Chapter 387: Chapter 388: Dazzling Brilliance 10
If it were someone else, the leaders would definitely have them pulled down right now, but who could make Ning Xia step down?
In front of someone they couldnât afford to offend, even if they were displeased, they had to endure it!
But Ning Xia herself didnât think there was anything wrong with her outfit; she even felt smug seeing everyone so dumbfounded by her.
She had said she would be the only highlight of the annual party tonight. Look at these men, all mesmerized. But when her gaze fell on Li Tingyan sitting in the third row, the man was only talking to the person next to him, not even glancing at her.
Ning Xia felt frustrated, thinking to herself: you may not look at me now, but once I play a heavenly tune, youâll be smitten.
Feeling good about herself, Ning Xia walked to the piano at the center of the stage, closed her eyes, and began to play. A romantic serenade is supposed to be a soothing tune, needing the player to calm down and play leisurely.
But Ning Xia was shivering from the cold, with no tune in her mind at all.
She could only follow the sheet music by memory, her fingers trembling involuntarily, causing several wrong notes.
A gentle and warm piece was played awkwardly, sometimes loud, sometimes soft. Any professional present would definitely be unable to bear listening.
However, to the unrefined men who didnât understand the piano, it barely passed, and when Ning Xia finished playing, the audience still gave her a round of applause.
Ning Xia knew she had performed poorly, but seeing everyone so enthusiastic, she breathed a sigh of relief, luckily these country bumpkins didnât understand piano.
Cold, she hastily wished everyone a Happy New Year and quickly left the stage.
As she passed by Nianyang, she gave a mysterious smile, thinking it was okay if she didnât perform well; Gu Nianyang was there to do even worse.
"Next is the exciting final performance, by our manager Liâs wife, Gu Nianyang. Please welcome her!"
Upon hearing his wifeâs name, Li Tingyan immediately perked up, straightened his back, and stared intently at the stage. The group behind him started shouting, "Saozi! Saozi!"
The booming voices, mixed with applause, almost lifted the roof.
Hearing such a commotion from backstage, Ning Xiaâs face turned pale with anger. When she was on stage, these men werenât this enthusiastic. How could they be so keen on this country girl?
Amid the cheers, Nianyang stepped onto the stage, her unadorned face stunningly beautiful in the spotlight, causing even louder cheers from the audience.
The host spoke with precision, "It seems our young saozi is quite popular. Today, she also brings us a piano piece."
Upon hearing this, Nianyangâs expression changed. She clearly registered a hometown song, so how did it get changed to a piano piece? It must be Ning Xia causing trouble again!
In the family area, Xu Zhiyi was dumbfounded, "Didnât Nianyang sign up to sing a hometown song? How come itâs a piano piece?"
Lin Xia was also confused, "Whatâs going on? Who changed Nianyangâs program, deliberately setting her up for failure?"
Yang Mei said sarcastically, "What else could it be? Probably this Gu Nianyang got jealous watching Ms. Ning Xia play piano, so she wants to join the fun. But being from the countryside, can she even play? Sheâs just going to disgrace us all..."
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