After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The Chain of Slaps Begins (4)

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As soon as Osborne spoke, coupled with his bewildered expression, everyone present was dumbfounded.

What’s going on?

Hadn’t Osborne seen Lu Qianrou’s performance video before and praised her as a genius? And didn’t he say he was looking forward to her performance tonight?

Moreover, wasn’t it because Osborne had a close relationship with Professor Jiang that he personally greeted the organizers to secure tickets for the entire class A?

Now Osborne was standing in front of them asking who they were???

The master’s expression clearly showed that he did not recognize Jiang Yusheng and Lu Qianrou at all.

Everyone widened their eyes in shock; even Lu Qianrou herself was baffled and immediately turned to Jiang Yusheng, "...Uncle, what is happening?"

All eyes were suddenly focused on him, and Jiang Yusheng took a sharp breath.

Thinking that Osborne didn’t know what he looked like, he immediately stepped forward to introduce himself: "Mr. Osborne, I am Jiang Yusheng."

Unexpectedly, Osborne still responded blankly: "...Jiang Yusheng? Mr. Jiang, do I know you?"

In that moment, Jiang Yusheng clenched his fists.

For the first time in a public setting, he felt incredibly embarrassed.

He had told Lu Qianrou that he had some acquaintance with Osborne, but in reality, their acquaintance was limited to a few emails exchanged.

Jiang Yusheng always thought Osborne knew who he was since he was a well-known professor at Beijing University even in China.

But he did not expect that Osborne didn’t know him at all. Even after he had introduced himself by name, Osborne still couldn’t recall him.

After about ten seconds, however, as if he finally found the name in his memory, Osborne suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember now, you are the gentleman who sent me emails and recommended your niece." _{𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂}

Upon remembering this, Osborne finally made Jiang Yusheng less embarrassed, and he excitedly said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Osborne, my niece is also participating in the contest today, and she has a quite impressive list of awards previously."

"Oh, then good luck."

Osborne merely glanced at Lu Qianrou and casually offered encouragement. His attention seemed elsewhere, as if he was looking for something around him.

Just a word of encouragement, and that’s it?

Wasn’t it said that Master Osborne had watched all Lu Qianrou’s videos, praised her as a genius, and was looking forward to her performance???

Now not only does he not recognize her, but even this word of encouragement seems so dismissive. It’s clear he doesn’t take her seriously at all!

Everyone had complex expressions, and Lu Qianrou felt so embarrassed she wished she could just disappear.

How could this be!

Didn’t her uncle say he sent her performance videos to Osborne, and Osborne had said he was looking forward to her performance?

Could it be that Osborne never actually opened the video at all, and whatever he said about looking forward was just lip service???

This is utterly humiliating!

A casual remark from someone else, and she had been bragging about it for days, fearful that others wouldn’t know Master Osborne appreciated her.

But now Osborne had directly clarified in front of the whole class that all of this was just her own imagination, and in reality, he had no idea who she was.

Lu Qianrou felt like she was on the verge of a heart condition, struggling even to stand.

However, just then, the Osborne in front of her suddenly brightened up.

"Sheng! I finally found you!"

Osborne called out excitedly.

Upon hearing the name "Sheng," everyone was jolted awake. Looking up, they saw that Osborne was calling out to Lu Sheng standing not far away.

Everyone’s eyes widened even more than when Osborne didn’t recognize Jiang Yusheng and Lu Qianrou.

Lu Sheng was originally searching for Li Muchen in the venue, and was surprised when he heard the familiar voice, "...Osborne?"

Master Osborne knows Lu Sheng???

Lu Sheng actually addresses Master Osborne by his name?

Could it be that Osborne was looking for someone this whole time, and was actually looking for Lu Sheng???

This fact unexpectedly shocked everyone.

Everyone stared blankly as Osborne quickly walked over and embraced Lu Sheng warmly, with none of the earlier pretense.

"Sheng, I’ve been looking for you!"

Osborne continued, "I asked the organizers to arrange your classmates in the front row. Your place is right in the front, so you can enjoy other people’s performances even when you’re not on stage."

"You told me you have written a new piece, and I’ve been so looking forward to it that I even specially brought a recorder, look—"

Saying this, Osborne pulled out a small, exquisite black recorder from his suit pocket.

Some observant folks noticed that this recorder was among the top in the world, costing over three hundred thousand for such a small device.

But no one was focused on the recorder anymore.

Everyone’s main concern was that Master Osborne told Lu Sheng he had arranged for her classmates to be placed in the front row, what did this mean?

Did it mean that the tickets they received for the front row of the contest were not because of Jiang Yusheng’s request, but because he did it for Lu Sheng???

Did that mean they were sitting here, purely thanks to Lu Sheng???

But Lu Sheng had never mentioned it in class!

Everyone looked at Lu Qianrou again.

Lu Qianrou’s shoulders trembled slightly.

The piano contest tickets, weren’t they requested by her uncle from the organizers?

As the class president, Lu Qianrou was responsible for class A’s affairs.

She had just told Jiang Yusheng that morning hoping he could arrange some tickets for their whole class, and in the afternoon, someone from the piano contest organizers contacted her, saying that Master Osborne was giving their whole class fifty tickets.

Lu Qianrou naturally thought that it was her uncle who had asked the organizers for the tickets. She even thought that Osborne did it to save face for her.

But now it seems... it seems not the case at all.

Osborne didn’t even know who she and her uncle were, how could he possibly have actively given tickets to the entire class A because of them?

Because of Lu Sheng...

Because of Lu Sheng??

How does Master Osborne know Lu Sheng, a girl from the countryside and a born outcast?!

Seeing the complex expressions around her, Lu Qianrou’s head was about to explode, feeling ashamed, agitated, anxious, and angry. If it weren’t for the competition later, she would have wanted to run away.

Luckily, a shout from somewhere in the crowd nearby saved her from this mortifying ordeal.

"Lu Ziye is here!! Lu Ziye has actually come to watch the piano contest!! Everyone go look!"