As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience erupted.
They had always thought that Lu Muyao had been learning piano since childhood, but they never expected... she only started in high school?
Lu Muyao softly defended herself, "Later on, my biological parents hired a piano teacher for me..."
Before she could finish her defense, Qing Yan spoke in a calm voice, "Is this the piano teacher you mentioned?"
A young female teacher walked onto the stage, glanced at Lu Muyao, and greeted everyone, "Hello, everyone. I am Lu Muyao's piano teacher. I taught her piano for a month..."
Just a month...
She had only learned piano for a month...
Everyone was astonished.
"She had no prior experience with the piano. I started by teaching her about famous classical music, but she had difficulty remembering each melody, and her finger technique was often incorrect. Then, a few days later, she suddenly had a breakthrough and composed a melody, asking for my evaluation."
"I have never heard such beautiful and captivating music. When played together, it exudes a grand and majestic aura, overwhelming everything!"
"At that time, I suspected that she might be plagiarizing a piece by some master because it was impossible to create such beautiful music after only a few days of learning the piano."
"But I searched online for a long time and found no similarities. So I believed her words and praised her musical talent."
"I asked her, and she said it was a spontaneous creation. Truthfully, even someone like me who has been in the piano industry for over a decade couldn't compose such melodious pieces! I felt inferior and resigned from my position because of her."
What the piano teacher didn't expect was that her intuition was correct. This piece of music was not Lu Muyao's; she had simply copied it from a renowned maestro!
No wonder it was so good!
Lu Muyao took two steps back, unable to utter a single word, trembling violently...
She knew her piano career was completely finished!
The people in the audience started cursing angrily:
"Shameless!"
"A plagiarist is a plagiarist. You had to wait until your teacher and classmates personally confronted you before you knew the meaning of 'death'!"
"I bet she'll still find a way to blame the maestro later."
"Apologize to the maestro of perfect pitch!"
"You owe a sincere apology to the original composer and the environment of original creation!"
"You must apologize!"
"Apologize to the maestro or we won't let you leave this theater!"
Many members of the audience spontaneously stood up, sternly condemning the girl on stage.
Lumuyao tasted the bitterness of being discredited for the first time!
...
Gao Yang, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly realized that the girl he deeply loved had become a stranger—vain, terrifying...
Claiming the master's work as her own, forcefully insisting on it until it reached such a pathetic state before calming down.
It was as if he had never truly seen through her...
At that moment, Gao's mother hurriedly arrived and witnessed the scene, her expression filled with shock and anger.
Indeed, she was just an unworthy little girl! Fortunately, she hadn't stepped into the Gao family's door, or else both families would be embarrassed today!
"So, you finally came..." Mrs. Li, in the audience, saw Gao's mother and couldn't help but ridicule, "It's true what your daughter-in-law said. Look at her, copying the master's work and still refusing to admit it... it's truly embarrassing, enough to reach the Pacific Ocean."
"Mom, why did you come?" Gao Yang noticed his mother's arrival.
"Son, come with me." Gao's mother grabbed Gao Yang's hand. "You've seen it too, this girl isn't worthy of your love! If you marry her, you'll be the laughingstock for the rest of your life!"
"But it's that girl, so young, and she's actually a master listener..." Mrs. Li sighed.
Gao's mother heard this and followed her gaze. "Who are you talking about?"
"I'm referring to the girl in the middle of the stage, the one with the coldest and most beautiful appearance..." Mrs. Li gestured with her hand. "She's a master listener, surprising, isn't it?"
Gao's mother was taken aback by Qing Yan's top-tier indifferent face and instinctively startled. Qing Yan was a master listener? The Gao family had suffered a huge loss...
"I wonder what kind of guy would be lucky enough to marry her. I heard someone in the entertainment industry tried to commission her to compose a piano piece and offered an astronomical price, but she wasn't interested, saying that money was not a concern..."
Mrs. Li's words shocked and astounded Gao's mother. She used to think that Qing Yan had no real abilities and was always pretending to be aloof.
Never did she expect that she truly had genuine talent, and it was her exceptional talent that emanated her cold and proud aura!
She had been shallow, unable to distinguish between a pearl and a common fish...
Gao Yang glanced at Qing Yan on the stage. She was so beautiful, like the brightest star among the crowd.
On the other hand, Lumuyao beside her paled in comparison, like an ordinary passerby.
He couldn't understand why he had been foolishly infatuated with her before...
Gao Yang stood up and left with his mother.
Lumuyao on the stage noticed this scene and instinctively wanted to stop them...
But a group of people surrounded her, demanding an apology!
Luzhenhai and Xu Aiqin were also subjected to ridicule and mockery by people around them. They felt utterly humiliated and just wanted to leave that cursed place as soon as possible.
"You haven't obtained the author's permission, and by plagiarizing someone else's work for personal gain, you have already committed copyright infringement, for which you should bear corresponding civil liability," Qing Yan's voice was cold, their gaze indifferent. "Soon, you will receive a lawyer's letter..."
Lumu Yao opened her mouth, unable to say a word, completely defeated.
A group of people was demanding that she apologize fervently!
Seeing her parents being attacked by the crowd below the stage, Lumu Yao, with tears in her eyes, bowed deeply to Qing Yan. "I'm sorry! It's my fault, and I apologize to you."
After saying that, she pushed through the crowd and ran off the stage, never wanting to show her face in that cursed place again!
Upon seeing her leave, Luzhenhai and Xu Aiqin quickly pushed through the crowd and fled as well.
The crowd surrounded Qing Yan:
"Maestro, I composed a piece recently, and I wonder if I have the honor of receiving your guidance?"
"Hello, senior, my name is Liu Feifei, and I ranked third in this competition. I was wondering if I could learn from you for a while?"
"Maestro Tingyin, your improvisation just now was incredible! I was completely mesmerized! I am your die-hard fan, I can play all your compositions. Thank you for creating so many beautiful pieces of music and bringing so much healing to your fans!"
"Maestro Tingyin, I adore you! Could you give me an autograph?"
"Can we take a photo together?"
They surrounded Qing Yan, one by one, cautiously yet full of expectation and unease, hoping that the Maestro Tingyin would spare them a glance.
But Qing Yan looked at their parents in the distance and said gently, "I have something to do, let's pretend you didn't see me today."
"No problem, no problem!"
"Since the Maestro said so, we won't spread the word outside!"
"When others ask if the Maestro is male or female, or if they are older or younger, we'll all say we don't know!"