The Fortunate Demoniac Little Village Doctor
Chapter 480 - 480 454 What Counts

480: 454 Chapter What Counts 480: 454 Chapter What Counts Liu Hun also went to register, filling out the piece he intended to perform so the orchestra could prepare, and choosing the instrument he wanted to play.

Liu Hun stood in line, holding his form and a pen, momentarily unsure what to write, unable to decide which piece would be most effective in impressing the audience here.

Just then, Vincent, who was standing in front of the line, saw Liu Hun and immediately started mocking him, “Hey!

What are you doing here?

Are you here to learn about instruments?

This isn’t a line for the bathroom.

The bathroom is over there!”

Vincent’s words immediately drew a wave of snickering laughter, but Liu Hun coldly looked at Vincent and replied, “I’m here to do what I’m best at, which is smacking your face!

To me, you’re no different from a monkey at the zoo, though maybe slightly better since you don’t defecate everywhere.”

People around them looked on as the two exchanged verbal jabs, laughing even harder.

Vincent, adjusting his suit, retorted, “You dare to say that?

Do you dare to compete with me?!”

“Fear a monkey?

Compete at what?” Liu Hun asked Vincent, his voice laced with ease.

“Let’s see whose performance is more spectacular,” Vincent planned to thoroughly humiliate Liu Hun.

“Alright,” Liu Hun nodded nonchalantly.

“If you lose!

You must stand at the entrance of the Imperial Palace and call out like a monkey three times!

If I lose, I’ll do the same!” Vincent pointed fiercely at Liu Hun.

“Revealing your true nature would be my pleasure!” Liu Hun nodded.

“All these people are witnesses!

Don’t try to weasel your way out!” Vincent said, his lips curling up in a sinister smile, confident in his musical superiority to crush Liu Hun.

One by one, students and teachers from the music academy, as well as celebrities, finished their performances, each earning varied amounts of applause.

But obviously, none was outstanding enough to bring the house to a stand, or even to a hush.

When it was nearly Vincent’s turn to perform, he told Mar, who was arranging the scores for the orchestra, “Mar, when it’s that Easterner’s turn, mess him up a bit!”

Mar glanced at Liu Hun standing behind and asked Vincent, “What do you want to do?”

“Let the orchestra fall silent!” Vincent said with a cold smile.

Mar’s eyes rolled and he grinned, “Easy, but…”

Vincent immediately understood Mar’s implication and quickly assured, “Don’t worry, if you pull it off, I’ll cover all your expenses at the Cadi Bar this month!”

“Deal!” Mar said, and seeing the previous contestant finishing, he told Vincent, “It’s your turn now!”

Vincent straightened his lapel and walked up to the stage with his head held high.

With a proud face, Vincent walked over to the piano on stage, bowed to the audience, and then sat down at the piano.

“Skeedle-skadoo…” Vincent’s fingers began flying over the keys.

Valentino, standing below the stage, smiled at Lawrence and remarked, “It seems this student has some talent after all.”

To Valentino’s surprise, Lawrence shook his head and said, “Good talent, but…

bound to be exhausted eventually.”

“Da!”

With the last note played, Vincent’s dancing hands also came to a stop.

“Applause…”

The audience and the royal family members gave Vincent a hearty round of applause, and Vincent stood up with a proud smile, feeling like he had already become a master.

“Oh!

This kid played well!

No wonder he was so bold earlier!

He really has some skill.

Unexpected!

I think I better not go up there; I’ll just wait and watch the monkey show!”

“He is Vincent from the music academy.

Didn’t you know?

He’s always so arrogant at school, but of course, his artistic talent is indeed commendable.

So…

he acts proudly because of his talent.”

“To be honest, I don’t have high hopes for that Easterner.

Few in the school can beat Vincent at the piano!

And he played really well today!

I think I’d rather not go up and just wait for the monkey act.”

“…”

After Vincent’s performance, many had already started to back out, and most believed Liu Hun was bound to lose.

As some contestants before Liu Hun began to withdraw one after another, Liu Hun went up as the second person after Vincent had come down.

Mar saw Liu Hun approaching and said with a smile, “Sir, are you going to perform a piano piece?”

Liu Hun nodded and said, “Yes.”

“Alright!

You can go up now,” Mar said and let Liu Hun walk onto the stage.

Shi Qing’er was stuffing a lemon cake into her mouth when she suddenly saw Liu Hun, unable to spit it out or swallow it, and could only poke the two women beside her with her hand, mumbling, “Mmm mmm mmm…”

Lin Xiaoxiang and Yi Mengran turned their heads and were surprised to find Liu Hun had walked to the center of the stage, bowing to the audience around him.

“Can Liu Hun play an instrument too?” Yi Mengran asked Lin Xiaoxiang in surprise, not expecting Liu Hun to truly be as versatile as the media portrayed him, seemingly capable of anything.

