The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 147



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147 Best friendliness

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Singapore National Hospital.

The ward on the 9th floor there was a little noisy.

“Did you say you’d stop by here tomorrow?”

“They said they would come first to say hello. “I heard that from Teacher Lin.”

“But can you believe that kid became a pianist? “He was such a small kid.”

“I was really surprised when I heard that too. But when you hear that story, you feel happy for no reason, right?”

“me too. me too. “It felt very special!”

“I can’t wait to see you. “If you think about that child these days, work isn’t that hard, right?”

“Then, everyone. How about hurrying up and organizing your nursing records? The handover time is coming soon~”

Nurse Rin passes by and says something.

The nurse’s desk started to get a little busier with the answer, “Yes.”

Lin watched the scene and walked away.

Room 907.

The hospital room where Seojin used to stay.

But now, there was a name tag on the door that said ‘Emma Wood’.

smart. After knocking, she goes in and the girl on the bed turns her head.

Lin smiled broadly.

“You woke up so early? “Have you been reading a book?”

“yes. But I’m not sure because it’s so difficult. “Maybe she should ask her mom later when she comes.”

“What kind of book is it?”

When the child showed her the title of the book, Lin burst out laughing.

“I know. A classic for a 7 year old. “It’s a very difficult book.”

“Yes? I heard you sometimes choose strange books. “Just an interesting book is enough.”

Lin skillfully checked the child’s temperature and blood pressure while talking to him.

We looked at the remaining fluid, recorded the time, and directly asked about the child’s condition.

“I’m OK. “It’s always the same.”

“It’s so good. If I keep this up, I might be able to be discharged soon.”

“······.”

“Really? Doesn’t Emma know my personality well now? I’m not even good at lying. Besides, I’m a ‘Nurse Sue’ who only tells the truth, right?”

“······.”

Lynn speaks cheerfully.

Emma didn’t say anything and just looked out the window.

I thought the navy blue curtains would flutter like a skirt, but then the lukewarm air was blown right into my face.

Lin went to the window and opened the curtains wide.

“Did I tell you? “There was a child who stayed in this hospital room…”

“A child of hope who survived a plane crash and went missing. “That kid who was hospitalized in a coma recovered within a day, and he was quickly well enough to leave this hospital?”

“that’s right. “I guess I did it?”

“no. This is what I heard from other teachers. “I think I’ve heard it seven times so far.”

“Tsk tsk. I see. “Then what is the story of how that child became a pianist?”

Emma nodded.

“I heard that too. But this story has nothing to do with me. “I don’t know much about piano.”

“Still, aren’t you curious? What was the child able to do after leaving the hospital? “What is he doing now?”

“I am······.”

Lynn, who was watching Emma, ​​sits down on the hospital bed.

Then I found a video on my smartphone and showed it to him.

Interview video of pianist Seojin Han posted on CNN.

When you swipe back on the play bar, a playing scene appears.

Lin continued speaking while listening to the beautiful piano melody.

“I have only heard this child play once. The song ⌜Troimerai⌟ was played in the lobby here. But the performance felt very warm? “It’s so strange.”

“······.”

“Isn’t this performance like that too? It’s a song called ⌜Mirror⌟ by Ravel. Emma will soon be able to see her performance in person. And later, when Emma leaves the hospital…

Lin looked out the window.

“Emma will be able to do whatever she wants. So, let her cheer up a little longer. Understand?”

“······.”

Emma stared intently at her smartphone screen and hugged the bunny doll she had placed by her bedside.

Fingers moving brilliantly.

Beautiful melody.

A feeling of being touched somewhere.

Emma’s attention was immediately captured by the performance of a pianist she had never seen before.

When the performance on the screen ends as if it were disappointing.

Emma said something that brought a smile to Lynn’s face.

“excuse me······. Mr. Lin. “Can I listen to this performance one more time?”

“of course. And as much as you want.”

Lin played the performance video of ‘Child of Hope’ from the beginning.

* * *

After arriving at Singapore Airport late last night, we temporarily stayed at a hotel near the airport as we had to conduct a long interview there.

