Betting (3)

After Qiu Yuanlin leaves, he doesn't stop there. Instead, he uses almost all his connections to find out everything he can about Anna Yu.

In his head, he had to sort out the information: Anna Yu, a freshman at the music school, is aloof, has an average relationship with her classmates and likes to keep to herself. She has a passion for music and is an avid student, often found around the library concert hall. Her relationship with Professor Brüno is mysterious: she is cold to all women, but she is passionate about Anna Jade, and she has personally asked her to be her student since the first day of her studies. She was the only one of the foreign professor's students to be an undergraduate. Recently, she has been preparing for the School of Music's Freshers' Concert, and is said to be singing at the beginning and at the end of the concert, the exact repertoire of which is unknown. ...

It seems that she is really good at what she does, otherwise she wouldn't be singing the opening number and the finale. Qiu Yuanlin was thinking about it, putting together his notes on these tidbits of information he had heard, and couldn't help but smile, a smile so deep that it seemed to be hiding too much. ...

The freshers' concert began and Qiu Yuanlin's appearance brought the already lively audience to a boil. He was dressed in an elaborate dress and the shoes on his feet were of the expensive kind. Strangely enough, this deliberate attire did not look the least bit pretentious on him. On the contrary, he stood out from the crowd.

There was no shortage of girls in the conservatory who were interested in him, and now that he was dressed up like this, it really caused a bit of a stir. A number of girls kept looking over their shoulders and some even took out their mobile phones and blatantly snapped his picture and made it a screen saver.

It wasn't long before the concert started in the concert hall.

The first person to appear was Anna Yu, who drew a round of applause and Qiu Yuanlin was surprised to find that she was not wearing glasses. Oh my! He was shocked to see her without her glasses, revealing her big eyes, which had been hidden under black-rimmed glasses, were watery, and I don't know if it was because of the lights or something else, but her dark eyes seemed to have a deep blue colour in their depths.

Jade Anna sang earnestly. Her voice was clear and sweet, and she had no problem singing this song with her wide range. She was dressed in a white silk gown, and from a distance she looked like a small, white, fragrant jasmine flower, radiant, yet with an understated elegance. This feeling and temperament was mirrored by her song 'Jasmine', which drew a round of applause from the audience.

...

At the end of her performance, she exited from the backstage when a staff member carrying coffee bumped into her and no doubt spilled it all over her dress.

"Oh my God! ..." cried Anna Yu. Although she had lowered her voice in consideration of the concert going on at the front, her shout was heard by all the staff at the backstage. Everyone who was busy, and everyone who wasn't busy, looked at her.

"Sorry ... sorry, I didn't mean to." The man who had spilled his coffee on Jadeanna's dress said.

She glared at him, but since he had said he was sorry, she was too embarrassed to make a scene. She just said to herself, "Oh my God, my dress, I have one last song to sing and I only have one dress ready, what am I going to do ..."

"Let's go and rent another one ..."

"No, the nearest costume rental place has basically run out of the best costumes, it's the peak time for every school's graduation party and some schools have borrowed their costumes in advance even if they're not having their party today, so the rest of the costumes can't be sung during the finale ... I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to do that," said one person who looked like he was in charge of the uniforms.

"Why don't we just borrow them from someone else after the others have left the stage, it's just one concert with two different people wearing the same dress ..."

...

As she listened to what the others were saying, her heart was racing with tension.

"I have the costumes here ..." I don't know when Qiu Yuanlin arrived backstage, but he naturally opened the box in his hand and a black dress of great price was revealed. I bought it for you. I wanted to give it to you but never had the chance. I came backstage to give it to you and invite you to my birthday party. ... But what a coincidence, I didn't think you could wear it now..." said Qiu Yuanlin. I didn't think you could wear it now..." Qiu Yuanlin explained sincerely.

"Problem solved, let's get back to work. Be careful not to stain or damage other people's dresses or stage props when you move around. ..." said one of the students who was in charge of arranging the backstage work.

Qiu Yuanlin noticed that Yu Anna was hesitant to accept the dress, so he smiled and said, "You're not going to turn me down, are you? Give me a break, so many people are watching ..."

The soft tone of voice coming from a handsome boy's voice, coupled with the urgency of the situation, seemed to make it impossible for Anna to find any reason to refuse. "Thank you then, I'll borrow it and return it to you later after the concert ..."

Qiu Yuanlin smiled and said, "Sing well, I'll be waiting for you at the door of the concert hall after the concert ..." He said and left, and Yu Anna stared at his slender, athletic back for a moment.

Yu Anna took a break, fixed her make-up and changed her clothes. The time flew by as we listened to the front stage students sing one after another. It seemed like no time at all had passed before the concert came to an end.

When Anna Jade appeared on stage in a black halter dress, the whole concert hall erupted. Like a little spirit from the night, she sang like a real nightingale and the whole hall was mesmerised by her voice. What kind of voice is that, what kind of singing? It was as dazzling as a star in a gorgeous starry sky, as deep and mysterious as the night, romantic and sensual, pouring out in a fluid manner.

"My nightingale, my little nightingale, my little nightingale with the loudest voice! Where do you fly? Where do you sing all night long? My nightingale, little nightingale, little nightingale with a loud voice! My nightingale, little nightingale, little nightingale with a loud song! My nightingale, little nightingale, how loudly you sing! Where do you fly? Sing all night long! Aah! Aah! Aah! Aah! Aah! Sing! My nightingale, my little nightingale, my little nightingale who sings so loudly! Where do you sing all night, my nightingale? This is a song often sung by sopranos with a lively melody and a strong sense of rhythm, and Jade Anna uses all her breath to hear her voice flowing out in a gorgeous way, with smooth and rounded lines, subtly bringing out the magic of the song. The applause was overwhelming, bringing the concert to a climax and bringing it to a close.

At this point, the people on stage cheered for her and applauded her, looking not only with envy, jealousy, but also with speculation: how did a freshman girl manage to master her technique so well? Of course, it was not only her rapid improvement in her singing skills that surprised people, but also how she had transformed from an average looking, even slightly unkempt, ugly duckling to this elegant little nightingale on stage.