I love that song!

  I want to hear it again... no... I want to hear that song a few more times!

  Before going upstairs, or rather, before deciding to come to school, this was the most resolute thought in Qijie's heart.

  Many people may never encounter such a thing in their lifetime, but there are also some people who are always bewildered throughout their lives until one day they are suddenly awakened by a poem, a book, a movie, a song or even an unintentional remark from someone.

  So, whether it's a song or a movie, poem, this thing will bring about a huge transformation for the person, and along with that, this work will also become an unforgettable turning point in their life.

  This profound memory will last until old age, and even until death!

  Of course, perhaps many people have experienced it, but they will choose to forget... No, actually not forgotten, just don't rush, wait until you're old, wait until you start liking to recall some things, you'll find that you still remember very clearly that one sentence, that one melody, that one line of dialogue, or... that one glance.

  This thing, people gave it a name that is not quite accurate, called branding.

  And now, such a song, a song with some madness and screaming, is still imprinted on Qi Jie's heart.

  Whether pretending or covering up her feelings, that was only for others; when facing herself, she couldn't deceive.

  So she wants to find that song!

  She then came to Jinan No. 13 National High School.

  As usual, she parked her car outside the school and walked to the teaching building under the scorching sun, just like yesterday.

  Standing in front of the building, with hands on hips and head raised.

  She naturally couldn't see anything, but she stood there looking for at least a minute.

  It seemed that in an instant, she suddenly thought of a question: what if the person upstairs didn't sing that song today?

  Then, her train of thought shifted in an instant, and she suddenly recalled the question that had flashed through her mind when she first heard the man singing: Who was the person who sang on the rooftop?

  This thought flashed up in an instant, but it didn't disappear suddenly. Instead, as Qijie withdrew her gaze and started walking into the corridor, it suddenly became scorching hot.

  Just a moment ago, she just wanted to listen to songs, wanting to hear that song that moved her, but now, she suddenly wants to know who the singer is, and an extremely strong impulse arises in her heart!

  "This time, I must go up and take a look!" she thought.

  The campus on weekends is really too quiet.

  Just as she walked up to the second floor, Qijie had already heard that faint sound of a guitar.

  "He's really here!"

  She was confident and happy, so she walked with an even lighter step.

  Yes, he should be a student. It's probably without any doubt that if he were a school teacher, he wouldn't run to the rooftop every afternoon to play guitar and sing songs?

  So... what kind of student should he be?

  Is it really like what I imagined last time? Hair that's neither long nor short? Slightly thin? Quiet and shy?

  He sang those nice-sounding campus folk songs, and also sang several nice-sounding love songs. Okay, Qi Jie actually didn't understand this, her classification was based on the lyrics to judge, anyway they were all some unheard-of nice-sounding melodies that's all, and yesterday, he even sang one like that!

  Bitterness, disappointment, anger, irritability, hysteria...

  Her feet moved slowly up the stairs without stopping, but her heart was beating faster and faster.

  "I hope he will definitely look more handsome!"

  Suddenly a strange idea popped up in her mind, Qi Jie was stunned for a moment and almost burst out laughing.

  I'm just curious who that person is and where he heard that song from, what business does it have with others' beauty or ugliness?

  It's on the fifth floor.

  She stood still, cocking her ear to listen.

  Yes, a very beautiful melody... Recently, she has been listening to him play the guitar in his hands more and more fluently, more and more beautifully, and more and more varied.

  "In the past, people began harvesting in April,"

  Lying on top of the high pile of valleys laughing

  I walked through the golden wheat field,

  Go give the scarecrow a song

  Waiting for the mountain wind to blow by.

  You pass through a small town called 'me'.

  Just as the snow on the roof melted into rain and floated down.

  You're wearing transparent clothes

  Sing me a song alone

  They're all songs I like.

  We went to the lake by the vast grassland.

  Waiting for the birds to fly back

  When we all grow up, let's have a baby.

  He will grow up by himself and go far away, we will also go our separate ways.

  I write letters to you, but you don't reply.

  It's all right then.

  ……”

  Her mouth was slightly open, her eyes were dull, but she stared at him with a hint of shrinking pupils.

  What song is this again?

  A dreamlike feeling.

  Unfortunately, she arrived late, this should be the next stanza, and it will soon come to an end.

  The upstairs suddenly fell silent, listening carefully, it seemed to be drinking water.

  She suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, patted her chest with her hand, and inexplicably felt extremely tense.

  "I don't know what that song was just now, but it's really... nice. And the lyrics..." She turned these thoughts over in her mind, hesitated for a moment, licked her lips, took a deep breath, and suddenly went upstairs."

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  High heels going upstairs, as long as they don't deliberately make a light and hidden sound, it's really hard not to be noticed.

  The person upstairs seemed to be tuning a stringed instrument and stopped as soon as they heard the noise.

  Qijie quickened her pace.

  Thirty-six levels of stairs.

  High heels clickety-clack.

  The light in the corridor suddenly dimmed, and Qi Jie subconsciously raised her head to look up.

  Then she was as if she had been cast a petrifying spell and stood there in a daze.

  "Li Qian?" she exclaimed in surprise.