So, early this morning, I moved to the hotel provided by ⌜Schmid⌟ where I originally planned to stay.

Singapore landmark and skyscraper.

A hotel with a huge ship-shaped sky park on the top floor of three buildings.

We got off at the entrance of ‘Marina Bay Sands Hotel’.

Suyeon tilted her head as high as she could and looked at the end of the building.

Su-yeon had to support her back with her hand because she felt like she would fall if she tried to move.

“brother! “The ship is really on top of the building!”

“I know. amazing. right?”

“wow! “I can’t keep my mouth shut!”

Suyeon’s eyes sparkle.

Suyeon’s surprise did not stop there.

“I heard it from my mom, but it’s really hot in Singapore even in December. That’s really amazing! All my life, I have only experienced ‘December, which is winter’. The sunlight is dazzling too. “It’s warm!”

Suyeon looks at the sun and closes her eyes.

When he realizes that I am holding him, he leans towards me.

I burst out laughing, and my mother warned Suyeon.

“Sooyeon, are you going to keep making fun of your brother?”

“Just a little~ I did it because it was so amazing.”

“I’m fine too. Honestly, I could play like this with Suyeon all day.”

“Hi-Hi. After all, I only have an older brother.”

“Anyway…”

My brother and sister got permission from our parents and took a quick look around the hotel, and Suyeon was excited and talked about various things while watching my reaction.

“But brother.”

“huh?”

“Aren’t you amazed? Isn’t this your first time seeing December as summer? “But you look very calm.”

I thought for a moment about the time I was on a deserted island.

A summer that lasted endlessly.

When I think of the sun beating down mercilessly, I still felt like my skin was getting cooked.

Still, I used to think that I could have endured it for a long time because it was always summer there.

‘If winter had come even once, it would have been very difficult.’

So I was still more familiar with summer.

To me, summer was a season that made me feel much more at ease than winter.

I gave an honest answer to Suyeon, who was looking at me with bright eyes.

“It’s because my brother likes summer better. “I guess that’s why I felt at ease without realizing it.”

“okay? Umm. “I learned one more thing about what my brother likes.”

Suyeon, who was muttering softly, took out a notebook from her small teddy bear bag and started writing something down.

I took a quick look and saw that even my favorite foods were recorded.

Thanks to this, I ended up smiling for no reason.

Manager Kim Soo-ho immediately guided us to the hotel lobby.

That’s when I checked in and was just loading my luggage.

“uh? “Aren’t you a child of hope?”

“I guess that’s right! “I’m so happy to see you like this!”

“I heard you became a pianist and you became really cool. “She’s welcome to Singapore!”

“I barely made a reservation for your performance this time. “I’ll be looking forward to a great performance~”

Singaporeans who recognize me.

I said hello to each and every one of them.

Suyeon, who was watching this, says something.

“I think my brother has become a real star here. He did the same thing at the airport yesterday. “Maybe that’s why…”

Suyeon asked to lend me her ears and praised me, saying I looked a little cooler.

I tried making a joke.

“Even so, you don’t have anything to give Suyeon?”

“Hmm! are you okay. Because I meant it. I wish I could give you a hand instead. It’s too wide here. “I’m going to get lost.”

Suyeon reaches out to me.

“I guess so. “I have to be careful.”

“Is that so?”

I held my brother’s hand tightly.

Even though it was late yesterday, I received such a warm welcome at the airport.

As this situation happened once again here, I felt even more grateful.

After a while, the hotel general manager came out to meet us in the lobby.

“I just received a call. “I will provide guidance myself.”

Additionally, they said they would upgrade the room.

That too.

“To a suite?”

“Because only that room has a piano. Of course, you will have to use a separate practice room, but I think it would be nice to practice comfortably. “It’s a well-soundproofed place, so you can play anytime 24 hours a day.”

“Even though······.”

“it’s okay. At our hotel, the conversation ended a long time ago. Rather, we are very honored to be able to host the ‘Child of Hope.’”

“······.”

