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Chapter 57 A chance encounter with Grandpa Gu, are you on a date?
But he had planned several options in advance.
"There will be a comic event today and tomorrow. I heard that many professional cosplayers will be exhibiting. If you want to go, we can go and check it out."
That night, when he went to Li Xi's house for dinner, he noticed that there were many figurines and trinkets in Li Xi's house, and guessed that she would like them.
"Also, there's a pet exhibition in Dongcheng District, and I managed to get tickets there too."
"Also, there will be a classical piano recital at the People's Concert Hall at 4 PM this afternoon..."
Li Xi suddenly interrupted Gu Zhen and asked him, "What time did you go to sleep last night?"
After a suspicious silence, Gu Zhen said, "To be honest, I didn't sleep all night."
Li Xi wasn't too surprised to hear this answer.
He must have spent a lot of time finding these activities.
Feeling Gu Zhen's sincerity, Li Xi felt a sweet warmth in her heart, sweeter than if she had drunk honey water. "Let's go to the concert."
Li Xi started learning the violin at the age of 5 and became a student of violinist Song Yushen at the age of 8.
However, when he was ten years old, his father died in a car accident, and Li Xi was so shocked that he fell seriously ill.
During that period, Li Xi was in a daze, plagued by nightmares, and in terrible physical condition, unable to maintain a normal life.
Left with no other choice, Xie Mingzong had to process her application for a leave of absence from school, and her violin lessons were forced to stop.
Two years later, Li Xi recovered.
But she found that she could no longer play a complete piece of music.
Song Yushen not only did not blame Li Xi, but treated her even more kindly than before.
That summer, Song Yushen took Li Xi to the shop of Chen Feng, a famous violin maker, hoping to buy a violin as a birthday gift for Li Xi.
It was during that meeting that Song Yushen and Chen Feng were pleasantly surprised to discover that Li Xi had an extraordinary talent for making musical instruments.
Later, Li Xi followed Chen Feng to learn how to make musical instruments. She was also Chen Feng's proudest student.
So when she learned there was a classical music concert today, Li Xi instinctively wanted to go and listen. Of course, she also had her own reasons; Gu Zhen hadn't slept a wink last night, and she hoped he could sit down and rest quietly for a while.
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This concert is a charity tour organized by students from a music academy in China.
Tickets are inexpensive, costing only 9.9 yuan.
However, all attendees at the concert are required to donate a sum of money to underage cancer patients.
When Li Xi and Gu Zhen arrived, the concert was about to begin.
The audience was almost all present, and the venue was packed. Li Xi and Gu Zhen's seats were in the fourth row, near the center of the stage.
This is the best tasting area in the entire venue, belonging to VIP Area A.
The two entered, stooping low. As soon as they sat down, Li Xi heard a familiar male voice: "Miss Li Xi?"
Li Xi looked up upon hearing this.
"Butler Du?" Li Xi was extremely surprised. The person sitting in front of her was actually Du Yusheng!
Du Yusheng is here, then...
Li Xi subconsciously looked up at the second row in front of Du Yusheng.
That was a truly prestigious VIP seat; only the initiator or sponsor of the charity event could sit there.
Li Xi spotted Mr. Gu at a glance.
He was dressed in a gray-black Zhongshan suit and wore a brown striped beret. He sat there quietly, giving people the illusion of being peaceful and down-to-earth.
"What a coincidence, I didn't expect Miss Li Xi to be here to listen to the concert." Du Yusheng took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Li Xi, and even took out a handful of candy from his pocket.
"Would Miss Li Xi like some peppermint candy?"
Li Xi took two. "Thank you, Butler Du."
She handed Gu Zhen a piece of candy, saying, "I remember you like this flavor."
Gu Zhen took the candy and asked in a low voice, "How did you know?"
"I ate it in Officer Zhou's car last time."
Gu Zhen unwrapped the candy and put it in his mouth. His drowsy head was immediately awakened by the cool air.
Second row.
Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Wentao turned around in confusion and was met with Li Xi's bright smile.
Li Xi waved to Gu Wentao and sweetly called out, "Grandpa Gu!"
Gu Wentao couldn't hide his astonishment, "Li Xi?"
He glanced back and forth between Li Xi and Gu Zhen, then suddenly let out a low 'whoosh' laugh, teasing Li Xi: "Little girl, are you on a date?"
A blush crept onto Li Xi's pretty face.
But he readily admitted, "Yes."
Li Xi pointed to Gu Zhen beside her and introduced him to Grandpa Gu and Du Yusheng: "Grandpa Gu, Butler Du, this is my friend Gu Zhen."
After saying that, Li Xi was pleasantly surprised, "Huh? You all have the surname Gu?"
They might have been one family five hundred years ago.
Du Yusheng and Gu Wentao exchanged a glance, their expressions both somewhat strange.
The silence was broken only when Gu Zhen spoke.
"Grandpa Gu".
"Grandpa Du."
"Hello."
Gu Wentao blinked, subconsciously adjusting his hat, his gaze shifting between the sky and the stage, before mumbling, "Okay, hello young man."
Du Yusheng seemed stunned, unable to recover from the shock of Gu Zhen calling him "Grandpa Du" for a long time.
Du Yusheng looked at Gu Zhen deeply, his eyes suddenly filled with tears.
Li Xi was stunned.
No, why are you crying?
"Butler Du?" Li Xi quickly opened her handbag to find tissues. She handed the tissues to Du Yusheng and asked with concern, "Why are you still crying? Are your eyes bothering you?"
Du Yusheng's lips trembled, and he almost burst into tears.
Gu Zhen suddenly said, "The concert has begun."
Du Yusheng's expression froze.
He took the tissue Li Xi handed him and turned around to wipe away his tears.
Looking at Gu Wentao in front, he seemed calm, but in reality, his eyes were fixed on the center of the stage, unfocused.
The concert will begin soon.
Listening to a live performance is a completely different experience from listening through computer speakers. Li Xi was completely absorbed in the performance and clapped along with the audience from time to time.
Every time the audience cheered and applauded, Gu Zhen's body tensed up even more.
After listening for more than half an hour, Li Xi finally remembered to observe Gu Zhen to see if he was resting.
Looking to the side, I saw that Gu Zhen was not only not asleep, but also had a tense face, as if he were facing a great enemy.
Li Xi had a bad feeling.
"Professor Gu?" Li Xi suddenly leaned close to Gu Zhen's ear, staring at the hairs standing on end on his neck and the beads of sweat on his forehead, and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Who gets this nervous at a concert?
Gu Zhen closed his eyes before saying, "It's okay. I rarely come to such lively scenes, so I'm a little uncomfortable."
Li Xi then remembered that Gu Zhen had mentioned at the mall last night that he was not used to face-to-face conversations with people, so he never went shopping.
Could it be that he's not just uncomfortable communicating face-to-face, but he simply can't accept being with too many people?
Isn't this social anxiety disorder?
The social anxiety mentioned here refers to social anxiety disorder in a pathological sense, which is a mental illness.