Chapter 349
Who would have thought that she had learned how to y the piano by herself?
After he was done, Song Huaixian gave Shi Jin a schedule. When Shi Jin took it, she forwarded it to
Yao Jiahong so that he could arrange work around it.
After leaving the Piano Association, Shi Jin went to Beijing University to meet Gu Jingyuan.
It was summer vacation now, and most of the teachers and students had left. However, there were
still quite a few who had stayed behind. The modern medicalboratory at Beijing University had
unique advantages, so Gu Jingyuan would asionally go back there to do experiments.
Shi Jin wanted to give Gu Jingyuan what Liu Ning had given her.
After entering the school, she put on a mask and walked towards the medicalboratory.
She sent a WeChat message to Gu Jingyuan.
"You have to wait for me for half an hour, okay? I can''t leave with this experiment going on. Or I can
get someone to pick you up."
"Then I''ll wait for you to finish your work beforeing over. I need to drink something first
anyway." Shi Jin had expected this to happen.
When she passed by the convenience store, she bought two bottles of c. While paying with her
phone, she heard Shi Xuexin''s voice behind her. "Auntie, you should drink something warm. It won''t
be good for your stomach if it''s cold."
"You''re so considerate. Then my lychee milk tea should be warm."
That was Shi Baozhi''s voice.
Shi Jin took the c and was about to leave when Shi Baozhi said, "You ranked fourth in the
country for this pianopetition. It''s a pretty good result. Although you can''t represent the country
by participating in the finals of the Chopinpetition in Warsaw, it''s still very impressive." Shi
Baozhi''s voice was brimming with joy.
Shi Jin recalled that the top three could participate in the Chopinpetition. It turned out that Shi
Xuexin hade in fourth.
She had quietly gone to participate in thatpetition, but that wasn''t important. Shi Jin didn''t take
it to heart and walked out with the cs.
Shi Baozhi and Shi Xuexin''s milk teas were ready. The two of them walked out with their drinks.
They were wearing sun hats and did not notice Shi Jin at all.
Shi Baozhi said earnestly, "Although you got fourth ce this time, you can''t be too proud. With the
uing Ivy League pianopositionpetition, you''ll have to continue working hard."
"Auntie, I will. That one is for originalpositions. I believe that I can get good results. I''m also
very confident about today''s preliminaries," said Shi Xuexin.
Shi Jin didn''t want to walk with them, but to get to theboratory, this path had to be taken.
Otherwise, she would have to go around the back door and loop around half the school. It would be
an unnecessary pain. Hence, she slowed down and distanced herself from them.
Fortunately, Gu Jingyuan was not free yet, so it was fine for Shi Jin to go slowly.
After she deliberately slowed down, she was soon left behind by the two of them. Shi Jin only strode
forward when she could no longer see them.
When she passed by the music hall, she saw a sign outside that read, "Ivy League International
Piano Composer Tournament No. 7 Preliminaries - Beijing University Branch."
Many students were gathered outside.
The sounds of discussion rang through the air. "We''re only at the preliminaries, but it''s already so
intense. It''s really exciting!"
"In my opinion, we shouldn''t hold too much hope with Shi Xuexin here. Such a talented girl is not
someone that ordinary people can defeat."
"It doesn''t matter. Even if she was born to be the champion, it wouldn''t stop me from being the
runner-up, right?"
"Hahaha, you''re admitting defeat before participating in thepetition."
"1 wonder if there are any more seats inside? My friend is here to cheer me on. We''ve been
queuing for more than half an hour and still haven''t squeezed in."
"Shi Xuexin''s really too popr. There are so many people cheering for her."
Shi Jin quickened her pace and walked past. She had just passed by the concert hall when a young
boy ran over.
"Shi Jin?"
"Mm." Shi Jin took off her mask.
"I''m Doctor Gu''s assistant at school. I''m here to pick you up." He had just finished speaking when
he saw Shi Jin taking off her mask. His eyes went nk for a moment before he regained his
senses. "Shi Jin, this way please."
Shi Jin caught up with him. "Is my brother still busy?"
"He said he was afraid that it would be too hot for you to stroll around the school, so he asked me to
bring you a parasol."
Only then did he recall and take out the parasol from his bag.
Shi Jin took it and walked forward with him. When she reached theboratory, she returned the
parasol to the boy. "Thank you."