Lin Xiaoxiang had never seen Liu Hun play any instrument and could only direct her questioning gaze towards Shi Qing’er.

Shi Qing’er finally managed to swallow her lemon cake and said to them, “I’ve never seen him play any instruments either!

Could he be up there to sing?

Speaking of which, his singing is really awful!”

Lin Xiaoxiang and Yi Mengran were stunned.

Since Shi Qing’er, who was quite familiar with Liu Hun, had said this, they really felt nervous for Liu Hun on the stage.

After Liu Hun finished his bow, he walked over to the piano, sat down, placed his fingers on the keys, and silently waited for the orchestra’s intro.

Wait…

wait…

wait…

Liu Hun had waited for several seconds but the orchestra’s intro hadn’t started.

Turning around, he saw that the orchestra’s members also looked baffled, apparently clueless about what was happening.

Suddenly!

The image of Mar letting him onto the stage flashed through his mind!

Liu Hun immediately understood—it must be Vincent who had orchestrated this mess with Mar!

That would explain the orchestra members’ confused faces.

Confronting Vincent and Mar right now was definitely unrealistic and would also damage his image.

If he just walked off, he would not only lose this opportunity to perform before the royal family, but he would also have to fulfill the commitment of learning how to call like a monkey.

“What’s going on?

Why is he just sitting there?

He can’t really be incompetent, can he?” Shi Qing’er watched Liu Hun anxiously.

Lin Xiaoxiang and Yi Mengran were also worried, but the three were too far away to know what was really happening with Liu Hun.

Isabella hadn’t yet waited for her son to ask before she slowly revealed her ordeal on the plane and Vincent’s despicable behavior.

“Thanks to Mr.

Liu, I was reborn!” Isabella said to Liu Hun with a smile.

Liu Hun felt somewhat chilly, knowing the power of his Black Dragon Power, especially over women.

“So…” After smiling at Liu Hun, Isabella switched to a stern face and said to Johnny, “Emperor, I don’t want such a person to appear in the Imperial Palace again, to be around the royal family members, his presence is nauseating!”

“Vincent!

Explain now!

What is going on?!” Ritao glared at the still baffled Vincent, noticing that Johnny’s expression was becoming more and more upset.

“I…

I…

I was framed!

Yes!…

It was him!

He assaulted me first!

This man is very vicious and very manipulative!” Vincent pointed at Liu Hun, frantically speaking.

Ritao quickly tried to appease Johnny with a smile, “Your Majesty, you know how some people in this world always have special ways to hurt others, and my Vincent is just too naive and innocent, so…

he was misunderstood and bullied.”

“Emperor!

You should carefully choose your friends!

Look carefully at the kind of people around you!” Isabella angrily said, not expecting that Vincent and his father would not only refuse to admit their mistakes but instead keep making excuses.

Johnny hadn’t expected Vincent and his father to be such people.

Of course, he would not think his mother was lying.

He firmly flicked his sleeve and said, “Ritao, please take your son and leave this place.

From now on, you are no longer welcome in the palace!

Moreover, I can’t trust the royal business in your hands anymore.

Please hand over the business as soon as you return; I will send someone to take over!”

“This…

Your Majesty!

Listen to my explanation!

Vincent, explain again!” Ritao hadn’t expected the Empress Dowager, who had disappeared for over a decade, to still have such a strong influence on Johnny.

He thought she was just a figurehead, easily handled with a few perfunctory words.

“No need for more evasions!

Do you not understand what I have said?!

You can leave now, take your son with you!” Johnny said and then turned his back on Ritao.

Realizing Johnny’s decision was firm, Ritao could only grimly bow to Johnny’s departing figure, then called Vincent and they left.

As soon as Vincent and his father had left, Johnny, feeling guilty, apologized to Isabella.

Instead, Isabella, freed from Vincent’s presence, felt very pleased, introduced Liu Hun to the royal family members, and agreed to Liu Hun’s requests.

After having dinner with the royal family members, Liu Hun immediately returned to the hotel to share this great news with the three women.

“But…” Liu Hun had just finished speaking when he hesitated and said, “Finding a producer adept in European retro style is now the most important issue!”

“Pfft!” Lin Xiaoxiang chuckled, glanced flirtatiously at Yi Mengran, and said to Liu Hun, “Mr.

Liu, aren’t you being too dismissive?”

Liu Hun suddenly realized that he had a major producer studying in Europe right beside him.

He quickly stood up and bowed to Yi Mengran, saying, “Liu is blind to have overlooked you, I hope you won’t take it to heart, Yi Mengran.”

Holding back a smile, Yi Mengran said, “Well, for the sake of our two sisters, I’ll take on this job!

Tell me about your ideas and the prepared pieces!”