Nolan hugged her. “So, how will you express your appreciation?”Maisie stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips. “This is my favorite gift that I’ve ever received in my life. I’ll definitely keep it for a lifetime.”Nolan kissed her on the forehead and between the eyebrows. “I’m glad as long as you’re happy.”The next day, flowers were in full bloom in the music academy, and the garden in the academy was filled with tender verdures. People were walking in the corridors, and several instructors passed by too.“I heard that Jodie has returned to the academy to be an instructor. But didn’t she major in ballet?”“So what if she majored in ballet? She won an award as a pianist. She won’t be at a disadvantage even when she returns to her alma mater as an instructor.”“It’s said that she and Mr. Lucas were students of the same department, and she was the belle of the solo instrumentation department of the music academy. They would’ve been the perfect couple on campus if they had got t
Ryleigh was startled.Charles walked up to her and patted her on the shoulder. “Ryleigh, we can’t expect others to fight for us. When everyone else is looking down on you, the more you have to prove it to them.”Ryleigh’s confusion was instantly cleared after listening to Charles’s guidance.She smiled, thanked him, and then left his office. “I understand now, thank you.”Looking at her leaving his office, Charles gave off a satisfied grin.In the next few days, Ryleigh brought in a few students from the orchestra department.They obviously looked a little bewildered. “Ms. Hill, why did you summon us here?”Ryleigh looked at the music manuscripts in her hand and laughed. “Let’s start a band!”One of the girls looked even more confused. “A band?”Another girl sighed. “What kind of band can we form? The students from the solo instruments department will surely laugh at us for playing music for a funeral when they see us rehearsing.”“Yeah, thanks to them, we’re often not in the
“However, these music genres emerged only around the 19th to 20th century. We’ve mastered these genres, and that’s something to be proud of, but what are we going to tell the public when classical music is being put forward?”Ryleigh chuckled. “Classical music has been primarily a written tradition since at least the 9th century, spawning a sophisticated notational system ever since. The earliest extant music manuscripts are said to date from the Carolingian Empire that flourished during that era. The Fradianites popularized such symphonies in the 12th century. They stood the test of time during the Renaissance period that took place from the 14th to 17th century and evolved throughout the whole history of humanity.“It’s famous for its high emotional penetration and its pompous, majestic harmonies that give a symphony its dynamics. You’ll run into a gentle caress among waves of rigidity and sometimes a harsh punch in the face among the soft embrace of the symphony. So, you can argue
Ryleigh slapped his hand away and said, “I just can’t stand seeing them like that. Hmph!”Louis pinched her puffed-up cheeks. “If I didn’t come over, were you going to fight them?”Ryleigh looked at him, deep in thought, but didn’t speak. At that moment, a beautiful woman in a long dress stood not far away with a smile on her face. “Lew.”Ryleigh stared at Louis, who had great luck with women. The woman walking over wasn’t as pretty as his ex-girlfriend Xyla but was just as graceful. She could guess who this woman was. She was probably Jodie Smalls that the other instructors had been talking about a few days ago. Xyla was an international supermodel who had a classy grace, while Jodie was a ballet dancer who was demure and elegant, gentle as water.Louis looked at her, then frowned. “Who are you?”Ryleigh turned away and covered her mouth, trying not to laugh. Jodie was probably surprised when Louis didn’t recognize her and paused, feeling a little awkward. “I’m Jodie, don
Louis enjoyed her ‘performance’ and couldn’t help but say, “You can do that too.”Ryleigh was disgusted. “No way!”Louis leaned in closer to her. “Weren’t you nastier when you called me honey?”Ryleigh paused and quickly looked away. “Did I? I didn’t, no way. You misheard.”He pinched her cheek and made her look at him. “Playing dumb, are we?”Before Ryleigh could speak, Louis kissed her. She was surprised but then started smacking him playfully. “We’re in public— Mm!He ignored it, then backed her up against the wall and took her breath away, taking in all her sweetness.When Ryleigh saw someone walk past them again, she pushed him away anxiously and turned around while she blushed, fanning with her hand.“Professor Lucas.” A student nodded at Louis, who responded with a nod.Ryleigh hid behind him and tried to slip away after the students walked away. Unfortunately, Louis caught her. “Where are you going?”Ryleigh whispered, “I’m going back.”“Why? You don’t have class i
The next day…Ryleigh sat crossed-legged on the couch in Louis’ loose T-Shirt, waiting for someone to bring her clothes over.She happily went to get the door when the doorbell rang. However, her face fell when she saw the woman outside was Xyla. “Why are you here?”Xyla looked at her and smiled. “You’re living together after your wedding.”Ryleigh was going to close the door when Xyla suddenly held the door open and stuffed a bag of designer clothes into her hands. “Hold these. I wouldn’t have wanted to come over if not for Louis.”Xyla put on her sunglasses with a smile, turned, and left. Ryleigh froze for a few minutes, tossed the bag to the floor, and angrily stomped her feet. “I’m going to mess you up, Louis Lucas!”After throwing a tantrum, Ryleigh picked up the bag of clothes. Having something to wear was better than nothing!Xyla returned to the car and received a text from Louis, who asked if she had sent the clothes over.Xyla: [I did. Don’t ask me to deliver anythi
Ryleigh fell to the ground, and the skin of her palm scratched against the floor and bled. She winced and balled up her fist. The instructor crossed her arm. “Stop pretending. I just pushed you lightly, and you fell?”“If Mr. Lucas saw this, he would say that we’re bullying you. You fell, so don’t come blaming us.”“You—” Ryleigh was going to retaliate when a woman walked over with her phone. “I’m sorry, I accidentally took a video of the interesting event that just took place. I wonder if this video can help clear this lady’s name.”Ryleigh looked over and was surprised because it was Xyla. The instructors all turned pale. Jodie smiled when she saw that it was Xyla. “Xy, why are you here?”She walked toward her. “Don’t misunderstand, Xy. It was an accident.”Ryleigh stood up. Xyla turned to look at Jodie. “We’re not very close.”Jodie’s smile froze, but she still calmly said, “Don’t you recognize me? I’m Jodie Smalls.”“I know you’re Jodie Smalls.” Xyla twirled her phon
When she saw how pale Jodie turned, Xyla leaned closer. “You try to scare the women around Louis away because you’re not good enough for him? Do you think you’d get a chance to dance ballet if you didn’t get close to me because my father was the director of Royal Crown?”Jodie’s shoulder shuddered. Ryleigh looked at her curiously.Xyla patted her face. “Do you think you’re so pure and innocent? You used your relationship with me and got to know the people in my father’s circle and sold yourself out just so they would pay for your ballet career overseas.“After so many years of dancing, you still haven’t gotten famous, just enjoying life with money people give you. If it weren’t because they saw through your plan and cut off your finances, would you have returned?”Xyla didn’t speak too loud, but everyone could clearly hear her, and they were shocked. Jodie looked more and more embarrassed. Her face was pale as a sheet, as if she had faced immense shame, while her eyes filled with