After returning to school, Jiang Cheng promised Su Mengyao they would meet again someday and comforted her for a while.
To foster students’ creativity, the school basically took a hands-off approach to the gala, so Jiang Cheng didn’t even need to disclose the exact content of her performance. She only needed to specify the equipment required that night.
So Jiang Cheng simply requested a piano, and the reason was simple. As a petite, sweet-looking girl, wearing an adorable dress—say, a wedding dress—and sitting at the piano with an elegant posture was the most stylish and eye-catching choice.
Afterward, she asked about the Psychological Counseling Room. Unexpectedly, the Activity Center happened to have an abandoned department suitable as the new Treatment Room.
Apparently, that room originally served as the headquarters of the Sleeping Department. Unfortunately, members of the Sleeping Department later decided that sleeping at school wasn’t as good as sleeping at home, and since it didn’t even give credits, they all quit one by one, causing the Sleeping Department to disband due to lack of members.
So the facilities in the room were just right. To promote sleep, the room had been made dim enough, and the soundproofing was excellent. Even if someone fought until the heavens went dark, no one outside could hear a thing. It fully met Jiang Cheng’s requirements.
The primary task now was to expand the Psychological Counseling Room, or simply move to a different location, in order to accommodate more beds.
The bedding just needed to be replaced. Other than that, everything was satisfactory.
—Speaking of which, in a department like that, wouldn’t two members end up dozing off and crawling into the same blanket together?
Afterward, Jiang Cheng asked the Activity Center staff member:
“Excuse me, do you know where the Music Department is?”
After finishing the application, the volunteer lady, who had been gazing at Jiang Cheng’s face with a doting auntie smile, was clearly taken aback. The black pen between her fingers fell onto the paper with a patter.
“Classmate, aren’t you from the Music Department?”
The volunteer lady was a bit puzzled.
“Nope~”
“Hmm… I saw you applying for a piano performance and thought you were a music major. The Music Department is on the second floor. Go up the stairs, turn left, and it’s written on the doorplate.”
“Okay~”
After responding sweetly, Jiang Cheng prepared to head upstairs.
“Classmate, wait!”
The volunteer lady hurriedly stopped the girl.
“Classmate, you need to be careful…”
She hesitated before speaking:
“A weirdo joined the Music Department this year. Her temper can be a bit strange, and she’s already become the vice president. Not only that, she’s also planning to participate in this year’s Freshman Welcome Gala. When you see her, you’d better be careful.”
“Weirdo?”
Jiang Cheng was a bit confused.
“What kind? The kind who walks around with a trumpet bashing people’s heads in until they die?”
“Not that extreme. Speaking of which, would a Trumpet Murderer like that even exist…”
The volunteer lady couldn’t suppress her urge to complain and muttered quietly before straightening her expression.
“That classmate isn’t someone unreasonable, either.”
She said:
“It’s just… she’s a bit arrogant. She equally looks down on anyone whose musical skill is lower than hers, so… you get it.”
“Oh, I get it.”
Jiang Cheng nodded.
“She’s just like Jiahao next door—nothing scary.”
“Jiahao? That’s that classmate? Why does the name sound so masculine…”
Before she could ask, Jiang Cheng had already disappeared into the stairwell.
The volunteer lady raised her hand, then lowered it, opened her mouth, and ultimately just shook her head.
She hoped such an adorable girl wouldn’t get bullied by that strange person.
On the other side, Jiang Cheng had already found the entrance to the Music Department.
She pushed open the door and walked in.
“Hello, classmate, are you looking to… wow! Are you Classmate Jiang Cheng!”
The greeter at the door first spoke with a professional, enthusiastic tone. But after she looked up and saw who it was, her tone immediately shifted to pure surprise.
“You’re… Classmate Moli, who sat in on that class Thursday afternoon?”
“Wow, Classmate Jiang Cheng, you remember me!”
Moli’s surprise became even more genuine.
“Yeah.”
Jiang Cheng gave a faint smile.
“I still remember the tear mole at the corner of Classmate Moli’s eye. It makes your pure face look a bit alluring~”
‘T-T-This… is this something you can just say upon first meeting!’
‘Or… could it be that Classmate Jiang Cheng has been paying attention to me too?’
‘Could she… like me?’
Moli’s face turned red.
‘If Classmate Jiang Cheng wanted it, she wouldn’t mind sharing with Classmate Lin Shuangxue. Hmm… or maybe she could just submit beneath Classmate Lin Shuangxue’s feet too~’
“Hey! Moli, is there another new member?”
A red-haired girl walked over brashly.
Her height was much shorter than Jiang Cheng’s, yet she walked with the presence of someone 6 feet tall.
She stopped in front of Moli and patted her shoulder with a very familiar air.
“Hey, newcomer. I’m Ling Xiao, deputy head of the Music Department. What’s your level? Let me see.”
“Hey.”
Moli interrupted her in a calm tone.
“Look more carefully.”
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment, then turned her head expressionlessly and patted Jiang Cheng’s shoulder.
“Hey, newcomer, what’s your level? Let me see.”
“Who are you calling shorty!”
Ling Xiao reacted as if triggered, glaring at Jiang Cheng angrily.
Seeing Jiang Cheng’s confused look, Moli explained:
“She has severe face blindness caused by an underdeveloped cerebrum and a completely undeveloped cerebellum.”
Jiang Cheng felt that her issues went beyond just face blindness.
Anyway, since she was the deputy head, she should be the weirdo the lady downstairs mentioned.
‘She really is quite weird…’
“Classmate Ling Xiao, I heard your piano skills are amazing. Could you let me witness them?”
Afraid that this weirdo lady would continue to display more of her strangeness, Jiang Cheng quickly interrupted her.
At the same time, she found it somewhat interesting.
After all, most people she’d met recently were at least friendly toward her because of the Universal Charm. It was rare to see a girl like Ling Xiao who wasn’t affected by it.
‘Quite interesting, actually.’
“Fine, then follow me.”
Fortunately, Ling Xiao only had face blindness, not topographical disorientation.
She weaved left and right through the Music Department and soon arrived at an empty room with a piano.
No one was inside.
Ling Xiao walked to the piano with practiced ease, lifted the lid, gave a small hop, and sat on the somewhat tall chair.
Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but wonder. Could such short little hands really complete a performance?
However, she soon cast aside those random thoughts and listened attentively.
Then, Ling Xiao pressed the first note.
But as she listened, a smile unconsciously crept onto Jiang Cheng’s lips.
It wasn’t that Ling Xiao’s performance had any issues. One could even say it was perfect, with almost no mistakes aside from one note being slightly fast.
But…
‘Was that… it?’