Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 459 - 16: Cannon Fodder Stepsister Doesn’t Want to Die (16)

Chapter 459: Chapter 16: Cannon Fodder Stepsister Doesn’t Want to Die (16)

People who understood the meaning behind it have already looked at Jiang Lai.

She was recruited into the art class as a talented student, having won numerous piano awards. This time, the school specifically arranged for her to perform a piano solo as the finale to win praise from the city leaders.

But now with Qiao Chuweng dazzling beforehand, the pressure on Jiang Lai is immense.

Performing well is expected, but if she doesn’t play well, one can only imagine what a poor impression the school leaders will have of Jiang Lai.

At this time, Jiang Lai suddenly spoke from the corner.

"You know I’m recruited as a special talent in arts. Surely, I have to perform at this art show. Qiao Chuweng, why did you choose a piano solo like mine?"

"You can’t say that as the student council president, you didn’t know I’d perform as an art special recruit, can you?

Or do you think I’d be performing something else?"

This was Jiang Lai’s first conversation with Qiao Chuweng.

The tone wasn’t very friendly.

However, Jiang Lai made a point, and when everyone heard this, they realized it.

Yeah, the student council president assists school leaders in managing student files daily, and even this art festival’s registration list would be reviewed by her. How could Qiao Chuweng not know Jiang Lai is a piano talent?

Feeling the skeptical looks of everyone, Qiao Chuweng looked at herself in the mirror. After a brief hesitation, she smiled slightly at Jiang Lai.

"Sorry, I’ve been busy with the physics competition lately and have delegated the student council affairs to the vice president, so I didn’t know you signed up for the piano performance. If I knew, I could also play the violin."

With a simple sentence, she cleared herself of any implications, leaving no room for criticism.

Jiang Lai stepped forward in a red dress trailing the ground. As she emerged from the shadows, everyone saw her face adorned with dramatic stage makeup, paired with a form-fitting long dress that flattered her curvaceous figure—a look that was clearly not typical for a solo piano performance.

"No worries, it’s normal for a busy student council president to forget things. Luckily, I also find it boring to play the piano too routinely every day."

Under the lights, Jiang Lai’s originally delicate doll-like face transformed by the heavy makeup became extraordinarily aggressive, drawing everyone’s gaze unabashedly, like a rose in full bloom wrapped in red.

At this moment, the previous act has just ended, and Jiang Lai, in high heels, walked past Qiao Chuweng. Then, as the lively and cheerful piano keys played, she stood behind the curtain. As the piano started, she tiptoed, lifted her skirt, and swayed her hips, jumping into the spotlight as the curtain opened from both sides.

The piano melody, symbolizing the joyous harvest of farmers, flowed smoothly from all directions of the auditorium’s sound equipment. The girl in the red dress held a bouquet of colorful wildflowers, happily spinning and leaping. Her slender and enchanting waist moved to the music’s rhythm, and as the warm yellow lights brightened, the girl seemed like a fairy dancing in the fields, each movement filled with exuberant joy and explosiveness, pulling everyone into the scene to feel that joy and fiery passion. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The piano melody blended with the dance, using sound and visuals to transport the audience into the scene of flourishing prosperity. The beautiful, vibrant girl symbolized the most wonderful things, seemingly dancing on everyone’s hearts, ending precisely on the beat.

A second ago, it was a dance that fired everyone up. As the piano stopped, it all came to an abrupt halt, like a dream. Everyone was transported to that joyous harvest field, feeling the great expanses of the motherland along with the girl’s dance. When it finished, everyone awoke from the dream.

Thunderous applause erupted and lingered on.

The host came on stage, taking a deep breath to calm the mood.

"Our school truly is full of hidden talents. It’s my first time seeing such a seamless integration of piano and dance, blending perfectly and immersing people completely! Jiang Lai from Art Class Three really deserves to be called a genius piano girl. Her pre-recorded ’Valley Flying Dance’ combined with her self-choreographed dance has given us a unique visual feast. Let us thank Jiang Lai once again for her heartfelt performance!"

The next program..."

Another round of applause, heard clearly backstage.

Those waiting to see the drama looked at Jiang Lai as she walked off the stage, their eyes had changed.

Liang Pei also had a performance next, so Qiao Chuweng stayed backstage chatting with everyone. When the piano music started, she smiled, showing no interest in Jiang Lai’s performance, even feeling a bit contemptuous hearing the piano tune.

Indeed professional and perfect, but given the difficulty of this piece, compared to the high difficulty piece she played earlier, so what if Jiang Lai played the piano in a red dress? To grab attention?

Many professionals are sitting down in the audience; can they not hear the difference between the two?

But as the composed smile faded with the end of the piano music, a thunderous applause erased it completely.

She frowned and turned back, looking at the slowly descending curtain at the back of the stage.

Immediately after, the host’s words deepened her confusion.

Dance?

Indeed, Jiang Lai’s program changed to a piano dance piece.

But she previously searched online for a performance video of Jiang Lai playing ’Valley Flying Dance’, and it sounded exactly the same as what she just heard. Jiang Lai definitely played the piece, but who danced?

Initially, she thought it was a background dancer entering from another entrance.

But as the host just said, the dance was also performed by Jiang Lai, as was the piano. How was that even possible?

Did she pre-record the piano piece for herself as background music?

If so, what’s so innovative about that?

What exactly are people cheering for Jiang Lai?

Qiao Chuweng’s curiosity grew anxious in her heart. She somewhat regretted not sitting in the audience herself, at least she wouldn’t be clueless about Jiang Lai’s successful performance.

When all performances ended, Jiang Lai changed and walked out of the event hall, only to see Shen Weizhou standing at the door with a large bouquet of fresh flowers. Upon seeing Jiang Lai, he hurried forward with the flowers.

"No other intention, really. I just saw others had them, but you didn’t have anything."

As he spoke, Shen Weizhou scratched his head.

"Here you go, you looked very beautiful dancing."

Even though he never saw Jiang Lai’s face clearly, his gaze seemed hooked, relentlessly following that bright red figure on stage.

From start to finish, his breathing rhythm never settled, feeling his heart hit by something each moment.

For as long as he could remember, the little deer inside him had remained still until today, racing so hard that Shen Weizhou’s heart was still numb.