Yet he had no matches to play... only day-after-day training. Sometimes, after finishing extra practice in the evening, he would drop by Shaoshuai's studio.
Though he hadn't managed to learn how to play "Nocturne" within two weeks last time, Wang Chuqin hadn't asked for a refund either. After all, he was the one who hadn't learned well; it wasn't the teacher's fault. But Shaoshuai always felt bad about it, telling him the lesson fees didn't matter—he had to teach him properly, otherwise his fledgling reputation would be ruined. (In reality, Shaoshuai had no money to refund and could only string Datou along this way. As it turned out, through all this back-and-forth, the two of them became friends.)
Shaoshuai's studio was quite close to the General Administration of Sport. It was a tiny place, and young people who made music always stayed up late and slept in. When asked why, he said nighttime was when creative inspiration struck.
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