The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 309: Helping relatives but not taking care of others

Pei Shi gripped Jiang Nansun's wrist tightly, her emotions running high.

Jiang Nansun struggled for a moment but couldn't break free, looking at Pei Shi with a puzzled expression.

"Pei Shi, what are you doing?"

"I'm asking you where you heard that piece of music!"

Pei Shi's voice suddenly rose several decibels.

Jiang Nansun frowned, puzzled: "This piece of music—"

"I wrote it, but it hasn't been published yet!" Pei Shi interrupted with an unusually serious expression.

"If it wasn't published, why are people playing your compositions online?"

Online?

Pei Shi glanced at Jiang Nansun hesitantly.

While he was still in a daze, Jiang Nansun took the opportunity to break free of his hand.

On her fair, jade-like wrist, Pei Shi had left several red marks from gripping her wrist.

Upon seeing this, Pei Shi quickly apologized:
"Nan Sun, I'm so sorry, I got too emotional just now, but this piece really is mine."

This matter couldn't be explained in a few words, so Pei Shi simply took the violin and bow from Jiang Nansun's hands and, in front of Jiang Nansun, closed her eyes and played "The Devil's Lament" once.

Her performance was so skillful, as if she had practiced it a thousand times. Crucially, Pei Shi also incorporated her unique understanding of the composition into her performance.

As Jiang Nansun listened, he was completely immersed in the music, feeling as if he were there himself.

After the performance, Pei Shi put down her violin.

Jiang Nansun immediately clapped.

"Pei Shi, you play so well! When will I be able to play like you?"

It could take as little as a year, or as long as two or three years, depending mainly on whether Jiang Nansun is willing to put in the hard work.

Pei Shi thought to herself.

However, she was in no mood to talk about these things right now. She stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Nansun's hand, and asked where she had heard the song "The Devil's Lament" online.

"There's a girl named Shana at your school, right?"

Shana?

Pei Shi was taken aback.

She simply couldn't understand how this piece of music could be related to Shana.

"I was watching videos on Youku today and I accidentally came across this—"

Jiang Nansun pulled Pei Shi to the computer and clicked on a video.

Accompanied by soothing music, the scene begins on a road lined with sycamore trees on both sides.

The camera slowly pans up, revealing the female protagonist of the video—

A girl with fair, glowing skin, dressed in an exquisite backless dress, ran towards a large iron gate covered with green leaves, bathed in the soft morning light.

Although only her back was shown, her stunning figure, combined with the beautiful camera filter, made her look like an elf fairy who had stepped out of a fairy tale.

As the large iron gate slowly opened, the camera followed the girl's back to a grand yet elegant old house.

On the steps leading in, a handsome figure leaned against a Roman column.

The camera gave the boy's face a close-up.

His facial features are sharp and distinct, with a highly sculpted and three-dimensional appearance.

His high, straight nose, deep-set eyes, and striking eyebrows made his face appear exceptionally handsome and dashing.

His determined gaze exudes a "CEO vibe."

As the camera zooms out, you can see that the man has broad shoulders and long legs, with excellent body proportions, making him look like a natural clothes hanger.

What is most remarkable is his innate sense of nobility, especially the way he holds the violin on his chest, exuding elegance and composure in every gesture.

If you encounter a girl who's a bit infatuated with guys, you might deliberately "fall for her" at first glance.

Jiang Nansun turned to Pei Shi and asked, "Isn't this guy handsome?"

Seeing Pei Shi's furrowed brows, he realized that his question was somewhat inappropriate.

At this moment, Pei Shi spoke up.

"His name is Xia Chengsi, and he is the heir to the Shengxia Group."

Jiang Nansun was taken aback upon hearing this.

"He also has the surname Xia? Then he and Xia Na—"

They are siblings.

"Really? I thought this guy was a model Shana specially hired for this video. I even said his violin playing posture was quite professional and didn't look like he was performing."

As soon as Jiang Nansun finished speaking, Xia Chengsi in the video began to play.

Amidst the melodious piano music, the camera shifts to Shana on the other side.

Her face was exquisitely beautiful, like that of a porcelain doll, and it was stunning.

At this moment, Shana had already set up her violin in front of her chest and began a duet with Xia Chengsi in perfect harmony.

The camera rotates around the two of them, showcasing the vast garden and the magnificent old house to the audience.

The entire video, from its shooting composition to its post-production editing, reached an extremely high standard.

Jiang Nansun watched it several times, and still found it pleasing to the eye each time.

