Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 216 - 202 Night Sister’s correct way to make an appearance!_2

Xia Yourong looked at the judges’ expressions and suddenly felt uneasy, nervously clutching the flute and constantly twirling it in her hands.

They shouldn’t have realized that the person on the phone wasn’t her ... should they?

She had practiced like mad for the last three days, barely resting, and slept only a few hours in total.

The piece she had just played was flawless, even better than her performance at the opening ceremony.

Even if they realized it wasn’t the same person as on the phone, they should think she played better than the one on the phone ... right?

Qiao Yufen furrowed her brows and quietly asked Xu Qing, "What are they hesitating about? Shouldn’t they give the result quickly?"

Xu Qing also found it strange. This reaction was completely different from Mr. Tan’s on the phone that day, but she was confident in her daughter’s flute skills and suppressed her doubts, turning to reassure Qiao Yufen, "This is how formal assessments are, they can’t just give grades easily. They have to put on a show and discuss it a bit."

Qiao Yufen nodded half-convinced.

Among all the judges, Mr. Tan looked the most upset. Logically, if his recommended candidate performed like this, he would have stormed out, but he was too fond of the flute sound he had heard over the phone that day and, unprecedentedly, took the initiative to suggest—

"Xiaorong, switch to another piece and start again."

Xu Qing looked at Qiao Yufen with pride, "See, our Xiaorong even has extra questions to answer."

To avoid affecting the student’s mentality, Mr. Tan did not say anything else, only asking Xia Yourong to switch pieces and start over.

The other judges had never seen such a precedent either, but none dared to say anything.

Xia Yourong was extremely nervous, "Then I’ll play another one, another one ..."

Before she could decide, Mr. Tan directly said, "Play the one from the phone that day."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yourong stiffened, instinctively taking a small step back.

That piece was the hardest to play, she had practiced it, but couldn’t play it well!

Looking at the other judges’ serious expressions, she knew she couldn’t bargain anymore.

Biting her lip, she hesitated for a few seconds and finally plucked up her courage—

"Okay ..."

The word "okay" trembled as she spoke, very different from her usual haughty and unapproachable demeanor.

Xia Yourong’s second performance began, but it was even more disappointing than what was heard over the phone!

This time even Qiao Yufen and Xu Qing noticed the problem.

Mr. Tan, with his head lowered, grew increasingly angry, and without waiting for Xia Yourong to finish, exhausted his patience, slapped the table, terminated the assessment early, and left.

The other judges also shook their heads, packing up their things to leave.

If Xia Yourong’s earlier performance could barely meet the level 8 standards, the last piece just exposed all her weaknesses ...

The sound of chair legs sliding across the floor followed one after another as all the judges left, leaving only Xia Yourong, standing embarrassed in front of the table.

Only then did Qiao Yufen and Xu Qing finally realize what had happened, and they quickly approached Xia Yourong.

Xu Qing tugged at her arm.

With a twisted face, looking at Xia Yourong whose head was buried very low, she mouthed, "What happened? Why did you play like that?"

The assistant came in to turn off the video camera and began clearing the teacups from the table.

Qiao Yufen couldn’t understand how such a supposedly glorious event had turned into this. Turning her head, she saw Mr. Tan who had gone to the office next door to get his coat, already preparing to leave the studio.

Quickly, she and Xu Qing, along with Xia Yourong, followed him.

Mr. Tan, seeing the three of them again, looked so frighteningly displeased, he didn’t even care about the century-long relationship with the Qiao family.

Xu Qing squeezed out a very appeasing smile and was the first to ask, "Mr. Tan, you haven’t announced Xiaorong’s level 8 assessment results, why are you leaving?"

"Assessment results?" Mr. Tan coldly sneered with a solemn expression, "After listening to that last part, not to mention level 8, I even want to revoke her level 7 certification!"

Qiao Yufen was shocked, "Mr. Tan, that’s not what you said before!"

Mr. Tan’s tone was as if filled with ice chips, "Madam Qiao, I did indeed say that if she could perform to the standard of that day, level 8 would certainly be no problem, but as you all heard just now, did her playing match the level from that day’s phone call?"

Qiao Yufen glared at Xia Yourong, too embarrassed to speak.