High Mountain Flowing Water 2

  High Mountain and Flowing Water is an ancient melody, which tells the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, as well as a story between two bosom friends. However, the content described in this ancient tune is actually about the breathtaking natural scenery of high mountains and flowing water.

  The melody is sometimes majestic and high, like the magnificent atmosphere of a high mountain, and sometimes clear and smooth, like an endless gentle stream. Whether it's mountains or water, it presents a vast natural beauty with a soft and beautiful breath, making people forget their fatigue and feel happy in body and mind.

  Xiao Tong has a lot of work pressure, and almost every afternoon tea time she comes to listen to a segment of Guzheng playing "High Mountain Flowing Water", even the biggest worries and pressures can disappear, and the whole person feels extremely relaxed.

  Xiao Tong supported her delicate chin with one hand, her eyes shining like water as she gazed at Di Yu with a charming expression. She asked in a soft and gentle voice: "It seems you're hiding your talents, and you're also skilled in music? With your handsome appearance, strong physique, and humorous conversation, it's no wonder you're from a military background and a top student at the national university. Plus, with your unique background, a man like Young Master Di is truly one in a million."

  "Say, keep saying! Don't stop..." Di Yu half-closed his eyes, enjoying Xiao Tong's praise, and listening to it made him feel like he had become a heartthrob. A woman like Xiao Tong is what it means to have feminine charm... unlike Yang Qian, that tomboy... Ugh, why think about her for no reason.

  "Hmm, since you're so familiar with the melody, Mr. Di Yu, which version of 'High Mountain and Flowing Water' are you playing now?" Xiao Tong's eyes were slightly dazed as she asked softly, she was really surprised that Di Yu still understood music, but what made her feel even more incredible was how Di Yu had seen through her true purpose for coming here.

  She didn't believe that Di Yu could still answer this question about "High Mountain and Flowing Water", although it's an ancient melody, but it has been passed down for a long time, now there are not a few people who can appreciate this piece of music, but those who have a deeper understanding of it are rare.

  "Test me?" Di Yu took a small sip of his coffee and shook his head, saying: "If we had a cup of top-grade frozen Wuyi oolong in front of us now, it would be even more flavorful. The Guqin was originally divided into two schools, the Northern and Southern schools, with representative styles including Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan, Hakka, and Chaozhou. However, by modern times, the differences between these schools have become very small, and almost every school has incorporated the strengths of others. Times are progressing, and ancient music is not without progress either."

  The "High Mountain and Flowing Water" we are listening to now is close to the Henan style, it comes from the folk "Lao Liu Ban" board head song, with a clear and refreshing rhythm, folk artists often perform when they meet for the first time, to show respect and intention to make friends.

  Miss Xiao Tong, do you think our acquaintance will be as long-lasting as the meaning conveyed in this song?

  Di Yu finished speaking, Xiao Tong was really shocked. Di Yu's familiarity with ancient music was unbelievable. She opened her mouth in surprise: "You didn't major in folk music at university, did you?"

  Di Yu shook his head and said, "My major is philosophy and psychology."

  "Really? You're too awesome!" Xiao Tong's genuine praise. If her previous praise of Di Yu was a kind of teasing and appreciative gaze, then now she really admired Di Yu.

  "How is it, don't you think I'm quite impressive? And this red thread my sister tied for me, isn't it tied quite well? I wonder if I have the honor of being considered by Miss Xiao?" Di Yu smiled and said.

  Xiao Tong smiled mysteriously and said, "Actually, I'd rather know how you figured out my purpose for coming here."

  "I told you I majored in psychology, but it's not that impressive. Earlier, outside your office, I noticed your eyebrows were furrowed, and from your expression, it seemed like you're troubled by something work-related. If I were in a similar mood and listened to 'High Mountain Flowing Water', my mood would also lift. It's not hard to guess, right?" Di Yu closed his eyes, savoring the moment, as the music had just reached a refreshing and smooth part, making him feel like he was lying in a clear brook, cool and refreshed.

  "It's actually like that." Xiao Tong found the explanation to be quite reasonable, but she knew it wasn't as simple as Di Yu had said. One needed to be observant and meticulous to notice this point. This man who was younger than herself was really not bad at all.

  Xiao Tong is not very old, but she has become the executive creative director of a large company. The people and things she has seen are very rich. A university student who hasn't even graduated yet can get her to look at him with admiring eyes, which has never happened before. What she sees is not just a man's ability, but also his cultivation and taste.

  "Yes, it's getting late, let's go." Xiao Tong smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt and stood up.

  "Alright, I'll send you! " Di Yu stepped forward and pulled out a chair for Xiao Tong, "I wonder if I can have Miss Xiao's phone number?"

  This is not because he had any affection for Xiao Tong after just one meeting, but also a kind of courtesy. If he didn't say this, it's likely that the other party would misunderstand that today's conversation between the two was purely perfunctory, and asking for the other person's number when leaving was a default and affirmation of their conversation.

  "Of course." Xiao Tong nodded in satisfaction and handed over the phone number to Di Yu. She felt more and more that Di Yu was really very considerate.

  Two people walked out of the coffee shop side by side. Since the coffee shop was just diagonally across from S Company, Di Yu didn't plan on seeing her off anymore. Just as he was about to bid farewell and leave, two men in their thirties suddenly rushed out of a black Audi parked by the road.

