After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 23 - The Piano Performance Shocks Fifth

Chapter 23: Chapter 23 The Piano Performance Shocks Fifth Brother

Chapter 23 -23 The Piano Performance Shocks Fifth Brother

Lu Youye meant to express that no one understands men better than men themselves.

A young girl dressed like that to a party will definitely attract a lot of male attention.

What if someone sees her young age and purposefully gets close to take liberties with her? A girl who grew up in the countryside wouldn’t know how dirty these high-society men can be.

Although he didn’t like Lu Sheng, she was still his sister by blood. Thinking about a bunch of lecherous old men ogling her at the party annoyed Lu Youye.

“What’s that got to do with Fifth Brother?”

However, Lu Sheng lifted her head and said indifferently, “Didn’t Fifth Brother just say that in your heart, only Qianrou is your real sister?”

“Since Fifth Brother doesn’t consider me a sister, why do you care what I wear to the party? Why would there be men’s clothes in my possession?”

“You…” Lu Youye was at a loss for words, “Wear whatever you like, I couldn’t care less!”

He was clearly concerned she might be taken advantage of and kindly warned her, but the girl was ungrateful.

So Lu Youye threw his jacket on the floor and stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

Leaving Lu Sheng alone in the room.

Lu Sheng showed no expression, bent down to pick up the suit jacket, then walked to the window holding the box containing Luminous Pearl.

Under the cold white moonlight, roses as red as blood climbed up and gripped the window sill. Lu Sheng stretched out her hand and pinched off a petal.

The next second, there was a rustling noise from the bushes outside the window.

“Meow—~”

A fluffy little black head popped out of the bushes and, in a flash, jumped onto the windowsill.

It was a completely black little cat with round, dark green eyes, shining like beautiful glaze.

Placing the ring it had in its mouth into Lu Sheng’s palm, it then affectionately nuzzled her hand with its head.

“I knew you’d come.”

Lu Sheng rubbed Black Bean’s coquettish little head and then lifted it into the room before throwing the Luminous Pearl onto the carpet.

Black Bean was obviously excited by the sight of the pearl, its eyes squinting in contentment. It raised its paws on the carpet and rolled the Luminous Pearl around.

“Meow~~”

Lu Sheng chuckled, her eyes also narrowing.

Meanwhile, in Lu Youye’s room.

The moment Lu Youye was back in his room, he took out his phone and typed in [Fu Family Charity Auction Dinner] in the browser’s search bar.

Upon hitting enter, a slew of search results immediately popped up.

The Fu Family had contacted quite a few media outlets for tonight’s dinner.

Charity auctions are for a good cause, and naturally, it is important to seize the opportunity for some publicity, this can further enhance the social image of the Fu Family.

Lu Youye casually scrolled through the news; the headline read [Fu Family Charity Dinner: Bailin Group’s Meng Lin bids 15 million for Red Ginseng!]

Fifteen million?

These business tycoons really are willing to spend their money.

As he scrolled down, the second news title was [Live Shot: Lu Family Heiress’ dazzling performance of “Summer Forest” on the piano stuns everyone!]

Seeing the words ‘Lu Family Heiress’ and ‘piano performance,’ Lu Youye naturally assumed they referred to Lu Qianrou and felt the usual pride in his heart.

Qianrou has been learning the piano since she was young, her piano skills have been praised by even master-level figures in the country; she’s always the center of attention wherever she goes.

However, when he clicked on the video, he was stunned.

The girl sitting in front of the black piano in the video was not Lu Qianrou, but Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng can play the piano?

How is that possible.

Lu Youye watched the video with an astonished face, shocked and disbelieving.

Not until the piece ended and the girl in the video retracted her hands to bow to the audience did Lu Youye manage to loosen his grip on his phone, still not quite back to his senses.

Too strong.

Too beautiful.

Had it not been for the authentic live recording, Lu Youye might have suspected this was a master’s performance with Lu Sheng’s face swapped in.

The impression the girl gave while playing the piano was entirely different from what he had seen in Lu Qianrou.

If Qianrou’s brilliance came from years of practice, then the girl was as if seamlessly integrated with the piano, naturally directing the flow of notes with her fingertips, moving with the ease of a music sprite.

Her demeanor was no less than any rich heiress he had met, even more confident and composed than Qianrou, as she graciously accepted applause and admiring gazes from the audience.

However, as the camera panned to Lu Qianrou sitting below the stage, Lu Youye saw her face and lips pale, seemingly squeezing out a smile by force.

Lu Youye then looked for the video of Lu Qianrou’s own piano performance.

But after watching Lu Sheng’s performance, viewing Qianrou’s felt technically flat and dull in comparison.

…Was this the real reason for Qianrou’s discomfort?

Was she upset and crying alone when she returned because Lu Sheng’s piano playing overshadowed her completely?

And he, just now…

Lu Youye remembered how he had forcibly pushed the girl against the door in the room on the first floor, interrogating her so fiercely about what she had done to bully Qianrou.

No wonder she said she hadn’t done anything, and why her demeanor became so cold, her eyes filled with defiance.

Anyone would be upset at being misunderstood… Besides, she had just arrived at the Lu Family, and he was her brother.

Lu Youye took a deep breath.

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He was hot-headed and often lost his temper at people, but feeling this level of guilt was a first for him.

If only he had cleared up the facts before confronting her.

Lu Youye, growing increasingly annoyed, ruffled his hair and returned to the phone’s home screen, just then noticing a message from his older brother sent in the evening.

[Youye, take Lu Sheng to the mall tomorrow to buy a new phone, and also help her pick some new clothes.]

Had this been before, Lu Youye would have disdained such an assignment from Lu Jingyan.

Aside from Qianrou, he would never bother to go shopping with some girl. He’d rather play video games at home.

But at this moment, he felt a strong sense of guilt for misunderstanding Lu Sheng, and the mall trip tomorrow seemed like an opportunity to make amends.

Lu Youye might be ill-tempered and impulsive, but he was definitely not unreasonable.

It wasn’t about pride; if you misunderstand someone, you should apologize.

So the next morning, Lu Youye got dressed in a black T-shirt and shorts, sporting a cool, casual look, and went to knock on Lu Sheng’s door.

“…Hey.”

“Are you up yet?” Lu Youye cleared his throat awkwardly, calling out to the inside of the room, “It’s me, Lu Youye.”

“Fifth Brother—?”

But the voice came from behind him.

Lu Youye turned to see Lu Sheng still wearing the same white slip dress from yesterday, which belonged to Lu Qianrou. Her soft, ink-black hair tumbled over her shoulders, as she stood behind him.

Whether it was guilt or something else, facing those dark, focused eyes, Lu Youye’s face inexplicably flushed with heat.

“Well, the thing is, big brother told me to take you to the mall to shop.”

The young man scratched his hair uneasily, trying to look nonchalant, “You’ve had breakfast already, right? Then let’s go.”