Chapter 371: Chapter 371: A Feast of Piano Music

Although some patients had already woken up, the hospital issued a gag order to everyone to prevent the news from leaking.

Of course, news like this was impossible to keep secret forever, but everyone agreed that every day it could be contained was a small victory.

The matter was simply too astonishing.

Over the next two days, the hospital director continued to invite Jiang Qin to perform.

They even signed a contract. The terms required Jiang Qin to hold concerts at the hospital for three days each month.

Each performance had to be no less than an hour long.

Her compensation included not only a handsome fee but also a monthly allotment of three rare medicinal potions.

In addition to that, Jiang Qin also received a special electronic card issued by the hospital.

This card was already linked to her citizen registration.

From now on, she, her registered partners, and her children would all enjoy priority and privileged treatment at the hospital.

If the hospital released any new potions, she would also have priority purchasing rights.

It had to be said, the director’s sincerity was palpable.

So, Jiang Qin found it hard to refuse their request and added another part-time job to her schedule.

But it was manageable. The soothing sessions at the hospital could be done during the day, and the ones at the bar could be done at night. She could easily integrate both, needing to free up only three days a month.

By the third day, dozens more patients had woken up, and over a thousand others showed slight signs of returning consciousness.

Although the director felt it was a shame she couldn’t continue, he also understood the principle of “too much of a good thing.”

Therefore, he didn’t make the difficult request for more days of soothing.

After all, he was well aware that part of the reason they had successfully invited Jiang Qin this time was due to her compassion.

If he got too greedy, it would be bad to tarnish her impression of them.

In any case, they could now see a glimmer of hope.

At the same time, Yun Xie and the other two had recovered significantly and were ready to be discharged.

This was another reason why Jiang Qin didn’t continue performing at the hospital.

Ultimately, the number of people she could save on her own was limited. Even if she worked herself to exhaustion, she couldn’t possibly save everyone.

So, she had to act within her limits.

Her first priority was her own partners and those she knew well, and only then would she consider helping others.

This time, to rescue her, Long Hao had mobilized the Empire’s army and brought her team of bodyguards. These were all favors she had to repay.

Although the bodyguards were paid for their services, if she wanted to retain so many S-level High-level Bounty Hunters, she would have to provide soothing for them once or twice.

Besides retaining their loyalty, it was also for her own safety.

Only when the Riot Values of these High-level Beastmen were low enough would they stop holding back and unleash their full strength in battle.

So, from time to time, she would also arrange soothing sessions for them.

It could be considered a kind of work benefit.

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For the next two days, Jiang Qin still didn’t leave the house, instead staying home to peacefully provide soothing for her partners.

Because of her pregnancy, the low-effort, deep-level soothing was naturally unsuitable for her to perform.

So, she could only choose to play a few of their favorite songs at home.

At this moment, she was in the back garden of her villa, playing “Wedding in the Dream.”

The beautiful melody echoed throughout the area…

Occasionally, homeowners living nearby would pass by and couldn’t help but stop in their tracks, some even going so far as to squat in a corner.

The people who could afford to live in this villa district were all wealthy and influential, yet here they were, furtively hiding in the corners outside someone’s courtyard wall.

When Luo Siqi silently passed the courtyard gate and rounded the corner to the back wall, he fell silent at the sight of the row of people…

“Old Luo, you’re here too! Quick, come over here, I’ll make some room for you.”

Luo Siqi was speechless. “What are you all doing?” he asked.

His old friend sighed helplessly. “Ah, what can we do? Miss Jiang’s playing is just too good, and she’s playing in her back garden without any soundproofing. So, we came over to catch a bit of free music.”

The man squatting next to him chimed in with praise, “This piece is absolutely beautiful. I feel my whole mood has lifted.”

“Yeah, it’s just a simple piano piece, but how can it sound so good…”

“Hehe, I already sent a message to my female master. She’s coming over to listen in, too.”

“I messaged my female master too, and my kid. She’s a huge fan of Miss Jiang.”

“Speaking of which, plenty of people have learned to play the piano now. I even hired a student who can play to perform at my home, but it just doesn’t sound as good as when Miss Jiang Qin plays.”

“I hired a musician to perform for us at home, too. It sounded nice, sure, but it didn’t have that feeling of sinking deep into your soul.”

“And here I thought the musician I hired just wasn’t skilled enough. Turns out it’s the same for everyone…”

They were all people who lacked neither money nor connections, so they could easily hire musicians.

But while the songs these musicians played were pleasant, they always felt like something was missing.

It was like drinking nutrient liquid: their stomachs were full, but their mouths still craved flavor.

And the piano pieces played by these musicians made them feel that while their ears were pleased, their Spirit Worlds were still starving.

Only the piano music played by Jiang Qin gave them the feeling that their spirits had been cleansed.

That’s why, upon hearing the music while passing by, they decisively chose to squat by the wall.

Not only did they squat themselves, but they also called over their friends to squat with them.

The main idea was that if they were going to lose face, they might as well drag others down with them.

The security guard who came to investigate after receiving a report about people allegedly gathering to defecate in the villa area could only think: ’I’ll never understand the world of you rich people!’

Afraid of getting a complaint from a homeowner, he came quietly and left just as quietly.

…

In the courtyard, the piano piece had changed again.

“Croatian Rhapsody.”

A piece that almost every pianist knows.

The melody, at times somber and at times frenzied, drifted into everyone’s ears.

Everyone closed their eyes, enjoying the music.

They felt as though their spirits were embarking on a wondrous journey.

It was as if a tiny version of themselves was weaving through countless painted scrolls in their minds.

Today seemed to be a feast of piano music.

One piece ended, and another began.

There were virtuosic pieces that showed off her skill, gentle melodies like a soft rain that seemed to caress the heart, and music filled with fantasy.

No matter the piece, it felt as if they couldn’t understand it, yet they understood it completely.

By the time their female masters came looking for them, these successful individuals, who were always so glamorous in public, were sitting on the ground without a care for their image.

They were leaning against the wall with their eyes closed, their faces showing an expression of ecstatic reminiscence…

The females: …

If this weren’t the Interstellar era, and if it weren’t broad daylight, they would have suspected their partners had been bewitched by seductive spirits.

That’s right, seductive spirits.

’Hehe, one of the ghosts I learned about from reading Strange Tales.’

At this thought, they happily joined the wall-squatting brigade.

After all, it wasn’t easy to get to hear Jiang Qin play live anymore.

Wasn’t this the very reason they’d married males who lived here in the first place?!

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