Chapter 132 Part 2: The Future Miss Savior (2)

– “Nights in the Garden of Spain.”

This classical piece of orchestral music was taken from the opera “Life is Short.”

The company’s music teacher had once explained the background to her.

“Life is Short” tells a clichéd love tragedy.

The story revolves around a Gypsy girl falling in love with a local young man, but the young man, believing his social status was higher than that of the Gypsy, chose to abandon her. The desperate Gypsy girl eventually died at the feet of her lover.

And “Nights in the Garden of Spain” is the dance music from the first scene of the second act of the opera during the wedding.

Unconsciously, Liang Xiaoxiao felt a twinge of envy toward the pitiful ending of the Gypsy girl.

If possible, she would rather embrace the inevitable fate of briefly drowning in love with the person she admired.

The source of the orchestral music grew closer.

It came from a slightly ajar door, with sounds flowing through the sunlight peeking through the gaps, like a stream where white deer occasionally drank water.

Liang Xiaoxiao’s gaze fixed on the sign for room 309, feeling somewhat nervous as she stood motionless at the door, quietly listening to the orchestral music playing Theme B.

The melody’s emotions intensified and grew heavier, as if suggesting that the wedding would ultimately end in tragedy, gradually changing tones and moving toward the higher notes.

At this point, she finally summoned her resolve, gathering courage to slowly push open the door.

Suddenly, a broad swath of summer sunlight pierced her pupils, creating pure white ripples spreading across her retina, burying the actual scenery within, like flowers in a mirror or the moon reflected in water, revealing a beautiful landscape.

The gentle breeze fluttered the pure white curtains, causing them to billow like a flowing skirt; light penetrated the delicate fabric, and a slender figure danced hazily within, as the piano music of the orchestra suddenly became distinct.

The curtains gracefully settled back.

Chu Yuanqing sat by the piano, her profile beautiful as if heaven-gifted. The shadows of her long eyelashes reflected in her clear eyes. Her slender fingers danced like butterflies among the black and white keys, playing vibrant and poignant notes in a strong A major key. As her fingers moved faster, the music grew more intense and emotional.

Liang Xiaoxiao stood transfixed.

This was not a chance encounter but a gift deliberately arranged by Dream Weaver Rabbit.

Despite knowing this, Liang Xiaoxiao couldn’t suppress her joy and excitement upon seeing someone familiar. Her heart pounded like a drumbeat, blending with the orchestral music heralding the end, creating a wonderful melody in her ears.

After a while, the music concluded.

Chu Yuanqing looked down at her fingertips resting on the piano keys, experiencing a sense of nostalgia.

How long had it been since she last played the piano?

She recalled learning these instruments because Charlotte had begged her to accompany them.

But over the years, as various instruments were arranged in the peaceful city, memories of the past gathered dust, losing their former sparkle and vitality.

Chu Yuanqing was attempting to ignore everything about herself as she continued to feel lost in a whirlpool of curses. However, fragments of connection with the other person kept flashing in her mind, evoking memories and love.

Perhaps she had forgotten too much, and Charlotte gradually became the beacon of self they anchored in her heart.

Chu Yuanqing reached out to gently touch the piano keys, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar. With slightly hesitant fingers, she played a childhood lullaby. A smile tugged at the corner of her lips as ripples of nostalgia and sadness appeared in her eyes. She softly began to sing:

“Edelweiss, edelweiss.

“Every morning you greet me.”

“Small and white.”

“Clean and bright.”

“You look happy to meet me.”

Liang Xiaoxiao remained motionless.

If “Nights in the Garden of Spain” only made her feel something.

Then this song “Edelweiss” from Chu Yuanqing’s inner emotions transcended the usual definition of a stage, transforming the lanterns into pure white, creating a profoundly emotional phenomenon that seemed to resurrect the original stage.

Loneliness, nostalgia, innocence, parting, sadness, happiness…

Though just a simple melody, a classic nursery rhyme, the emotions within were vivid, with a light blue cold tone as background, wrapped in warm orange, expressing a gentleness that embraced all sharp edges.