Pei Shi, standing to the side, was deathly pale, with a burning flame of anger in her eyes!
Xia Chengsi and Xia Na confirmed that the piece they were playing was "The Devil's Lament," a piece that I had only ever played in front of one person, my roommate Xiao Jie.

Before the video was even finished, Pei Shi suddenly turned and walked outside.

When Jiang Nansun pressed the pause button and looked back, Pei Shi had already rushed downstairs.

Jiang Nansun didn't have time to chase after her, so he could only open the window and call out to Pei Shi, who was about to walk out of the garden.

"Wait a minute, I'll be right down."

A moment later, Jiang Nansun chased after her from the old house and walked quickly to Pei Shi.

"Don't be impulsive. Even if the other party stole your composition, you need to find out the truth first."

In front of Jiang Nansun, Pei Shi took out her phone and dialed her roommate Xiao Jie's number.

"Dudududu!"

After a busy signal, the phone displayed the message, "The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."

Pei Shi guessed that Xiao Jie was guilty and had already blocked her number, so she immediately borrowed Jiang Nansun's phone to make the call.

The number you dialed is currently switched off.

Okay, not only did they block me, they even scared me so much that I didn't dare turn on my phone.

After returning the phone to Jiang Nansun, Pei Shi used her own phone to call another roommate.

"Chenchen, are you in the dorm?"

"Just arrived, great! Is Zhu Jie here?"

"What? She rented a place off-campus and moved out this afternoon?"

"Do you know where she rents a place off-campus? No, okay, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Pei Shi gripped it tightly.

Just as Jiang Nansun was about to offer some words of comfort, Pei Shi seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately picked up her phone to make another call.

After the call connected, a gentle and refined male voice came from the other end.

"Shishi, why are you calling me all of a sudden? Aren't you supposed to be teaching students piano outside of school today?"

“I was at that student’s house when something happened.”

The other party immediately asked with concern:
"what happened?"

Pei Shi countered with a question:

Do you have Shana's phone number?

"No, why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Do you know anyone who has Shana's phone number? I need to talk to her urgently."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll ask for you."

The phone hangs up.

Before Pei Shi could even put her phone down, Jiang Nansun asked curiously:

"Who?"

"my brother."

"Don't you only have one younger brother?" "He's my adoptive mother's son, his name is Ke Ze."

"That piano prince from your Magic Sound?"

"Ah."

"You two—"

Before Jiang Nansun could finish speaking, Pei Shi's phone vibrated.

Keze has already sent over Shana's phone number that he obtained.

Pei Shi immediately dialed the number in the text message.

-

The Xia family's old villa.

Xia Chengsi sat in front of the computer in his study, while Xia Na bent down and brought her face close to the screen.

"Bro, did you see all those women calling you 'husband' in the comments of our video?"

Xia Chengsi turned his head and said irritably:

"Tell me honestly, did you hire an online troll army?"

Shana shrugged playfully.

She did hire online trolls to stir up trouble in the comments section, but they were all praising her and Xia Chengsi's high level of performance and their excellent teamwork.

Those people calling her "husband" weren't paid trolls she hired.

What's even more outrageous is that there were those who called Xia Chengsi "brother-in-law," and Xia Chengsi just deleted more than a dozen of those posts.

People keep posting new threads.

Shana immediately clarified that this really had nothing to do with her.

After realizing that he couldn't possibly delete all the comments calling him "husband" and "brother-in-law," Xia Chengsi finally gave up.

He turned around and looked at Shana intently:

Where did you hear this piece of music from?

Shana's heart skipped a beat, but she pretended to be calm on the surface.

"What happened to a friend?"

“I really like this piece of music. Ask your friend if the original composer is willing to sell it. Price is not an issue.”

what?
Shana was dumbfounded.

She was absolutely certain that Pei Shi would not agree to sell the piece to Xia Chengsi.

Most importantly, Xia Chengsi must not know that Pei Shi composed this piece.

Shana was clever; she knew that her intuition would arouse Xia Chengsi's suspicion, so she decided to stall.

"Okay, I'll ask my friend later."

I had just finished dealing with Xia Chengsi when my phone suddenly rang.

It was a call from an unknown number.

Shana took her phone, went outside, and after answering the call, her expression changed drastically after hearing only one sentence.

She glanced back at the study guiltily, and seeing that Xia Chengsi was still focused on sitting in front of the computer, she turned around and quickly walked towards her room.

