Qin Xin left the music bar, walked down the corridor, and arrived at the door of room 2019.

The quiet corridor was silent, without a single passing guest.

Room 2019 was at the end of the corridor, exceptionally secluded.

Qin Xin knocked on the door: "Xiao Shuang?"

There was no response from inside the room.

The door was ajar; she gently pushed it open, and the room inside was pitch black.

She furrowed her brow slightly: "Xiao Shuang, are you there?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she smelled a strong scent of alcohol, and then a man’s figure stumbled toward her, trying to hold her: "Why did you come so late? Didn’t you say, say, say you’d come back to perform in the bathtub just for me, play, play, play the piano...?"

Qin Xin locked her brows in disgust: "Lan Yingjun?"

"Rou, Rou’er?" Lan Yingjun seemed to have drunk a lot, his mind somewhat muddled. He stared at Qin Xin for a couple of seconds before suddenly getting extremely excited, his whole demeanor filled with excitement:

"Xin’er, you’re back? You came to find me? I knew you wouldn’t forget me. What’s so good about being with that cripple? He probably can’t even get into bed, can he? Tonight, tonight I will make sure you experience the joys of being a woman..."

He excitedly spread his arms and lunged toward Qin Xin!

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After Qin Wenrou finished playing the first piano piece, the applause from relatives made her feel somewhat elated.

She bowed and stepped off the stage to take a short break.

Duanmu Heiying squinted his eyes: "Not bad. Be a bit more uninhibited, and the effect will be better."

His gaze was tightly fixed on the neckline of Qin Wenrou’s little dress.

His eyes were like scissors, wanting to cut open Qin Wenrou’s neckline.

Qin Wenrou smiled shyly: "Mr. Duanmu, I’m really nervous. This is the first public performance of our new school of piano music."

Duanmu Heiying’s small eyes squinted into a line: "Nervous about what. When I book a special concert for you at the Imperial Music Hall, thousands of people will come to admire it!"

Qin Wenrou’s eyes lit up with joy: "Teacher, really?"

Duanmu Heiying: "Yes, I’ve designed a new set of movements for you, tailored to your characteristics, which will definitely make you an overnight success! However, these movements are quite special, so you’ll need to make time every day to practice diligently with me, so we can get in sync..."

Qin Wenrou obediently said: "I’ll listen to whatever the teacher says."

Mrs. Qin saw that Qin Wenrou indeed made progress and was appreciated by the teacher and praised by relatives, making her quite proud. She urged Qin Wenrou: "Rou’er, hurry up and prepare for your second piece."

Qin Wenrou glanced at the seat Qin Xin had vacated and then retracted her gaze, speaking with some grievance: "Mommy, you don’t know, sister just forced me to give the second piece to Xiao Shuang to play guitar. I, I had no choice but to agree with her."

Clearly, it was her arrangement, but at this moment she shifted the blame to Qin Xin without batting an eye. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Qin was immediately a bit angry, "How can Xiao Shuang’s guitar be put on stage? It was agreed he’d just play for two minutes in the third-to-last piece for fun, to amuse the relatives a bit; how can you move him up to such an important position as the second piece? Your sister is really inconsiderate, I will have a talk with her!"

Qin Wenrou chuckled: "Forget it, Mommy, I don’t want to make things difficult for you. Sister might be upset because I have a new teacher, I understand. Wait for me, I’ll go to 2019 to find Sister and Xiao Shuang."

Mrs. Qin then reluctantly nodded: "Come back quickly, Mr. Duanmu is waiting."

Qin Wenrou lifted the hem of her dress and walked quickly along the corridor towards room 2019.