Chapter 44 Showing one's ugliness
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and make amends!"

Qi Ziyan didn't know what he had done wrong, but Liang Sheng was the director of "The Queen's Daughter". If Qi Ziyan wanted to be the male lead of the show, he had to make Liang Sheng like him first.

Since Liang Sheng asked him to make amends, how could Qi Ziyan dare not listen?
"Mrs. Ji, give him a chance. The live broadcast will continue."

After Liang Sheng finished talking about Qi Ziyan, he clasped his hands together and made a "please" gesture to Wen Ya.

Liang Sheng is also a famous director in the circle. In her early years, Wen Ya studied cello, violin, and piano and participated in various competitions. Liang Sheng helped her a lot.

When Wen Ya was young, Liang Sheng also invited Wen Ya to join the crew and film with them. After all, with Wen Ya's beauty and talent, if she worked a little harder, wouldn't she be able to win the Best Actress award?

But Wen Ya refused. She finally decided to be with Ji Huaiyu. After marrying into a wealthy family, she lived a nearly secluded life and never contacted him again.

Liang Sheng occasionally heard rumors that Wen Ya's books were very popular and her designs were priceless, but when he inquired carefully, he found out nothing.

Later, even if I wanted to contact you, there was no topic to talk about.

It was not until Ji Xueqing was about to record the show that Wen Ya approached him again and asked him if he could give Xueqing a chance. Liang Sheng agreed.

It was precisely because of this relationship with Liang Sheng that when Liang Sheng made the request, Wen Ya thought for a moment and decided to give Liang Sheng this face.

Ji Chenxing observed the actions of the people around him, drank a sip of tea slowly, and waited to see what Qi Ziyan would perform.

Qi Ziyan looked around the balcony and fixed his eyes on a piano that looked very expensive.

"Xue Qing, I may have said something wrong before, which made you and Uncle Ji so angry. I'm sorry.

"Since we haven't finished our afternoon tea yet, how about listening to some music to relax?"

Ji Xueqing wanted to refuse, but Ji Chenxing pulled her hand and answered for her, "Okay."

Qi Ziyan finally smiled again.

But when everyone thought that Qi Ziyan was going to play the piano, Qi Ziyan suddenly patted Qi Le's shoulder.

"Le Le, go play a piece of music. Play Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. I remember Xue Qing once said that she likes to listen to this."

Qi Le was already feeling very embarrassed. She was hungry and sleepy, and was planning to have a good afternoon tea and then go back to do her homework, but she didn't expect her brother to make her like this.

That’s not all. Why should she be asked to make amends when it was clearly Qi Ziyan’s fault?

Qi Le shook his head. "Brother, forget it. I've only learned a little bit and I'm not very good at playing. Besides, I haven't touched the piano for a long time. Why don't you go?"

Before Qi Ziyan made his debut, he promised Qi Le more than once that he would buy her a piano when he had money. However, after his debut and receiving his film pay, Qi Ziyan never mentioned the piano again.

"That's no big deal. If you haven't played for a long time, you'll feel a little rusty, but it's not like you can't play it. You'll get the feeling after a while.

"Are you still blaming me for not buying you a piano? I'm just worried that it will affect your academic performance. If you really like it, we can buy it right after we finish recording the show."

Qi Le still didn't want to go. This was not a small family gathering. There were several members of the Ji family in the room whom she was not familiar with. There was also a camera pointing directly at her. She felt embarrassed no matter how she thought about it.

Seeing Qi Le's hesitant look, Qi Ziyan stood up and pulled Qi Le to the front of the piano.

"Le Le, play it. Just play "Moonlight."

Qi Le had no way out, so he had to bite the bullet and put his fingers on the piano.

"My sister is sorry for showing off her skills." Qi Ziyan said, and patted Qi Le on the shoulder. "Le Le, don't be nervous, let's start." Qi Le gritted his teeth and his fingers began to move on the piano.

[What is Qi Ziyan doing? I thought he was going to play the piano, but he asked Qi Le to go instead]

[Qi Le didn’t want to play. Seeing her was like seeing myself being forced by my father to perform in front of relatives during Chinese New Year]

[Wen Ya's fingers are moving, as if she is clapping for Qi Le]

[Wen Ya knows how to play the piano? No way, isn't she just a pretty face? How can she learn to play the piano if she can't even cook?]

[Ji Chenxing is so calm, drinking tea and eating cookies, she has a very comfortable afternoon tea]

[Ji Chenxing came from the countryside, and it’s already pretty good that she can play the pipa, but can you still expect her to understand the piano? ]

After the song ended, Qi Le withdrew his hand.

Because he hadn't played for a long time, Qi Le's playing of the first half of the piece was quite choppy. Fortunately, the piano was a good one, and with the help of this piano, Qi Le regained his previous feeling when playing the second half.

Grievances, love, reluctance, contradictions. All kinds of emotions poured out with the music and the movements of playing the piano. When the song ended, Qi Le was already in tears.

[I didn’t expect the performance to be so good. I give the second half 10 out of 8]

[Why is Qi Le crying? She plays the piano very well.]

[Qi Ziyan has become famous, and his salary should be quite high, but he didn't even buy a piano for his sister? This doesn't fit with Qi Ziyan's personality of doting on his sister.]

"You play very well." Wen Ya was the first to applaud. "You must have practiced a lot, right?"

Qi Le felt a little embarrassed by Wen Ya's praise, and his ears turned red. "I practiced it in junior high school."

Wen Ya smiled, "I can tell you've put in a lot of effort and your basic skills are pretty good, so there won't be any problems later on. But there are a few places where you played it wrong, and it will be smoother if you correct them."

Wen Ya had outstanding attainments in piano back then. Perhaps out of respect for Qi Le's talent, Wen Ya pointed out several areas that could be improved, which was equivalent to giving Qi Le direct private training.

Liang Sheng sighed as he listened to this. She was indeed Wen Ya. If she had not retired from the entertainment industry that year, the whole world would probably know her name by now.

Damn Ji Huaiyu, he was just a domineering boss when he was young, how could he monopolize Wen Ya!

Wen Ya and Qi Le talked endlessly, and Qi Ziyan was getting a little annoyed.

"Aunt Wen, are you good at playing the piano?" Qi Ziyan asked.

Wen Ya took a sip of tea to moisten her throat. "Not really. I had some experience with it when I was young, and I quite liked it."

Liang Sheng gave Wen Ya a thumbs up from behind Qi Ziyan, and whispered to the photographer, "Tsk, so modest."

Qi Ziyan didn't hear Liang Sheng's words at all, and looked a little embarrassed, "So you're not very good at it."

Wen Ya sensed something was wrong and stopped teaching Qi Le. She just sipped her tea quietly, hoping that Qi Ziyan would not say anything he shouldn't.

But Qi Ziyan didn't realize what Wen Ya meant at all.

"Auntie, I advise you not to teach if you don't know how to do it. It would be bad if you say the wrong thing or teach the wrong thing and mislead the students."

(End of this chapter)