Just thinking about what had happened before filled Linda with boundless hatred. Staring at Meng Nianchu sitting in the tutor's seat, Linda's eyes were brimming with undisguised resentment.
It had taken her a whole year to finally return here. She had sacrificed everything that others were reluctant to give up to reach where she was now. But what about Meng Nianchu?
Since her debut, everything had gone smoothly for her. Moreover, she had Mu Junzhu, such an outstanding man, as her protector, who had even helped her rise to her current status. What right did she have?!
All that Meng Nianchu had owed her in the past, she was determined to take back now!
"Welcome all the audience friends who have come to the scene today. The program today will be somewhat different from before. In fact, you can even call it a surprise. I won't elaborate on it here. First, let's enjoy a performance by Teacher Linda and her students."
"Please welcome Teacher Linda and her students to the stage!"
Hearing what the host said, Linda put aside her past unpleasant memories and carefully walked onto the stage while holding the hem of her dress. Four students followed behind her. Linda was dressed in a white dress, and the four students were like princes trailing behind her.
The music started to play softly.
Linda's performance began on the stage.
Sitting in the tutor's seat, Meng Nianchu was slightly shocked by Linda's dancing and overall performance style. She had thought that Linda's arrogance in front of her was just empty talk, but unexpectedly, she really did have some skills.
The performance was truly excellent.
Meng Nianchu carefully observed the parts of Linda's dance that she thought were good, hoping to find the less perfect areas of her own stage performance.
The lingering sound faded away after Linda bowed.
A journalist walked onto the stage while clapping and said, "I didn't expect Teacher Linda to be such a great dancer. No wonder she can be a tutor and teach other students. It's really amazing! After the performance, does Teacher Linda have anything to say to her fans in the audience?"
Linda took the microphone with a charming smile. Still out of breath from the intense performance just now, she said, "I really spent a great deal of effort to learn this dance. I've really worked very hard. I think my performance is unparalleled. I'm also convinced that I will surely win this competition and won't let my caring fans down. Please rest assured!"
There were only a few scattered shouts from the audience, and then it fell silent.
But Linda didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she even threw down a gauntlet at Meng Nianchu: "I know that Miss Meng, who is also a tutor, has never learned to dance. Since she can't dance, we shouldn't have too high expectations of her. As long as she can finish performing a piece of music, I believe Miss Meng has already done her best."
Her smug look was really disgusting.
Meng Nianchu remained calm and didn't care about Linda's blatant sarcasm at all.
The host took the microphone from Linda. After Linda and her four students retreated to the backstage and Linda walked around to sit back in the tutor's seat, the host said, "Thank you so much to Teacher Linda for this excellent performance. The next performance will be by Miss Meng Nianchu and her five students."
"Please wait backstage, Miss Meng Nianchu. Let's look forward to it."
"Meng Nianchu, Meng Nianchu!"
"Come on, Nianchu!"
As soon as Meng Nianchu stood up from the tutor's seat, her fans in the audience behind her shouted to encourage her.
Meng Nianchu bowed deeply, with a smile on her face, and quickly walked towards the backstage.
Linda, who had been disdainful before, was stunned when she heard the host mention five students. Mu Feng had clearly had a car accident and was unable to participate in the competition. Why were there still five members?
Could it be that Mu Feng had come back?
A bad premonition welled up in Linda's heart. She stared fixedly at the direction of the backstage, unable to figure it out.
This was impossible!
She had clearly heard that Mu Feng's wound would take at least half a month to heal. How could he recover so quickly and be able to participate in the competition!
Her heart was pounding. Linda found it hard to believe that the elaborate scheme she had painstakingly planned would turn out to be of no use at all.
"Are you ready?" When Meng Nianchu rushed to the backstage, Mu Junze and the other four members were already waiting there.
Mu Junze's natural aura of a king made those young kids dare not get too close to him.
Meng Nianchu cupped Mu Junze's face with both hands. Looking at Mu Junze with stage makeup on, she tried hard to hold back her laughter and said, "You've been working so hard on dancing for such a long time. Just endure it for one more day today, and this kind of thing won't happen again in the future. You've worked hard."
Mu Junze had a gloomy face.
Meng Nianchu leaned forward and said to the four students who were hiding far behind, "You must all perform at your best later. Make the audience remember you and show off your greatest strengths. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
The host on the stage was using the short break to introduce the advertisements of the investors. Meng Nianchu held Mu Junze's hand and unconsciously glanced at the closed - door room beside them.
Those who made mistakes must pay the price!
After the advertisement ended, it was time for Meng Nianchu and her students to take the stage. Different from Linda's performance, Meng Nianchu portrayed the role of a vengeful girl dressed all in black.
As soon as Meng Nianchu and the others stepped onto the stage, there was a shout from the audience.
"Now, the stage is yours, Miss Meng Nianchu and her students. Let's look forward to it!"
The host stepped down, and the music started to play.
Meng Nianchu's gaze was sharp as she swayed her body following the rhythm of the music. Mu Junze stood beside Meng Nianchu, and the four students clustered around them.
There were many interactions between Meng Nianchu and Mu Junze during the dance. There was love in their eyes. Just a single look at each other made the audience in the seats shout. Not to mention the second half of the performance, when Meng Nianchu fell into Mu Junze's arms and then quickly got up and wrapped her arms around Mu Junze's neck, the atmosphere on the scene became extremely enthusiastic.
The whole stage was lively.
After the song ended, Meng Nianchu was gasping for breath and standing still, but the audience was still cheering.
They mistook Mu Junze for Mu Feng and were cheering for the perfect cooperation and interaction between Mu Feng and Meng Nianchu.
Mu Junze also knew this. Although he and Meng Nianchu had completed the performance together, he still felt a bit jealous and quietly held Meng Nianchu's little hand.
But this was the stage, and all the audience's eyes were on it. Mu Junze's action was immediately noticed by the audience, and the scene became almost boiling with enthusiasm!
The noisy cheering made Linda's ears hurt. She stared at the man on the stage in disbelief and naturally also mistook him for Mu Feng.
How could he be back!