Chapter 29 – The Eighty-Year-Old Lady Shocks the Judges!

Lin Qingqing looked calmly at Chen Zhonglun, who was staring at her with utter disdain. She smiled lightly and said, “I don’t think you can say anything worse than not even giving me a chance and eliminating me straight away. But if I perform well and make it through, you, young man, will have to apologize to this granny for your rude words and behavior just now.”

Chen Zhonglun let out a mocking laugh, his face full of contempt. “If you can actually make it through, not only will I apologize to you, I’ll let you be my dance teacher!”

He dared to say this because he truly didn’t believe this old lady could perform such a high-intensity dance.

But since she insisted on butting heads with him and insisted on making a fool of herself, he’d just let her. After all, he wouldn’t be the one embarrassed in the end.

Lin Qingqing curled her lips. “Everyone here heard that, right? Don’t you go back on your word.”

“I’m not shameless enough to cheat an old lady like you,” Chen Zhonglun replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qingqing nodded toward the show’s staff, signaling that she was ready to begin.

As a beat-heavy track blasted through the speakers, the elderly lady on stage, with her head full of brightly colored hair, began to move to the rhythm. Each movement was incredibly confident, exuding a fashion-forward charm unique to the older generation!

Three minutes later, the music stopped. Lin Qingqing raised her hand to tidy her colorful wig and took a deep breath. “Dear judges, my performance is over.”

The stunning performance ended, but the four judges were still reeling from the shock she had given them!

Too strong! She was simply too strong!

This old lady’s dance wasn’t inferior to any young contestant at all!

Chen Zhonglun’s expression was equally stunned, but soon his face turned unpleasant.

Because he suddenly remembered what he had just promised the old lady.

Damn it! Miscalculated! Who would’ve thought this old woman was actually this incredible?!

A young female judge looked at the old lady on stage and said excitedly, “Granny, you must be tired. Quickly, get her a chair.”

Lin Qingqing smiled. “Thank you, pretty girl, but no need for that. Let’s focus on scoring first. Let’s see if I passed the threshold to advance.”

She was waiting for that impolite brat to apologize!

The young female judge, her eyes filled with admiration, smiled and said, “Alright, granny. But I am curious—did you have a background in dance when you were younger? Or did you start learning recently? You danced so well, I really want to know.”

Before transmigrating, Lin Qingqing indeed had a solid foundation in dance. She had even participated in a provincial-level street dance competition and won the championship. So winning a city-level street dance qualifier was naturally no challenge for her.

She calmly replied, “I had some training when I was younger and have kept practicing over the years, so I haven’t gotten rusty.”

The female judge, now understanding the truth, nodded and joked, “That makes sense. Otherwise, I would’ve thought you were some transmigrator with a system or something!”

Lin Qingqing: “…”

You actually guessed it right.

Usually composed in all situations, Lin Qingqing silently broke into a cold sweat inside.

She nearly thought her secret was exposed to everyone.

If that got out, wouldn’t they snatch her away for research?

So she absolutely couldn’t let anyone know she had a system.

This female judge’s comment also served as a timely reminder: she had to be more careful in the future.

The matter of her becoming younger—she had to tread carefully.

The more people who knew, the more troublesome it would be.

Her public identity also needed to change frequently. When out in public, she had to use different names and create new identities to avoid suspicion. Using her real name all the time was too risky—it’d be easy to get found out.

She also needed to hurry and help her children and grandchildren escape the plot’s control. Ideally, she should get it done before she fully reverted to youth. Then, she could take the money, live in anonymity, and travel the world. That would be the safest way to keep her secret hidden.

It was the best plan she could think of right now.

Chen Zhonglun really didn’t want to admit it, but he had to acknowledge that the old lady danced impressively.

Still, as a spoiled rich kid, he absolutely couldn’t lower his head. He would never admit he was wrong—especially not in front of so many people and certainly not to an old lady. That would be way too embarrassing.

Once the show aired, wouldn’t his buddies in his social circle laugh him to death?

Plus, he had just said she could be his dance teacher! He must’ve gone crazy to say something like that!

He already found old people annoying—so slow and full of nonsense. If she became his dance teacher, she’d probably nag him to death!

Most importantly, even though the old lady danced well, her wrinkled, sagging appearance was completely unappealing to him.

He was a face snob—he couldn’t stand unattractive people around him. In fact, if someone wasn’t good-looking, he could barely form a good impression.

Of course, this only applied to strangers. When it came to family, he wasn’t that picky.

His gaze flickered as he turned to a nearby staff member and whispered, “Go talk to the other judges. Make sure none of them let her pass.”

As long as the old lady didn’t make it through, he wouldn’t have to apologize, wouldn’t lose face, and wouldn’t have to accept that gaudy-haired granny as his teacher.

The staff member looked a little troubled. “Young Master, um… isn’t that a bit much? Treating an eighty-year-old woman like this…”

He almost said outright, “Isn’t this bullying the elderly?”

Chen Zhonglun was momentarily speechless. With a thick-skinned expression, he frowned and said in a low voice, “What’s so wrong with it? This show is meant to give young people a chance. She’s already halfway to the grave, and she wants to steal opportunities from the youth? You really think that’s okay?”

The staff member replied cautiously, “But regardless of age, everyone should have the right to express themselves…”

Chen Zhonglun closed his eyes and sighed impatiently. “She can have that right, but this show isn’t the platform for her. We’re here to give opportunities to young people. She’s practically dead already. Shouldn’t she be stepping aside for the young?”

“But someone with talent should have a proper platform where they can be seen…”

Chen Zhonglun completely lost his patience. He dropped his act, glared at the staff member, and warned, “Say another word and I’ll have you eliminated too. Believe it or not!”

Fearing for his job, the staff member could only go carry out the request. After all, this was the Chen family’s young master.

Lin Qingqing narrowed her eyes as she noticed the sour-faced Chen Zhonglun whispering with the staff, who then went to speak with the other three judges.

A bad feeling suddenly crept up on her.

Was that brat up to something shady?

Five minutes later, the judges were ready to present their verdict—Chen Zhonglun could no longer sit still!