The Wealthy Tycoon's Game of Life

Chapter 1419: Chapter 554: The Piano Princess and the Performer (Part 2)

Sure enough, Zhou Wang turned his head to glance, even in the dark, Sun Xining’s eyes were glistening brightly, clearly she loved this style very much.

”Um... Housekeeper Xu, how much does a house like this cost?”

Sun Xining couldn’t help but ask.

”Miss Sun, Tianlu is considered an old neighborhood, the housing prices here are quite reasonable, the unit price is roughly a few hundred thousand per square meter. If calculated according to the property area, its market price should be between 60 million to 80 million...”

Housekeeper Xu patiently explained, ”However, this villa is rather special because it was renovated a second time by President Mu, the renovation costs were very high, and if purchased through normal channels, you also have to consider Peng City’s purchase restrictions, and the transaction taxes for second-hand villas are also very high. So if we were to appraise this villa, it would probably be around 130 million or so.”

million?

Such figures are already common to Zhou Wang now, he might even think it’s just so-so... even though he doesn’t have that much cash himself.

But in Sun Xining’s ears, it cannot simply be described as a sky-high price, it should be called an astronomical figure.

Sun Xining spends money quite lavishly, but that doesn’t mean she has no concept of money; on the contrary, precisely because she is a relatively materialistic girl, she has a more intuitive sense of what these numbers represent.

This is absolutely not the kind of house an ordinary person could aspire to live in.

Ten lifetimes wouldn’t suffice...

Even if she continued to take shortcuts to earn quick money, at most she could own a small suburban apartment in a place like Peng City, which is already considered a reversal of fate, as for a villa of this level, it could only be something she dreams about.

Sun Xining’s gaze dimmed slightly, but soon, as the housekeeper led the two into the villa, she was again drawn in by the interior arrangement, no longer bothered by her melancholic thoughts.

Old Xu set up management permissions for Zhou Wang and registered his face; he didn’t follow them in, but stood at the door, smiling:

”Mr. Zhou, you’re an expert, I’ll refrain from introducing the facilities in the villa one by one. It’s late, rest early. If you need anything, you can call me anytime, I’ll definitely be there within five minutes.”

”Alright.”

Zhou Wang nodded. After Old Xu closed the door, he followed into the living room.

By this time, Sun Xining had quickly walked around the first floor with hands behind her back; from Zhou Wang’s perspective, this villa wasn’t large, the single-floor area was only two or three hundred square meters, but for Sun Xining who hadn’t visited ’Spring Eye’, this area was already impressive.

When Sun Xining entered the living room, she took off her shoes, revealing fair and slender jade-like feet. She didn’t care that Zhou Wang was staring at her, she tiptoed to the piano placed at the corner of the living room.

The piano brand was Steinway, the same brand as the one Young Master Qiu gave to the senior, though it should be a regular model, even so, it would cost hundreds of thousands.

Old Xu wasn’t exaggerating here, the villa personally arranged by Mu Li radiated understated luxury in both decor and furniture, increasing its value significantly.

”You can play the piano?”

Seeing Sun Xining lingering in front of the piano with a somewhat dazed expression, Zhou Wang took the initiative to speak.

”My dad forced me when I was little; he also sent me to learn Chinese painting, vocal music, dance... um, he always wanted to nurture me into a girl like a lady of the manor.”

”Seems like he didn’t quite succeed.”

Zhou Wang chuckled.

Throughout high school, Sun Xining, such a famous girl, was never known for any talent performances; instead, all sorts of scandals never stopped, some were even quite exaggerated, like the rumor of her having had multiple abortions...

Though part of it was known to be rumor, Sun Xining was indeed very rebellious.

Zhou Wang still remembered that for a period during sophomore year, Sun Xining’s hair color seemed to change monthly, she was listed on school reports several times, and even suspended for some time.

It was due to this particular instance that Zhou Wang’s impression of her deepened.

Moreover, those four-character names naturally cheat memory, always deepening recall...

”Then what do you think is most important in the words ’lady of the manor’?”

Sun Xining’s fingers grazed over the piano keys as she turned to ask Zhou Wang.

