Chapter 457: Every action has its consequences, and I am her retribution
Lan Jiangnan scoffed. "Why is she here so confidently lecturing us? That incident ruined her reputation and got her kicked out of Tang Qing's social circle. Now she's changed her tune."
Xiao Yiyi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and she turned to look at Lan Jiangnan: "Sister, I heard that He Chaoyue was bullied by girls when she was in school. Was it you?"
Lan Jiangnan didn't deny it: "It's me. She's a green tea girl pretending to be pitiful and she deserves a beating. One day I saw her throw the lunch box her father sent to the ground, complaining about the shabby food her mother cooked. The next day she told Chen Xiuyan that she had no money to eat. From then on, Chen Xiuyan took her to the cafeteria to eat every day. I also told Chen Xiuyan about it, and he said I was being unreasonable!"
Yan Laiyi nodded in sudden realization: "And then?"
Lan Jiangnan sulked as she thought about the past: "I looked down on him, so I bullied him every day. Later, Chen Xiuyan threatened me and told me not to hit her. I didn't dare to do that anymore, so I just gave up and respected her blessing. As a result, He Zhaoyue pushed Chen Xiuyan down the stairs on the day of the competition, and Chen Xiuyan had to withdraw and lost first place!!"
Her tone suddenly rose: "He Zhaoyue pretends to be doing well on the surface, always saying that the game is important to her, but it is equally important to Chen Xiuyan. What's more, Chen Xiuyan gives her money to attend cram school and pay her tuition. Otherwise, how could she possibly afford to go to Tangqing?"
Yan Laiyi frowned and said, "Go on."
Lan Jiangnan became angrier and angrier as he spoke. "The most important thing is that their family is not actually poor. His father's annual salary is 200,000 yuan, which is very good for an ordinary family. It was He Zhaoyue who insisted on going to Tangqing, where the tuition alone was 300,000 yuan. Others said that her father took out a loan to send her to school. Later, she met Chen Xiuyan, who helped her pay off her father's loan. Later, the luxury travel and food expenses were all given by Chen Xiuyan. She always said that she had no clothes to wear, but Chen Xiuyan still bought her clothes. It probably added up to hundreds of thousands of yuan. In the end, He Zhaoyue pushed Chen Xiuyan down the stairs to get first place and won Xie Wanning's favor."
The more Qiao Taotao listened, the more indignant she became: "Too much! Too much! Even worse than me!"
Lin Luxi stamped her feet in anger and grabbed Yan Laiyi, saying, "Yiyi, you must play your best. Such a villain should be dealt with. Just like she said, it will backfire. You! Are her retribution!"
Xiao Yiyi was filled with excitement and nodded heavily as if she had been given an injection of chicken blood: "Yes! Every action has its effect, and I am her retribution!!"
Lan Jiangnan said cautiously, "Master, please take care of yourself. This competition is being broadcast live, but it's not very popular. Not many people will be watching you. Just focus on doing your job."
Yan Laiyi nodded and pushed his sunglasses, "I'm leaving!"
The three of them waved goodbye and said, "Keep doing your best!!"
Yiyi walked towards the green room with determination. The moment she pushed the door open, a cheer rang out from inside.
"Welcome Yueyue back home!!!"
Yiyi looked closely and saw He Zhaoyue holding flowers in her arms, surrounded by a group of handsome men and beautiful women. They were about the same age as He Zhaoyue, but all of them had outstanding looks and good figures.
After a few people took a group photo, the girl in the red dress in the middle hugged He Zhaoyue very intimately: "I heard that you won first place in the competition a while ago. You really are a natural pianist, the kind that God chases after and feeds you."
He Zhaoyue smiled and spoke gently and elegantly: "Thank you all for your kindness. After the performance, I will invite everyone out for dinner."
Everyone readily agreed: "Okay!"
The red-dressed woman smiled and nodded, then sighed, "It's a pity that Chen Xiuyan was supposed to participate in the competition today, but I heard that Chen Xiuyan fell off his horse and was injured and didn't come. I still remember that you two used to be a perfect match!
A boy stood up in dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with not having Chen Xiuyan? Even without Chen Xiuyan, Yueyue still has me by her side."
The other boys also came forward enthusiastically: "Yes, we are here too."
He Zhaoyue smiled and hit them lightly with the flowers: "Stop making trouble."
As she spoke, she turned around inadvertently and noticed Yan's intention.
Yan Laiyi frowned.
She was very sure that the warmth in He Zhaoyue's eyes turned cold to below zero the moment he saw her.
But, as if it was just her illusion, He Zhaoyue still smiled and waved to her: "Little sister is here, come in and sit down."
Everyone was surprised and turned to look at Yan Laiyi. Their expressions became critical at the same time: "So it's a little sister. We heard that the performance at the Shen Xiuyan banquet today was replaced by someone else, and she was ranked last, and even stole He Zhaoyue's finale performance."
He Zhaoyue was very surprised and said to Yan Laiyi, "Oh my god, it turned out that you stole my finale performance? I thought you were a master from somewhere!"
She laughed again: "But it doesn't matter. I'm just a kid. I don't really care about the finale."
The older sister in the red dress scoffed, "You don't care, but we do. We've never heard of a four-year-old pianist. There was a four-year-old pianist in the past, and she was a child prodigy. She wasn't famous at all, so how could she be the finale?"
The woman in red stepped forward again, arms folded, and said to Yan Laiyi condescendingly, "You're not going to go up on stage and play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, are you?"
Everyone covered their lips and laughed: "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"
"God, twinkle, twinkle little star!"
Lin Luxi and Qiao Taotao, huddled at the backstage door, heard them mocking Yan Laiyi and were filled with anger: "These people actually mocked our Yiyi. At least our Yiyi didn't hurt anyone!"
Qiao Taotao analyzed: "Maybe they don't know about He Zhaoyue's dark history at all, or maybe they do know, but they still try to curry favor with each other because it's profitable."
Lin Luxi felt distressed: "But our Xiao Yiyi is being excluded..."
Yan Laiyi didn't care at all: "Thank you brothers and sisters for your concern, I will complete my performance well."
The woman in the red dress sneered, "If you play well, it's considered completing your performance. If you play poorly, it's also considered completing your performance well. No matter what you do, it's just that the way you complete the performance is different, right?"
Yan Laiyi choked, opened his mouth to say something, but then kept it shut.
The red-dressed woman's tone became increasingly smug. "Our Yueyue won a very impressive first prize in the national competition a year ago. That competition was packed with talented people, and her first prize was extremely valuable. She's worked tirelessly and despite her difficult family circumstances, she's been able to achieve this point and even be invited to perform at the art show as the finale. Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you steal our sister Yueyue's spot as the finale?"
He Zhaoyue quickly grabbed the woman in red and scolded her, "Don't talk about this little girl like that. She's going to cry soon. And you have to be careful. There's someone behind this little girl. She got in through the back door."
As soon as the words fell, it was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, and everyone was shocked.
What?
Came in through the back door!
He Zhaoyue saw their expressions change and bit her lower lip in frustration: "Oh, why did I say that?"
Yan Laiyi was confused: "? Didn't you say that on purpose? Why are you pretending that you didn't mean it? You're so fake."
He Zhaoyue: “?”
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