Chapter 35: Rescue of Wayward Youth Movement (Part 2)

  "Go die, Han Xiao Xi! You're still joking at a time like this!" Ye Si Yi angrily slapped Han Xiao Xi's head.

  "Ah, I knew you wouldn't agree. Now I have to keep looking for my phonebook? Little notebook, little notebook, where did you go?" After teasing Ye Siyue, Han Xiaohui continued to rummage around everywhere.

  Ye Siying actually knew that Han Xiaoxi was looking for a phone book to find someone to help persuade Chen Chufan. Ye Siying did believe that Han Xiaoxi could find the right person, because she knew Han Xiaoxi's family background. Han Xiaoxi's father was the secretary of the W City Politics and Law Committee, which is also a high-ranking official. The people who were seriously kept in Han Xiaoxi's phone book had some power, but Ye Siying did not expect that Han Xiaoxi would really dare to use these connections.

  Because she knew that Han Xiaoxi's parents did not agree with Han Xiaoxi's early romance, if Han Xiaoxi's family really found out that she dared to have a romantic relationship at school, it was likely that Han Xiaoxi would have to say goodbye to her boarding life. But it seemed that Han Xiaoxi didn't think so much and went ahead without hesitation, which made Ye Siying feel that she should also help Chen Chufan do something?

  But what can she do? Compared to Kim Tae-hee's family, her family is ordinary despite being well-off. Her parents are teachers at the same high school and don't have any connections in W City.

  Thinking of this, Ye Siyu suddenly thought of Professor Wang, who had always admired her at school. Maybe he could think of a way? At this time, Professor Wang should be in his office, right?

  Thinking of this, Ye Siying walked to the phone and dialed out. Fortunately, Professor Wang was in his office and had not gone out.

  "Hello, Professor Wang. This is Ye Siyue!" Ye Siyue tried to speak calmly on the phone. It was still the first time she had asked Professor Wang for help because of someone else's matter, so Ye Siyue couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

  "Oh, it's Siyue? What's wrong? Are there any more problems with your studies?" Professor Wang's gentle voice calmed Ye Siyue's mood a bit.

  "It's not about studying, I have something else I'd like to ask for your help!" Ye Siying gritted her teeth and continued.

  "What's wrong? I'll help you if I can!" Professor Wang genuinely liked this spirited girl.

  "I have a good friend who is in the history department, he was humiliated by someone and then impulsively hit the other person, now the school wants him to drop out. I think this is really unfair, but there's nothing I can do to help him, so I'm taking the liberty of calling you, hoping that you might be able to intervene and ask the school to handle it leniently." Ye Siying said in one breath.

  "What's going on? Is Ye Siying a friend of yours or something? Are you from the same hometown? How badly was the person who got beaten hurt?" Professor Wang asked in detail over the phone.

  "It's not that we're from the same hometown, but we're good friends, and we met through piano. He really has talent in music, one of his piano pieces is extremely well done, to be honest I'm inferior to him, you know? After he revised a song called 'Starlight' I think it's even more moving than the original version. Now because of this incident, he's going to be expelled from school, and I think that would be a huge loss for the school." Ye Siying was afraid that Professor Wang wouldn't agree to help, so she desperately explained Chen Chufan's exceptional abilities over the phone.

  "Oh? The History Department has such talent? Aren't you exaggerating a bit, Ye Siying? If he really had such talent, how could he not have applied for an art major?" Professor Wang was clearly skeptical of Ye Siying's words.

  "I'm telling the truth, Professor Wang. If you're free sometime, arrange a time and I'll have him play a piece for you to appreciate personally?" Ye Siying hastily added, knowing that Professor Wang was very fond of talent, perhaps if he understood Chen Chufan's abilities, he would go all out to help him.

  "Now that you mention it, I'm a bit curious. Why don't I go check out this genius you're talking about right now and see if he's really as amazing as you say?" Professor Wang was indeed interested.

  "He should still be in the school's music room now. Would you mind going to the music room directly? I'll head over there too." Ye Siying said hastily.

  "Alright, let's hang up for now and talk more when we meet." After saying that, Professor Wang hung up the phone.

  Ye Siying hung up the phone, and Han Xiaoxi, who was still listening to Ye Siying's conversation on the phone, exclaimed with surprise: "Our family's Little Thoughtful is really quick-witted! How come I didn't think of it first?! You go quickly, don't keep Professor Wang waiting! I'll continue searching for my little notebook."

  Ye Siyi smiled at Han Xiaoxi and then walked out of the dormitory towards the music classroom.

  "Shh!" As Ye Siyi walked to the music classroom door, Professor Wang was already standing at the entrance and silenced Han Xiaoxi's greeting with a "shh".

