Even the whole world is trying to match us up

Chapter 305: My neighbor Suzune occasionally uses Russian to cover up her shame

Another show on the cultural festival stage has come to an end.

The stage curtain fell again, and the staff were busy setting up the scene. Several people worked together to move the Steinway piano.

As a contestant, Hatsukano Suzune secretly pulled open the curtain, glanced at the audience, and her heart started pounding.

"It's our turn soon. Are you nervous?" Natsume Qingyu saw it and asked softly.

"A little bit." Hatsukano Suzune looked over slowly and nodded slightly.

"Ah~ah~it's really rare that the minister would be nervous." Natsume Qingyu did not comfort her. Instead, his eyes were full of mockery.

"Qingyu, you look like you really deserve a beating." Hatsukano Suzune raised her fist as if she was going to give him a beating.

"It's okay. Even if you make a mistake due to nervousness, I will still be able to save the situation."

Natsume Qingyu was not afraid at all and continued to threaten, "Please believe me."

Hearing this, Chu Luye Suzune, who had been tense, relaxed unconsciously.

Looking at Natsume Qingyu's suddenly serious profile, she inexplicably wondered if this guy had quietly become a little more handsome.
"I'd better try harder on my own." Chu Luye Suzune withdrew her little hand, snorted, and decided to let him go for the time being.

Anyway, she would have plenty of time to torture him at the butler cafe held in class later.

"Are you that nervous?"

Natsume Qingyu stretched out his finger and poked the girl's soft back.

That wasn't something she would say just now.

Could it be that, like some anime, Suzune Hatsuka also made some major mistakes in music, and thus had a certain degree of psychological trauma?
"Is there anything I can help with?" Natsume Qingyu asked with concern.

"Can you play the piano without music?" Hatsukano Suzune looked into his eyes and smiled.

"…It should be possible." Natsume Qingyu was a little confused, but still said affirmatively.

"Then wait... please look into my eyes." Hatsukano Suzune tugged at the hem of her skirt with her fingers again.

"..."

Natsume Qingyu was stunned for a moment.

Eye?
"No?" Chu Luye Lingyin swept over with a clear gaze.

"Of course." Natsume Qingyu nodded and agreed, "But..."

He looked into her bright and gentle blue eyes and asked very seriously, "Can I ask why you do this?"

The girl who wanted to be vague with him again felt a little embarrassed when he stared at her.

She rubbed the soles of her shoes with a bit of uneasiness, and told him as if she had made up her mind:
"…With you by my side, I am perfect like this."

When Hatsukano Suzune said this, she slightly tilted her head so that Natsume Kiyohae could not see her face.

But when hearing such a soft voice, Natsume Qingyu could still find the intoxicating sweet wine from the delicate and blushing profile of the young girl.

Just as he was about to ask a few more questions, the stage host unceremoniously read out the welcome speech.

"Next, the fourth player, the representative of the Service Club, violinist Natsume Kiyohame and pianist Hatsukano Suzune, will perform a song from the classic anime Your Lie in April - "If You Could Shine"!"

As the host finished his announcement, the gymnasium suddenly fell into darkness.

In the darkness, the hot audience seats started talking again.

"What is the Ministry of Service?"

“It seems like I’m doing a favor for someone else.”

"Really? I haven't heard much about it. The talent you brought is music? I'm looking forward to it for some reason."

"A couple went on stage to play "If You Can Shine", if the male and female protagonists' instruments were not reversed, wouldn't they be the real-life version of Kousei Arima and Kaori Miyazono?"

"..."

Faced with the audience's chattering, the two people behind the scenes remained calm.

"Let's go." Natsume Kiyohame extended his hand to Hatsukano Suzune.

Although it is an inconspicuous campus competition, Natsume Qingyu still wants to achieve perfection as much as possible.

After all, it was the first time he and she performed on the same stage.

"Yeah." Hatsukano Suzune placed her little hand into his warm palm.

The curtain slowly opened, and they stepped onto the stage, appearing in everyone's sight.

After joining hands and bowing to everyone, they each went to their own seats.

"Huh? Did they say it the wrong way? Or did the host read it wrong?" Those who had eyes immediately noticed something was wrong.

"I read it correctly." The host, who was also sitting in the front row below, looked at the small card in his hand again and confirmed.

"Did they go to the wrong seat?" someone from the light music section who had just finished performing asked in surprise.

After all, in their memories, Natsume Kiyohame has always been practicing the violin.

Why did you suddenly become a pianist?
Gradually, the public opinions became more and more vocal, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

Available in the next second.

With her eyes closed, Natsume Qingyu's fingers gently fell on the piano keys, and the melody of the prelude flowed out as gently as water.