Like a serene prose poem, like the sunlight guiding people daily, merging into the depths of breathing, swaying with the soul, resonating with profound emotions.

It was truly strange.

Liang Xiaoxiao’s eyes welled with tears, her expression dazed, and a deafening shattering sound echoed in her ears.

Deep in her soul, with a piercing sensation, the soil transformed by negative emotions began melting away, enveloping the imaginary sprout buried within, forcefully extracting it from the foul mist, blending it with strands of pure white radiance, as if bestowing a gift of purification.

Crackling.

The dark cocoon collapsed, but the blooming bud continued growing, absorbing the shining light of the savior, weaving a clean new shell.

Feeling refreshed and relaxed, a sense of ease filled her soul.

Liang Xiaoxiao experienced sudden clarity throughout her body, as the accumulated stress of the past half month dissipated. Her vision sharpened, with strong sensory effects causing a distortion in her perception of time.

This was the effect of the cocoon’s movement.

Neither purely real nor purely fake.

In this encounter, Liang Xiaoxiao was able to form the prototype of the “Cocoon of the Heart.”

This was not nurtured by the “Calamity Seed” which blooms with evil, but by the pure white bud watered by the light of the savior.

Even though neither was genuine, they were vastly different.

Liang Xiaoxiao couldn’t fully comprehend what was happening, but as she swayed with the melody of “Edelweiss,” she felt a sense of rebirth. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and a subtle smile formed on her lips.

For a long time, for a long time.

The light in Liang Xiaoxiao’s eyes flickered, as if she were in a whirlwind of thoughts for a dozen seconds. She smiled, feeling as if the sun was too hot to approach. She shifted her gaze away from Chu Yuanqing and chose to leave without farewell.

The girl arrived quietly and departed quietly, unnoticed along the way, without any goodbyes, much like her ordinary struggles, not even as significant as half-hearted reality, embodying a supporting role’s conclusion.

Three minutes later, indoors.

Chu Yuanqing’s fingers ceased playing the piano. She rose, took the lovely daughter’s vinyl record from the record player, carefully returned it to her small backpack, then picked up the record player she had secretly taken from the dormitory. She blinked, smiled, feeling satisfied.

She had finally finished listening to the vinyl record Little Shu gave her. Now she wouldn’t fear discussing this topic when next meeting the other person with her father.

Although she had considered using it in the dormitory, it wasn’t secure with her daughter there. Going to the music room in the entertainment area was troublesome, but safer. Even if someone overheard, it wouldn’t seem unusual.

“Break time is almost over, it’s time to return to training now.”

Chu Yuanqing checked the time, left the music room, took the central lift, and started her journey back to the dormitory. Her steps were light throughout, completely unaware of the complications arising because of her.

At the same time,

Dream Weaver Rabbit observed Liang Xiaoxiao’s data with its bright red eyes scanning through the massive data flow at high speed, revealing a mechanical quality. It murmured in awe:

“Is this… a different method from using the Calamity Seed to create the Cocoon of the Heart?”

In that moment,

Dream Weaver Rabbit recalled the first time Xie Qingxuan Plundered Shine in the car.

Just as then, when Luo Chan’s shine was stolen, only in Chu Yuanqing’s embrace and words did she return to normal. Compared to the many confused players still in the C1 area, it represented two extremes.

The super AI had done this before, recognizing Liang Xiaoxiao’s feelings for Chu Yuanqing, hoping their meeting would provide the former a positive boost, but never anticipated such a powerful chemical reaction.

Dream Weaver Rabbit’s face brightened with joy as it couldn’t help but celebrate:

“Just by relying on personal radiance, she has created a new path to form the Cocoon of the Heart different from the Calamity Seed?”

“Unbelievable, this is truly a miracle.”

The super AI once again acknowledged the great significance of Chu Yuanqing; she was like a precious gift given to humans, as pure as white light.

It could be said that as long as she did not die prematurely, the Fire Seed plan was halfway to success.

The Dream Weaver Rabbit whispered eagerly:

“I really anticipate the day when you truly mature, the future…savior miss.”