Qiao Jing got up early in the morning, washed up, and was ready to go out.
"Go to work so early today?" Zhan Qipei glanced at the time, it was seven-thirty.
Usually Qiao Jing doesn't go out until 7:50.
"To participate in a piano competition, go there early." Qiao Jing stood at the entrance to change her shoes. She had a strong sense of time. She would arrive early for competitions like this.
Zhan Qi Pei was a little surprised, "You are going to participate in the piano competition? I didn't expect you to play the piano."
He couldn't help feeling a little proud, but then he remembered something and said regretfully, "I have a very important meeting today. I'm sorry that I can't go with you. I will cheer you on in my heart!"
He had heard about today's piano competition, but he didn't pay special attention to it. After all, he was not involved in the music industry.
Qiao Jing hesitated to speak. She still didn't say that she was going to be a judge. She tied the laces of her white shoes and said, "I can just take a taxi there myself. It's almost time for you to go to work."
Zhan Qipei made a call and asked the driver to drive Qiao Jing there in his own car. He drove another car to the company. Qiao Jing didn't insist anymore and got into Zhan Qipei's car.
When she got off the bus, she met several unexpected people.
When Lou Xinrou saw Qiao Jing getting out of Zhan Qi Pei's car, the jealousy in her eyes almost overflowed.
Brother Pei didn't go to work at this time, so he sent Qiao Jing over here?
Su Manhan recognized this car at a glance, "Qi Pei doesn't go to work, so I sent you here?!"
She now feels that her son has been brainwashed by Qiao Jing. He doesn't care about work and sends her here during working hours?!
Qiao Jing didn't explain anything and planned to enter the venue early.
She didn't take a few steps when she was stopped by Lou Xinrou, "Qiao Jing, why are you here? Are you here to participate in the piano competition? Can you play the piano?"
The sarcasm in her tone was not concealed at all, and she wanted to see Qiao Jing's reaction.
"I'm not here to participate in the competition." Qiao Jing replied calmly.
Su Manhan joked, "I know how you can play the piano. Are you here to watch? But you, a layman, may not be able to understand even if you listen."
Zhan Nanqing also had some embarrassment on her face. She tried to persuade Su Manhan in a low voice, but received a cold look.
She muttered something in a low voice and said nothing more.
Qiao Jing didn't talk to them anymore. There were still ten minutes before the game started, so she turned around and entered the field.
Lou Xinrou and others also entered the venue at the same time as her. Su Manhan led Zhan Nanqing towards the auditorium. When their eyes saw the direction Qiao Jing went, the three of them froze on the spot.
Why doesn't she sit in the audience seat at the back? Could it be that she also sits in the VIP seat in the first row?
But the VIP seats are only for the Zhan family. With his status as the richest man in the imperial capital, he can buy tickets for the VIP seats. Why should Qiao Jing go to the first row?
The VIP seats were all occupied by famous people, and Qiao Jing actually walked over?
"She must have gone to the wrong place." Su Manhan thought that Qiao Jing had gone to the wrong place, with a mocking expression on her face. If she went to the wrong place, she would embarrass the Zhan family.
Lou Xinrou also nodded, "She is probably going to the bathroom, but why doesn't she go to the aisle? Everyone else can see her from here. Aunt Su, it would be bad if other people saw her."
Zhan Nanqing remained silent and listened to the two people talking. At this moment, they saw Qiao Jing passing through the first row.
Su Manhan thought to herself, what on earth is she going to do?
When she saw Qiao Jing walking to the judges' table, Su Manhan was thinking, is she going to hook up with those masters?
Until Qiao Jing sat between Master Wang and Master Li, the three of them were shocked.
Lou Xinrou was not so calm now, "What's going on? She is sitting in Master Chen's seat. Where is Master Chen?"
Zhan Nanqing also opened her mouth in surprise, "I don't know."
