Can't Think of Anything

When the competition results were announced, it was already dusk. A group of reporters couldn't conduct interviews that night, so they had to wait until the next morning. After obtaining Xia Yu's contact information, they rushed to his home.

They knew that it was Monday and Xia Yu wouldn't be at home, so they just wanted to interview his parents. However, Kong Hanyue had been away from home for many years, and Xia Dongyang had been on the run for days, so there was no one at home.

They tried asking the neighbors, but they didn't know anything either. The reporters with no connections could only feel anxious, while those with connections had asked the head teacher to enter the school directly. Xia Yu, who was in class, was called to the head teacher's office through the broadcast.

"Xia Yu, this is a reporter from the Zilun Daily, she wants to interview you about winning the first place in the music competition. Do you have time right now?"

Xia Yu naturally had no inconvenience, and he agreed since the head teacher was giving him face.

"Then you can have the interview here, I'll leave for now." The head teacher closed the door and went to handle his own matters.

Sitting on the sofa, Xia Yu looked at the reporter in front of him.

She was a female reporter who had just graduated from college, full of spirit and dreams about society.

Xia Yu had read some psychology books in his previous life and was originally sensitive to other people's emotions, so he could feel it clearly.

The female reporter introduced herself first, but Xia Yu didn't listen carefully, as such a level of newspaper would rarely have the opportunity to interview him in the future.

"You ranked first in the whole Zilun City this time, is there anything you want to say?" asked the female reporter.

"No."

"..."

"Just kidding." Xia Yu smiled, "But there's really nothing much to say, I didn't plan to participate in the competition, it was the principal who convinced me."

"Can you tell me how the principal communicated with you?" The female reporter got excited, thinking of words like dreams and passion.

"He said that if I do well, I might get a recommendation letter from a university, and then I won't have to take the college entrance examination."

The female reporter was speechless again.

How realistic of you!

She decided to change the topic: "During the competition, you said that your mother taught you piano. Can you tell me about your experience learning piano from her?"

"I would just go to her place by subway to learn piano when I had free time."

"Wait, go to your mother's place by subway?" The female reporter caught the key point.

"Oh, they're divorced." Xia Yu answered. These things would definitely be dug out, so it's better to admit it openly now.

Upon hearing the word "divorce," the female reporter's heart sank.

The topic seemed to suddenly become heavy.

She changed the subject again: "How does your father feel about you winning the championship this time?"

She tried to use this happy topic to disperse the heaviness of the conversation.

"He ran away due to debt over ten days ago."

The topic became even heavier!

For a moment, the female reporter had no idea how to proceed and became somewhat panicked.

"But my sister is very happy." Xia Yu helped her out of the predicament.

Relieved, the female reporter began to ask about Xia Yu's sister.

The interview lasted for five minutes, and they shook hands before parting ways.

By the time Xia Yu returned to the classroom, the class was just over.

A group of classmates surrounded him, congratulating him on his first-place result.

Yan Wei also brought a bag of flower cakes, but Xia Yu refused them, citing recent stomach issues as the reason.

Although he really wanted to eat them, he knew that the other party had ulterior motives in offering the cakes.

If he wanted to enjoy pastries, he could go to An Siyao and let the pastry chef make them, saving time and effort, even if it meant not eating them himself.

He could also let An Siyao take them to Xu Youxiang, allowing him to enjoy the game and eat at the same time.

Yan Wei knew that the stomach issue was just an excuse, and she returned to her seat with a gloomy expression.

These days, Yuxue hadn't been as attentive to her, which made her feel uneasy, wondering if she had messed something up.

In reality, it was just that Yuxue had found out that Xia Yu was visiting Kong Hanyue every night, so she wasn't in a hurry to find a sister-in-law for herself anymore.

In addition to his own classmates, Xia Yu also encountered neighboring students watching him, and even students from other floors purposely ran to the third floor to use the restroom just to get a glimpse of Xia Yu.

After ending his life being watched at school, Xia Yu came to the café and was once again surrounded by the guests.

The guests were mostly classical music enthusiasts and literary young women who were joining in for the fun. After Xia Yu played a piece by the Old Wolf of France, the excitement of the young women was apparent on their faces.

They were truly a group of inexplicable people.

At Kong Hanyue's place, after receiving Kong Hanyue's childish congratulations, Xia Yu returned home and was embraced by Yuxue as soon as he entered the door.

"What's wrong?" Xia Yu asked, puzzled. Yuxue had already congratulated him in the morning, so why was she being clingy again now?

"Brother is so good," Yuxue didn't answer Xia Yu but spoke words he didn't understand.

Of course, I'm good, but what are you referring to this time?

Two minutes later, Xia Yu learned the answer.

The female reporter from the Ziling Daily had already sent the report to the mailbox.

Although the Internet industry in this world was not very mature, print media was already declining, and news sent to mailboxes was becoming popular.

In the report, the part about Yuxue accounted for half the content.

Originally, it was supposed to be about the parents and teachers, but it was all taken up by Yuxue.

Naturally, the girl was overjoyed to see herself occupying such a large space in the report.

Picking up the report, Xia Yu scanned it twice but didn't find any parts mentioning Xia Dongyang and Kong Hanyue.

After some thought, Xia Yu realized that he had underestimated the professional ethics of the journalists in this world.

In his previous life, such a story of a remarried mother and an absent father would definitely be exploited by unscrupulous journalists, but the journalists in this world not only didn't use these despicable means, but also helped cover it up.

Xia Yu reflected that he had been too cold towards the female reporter during the day.

Anyway, after the second competition, there would be another interview, so he would try to be more amicable then.

Xia Yu logged out of the mailbox and searched online for the competition situation in Yaoguang City.

As he expected, An Siyao's name was written in the first place.

Apart from An Siyao, there was another familiar name in fifth place, which was Zhong Yunze.

Zhong Yunze's skill level was also around LV3; it was no wonder that he could only rank fifth in a place like Yaoguang City.

He watched the competition video that was released this morning and saw An Siyao playing the piano on stage. The young girl played a cold yet gentle painted world, the piece flawless and her skills far superior to Xia Yu's.

This was also Xia Yu's first time seeing An Siyao play the piano.

In the next round, the entire competition would be held in Su Province, and Yao Guang City was also included in the Su Province competition area. That meant that in the next round, he would be able to truly see An Siyao.