Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 116 - 116 116 Jiang Zhe Without Sheet Music

Chapter 116: Chapter 116 Jiang Zhe Without Sheet Music Chapter 116: Chapter 116 Jiang Zhe Without Sheet Music Being able to adapt a violin score at this age is extremely difficult, and even if there were some flaws, everyone was willing to accept them.

The evaluation of the program from everyone in the audience was very high.

The thunderous applause was the best proof.

“It looks like Meng Yirou’s violin solo should be able to take the championship,” Zhang Xi said.

Meng Yirou was a prominent figure in the second middle school, the school belle, and a talented woman whose fame was on par with that of Jiang Fanyue. She played the violin well and had good grades; she truly was the pride of the heavens.

Jiang Fanyue had not wanted to participate in this competition because she did not want to be continually compared with Meng Yirou.

Now, however, she somewhat regretted it, thinking she should have taken part in this competition.

“Isn’t there still the performance by Xiao Meng and his group? It might not be so simple for Meng Yirou to win the championship,” Jiang Fanyue said.

“Fanyue, haven’t you noticed? Xiao Meng is not even on stage! I just heard that Xiao Meng was injured, and the main piano performance has been replaced,” Zhang Xi said.

It was only then that Jiang Fanyue listened carefully to the performance on stage and realized that the style of piano performance was indeed not that of Xiao Meng.

She recognized that the pianist had been replaced by Wang Xue. Although Wang Xue’s ability was decent, she still seemed much more mediocre compared to Xiao Meng.

It was also at this moment that Jiang Fanyue noticed that the violinist position, which should have been occupied by Wang Xue, had been taken over by Ji Tang.

Wasn’t Ji Tang supposed to have a program with Si Qing?

She shook her head secretly, “It seems that this championship is Meng Yirou’s for the taking.”

Backstage.

Meng Yirou, who had already finished her violin solo, was wiping down her violin and putting it away in the case.

The team leader teacher from the second middle school and the participating students came in, smiling and said, “Congratulations, Yirou! You were amazing today! The applause from the audience was thunderous after your performance, and the judges also gave you very high praise. We wish you an early victory in the championship!”

Meng Yirou smiled modestly, “Let’s not talk like that just yet, Xiao Meng from the first middle school is still going to perform. She was personally endorsed by a professor from the music academy.”

“Didn’t you know? Xiao Meng was injured and didn’t perform; they replaced them. Their performance was just mediocre.”

“Really?” Meng Yirou was surprised; this was truly unexpected.

She had thought that the only people who could compete with her were Xiao Meng and Jiang Fanyue.

However, lately, Jiang Fanyue seemed to be living on Weibo and did not participate in this arts performance.

With Xiao Meng injured, it seemed she didn’t truly have any competition left.

“However, Jiang Zhe decided to join a competition at the last minute. It wasn’t exactly a last-minute decision; after their replacement, they had a program with nobody to fill in, and she was roped in to take over,” someone mentioned.

“That’s good.” Upon hearing Jiang Zhe’s name, Meng Yirou didn’t take it to heart.

She even had to think for a moment to remember who exactly Jiang Zhe was.

With her superior grades, she could easily outperform Jiang Zhe. This alone was enough to suppress Jiang Zhe.

In addition, when it came to piano and violin, she was continually progressing, while Jiang Zhe was clinging to an international youth championship from several years ago, making no further progress.

She had inquired and found that, after Jiang Zhe had revealed that title and briefly shocked everyone, no one else had heard Jiang Zhe practice or perform at any other time.

Such a person was truly not worth comparing with.

And certainly didn’t have the qualifications to be mentioned in the same breath as her.

She only wished to compete with Jiang Fanyue.

“So we always said you were a shoo-in for the championship. Of course, even if Jiang Fanyue and Xiao Meng participated, you would still be the rightful champion!”

Meng Yirou smiled modestly, “Don’t praise me too much, we should still respect the other contestants.”

She was discussing fervently with her classmates when Wang Xue and the others returned.

Before taking the stage, they were brimming with confidence; upon returning, they were somewhat deflated.

Their performance was actually not bad, but due to a lack of rehearsal, they fell short in terms of proficiency.

As a result, their score was just slightly lower than that of Meng Yirou’s solo.

They narrowly missed the runner-up spot, and with potentially more outstanding performances to come, their placement might even be pushed down further.

“Forget it, Wang Xue, we’ve already tried our best. Even if we don’t get the top ranks, it’s not anyone’s fault,” Yuan Zhijuan consoled her.

The others agreed, “It’s not our fault that something happened to Xiao Meng at the last minute, we’ve tried our best to salvage the situation. If there’s anyone to blame, it’s certainly not anyone here.”

Teacher Cao was indeed disappointed; this time they had great hopes of winning, but then the unexpected happened.

However, she didn’t blame them, instead inspiring them, “You’ve done quite well! Participation is what counts, and besides, your performance was very complete!”

Wang Xue was not comforted, instead, she remembered what Jiang Zhe had said earlier, “No regrets.”

She truly didn’t regret taking the stage and letting Ji Tang perform, but recalling Jiang Zhe’s words made her feel uncomfortably irked.

“Where’s Jiang Zhe?” she asked.

“She’s gone to assist in Si Qing’s performance,” Teacher Cao said.

Wang Xue felt a sense of relief, those two really dared to make and accept bold propositions.

Their act combined playing music and dancing, requiring a high level of coordination and understanding between them. Were they just going up there to make fools of themselves?

Ji Tang heard this and said, “But I have the scores with me!”

What could Jiang Zhe possibly play on stage?

Or was Si Qing improvising the dance?

Whether it was changing the score or the dance, both tasks seemed impossible!

Yuan Zhijuan clapped her hands against her chest, “Let’s hope they don’t embarrass themselves too much, and remember not to claim they’re from our school after making a fool of themselves.”

The students from the neighboring school listening to their conversation couldn’t help but laugh, one of the boys commented, “They say Raocheng First Middle School is the best around, tsk, turns out that’s not really the case.”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Meng Yirou advised him, and the boy fell silent immediately.

But he also noticed that although Meng Yirou told him not to discuss the matter, the expression on her face said it all—she couldn’t be bothered with Raocheng First Middle School’s program that was about to flop embarrassingly.

Wang Xue and Ji Tang felt uncomfortable, but the failure of Jiang Zhe and Si Qing’s act was inevitable, what could they do?

They were filled with resentment towards Jiang Zhe.

“Their performance has started, I’ll go listen,” Teacher Cao didn’t want to talk more with them and went to observe.

The leadership had entrusted her with the task of leading the team, and she too hoped that the performance by Jiang Zhe and Si Qing wouldn’t be a total flop—at the very least, it should go smoothly to avoid a difficult explanation to the school.

The students from the second school laughed and spoke cheerfully, “We’ll also have a listen, witness the spectacular show from Raocheng First Middle School!”

For a moment, Wang Xue and Ji Tang couldn’t decide whether they hoped Jiang Zhe would fail more miserably or have a slight hint of success.