the blink of an eye.

At 2:50, we parted ways at the entrance. We said everything we needed to say, and finally Li An took the initiative to hug Lao Chen.

Lao Chen said that he would wait until the Chinese New Year to teach Li An enough level, and Li An agreed.

Lao Chen: "Let's go."

Song Lian: "You guys should leave quickly."

Li An: "I'll see you, uncle and aunt, during the Chinese New Year. I'll get in the car and send you a message."

Lao Chen: "Don't worry, you should also pay attention to safety and ask the driver to drive slower."

Watching the old couple enter the station, Chen Xuan reluctantly waved her hands again. She didn't put down her arms until she could no longer see her parents.

"Uncle and aunt are so kind." Li An said sincerely, "I'm really reluctant to part with you."

Chen Xuan smiled: "Are you at ease?"

"I feel at ease," Li An rubbed his hands, "I'm looking forward to the New Year."

Chinese New Year

After hearing that Chen Xuan felt confused again, the two of them pushed their suitcases and followed the flow of people towards the subway exit.

The two of them received a message from the old couple getting on the bus while walking in the rain, and then received a call from the ride-hailing driver.

During this period, Li An never asked Teacher Xiao why he called at noon, until he got in the car and Chen Xuan took the initiative to speak.

"Teacher Xiao asked me if I still want to go abroad. Professor Debst still has two places available this year." After saying this, Chen Xuan felt a little more relaxed.

"Look," Li An stepped in and said to the driver, "Master, let's slow down a little bit."

Then he looked at Chen Xuan and said, "Stick to your musical expression."

For a moment, Chen Xuan frowned in confusion. Didn't Li An understand the point clearly?

She spent the whole afternoon thinking about how to talk to Li An. Her dilemma was not that she decided to go so she didn't know how to face Li An. She was in a mess now and didn't know how to face this problem at all.

She couldn't speak because she had to tell Li An about it first, but at the same time, she was worried about Li An's reaction after knowing it.

In her imagination, Ang Lee might be silent for a moment, or his expression might become serious, because in her opinion, this was a very serious matter.

At the beginning of the year, Li An got the opportunity to study abroad from the government. She couldn't describe her feelings at the time. It was very complicated.

But Li An had the same reaction at the moment, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

If she goes, it will be at least two years, and the two of them just agreed on all the next plans last night.

Including going to Li An's house, including opening a school together, including celebrating the New Year, including the next relationship that the two of them may enter into in the next two years, Li An just said words of encouragement in an understatement without thinking about it at all. This is not her. What I want to hear now.

The car started, and the wipers made a squeaking sound, breaking the silence in the car.

"How many years will it take?" Li An held Chen Xuan's hand like they usually did when they were riding in a car.

This made Chen Xuan feel better, "At least two years."

Li An asked again: "What if you consider studying for a Ph.D.?"

"I'm not sure," Chen Xuan shook his head. It could be three years or four years. "

Li An nodded, then said with a smile: "Don't be so heavy. This is a good thing."

Chen Xuan: "What a good thing, why didn't you go then?"

Li An: "My situation didn't allow it, but you are different."

Chen Xuan: "What's the difference?"

Li An: "We had no foundation back then. It's different now. It's not just two or three years, but what about four years? Just wait until you come back. By then, you will be Dr. Chen. You will definitely be for us." His career will be further fueled.”

Chen Xuan looked at the most familiar face in front of her and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar, and felt a chill in the palm of her hand: "What are you talking about?"

Ang Lee: "I'm talking about the first possibility, if you go, and the second possibility, if you don't go, then we can do whatever we need to do next step by step."

Chen Xuan lowered her voice: "Aren't you worried at all?"

Li An smiled: "What should I worry about?"

Chen Xuan took out her hand directly and turned sideways to face the window.

The car fell into silence again. Li An licked his lips and sighed deeply in his heart.

The two have been in a relationship for 360 days, and this is the first time in his memory that he and Chen Xuan have had a cold war face to face.

What could he say? In his feeling, if Chen Xuan didn't want to go, he wouldn't know about it.

Now that Chen Xuan had let him know about this, what could he say? He knew everything about Chen Xuan's past. Four years ago, Chen Xuan was so eager to go abroad, but to no avail. Just like his answer to Sun Yuman’s question yesterday, if there was a choice between the book writer or Chen Xuan, he would choose Chen Xuan to enter the final.

He also told Sun Yuman that money can be earned slowly, and those who have no money can earn slowly. He didn't think about it at all, it was just a subconscious choice. He chose Chen Xuan to enter the finals.

If you ask him why, he can't tell.

He only knows that Chen Xuan will be happy if she reaches the finals.

As long as Chen Xuan is happy.

So since Chen Xuan chose to let him know about this, he had nothing to say to support it.

She understood all the issues that Chen Xuan was concerned about, but in the end it was still a multiple-choice question. Chen Xuan must give Teacher Xiao a clear answer.

As he said, if Chen Xuan goes, it will be a foreign love, and he will just wait. If he doesn't go, the two of them will continue with the next plan step by step.

If you were to ask him if he hoped Chen Xuan would go, he would answer yes.

Because in the end, all Chen Xuan's worries can only be because of him.

The reason why Chen Xuan has all these concerns is very simple. Deep in Chen Xuan's heart, there is still a residual yearning for going abroad.

That kind of yearning is a road sign that has not yet been reached in Chen Xuan's growth path. He knows that feeling very well. Once upon a time, his road sign was the same as Chen Xuan's.

