Glancing at Shen Siyan not far away, many people had their own little schemes brewing in their minds, including Guo Xianhe.
Even if she couldn't play the piano, it would still be good to take her back.
Just as he was looking, he suddenly felt a sharp gaze land on him. He looked over and met the man's cold eyes. A chill rose from the soles of his feet all the way to his heart.
He averted his gaze and asked Shi Qing beside him, "Who's that man sitting over there?"
"Shen Siyan. Teacher, what's wrong? He's just a good - for - nothing. You don't need to worry about him."
Shi Qing consoled.
"No, I'm asking about his relationship with Shi Wan."
"Husband and wife. Shi Wan is a perfect match for such a person. No other family would be willing to marry her."
Hearing this, although Guo Xianhe thought Shen Siyan was not an ordinary person, greed and desire soon got the better of him.
Shi Wan tried a few notes, confidently curving her lips. Then, her slender and fair fingers landed on the black and white piano keys—
The harsh sound pierced through everyone's eardrums.
"This sounds so bad. I've always said she can't play."
"This is something we've known for a long time, right?"
"It's not her fault. After all, she's never learned, but it's wrong of her to come out and play randomly."
"..."
Shi Qing was already laughing uncontrollably beside. She could imagine that Shi Wan was bad at it, but she never thought she would be so bad that she couldn't even play a single note correctly.
Even Sun Yiran couldn't stand what Shi Wan was playing. "It sounds so bad. But she clearly wasn't like this before..."
"Why are you still laughing? Don't you think so?"
Only halfway through her words did she notice that Shen Siyan was looking at Shi Wan with an appreciative look, as if he didn't find it hard to listen to at all.
"It sounds great."
Sun Yiran: ".....?"
Was he crazy or was this man crazy?
He couldn't just blindly praise her because she was Shi Wan and act like he was deaf, could he?
"This is just so f***ing bad! It's not even as good as my first attempt when I was a kid..."
"Shut your mouth!" Sun Yiran glared at the man beside her. "Our Wanwan plays so well and you say it's bad? Your playing is what's bad. You just don't know how to appreciate!"
The man who was scolded out of the blue: "......"
He wasn't the only one who said it was bad.
Shen Siyan sat there, staring intently at Shi Wan, as if he had blocked out all the surrounding noises.
"I..."
The person who was about to slander her stopped, looking at Shi Wan in disbelief. Did she really play this by herself?
Wasn't she just pretending not to know how to play?
Not only him, but everyone present was also stunned.
The faces of Shi Qing's family of three were even uglier.
Hearing the smooth and beautiful music coming from her hands, they couldn't believe it was Shi Wan.
Wasn't she just back from the countryside?
It was one thing that she knew medicine, but how could she also play such an elegant and noble instrument as the piano?
When the piece was over, everyone was still immersed in the music and couldn't come back to their senses until—
"This is impossible! You must have cheated!"
Shi Qing's shrill and unwilling voice rang out, and everyone finally woke up from their daze.
Shi Wan stood up and calmly looked at her. "This is the Shi family. Not to mention that you wanted me to make a fool of myself, but given our relationship, you wouldn't have given me a chance to cheat. By saying this now, are you admitting you can't compete?"
Shi Qing's hands clenched tightly. That's right. In this kind of situation, there was no way for Shi Wan to cheat, especially since it was a live performance...
Guo Xianhe watched all this with great interest. Good, it was even better that she could play the piano. If in the piano room...
Shi Qing glanced at Guo Xianhe, hoping he could say something for her. Who would have thought that she would see him looking at Shi Wan with that kind of look...
For a moment, she panicked.
"Shi Wan, how did you learn to play the piano in the countryside? Don't tell me it was your grandma who paid for you. I know better than anyone. Don't fake it."
Li Zhaofeng spoke up, interrupting Shi Qing's train of thought.
"What's your impression of the countryside?" Shi Wan lifted her skirt and walked towards her step by step. "Dirty? Uncultured? Or just willing to degenerate?"
Li Zhaofeng was impatient. "Anyway, you must not have had the chance to learn the piano. Just tell me what happened just now."
"This is the Shi family. What could I do?" She raised her eyebrows. "Moreover, didn't you just make me go up there to make a fool of myself? Why are you saying now that I used some underhanded means?"
With just a few words, Li Zhaofeng was left speechless.
She had someone check just now, and everything was in order. There was no way to find a second piano on - site.
So, did she really play it by herself?
"This..."
"Do you have any doubts, Mrs. Shi?" Shen Siyan walked over and took her hand. "Can't my baby be excellent?"
Everyone: ".......".
That boastful tone... It wasn't even you who played.
In this kind of situation, even though Li Zhaofeng looked down on Shen Siyan, she didn't dare to show him any disrespect. In case someone was so indiscreet as to tell the old man Shen, it wouldn't just be her problem.
".....Of course she can." She still didn't want to let Shi Wan go. "It's just that I know Shi Wan's situation best. She..."
"Mrs. Shi, you haven't cared about Wanwan and her grandma for years. But now you claim to know her situation well?"
Li Zhaofeng's face turned pale. This was the thing she least wanted to be mentioned, but Shen Siyan brought it up at this moment. If it weren't for the large number of people, she would have scolded him already.
How dare a good - for - nothing lecture her.
"Moreover, as Wanwan said, this is the Shi family. You all know better than anyone what your motives are. You probably wish..."
"This... It's a good thing that Shi Wan is versatile. I was just impatient just now. I didn't mean any harm."
"That's the best."
Li Zhaofeng was extremely angry in her heart, but she couldn't say anything.
Today was supposed to be the day for Shi Qing to shine, but Shi Wan had stolen all the limelight.
It was so embarrassing that Shi Qing, who they had painstakingly cultivated for years, was actually no match for Shi Wan, who came from the countryside.
What was even more crucial was that she was forced up there by them. They had really lost face today.
At least Shi Qing's family of three thought so. But when they looked at Guo Xianhe, they found that instead of being unhappy, his eyes were full of appreciation and aggression when he looked at Shi Wan.
Li Zhaofeng immediately had an idea. She pulled Shi Qing and whispered, "Qing'er, take Shi Wan to a room later."
Shi Qing glanced at Shi Wan and somehow understood her meaning.
She pretended to be puzzled. "What's wrong? Are you going to give her something?"
"You don't need to worry about this. It will only do you good and no harm."
"Okay."
Shi Qing's heart was pounding fast. Mixed emotions welled up inside her, and the most prominent one was excitement.
In this situation, if Shi Wan were ruined...
As for Guo Xianhe, his reputation was just a bit bad. Later, they could just say that Shi Wan did this in order to become his student.
"Shi Wan is really amazing... But just knowing how to play the piano isn't enough. After all, you're not well - known and have no real ability."
The person who spoke was a junior in the Shi family, Shi Qing's cousin.
She had only met Shi Wan once before and then never again. She didn't expect that when they met again, the first thing out of her mouth would be a mockery.
"Really? You seem to know me so well."