*********************************************Chapter 616: Sorry About the Bother, Goodbye
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Su Jin heard Hou Wan'er's snarl over the phone and knew that this girl must be stomping her feet scolding her now. Su Jin ate the cherry Xi Chenxiao fed her, enjoying the pleasure, as she replied,
"Must I practice if I'm serious?"
Hou Wan'er's face darkened with displeasure when she heard this. She had been preparing seriously for this piano competition. She was determined to compete with Su Jin on stage, but Su Jin didn't practice at all. Hou Wan'er said unhappily,
"How can you be serious when you don't even practice? You won't be any good when the time comes!"
Su Jin smiled confidently when she heard this. Hou Wan'er still did not know her well enough. Why else would she say such words? Competency wasn't something that could be obtained through practice alone. Su Jin replied confidently,
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"How can I not be any good? Does not practicing mean I'm incompetent?"
Hou Wan'er was very depressed when she heard this. Recalling Su Jin's almost abnormal performance back then, Hou Wan'er knew that Su Jin's competency was definitely not a problem. Such a competition might be very simple for Su Jin. Hou Wan'er said gloomily,
"I got it. Sorry for the bother. Goodbye!"
Su Jin was stunned. She did not expect Hou Wan'er to hang up just like that. Xi Chenxiao took the phone away from her. As Su Jin watched Xi Chenxiao get closer, she couldn't help but slumped down into the bed. She looked shyly at Xi Chenxiao who was on top of her and said,
"Hubby, don't tell me we don't have to practice martial arts today?"
Su Jin's face turned even redder as she said this. Xi Chenxiao had been acting like this every day for the past few days. Su Jin really could not take it anymore, but she dared not outright reject Xi Chenxiao. Thinking about her aching back after, Su Jin said seriously,
"Hubby, look, we've already rested for a day. Why don't we rest for another day today?"
Xi Chenxiao's expression turned cold when he heard this. They had already rested yesterday, yet she's rejecting him today? This was not good. How could they waste the long night? Xi Chenxiao said calmly,
"It's better to work overtime!"
Su Jin was speechless. Overtime? This was not overtime, it's being forced to open for business! If the devil succeeded so easily today, wouldn't there be more overtime in future? Su Jin's face was flushed as she said,
"No, I object!"
Xi Chenxiao smiled wickedly when he heard this. Object? They were already home, what was there to object? Besides, they were already in bed. Why not enjoy this precious moment? Xi Chenxiao replied directly,
"Objection overruled!"
Xi Chenxiao then kissed Su Jin's red lips. The next morning, Su Jin was still sleeping soundly when her phone suddenly rang. Xi Chenxiao picked it up and saw that it was Hou Wan'er calling. He immediately rejected the call and then hugged Su Jin.
Xi Chenxiao was extremely possessive. He would never let an ugly woman like Hou Wan'er have any chance. Su Jin could only belong to him! Hou Wan'er looked at the time. It was already past seven o'clock. Why was Su Jin not answering her call?
After a few minutes, Hou Wan'er was afraid that Su Jin would oversleep, so she called her again. Xi Chenxiao looked at the caller ID and was about to reject the call when Su Jin woke up and asked,
"It's so early. Who's calling?"
Xi Chenxiao couldn't let Su Jin know that it was Hou Wan'er calling. He did not know what this woman wanted but she kept disturbing their rest. Xi Chenxiao hugged Su Jin and said calmly,
"Someone unimportant. It's probably nothing. Go back to sleep. It's Sunday!"
When Su Jin heard this, she closed her eyes again in peace. She was exhausted after last night, and her back was aching. Xi Chenxiao saw Su Jin close her eyes again and gently kissed her forehead when Su Jin suddenly opened her eyes and said,
"Something's wrong!"
Xi Chenxiao was shocked by Su Jin's reaction. Could it be that his overnight stubble pricked her just now? Why else would Su Jin have such a big reaction? Xi Chenxiao looked at Su Jin and asked calmly,
"What's wrong?"
