Chapter 32: Am I affecting your performance by being beside you?
Xia Anruo had returned to her villa early in the morning.

Although she had transcribed the score last night, it still needed some polishing, so she returned to the villa early in the morning because she had a piano at home, which made it more convenient to polish it.

Sitting in front of the piano, Xia Anruo tried one note at a time, and it took him several hours to finally get the score right.

Just when I was about to play the piece again from beginning to end to confirm it, the door of the practice room opened.

"Sister An Ruo, I bought the vegetables you wanted for you." Xu Min's voice came.

Xia Anruo turned her head and saw Xu Min's small body, carrying a few bags of vegetables, standing at the door of the practice room.

"Oh, just put it in the car for me, no need to bring it in." Xia Anruo said.

"Ah? But the weather is still quite hot. If I leave it in the car for too long, what if it gets damaged by the heat?"

"Yeah, then please put it in the refrigerator for me first."

Xu Min nodded when he heard that, and then he went to the kitchen with the bags and put all the vegetables he had just bought into the refrigerator.

Early this morning, Xu Min was woken up by Xia Anruo's phone call. It was not because of any urgent matter, but because she was asked to go buy groceries.

It was clearly agreed two days ago that Xia Anruo would take a break, so it was a good opportunity to give her a holiday. But before she could even take two days to relax, she was called back again.

Xu Min protested against this kind of capitalist exploitation, "Sister An Ruo, we agreed to take a holiday, you can't go back on your word."

"It counts as overtime, triple your salary."

"That's not what I meant. This is not about money, this is about principle."

"You will be given a 10% salary increase next month."

"Okay, Sister An Ruo, what vegetables are you going to buy? What time will they be delivered to you?"

Xu Min compromised with capital in a very cowardly way.

After putting all the dishes in the refrigerator, Xu Min rubbed his aching arm and walked back to the practice room. He knocked on the door and was about to ask if there was anything else when he saw Xia Anruo sitting in front of the piano, her delicate hands on the keys, her slender fingers playing softly.

As the piano sounded, beautiful melody echoed throughout the room. Xia Anruo's body swayed slightly to the rhythm of the performance, and her chin nodded rhythmically.

Xu Min listened to the music and was fascinated by it unconsciously.

After a while, the sound of the piano gradually died down, and Xu Min finally came to his senses...

What was she coming here for?

"Sister Anruo, what song did you play just now? It was so beautiful!" Xu Min rushed to Xia Anruo with an expression like Tang Keke on her face and exclaimed.

"How about the new song you just got?" Xia Anruo seemed very satisfied with Xu Min's expression and said with a smile.

"New song?" Xu Min's eyes widened. "Is this really a new song? It sounds as good as "Legend"."

Sister An Ruo, didn’t I have an argument with Director Zhao not long ago because there were no good songs in the new album?
How come a good song comes out after just a few days?

"Sister Liao, have you heard it?" Xu Min asked.

"Not yet. I just finished the song today. I was planning to tell her about it in a few days." Xia Anruo shook her head.

"Then wouldn't I be the first person to hear the new song besides Sister An Ruo?" Xu Min jumped excitedly.

"Well... that's about right." Xia Anruo saw how excited she was and couldn't bear to break her fantasy.

In fact, if we have to say the first one, it must be Chu Ze, the creator of the song. If Chu Ze is excluded, Xu Min is indeed the first person to hear this song.

"Then I'll get there before Sister Liao. She won't be angry if she finds out, right?" Xu Min suddenly became a little worried, with a kind of concern for Giegie in her tone.

"Does she look like such a petty person?"

"Last time I accidentally drank Sister Liao's drink, she kept complaining about it for a long time." Xu Min muttered softly, "Why don't we call Sister Liao over now? Let her listen too."

"Alright."

Xia Anruo did not object and called Liao Qing.

Liao Qing was originally worried about helping An Ruo with various commercial performances and social events, but when he heard about the new song...

Very quickly! He arrived in no time.

"Where did you receive the songs from? What kind of songs are they? Are they of high quality?" Liao Qing criticized Xia Anruo's quality three times as soon as he arrived at the villa.

Xia Anruo quickly asked Liao Qing to calm down. "I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious yet."

However, after saying this, Liao Qing seemed even more anxious.

Xia Anruo led Liao Qing to the practice room, then sat in front of the piano and started singing while playing.

As soon as the prelude came on and Xia Anruo's voice started, Liao Qing's eyes lit up. Xu Min, who was standing next to him, had only listened to the tune and was hearing the lyrics for the first time. At this moment, his face was full of amazement.

"Is this... really a new song?" Liao Qing could naturally tell that this was another excellent song that was no worse than "Legend".

"What else? Where else have you heard this song?" Xia Anruo pursed her lips.

"Where did you get this song this time? Why don't I know anything about it?" Liao Qing stood next to Xia Anruo and didn't know what to say.

I always feel that when she is not around, Xia Anruo can inexplicably come up with a great song from nowhere.

You make me, your agent, feel invisible.

Am I affecting your performance by being next to you?
"It's still the same person as before." Xia Anruo replied.

"That Chu Ze? The online writer?" Liao Qing was stunned.

"Correct."

"Are you sure you are not lying to me? How can an online writer just casually write two excellent songs in a row?" Liao Qing frowned.

If it was just one song, Liao Qing could still understand it.

After all, it is not uncommon for an unknown young composer in the songwriting circle to suddenly have a burst of inspiration and write a masterpiece.

But it's a bit rare for you to write two in a row.

So rare!

Chu Ze: No, who are you scolding?

"Can't online writers have the talent to write songs?" Xia Anruo asked back.

"It's not that he can't, but if he has this talent, why would he write online novels?" Liao Qing moved a chair and sat down.

Excellent songs are readily available, you can just lie down and make money, why bother writing online articles

"Because he currently makes more money writing online articles than writing songs." Xia Anruo explained.

"There are such talents?" Liao Qing was a little surprised. "An Ruo, you must introduce him to me."

"Why would I introduce you to this?"

"I'll help you negotiate a cooperation. If you have such a talent who can easily write a fine song and can develop into a regular cooperation partner, it will be immeasurable for your future development." Liao Qing was a little excited at the thought of this.

As an agent, the better Xia Anruo develops, the higher my income will be. Even with their good sisterly relationship for so many years, I hope there will be such a talent who can help Xia Anruo in her singing career.

"Let's talk about it later." Xia Anruo replied perfunctorily.

"What do you mean by talk about it later?" Liao Qing said.

"We'll talk about it later."

If she lets you meet him, then wouldn't her long-standing insistence on pretending to be her agent online be exposed?

That guy Chu Ze would laugh to death.

"Why do I feel like you don't want me to see him? Is he a man or a woman?" Liao Qing asked puzzledly when he saw Xia Anruo's perfunctory look.

"male."

"How old are you?"

“I haven’t even graduated from college yet.”

"Oh~ A male college student, no wonder..." Liao Qing showed a meaningful smile.

"???"

What are you thinking about?
(End of this chapter)