The audience stopped questioning.

Although it was not yet time for the ensemble, Suzune Hatsukano had no intention of staying where she was according to the rules.

Instead, he placed the violin on his shoulder, listened to the music, and slowly walked towards Natsume Kiyohame.

The figure is light and elegant, just like strolling on the beach, collecting beautiful 'butterflies' one by one.

Everyone thought she would just keep walking around the stage quietly.

But who would have thought that the girl who usually looked cold would suddenly speed up her movements and move more gracefully.

He almost jumped a few steps to the front of the piano and turned around gracefully.

Natsume Qingyu seemed to have telepathic connection with her and opened his eyes to meet her gaze.

Just in time, they entered the ensemble chapter.

The violin strings immediately flowed out a delicate and passionate melody.

It blends beautifully with the steady piano sound.

The sunlight poured through the windows onto the stage, casting a thin layer of golden glow on them.

The lingering sound is so warm and transparent.

The two of them had such a perfect rapport that it seemed as if the whole world was gently swaying with their performance.

Everyone present was mesmerized by their ensemble.

I couldn't help but hold my breath and watch this wonderful musical carefully.

Long after the lingering sound had faded away, the audience came to their senses and burst into warm applause.

…………

The locker room before the class butler cafe officially opens.

"Natsume, I heard that you shined in the gym." Nagato Feng chatted while changing his pants.

"No matter how brilliant I am, I still have to come back to be a gigolo with you." Natsume Qingyu lamented the unfairness of the world.

Besides, he was also very nervous on the stage just now.

Especially when his eyes met with Hatsukano Suzune, the overwhelming voices of the crowd below the stage flooded into his mind, and he almost forgot the melody of the music.

Fortunately, the melody of the violin guided him like a goddess's hand.

Wait, eyes?
Natsume Qingyu suddenly realized something.

Although he had suspected it a long time ago, he was even more certain today.

I wonder if Suzune Hatsukano is also special in some way like him.

After all, every time he looked into her eyes, he could hear other people's thoughts.

Is that...she...

Forget it.

For some things, rather than guessing, he would rather the other party confess.

After all, those are two completely different feelings. "Correction, it's not a cowherd, it's a male servant." Chang Gufeng said unhappily, "The status of a male servant is not as high as that of a cowherd."

"They're all service industries anyway, all the same, all the same." Natsume Qingyu felt that it was all the same.

"Natsume, someone wants you by name."

A male classmate poked his head in from the locker room door and muttered.

Suddenly, there were many envious looks in the locker room. (Funny)
"Boy or girl? I have my principles. I won't answer the phone if it's a boy." Natsume Qingyu raised his neck, buttoned up his clothes, and tried to maintain his demeanor as much as possible.

"Girl." The male classmate was speechless.

"I won't accept a girl's nomination."

Natsume Qingyu looked in the mirror and adjusted the bow at her collar, "My girlfriend will be jealous."

"That's your girlfriend."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Natsume Qingyu put on a smile and went out to do business.

You didn't ask.

The male classmate looked at his figure and was so speechless that he scratched his head.

"I suspect if they really live together in the future, they will have a lot of fun." He muttered to Chang Gufeng.

"That's not all until the future. Maybe it's all been spent now." Chang Gufeng retorted.

"Welcome." Natsume Qingyu quickly found the girl sitting in the corner.

"Forget about the polite words." Hatsukano Suzune held her chin with both hands and had a sly smile on her face.

"This guest has arrived really early. He has come here before our store officially opens." Natsume Qingyu's eyelids twitched, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Could it be that the next show is "Suzune-san, the master of teasing people"?
"Aren't you afraid that there won't be any seats left later?" Hatsukano Suzune came in early because of her status as an insider of the class.

Of course, she was just afraid that other girls would make an appointment in advance and take this bastard away.

She had no intention of confessing this to Natsume Kiyohame.

"Thank you for your care."

"How is it, does the dress fit?"

Hatsukano Suzune looked up and down at the young man in front of her who was wearing a white shirt and black bow tie.

A smile as gentle as spring breeze, clear eyes, and an extremely handsome face.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is born to be a gigolo.

"Thanks to you, it's not bad compared to the skirt." Natsume Qingyu smiled stiffly.

Ever since the last time he ran around campus in a maid outfit and the whole school knew about it, Hatsukano Suzune spent a huge amount of money to purchase custom-made men's clothing for the class in order to comfort his broken heart.

When the boys in the class heard that they didn’t have to wear girls’ clothes, they were all very excited.

Only Natsume Kiyoha knows that the bad guy Hatsukano Suzune only wants to make him the top gigolo on campus!
"As long as you like it."

