[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student":3,"chapter-drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-573":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1658404,2123,"Chapter 573 - 223 Stunning performance, it turns out to be Ann_3","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-573",573,"\u003Cp>A truly outstanding performer is one who can tell a compelling story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To give the audience a feeling of being there in the moment — that is a successful performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that regard, this performance was nothing short of sublime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a wondrous dream, the music has ended, yet its resonance lingers, delivering profound shock and heartfelt emotions to the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The applause refused to die down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone suddenly shouted at the top of their lungs: \"Qin Xiangge, I love you! You truly deserve to be the piano princess!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-decibel shout made the atmosphere even more fervent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Backstage, Qin Xiangge’s face twisted with a grotesque pallor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shout felt like a humiliating slap across her face, mercilessly trampling all her pride and arrogance into the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you blind? Open your damn eyes and look carefully — is that Qin Xiangge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else could it be if not Qin Xiangge? Who else has such superb piano skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shen You’an. It’s Shen You’an.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the first few rows closest to the stage, where people could clearly see the performer’s profile, the audience seated farther back could only make out a hazy figure — the brighter the spotlight, the blurrier the figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, they had no idea who was performing. The silhouette was captivatingly elegant, and the skill was absolutely peerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small auditorium seemed transformed into the International Royal Theater. They witnessed a performance akin to one of world-class perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure she crushed Shen You’an, Qin Xiangge had spread word well in advance that she would perform a piano solo at this gala, leading everyone to assume that the performer on stage was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that someone claimed the performer was Shen You’an, many simply couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it possibly be Shen You’an?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone scrutinized the solitary figure onstage with renewed focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed... it truly wasn’t Qin Xiangge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man’s irritated reprimand rang out unmistakably: \"What’s wrong with your eyes? Open them wide and take a proper look — who is the one playing the piano?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the audience, the young man appeared violent and unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared provoke Jiang Shengyao. Tentatively, someone ventured, \"It’s... It’s Shen You’an?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man angled his lips into a haughty smirk, as though he himself were the pianist on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Jiang sure was juvenile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, they felt even more thunderstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an’s piano skills were unexpectedly exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Xuexi cast a quick glance at the young man beside her, catching the fleeting glimmer of affection in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed her lips together, lowered her voice, and murmured, \"Brother, you’re not good enough for her. Honestly, give up while you still can to avoid heartbreak later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yunyang let out a mocking chuckle: \"So you’re turning your back on family now, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just stating facts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Xuexi stole another furtive glance at the boy seated to her right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gentle young man lowered his gaze, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Xuexi sighed and gazed toward the hazy figure on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly recalled a line from a movie she loved dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encountering someone so breathtaking at a young age ensures that the rest of life cannot be spent in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an, unknowingly, had stolen countless hearts, leaving many lives marked by regret and forever unable to find closure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clap, clap, clap.\" The applause echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first row of seats, a tall young man stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting crew did their job spectacularly, directing a beam of light toward the man, illuminating his head of dazzling blonde hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out to be a foreigner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone sharp-eyed recognized him: \"That’s the genius pianist Pearl!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A murmur swept through the audience like an electric current.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those uninterested in piano knew of this renowned figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this luminescent piano virtuoso be attending an event at Lanya High School and watching a show with the crowd?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone felt like they were in a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ann, you are indeed the genius I’ve been searching for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s voice was unable to conceal his excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s an old saying in Hua Country — you search high and low for something, only to discover it when you least expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was immensely grateful that he had agreed to Lan Man’s invitation on a whim and had attended this gala. Otherwise, he might have missed his long-sought prodigy yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul of this piano piece lies in genuinely conveying the poetic imagery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the pianists Pearl had known, none besides this girl before him could interpret Ravel’s impressionist style with such mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her age, Pearl himself had not reached this level of skill and comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is to say, in front of this girl, even he, the so-called piano genius, was inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since becoming the head of the company, Lan Man had maintained a stoic presence to command respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight she broke character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth formed a perfect \"O,\" and the unrestrained joy and amazement in her gaze were unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an didn’t disappoint — she never did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the setting, Lan Man might’ve burst into laughing and shouting with glee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an was an endlessly deep treasure trove, the deeper you delve, the more astounding surprises emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ruohuan’s face was void of any smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was chillingly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nails digging into her palms, she kept her terrifyingly fixed stare on the dark-clothed girl on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Shen You’an was the piano prodigy Pearl had been searching for all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jerked her head around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s lips curled into a gentle arc, his gaze toward the girl full of unnerving tenderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ruohuan felt her heart sink into an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helian Yu lowered his gaze, lost in contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiangge looked as though she had been struck by lightning, her expression frozen in devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ann... So she’s Ann,\" she uttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiangge had lost a piano competition to an unknown newcomer — a tale spread by Gao Yuyue until it became common knowledge among freshmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only natural; there’s always someone better out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that ’someone better’ was Shen You’an...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation shifted dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recall how people had mocked Shen You’an for her supposed inability to play the piano. Who could have foreseen such swift poetic justice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had she outshone Qin Xiangge, the so-called piano princess, but Shen You’an claimed first place, earning Pearl’s unwavering praise as the unmistakable genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an not only possessed phenomenal intellect but also terrifying artistic talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which window had God closed when he created her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On stage, as the tune concluded, the girl turned to Pearl and gave him a slight nod, a gesture full of reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pearl smiled, his gaze upon her as warm as if appraising a flawless masterpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the stage, gasps rose in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the spotlight’s glow, the girl was illuminated perfectly, showcasing her impossibly stunning features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fleeting moment felt like a glimpse of untouchable beauty, as the lift began to descend slowly, taking her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light abruptly intensified as if a dangerous force simmered in the background, itching to pounce.\u003C\u002Fp>",1196,"2026-06-06T12:23:53.909Z",1,"novelbin.me","1945b292efdd7123b0732c8cf1deed1e5bdeafec235c893772e9fe9f6dab0d56","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-574","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-572",1154,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdrama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-cover.jpg"]