At this moment, Su Jin remembered that Hou Wan'er had called last night to specially remind her about the competition starting at nine o'clock this morning. She would not be able to take part if she was late. Su Jin immediately sat up and looked at Xi Chenxiao as she asked,
"What time is it now?"
*********************************************Chapter 617: Be There Soon
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xi Chenxiao was shocked as he looked at Su Jin who suddenly got up. But since she asked him for the time, he naturally had to tell her. All's well as long as she didn't pick up the call. Xi Chenxiao glanced at his phone and said,
"It's 7:32 a.m. now!"
When Su Jin heard that it was already past seven, she quickly jumped out of bed and ran to the wardrobe to look for clothes. Xi Chenxiao looked at Su Jin in confusion. Shouldn't she be resting today? Xi Chenxiao asked in puzzlement,
"It's Sunday today. There's no need to go to school!"
Moreover, Xi Chenxiao had specially take the day off so he could spend the whole day with Su Jin. But this girl suddenly got up and was about to leave. Su Jin dressed quickly and said without turning her head,
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"Mm, I know, but I have a piano competition!"
Xi Chenxiao was puzzled when he heard this. What piano competition? She hadn't mentioned it before and there was no such competition at her school either! Could she have signed up for a competition outside? Xi Chenxiao asked,
"What piano competition? Why haven't you mention it before?"
Su Jin did not take this matter seriously at all. She only wanted to make Hou Wan'er happy. Otherwise, she wouldn't have entered any piano competition. Su Jin got dressed and walked to the bathroom quickly.
"It's not something important. I forgot to tell you."
Xi Chenxiao was speechless when he heard this. With Su Jin's piano skills, a competition was probably nothing to her. It's normal that she forgot. Wouldn't she just be bullying children there?
After Su Jin washed up, she picked up her phone. 7:52 a.m. and she saw all the missed calls from Hou Wan'er. Why didn't Xi Chenxiao tell her that Hou Wan'er called? There wasn't much time left, so Su Jin did not think too much about it and quickly called Hou Wan'er,
"Wan'er, give me the address now, I'll go over right away!"
Hou Wan'er thought that Su Jin had forgotten about the matter again and that she probably wouldn't show up today. She didn't expect Su Jin to call her back. More importantly, Su Jin actually did not know the venue of the competition! Hou Wan'er immediately replied,
"Okay, I'll send you the address right away. Hurry up, the competition will begin soon."
After hanging up, Hou Wan'er immediately sent the address to Su Jin and hoped that she wouldn't be late. There were many talented pianists in this competition, and it was their chance to compete on stage for real. If she missed it, goodness knew when they would get another chance!
Xi Chenxiao also got up and quickly washed up. He put on a suit, tidied up his cuffs and handed a tie that he just picked out to Su Jin.
"Help me put on this tie, I'll send you to the competition venue!"
Su Jin smiled as she took the tie and carefully put it on for Xi Chenxiao. Then, the two of them left. At 8:59 a.m., Su Jin arrived at the competition venue and found Hou Wan'er.
"Wan'er, I'm not late, am I?"
Hou Wan'er had been waiting anxiously for Su Jin, worried that she'd be late. Hou Wan'er knew that with Su Jin's skills, it would be a pity if she got disqualified because she was late! Hou Wan'er looked at her watch and said,
"Mm, there's still a minute left, and you're not late!"
Su Jin saw Hou Wan'er's displeasure and smiled awkwardly. It was all Xi Chenxiao's fault that they slept so late last night. It's already very good that they could get up this morning. Luckily, she wasn't late. Su Jin replied with slight embarrassment,
"Of course, I can't be late. I have impeccable timing!"
Hou Wan'er was even angrier when she heard this. She had already reminded Su Jin last night and yet this happened. Fortunately, Su Jin made it in time. It would be a real pity if she was late. Hou Wan'er replied unhappily,
"You still got the cheek to say that? If I hadn't called you, you might have been disqualified for being late. Don't you know?"
Su Jin didn't expect Hou Wan'er to be so unhappy. Fortunately, she made it. Hou Wan'er would be alright after some coaxing. In order to resolve the awkwardness, Su Jin immediately changed the subject,
"What? Disqualified if we're late? Isn't that a bit too strict?"
