“Wang Wei, turn off the backing track. Wang Yifan must be lip-syncing. Once you turn it off, everyone will expose him and start criticizing him!”
When Wang Wei heard Wang Baoshan’s words, he immediately understood.
He had already disliked Wang Yifan for quite some time.
He simply hadn’t thought of this possibility before.
Wang Baoshan’s reminder made him realize it immediately.
If he had thought of this earlier, he would have turned off the backing track already!
“Wang Baoshan, you do it!”
Wang Wei looked at him.
Wang Baoshan knew exactly what Wang Wei was thinking.
He simply didn’t want to take responsibility.
If Wang Yifan was actually singing live, everyone in the village would definitely blame them.
But Wang Baoshan was absolutely certain that Wang Yifan was lip-syncing!
“Fine. Keep an eye on things. I’ll turn it off.”
At that moment, Wang Yifan was still singing along with the backing track on stage.
His melodious, magnetic voice had completely captivated the audience.
Especially those who had specifically come to see Zhao Lusi.
They were all her fans and were extremely familiar with her songs.
Yet now, listening to Wang Yifan sing “With You”, they actually felt as though his version sounded even better than Zhao Lusi’s!
For a moment, everyone was completely mesmerized.
The gentle breeze swept through the night, seemingly complementing Wang Yifan’s beautiful singing.
It was as though countless musical notes were dancing in the sky, painting a breathtaking scene.
“Baby, you are my light,You light up my love.”
Just as everyone was immersed in the beautiful singing, an unexpected event occurred.
Click!
The backing track suddenly stopped.
Only Wang Yifan’s voice continued coming through the speakers!
The sudden change left everyone stunned.
They all looked toward the equipment area in confusion.
At that moment, Wang Baoshan’s hand was still resting on the computer mouse, while his eyes stared in disbelief at the stage.
When Wang Baoshan had turned off the backing track, he had expected every sound to disappear, leaving Wang Yifan standing on stage awkwardly moving his lips.
But reality was completely different.
The music disappeared, yet Wang Yifan’s voice did not.
And somehow, his voice sounded even better without the accompaniment!
Wang Baoshan was completely dumbfounded.
Even though everyone in the audience had turned to look at him, he remained frozen in place.
Just as Wang Baoshan stared in shock at Wang Yifan calmly continuing his performance, his cousin, who had gone to the restroom earlier, returned.
The moment she saw what had happened at the sound equipment, she became furious.
“Wang Baoshan! What are you doing?!”
Wang Yu shouted angrily.
Her shout immediately drew everyone’s attention.
At that moment, everyone finally realized why the backing track had suddenly stopped.
It was Wang Baoshan who had turned it off!
Li Jiali glared at Wang Baoshan furiously.
She had been completely immersed in Wang Yifan’s performance when Wang Baoshan suddenly interrupted the song.
If there hadn’t been so many people around, she would have rushed over and kicked him several times.
She was even beginning to reconsider her relationship with him.
Someone like this would never have much of a future!
The organizer of the event was Wang Yifan’s uncle, who served as the director of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau in Huixian County.
He looked toward Wang Baoshan, and an imposing aura immediately radiated from him.
Their eyes met.
It lasted only a second, but Wang Baoshan instantly became terrified.
He felt as though a ferocious beast was staring directly at him.
Fortunately, Wang Yifan’s singing had not stopped.
He continued performing without the backing track.
Only after Wang Yifan finished the entire song did the audience finally erupt into discussion.
“What was Wang Baoshan trying to do?”
“Exactly! He always likes to criticize Wang Yifan, but doing this during such an important event is completely shameless!”
“It’s more than shameless. Why did he turn off the backing track?”
“Right! Was he trying to prove that Wang Yifan was lip-syncing? If Wang Yifan really had been lip-syncing, his voice should have disappeared when the backing track was turned off. But he kept singing and finished the entire song! That obviously proves he was singing live!”
“I think Wang Baoshan is just jealous of Wang Yifan!”
“I think so too. Wang Yifan sings so well, and he even managed to find such a beautiful wife like Zhao Lusi. Wang Baoshan must be jealous, which is why he did this!”
“What a disgrace! A few days ago, he kept mocking Wang Yifan, saying that he didn’t have a proper job and couldn’t find a girlfriend. Now Wang Yifan has both a career and a beautiful wife, and Wang Baoshan still tried to sabotage him!”
…
The crowd began criticizing Wang Baoshan one after another.
At that moment, Wang Baoshan wished he could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
He had never been so humiliated in his life! The source of this chapter is g.com.
Wang Baoshan’s parents sat among the crowd with their heads lowered.
They didn’t dare say a word.
If they tried to defend their son, the relatives would undoubtedly turn on them as well.
After all, this was a perfect opportunity for everyone to get closer to Wang Yifan’s family.
If their relationship with Wang Yifan’s family improved, they might have a chance to ask Zhao Lusi to introduce someone to their own sons.
Because of this, almost everyone began condemning Wang Baoshan.
One person after another pointed at him.
“Wang Baoshan, are you crazy? Wang Yifan was singing perfectly. Why did you turn off the backing track?”
“Exactly! Did you leave your brain at home?”
“Apologize to Wang Yifan!”
“That’s right! Apologize!”
“I really don’t know how someone like you managed to find a girlfriend. You’re absolutely terrible!”
…
Wang Baoshan listened to everyone insulting him.
Their attitude was completely different from the way they had been flattering him just a few days earlier.
He clenched his teeth in anger.
But he didn’t dare argue.
If he tried to defend himself, they would only criticize him even more harshly.
Standing on the stage, Wang Yifan watched everything silently for a moment before saying:
“Thank you, everyone. That concludes my performance.”
With that, he simply walked off the stage.
He didn’t even bother telling everyone to stop criticizing Wang Baoshan.
The more thoroughly Wang Baoshan was humiliated, the happier Wang Yifan felt.
Who could Wang Baoshan blame but himself?
Wang Yifan had already been willing to let the previous incidents go for the sake of their family relationship.
Yet Wang Baoshan had once again created trouble for him.
Since that was the case, Wang Yifan didn’t care how badly everyone criticized him.
It had nothing to do with him.
Just then, the uncle who had organized the village’s New Year celebration stepped onto the stage and raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.
(End of Chapter)