My parents and I, who knew roughly the price of this hotel, exchanged glances at the same time.

We discovered that we can communicate quite a bit just by looking at each other.

Only Suyeon said, “Oppa. What is a suite? Sweet room? “Do you have any candy?” he said, tilting his head.

I briefly explained the ‘suite room’ to Suyeon, and manager Suho Kim gave me some tips.

“There were a lot more reports about ‘Child of Hope’ in Singapore than in Korea. I think it’s probably at that level of consideration. “They said you can use a piano in the room, so I think I can accept this level of consideration.”

“I still feel dazed.”

“Because you mean so much to the people of Singapore. Instead, we have to show an even better performance.”

Manager Kim Soo-ho left the lobby after saying that he would contact me later according to the schedule.

My family went up to a suite at the Singapore landmark.

Suyeon, who had been speechless after hearing my explanation, opened her eyes wide when she saw the room.

“brother! There really are multiple rooms! There’s a piano too! I think it would be good for practicing, too. wow! And I can see the sea!”

Sooyeon held my hand and started walking around the room.

After calming Suyeon down, I thanked the general manager again. This time, my parents also expressed their gratitude.

“you’re welcome. “We are even more grateful that they did not forget Singapore and came back again.”

“Actually, I received help from Singaporeans. But even when talking to the medical staff here, they spoke like the general manager.”

“As we live life, people often forget hope. Because things that come close to hope don’t happen often. But the ‘Child of Hope’ came back alive like this, right?”

He smiled kindly.

“Because he became a great musician. Thanks to you, we feel as if we have regained the hope we had forgotten. So there is no need to feel burdened. “This is something we really want to do.”

“······ Is that so.”

“Sure.”

The general manager offers to shake my hand.

I held his hand tightly.

and.

As a small token of repayment, I sat down at the piano before even unpacking.

I tried playing the scale first.

A piano that has been well maintained.

As the general manager said, it was a piano that was good enough for comfortable practice.

I started playing a little softly.

A warm theme flows from the piano.

The left hand’s arpeggio meets the right hand’s cheerful melody.

A melody that will make you smile just by hearing it.

I wanted to make this kind of music here in Singapore.

I felt Sooyeon behind me.

Mother and father are seen sitting on the sofa.

The bellman who carried our luggage was quietly looking at me in front of the door.

Even though there were few people, this was a stage.

There is something I want to show them.

If I want them to listen to my music.

This place was no different from the Esplanade or Carnegie Hall.

The chord that resonated deeply dissipates in an instant.

And the chord soon came back as a big melody.

Just as I thought.

Now, my feelings of being back here, in Singapore, are intertwined with this music.

It’s a little disappointing, though.

Because I couldn’t perform everything here.

I stopped playing in the middle.

The general manager slowly opens his closed eyes.

After spending some time standing in one corner of the suite without saying a word, he trudged to the piano.

The general manager standing in front of me spoke with a very slight tremor in his voice.

“······ I’d like to greet you again. We sincerely welcome you to our hotel. And thank you for not forgetting Singapore. “Pianist Seojin Han.”

* * *

Suyeon Han, who was sitting in the lobby of the Singapore National Hospital, looked around.

I see many patients and medical staff.

And sitting on the immediate left was the mother, and on the immediate right was the father.

My older brother followed Director Rogers and Manager Suho Kim.

According to my mother’s explanation, my brother was there for a meeting and to say hello, so it would take a little longer.

In the morning, we unpacked and practiced at the hotel, and during the day, we practiced and rehearsed in the practice room.

My brother was very busy.

Han Su-yeon sighed without her mother and father knowing.

‘Ehyo. Oppa, I’m going to get hurt if I keep doing this. I’m worried. Do you want me to massage your shoulders later?’

Han Soo-yeon, who was trying her hand at creating something herself, realized once again how important her task was.

The hospital’s lobby was incredibly spacious.

There is a fountain, a store that looks like a convenience store, and even a piano.

It seemed like my brother would probably be playing that piano in a few days.

But then I saw an older sister loitering near the piano.

‘Is he about a hand taller than me?’