"What would you like?" Natsume Qingyu said without further ado, took out a small notebook, and prepared to get down to business.

"One cup, please..."

Hatsukano Suzune stared at the menu in her hand, stopped talking, and slightly frowned her beautiful eyebrows.

What about QQ Nainai's delicious milk tea, what about vanilla taro bubble milk tea, what about brown sugar biubiubiu fresh milk, what about a smile that is alluring and red, and what about big grape black tofu pudding.

Obviously, these are names of drinks that you have never heard of in daily life. There are even thoughtful annotations in three languages ​​(Chinese, Japanese and English) below the pictures.

Are you afraid that foreign travelers won’t be able to pronounce these embarrassing restaurant names?
"Excuse me, ma'am, is there anything bothering you?" Natsume Kiyohame, the butler who was waiting on the side with his hands folded in front of him, kept smiling and spoke at the right time.

At this moment, he had a different expression in his mind.

Really, I am a genius.

You still want to see me make a fool of myself? Come on, let's hurt each other!
"Why are the names of the drinks in your store so weird?" Hatsukano Suzune put down the menu and looked at Natsume Kiyohame with an incredulous look, "Could it be that you are imagining all of this?"

Natsume Qingyu kept smiling and said nothing.

Standing like a pine tree, he looked like a medieval butler facing a noble returning home.

When Suzune Kano saw someone's attitude of hiding his achievements and fame, she knew everything.

The answer is obvious.

Boring and uninteresting.

How could she be so foolish as to play such a shameful and meaningless game with an idiot?
"Give me a glass of lemonade, with sugar and ice."

She exhaled heavily, handed him the menu, and ordered impatiently.

"We don't have lemonade in this restaurant." Natsume Qingyu took the menu politely but told her calmly.

"?"

Hatsukano Suzune was visibly stunned for a moment. She was in charge of purchasing and she knew exactly what ingredients were in the store's kitchen.

"Is there any lemon?" she asked softly.

"Ah."

"Is there any sugar?" she asked with a smile.

"Ah."

"Is there any ice cubes too?" she asked politely.

"Ah."

"Then why not just mix them together?" When Hatsukano Suzune said this, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and her eyes seemed to emphasize, is it really that difficult to make a glass of lemonade?
"Oh~ You mean A Slight Smile Is Alluring and Chi Honghan?" Veteran film star Natsume Qingyu was puzzled for a second, then smiled, simple and transparent like a beam of light shining at him.

"Well... just give me a glass of this." Hatsukano Suzune obeyed and did whatever he said.

"No, the shop has a rule that customers must read out the name of the drink before the kitchen can serve the food." Natsume Qingyu still kept smiling.

"Will anyone really pronounce such an embarrassing drink name?" Hatsukano Suzune's emotions were getting closer and closer to the brink of collapse.

She had reason to suspect that Natsume Kiyohame had made preparations in advance.

The store officially opened and girls sat down one by one.

"What would you like to order?" Natsume Qingyu turned his head and politely asked the girl at the next table.

"Give me a cup of brown sugar biubiubiu milk, thank you." Ordinary girls have no resistance to Natsume Kiyohana's refreshing smile, and they order food as if they were under a spell.

"No problem." Natsume Kiyohae wrote it down in his little notebook and turned to look at Hatsukano Suzune.

"..."

What else can Hatsukano Suzune say about this?

"If there's nothing else, I'll go to another table, so that my classmates won't accuse me of being lazy later." Natsume Qingyu said.

His body remained motionless, just staring at the girl in front of him.

"Give me a cup of A Slightly Alluring Smile and a Chihonghan." Chu Luye Lingyin hesitated and felt very embarrassed, but she didn't want him to leave either.

"What?" Natsume Kiyohame suffered from temporary deafness.

Suzune Hatsukano is so angry that she is about to die!
I clearly came here to laugh at him, so what's going on now?
"Am I really leaving?"

As Natsume Kiyoha took a small step, Hatsukano Suzune grabbed his sleeve.

"Постой. (Wait.)"

"I want to drink a cup of wine, a smile that will captivate the whole city"

Suzune, who was sitting next to me, kept speaking in Russian to cover up her shame.

The others present couldn't understand.

Could it be that Natsume Kiyohame, who has been studying hard recently, couldn't understand?
He learned Russian just to prevent Lingyin from saying bad things about him in Russian without him knowing it.

"Dā, конечно. (Um... OK, no problem.)"

Natsume Qingyu came back to his senses, smiled and made an OK gesture.

Hatsukano Suzune finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, Natsume Qingyu shouted loudly to the kitchen:

"Feng'er, give me a glass of lemonade with sugar and ice!"

(End of this chapter)