“You called me a bootlicker!”
Ji Mu was so enraged that he clenched his fists tightly and almost blurted it out, but he managed to hold himself back at the last moment.
However, he discovered that Song Xinyu’s words seemed to be inaudible to Song Xinyan.
Because Song Xinyan stepped forward instead and asked with concern: “Ji Mu, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
【Ji Mu, this bootlicker, is up to something again】
Bootlicker again!
Ji Mu bit his lip, forced down his anger, took a deep breath, and once again put on a smile. “It’s nothing. Since Song Xinyu has come down, let’s set off.”
Song Xinyu knew that Ji Mu would personally come to pick her up.
According to the original plot development, the original Song Xinyu did not make the young master of the Ji family wait for long at all, and she had obediently followed along in a silly and eager manner.
The Original Owner had believed that the Ji Family was trying to curry favor with her, after all, she was going to become the young madam of the Lin Family in the future.
But what the Original Owner never expected was that the arrangement Ji Mu had prepared was only meant to humiliate her properly.
As expected, when they arrived at the Ji Family.
Those people immediately began speaking. “Is Song Xinyu crazy? She hasn’t even married into the Lin Family yet, and she’s already putting on such airs, making all of us wait for her.”
Song Xinyu had made Ji Mu wait for two hours.
It was obvious he was determined to have her personally attend today.
Otherwise, Song Xinyu would be showing too little respect to the birthday star.
Disrespecting the Ji Family.
And once the Lin Family learned of this, they would also think that Song Xinyu had not even married into the Lin Family yet and was already causing trouble for them.
However, no one expected Song Xinyu to speak at the very beginning. “Young Master Ji is really something. He insisted on personally picking me up. Everyone knows that I couldn’t even step inside this door before. Now that I’m engaged to Lin Ting, my status is completely different. After all, I represent the Lin Family now. Of course, I had to arrive last.”
As soon as Song Xinyu spoke, everyone’s expressions changed in unison.
What an arrogant tone.
But also, very true.
This world of power and status was exactly like that.
The Ji Family was already so snobbish, let alone others.
Thus, everyone stepped forward one after another to exchange pleasantries with Song Xinyu.
In contrast, there was a clear sense that Song Xinyan was being neglected.
Thinking about the past, the one who had always been surrounded by attention was Song Xinyan.
This contrast in treatment was, of course, unbearable for Song Xinyan.
Her gaze passed through the crowd and landed on her younger sister, flashing with hatred.
She had stolen her things and was still acting so arrogant.
Just wait. What did not belong would eventually have to be spit back out.
Of course, Ji Mu once again silently stayed by Song Xinyan’s side.
Seeing her disappointment, he comforted her attentively. “Xiao Yan, don’t be sad. I’m here.”
Then he personally lifted Song Xinyan’s hand. “Everyone, today is my birthday banquet. I would like to invite Miss Song Xinyan to perform a piano duet with me, as a way to start this celebration on a good note.”
A professional music team was already fully prepared.
Everyone knew that the Ji family’s young master’s maternal family was a family of musicians, and he himself particularly loved music.
He loved it so much that he even went into the entertainment circle to hold concerts.
In aristocratic circles, this was considered improper behavior.
But since the young master liked it, everyone had no choice but to indulge him.
Of course, this time he had even assembled several world-class Vienna-level performers.
It could only be said that the Ji Family was truly wealthy beyond measure.
Under everyone’s gaze, Ji Mu personally led Song Xinyan onto the stage.
He gave Song Xinyan full face.
The two of them sat down at the piano together, appearing like a perfectly matched pair of talented man and beautiful woman.
Even Madam Ji, watching from a distance, was very pleased. “If you ask me, the Lin Family really picked up sesame seeds and lost a watermelon. Such a good daughter-in-law was actually given away. No wonder our Ji Family had to take her in.”
The butler flattered from behind. “Our young master has excellent taste.”
The performance began.
The two of them played Chopin’s Nocturne in perfect coordination.
It truly sounded beautiful.
After the piece ended, applause rang out.
【How bad could it possibly sound? They even invited professional performers just as background accompaniment.】
Song Xinyu crossed her arms and gave the most objective evaluation.
Her calm and composed demeanor drew Ji Mu’s attention the moment he stood up.
“Everyone is applauding, but it seems you are not satisfied, Song Xinyu. If you have any opinions, you may speak them…” Ji Mu said this, successfully shifting everyone’s attention back onto her.
“Do you really want my opinion?”
“Of course…” Ji Mu thought coldly: What could a useless person who cannot even sing in tune possibly criticize?
“Then fine, I’ll point out a few things. You rushed the final note of the second phrase, and in the fourth phrase, you missed half a beat, and then %￥&@&…”
Song Xinyu went on for a long time without pausing. The key point was that her level of professionalism was astonishing.
The hired musicians continued maintaining polite smiles. Regardless of how shocked the people below were, they could not understand Chinese anyway.
However, one of them was Chinese, and she heard everything clearly. This young girl had not said a single wrong word.
Of course, Ji Mu and Song Xinyan’s expressions also darkened instantly.
They themselves knew exactly where they had gone wrong.
Such minor flaws were not something ordinary people could detect.
“Song Xinyu, with all that you’re saying, you’re just trying to show off. Why don’t you come up and perform yourself, so we can all broaden our horizons?” Ji Mu countered with an invitation.
Although he wore a gentle smile, it was far from sincere.
Song Xinyu raised her eyebrows. Of course she had expected this.
Otherwise, it would have been a waste of the elaborate effort spent bringing musicians from overseas.
In the original plot, Song Xinyu had been invited up reluctantly, and she had played Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, which she had learned from her sister when she was young.
Then she had been ridiculed by everyone.
One was Chopin’s Nocturne, and the other was a beginner’s Ode to Joy.
The contrast had been extremely obvious.
But this time, Song Xinyu wanted to say: they had met a tough opponent.
In her previous life, she had been a musical genius renowned worldwide.
“Fine, I’ll do it.” Song Xinyu lifted her dress and walked up.
Her confident stride carried her forward as if she had her own invisible wind lifting her skirt.
She moved as gracefully as if she were walking on a red carpet.
Someone remarked: “Where is Song Xinyu getting all this confidence from?”
“It’s not given by Liang Jingru, it’s given by Lin Ting…”
“Haha! True enough. I’ll still have to applaud later. My hands are already going to be red from clapping.”
Everyone was clearly waiting to watch a joke unfold.
After all, Song Xinyu was notoriously incompetent, good at nothing except bullying her sister and stealing her things.
Ji Mu naturally thought the same.
He wondered where she got the nerve to step onto that stage.
Of course, he also hoped she would go up.
So that she could humiliate herself.