It was my sister wearing a patient gown.

The older sister had a stuffed rabbit at her side, and looking around, it looked like she was about to start playing the piano.

So, Han Soo-yeon asked her mother to change seats.

“Next to the piano?”

“yes. I want to see it from nearby. “Why not?”

“I guess Suyeon has come to like the piano a lot now too?”

“Hmm. “It’s all thanks to my brother.”

“Tsk tsk. okay.”

I held hands with my mom and dad and moved to the bench next to the piano.

However, she was still snooping around near the piano.

Suyeon Han touched her chin and tilted her head.

‘no way······. ‘Piano thief?’

Fortunately, I guess that wasn’t the case.

The older sister sat in front of the piano.

Then, after pausing a few times, I press a note.

One note again.

One note again.

However, that did not lead to performance.

Still, his expression looked very bright.

‘Do you want to play the piano?’

Since Han Soo-yeon had recently mastered the chopstick march that she had learned from her older brother, her older sister’s behavior caught her eye.

So I asked my mom again.

“mom. “Can I tell you what she’s playing?”

“huh? “Sooyeon?”

“yes. I think she wants to play the piano. “She wants to help.”

Mom smiled.

“okay. “Can Mommy go with you instead?”

“Of course~”

Su-yeon Han, who was walking briskly with her mother, poked her older sister on the shoulder.

“@#$? #$?”

My sister speaks English.

But Han Su-yeon did not give up.

Because I learned English from my older brother.

‘My brother even corrected my pronunciation. ‘Perfectly.’

There was nothing to be afraid of.

“hi. My name is Suyeon Han. What is your name?”

After hesitating for a moment, my sister barely answered.

“excuse me······. “I’m Emma Wood.”

“You must be Emma.”

“huh. “But why?”

“Hmm.”

Han Su-yeon tried to play in the air while thinking of her brother.

Fortunately, Emma understood what that meant right away.

“play? Do you want to play?”

“together.”

“together?”

“huh! together!”

“······?”

Suyeon Han suddenly sat down on the piano chair.

I sat right next to Emma and showed her the chopstick march that I had honed together with my older brother.

Soon after, Suyeon Han motioned to Emma to play along.

Emma, ​​who seemed surprised at first, was soon able to follow the chopstick march, albeit clumsily.

It only took about 20 to 30 minutes.

Looking at her wide smile, it seemed like Emma really wanted to play the piano.

“good job! “Sister Emma!”

“huh! thank you so much! #@$% the piano. #$%#$ !@#$! *^&*$% #@!”

“Hmm…?”

Han Su-yeon had no choice but to look at her mother.

My mother, who laughed, immediately translated into English.

Emma said she happened to see a piano performance on the Internet.

The performance was so impressive that it made me want to try playing the piano, so I secretly went out to the lobby and tried it.

“aha. I see I also often listen to my brother play, so I think I know what it feels like. So her sister secretly came out to the lobby. stealthily······. But she said secretly? “You’re saying it without Mom’s knowledge?”

Han Soo-yeon made eye contact with her mother at the same time.

Emma’s eyes widen as if she realized she had made a mistake.

Emma Wood is trying to leave the place in a hurry.

Su-yeon Han hurriedly asked her mother to translate before Emma left.

“My child wants to be friends with you?”

“yes? “With me?”

“huh. There are no bad people who play the piano. “I really want you to give me an answer.”

“that······.”

Su-yeon Han was smiling brightly and holding out her hand to Emma.

Emma thought about it and suddenly ended up holding his hand.

Han Su-yeon, 5 years old, boasts the best friendliness.

‘Hi-Hi. I can’t believe I have an older sister who can teach me how to play the piano. I’ll have to let her know whenever I can while she’s in Singapore. ‘It’s perfect because her brother seems to come to this hospital often too.’

Emma Wood, 7 years old, became a fan of Han Seo-jin after watching CNN interview performance videos all day.

‘uh? Now that I think about it, is this person my first friend? ‘Because I’ve been in the hospital all this time…’

The two suddenly became friends.