Back in her bedroom, after closing the door, Shana put her phone back to her ear.

"Shana, don't play dumb with me! I never imagined you were such a despicable and shameless person, bribing someone to steal my music and then performing it publicly online without my permission!"

"What do you mean, 'your music'? What are you talking about? I don't understand at all."

Shana wasn't stupid; she knew Pei Shi might record the call, so she didn't let anything slip.

"Fine, I'll go to the school right now and find the teachers and department leaders to expose your ugly face in front of the whole school!"

“Pei Shi, don’t think you’re so great just because everyone calls you the violin goddess. Yes, Zhu Jie sold me the piece, but she never said you wrote it. If you have any questions, go find Zhu Jie. This has nothing to do with me!”

Shana spoke with an air of confidence.

She wasn't stupid; she knew Pei Shi would come back to confront her afterward, so she had already planned her response.

Even if Pei Shi returns to school and reveals the truth, the money Xia Na gave Zhu Jie is enough for Zhu Jie to willingly take the blame.

Shana is also a "victim" and could easily claim that she was also deceived by Zhu Jie.

In the end, all the blame will fall on Zhu Jie's head.

"You wait!"

Enraged, Pei Shi uttered a harsh remark and hung up the phone.

Shana put down her phone, a cold smile playing on her lips.

During the phone call, she didn't tell Pei Shi that Zhu Jie had already gone to the hospital leaders to "turn herself in."

Stealing music is a serious matter for a music academy student.

If the school handles this strictly, they might even expel Zhu Jie.

However, Zhu Jie went to "turn herself in," and she didn't actually plagiarize; she just told others about Pei Shi's composition without permission.

Moreover, she only accepted a mere thousand yuan from Shana, which was not for buying the song, but a thank-you fee for helping to recommend the song.

Later, Xia Na can use her family connections to put in a good word with the school. At most, Zhu Jie will be placed on probation, but she won't be expelled.

"Boom boom boom!"

A knock on the door interrupted Shana's reverie.

The door was pushed open, and Xia Chengsi stood in the doorway.

Shana pretended to be nonchalant and went to greet her.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Xia Chengsi stared expressionlessly at Xia Na, who was deliberately playing the role of an innocent and harmless little white rabbit.

“I’ve been here for a while now.”

"is it?"

A clear look of panic flashed across Shana's face.

"Then why didn't you knock on the door and come in sooner?"

"I heard you on the phone just now outside the door... Was 'The Devil's Lament' composed by Pei Shi?"

"elder brother--"

"I'm not here to blame you, I just want to ask you one question: is it worth it for you to do this for Ke Ze?"

Faced with a brother who sides with his relatives regardless of right or wrong, and who is infinitely tolerant of him.

Shana felt a warmth in her heart and threw herself into Xia Chengsi's arms, bursting into tears.

"Brother, I really like Ke Ze, but Ke Ze only has eyes for Pei Shi. I really had no other choice but to do this."

Xia Chengsi patted Xia Na on the back, and after Xia Na had finished crying, he put his hands on Xia Na's shoulders and said seriously:

"Has the matter been properly resolved?"

Shana nodded vigorously while wiping away her tears.

“I gave Pei Shi’s roommate some money, and she will step forward and take full responsibility for all the mistakes.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xia Chengsi's voice rang out.

“That’s not enough. You also need to publicly apologize to Pei Shi. I’ll go with you then, and if she’s willing, I’ll pay a high price to buy this song, ‘The Devil’s Lament.’”

"elder brother--"

"Remember this, don't do anything stupid again... At least talk to me about it before you do it, don't be foolish again!"

Just as Xia Chengsi was "teaching" Xia Na a lesson, Jiang Nansun was also trying to persuade Pei Shi.

"It's obvious that your roommate has been completely bought off by Shana. Now that you've brought this to the school, your roommate will step forward and take all the blame, making Shana a victim just like you."

Pei Shi looked at Jiang Nansun with disbelief:
"So what? You're not trying to persuade me to just give up like this, are you?"

Jiang Nansun decisively shook his head:
"I just want to advise you to calm down and think carefully about how to handle this matter in your best interest."

Pei Shi said emotionally, "But I can't calm down right now!"

Just as he finished speaking, his phone suddenly rang.

Pei Shi picked it up and saw that it was a call from her class advisor, Teacher Sun.

—Just as Jiang Nansun predicted.

Suddenly, Pei Shi didn't want to answer the phone anymore.

(End of this chapter)