At this time, a staff member walked up to Qiao Jing, removed Master Chen's judge's sign, and put Judge Qiao's sign on it.
The host also explained the situation on the stage, "Good morning to all contestants. Master Chen was unable to participate in this competition due to personal reasons. He himself asked Judge Qiao to take his place. Hope everyone knows."
The people in the audience sighed. They had never seen the person who replaced Master Chen. They also doubted whether Qiao Jing was qualified for this position.
But the host said that Master Chen personally selected the replacement, so they had no choice but to half-believe Qiao Jing.
"Isn't Qiao Jing a friend of Master Chen?" Zhan Nanqing suddenly said this.
Su Manhan immediately denied it, "How could she know Master Chen? She can't even play the piano. Where did she meet Master Chen?"
"Could he be a relative of Master Chen?" Zhan Nanqing continued to guess.
Su Manhan glanced at her daughter speechlessly, "Qiao Jing is from the Qiao family. It's not like you don't know those people. Where did you get such a relative?"
"She probably went backstage, and maybe did some dirty things, otherwise how could she replace Master Chen?" Lou Xinrou snorted coldly, forcing herself to look away from Qiao Jing.
Zhan Nanqing didn't speak. She kept her eyes on Qiao Jing and didn't say what she wanted to say.
The piano competition officially begins.
Lou Xinrou's contestant number is nineteen, and it will be some time before she can be there.
During this period, the three of them were all looking at Qiao Jing, and they saw that she was really giving ratings to the players in a decent manner.
"Contestant No. 18 will take the stage next. Please prepare for Contestant No. 19."
The host's voice brought the three of them back to their senses. Lou Xinrou got up and went backstage to prepare.
Lou Xinrou was extremely nervous backstage, and was a little lost in thought while listening to the song played by the previous contestant.
Su Manhan also found some time and took Zhan Nanqing to the backstage. When she saw Lou Xinrou in a daze, she began to encourage her.
"Don't be nervous, I believe you can win the prize."
"Yes, Xinrou, I've heard you play the piano, and you've won so many awards. You can definitely do it. Come on!"
Lou Xinrou smiled and said, "Thank you Aunt Su, thank you Nan Qing, I will come back with the prize to show you!"
The two people who came to cheer them up returned to the auditorium.
The previous contestant was bowing to leave the stage, and Lou Xinrou glanced at Qiao Jing with a stern look before taking the stage.
She, a layman, got the opportunity to be a judge by burning incense and praying to Buddha. She scored almost the same as the previous judges. Does she really think she has the ability to be a judge?
Later, Qiao Jing might not even understand the music she played. This was the "Piano Concerto No. 3" she specially selected and she started practicing for this competition three years ago.
Lou Xinrou came on stage, and Su Manhan and Zhan Nanqing shouted her name in the audience to cheer her up.
Qiao Jing could hear their voices, but her eyes kept falling on the piano, and her expression never changed.
Even when she saw Lou Xinrou coming on stage, she didn't react.
Lou Xinrou hated Qiao Jing's aloof look. She bowed to everyone, sat in front of the piano, and concentrated on playing the music she had prepared.
"It's actually the "Piano Concerto No. 3"! Such a difficult piece!"
"Oh my God, I didn't expect that someone would choose this song."
"And he seems to be playing pretty well!"
The professional judges sitting on the judges' bench also had excited looks in their eyes. Master Wang and Master Li sat next to Qiao Jing respectively.
She sat in the middle seat, closed her eyes and listened carefully to the music played by Lou Xinrou. After hearing a most basic mistake, she frowned slightly.
After the song ended, Lou Xinrou bowed and waited for the judges to rate her.
Master Wang and Master Li gave the scores for the Ab file.
Qiao Jing gave a grade of eight.
When Lou Xinrou saw that Qiao Jing gave her such a low score, she asked unconvinced, "Judge Qiao, I don't think I made any big mistakes during my performance. Why did you give me such a low score?"