Chapter 101: Piano Princess Luo Susu
Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Piano Princess Luo Susu
After Zhu Ying returned to her seat, she saw the school leaders take the stage to speak.
They probably said a lot of welcome and encouraging words, but her mind was in a mess, so she didn’t listen closely.
After that, the host announced the performances, starting with a street dance performance by students from the accounting class, serving as an opening act.
In terms of overall effect, this program was very good, very suitable as an opening act, as it greatly stirred up the enthusiasm of young people and their longing for university life.
The leaders in the front row nodded repeatedly, looking very satisfied, and the head teacher of the accounting class in the second row almost couldn’t contain their smile.
The more it was like this, the more chaotic Zhu Ying’s mood became.
If everyone’s programs were mediocre, then she wouldn’t have much to worry about.
But now it seemed otherwise, the stronger others were, the weaker she appeared, revealing the gap.
Zhu Ying took out her phone and opened WeChat.
When she looked at the class group, there were hundreds of unread messages.
She wasn’t in the mood to watch the performances now, absentmindedly scrolling through the chat history.
"Hmm?"
As she scrolled up, she saw the program order list for this event.
This was sent by Li Neng, probably got the list from backstage.
Zhu Ying opened the program list, glanced over it, and found the performances were quite varied, including skits, singing, guzheng, violin, choir, rap, and duo performances.
"There aren’t many who chose piano performances, only two."
Seeing this, Zhu Ying felt much relieved; programs are feared to be compared when they’re similar.
Now she could only hope that the other piano performance wasn’t too strong.
"Ah, Luo Susu?"
Besides Lin Xi’s piano performance, the other pianist listed was Luo Susu.
At this moment, Zhu Ying couldn’t help but open her mouth wide.
Luo Susu, one of the four campus beauties of Jiangnan University, was on par with a goddess in terms of looks, almost every male student’s dream girl.
Especially her piano skills, which had long reached a national level, winning first place in countless piano competitions, and even taking home several international awards.
Moreover, she was a person with high literary talent; most people would feel ashamed standing in front of her.
Someone like her, attending the orientation party!
This was something Zhu Ying never expected, and something hard for many to imagine; otherwise, the venue today would have been packed.
The tiny hope Zhu Ying held for Lin Xi was gone now.
If Lin Xi played okay, it would be fine; but if what he said was true—he’s only played once in his life and never learned—then if he messed up on stage, wouldn’t it completely highlight Zhu Ying?
"Then how did he do it?" Zhu Ying now thought of this question; what Lin Xi said made no sense.
Is there anyone in the world who never learned piano but can play?
And then after several years, the second time he plays, he confidently says there’s no problem?
Zhu Ying felt like it was the first time in her life she participated in something so crazy, and it was related to her career.
"No, I have to stop him," Zhu Ying thought.
Because a chaotic performance would be worse than not going on stage at all.
Just as she was about to get up and go backstage to find Lin Xi, the host announced the upcoming act: the Vice President of the Piano Club, Luo Susu, would perform "Autumn Whisper."
As soon as the host said this, the atmosphere in the audience reached its peak, and almost everyone, both boys and girls, shouted "Luo Susu".
Due to her fame being too great, and it’s said she doesn’t stay in school much or attend classes often, it’s hard for the average person to catch a glimpse of her.
So even the freshmen couldn’t resist the urge to see her true face.
Of course, the host continued speaking, but hardly anyone paid attention or listened.
But sitting in the second row, Zhu Ying happened to hear it; what she heard was that Lin Xi from Finance Class Six should prepare to go on stage next.
Zhu Ying, who was about to stand up, sat back down.
This time, she completely gave up because now she had no chance to stop it.
The host slowly withdrew as the stage lights dimmed to total darkness.
The audience knew Luo Susu was about to come on, so they stopped calling her name, staring at the stage excitedly, not wanting to miss a thing.
A whole minute passed before the lights slowly came back on, yet no one in the audience complained.
On stage, a woman in a white dress sat in front of a black piano, eyes closed.
The atmosphere around her was unique, with the etherealness of spring, the serenity of summer, the melancholy of autumn, and the whiteness of winter.
The four seasonal features surrounded her, as if she was their master.
This was surprising; nature respecting a person was something they had never seen before.
Moreover, she seemed like a finishing touch, making the entire scene harmonious. You must know these are distinct seasonal characteristics.
But if she weren’t there, the setup would be a mess.
This shows how beautiful and otherworldly she was.
The entire audience was completely silent now, not even daring to breathe loudly, afraid of missing something.
Backstage, Lin Xi was also watching the live video and couldn’t help but quietly praise,
"Even if she didn’t play and just sat there, maybe no one would complain."
"If she went to a competition, just with her aura, she could crush other contestants!"
"Who is she?" Lin Xi curiously asked a nearby classmate.
"You don’t recognize the Piano Princess?" The classmate looked at Lin Xi as if he were a monster.
"I don’t know," Lin Xi replied blankly.
The classmate became furious, pointing at Lin Xi, "Her name is Luo Susu, one of Jiangnan University’s four campus beauties."
After saying this, the classmate lost interest in talking to Lin Xi, almost lost in the video.
Although Lin Xi still had some questions, seeing his classmate’s expression, it was clear he wouldn’t answer any more questions.
At that moment, Luo Susu started her performance on stage.
She truly lived up to her name, and even Lin Xi had to secretly praise that her playing was remarkable, better than many so-called master pianists he’d seen before.
The audience was completely immersed.
Five minutes later, after Luo Susu finished playing and left the stage, the audience hadn’t even noticed she finished and left.
A moment later, only when the host coughed did people realize Luo Susu had already left.
"Next, Lin Xi from Finance Class Six, performing the piano piece ’High Mountain and Flowing Water,’" the host’s voice carried a hint of sympathy.
PS: Should we try two updates next week? A little self-breakthrough... though it seems a bit difficult.