The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 541 - Chapter 541 Chapter 540 Ask for a Hammer, Get a Hammer

Chapter 541: Chapter 540: Ask for a Hammer, Get a Hammer Chapter 541: Chapter 540: Ask for a Hammer, Get a Hammer “`

Lu Mian’s words sounded light as a feather, but to Shao Yunxuan’s ears, they fell like hammers, heavy as gold!

Shao Yunxuan stared with wide eyes, fixated on the smartphone in Lu Mian’s hand.

If it weren’t for the crowd at the scene, she would have really wanted to rush over and smash that phone into pieces.

She even harbored a desperate hope that the phone would explode all of a sudden and blow Lu Mian to bits.

Or maybe, Lu Mian didn’t know anything and would just break the phone accidentally.

But all of that was just her imagination.

The “lonely and academically poor girl” in her heart had effortlessly retrieved the shattered documents and the chat history.

Shao Yunxuan didn’t know how Lu Mian had managed to do it, she only knew that she was doomed…

In front of Chu Kong, Lu Mian delicately touched the screen and opened a video.

The sound from the video spread throughout the lounge via the speaker, and everyone recognized that it was, indeed, the performance of “The Four Seasons” by Shao Yunxuan earlier that day, which Lu Mian later suggested renaming to “Ma Bian”.

“This is the video I sent to Mr.

Chu Kuo, who then forwarded it to Mr.

Chu Kong,” Lu Mian explained succinctly.

Mei Qin leaned in to take a closer look at the video and declared, “Such beautiful hands can only belong to Miss Lu!

They’re too easy to recognize!”

Kunyang and Pu Huaiyin also gathered around for a glance.

There was no need for Lu Mian to produce her chat records; everyone had already reached their conclusion.

The lies were exposed, the truth surfaced, the piece was indeed played by Lu Mian.

Chu Kong seemed to awaken from a trance, and looked at Shao Yunxuan in shock, shaking his head, at a loss for words for a moment.

Shao Yunxuan took continuous steps back, wanting to flee from this place filled with complex gazes, but there was no escape due to the crowd at the door.

Even as Jia Fangqin guessed what was going on, she stubbornly defended her daughter to the bitter end.

“Why are you all looking at my daughter?

She knew nothing!

Don’t throw all your dirt on her!”

Chu Kong sighed in disappointment, exhaling this stale breath as if it sapped all the strength from his body, leaving him exhausted.

By now, there was nothing he didn’t understand.

Originally, when he heard the piece played by Lu Mian at Kunpeng School, he had asked the school authorities to find the performer since he couldn’t find her himself.

The school said the arts building was undergoing power outages due to renovations, so the cameras caught nothing, which allowed the piano-playing Shao Yunxuan to take advantage of the situation.

Thinking back, Shao Yunxuan must have heard Lu Mian’s piece in the arts building back then.

One mistake leads to another, resulting in the situation getting more and more preposterous as time went on.

And he, through the filter of that piece, had stubbornly decided on Shao Yunxuan and even placed his musical dreams upon her.

“Yunxuan, it was you who swapped the video at that time, wasn’t it?” Chu Kong stated gravely.

He hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now, looking back, there were holes everywhere.

With his brother’s insight, he shouldn’t have been introduced to a mediocre pianist.

And the excuse Shao Yunxuan had given at the time about her phone’s insufficient memory now seemed more like a lame excuse.

It was just that he was exhausted in both mind and body at the time and didn’t dwell on it.

He sighed, not just for Shao Yunxuan, but for himself as well.

He hated himself for not being more careful, for not personally investigating to the end.

There were so many obvious flaws, things he could have discerned had he been just a bit more critical…

Mei Qin knew Chu Kong was suffering, so she hurried over to comfort him.

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Onlookers outside were all marveling in amazement.

“It turns out that Shao Yunxuan not only impersonated Ms.

Lu but also pulled so many strings behind the scenes!”

“Insisting on evidence, well, she asked for it and she got it!”

“Miss Shao, do you have anything else to say now?

The original creator is right here, bet you didn’t expect that!”

Indeed, Shao Yunxuan would never have imagined today’s scenario; she was just one step, just that one step, short of success.

But it was all ruined by Lu Mian.

Lu Mian was the original creator?

.cO

How could she believe this, when the Lu Mian of the past was nothing but a nobody!

Yet now, she was standing above her head, in the very field of piano that she herself excelled in.

Full of hatred and annoyance, Shao Yunxuan vehemently denied everything.

“I didn’t delete the video, I didn’t do it, it wasn’t me…” She was now denying everything instinctively, refusing to admit anything even if it killed her.

Lu Mian silently sighed and handed Chu Kong’s mobile phone to Mei Qin.

“I’ve recovered all the chat records.

This includes the conversations between Mr.

Chu Kong and Shao Yunxuan, all clearly displayed.”

You’re still not giving up, still want to deny?

With all the evidence here, how can you deny it?

Shao Yunxuan covered her ears, her face deathly pale.

Jia Fangqin, like a shrew, was fiercely protective of her daughter, glaring at everyone around her.

“My daughter is also very talented, she’s put in so much effort to play the piano!

Are you all blind?

Just because of this incident, you want to destroy everything my daughter has?!”

Shen Yixin looked at the mother and daughter, turning her head away.

This whole act was extremely embarrassing.

And Kunyang, looking at Shao Yunxuan, his expression was turning cold.

A junior who deceives in front of so many seniors, did she really think everyone was a fool?

As for Pu Huaiyin, he stealthily glanced at Shao Yunxuan and then at Lu Mian, who was sitting leisurely on the sofa, filled with disappointment.

He had been hoping that this incident with Shao Yunxuan would dent Chu Kong’s reputation, but he hadn’t expected such a plot twist, with Chu Kong suffering no loss.

He hung his head, shaking it secretly.

Chu Kong was extremely disappointed.

He approached music with seriousness and strictness, pursuing purity and perfection, so Shao Yunxuan’s cardinal sin with him meant he would surely not keep her any longer.

He coughed a few times forcefully, calming himself down, then spoke with a heavy heart.

“Yunxuan, it seems our fate ends here.

I have always trusted you, when you played for the first time and it was rough, you said it was because of moving luggage and overworking your fingers, and I didn’t doubt you.

The second time, you did not play but spoke words of wisdom to me, and I really appreciated you.

Had it not been for these deceptions, with your insight and spirit alone, I would have been willing to take you on as my apprentice, but how did you end up like this?!”

When the matter was mentioned, Shao Yunxuan felt another jolt in her heart and instinctively looked towards Lu Mian, her gaze flickering and dodgy, a clear sign of guilt.

Unaware of her daughter’s thoughts, Jia Fangqin echoed as if grasping at a lifeline.

“Yes, Master Chu, my daughter also has her strengths, her abilities are certainly not less than Lu Mian’s!

It was her own abilities that earned your appreciation, not just because of that initial piece, right!”

Kunyang narrowed his eyes, suddenly finding interest, “Oh?

So this Miss Shao also has potential?”