Love Symphony: Let Your Heart Beat for Me-Chapter 148 - 78 Pre-Match Trial

On Sunday, Fu Weiheng made a last-minute trip to Shanghai to sign a project contract and could return that night.

With a 7:30 a.m. flight, Su Wan got up early too. After breakfast and seeing Fu Weiheng off, Su Wan continued with a day of practice.

Thanks to Fu Weiheng’s pointers yesterday, Su Wan’s practice today went much smoother, but the piano accompaniment for the competition was her biggest frustration recently. Although Fu Weiheng could be her piano accompanist, he had been extremely busy with work lately, often exhausted after his regular job, and she couldn’t bring herself to make him practice with her after work.

Thinking about it, she lost focus, and halfway through, she forgot where to draw the bow...

Su Wan raised her hand to rub her brow, put down the instrument, and went out to pour a glass of water.

When she returned, she heard the phone on the piano loudly ringing. She put down the water glass and walked over to answer the call unhurriedly.

The caller ID showed an unfamiliar number. She glanced at it twice before picking up: "Hello, this is Su Wan."

"Wanwan, it’s me."

Su Wan paused slightly, then gently replied with an "Hmm."

Jiang Yun paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Do you have time for lunch together?"

Su Wan raised her wrist to check the time and thought about it, "Okay."

The location was chosen by Jiang Yun, at a high-end western restaurant in the East Lake District.

Su Wan changed into an appropriate sleeveless dress, sent a message to Fu Weiheng, and then grabbed her bag and left.

There’s a direct Line 3 subway from Fu Weiheng’s apartment to East Lake Square. Su Wan walked about ten minutes after exiting the subway station before finding the restaurant Jiang Yun had mentioned.

Pushing open the restaurant door, Su Wan glanced around and saw Jiang Yun sitting by the window.

Su Wan walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Jiang Yun turned back from gazing at the street scene outside the window, and looked at the person sitting in front of her, smiling with delight, "You’re here."

Su Wan responded with a slight smile. Although the two had resolved their differences, they could only sigh about the many years of separation, and their previous relationship always felt distant.

Even so, Jiang Yun was greatly satisfied. She didn’t dare to hope for too much; just being able to have a meal with her daughter today was already a pleasant surprise.

After placing their orders, Su Wan watched the waiter leave and was the first to speak in a normal tone, "You... haven’t returned to London?"

Jiang Yun smiled gently, "There’s no concert recently, so I want to stay in Yanchuan a bit longer."

Su Wan took a sip of lemon water, asked casually, "Are you alone?"

Jiang Yun’s smile faded slightly, "Mm... they’re not back."

Su Wan naturally understood who "they" referred to. She was not particularly concerned, just offered a slight smile, and then fell silent again.

After a while, Jiang Yun observed her calm profile and suddenly spoke, "I heard... that you’re preparing for a competition lately?"

Su Wan was taken aback for a second and then nodded.

Jiang Yun asked again, "What competition?"

Su Wan: "The United States Klein String Competition."

Jiang Yun: "That’s nice, how’s your piece preparation going?"

Su Wan: "Pretty much done, but still needs more practice."

Jiang Yun smiled, "If there’s anything you need help with, just let Mom know."

Su Wan paused her movements, put the glass back on the table, held the cup, deliberated for a moment, then spoke, "Mom, would you happen to be available to be my piano accompanist?"

Jiang Yun was stunned, repeatedly confirming what she heard, taking a while to snap back to reality.

Seeing her stiff expression, Su Wan assumed it was inconvenient for her and quickly retracted, saying, "It’s okay if it’s not convenient, I was just asking..."

"It’s convenient." Jiang Yun regained her senses, her tone filled with undeniable joy, "Mom would love to do something for you."

Su Wan smiled, "Okay... thank you, Mom."

After lunch, Su Wan rode with Jiang Yun to Fu Weiheng’s apartment to pick up her instrument, then went together to Jiang Yun’s place.

After placing the instrument in the back seat, Su Wan sat back in the passenger seat. Jiang Yun glanced at the high-end residential buildings in front of her, and asked, "Are you living with Neil?"

Su Wan paused a moment while fastening her seatbelt, "Mm."

"Neil treats you well." Jiang Yun changed gears and slowly drove out of the community, then asked, "When do you plan to get married?"

Su Wan felt her face heat up and answered offhandedly, "...not yet."

Jiang Yun glanced at her slightly flushed cheeks and didn’t ask further, focusing on driving.

This time returning to Yanchuan, Jiang Yun, not wanting to face Old Sir Jiang, didn’t stay at the Jiang Mansion. Like Jiang Zhiyan, she had no real attachment to that house, so even on a rare return to the country, she was unwilling to go back.

The car gradually left the city center, then turned onto a road leading to the countryside. Su Wan looked at the familiar scenery along the road, glanced around in confusion until they got closer to a neighborhood with red-brick townhouses. Only then did Su Wan turn her head slightly to look at Jiang Yun in the driver’s seat, "This..."