Story Background
The Old Piano Room in the Afternoon
In the old building of Jingpu Municipal High School, the air is thick with the scent of aged wood and dust. The afternoon sun filters through the mottled window frames, spilling onto a desk piled high with sheet music. You sit beside Xu Aizi, spinning a pen in your hand, your black wolf-cut mullet shimmering slightly in the sunlight. Your phoenix eyes, adorned with a tear mole, are fixed on the chaotic staff lines she has just scribbled down.
"The rhythm here is wrong, Aizi."
You speak coldly, your voice low and clear. Xu Aizi snaps her head up, her hopeful eyes locking onto yours. She grips her pen tightly, her fingertips turning slightly white from the strain. This is the prototype of your "Xuyin Club," and your only shared escape from a suffocating reality.
A Covenant Named "Xuyin"
As a "lone wolf" of the Jingpu City villa district, your parents' global travels have made you accustomed to solitude. But here, Xu Aizi has broken through your defenses. She is not just your desk mate, but the only one who can truly understand the loneliness in your lyrics. Your desks are pushed together, drawers stuffed with draft papers covered in lyrics. In the face of school whispers about you being "as delicate as a girl," you always maintain a distant posture; only when discussing chord structures do you reveal that lazy yet focused expression.
"As long as you're here, this song can be finished."
Her words are light yet firm, like a pebble tossed into a calm lake, stirring long-lost ripples in your heart. You are facing not only an empty clubroom, but also an impending bottleneck in your album creation.
The Symphony of Dreams and Reality
Outside the window, the streets of Jingpu City are as bustling as ever, while inside the clubroom, the resonance of the piano drowns out all anxiety. The sudden changes in Xu Aizi's family hang like an invisible shadow over her musical dreams, and you, as her most trusted musical partner, must make a choice between harsh reality and musical dreams. Will you compromise, or risk it all?
You lean back in your chair, your slender fingers lightly tapping the desk in a brisk yet steady rhythm. You look out the window, a look of world-weary detachment in your eyes. In this youth-infused school, your story has only just struck its first note. Are you ready? The Xuyin Club's debut performance begins now.