Chapter 308: The Final Performance (Part 2)

But within that purity and cuteness, there was also a refined elegance.

It made people dream about her, yet feel she was someone to be admired from afar, not to be approached lightly.

“Yaoyao, go for it!”

“You can definitely do it!”

“We’re cheering for you!”

Miao Jia, along with the other two sisters from the same dormitory, stood up and shouted loudly, causing Li Manrou next to them to be extremely dissatisfied.

She was not as approachable and energetic as Shen Lingyao, and her relationship with her dorm mates could only be considered average; she had not received such encouragement when she sang.

With Miao Jia and others leading, the shouts from the audience grew louder.

Shen Lingyao claimed to be not nervous, but it was after all her first time on such a big stage, so she inevitably felt a bit flustered and quickly turned her beautiful eyes towards Zhao Qingfeng.

Zhao Qingfeng was sitting not far from the front row, their gazes met, and he raised his eyebrows, giving her an ‘OK’ gesture.

Shen Lingyao took a deep breath, puffed her cheeks and gently exhaled, her cute appearance eliciting another round of cheers. Then she stepped forward, sat down in front of the piano, turned her body at a forty-five-degree angle, presenting her adorable profile to everyone below, and gently placed her slender fingers on the piano keys.

“…”

All of this was seen by Teacher Gao Lili.

She felt awkward, embarrassed by the surrounding discussions about ‘original’ music.

The laughter and conversations of the principal and others occasionally reached her ears.

Although they didn’t specifically mention her, she always felt that her colleagues and superiors were laughing at her, silently mumbling to herself, “Stupid girl, what are you doing with original music? Without even thinking, starting from tomorrow, the word ‘original’ will definitely become the focus of discussion and ridicule. Shen Lingyao, oh Shen Lingyao, you’re not only embarrassing yourself but also dragging me down. A fire at the city gates brings disaster to the fish in the moat; when people laugh at you, they will surely laugh at me even more, how miserable…”

Looking around.

Indeed.

Many students were looking at her as if to say she, the insignificant original creator, had led Shen Lingyao astray.

Teacher Gao felt very bitter inside, really wanting to ask them what they were looking at, and even wishing for another power outage.

But as she was lost in thought, the piano sound began, with clear melodies proceeding in an orderly manner, indicating from the intro that Shen Lingyao’s piano skills were not low.

“Teacher Gao, how is she playing?”

Director Zhang asked from the side.

“Not bad…”

Gao Lili nodded, “She plays the piano well, but this is just a classic melody routine. Director Zhang, you don’t know, but with original songs, a melody can fit a thousand songs. So, whether the piano is played well isn’t that important. The quality of a song mainly depends on the melody and the lyrics.”

Director Zhang, not understanding these nuances, smiled and continued to ask, “She’s the last singing act, do you think she could be the dark horse of this competition?”

Gao Lili decisively shook her head, “Director Zhang, I’ve been doing originals for so many years, and not a single song has become popular, let alone now. I’m a professional music teacher, and you guys don’t like the songs I write, so do you think a teenage girl can write a better song than me?”

This was a moment to maintain her dignity, and Teacher Gao didn’t care about Director Zhang’s status; she spoke her mind.

Director Zhang was about to say something.

At the same time, Shen Lingyao had finished the intro.

At this moment, she gently closed her beautiful eyes, her fingers danced joyfully on the piano keys, and her lips moved close to the microphone, singing the first line of ‘Invisible Wings’.

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