At this moment, Lu Muyao held onto Gao Yang's arm as they walked to the fifth row of the audience seats. She confidently introduced his identity to the people around them.
Gao Yang originally didn't want to come, but after hesitating outside for a while, he felt that as the fiancé, he couldn't possibly skip his fiancée's award ceremony.
So, reluctantly, he decided to come.
Although he wasn't very willing in his heart, when Lu Muyao introduced him to the people around, he greeted them gracefully and politely.
His behavior undoubtedly gave face to the Lu family, leaving Lu Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin feeling incredibly proud and satisfied!
On the other hand, Madam Li took out her phone and discreetly sent a WeChat message to Madam Gao, "You're really inconsiderate. How come you didn't tell me about Ayang and Yaoyao's relationship? If I hadn't bumped into them in the audience seats, I wouldn't have known that you already have a daughter-in-law!"
Madam Gao was having morning tea when she received this message. She was almost suffocated with anger and hurriedly replied, "Audience seats? What audience seats?"
In the past two days, she had repeatedly reminded and instructed her son not to go find that wretched girl from the Lu family. But who would have thought that he still didn't listen!
It went in one ear and out the other!
"It's the National Piano Competition Awards Ceremony! My daughter got fifth place, and I accompanied her to attend. Unexpectedly, that Yaoyao got second place. Your judgment is truly remarkable..."
Madam Gao felt as if she had been punched in the chest, struggling to catch her breath. "Where is it? I'll go take a look."
"Oh? Your daughter-in-law didn't invite you?" Mrs. Li teased. "I think the two of them have a good relationship..."
At this moment, Lu Muyao sweetly held Gao Yang's hand and whispered something to him. He listened with his head lowered and then gave a faint smile.
The scene was as beautiful as a painting!
Madam Gao was furious. "What daughter-in-law? They haven't even made it official yet. It's just kids fooling around."
"Huh?" Mrs. Li was surprised. "Just fooling around? Their parents take it seriously, you know..."
"Well, you know how many people have their eyes on the Gao family..."
Mrs. Li understood. So the Lu family was just trying to boost their own reputation. Even the parents of the Gao family didn't agree with this marriage, but they were here spreading rumors...
Gao Yang was currently accompanying Lu Muyao, watching the host on the stage give the opening speech when his phone vibrated twice. He checked and saw that it was a WeChat message from his mother.
"Do you want to kill me? How many times have I told you to break up with that wretched girl! But you just won't listen!"
"Fine, if you're so capable, go marry into the Lu family! Our Gao family will pretend we don't have a son like you!"
"So fond of going to find others, then don't come back to this home again!" ... Gaoyang didn't understand why his mother knew he was here when he saw the message she sent... He looked around and saw that, apart from the parents of the Lu family, everyone else was unfamiliar... Strange.
"Mom, I'll go back later. Don't be angry," Gaoyang didn't want to come here either. He was just accompanying Lu Muyao to fulfill his obligation. Otherwise, he felt a sense of guilt in his heart.
Lu Muyao, who was close enough to see the words on the screen, felt secretly angry, but she couldn't show it. She could only gently say, "Is Aunt urging you? If she is, you can go back first, don't worry about me."
Gaoyang turned around and saw her innocent and kind eyes, and he couldn't bear it.
"Big Brother Gaoyang, you should go back. Don't make Aunt sad. You are her only son." Lu Muyao understood his intentions and said empathetically, "No matter what she thinks of me, as a mother, she definitely wants her son to be well and find a good girl to spend the rest of his life happily."
"Aren't you mad at her?" Gaoyang was somewhat surprised, looking into her eyes and asking, "In the hospital, she said such outrageous things..."
Denying this marriage, looking down on her...
Lu Muyao shook her head, her smile even warmer. "She loves you just like I do. We both want the best for you. I understand her intentions were good, so I don't blame her."
Gaoyang was deeply moved by her kindness. He put away his phone, held her hand, and all the gloom of the past few days vanished.
He no longer cared about those classmates who mocked her. If she couldn't rise to their level, so be it. As long as she became his wife in the future, who would dare to laugh at her?
She didn't want to be raised by a janitor, but fate played a big joke on her. She didn't complain about heaven or blame others; instead, she always treated the people around her with a kind heart...
In this world, was there any other girl better than her?
Even if she had been in relationships with other boys before, so what? She lacked a father's love since childhood and longed for someone to care for her. Was that wrong?
Thinking of her childhood family environment, Gaoyang suddenly had a question, "At what age did you start learning the piano?"
He remembered she had once mentioned that her janitor mother worked hard and it wasn't easy to raise her...
In that kind of environment, it seemed impossible for her to learn the piano...
Lu Muyao didn't expect Gaoyang to suddenly ask her this question. It also aroused the curiosity of Xu Aiqin beside her. Yeah, Yaya seemed not to have learned the piano before returning to the Lu family!
So how could she play the piano and even win awards?
"After I returned to the Lu family, one time, I saw a piano in my sister's room and I learned it online by myself..."
It's true, in order to elevate her status as a young lady, Lu Muyao taught herself a lot through online resources.
"There are piano lessons online too. When no one was around, I practiced by myself..."
"Later, when my dad saw how much I loved it, he bought me a piano again and even hired a private tutor to teach me piano knowledge..."
That part is true too. Lu Zhenhai let the tutor come over every day because he saw her passion for it, but they didn't know if Lu Muyao actually learned or how much she learned.
"Just like that? You learned just like that? The piano itself is very complex. I've been studying for ten years and only got first place in a competition two years ago." Gao Yang didn't expect his fiancée to be so talented. In just a few dozen days since returning to the Lu family, she learned such a difficult instrument!
"That's talent for you. Qing Yan, that dead girl, treats the piano as a decoration every day! She's wasted such an expensive instrument!" Xu Aiqin couldn't help but feel distressed when she mentioned it. "But Muyao, she casually learned for a while and got second place! She's amazing!"
Lu Muyao felt a bit embarrassed by their praises. Of course, she knew her own level. She only knew this one piece; although the private tutor had taught her others, they were difficult to master!
Anyone who understands piano can tell where her skill level stands!
So, during this period, she practiced the award-winning pieces diligently at home, aiming to perform well today!
She knew Gao Yang understood the piano, so she worked hard to improve.
At this moment, she noticed Gao Yang's gaze, which had become gentle again, just like before. She felt temporarily at ease in her heart.