Chapter 1593

As the final year performance approached, an incident occurred that shocked the Music Academy and even the entire Brilliant Star University.

Mr. Pa Li Ce Er will come to their music exhibition to give a music lecture, and will also select an instrument class to guide the final year performance.

In an instant, the entire forum buzzed with discussion; all previous gossip was mere drizzle compared to this news.

: That's Mr. Pa Li Ce Er, one of the leading figures in the music world—our school is indeed awesome.

: Please, I wouldn't even dare see who's heading the school board; this time it's probably the Zhu Family's doing too, right?

: No no no, reliable word has it that Mr. Pa Li Ce Er took a disciple at our school, coming just to give him face.

: Damn, the Music Academy actually has such a divine person!

Before the lecture even began, guessing who Mr. Pa Li Ce Er's disciple was became the hottest topic on the forum.

That day's lecture was held in the Music Academy's Auditorium, a sea of heads with listeners gathering thickly.

Zhu Suisheng usually dislikes such events, but hearing that Jin Chen's class was among those required to attend, he came along with him.

Yu Xing glanced at the two people leaning on the seats, feeling it novel—when would Zhu Suisheng ever obey others so readily, even tagging along for something as dull as a lecture?

Of course, people with that mindset are still a minority; most Music Academy students came hoping to see the leading idol, and the Auditorium was quiet as they stared at the stage.

"Everyone on the forum is guessing who Mr. Pa Li Ce Er's student is." Yu Xing, happily scrolling on his phone, asked them, "Who do you think it will be?"

Zhu Suisheng didn't care who it was; he shook his head, yawned, and muttered, "So boring."

Then, looking at Jin Chen blinking, his post‑yawn hazy eyes glistened with moisture as he silently acted coquettish.

"There are too many people here; we might as well go to the Library to read." Zhu Suisheng complained.

Heaven knows he's not really a book lover, but Jin Chen's daily schedule is just a few items, and Zhu Suisheng, wanting to stick close to him, has unintentionally formed this habit.

Jin Chen had agreed to come; originally the Class Monitor had repeatedly demanded attendance sign‑ins in the group, but leaving early after half the lecture should be fine.

He had a rough guess about Mr. Pa Li Ce Er's disciple, but wasn't certain.

In the original plot, the protagonist top used the Zhu Family's connections to get close to Mr. Pa Li Ce Er and become his student, but Zhou An now lacks the Zhu Family Young Master's backing, so the outcome might differ.

"Let's go." Jin Chen casually took Zhu Suisheng's finger, gave it a light squeeze, and asked, "Shall we head to the Training Room?"

As the finals approached, Zhu Suisheng also had plenty of evaluations, yet he himself cared nothing for them.

"All right." Zhu Suisheng wrinkled his nose, reluctantly agreeing.

The two were about to leave from the back when, just as they rose, they heard a sudden exclamation all around and all the lights came on.

Zhu Suisheng: "……"

Jin Chen pulled him back again.

At the same time, the surroundings burst into nonstop chatter and astonishment.

"How could it be Zhou An! Good heavens!"

"No…… he definitely isn't the talented type; he hasn't even been selected for a performance, so how could he become the student Mr. Pa Li Ce Er favors!"

"I've thought of so many people, damn, I never imagined it would be Zhou An."

Yu Xing was also shocked: "Zhou An? Really him? I had even bet on a senior from the piano major."

Yu Xing shifted his attention from the game machine, "Any good show to watch?"

Zhu Suisheng snorted: "If I had known it was him, I definitely wouldn't have come."

He sullenly bumped his forehead against Jin Chen's shoulder, "It's all your fault."

With so many people now, suddenly leaving would definitely be seen as a monkey.

Just then, a melodic violin sound suddenly came from the stage.

Jin Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise, slowly looked at Zhou An playing on the Auditorium stage, and understood.

Is this person a rat? He even stole the unfinished discarded sheet music, and did so without anyone knowing.

"This piece……" Zhu Suisheng widened his eyes in surprise, gripping Jin Chen's hand, "This is your piece."

He had still heard Jin Chen practicing it this morning at home.

Jin Chen nodded, tone somewhat helpless: "To be precise, it's the first version of the sheet music."

"Ah?!" Yu Xing froze, "There's really gossip."

Yu Xing took a deep breath, "I don't even dare go back to the dormitory." Zhou An's hands and feet are also a bit too unclean.

"Zhou An is going too far, stealing everything." Zhu Suisheng instantly became angry; he always protects his own, and besides, Jin Chen is now a very important person to him, so he cannot tolerate Jin Chen's belongings being stolen.

It seems the lesson from the previous incident wasn't enough for Zhou An.

Zhu Suisheng suddenly fell silent, holding Jin Chen's hand as he gazed at the person on stage; his eyes grew increasingly sinister, his gaze slowly focusing on Zhou An's hands.

If Zhou An can never pick up the violin again, then he will never be able to steal Jin Chen's sheet music.

At that very moment, the progress of the villain side quest reached 85.

Jin Chen glanced doubtfully at the person beside him; Zhu Suisheng quickly adjusted his expression, gave him a soft, sweet smile, leaned his cheek against his shoulder, and whispered, "Let me help you settle this, okay?"

Jin Chen thought to himself, afraid that what needed to be settled was a person.

【Host, please pay attention to the Main God's Blackening Value—it's not easy to lower.】Ling Gun Gun reminded.

Zhu Suisheng's Blackening Value isn't particularly high; Jin Chen had also considered this issue, ultimately concluding that Zhu Suisheng doesn't think it's wrong to be ruthless toward people he dislikes—in his view, it's as natural as getting angry and arguing, even if the methods often instill a lifelong fear in others or incur a heavy price beyond worldly consequences.

But Zhu Suisheng happened to conceal himself well in front of the Zhu Family's parents, so no one ever restrained him, which gradually led to the tragic state of the original plot's later stages.

This wouldn't normally be a problem, and Jin Chen didn't want to restrict Zhu Suisheng's habits either, but this world won't allow it.

Jin Chen turned sideways, stroked Zhu Suisheng's cheek, and said gently, "No need, I'll take care of it."

Zhu Suisheng pursed his lips, "But……" You're just a blockhead—how are you going to solve it?

Zhou An is just a sly mouse.

When a blockhead meets a mouse, it's strange if he doesn't lose.

Still, Zhu Suisheng was willing to trust Jin Chen, so he obediently nodded, thinking that at worst he could secretly make Zhou An disappear, so Jin Chen wouldn't know it was him.

But punishing Zhou An is for later; today we also need to let Zhou An know the consequences of stealing.

Zhu Suisheng leaned on Jin Chen's shoulder, quietly thinking about what to do.