"Song Yan, your cousin seemed to be unhappy to see you got the first place. The moment your rank was revealed, she left the backstage with a gloomy face," Xia Xiang whispered in Song Yan's ear.
The contest went on, and it might take a whole day. Song Yan and Xia Xiang decided to leave since they had finished their parts. Song Yan bought Xia Xiang a meal before he returned to his dormitory.
During this period of time, he had been studying with Extraordinary Retentive Memory and Better Comprehension and Calculation, and achieved a huge progress. But he had kept a low profile in the past several tests. He had planned to show his true level in the next monthly test so that he would gain more Fame points when all the students were shocked at his achievement.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Xiang Feifei called him. She first congratulated him on taking the first place of the primary contest of the piano competition, and then invited him to supper.
Song Yan also wanted to ask her about his cousin, Song Xue, so he said yes without wavering a second.
At 6:30, Song Yan arrived at the restaurant, and he saw her standing there with a big smile.
"Sorry, I'm late." He scratched his head, embarrassed.
"You're not late. The fixed time is 6:40. I came early," she explained with a sweet smile.
He had a good impression of her as she was very understanding.
A waitress led them to their seats.
After ordering the dishes, she asked, "Song Yan, you don't seem happy. What's wrong? You've taken the first place and you should be happy."
After a short hesitation, he told her his worries about Song Xue.
After hearing his explanation, she smiled and said, "Come on! You've been thinking too much. I told you Song Xue was not a narrow-minded girl. She's just a little proud of herself and she can't accept the truth that she lost out to you. I believe she will recover soon. If you want her to respect you, you must win the piano competition."
"Is that so?" He was stilled worried about that.
"Believe me!" She winked at him.
At this moment, her phone rang. She picked up the phone and smiled. "It's from Song Xue. Let me get you some information."
She went to a corner with the phone and chatted for about ten minutes before she came back.
"How's it going?" he asked anxiously.
"Well, let's eat first. I'll tell you after the supper." She made a face to him.
He was eager to know how Song Xue thought of him, but since Xiang Feifei didn't want to tell him now, he had to shut his mouth and ate the food.
Seeing him burying himself in the dishes, she smiled and thought, "What a cute guy he is!"
After the supper, he stared nervously at her as if he was a criminal waiting for the verdict.
She picked up a napkin, wiped her lips and said with a smile, "If Song Xue knows how you care about her, she would be very happy."
"Maybe you're right," he sighed. He had lost his parents years ago, and he had a strong desire for family love. Even though his aunt-in-law treated him very bad in the past, he didn't hate her. He wanted so badly to make friends with Song Xue.
"Let's me tell you the truth. Song Xue's not angry at you, but she's curious about you."
"Curious about me? For what?" he asked.
"You really don't know? Actually, I'm also curious about you. You've changed a lot during these days. If it's okay with you, couldn't you tell me why you've changed so much? I swear I will make it a secret," she said indifferently as if she was just curious.
Song Yan, however, was on the instant alert. He had kept a high profile these days, which aroused her suspicion.
Though he was not that smart, he knew he shouldn't expose the ring system, otherwise he would be in danger.
Therefore, he pretended to be calm and said indifferently, "You must be kidding me. I have no secret at all."