"Can anyone play it in one minute?"
"No!" Mr. Liu shook his head, "Itās said that Chopin himself could."
Suddenly, the stopped music started again, this time lively and relaxing, bringing even more lightness and pleasure to the mood.
Mr. Liu laughed heartily, his smile filled with pride. His daughter had finally become a Phoenix, one day she would be famous around the world.
Sheng Ning listened carefully, his eyes lighting up with excitement, "I know this piece, itās āTo Alice.ā"
"Exactly, she knows youāve arrived, sheās welcoming you! Go on up, child!" Mr. Liu looked at Sheng Ning with gratitude, still watching as he disappeared at the top of the stairs.
Yilan had locked herself in her room for so long, unwilling to see anyone. He hadnāt expected her to anticipate a friend so much, āTo Alice.ā A friend she knew for just one short year held such an important place. Mr. Liu couldnāt help but feel a little jealous, this girl...
After turning away from the piano, Liu Yilan waited quietly for Sheng Ning to enter. The three scars on her face remained unsightly, but when she smiled, they somehow imparted a strange and peaceful strength.
"I knew you and I were the same," Sheng Ning said, smiling as she entered the room, "Indeed, we are the same!" From the first moment she saw Liu Yilan after her rebirth, she felt they were the same, or rather, they had the same soul. She was certain Liu Yilan wasnāt reborn, but her ideas, her consciousness felt so fitting.
"I think so too, I knew there was something special about you!" Liu Yilan said, her spirit unyielding, "Am I right? Rebirth?"
Sheng Ning paused, and then it dawned on her, "Yes!" She should have known she couldnāt hide it from Liu Yilan, her intelligence must have let her guess everything when Phoenix emerged.
Sheng Ning approached Liu Yilan, extending her delicate hand, "Iām glad that youāve been reborn from the ashes."
Liu Yilan stood up, her facial scars blurring in this moment. Her eyes shone like stars, confident and beautiful. She clasped Sheng Ningās hand tightly, her voice trembling, "I am reborn from the ashes, you are Rebirth, may we both achieve our heartsā desires."
"Definitely!" Who now could stop Liu Yilan in her tracks?
"Definitely!" Sheng Ning, so clever and vibrant, content with simplicity yet destined for greatnessā who could stop her?
In the future, no matter what difficulties they faced, they would fearlessly persevere, and ultimately, they would leave their mark on this era.
"How is Qin Cuifen?" Liu Yilan might have escaped the darkness, but she couldnāt forget her enemy. Her face was so easily ruined, and she couldnāt swallow her pride if Qin Cuifen still lived a carefree life. She already knew through her aunt that Qin Cuifen had been driven out of the General Union, but she wanted to know what happened after that.
As people say, a deep understanding brings tacit understanding; Liu Yilan didnāt need to ask, Sheng Ning was prepared to tell her, "After returning home, she pinned all her wrongdoings on me, but my mother-in-law saw through it. After the miscarriage, she couldnāt stay in the village and went to the city. At the time of my wedding, I heard she was kept by a small Boss from the South."
Liu Yilan listened without showing any dissatisfaction or pain and asked, "Was Qin Cuifenās rape by Zhao Zhiqiang a scheme you and Chen Huaying cooked up?"
Sheng Ning shook her head, "We planned it, yes, but it also required Hai Lan to take the action."