  The classroom door was half-closed, just as it had been when she and Han Xiao Xi left. The lively piano sound was squeezed out from the gap in the door and echoed in the corridor outside the music room. Because she had rushed to get there and was preoccupied with her thoughts, Ye Siyue hadn't noticed the beautiful melody until Professor Wang mentioned it, at which point Ye Siyue began to appreciate this moving tune.

  It's another piece of music that I've never heard before, with a bright and cheerful rhythm, expressing the performer's inner joy. Why is he so happy? Is it true that he doesn't worry at all about possibly facing expulsion from school? Or is it like what the piano sound expresses? Because of love and encouragement? Whose love? Ours? Thinking of this, Ye Siyuan's face involuntarily flushed again with a hint of red.

  "Clap, clap, clap", the old professor's applause broke Ye Siyi's reverie, and she only then noticed that the piano sound in the classroom had come to an end.

  "Who is it?" Chen Chufan's voice came from inside the music room.

  Ye Siying exchanged a smile with Professor Wang and then pushed open the door and walked into the classroom.

  "Si Yu? Who is this?"

  Chen Chufan looked at Professor Wang in confusion as he walked into the classroom with Ye Siying.

  "This is Professor Wang, the teaching director of our music and dance academy. I recommended your talent to him, so he came to see you in person!" Ye Siying hastily introduced.

  "Hello Professor Wang!" Chen Chufan still didn't understand why the girl would introduce him to the music department's professor at this time, and couldn't help but glance gratefully at Ye Siying.

  "Hello, my fellow student! What's your surname?" Professor Wang asked warmly. He had genuinely taken a liking to the talented individual, and after hearing Chen Chufan's rendition of the fragmentary melody outside the door earlier, he had already begun to doubt Ye Siyue's words.

  That was a strange tune, probably created by the boy in front of him, but the song's structure and form were not fully heard, so it's hard to comment. However, the harmony, musical imagery, and emotional expression of the entire song were impeccable. Not to mention the performer's special handling of some points in the song, the interpretation and performance of the music were also spot on. What was even more surprising was that such a talented child had actually applied for the history department, wasn't this a waste of talent?

  "Professor Wang, I'm Chen Chufan, the one with the surname Chen from Ba Er Pang. I'm a sophomore in the History Department!" Chen Chufan replied calmly and confidently.

  "Oh, Chen, the piece you just played, is there a score for it?" Professor Wang continued to ask.

  Chen Chufan was a bit shy, and replied: "Professor Wang, what I just played was an improvisation, there really is no score, and if you really want me to write out the score, I'm afraid I don't have that ability!"

  "What?" Professor Wang looked at Chen Chufan in surprise, while Ye Siying on the side quickly helped Chen Chufan to explain.

  "Professor Wang is like this, Chen Chufan only studied piano for a short time and then abandoned it for a while. His current foundation in music theory is not rich enough, and he may even have some problems reading sheet music. Recently, he has been studying basic music theory with me." Ye Siying said, nodding her head to indicate that Professor Wang should look at the music theory textbook placed on the edge of the piano.

  "Ah?!" Ye Siyi's explanation only made Professor Wang more confused. He had taught music for decades, but when had he ever encountered such a rare situation? The student hadn't even fully grasped the basics of music theory, yet was able to improvise and perform a perfect piece? If Professor Wang hadn't heard Chen Chufan's performance with his own ears, he would have probably lost it. What kind of situation was this? Was he making up fairy tales? There was no scientific basis for this! Or did geniuses who were self-taught really exist in this world?

  "Alright! Chen, Yeh Siying said you rearranged Bradman's 'Starry Sky'. Can you play it for me again?" Professor Wang was completely baffled and decided to continue testing Chen Chufan.

  "Go on, Chu Fan, play that first piece you played for me!" Ye Siying also encouraged from the side.

  Chen Chufan smiled helplessly, he actually didn't want to rely on Professor Wang's help, but couldn't refuse Ye Siying's kindness and expectant gaze. So he sat down at the piano again, trying hard to recall this unfamiliar yet familiar tune. The musical genes in his mind did not disappoint him, and after a moment, unique symbols that only he could understand appeared in his mind. His fingers danced on the piano keys once more, and the melodious and soothing piano sound filled the entire music room again.

  The music ended, and the sound of Liang surrounded! Professor Wang stared at Chen Chufan with a dumbfounded expression. If Chen Chufan was a child who had been focusing on piano since he was young, he could still understand it. But according to what the two said, this guy didn't even understand basic music theory! How is that possible?!

  Professor Wang felt that his long-held view that mastering an instrument required diligent practice had been completely overturned! If it's possible to make a famous piano piece even more perfect without learning basic knowledge, then aren't all the music theory courses offered in school just a waste of time?