The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 538 - Chapter 538 Chapter 537 You Like Mi Lu's Arrangements Too

Chapter 538: Chapter 537: You Like Mi Lu’s Arrangements Too?

Chapter 538: Chapter 537: You Like Mi Lu’s Arrangements Too?

Smooth and wonderful music rose again.

The audience below remained silent, listening intently to Shen Yixin’s performance.

As for Shen Yixin, anyone who enjoyed attending concerts knew about her.

She became famous at a young age and was a rising star in the piano world, hailed as the future of the piano community.

It was only because of an accident two years earlier that she injured her hand and ruined her career.

If she were to replace Mr.

Chu Kong on stage, the expectations would be even greater than for Shao Yunxuan.

Qi Zhen curiously glanced around below the stage, and after waiting left and right without Lu Mian returning, he quietly asked Xiao Qimo, “Where’s Mianmian?

Why hasn’t she come back yet?”

Xiao Qimo smiled mysteriously, “She’s on stage.”

“Oh?”

Now Qi Zhen quieted down, nodded, and began to listen to the concert attentively.

Shen Yixin and Lu Mian collaborated effortlessly, two people and four hands, and though it was their first collaboration, they surprisingly had great rapport.

After the piece ended, they took a temporary break backstage.

From behind the scenes, Shen Yixin watched the audience applauding passionately, her eyes slightly moist.

She turned to look at Lu Mian, who remained calm and collected, “Miss Lu, is your hand all right?”

“It’s fine.”

She grew even more curious about the cool and reticent young woman, “Miss Lu, do you also like Mr.

Mi Lu’s arrangements?”

Lu Mian, holding her phone, didn’t even lift her eyelids, “I’ve heard them.”

Shen Yixin felt a bit disappointed at such an indifferent response.

In her view, being able to play Mi Lu’s compositions so smoothly, and moreover, playing with only the left hand, was definitely not just a matter of having heard them.

She had thought that Lu Mian must also really like Mi Lu and have practiced his pieces often to be so proficient at it.

“You play really well.” Shen Yixin pursed her lips, “Actually, I’ve had some doubts about Shao Yunxuan’s pieces before, her style is very similar to Mr.

Mi Lu’s.

Miss Lu, how did you come to play that piece of hers?”

Lu Mian’s hands paused, and she looked up at Shen Yixin indifferently, not answering her question, but instead saying, “Let’s go, it’s time to get back on stage.”

The two returned to the stage for the second piece, their collaboration seamless.

Kunyang was enraptured by the performance below the stage, clapping along for virtually the entire time, clearly showing he enjoyed it immensely.

Pu Huaiyin’s expression had turned sour ever since Shen Yixin stepped on stage.

As for Shao Yunxuan’s level of performance, she was easily brushed aside and dismissed.

But Shen Yixin’s skills, who in the circle didn’t know of them?!

He was puzzled, wasn’t Shen Yixin’s left hand injured?

How was she still able to play the piano?

With their proximity to the stage, despite the dim light, he was able to see two hands rapidly playing on the keyboard.

Only, this time the stage lighting was skillfully managed, deliberately leaving out the part where Lu Mian was.

Lu Mian had little desire to perform; this time, she took the stage purely not to disappoint Ya Ling and to help her idol save the day.

In fact, she didn’t want anyone to know she could play the piano.

After all, it was very troublesome.

In the green room, Chu Kong watched the live stage performance through the television screen.

He kept his eyes closed the whole time, savoring that exhilarating and fluid music.

Mr.

Mi Lu’s pieces had a distinct personal style.

Although he didn’t release many compositions, each one was a classic.

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Whether it was folk instruments or Western instruments, many tried their hand at playing his works.

Many online content creators uploaded videos of themselves playing Mi Lu’s pieces, earning countless likes from fans.

Now, to hear Shen Yixin play live, the concert was worth the price of admission.

And Chu Kong’s reputation was, after all, preserved.

Everyone understood that even without the wilful Shao Yunxuan, who left the stage, Master Chu Kong still had Shen Yixin, his genius protA(c)gA(c).

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Shao Yunxuan’s dressing room.

An hour had almost passed, and no one had yet come to inform her to get on stage, which made her anxious.

She looked at Mei Qin, who had been sitting in their dressing room all along, her voice softening a bit.

“Mr.

Mei, what’s the situation now?”

Mei Qin smiled while looking at his phone, “Miss Shao, be patient, you’ll know in a bit.”

“Mr.

Mei, my daughter still has to perform.

The concert can’t go on without her!” Jia Fangqin couldn’t sit still either.

Mei Qin, however, was unhurried and spoke lightly, “Miss Shao, you remember what I reminded you, don’t you?”

Shao Yunxuan’s heart skipped a beat.

“Mr.

Chu Kong detests deception on the piano the most.”

“Yes, Mr.

Mei had already reminded me.

I certainly won’t make that mistake.”

Mei Qin nodded, seemingly uncertain whether to believe her, “Wait a little longer.”

Shao Yunxuan, feeling guilty, sat down.

Taking advantage of when Mei Qin wasn’t paying attention, she quietly deleted a video from her phone.

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief as if nothing had happened.

“Right, let’s watch some TV.”

Mei Qin turned on the LCD TV with ease, quickly tuned in to the live broadcast of the concert.

Shao Yunxuan, hearing the piano music coming from the TV, was stunned.

She saw the atmosphere in the entire theater was intense, completely different from the desolate, noisy, ticket-refunding scene she had imagined.

She listened to the beautiful and smooth piano music flowing, she saw the audience completely enchanted and focused on the performance.

Shao Yunxuan was silent for about ten seconds before asking with a trembling voice, “Mr.

Mei, has Mr.

Chu Kong gone on stage?”

“No.” Mei Qin looked back at her, “It’s Miss ShenaEUR””

“Yixin?” Shao Yunxuan suddenly stood up, “How is that possible, she can’t play such pieces with one hand!”

“There’s also Miss Lu, performing a duet.”

“What!”

Shao Yunxuan was even more shocked and fell back onto the sofa, “Lu Mian has also appeared?

What does she have to do with Mr.

Chu Kong’s concert!”

Mei Qin curled his lips, “At least, it’s better than impetuously abandoning the audience.

Better than haggling and disregarding the bigger picture.”

Shao Yunxuan’s face flushed with shame at Mei Qin’s words, and she bit her lip as she turned to look at Jia Fangqin.

Jia Fangqin was also beside herself.

What they had relied on was the fact that Chu Kong and Shen Yixin couldn’t perform, and the only hope for the concert was Shao Yunxuan.

But now Lu Mian had joined, changing the entire situation.

And it was changing in ways more uncontrollable and in directions they dared not imagine.

Shao Yunxuan felt increasingly uneasy inside, her eyes glued to the television screen, revealing a hint of maliciousness.

Lu Mian had already climbed up the Xiao family, why was she still competing with her for the title of Chu Kong’s heir?!

How could Lu Mian be so vicious!

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In the theater, Xiao Qimo’s gaze was unblinking as he stared at the stage, through the white gauze, focusing in a certain direction.

He couldn’t make out anything clearly, but he automatically sketched the silhouette of the girl seated before the piano.

As he was focusing, his phone vibrated in his pocket.

He frowned, pulling it out to have a look.

Ye Jinwen: [Qi Ge, SOS!]

Xiao Qimo narrowed his eyes slightly at the useless fellow.

Despite his verbal disdain, his slender fingers still moved, typing out and sending a message.