  One of them even rushed directly to Xiao Tong and Di Yu, pointing at Di Yu and shouting loudly at Xiao Tong: "Xiao Tong, you'd rather go out for coffee with this country bumpkin than go out for a meal with Wang Shao. Have you gone crazy? Is your brain sick?"

  When Xiao Tong clearly saw the two people who appeared, his face suddenly lost its blood color. In the face of the man's questioning, Xiao Tong replied with a stunned expression: "Xiao Jun, I told you not to bother me again in the future, and I've done what I should do! If you still don't know how to repent, no one will care about you in the future. Who I want to have dinner with is my own business, and it has nothing to do with you!"

  Xiao Jun? Xiao Tong? Wang Shao? Di Yu looked at the man with sunglasses behind him and wisely kept silent.

  That Xiao Jun's face was full of anger, and he shouted: "You're my sister, how can it not be my business! You'll be deceived by some unscrupulous men."

  "You've been hanging out with some shady characters—" Xiao Tong's usual calm and collected demeanor was replaced by a face full of anger, and even more so, disgust towards the Wang Shao behind Xiao Jun.

  "Xiao Tong, how can you speak like that? We owed a huge debt and couldn't pay it back, but Wang Shao helped us pay off the last installment. You should be grateful to him. Wang Shao said that if you're willing to marry him, then the one million yuan can be written off in one stroke——"

  "Xiao Jun! Are you still human? How can you say such things, it's no different from selling me to him!" Xiao Tong was so ashamed and angry that he had nowhere to hide, his face bright red, how could he have a biological brother like this.

  "Miss Xiao is being too serious, Big Brother Xiao is your own big brother, how could he be the kind of person you described? And I, Wang Mingjie, also truly admire Miss Xiao Tong. It's just a small matter of one million, we're all our own people, what's there to repay or not repay?" The young man behind Xiao Jun took off his sunglasses and smiled slyly.

  "Wang Mingjie, stop pretending to be so virtuous here! If it weren't for you taking my brother to gamble, he wouldn't have lost so badly that he even wanted to sell his own sister!" Xiao Tong seemed to know Wang Mingjie very well and wasn't moved by his words at all.

  Wang Mingjie pretended to be innocent and said, "Miss Xiao's words are too unjust to me. On that day, several friends were playing a small gamble together, originally just for fun, but Xiao Jun insisted on playing big, and at the time I couldn't even pull him back."

  "That——" Di Yu spoke up.

  "Di Yu, this has nothing to do with you. You go first!" Xiao Tong interrupted Di Yu's words, she didn't want Di Yu to get involved in her own affairs.

  "Mind your own business, kid! I'm talking to my sister here. This doesn't concern you, so just scram!" Xiao Jun pointed at Di Yu with a furious face.

  "Listen up, kid! If you don't want to end up dead on the streets, you'd better scram!" Wang Mingjie glared at Di Yu with a bossy attitude.

  Di Yu was interrupted by three people at the same time, and he said helplessly: "Actually, I just wanted to bid farewell to Miss Xiao. It seems that I'm not needed here? Unexpectedly, the three of you have the same idea as me, truly 'great minds think alike', haha."

  The three people had different expressions on their faces, each with a unique look.

  Xiao Jun showed a "you're lucky" expression, Wang Mingjie had a "contemptuous look", while Xiao Tong looked "slightly surprised".

  Xiao Tong's expression hesitated for a moment, she thought Di Yu would sympathize with her at this time as a weak person. Although she didn't intend to let Di Yu get involved, as a high-quality man, he should say a few words for the sake of their newly formed friendship, especially since it was a beautiful woman, Xiao Tong had that confidence.

  The idea flashed through her mind, Xiao Tong wouldn't blame Di Yu for this, and said: "Alright, I'll send you."

  "Ah? Never mind, I drove here." Di Yu said and turned to leave, but after a few steps he turned back and walked up to Xiao Jun, asking: "Now that I don't feel like leaving, as a good citizen, shouldn't I report it when I hear about someone engaging in illegal gambling?"

  Di Yu finished speaking and took out his mobile phone, randomly pressing a few number keys. He spoke into the phone in a torrent: "Director Shen? Ah, it's me. I have a question to ask you, what is called illegal gathering for gambling - ah, three people or more, betting capital exceeding 50,000 yuan... oh, I see! Here, there are two people who probably exceed one million, okay, I'll wait for you to send someone over. The location is at the coffee shop diagonally opposite S Company!"

  "You're a cruel kid!" Xiao Jun hadn't reacted yet, but the man named Wang Mingjie gave Di Yu a fierce glare and stormed off in anger.

  "Wait, Wang Shao! What's going on? Wait for me!" Xiao Jun didn't know what had happened and quickly caught up.

  Finally peaceful.

  At least Xiao Tong thinks so."Thank you."

  "What am I thanking you for? I just said a few words into the phone casually." Di Yu shrugged.

  "What about the phone call just now?" Xiao Tong looked at him with confusion.

  Di Yu handed his mobile phone to Xiao Tong, on which was clearly displayed "123456789". Seeing this string of numbers, Xiao Tong burst out laughing. It turned out that Di Yu's earlier passionate speech had been completely bluffing them.

  "I don't know any bureau chiefs, I'm just scaring them. But this Wang Mingjie is really problematic!" Di Yu said with a smile, then spoke in a low voice.

  "What's wrong? What's going on?" Xiao Tong seemed to have thought of something and looked at the direction where his brother and Wang Mingjie were leaving with a hint of worry.