"Besides, look at the crowd here. Even if we're on time, we might not be able to enter the mall right away, right?"
Hou Wan'er's expression became even worse when she heard this. How dare Su Jin say this now? What if they were really disqualified? Hou Wan'er replied flatly,
"Being late is not being punctual. Shouldn't one be disqualified?"
*********************************************Chapter 618: Super Lucky
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Su Jin was speechless when she heard Hou Wan'er's words. However, Hou Wan'er wasn't wrong. One had to be punctual for some things. At this time, the competition bell rang. The crowd outside who were standing in groups of two or three immediately lined up to enter the competition venue.
A few staff members quickly checked everyone's ID cards and participation information before everyone drew a number from a box, which would determine the order of their audition. This was a national competition with many signups. Only 220 people would be selected to enter the competition! Su Jin's city only had 25 spots!
There were only 25 spots but there were more than 200 participants here. Moreover, a person who didn't wish to be named said that although there were still 6 spots, two had already been reserved by big shots behind two participants. So, there were really only 4 spots.
220 participants but only four available spots. That showed how competitive today's audition would be.
Chit-chat heard backstage as the participants waited nervously for their turn, "It's over. There are more than 200 people here but only four spots!"
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"Exactly. And I heard that the contestants are all experts. I think I have no hope at all."
"Stop talking. I'm so nervous that I might not be able to go on the stage. Can I go home now?"
Hou Wan'er looked at the nervous contestants and became a little nervous herself. After all, there were so many people here and Hou Wan'er wasn't sure if she would be chosen.
Hou Wan'er patted Su Jin's shoulder and asked, "Su Su, aren't you nervous?"
Su Jin was playing a game on her phone when she heard this. This kind of competition was a small matter. Life continued after the audition. She would just go home and rest. She didn't care about the ranking anyway.
But since Hou Wan'er asked, Su Jin replied indifferently, "What's there to be nervous about?"
Hou Wan'er looked at Su Jin unhappily. How could Su Jin still happily play her game at this time? Was it because she was too confident, or was it because she didn't care at all?
Hou Wan'er looked at the crowd around her and said, "Su Su, look around. Some people here are so nervous that they are thinking about quitting the audition. How do you have no reaction at all?"
Su Jin raised her head and looked at Hou Wan'er in confusion. What did others' nervousness have to do with her? It was just a competition, what was there to be afraid of? At worst, she wasn't selected for the competition.
Su Jin replied plainly, "What has their nervousness got to do with me? Also, look at my number!"
As she said this, Su Jin showed Hou Wan'er her number. She didn't know why her luck was so bad today that she actually drew this number.
Su Jin looked at her number and said angrily, "Look, I'm number 220, the last one. What's the use if I feel nervous!"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She barely got here in time, and she got the last number. What kind of luck was this? With so many people ahead of her, it would be nightfall when it's her turn. And that's if people ahead of her were quickly eliminated!
If everyone performed well and played complete pieces, Su Jin's turn would probably be a few days later. Moreover, Su Jin would have to come her to wait her turn for the next few days.
Hou Wan'er said in disbelief, "What? 220?"
Su Jin nodded lightly. What could she do? Her luck was just so bad. Su Jin continued to play her game since she wasn't nervous.
Hou Wan'er patted her back and said sympathetically, "It's not just a matter of time. Going last is the hardest. The judges would have seen too much and sat for too long by then. Their bodies and senses would be fatigued!"
"As your good friend, I can only say this. Congratulations, you have been eliminated by default!"
When Su Jin heard this, she looked up at Hou Wan'er speechlessly. She thought that Hou Wan'er would console her, but she actually said that?
Su Jin said with a bitter smile, "My good friend, you look very happy and smug now. Are you gloating?"
Hou Wan'er saw Su Jin's expression and knew that she had gone too far. However, there was nothing she could do about it. Su Jin was just unlucky. It was what it was.
Hou Wan'er shook her head quickly and said, "No, no. Why would I do that? I was just kidding. Please carry on with your game!"