Life is full of variables. From a biological point of view, he and Chen Xuan are by no means symbiotic. They are two individuals with completely independent thoughts.

He didn't give up the government-sponsored study abroad entirely because of Chen Xuan's consideration, so if Chen Xuan had to temporarily separate the two of them for a period of time because of studying abroad, he really wouldn't have any complaints.

As for how to choose, it is Chen Xuan who makes the final decision. If you want to ask him, he can only answer hope.

If there is a relationship problem between two people because of Chen Xuan's departure abroad, and one of them leaves the show, that can only be their fate.

Just like if Chen Xuan had not participated in this competition, there would not have been this multiple choice question.

Just like if Chen Xuan had never thought about going abroad, the two people would probably never meet in a small office in Chengdu.

Just like the cause and effect in reincarnation, life will never be as dreamy and perfect as in fairy tales.

Life is when problems arise, other than escaping, you can only choose to face them.

Li An doesn't like to avoid problems, and he knows better that at this point, he and Chen Xuan are the same type of people.

That's why the two people sat backstage and tried to get close to each other again on the night of the skill test for elite teachers. That's why they never had a cold war in the 360 ​​days that followed when their relationship was established.

But it turns out that he and Chen Xuan are far from 100% compatible, and their love practice may have just begun today.

Thinking of this, Li An couldn't help but smile. Feeling the girlfriend next to him, he felt that the two of them were quite interesting.

Let's keep the cold war for a while, but don't say anything. What do you say if I hug you?

Thinking about it, Li An carefully put his hand on Chen Xuan's shoulder. Seeing that Chen Xuan didn't hide, Li Anxin smiled and thought that Chen Xuan had a bad temper.

But that's it.

Holding Chen Xuan's shoulders, it was this extremely familiar feeling that caused Li An to feel a surge of energy in his heart without realizing it.

Reluctance had begun to spread from the deepest part of his heart. He looked out the window, and gradually, the smile on his face disappeared.

After a while, he smiled again because he felt his hand on Chen Xuan's shoulder being gently held.

The car drove quietly in the rain, and the car was still silent.

Holding Li An's hand, Chen Xuan no longer felt anxious, and she began to reflect on herself.

She really shouldn't have been so emotional just now. In fact, what Li An said was right. There were only these two options, and Li An also hit the point directly.

Yes, when she comes back with her diploma, it will definitely be more helpful to their careers. At that time, she will no longer worry about whether her diploma can join the orchestra, and she will not be further and further away from Ang Lee professionally.

No one knew that when Chen Xuan learned on the phone that she had been invited by Debst again, the first thought in her mind was to go and lay a more solid backing for her and Li An's future careers.

Her second thought was not to go. The thought of being separated from Li An made her heart aching uncomfortably.

But it was far less than the pain caused by Li An's attitude towards her just now. Now that she calmed down and thought about it, she still felt very uncomfortable. Li An really didn't care at all that the two of them might face a foreign relationship that would last for several years. ?

She didn't believe it, even if Li An didn't come to hug her, she wouldn't believe it.

But why did Ang Lee take that attitude?

In her heart, Li An is a person with strong empathy, and Li An must know all her inner thoughts.

So it's impossible for Li An to say that without caring about her feelings.

Are you angry? Pretend that you have decided to go abroad, and then deliberately complain with that attitude?

Although this possibility cannot be ruled out, Chen Xuan feels that the probability is very small, and Li An is not such a person.

Or maybe I was suddenly stimulated, but my heart was actually in a panic. I wanted to look calm, but I didn't know what to say, so I could only talk about the matter itself, but in the end I couldn't hold on.

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan felt that the possibility of this situation was relatively high.

It's quite interesting to think about it. Chen Xuan has always felt that Li An can handle any situation with ease, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Regardless of the reason for the chaos, Ang Lee was still in chaos.

If there is no chaos, then he doesn't care about her at all, and she doesn't believe it.

He must care too much to be like this.

It must be like this.

For a moment, the haze in Chen Xuan's heart was swept away, but in the blink of an eye, she was blocked by the problem of going abroad again, and her newly relieved mood became heavy again.

What should she do.

If Li An asked her to give up this opportunity, she would be willing to do so. He even hoped that Li An would take the initiative to let her give up, but Li An's feeling in her heart would change.

But if Li An supports her in seizing this opportunity, she really doesn't know how to face it.

If Li An supports her, she is afraid that she will really have to leave for a while.

In her heart, she and Li An still have a lifetime to go, and if she doesn't seize this opportunity, she will never have another chance. Putting aside the future career of the two of them, even if they have to be separated for a while , it is still her dream to go abroad.

Will Ang Lee support her? The answer is yes.

Knowing the answer, she suddenly realized that perhaps it wasn't Li An's initial attitude towards her that was problematic, but that her notification was too hasty.

At this moment, Chen Xuan felt Li An's other hand reach out. She immediately held it tightly with her other hand, and then unpreparedly leaned her head on the back of Li An's hand on her shoulder. superior.

Silence continued in the car, and the cold war between the lovers seemed to have ended not long after it started.

After the brief sweetness, the two people were still left with an inescapable problem.

suddenly.

An extremely crazy idea came to Chen Xuan's mind, so crazy that even the surface of her exposed skin trembled uncontrollably.

What if the relationship between two people goes directly to the next stage?

Sorry everyone, I've been busy all day, so it's a bit late.