—Why did you learn the cello?
Whenever this question was put to a cellist, the answers varied.
They loved the cello's unique timbre.
They loved its "depth," so different from other instruments.
They loved the historical weight it lent to music.
But without exception,
cellists would tell you
it was love at first sight with classical music, or a series of fortunate coincidences in which their soul resonated with the cello's voice.
In short, their answers were either dressed up to the nines or overflowing with artistic flair, making you sigh and think, No wonder they're cellists.
But this question
had a different answer when it came to the famous cellist Bai Xi.
"I thought learning it looked really cool, and people would probably think anyone who played the cello was amazing, so I learned it~"
Bai Xi said this with a smile during an interview.
That remark stunned everyone present.
Though that really was why most people started learning an instrument.
As a public figure who had already achieved considerable success, however, she was the first person bold enough to say it outright.
Normally, shouldn't she have packaged it into something more lofty and refined?
Thus, media reporters, viewers, and online users all discussed this remarkable, unconventional cellist. Some called her frank and honest, while others said she was trying too hard to build a persona.
Bai Xi merely smiled at such discussions and let them pass.
They had no idea what she wanted.
There was a saying that went like this.
Beautiful people—their lives, from childhood to adulthood, were completely different from ordinary people's.
Bai Xi was one of those people.
She had a captivating face that made people want to get close to her just by looking at it.
From childhood onward, she had been the protagonist