This star just wants to learn.

Only when you travel alone can you hear your own voice, which will tell you that the world is wider than you imagined.

The next morning, Pu Tong boarded a flight to Beijing alone to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala and the third game.

This time without his friends, Pu Tong suddenly felt a sense of melancholy as he was traveling alone... He had been like this before, boarding a northbound train alone and embarking on his dream of becoming a star.

Although it was also a long journey, it made him feel as if he was in a different world.

In his previous life, he was trying to realize his dream, and this time he was trying to meet challenges and face difficulties as well, but this time he was clear-minded and had no fear at all.

These changes are inseparable from his situation, but more importantly, he has grown.

Pu Tong had been admitted to Peking University a long time ago, and he was going there for serious business, so it was natural for him to leave. Yu Wanwan and the others faced academic pressure, so it would be difficult for them to escape.

Before leaving, Yu Wanwan repeatedly told him to stay alone for a few days and go to Beijing to cheer for Pu Tong during the winter vacation.

During the winter vacation for senior high school students... Pu Tong had no hope.

It seems like a beautiful vision to prohibit the occupation of students' spare time. The winter vacation for senior high school students will not exceed ten days even with the New Year bonus.

This seems to be the consensus of all teachers, students and parents. They are racing against time to prepare for the college entrance examination which is only half a year away.

Pu Tong seems like an outsider, having escaped from the bitter sea of ​​competition. I guess we can only wish them good luck.

He fastened his seat belt, asked the flight attendant not to disturb his rest, then lay down with his eyes closed as if he was falling asleep.

Pu Tong was not asleep, of course. He was afraid of being recognized and adding to his troubles, and he also wanted to find a chance to be quiet and sort out his thoughts.

Where to start?

Once people start to meditate, they will unconsciously start to think about random things, and a lot of irrelevant things will pop up in their minds, and they can't stop it.

He thought about this year's Spring Festival Gala, Jaya's impromptu performance, and the topic of the competition... but he had no clue no matter how hard he thought.

For this kind of thing, the only thing we can prepare for is to meet the challenge head-on, and when the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers and when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

Pu Tong sighed softly, his thoughts inevitably came to Hetty, the story surrounding the blonde girl, and a memory from his childhood.

He felt deeply sorry for suddenly thinking of another girl, and hoped that Wanwan could understand. After all, he knew Heidi earlier...

In anime works, this can be considered a sweetheart sent from heaven.

Hetty was his playmate when he was in the orphanage. At that time, she was a descendant of the Chinese nation with black hair and black eyes, not the blonde and blue eyes she has now. No wonder he can't remember her.

Pu Tong didn't know her name, he only knew that the aunt in the orphanage called her "Rongrong". He didn't even know which rong it was, it could be "Rongrong" or something...

He was only five years old at that time and could not read or write. Rongrong was still a three-year-old girl who could not even speak fluently.

He only remembered that the girl was in poor health, with a pale face and weak limbs. She would often have nosebleeds and was sent to the hospital. The aunt at the orphanage was worried about her.

When other little girls were starting to comb their hair and put it into braids, she could only wear a hat with her head bare, like a withered flower, without any life.

Because of her physical condition, she received much special treatment than others. She had her own little room, and the adults in the orphanage cared about her and loved her more.

This "different treatment" from the elders also exacerbated everyone's isolation of her. We were all unwanted children, so why did she receive more care?
Because of her silence and special care, coupled with her poor health, Rongrong became an invisible person in the yard. No one played with her, and no one paid any attention to her.

The antonym of like is not hate, but indifference...

Pu Tong didn't like the girl very much either. After all, who would take the initiative to talk to a taciturn person? He gave up after being tried many times by the other party.

At that time, he didn't understand. They were all orphans, so why did the adults love Rongrong more than them?
One day later, the dean took the initiative to answer his questions.

"Because you still have a future, but Rongrong... has no future."

Pu Tong didn't know what it meant to have no future, but he understood that Rongrong was sick and very sick.

