Chapter 1004: Speak of the Devil

"But Sister Ning, they are really too much! Are they here for gossip or to watch the concert..."

Little Zhang stomped her foot, standing up for Ning Wan.

"Sister Ning, you mustn’t be affected by their words."

Little Zhang turned back and hugged Ning Wan’s arm, saying, "Sister Ning, I don’t understand why you invited Lu Jinyan, that heartless man, to be your guest performer."

Ning Wan was wearing a shoulder-baring crescent-shaped deep blue gown that touched the floor, her long hair was pinned up at the back and accented with a headband studded with fine diamonds, looking very poised and beautiful.

Hearing Little Zhang’s complaints about Lu Jinyan, an unpleasant expression appeared on Ning Wan’s face.

She turned around and stared sharply at Little Zhang.

"I won’t allow you to talk about him like that!"

"But..."

"No buts!"

The low reprimand made Little Zhang too scared to speak.

Seeing her quiet, Ning Wan suppressed the anger in her heart and then spoke softly, "I’ve always had unrequited love for him, he never promised me anything, and the childhood engagement doesn’t count."

"But didn’t you say that Lu Jinyan personally promised you he would marry you?"

Ning Wan took a deep breath, looking into the distance, "He doesn’t remember it anymore."

"Isn’t that being heartless..."

Little Zhang blurted out indignantly but stopped upon receiving Ning Wan’s cold glance.

"Well, okay, Sister Ning, I won’t talk about him anymore. But let’s agree this is the last time, make sure not to have any more entanglements with him."

"Yes, this is the last time."

Ning Wan nodded.

This really was the last time.

Because even she didn’t know if there would be more time or opportunities to collaborate with Lu Jinyan after this.

...

Fifteen minutes before the concert’s start, Lu Jihan, Song Yinyin, and three others arrived at the entrance of Mainland Grand Theater.

There was a direct VIP entrance at the theater, and the five of them entered the theater through the VIP entrance.

Then, through a dedicated passageway, entered the VIP seating area.

The seats for the five were in a row, like a private box, with eight seats and a balcony, offering the best view for listening to the performance up close and genuine.

It was Song Dabai’s first time here, and he was very excited.

"Wow! This place is really close to the stage!"

Lu Jihan smiled and said, "This is the highest-priced VIP audience seating in Mainland Grand Theater. How about, do you want to hold your solo concert here in the future?"

Song Dabai nodded vigorously, "Yes, I do! I really want to!"

"Haha, then you must work hard to learn piano and become as excellent as Sister Ning Wan and Brother Jinyan, only then can you host such a grand concert."

Song Yinyin smiled and ruffled Song Dabai’s hair.

"Yes, yes."

Song Dabai responded, eagerly leaning on the stone railing to look downstairs.

Mentioning Lu Jinyan, Yan Xue couldn’t help but ask, "By the way, why haven’t we seen Jinyan? Isn’t their duet with Ning Wan scheduled later, they don’t need to prepare so early."

Song Yinyin took the program sheet and found that the duet was indeed scheduled for much later, which was the last piece.

It seems like it’s the finale piece.

Speak of the devil.

Just as Song Yinyin finished speaking, the curtain behind them was lifted, and Lu Jinyan, dressed in a tailcoat, walked in.

"Oh, Jinyan, have you already finished your makeup?" Yan Xue looked at Lu Jinyan with a smile.

Although she had seen her son in a tailcoat more than once, every time she saw him, he still looked handsome and dashing, extraordinarily elegant.