Chapter 10 Birthday Party (2)

  Su Qing had always wanted to exist in a low-key way due to her lack of strength, but now someone can't stand seeing herself comfortable. Since Su Qing's cultivation has improved, she has become more confident and has the power to counterattack, so she will no longer tolerate everything and it is even less possible for her to sit back and wait for death. Although she was not interested in attending gatherings, as a medium for formally rising into the public eye, it was still suitable as the first step.

  Su Chen was thrilled to learn that his sister, Su Qing, would finally be attending a party and sat in the living room waiting for her. Before long, Su Qing entered the room, catching his eye. Since she had decided to attend the party, she didn't try to hide her beauty like before. Today, she wore a white lace-trimmed dress; her hair, which was usually tied up in a ponytail, was let down and flowed naturally behind her back; her thick bangs were clipped back with a pink hair clip; around her neck was the small pink bear necklace she had bought yesterday; combined with her baby-like smooth skin and delicate face, Su Qing looked like a beautiful and lovely doll. Su Chen knew his sister would look pretty when dressed up, but he hadn't expected her to be this stunning.

  The two siblings arrived at the hotel relatively late, and the waiter led them to the entrance with a bow. The handsome young man and beautiful woman immediately caught everyone's attention. Su Qing naturally took her brother's arm as they walked into the hall, and she could feel the gazes of others, filled with curiosity, admiration, and jealousy. The people in the hall were surprised that Su Chen, who never brought a female companion to gatherings, had brought a beautiful young girl this time, and everyone was wondering what their relationship was and who the girl was.

  As the host of the gathering, Zhao Ningwei went forward to entertain Su Chen and his sister, and at the same time, he helped himself and everyone else dispel their doubts.

  "Su Chen, welcome to my birthday party. The little girl next to you is really pretty, won't you introduce her to everyone?"

  "This is my sister Su Qing, who will be attending Tsinghua University soon. Please take care of her at school, Brother Zhao."

  "Happy birthday, Brother Zhao." Su Qing wouldn't be stingy with a blessing phrase since she was already here.

  "Suzhen, it's really you! You look so beautiful today that I almost didn't recognize you." Zhou Yang suddenly appeared in front of Suzhen with a surprised face. Suzhen felt the resentful gaze and scanned her mind to find out it was her cousin.

  Su Chen is the Prince Charming in many girls' hearts, and when they hear that Su Qing is his younger sister, they secretly feel relieved that she's not his girlfriend. The boys who have seen many pretty girls are very enthusiastic for a while. It seems like everyone has forgotten that Su Qing is still young. Some people remember that the recent rumor about Su Qing being ugly and awkward as the top scorer in the college entrance exam, but when they compare it to the real person in front of them, there's no credibility at all, and they all despise the person who started the rumor.

  "So there were two beauties in the Su family, I didn't expect that."

  "Su Chen, you're also too unreasonable, such a beautiful sister shouldn't be brought out for us to meet so late."

  "Su Qing, you should attend more gatherings in the future, we all like you."

  For a moment, everyone was talking at once, and the host's thunder was almost stolen.

  "Su Qing, hello. My name is Song Jie, I'm a student at Tsinghua University. If you encounter any difficulties in school, feel free to find me and I'll definitely help. My family owns a jewelry company, so if you want to buy accessories in the future, just look for me." Su Qing felt that the young man in front of her looked familiar, and it turned out to be the one who accompanied Wang Xiaojie to buy jewelry yesterday. Seeing Wang Hui Na's angry expression, Su Qing knew she had offended another person.

  Su Qing's gaze found Sun Shuang in the corner, and she smiled at her. The dazzling smile that was radiant to others made Sun Shuang break out in a cold sweat. Su Qing never mentioned her family background at school, wearing only school uniforms or ordinary jeans T-shirts, making people think she was from an ordinary commoner's family. If they had known earlier that she was Su Chen's sister, they would not have spread those rumors. Now Sun Shuang hoped that Su Qing did not know about the rumor and would not bother to investigate. But Su Qing believed that when doing things, one should take responsibility for the consequences, and without that awareness and courage, one should think thrice before acting. Two months later, the anonymous report on the inspection office's desk made the Sun family fall into a deep abyss, paying a heavy price for Sun Shuang's foolish actions. Of course, this is a later story.

  Not everyone was pleased to see Su Qing steal the show. Su Lisha's proud beauty was easily surpassed by a former ugly duckling she had looked down on, and it didn't feel good in her heart. With her own bad mood, she wouldn't let Su Qing have a good time either. Her eyes fixed on a piano placed in the hall, and she smiled with ill intentions.

  "Sister-in-law is talented and artistic, today everyone is happy, why not give everyone a piano performance." Su Lisha smiled sincerely and invited Su Qing to play the piano. Everyone heard that the beauty was playing the piano and cheered, agreeing in unison.

  Su Chen's face suddenly turned serious, in his impression, his sister had only learned piano for half a year at the children's palace when she was in elementary school and hadn't touched it since. Now Su Lisha suggested playing the piano, obviously trying to make Su Qing lose face. It's all one family, yet they're actually bullying their younger sister in public, Su Chen was extremely angry.

  Su Qing discovered her brother's change and grasped his hand, indicating she could handle it herself.

  "Since everyone wants to listen, I'll play a tune of 'Ode to Joy', it's also a birthday gift for Brother Zhao." Su Qing said and elegantly walked to the piano and sat down.

  "Ode to Joy", also known as "Hymn to Joy", is a poem written by German poet Friedrich Schiller in 1785. Beethoven set it to music, making it the main part of his Ninth Symphony's fourth movement, featuring four independent voices, chorus and orchestra.

  Su's slender fingers began to dance on the piano keys, like lovely fairies dancing. Cheerful, warm and pleasant notes seemed to float in the air. Some people hummed along unconsciously, while others closed their eyes and listened quietly. The surroundings were suddenly free from distractions, with hearts as calm as still water, following the music's ripples, imagining joyful scenes unfolding before their eyes.

  The music ended, and everyone was still entranced by the melody, unable to come back to their senses. A moment later, there were thunderous applause and passionate praise. Now, Sulisa's face barely held a hypocritical smile, her hands clenched into fists, her fingernails almost digging into her flesh.

  Su Qing has always been puzzled as to why her cousin Su Lisha dislikes her so much. From childhood to adulthood, she has endured and avoided conflicts, but Su Lisha has always targeted her and looked for trouble. Su Qing thinks that she hasn't provoked or offended Su Lisha in any way, and the real reason probably only Su Lisha herself knows.

  After the party, Su Chen returned home and enthusiastically told his family about the party and his sister's exceptional piano skills. Su Qing, on the other hand, went straight to bed as soon as she got home, feeling physically and mentally exhausted from participating in such an activity, which was even more tiring than doing physical labor all day.