196: Chapter 196 She was wrong

As she played, a new light gradually flickered in Murong Qing's dim eyes.

But this glimmer of light was quickly replaced by disappointment.

She understood everything now!

The song ended.

Murong Qing was already in tears.

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This was the first time she had poured so much negative emotion into playing a song!

It was a great success!

Li Feiyu had said that she didn't put enough emotion into her playing, so she couldn't achieve a shocking effect.

No wonder he didn't let her play that song!

It turned out that it really wasn't suitable for her current self!

She finally understood Li Feiyu's painstaking efforts!

The venue was silent for a few seconds until the person on stage stopped sobbing, then a warm applause erupted.

“Clap, clap, clap~~”

Murong Qing stood up and bowed to the audience.

She wiped the crystal tears from the corners of her eyes, a hint of relief flashing between her brows:

“All this time, I’ve ignored my musical shortcomings, and I couldn't even make up for them myself.”

“It wasn’t until I played that song just now that I realized what I was missing. And his appearance helped me make up for these shortcomings.”

As she spoke, Murong Qing's gaze fell on someone who was yawning.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, the corners of her mouth turned up, and her red lips parted slightly: “Fei Yu, I’m sorry, thank you!”

This was the first time in her life she had apologized and thanked someone with such deep emotion.

Murong Lan, Zhang Wenxue, and Zhuang Wensheng in the audience all looked towards Xiao Ran.

Especially Zhuang Wensheng; he was practically grinding his back molars!

“Hmph! An unknown nobody! How dare he try to snatch my woman! He’s asking for death!” A sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

“Men, investigate that person’s background, then directly blacklist him in his industry!”

“Wensheng, that person is also a contestant, and he’s in the same group as Murong Qing,” his teacher reminded him from the side.

“Also a contestant?” Zhuang Wensheng raised an eyebrow, his disdain growing even stronger. “Well, that’s even better. He won’t be able to make a living in this line of work anymore. Men, go do it!”

He prided himself on having a wide network, knowing almost all the famous peers across the country.

But he had never seen this person, and he thought it was some great master trying to steal his woman.

It turned out to be just an unremarkable contestant.

Then he had nothing to fear.

“Yes!”

His subordinate received his order and went off to do something.

At this moment, the judges on stage began to score.

One 10 points, three 9.5 points, one 9 points.

It was only 0.5 points lower than Zhuang Wensheng's score.

This result was unexpected for Zhuang Wensheng.

He hadn't pulled any strings in this competition; everything was fair.

Zhuang Wensheng looked at the girl on stage and nodded: “I didn't expect Murong Qing to get such a high score; I underestimated her!”

“She must have had guidance from an expert!” his teacher chimed in from the side.

“What if she had an expert? There’s still the next round; she’s only capable of this much,” Zhuang Wensheng sneered.

“Indeed.”

Murong Qing slowly walked off the stage and then directly headed towards Xiao Ran.

She wore a faint smile, all her previous troubles gone: “Fei Yu Gege…”

“Murong Qing, good score.” Xiao Ran raised an eyebrow, his tone somewhat distant.

Murong Qing wasn't annoyed; she sat down right next to him and immediately reached out to link her arm through his right arm.

Xiao Ran was startled and quickly pulled his hand away, looking at her warily: “What are you doing?”

She smiled charmingly, her faint tear stains making her look pitifully lovely: “Fei Yu Gege, A Qing understands all your painstaking efforts!”

Xiao Ran: “???”

What the heck?

What painstaking efforts?

He had merely forcibly switched her song before the competition.

Then, he used words to plunge her emotions into a trough, thereby aligning with the emotional demands of the song.

Murong Qing grabbed his arm again, winking playfully. “Fei Yu Gege! A Qing misunderstood you!”

Xiao Ran pulled his hand back again, turning his body to the other side with a dark expression: “Don’t touch me! You didn’t misunderstand me! I deliberately abandoned you! We’ve already broken up!”

“Fei Yu Gege! I know you did it on purpose! It was all to make me grasp the true meaning of piano music and emotion!”

Murong Qing’s eyes sparkled with little stars,

“Now I finally understand. It was you! You deliberately broke up with me! That way I could experience the true meaning of emotion! That way I could break through my bottleneck!”

“Fei Yu! Thank you! I was wrong to misunderstand you! I actually thought you were a heartless man all this time!”

Murong Qing spoke with tender affection and a smile.

Suddenly, she leaned in with her cherry lips.

“Mua~~”

Murong Qing frowned slightly, a displeased look on her face. He had actually blocked her with his hand!

Xiao Ran was sweating profusely at this moment.

He didn't know where exactly things had gone wrong!

Why was Murong Qing's reaction so drastically different!

It had suddenly escalated to the point of her practically giving herself away; it was truly a bit fantastical!

This wasn't a TV show!

“Murong Qing! Please stay away from me! I’m afraid Wenxue will misunderstand!” Xiao Ran looked at her with a disgusted expression.

Boom!

A roar seemed to echo in the space!

Like snow in June, it instantly froze Murong Qing!

Her originally rosy pretty face instantly turned pale!

She had forgotten!

Li Feiyu already had a new girlfriend!

What did this mean?

If she could do it all over again!

She would never have suggested breaking up!

Now.

Looking back suddenly, he already had another girlfriend!

Murong Qing's eyes were tearful, filled with regret: “Fei Yu… we… we can get back together!”

Xiao Ran hadn't expected her to suggest getting back together, so he looked at her with a mocking expression:

“Murong Qing, don’t you think you’re being ridiculous right now?”

“Fei Yu… I know I was wrong…”

“No, you weren’t wrong! I’m just a heartless man!” Xiao Ran shook his head, “I actually wanted to dump you a long time ago!”

He also hadn't expected Murong Qing to be able to overthink things so much, even managing to rationalize his image as a heartless man.

With such imagination, why play the demon piano!

It would be a pity not to become a scriptwriter!

Murong Qing cried like rain, extending her slender hand, wanting to pull Xiao Ran.

However, he directly stood up and sat in an empty seat to the left.

The mere half-meter distance seemed to cut a half-meter scar into her heart!

Murong Qing wouldn't give up and also moved into a seat: “Fei Yu, don’t be like this! I don’t believe it!”

“Hmph!” Xiao Ran sneered, “Murong Qing! Are you here to make a joke? You were the one who broke up! What are you trying to achieve by crying and whining now?”

“Are you actually trying to make me dump Wenxue and get back together with you?”

Xiao Ran originally wanted her to back off, but Murong Qing actually nodded repeatedly: “Well… it’s not… impossible…”