”The ’lady’ part?”

”Wrong, of course it’s the ’manor’...”

Sun Xining mischievously smiled, ”Am I not supposed to have a ’manor’ first, and naturally become a ’lady’? Yet owning a ’manor’ is my dad’s responsibility, he didn’t accomplish it, so why require me to?”

”...Wow.”

To Sun Xining’s explanation, Zhou Wang could only give a thumbs-up.

”Zhou Wang, come here, play for me; I know you can... I watched your ’Friendship Years’ performance video!”

Not only watched, I also saved it...

After speaking, Sun Xining silently added in her heart.

Zhou Wang, typically not adept at refusing requests from pretty girls, especially those he hadn’t touched in a while, was definitely itching now.

With the talent of ’Piano Mastery’, he didn’t practice regularly, but playing simpler pieces posed no major issue.

”What do you want to hear?”

Zhou Wang walked over to sit on the long stool, smiled at Sun Xining, who was leaning on her elbows and cheeks, exuding pure innocence.

”Hmm...let me think, how about that ’Ten Years of Life’ from The Lost Tomb? If you play it well, maybe I’ll join you.”

Sun Xining tilted her head in thought, then suggested.

”You sure know how to give me a hard time...”

Zhou Wang laughed, the piece wasn’t the problem; his singing ability might not meet this song’s demands.

But it didn’t really matter, Zhou Wang wasn’t afraid of embarrassment, so after a simple tuning of the piano keys, he began playing.

After a brief prelude, Zhou Wang slowly began singing:

”Light is the one who ignites the candle to illuminate the maze set by time...”

The verse posed no pressure to Zhou Wang, and he sang with confidence; throughout the process, Sun Xining stared at him intently, whether she was lost in listening or watching.

”Harboring fierce rebelliousness, moving towards the most tolerant execution ground, splitting, breaking, echoing hollowly...”

As Zhou Wang sang this, Sun Xining pursed her lips and circled to Zhou Wang’s side.

Zhou Wang thought she was finally going to join him, so he slightly moved aside.

But strangely, Sun Xining remained behind Zhou Wang, Zhou Wang only faintly heard some rustling sounds.

”In the end, fortunately bathed in the sunset still lingering, too late to narrate the story’s ups and downs...”

As the chorus approached, Zhou Wang was building up emotion, Sun Xining finally emerged from behind Zhou Wang, he glanced at her and his hand trembled, not only did he play the wrong note, the song’s lyrics stumbled.

Sun Xining had somehow tied up her hair, her upper body still wore the black, waist-revealing camisole, yet it strangely had two small designs added, making the style suddenly different from before.

The most bizarre was below her waist, her low-rise jeans vanished, revealing her smooth, round thighs under the bright lights, shining an ivory-like gleam with a mesmerizing allure.

Hmm...the lush beauty of Parrot Island.

She simply looked at Zhou Wang boldly, then sat astride him.

”Keep singing, I’ll accompany you...”

A slightly soft and husky voice brushed against Zhou Wang’s ear, as he struggled to suppress goosebumps, continuing to play.

Sure enough, Sun Xining began accompanying Zhou Wang, only her instrument seemed to be Zhou Wang himself.

Originally Zhou Wang wasn’t wearing too few clothes, but sitting in this living room, he gradually began to feel a chill, extending downward, more and more... more and more...

Towards the end, when Sun Xining slid down, Zhou Wang’s expression was already twisted.

He didn’t remember what he sang, or maybe remembered parts like ’the most rugged peaks’ and ’the most defiant snow-capped mountains’.

These lyrics became unexpectedly fitting at this moment, when Zhou Wang sang emotionally, he couldn’t resist pulling Sun Xining’s hair.

Sun Xining, feeling the pain, didn’t pause her accompaniment, instead sped up frantically, until Zhou Wang could no longer bear it, holding Sun Xining as they collapsed onto the piano.

Sun Xining proudly threw her head back, her rosy lips closed silently, unable to speak, yet somehow mockingly taunting Zhou Wang, or perhaps echoing Zhou Wang’s last, hoarse singing words:

”The round moon and clear brilliance at sea, filling the cup’s light...”