Chapter 122 (2/2)

“You used to… Have you ever sung to anyone?”

After a long silence, Min Chen shook his head. “You’re the first.”

Qi Mu couldn’t bear to hurt the man’s feelings. Hesitating, he finally managed, “Listening to you humming just now… Ah… That 《Mazurkas》, did you feel anything wrong with it?”

After thinking about it, Min Chen frowned, “The tempo was a bit too fast?”

Qi Mu: “…”

Your ears are broken!!!

A trace of a smile flashed in Min Chen’s dark eyes as he watched the youth’s floundering expression. Hugging him gently, Min Chen said, “I know I’m out of tune. It’s a problem with my vocal cord, and there’s no way to fix it. Don’t feel bad for me. It doesn’t matter if I can’t sing…” Well.

The last word was stuck forever in his throat as Qi Mu’s expression went blank. His heart skipped a beat, and an unclear premonition took over his mind.

Sure enough, Qi Mu sneered and asked, “You know… You know you’re tone-deaf, and you’re still polluting my ears?!!!”

Min Chen: “…”

Hang on a second, aren’t you supposed to console me…

“If I can no longer listen to 《Mazurkas》 anymore after this, it’s all your fault!”

“…”

The script was going in the wrong direction…

“You must take responsibility.”

“…???”

After a moment of thought, Qi Mu said, “As a punishment, you will be playing 《Mazurkas》 for me every day.”

Min Chen choked at this. A long minute passed, and he asked, “Play 《Mazurkas》 every day?”

The corner of the younger man’s lips slowly raised. His fair, lovely face was like the sun that appeared after a heavy rain, bright and dazzling. “Yes, you have to play it every day in the future. 365 days a year, and you’re not allowed to skip it even once.”

The words were simple, but they directly expressed Qi Mu’s dedication to their future.

Warmth seeped through Min Chen’s heart, but he couldn’t be happy for long. Qi Mu sported a slight frown as he thought aloud, “But it will be tiring to listen to the same piece every day. Well, you can play other 《Mazurkas》 later. Once you finish playing all of the 《Mazurkas》 existing in the world, then you can… Start to write one yourself?”

Min Chen: “…”

Min Chen didn’t expect to gain such a ‘long-term enemy,’ with his mood fluctuating according to Qi Mu’s, whether he was happy or angry.

Even while facing such an unreasonable punishment, Min Chen wasn’t angry at all. Instead, he began to look forward to his future life of joy and sorrow according to his lover’s mood changes. As long as he was by the young man’s side, time moved so quickly. Even listening to him talk about his college life was interesting.

When a flight attendant knocked on the mahogany door to inform Min Chen that his plane was about to take off, they both fell silent. Before Min Chen could open his mouth, Qi Mu beat him to it.

“Please wait a moment,” Qi Mu said in French, his lips curling at Min Chen’s astonished gaze. While he was still bewildered, Qi Mu leaned forward and kissed him again.

It was the first time Qi Mu made a move, and Min Chen was so startled, he couldn’t respond.

Qi Mu’s ears were dyed red. After a slight cough, he whispered, “Be careful on your way back to Berlin and… Remember to text me.” The red contrasted against the rest of Qi Mu’s skin, made him look even fairer.

Seeing him so seductive, Min Chen refused to be like Liu Xia Hui. Hugging Qi Mu tightly, Min Chen kissed him again.

When the young man leaned on his chest, gasping for breaths, Min Chen once again hid the emotions in his eyes. Leaning forward, he whispered in Qi Mu’s ear, “Just another two months and two weeks.”

Qi Mu blinked, immersed in silence. Finally, he repeated, “En… Two months and two weeks.”

Qi Mu stood in front of a large glass window at the airport, watching as a silver plane soared past, disappearing into the endless night sky. He slowly closed his eyes, his hand touching his lips.

… He could still feel Min Chen’s lips against his.

“Another two months and… two weeks.”

After whispering the words to himself, Qi Mu turned around resolutely and left the Charles de Gaulle Airport. He arrived with tension and expectations and left with newfound determination.

For the next two weeks, Qi Mu would prepare for the final assessment and graduation.

For the next two months, Min Chen would lead the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra into their final tour of the year.

They were apart but were still working together.

Suddenly, 1000km… didn’t feel so far.