The boy took it and held it for a long time before saying, "Wait a bit. Doctor Gu will be here soon. By
the way, do you want tea or something?"
Shi Jin waved the c in her hand. He smiled sheepishly and did not ask further. When he ran back
over to Gu Jingyuan''s side, his gait was a little messy.
After a few minutes, Gu Jingyuan arrived. He was wearing a white coat and looked handsome. He
smiled and said, "Why did youe to see me?"
"You said that you happened to be working nearby. Won''t it hurt your heart?"
Gu Jingyuan feigned having a heart attack.
"I want to learn some advanced and pure methods of extracting essential oil. Can you teach me, Big
Brother?"
"Of course! The ancient technique extraction you told me aboutst time has its own outstanding
and profound qualities, but modern medical instruments also have interesting advantages. I''ve
thought about it, and using them together should be best."
"I think so too." Shi Jin nodded.
She opened her bag and took out a box. "Producer Liu asked me to pass this to you."
Gu Jingyuan nced at it and said, "He''s spending money again. I told him not to buy it, but this is
just right for use."
He shouted into the room, "Take this to locker number two and keep it warm!"
Shi Jin guessed that it might be some kind of experimental drug that was hard to buy. Otherwise,
Liu Ning wouldn''t have bought it for Gu Jingyuan.
Probably because thepany and the project were profitable and Gu Jingyuan didn''t want money
from Liu Ning, Liu Ning had bought him what he needed.
Gu Jingyuan took Shi Jin into theboratory and chatted with her about their recent experiments
and the topic of extraction that she had just mentioned.
Before long, the afternoon passed.
"Let''s have dinner at theboratory tonight. Are youing with me?"
"Okay." Shi Jin still felt that she had not done enough and agreed readily.
Then, many people came out. There was the young man who had been to fetch Shi Jin earlier, as
well as other doctors and students in white coats.
"Wow, Doctor Gu, is Shi Jin really your younger sister? I thought that they were joking and that you
were just a big fan. I didn''t expect you to be her real big brother!"
"Doctor Gu, you''re so mean. Why did you ask the third-rate boy to fetch Shi Jin? Why didn''t you ask
me?"
"Look, Four-Eyes, if I had asked you to fetch her, would you have been able to find your way back?
Don''t you know that you have severe myopia? You''re almost blind after taking off your sses, yet
you still have the cheek to want to be entrusted with such an important task by Doctor Gu."
Everyone was teasing each other, but ''Four-Eyes'' didn''t get angry.
They wanted to take a photo together, and Shi Jin did not reject them. She took a photo with them
and even patiently did some autographs for them.
Everyone knew their limits and settled down after a while. They left the school together and headed
for the restaurant outside.
Everyone was afraid that Shi Jin would be chased by reporters and paparazzi. They surrounded her
and subconsciously formed a circle to protect her. There was only one person who remained calm
and did not ask for Shi Jin''s signature.
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When they reached the dining area, he looked down at his phone.
"Alright, Wei Zai, let''s toast. To all good sisters like Shi Jin!" The four-eyed man took a photo of the
person who was looking at his phone.
Wei Zai raised his head, picked up his wine ss, and drank with everyone else before continuing
to look down at his phone.
Someone asked, "What exactly are you looking at? You''ve been distracted all afternoon, and now
you''re looking at it again."
"Could he be watching Shi Xuexin''spetition again? How many times have you watched the
video of Shi Xuexin taking fourth ce in the National Piano Competition?"
Wei Zai put down his phone and said, "It''s different this time. It''s not the National Piano Competition,
but the Ivy
League International Piano Composer Tournament. This is an originalpositionpetition.
Only very talented yers who canpose ssical music can participate in it. It''s even harder to
get a ce."
After he finished speaking, as if he was afraid that no one would believe him, he immediately put his
phone volume up and started ying some music.
"This is Shi Xuexin''s original ssical piece today. Isn''t it amazing?" Wei Zai said loudly.
"Oh, it''s really not bad."
"Not bad. No wonder you''ve always liked Shi Xuexin."
"But no matter how much you like her, you still have to eat, right?"
Wei Zai was ted when he heard everyone''sments. He nced at Shi Jin subconsciously.
Actually, no one from theboratory was very interested in the entertainment industry. It was only
because of Gu Jingyuan''s asional presence that they knew about Shi Jin. They knew nothing of
the grudges between Shi Jin and Shi Xuexin.