71: Chapter 71 Knows a Little

"Music Club President is the coolest!"

"How could anyone be so arrogant as to want to challenge the Music Club President!"

"I've never heard such an elegant Piano performance before; I feel like the Music Club President is just like a prince."

"I don't know where this guy popped out from, to dare to speak rudely to our Music Club President!"

"He probably can't even tell the keys apart, yet he dares to spout such nonsense here!"

"Besides, didn't he just say he didn't want to join the Music Club? I think he's here just to cause trouble!"

"Kick him out!"

"That's right, kick him out!"

A few girls with thick glasses and chubby faces seemed to have completely fallen for the Music Club President, becoming his loyal fans.

They had already started to spontaneously defend their idol.

The Music Club President was used to this feeling of being supported; he calmly pressed his hand down, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"Students, since this young man feels there is a problem with my performance level."

"Then he must surely be someone who is very skilled at playing the Piano."

"Since that's the case, I, the Music Club President, am willing to learn a thing or two from him!"

As soon as he said this, pink hearts instantly appeared in the eyes of those girls.

"Oh my god, the Music Club President is so magnanimous!"

"This is what you call class!"

"He plays the Piano so well, yet he's so humble."

"I declare, from now on, the Music Club President is the only male god in my heart!"

"I want to see if this guy dares to accept the challenge!"

"Forget it, you can tell he's just all talk."

"Some people are just like that; they can't stand to see others doing well. When they see someone shining, they just have to mock them to find a sense of relevance for themselves."

Amidst the booing from the crowd, the Music Club President looked at Lin Yi with his head held high, his face full of mockery.

He had originally thought about letting this matter pass.

He didn't expect this guy to walk right into the line of fire himself.

If it were anything else, the Music Club President might not have had total confidence, but when it came to the Piano, he had absolute certainty of victory.

"This student, please enlighten me."

The Music Club President stood up, vacated the spot in front of the Piano, and gestured for Lin Yi to take it.

Lin Yi didn't stand on ceremony either; he didn't hesitate at all and stepped forward, ready to go up.

"No way, Old Lin, do you really know how?"

He Linwei looked at Lin Yi in disbelief.

Xu Ziyang was right about one thing just now: learning an instrument isn't something that happens overnight; it requires spending a lot of money on training from a young age.

Even if you study seriously for two or three years after growing up, you definitely can't compare to someone with so many years of foundational training.

Lin Yi shrugged and said truthfully.

"I... guess I know a little."

To tell the truth, Lin Yi had never even touched a Piano in his entire life.

At most, he had only watched those master-level performers on TV.

But, well, he had the system now.

Lin Yi remembered seeing an option for Piano Talent in the system shop earlier.

Although it might not be as divine as a top master, anything from the system shouldn't be too bad, right?

Reckoning it this way, saying he knew a little Piano wasn't really bragging.

"System, I want to redeem Piano Talent!"

"Ding, host's intention detected, redeeming..."

"Ding, First-Class Piano Talent redeemed successfully, total cost: 12 points."

As the success prompt sounded, Lin Yi felt a massive surge of power spreading through his mind.

All the Piano playing techniques flooded into his brain instantly.

He had even mastered extremely profound performance experience.

Lin Yi nodded with satisfaction.

If performance technique was theoretical knowledge, then performance experience was practical accumulation.

Combining theory with practice was the strongest path.

The Piano in front of him now seemed much more familiar in Lin Yi's eyes.

It was as if an experienced driver was looking at the steering wheel he spent every day with.

Seeing Lin Yi walk over with such composure, a flash of astonishment crossed the Music Club President's face.

He had originally thought Lin Yi would retreat in the face of difficulty, but he didn't expect him to actually come over.

Could it be that Lin Yi really knew how to play the Piano?

The Music Club President muttered to himself.

But then he thought again.

Even if Lin Yi knew how to play the Piano, so what?

It didn't mean he could play better than him.

No, he definitely couldn't play as well as him!

He had been praised by his Piano teacher since he was a child for having superb comprehension.

Coupled with years of practice, that was why he had such excellent performance today.

This Lin Yi surely only knew the basics.

Otherwise, when Xu Ziyang asked them to show their skills earlier, he would have definitely volunteered.

It was obvious that he was now just forcing himself to go up.

That's right, it must be that!

The Music Club President pretended to be magnanimous and stepped aside, watching coldly as Lin Yi sat down in front of the Piano.

He snorted with dissatisfaction in his heart, waiting to see Lin Yi make a fool of himself.

After Lin Yi sat down, he casually ruffled his hair.

To make himself look a bit cooler.

Since he had to put on a show, Lin Yi would let the Music Club President see who the true king of "pretending to be cool" was.

Lin Yi hovered his hands over the keys, not letting them fall for a long time.

Time ticked by, and the students below gradually began to lose patience.

"Are you going to play or not? If you can't play, just be self-aware and get down, okay!"

"What are you trying to pull here?"

"What a waste of everyone's time... I thought he was something special, daring to point fingers at the Music Club President."

"It's confirmed, he's just all talk."

"Although I admit he's somewhat handsome, handsome is useless in the face of talent!"

The students' discussions grew louder, and Lin Yi's roommates on the sidelines were also breaking into a cold sweat for him.

Half a minute later, Lin Yi's hands finally moved.

It wasn't intentional on his part just now.

Rather, he was quickly going through the knowledge instilled by the system.

And he had thought of the best way to respond to the Music Club President's provocation.

You just played "Moonlight," right? Then I'll let you hear the correct way to play this piece!

As the first note rang out, Lin Yi's hands danced nimbly across the keys.

The students' discussions gradually died down after hearing Lin Yi's performance.

Silence.

The scene was incredibly quiet.

The students all shut their mouths simultaneously, and only the soft, beautiful Piano music echoed in the air.

The more Lin Yi played, the more absorbed he became, his fingertips flying up and down with the notes.

"Why do I suddenly feel like crying..."

A girl's eyes shed a few clear tears, she didn't know why.

A sorrowful emotion accompanied the Piano music, impacting everyone's state of mind.

Unlike the applause from the audience during the Music Club President's performance earlier, everyone was now completely immersed in Lin Yi's music, stunned and unable to speak.

In Lin Yi's music, one could feel an unspeakable loneliness.

As if in this world, no one could truly enter his heart.

Just as everyone was intoxicated by it, two beautiful figures appeared behind the crowd.