  "Teacher Qi?" Li Qian was also slightly surprised.

  Qijie's heart was momentarily flustered: although she had long guessed that the person singing on the rooftop must be a student from their school, she had never expected that this student not only attended their school but also happened to be in her own class!

  She has taught Li Qian for two whole years since the day he entered high school!

  And Li Qian is also one of those students who left a deep impression on her!

  Although we don't interact deeply, but almost every day we meet... too familiar!

  To the extent that at this moment, she was actually feeling a kind of panic and loss of control as if someone had stumbled upon a secret in her heart!

  And it's really too familiar, those fantasies about the rooftop singer in my heart before, that mysterious feeling, that curiosity... all collapsed!

  So it was... Li Qian!

  So disappointed, so disappointed!

  Even she couldn't articulate the source of this disappointment, in fact, when Li Qian appeared at the rooftop entrance, when she looked up and saw that face clearly, especially when he shouted "Qi teacher" those three words, suddenly, Li Qian's voice matched the singing voice from the top of the building——she was certain, the person who sang her to tears yesterday must be him!

  But at this moment, she was very disappointed in her heart!

  How could it be him?

  Why was it him!

  At this moment, she suddenly felt that before entering the teaching building, she should have had some kind of hope in her heart? Was it... a longing to meet someone, or even a feeling that couldn't be shared with others?

  This idea suddenly popped out and startled Qijie.

  Hope? Yearning? Emotion?

  With Li Qian?

  Stop it!

  Okay, although I didn't know beforehand that the singer was Li Qian, however... I had already guessed that he should be a student! A high school student!

  "I'm going crazy!" she thought, "How could I have such an idea!"

  At this time, Li Qian's surprise faded away, and he honestly greeted, "Hello, Teacher Qi!"

  Qijie heard this and hurriedly suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind, using the action of tucking her hair behind her ears to also conceal the hint of panic from just now. She smiled and nodded, slowly walking up the stairs while saying: "You too!"

  As they spoke, they arrived at the rooftop, Li Qian retreated first and Qi Jie also walked out.

  Then, she looked around and turned to Li Qian, saying: "I remembered that I left something in the office and came back to get it. When I walked to the third floor, I heard someone playing guitar and singing. The teacher was curious and thought about coming up to take a look. I didn't expect it to be you! Why, on a big weekend like this, aren't you going on a date? Instead, you're alone here practicing your singing?"

  Li Qian smiled and said: "I've been liking this lately, I'm afraid of disturbing others, so I thought of the top of the teaching building where no one is, and come over to practice for a while every day."

  Qī Jié nodded slightly, and her panic immediately dissipated. She quickly regained her composure in front of the students. With a smile, she looked down and saw those extremely simple things - a guitar case, on top of which was a large book filled with sheet music, and next to the guitar case was an ordinary large plastic water cup.

  Now, all those noises heard in the corridor before can be accounted for!

  He turned his head to look at Li Qian, who was wearing a headset around his neck, dressed in a T-shirt and shorts. His forehead was already sweating, and the T-shirt was sticking to his body, looking like he was extremely hot.

  After thinking for a moment, she asked: "Just now when the teacher came up, I heard you singing a song, it sounded good, but it seemed like I had never heard it before, what's its name?"

  Li Qian said: "Call it 'If There's a Next Life'."

  Zijie heard this and suddenly felt a little dazed.

  You wear transparent clothes and sing a song for me alone...

  We went to the lake on the prairie and waited for the birds to fly back...

  Let's grow up and have a baby...

  He will grow up by himself and go far away... we will also be far apart from each other...

  I write letters to you, but you never reply...

  She suddenly murmured: "So... it was all for the next life? If there is a next life..."

  At this moment, her mood suddenly fell.

  Fortunately, she knew there were others in front of her, so she quickly came back to herself, forced a smile, and praised: "The song is good, the lyrics are good, the name... is even better!"

  Li Qian smiled and covered up the surprise in his eyes, nodding and saying, "Thank you."

  Qī jié shōu qǐ xiào róng, yǒu zhe piàn kè wēi wēi de zǒu shén, rán hòu cái tū rán yī xiào, shuō: "ò, duì le, nǐ chàng de yě hěn hǎo. Méi xiǎng dà ah, nǐ de jí tā qí guò nà me hǎo, chàng de yě nà me hǎo!…… à, duì le, zhè gē yuán chàng shì shuí?"

  English Translation:

  Qī jié put away her smile, and had a brief moment of distraction, before suddenly breaking into laughter, saying: "Oh, right, you sang really well too. I didn't expect that your guitar playing would be so good, and your singing would be so good!…… Ah, right, who was the original singer of this song?"

  Li Qian hesitated for a moment, subconsciously wanting to scratch his head with his hand, but he restrained himself, shrugged and said: "This song... I wrote it myself."

  Qijie was originally smiling, but upon hearing this, she suddenly froze.

  The smile was still frozen on her face, she blinked her eyes, as if doubting that she had misheard, "You... yourself... wrote the song?"

  Li Qian nodded.

  Beautiful and blinking eyes, it took a long time to come back to senses.

  Li Qian... write songs by himself?