Chapter 23: Two School Beauties as Girlfriends?

  "After being rejected by Han Xiaoxi, Yang Tao said naturally: 'If I had to say, why don't you all just date our family's third son together? It's not like it's a marriage, just date and see who gets along with whom in the future. Who knows, maybe one of you will find another guy you like later on, and the problem will naturally resolve itself.'"

  "Little Sisi, what do you think of this proposal?" Han Xiaoxi turned her head to look at Ye Siying sitting beside her. Ye Siying's face was already completely red with embarrassment and she didn't respond to Han Xiaoxi's inquiry at all.

  "Ah, I knew it was pointless asking you, even if you agreed, you wouldn't be able to say it out loud!" Han Xiaoxi shook her head and sighed, then turned back to Chen Chufan: "And what do you think of your friend's proposal?"

  Before Chen Chufan could even respond, Han Xiaoxi continued to say: "You'll definitely agree, what's there to ask? Two beautiful girls as your girlfriends at the same time, you won't even have time to secretly laugh about it! Right? If you still dare to refuse, that would be too hypocritical!"

  After muttering to herself, Han Xiaoxi nodded in satisfaction, not giving Chen Chufan any chance to react. She then turned to Chen Chufan and began making a concluding speech: "So it's settled then! From now on, I, Han Xiaoxi, along with Ye Siying, will both be your girlfriends! So from now on, you're not allowed to think about your ex-girlfriend again, let alone cheat on us or find another girlfriend. You already have two in the bowl, and still looking at the pot is just too immoral!"

  Han Xiaoxi's concluding remarks not only shocked Chen Chufan and Ye Siying, but also Yang Tao, a young man who had always been reckless and lawless. He said that he was just casually saying something, just teasing the little beauty in front of him. But to his surprise, the beauty in front of him actually took it seriously and agreed with such an absurd solution.

  Just as Yang Tao was about to speak, Ye Siyi, who knew Han Xiaoxi better than him, reacted first and said: "Han Xiaoxi, this isn't your dorm room, don't go crazy! When did I say I wanted to be his girlfriend?"

  Han Xiaoxi heard this and chuckled twice, saying: "Alright then, Xiao SiSi, Chen Chufan is mine alone! Don't regret it later!"

  "You... I..." Ye Siyi was completely stunned by Han Xiaohei's words and didn't know what to say.

  "Ah, forget it, what's there to be embarrassed about? If you like him, just like him! Besides, he's just a nominal boyfriend, it's not like he's going to lose any flesh! He hasn't even passed the probation period yet, if I don't think he's suitable for me, I'll just dump him and that would be your gain!" Han Xiaohui said nonchalantly.

  Ye Siying didn't say anything, she just lowered her head. Her personality wouldn't allow her to be as reckless as Han Xiaoxi, but she understood Han Xiaoxi, who despite being carefree and casual on the surface, was actually very kind to herself and had a delicate side that few people knew about.

  She knew that if she didn't agree with Han Xiaoxi's opinion at this time, Han Xiaoxi might give up the boy she liked because she knew she also had a crush on Chen Chufan and let her have him. She didn't want to see such a result. So she chose to default to Han Xiaoxi's proposal and then find an opportunity to clarify with Chen Chufan that they could only be friends.

  Han Xiaoxi didn't know what her best friend was thinking at this time, she just saw that her best friend had been settled, and Han Xiaoxi's eyes turned to Chen Chufan who had not expressed his attitude.

  "Come on, say something! Two beautiful women are delivered to your doorstep, how about you show some attitude? Are you a man or not? What happened to that masculine spirit from the Nanhu Cup?" Han Xiaohui said to Chen Chufan, who looked stunned.

  Okay, at this time Chen Chufan is becoming more and more confident and optimistic, but he still hasn't made preparations to fall in love again. It seems like yesterday he was still guaranteeing to Lao Xiao that he wouldn't talk about romance. Now it's good, suddenly there are two girls who want to be his girlfriend at the same time, and they're both campus belle-level, this is a bit exaggerated, unscientific, and hard to accept! So he just blankly stared at Han Xiaoxi, not knowing how to open his mouth.

  "He's still pretending to be what, you just said it yourself, two beautiful girls took the initiative to be his girlfriend, if he doesn't agree then that's hypocrisy!" Yang Tao finally seized the opportunity to interject. "However, you guys have really thought this through, if this gets out, our family's third son's reputation will be completely ruined, what if you guys change your minds later, who would still dare to want him?"

  "What are you talking about! It's like we took advantage of your family's third child or something!" Han Xiaohui retorted, dissatisfied with Yang Tao's words.

  "Alright, let's just drop it!" Chen Chufan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. At this moment, Chen Chufan's face was firm and resolute, as if he had made some kind of decision.

  "Xiao Xi Han, Si Yi Ye, are you two serious?" Chen Chu Fan looked at the two girls sitting opposite him with a serious face.

  "Of course!" Han Xiao Xi replied matter-of-factly.

  Ye Siyi didn't say a word, she just nodded slightly with an almost imperceptible movement.

  "From today on, you are my girlfriend! But there's something I want to say first. Firstly, I don't have any money now, it's impossible..." Chen Chufan was interrupted by Han Xiaoxi before he could finish speaking.

  "Hey, who's after your money?" Han Xiao Xi said discontentedly.

