The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 181 Birthday Feast Troubles (2)_1

Chapter 181: Chapter 181 Birthday Feast Troubles (2)_1

Old Master Loo, seeing his granddaughter’s confidence, let go of the worry he carried. He reached out to pat Situ Xin on the head and said, "Yes, grandpa believes our Baby is the best. Alright, go ahead."

Seeing Situ Xin appear on stage left Liu Qianxue taken aback, "How did, how did you get up there?" Just when she and Zhang Siya were discussing, they thought Situ Xin wouldn’t show up on stage.

Situ Xin smiled slightly and coyly replied, "Wasn’t it you who asked me to come up and play a piano piece for Grandpa Yu’s birthday celebration? If I didn’t come, how could I play the piano to celebrate his birthday?" Situ Xin paused, then continued, "What, did you think I couldn’t play the piano, so I wouldn’t dare to come up? Were you certain that I would make a fool of myself today?"

Her voice wasn’t soft, and because she stood not far from the microphone, the whole audience heard her conversation with Liu Qianxue. "Hehe, to be honest, I don’t know you and don’t understand what grudge you have against me to make you go to great lengths to have me embarrass myself here. Since you’ve put so much effort into expecting me to make a fool of myself, how could I not oblige?" Situ Xin said to Liu Qianxue with a mix of a smile and a sneer.

And as she spoke, Situ Xin unleashed the charisma she had been keeping under wraps to avoid standing out. In a flash, the audience below gazed at Situ Xin, their eyes filled with amazement.

Liu Qianxue, too, was mesmerized by Situ Xin. But Situ Xin didn’t care how she was being viewed at the moment; she walked up to the piano, sat down, and said to Liu Qianxue, "You were just playing Liszt’s ’Love’s Dream,’ so I’ll play the same piece. Listen carefully, let’s see who plays it better—you or me."

After speaking, Situ Xin extended her hands to test the keys, and feeling that she was in good form, she began to play. Normally, one would need to practice the piano daily, or else their fingers would lose their agility.

Common sense would suggest so, but for Situ Xin, she didn’t need to practice every day. In her past life, the organization had them learn piano—not only for potential mission uses but also as the most basic training to develop hand dexterity for assembling and disassembling weapons. And since the dexterity required for handling weapons far exceeds that for piano playing, for Situ Xin, who was adept at the latter, playing the piano was a piece of cake.

And when it came to musical knowledge and piano skills, Situ Xin was clearly in a league that Liu Qianxue couldn’t even touch by galloping on horseback. Although many in the audience weren’t well-versed in music or piano, even they could distinctly hear the difference in the first few bars between Situ Xin’s and Liu Qianxue’s playing.

Upon hearing Situ Xin’s piano, Liu Qianxue’s face instantly turned pale. She immediately noticed that Situ Xin’s playing had a soul to it, which hers lacked. Her mouth agape and eyes riveted upon the utterly engrossed Situ Xin at the piano, she said, "Is this what my teacher meant by the highest realm of playing the piano?" Zhang Siya, who had been standing in the corner with arms folded, eager to witness Situ Xin embarrass herself at Elder Yu’s birthday party, now felt an ominous premonition stir within her. She had been looking forward to seeing how the Situ Family and Loo Family could still coddle Situ Xin in their palms after such a public humiliation. She also wanted her father and grandfather to see that the person they had been doting on for years was just an empty suit.

But as Situ Xin took the stage, radiating a dazzling light, Zhang Siya’s gut feeling grew worse. When Situ Xin sat down at the piano, her fingers gracefully bringing forth the melody, Zhang Siya’s heart plunged into the abyss, especially when she saw the pride on her father and grandfather’s faces as they looked at Situ Xin on stage. Her hands clenched so tightly she didn’t even notice her fingernails digging into her flesh.

She watched Situ Xin on stage with her eyes closed, fully immersed in playing the piano, and couldn’t stop screaming inside her head, "Why is this happening, why is this happening. Wasn’t it said that Situ Xin hadn’t learned any skills? How can she play the piano?"

The thoughts in her mind were not hers alone. Even Old Master Situ and the others were quite puzzled—how could Situ Xin play the piano? After all, while there was a piano at home, they had never once seen Situ Xin play it.

Loo Yaxin and her sisters-in-law exchanged bewildered looks after hearing Situ Xin play the piano, each wanting to ask the other if they had ever taught Situ Xin to play. But clearly, everyone shook their heads, indicating they hadn’t.

After Situ Xin played the last note, she stood up and bowed to the audience. As the people returned to their senses, thunderous applause erupted. Regardless of the questions Old Master Situ and the others had in their minds right now, pride was undeniably spreading across their faces.

The few old masters were nearly ready to jump onto the stage and announce to everyone, "This is our family’s treasure."

"Hehe, my little sister is just amazing," Situ Jin said with a proud face, her expression even more delighted than if she’d been the one in the spotlight.

"Baby is amazing," Situ Che said with a smile in his eyes as he looked at Situ Xin, his facial expression softening a great deal.

Xiao Muli and Yu Qihao had not taken their eyes off Situ Xin since the moment she stepped onto the stage, and the love at the bottom of their eyes seemed almost ready to overflow. It was fortunate that everyone’s attention was on Situ Xin at the moment, as if Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo had witnessed it, they would undoubtedly regard Xiao Muli and Yu Qihao as the most dangerous threats.

"Your sister is quite impressive," Liu Zhengyang remarked, astonished by the sight of Situ Xin on stage. He turned his head towards the overjoyed Situ Jin and asked, "Jin, if your sister is so impressive, why were you so nervous just now?"

"Hmph." Situ Jin would have been happy to see this old playmate of hers after so many years, but after he schemed against her beloved sister, Situ Jin found Liu Zhengyang displeasing. So, she didn’t give him a very nice look. Although she didn’t care to pay Liu Zhengyang much attention, she still had to say what needed to be said, "My family’s Baby has never learned this piano before. Everyone in the courtyard knows that our Baby never attended any cram school. The words your sister said earlier were obviously because she knew my Baby couldn’t do it, that’s why she specifically asked my Baby to perform." As Situ Jin spoke, her gaze towards Liu Zhengyang grew more hostile, as if he had been the one plotting behind the scenes. Even Situ Che and Xiao Muli were looking at Liu Zhengyang with an accusatory gaze.