*********************************************Chapter 619: Are You Jealous of Me?
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Su Jin lowered her head and continued playing her game. After a while, she realized that something was wrong. If she was the last one to audition, when was Hou Wan'er going on stage?
She looked at Hou Wan'er's gloating expression and asked suddenly, "Wan'er, what's your number?"
Hou Wan'er was stunned momentarily when she heard Su Jin's question. She looked at the number in her hand and didn't know if she should tell Su Jin. After all, there numbers were far apart. Hou Wan'er gave it some thought before she said happily,
"I'm number seven!"
"When I'm done with my audition, I can go home and watch TV series."
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Su Jin was speechless. Hou Wan'er was obviously gloating now and making her angry. Hou Wan'er saw Su Jin's bad mood and without caring if Su Jin was angry, she continued, "Su Su, do you know if there are any good TV series of late? Can you give me a few recommendations? "
When Su Jin heard this, she was so angry that she almost vomited blood. Hou Wan'er was making her angry on purpose, but there was nothing she could do. It was her own bad luck!
Su Jin looked at Hou Wan'er with envy and said unhappily, "Alright, stop talking!"
Hou Wan'er was just teasing Su Jin. She was very amused at Su Jin's reaction. This was one of the few times since young when she made Su Jin angry.
Hou Wan'er laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha, I knew it. You are all jealousy and hate now..."
Before Hou Wan'er could finish her sentence, Su Jin took out a candy from her pocket and stuffed it into Hou Wan'er's mouth. Her world was quiet immediately and Su Jin could once again enjoy her mobile game. After a while, it was almost Hou Wan'er's turn, and she was suddenly very nervous.
Hou Wan'er gave Su Jin a quick hug and said, "Su Su, do you think I will be eliminated?"
Su Jin frowned. How should she tell Hou Wan'er now? If she told her directly, wouldn't it be like she was cursing Hou Wan'er?
But things had already come to this, so Su Jin said with conviction, "It won't happen. You'll get through!"
Su Jin remembered that in her previous life, Hou Wan'er had passed all the obstacles and arrived at the very end. But something happened just before the finals causing Hou Wan'er to miss the finals.
However, since Su Jin had been reborn, she must protect Hou Wan'er this time around. She must let Hou Wan'er go all the way to the finals and then beat her. Only then would those who were looking for trouble with Hou Wan'er turn to deal with her!
Hou Wan'er was very nervous. Some of the contestants had already started crying; some had even quit the audition and gone home. However, she was less nervous after hearing Su Jin's words.
Hou Wan'er replied with confidence, "If you say there will be no problem, there will be no problem. I believe in you!"
As soon as Hou Wan'er finished, the female host's voice rang out, asking Hou Wan'er to go on stage. Hou Wan'er stood up, straighten her clothes, and then said to Su Jin with a smile, "Su Su, I'll go up first!"
Su Jin knew that Hou Wan'er would be fine at the moment. There wouldn't be any problem at this stage, so she was very calm. She gave Hou Wan'er a cheering gesture and then said with a smile, "Wan'er, you'll be fine. You can do it!"
Hou Wan'er nodded, her last bit of nervousness disappeared. She turned around and walked confidently on to stage. Su Jin sat and started playing her mobile game again.
After a while, Hou Wan'er walked backstage with a smile and a golden ticket. She ran excitedly towards Su Jin. It was all thanks to Su Jin's encouragement today, or she would have been too nervous to perform.
Hou Wan'er said happily, "Su Su, look, look, I really got through. I didn't let you down!"
When the surrounding people heard Hou Wan'er's words, they all looked over. Some were envious, some were grumbling, and some were vicious. After all, Hou Wan'er had advanced, which meant that there was one less spot. The pressure on the remaining contestants was even greater now.
Su Jin frowned when she noticed that everyone was staring at Hou Wan'er. Hou Wan'er should really keep a low profile. There ought to be people with bad intentions among these contestants. Hou Wan'er's behavior was a bit too ostentatious, so Su Jin had to calm her down.
