Chapter 113 (2/2)

If it was said the woodwind group was friendly because they adored Min Chen, now… they really admired the strength of this temporary concertmaster!

Did they think 《Infinity》 was easy?

Yes, even amateurs could play it.

But they couldn’t play it in three minutes and forty seconds!!!

Not only the woodwind group but even the empty-handed accompany group like Kale looked like frosted eggplants, completely wilted. He then apologized to Qi Mu, looking deflated. While he was still skeptical, he knew Qi Mu really had the skill to defeat Langston.

Not only Kale, another member of the piano department said quietly: “When will this guy graduate, when will this guy graduate, when will this guy graduate?” Important things had to be said thrice!

They had committed themselves to the piano department, but so long as this monster was still here, their department would never take first in the assessment. Someone, explain… why didn’t Seven enter the piano department?!

Since even the piano department was completely won over, no one doubted Qi Mu’s skill anymore.

That afternoon, Clive from the conductor department took Qi Mu to various instrumental groups so he could familiarize himself with the members. He then left Qi Mu to manage the first violin group’s practice before making him brush his skills as concertmaster.

Qi Mu knew most of the members, especially Dylan and Zuckerberg. They were both “closed disciples” of their mentors, so they often hung out with Qi Mu.

As for the other members of the group, though they didn’t have much contact with Qi Mu, they knew this legendary figure helped the violin department win first place in the assessment twice in a row.

The afternoon passed quickly. Qi Mu and the orchestra played Haydn’s 《Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor》 for the first time, and after that, it was time for class.

Qi Mu smiled and said goodbye to the other members, packing up his stuff and CDs from before. Once he was finished, Clive smiled and walked him out of the room.

“Oh, Seven, I actually heard about you a long time ago. I listened to your 《The Lark》 in the second assessment. It really was wonderful! It’s a pity our conductor department could only sit under the stage and listen, haha.”

Clive was the student of the conductor department’s dean. So to speak, he was at the same level as Angelo. In this school’s orchestra setup, other than a professor from the conductor department who served as chief conductor, it was Clive as the assistant conductor’s duties to manage the orchestra’s daily affairs and training.

In response, Qi Mu smiled, “Thank you, Clive. You’re also good. I felt the lonely end to 《Symphony No. 45》 this afternoon!”

The two left the college together.

Over the following few days, apart from demonstrating his improvement to Akkad that morning, Qi Mu also devoted himself to the orchestra’s arduous practice in the afternoon. Think he could relax at night?

Of course not! Impossible!

QI My only had the time to practice 《Infinity》 in the evening, so naturally, he had to hurry up and practice.

Wanting to play this piece in under 215 seconds in a week, even Qi Mu had a headache. He used most of his rest time to practice. The time to reply to messages and answer phone calls was also reduced to dismal numbers.

So, when Akkad leisurely enjoyed his chocolates, the group chat that had been silent for a long time, 【Little Angel’s Practice Room], suddenly flickered to life:

Min Chen: 【What arduous task did you give him recently, Reed?]

Farrell: 【Eh? Reed gave Angel a difficult assignment? Reed, you can’t do that. Angel is still a child, you have to guide him step-by-step.]

Reed: 【Is trying to play 《Infinity》 in 215 seconds in a week hard?]

Daniel: 【………… Is there something wrong with my eyes? Why do I think I saw someone playing 《Infinity》 in under 3:35 within a week not hard……]

Farrell: 【My god! Reed, that’s inhuman!]

Reed: 【Hmm, I can do whatever I want. Auston, don’t even try to tell me what to do. I want to let Little Seven graduate early. There’s not much time left, thank you very much. Please send some chocolate.]

Min Chen: 【………]

The next day, another large bag of chocolate was airmailed from Turin to Paris.

Akkad looked at the chocolates with a smile. Looking up, he said to Qi Mu, who had been practicing 《Infinity》 to the point of barely breathing, and said, “Seven, you just slowed down a little. Speed up!”

Qi Mu, nodding with a smile but crying inside: “Yes, Teacher!”

Akkad nodded happily. He opened the gift bag and found a thin card inlaid with silver inside, and a note written in beautiful cursive in both Italian and Chinese——

【Don’t bully him, Reed. –– Auston Bertram]

Professor Akkad: “………………”