  "Just let me finish, okay?!" Chen Chufan still had a serious face, then continued: "You think money is not important now, but one day when you want me to accompany you to watch a movie and I can't even afford the ticket, will you still think that way?"

  "It can't be that bad, right?" Han Xiao Xi stuck out her tongue. "With your piano skills, you could easily go to some high-end Western restaurant or cafe and play for people, and make a fortune! Can't even afford movie tickets? Look, the owner of this cafe even thought about asking our little Sisi to come here and play part-time, 100 yuan an hour! But our little Sisi refused!"

  "Huh?" Chen Chufan was shocked by Han Xiaoxi's words, he had never thought that being good at playing the piano could also make money! However, this couldn't be blamed on him, as he had never been in contact with music before, let alone the piano. He had no idea that many high-end cafes or clubs paid pianists a salary of over 100 yuan per hour!

  "Let's not talk about that for now. Secondly, I take emotions very seriously. If one day you guys think I'm not good and want to leave me, I won't blame you, but the first person to know must be me!" Chen Chufan continued to say seriously.

  "Alright, no problem, it's settled then!" Han Xiaoxi said with a smile.

  "Can't be, it's that simple?" Yang Tao exclaimed on the side.

  "Do you think it's that complicated?" Chen Chufan said calmly. "It was originally a matter between the three of us, and we can settle it as long as everyone agrees."

  "That's right, that's right!" Han Xiao Xi chimed in from the side.

  "At least everyone should have a meal together to celebrate!" Yang Tao said: "Call the boss too, by the way, you're talking about your girlfriend again, let the boss take a look too!"

  "Want to eat?" Chen Chufan hesitated for a moment. After all, he didn't have much money on him, and even if he could make money by playing the piano, it wasn't something he could get immediately.

  After spending a year together, Yang Tao knew exactly what Chen Chufan was hesitating about. He kicked Chen under the table and said, "What's there to hesitate about? Of course we'll have dinner together! Let's just be happy and not think too much!"

  "Alright! I wonder if the two beauties would be willing to grant me an audience?" Yang Tao's hint was not lost on Chen Chufan, who couldn't help but feel a surge of gratitude as he readily agreed.

  "Considering how sincere you both are, we agree!" Han Xiaohui answered on behalf of Ye Siyi.

  "It's settled then!" Yang Tao said with a beaming smile. He was genuinely happy for Chen Chufan. Having two school beauties as girlfriends, this is a matter that brings twice the pride and face!

  "By the way, Ye Siying, I have something to ask for your help!" Chen Chufan suddenly said to Ye Siying.

  "What's the point of having another name! It sounds too pretentious, let's just call her Little Sisi like me!" Han Xiaohui interrupted before Ye Siying could respond.

  "Get out!" Ye Siying cursed at Han Xiaohui, then looked at Chen Chufan and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

  "I want to learn about staff notation with you!" Chen Chufan said sincerely.

  "Learning the staff?" Han Xiaohei and Ye Siying looked at Chen Chufan with confusion at the same time. Who wouldn't be confused? Someone who understands music so deeply, actually wants to learn the most basic music theory knowledge? Are you kidding me? Or does he want to use this as an excuse to get closer to us? But looking at Chen Chufan's expression, it was a serious face, not like he was joking around.

  They had no idea that the musical scores Chen Chufan inherited from the alien civilization were fundamentally different from those on Earth. When Chen Chufan played, the scores flashing through his mind consisted entirely of special symbols that only he could understand, making it impossible for him to read sheet music on Earth.

  Just like the first time in the school's music room playing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". He also listened to Ye Siyue's performance before creating his own unique score in his mind and then played it. So now he only knows how to play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and a new piece he just composed. But if he wants to work part-time as a pianist at the coffee shop, he can't just play these two pieces, nor is it possible for someone else to play each piece once before him. So now he's eager to learn musical notation so that he can understand scores from all over the world.

  He also knew that after showing his talent for the piano, he would have to ask Ye Siyun to teach him how to read sheet music, which would be quite unexpected, so he was mentally prepared for the two girls' puzzled expressions.

  "It's like this, I only learned a bit of piano when I was young and have forgotten most of it. As I grew up, everything I played was self-taught, so I'm actually quite lacking in basic music theory knowledge. So I really want to solidify my foundation. Can you guys recommend some good books on basic music theory for me? If there's anything I don't understand, I'll come ask you," Chen Chufan explained. He also knew that this explanation was a bit far-fetched. But what could he do? He couldn't just tell everyone the truth - that he actually didn't know how to play the piano, but was possessed by something and suddenly became proficient.

  "Only learned a little in childhood? Self-taught to play? Very lacking in basic music theory knowledge?" Chen Chufan's words became one question mark after another echoing in Ye Siyi's mind, casually learning some and then self-taught to play so excellently, worthy of being called a master! If the boy in front of her had undergone systematic training like herself, what heights would he have reached? Or are there really such things as music prodigies?

  "Was what you just said serious?" Ye Siying put down the shyness in her heart and asked Chen Chufan seriously.

  "Of course!" Chen Chufan replied somewhat nervously, unsure if his clumsy explanation would be convincing.

  "The books you want, I have them all here. I'll bring them to you tonight. If you have any questions, you can come find me in the school's music room anytime. If I'm not there, just give me a call!" Ye Siying said seriously. She looked forward to seeing how far Chen Chufan could go after he had seriously and systematically studied various musical theories.