"Wan'er, don't be happy too early. This is only the audition. The next round will be a gathering of experts from all over the country. It will be even more difficult!"
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Chapter 620: Must Keep at It
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hou Wan'er was quite excited, but after hearing Su Jin's words, all her excitement dissipated. Su Jin was right. It was too early to be happy. The next round would be even more difficult.
Hou Wan'er replied calmly, "You're right. I must keep at it and work hard. I'm going home to practice!"
Su Jin nodded when she heard this. Su Jin didn't want to hurt Hou Wan'er at the moment, but she didn't yet know who was going to attack Hou Wan'er. So, she couldn't let Hou Wan'er get too excited, which would attract more enemies.
Su Jin replied, "Then you go back. I can only continue to wait!"
When Hou Wan'er heard Su Jin's words, she couldn't help but laugh again. The two of them had drawn their numbers one after the other, but Su Jin had drawn the last number. It's just her luck.
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Hou Wan'er said to Su Jin with some sympathy, "Su Su, then I'll go home first! You wait patiently here, good luck!"
Seeing Hou Wan'er like this, Su Jin wanted to get up and boot her out, but she suppressed the anger in her heart. Su Jin watched Hou Wan'er leave before she continued playing her game. As for the auditions, Su Jin was right. It was the third day before she went on stage.
And the judges were just as Hou Wan'er had predicted. Their bodies, hearing, and aesthetics were all fatigued. They were very tired and no longer enthusiastic. The judges had only advanced one contestant, Hou Wan'er, so far, and there were three more spots.
Basically, the people before Su Jin were not as outstanding as Hou Wan'er. The judges were going to reluctantly select from the crowd after Su Jin's performance. But these contestants were about the same and the judges didn't really know who to pick, so they had no expectations for Su Jin too.
Only when judges saw Su Jin's magnificent face did they feel amazed. One of them said with some interest, "Young lady, you may begin now!"
When Su Jin heard this, she looked at the judges and sat elegantly at the piano and started her performance. After a movement, her skills moved and impressed the fatigued judges.
As soon as Su Jin stopped, all five judges clapped and said one after another, "Great, that's great. This is the best we've heard so far!"
"That's right. Your technique is outstanding. This golden ticket is yours!"
One of the judges then handed a golden ticket to Su Jin. Su Jin looked at the ticket and smiled. She then politely bowed to the five judges and said with a smile, "Thank you, judges!"
The other contestants who were prepared to compete again for the remaining spots were instantly dissatisfied. They were told that they would compete again for the remaining spots, but another golden ticket had been handed out? Didn't that mean they would all fight for one less spot?
One of the girls was named Wang Meimei. She's from a rich family and was a second-generation rich. She shouted grudgingly, "Dear judges, didn't we agree before that the remaining spots would be chosen from among us? Why are you giving a spot to someone else now?"
The judges felt very awkward when they heard this. Wang Meimei wasn't wrong. They had agreed before, but without any expectation for the last person to perform so well. The judges replied awkwardly, "We have underestimated the last contestant. This is our mistake!"
Wang Meimei didn't care about this. Since they had agreed before, they couldn't just change things. If a golden ticket was suddenly given away, what would happen to the remaining contestants?
Wang Meimei pointed at Su Jin and said unhappily, "That has nothing to do with me. You must get this b*tch to return her golden ticket. We already have so few spots to fight over. Now that another one is given away, what about us?"
Su Jin didn't expect that there would actually be such an unruly contestant. But so what? She already got a golden ticket, and she wouldn't return it. Su Jin also didn't want to make things difficult for the judges, so she said, "Are you deaf?"
"I have just proven to you that I'm better than all of you, so I deserve this golden ticket!"
Wang Meimei couldn't care less. She had always gotten her way since young. Moreover, she knew that Su Jin was better than her, which was why she was acting so unruly. As for the other contestants, Wang Meimei never took them to heart.
Wang Meimei replied coldly, "Whether you are better or not is none of my business. The judges asked us to go again, and we agreed. So, you judges must take back this golden ticket and give it to one for us!"