The dean told him this because Pu Tong was very obedient. He would not treat other people's suffering as gossip, nor would he ignore it!
From that day on, Pu Tong began to find ways to play with Rongrong. He didn't care even if he was ignored many times, because he knew that being sick would be very painful.

Rongrong was still immersed in her own world and remained unmoved no matter how hard he tried, until one day, Pu Tong discovered that she was staring at the piano on TV in a daze.

"Want to try it?" The girl nodded rarely, perhaps because she really wanted to play the piano, or perhaps she had already been on guard against Pu Tong.

This put Pu Tong in a dilemma. Their small orphanage could not afford such high-end musical instruments. In that era, such a large iron instrument was not cheap.

But this was the first time Rongrong paid attention to him. After thinking it over, Pu Tong finally turned his attention to the music classroom of their elementary school.

In fact, there was no music teacher in their school who could play the piano. It was said that the principal had bought this thing at a high price because he wanted to pursue the beautiful music teacher. Unfortunately, the beautiful music teacher was too proud to be moved and took the initiative to transfer out of the small county...

Then the piano became a useless decoration and a topic of conversation for everyone after dinner. It was sealed in the corner of the music classroom, and Pu Tong only discovered it during class.

He didn't want to disappoint the little girl, so he patted his chest and said he could handle it!
This was of course just bragging. As a five-year-old child, he didn't have the ability to do anything omnipotent, so he could only ask for help from the aunt in the orphanage and ask the adults to negotiate for him.

Perhaps the principal was kindhearted, or perhaps he wanted to gain a good reputation, so he immediately rented the piano to the orphanage...

Yes, they rented it. The rent was not cheap, but their orphanage still rented it. Judging from the subsequent developments, they wouldn’t rent it for long.

Pu Tong heard the aunts' conversation at that time. Even though they had no money to treat the child, this was still something they could do.

They really love this little girl.

He remembered the day when the piano was moved to the orphanage, Rongrong's eyes were shining. This scene was also imprinted in Pu Tong's heart and was not brightened until recently.

But the girl was so weak that she couldn't even climb up the short piano stool... Pu Tong didn't know what this meant at the time.

"Do you need help?"

He hugged the girl in front of her surprised eyes. It seemed to take only a few seconds for the girl to go from being stunned to being touched and then smiling.

She couldn't wait to stand on the stool and start playing the piano. Pu Tong was afraid that she would fall, so he subconsciously protected the girl behind him.

That was the happiest time for Rongrong in the past year they had been together. It was also the first time Pu Tong saw her smile. Even with her pale face, she could still smile brilliantly.

“Try, try…”

After playing countless notes, the girl turned around and looked at Pu Tong, as if wanting him to try with her.

Pu Tong was able to touch this new thing thanks to the girl, but he knew nothing about it at that time and could only press it randomly.

But no matter how badly he played the piano, the girl would clap her hands hard, as if it was the most beautiful piano sound in the world.

From that day on, the two of them began to "play together" on the piano, but the melody they played was really not good, and it made everyone cover their ears and curse.

This won't do. Such a good instrument shouldn't just produce noise, so Pu Tong made up his mind to learn a song and play it for her.

During that time, Pu Tong didn't know where Rongrong had gone, but he thought this was a good opportunity. He just needed to practice hard while she was away, and when she came back he would play the music for her and give her a surprise!
Pu Tong didn't wait until such a day...

When he finally played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with difficulty according to the music textbook, his aunt told him that Rongrong was leaving and she could go to see her for the last time.

That was indeed the last time he and Rongrong met. The girl lay on the white mattress, staring at him with half-closed eyes.

"What's up with her?"

No one answered him, whether it was the aunt with her head turned away or the doctor in a white coat. Pu Tong didn't know what was going on. Maybe this guy cut off his eyebrows because he was too playful, or maybe this guy was so thin because he was picky about food...

“I can already play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I’ll play it for you later!”

"Are you hungry? I left some chocolate pie for you."

"If you don't get up, the piano will be mine alone!"

"Hey……"

……

In the end, Pu Tong was not able to monopolize the piano because it was returned to him, and he never saw the little girl again because she left forever.

(End of this chapter)