Chapter 187 - An Overwhelming Defeat For s.h.i.+ Xuexin

Zhao Xiyue had used her role as host to make this happen and s.h.i.+ Jin would undoubtedly get embarra.s.sed tonight.

Zhao Xiyue wanted to show the world the gulf that lay between the true and fake daughter of the s.h.i.+ family. She also wanted s.h.i.+ Jin to back off. She was not good enough for Chu Ling.

s.h.i.+ Jin stood up and walked towards the stage as everyone watched and cheered.

s.h.i.+ Jin was too simply dressed compared to s.h.i.+ Xuexin. She was just dressed in the school uniform pants with a white cotton T-s.h.i.+rt. It could not compare to s.h.i.+ Xuexin's extravagant princess dress.

s.h.i.+ Xuexin was still standing on the stage. The moment they stood together, s.h.i.+ Xuexin looked like a beautiful peony while s.h.i.+ Jin resembled an elegant orchid.

After looking at s.h.i.+ Jin a little more, she gave off a charming aura.

Zhao Xiyue smiled as she said, "s.h.i.+ Jin, I heard you are pretty good at playing the violin as well, right?"

She gloated smugly after putting s.h.i.+ Jin in the spot. s.h.i.+ Xuexin caught on to what Zhao Xiyue was doing, so she did not stop Zhao Xiyue. Instead, she simply stood on the stage as she watched.

All of them knew that s.h.i.+ Jin was unable to play the violin.

If s.h.i.+ Jin denied it now, it would be very embarra.s.sing for her.

Sure enough, s.h.i.+ Jin took the microphone and said, "Nope. You are mistaken."

Zhao Xiyue smiled even more happily when s.h.i.+ Jin admitted she could not play the violin. "Oh my. I must be mistaken. I am so sorry about that. Since you are siblings with s.h.i.+ Xuexin, I thought you took violin lessons with her."

Zhao Xiyue had a feeling s.h.i.+ Jin might offer to sing in order to save her reputation. Even then, Zhao Xiyue would have successfully embarra.s.sed s.h.i.+ Jin.

Whatever it was, a lot of people were talking about s.h.i.+ Jin now.

Although Zhao Xiyue could not hear what they were saying, they were probably talking about s.h.i.+ Jin and s.h.i.+ Xuexin's swap at birth and their abilities.

It was a common human reaction. Everyone felt musicians were very impressive. After all, it took a lot of practice to be an expert. However, people always felt they were equally good singers and simply lacked an opportunity when it came to singing.

Moreover, everyone felt violin performances were very elegant. In comparison, everyone could sing, so it wasn't as special. Hence, it was normal to feel s.h.i.+ Jin could not compare to s.h.i.+ Xuexin.

"I have never learned violin before." s.h.i.+ Jin glanced at Zhao Xiyue. "Also, the third graders don't have to perform, so I did not prepare anything. You must have made a mistake, right?"

Since it was the school anniversary celebrations, Zhao Xiyue felt certain that s.h.i.+ Jin would offer to sing and wriggle out of the situation.

Now that s.h.i.+ Jin was coming on so strong and Zhao Xiyue was genuinely guilty of sabotaging her, Zhao Xiyue could only apologize for her mistake. "My bad. I must have made a mistake. I thought you were still doing second year and a.s.sumed you were performing. I am so sorry."

Her apology was so insincere that it was barely enough to cover s.h.i.+ Jin's nail. She even embarra.s.sed s.h.i.+ Jin by talking about s.h.i.+ Jin's promotion to third year.

"Uh huh. I accept your apology. Since it is an important day, you really need to be careful. Not everyone is nice enough to allow this to happen. Not everyone in school will let you off for this," replied s.h.i.+ Jin confidently.

Since Zhao Xiyue was guilty of sabotaging s.h.i.+ Jin, she could only quietly listen to s.h.i.+ Jin admonish her.

Just as she thought s.h.i.+ Jin was going to leave the stage, s.h.i.+ Jin said, "Since it is the school anniversary, I don't mind performing the violin. Why don't I just perform the same song? Can I borrow a violin from the school orchestra?"

After listening to the conversation between Zhao Xiyue and s.h.i.+ Jin, everyone realized that Zhao Xiyue had forced s.h.i.+ Jin to go on stage completely unprepared.

Also, everyone knew Zhao Xiyue was best friends with s.h.i.+ Xuexin… It was clear what she was up to.

s.h.i.+ Jin's fans felt anxious when they saw this.

"Didn't s.h.i.+ Jin just say she couldn't play the violin? Why is she offering to perform now?"

"Uh huh. What should we do? However, if she does not perform, people might think she is a chicken."

"s.h.i.+ Xuexin came with her own violin. Do you know it costs a bomb and was made by a master violin maker? She has been using it all her life. How could a violin from the school orchestra compare to it? Do you know how lousy the school violins are? I am so worried."

Someone who liked s.h.i.+ Xuexin said softly, "Is s.h.i.+ Jin really going to perform that? Is she sure?

"Isn't it a bad idea for her to play violin in front of a true violin master?"

Everyone had their own opinion. Someone from the school orchestra quickly handed s.h.i.+ Jin a violin.

s.h.i.+ Xuexin smiled when she saw this. The school violin only cost a fraction of hers and it couldn't compare to hers in terms of accuracy and tone.

She asked s.h.i.+ Jin sweetly, "Why don't you use my violin instead?"

s.h.i.+ Jin rejected her offer.

s.h.i.+ Xuexin was more than happy to leave s.h.i.+ Jin to her own devices and stood by the side with her master violin.

Zhao Xiyue did not expect this to happen either. Even though s.h.i.+ Jin was good at singing, she chose to play the violin. What was she thinking?

"s.h.i.+ Jin is going to perform the same piece as s.h.i.+ Xuexin, 'Hungarian Dance'!" said Zhao Xiyue excitedly to the audience in a resounding voice.

s.h.i.+ Jin's fans were nervous down to their toes. She was a singer, so everyone knew she could play the guitar. However, all instruments were different, and it was exceptionally hard to master the violin. A lot of practice was required just to even play violin decently. Otherwise, it would be complete chaos.

The stage lighting landed on s.h.i.+ Jin. She raised her hand and held the violin before placing the bow on it.

As the music flowed, the fans couldn't resist whistling!

s.h.i.+ Jin's violin playing was elegant, lively, and particularly pleasing to the ear. Their initial worries were quickly tossed to the back of their minds.

She was completely focused as her hands moved in sync with each other.

People who were able to play the violin could tell s.h.i.+ Jin had a lot of practice. Also, she was incredibly good! Her technique was at the professional level and every move she made was flawless.

Musical instruments were all about technique and expression. Since the piece sounded intense, the audience was quickly captivated by the violin.