?33: Chapter 033: The Sound of The Zither is Beautiful, But Lacks Charm 33: Chapter 033: The Sound of The Zither is Beautiful, But Lacks Charm Zhou Jiangming still liked Xu Xiaoqing very much and would not allow Wang Xiaodie to speak ill of her.

    He looked down on Ning Fan just as Wang Xiaodie did, but he had to save face for Xu Xiaoqing.

    As for deriding Ning Fan, that could be done at will—it just couldn’t involve Xu Xiaoqing.

    Wang Xiaodie was angry but dared not express it, as Zhou Jiangming was not easy for her to chase after.

    If only…

    “Ning Fan, it’s okay if you don’t appreciate piano performances.

    Just don’t come next time.

    It’s boring for you and a waste of time, isn’t it?”

    Zhou Jiangming spoke in a very gentle tone, but his words were dripping with sarcasm, disgustingly so.

    He just wanted to properly mock Ning Fan!

    Xu Xiaoqing jumped up in rage, but Ning Fan pulled her back because Huo Qiuran had made her entrance.

    As soon as the Piano Queen appeared, everyone in the hall instantly turned their gazes upon Huo Qiuran.

    Ning Fan also looked up.

    Huo Qiuran was wearing a fitting strapless evening gown that perfectly outlined the curves of her body.

    The dress had a slit on the side, revealing her slender legs.

    Her enchanting and sexy figure, plus her beautiful face, delicate melon-seed shaped face with a tiny mole at the corner of her eye, added a bit of a wild charm.

    Without even playing the piano, she had already intoxicated all the men with her stunning appearance.

    But more people looked at Huo Qiuran with eyes filled with admiration and aspiration, they saw her as untouchable and sacrosanct.

    Almost everyone was aware of Huo Qiuran’s capabilities, not only her stunning beauty but also her extremely powerful background in Zhonghai City that most could not afford to provoke.

    Even Zhou Jiangming merely admired her from afar, with no intention of making a move on Huo Qiuran.

    Because he knew that the distance between himself and this Queen was too far, simply not on the same level, and in front of Huo Qiuran, he could be crushed into dust instantly.

    Xu Xiaoqing glanced at Huo Qiuran, then looked down at her own chest and inexplicably felt a surge of jealousy towards Huo Qiuran.

    Ning Fan watched for a long time, stunned for quite a while, then shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

    The performance began, and the hall fell silent, with the melodious piano notes floating through the air. S~ea??h the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    The piano’s lingering sound mesmerized everyone present, and they all, including Xu Xiaoqing, were immersed in the music.

    After some time, the performance ended, and Huo Qiuran quietly left the stage.

    “Huo Qiuran left?”

    It took a while for the crowd to snap out of the enchanting piano music, and they didn’t even notice when Huo Qiuran had left.

    Ning Fan shook his head and sighed, with just a hint of dissatisfaction, “Although the piano music was beautiful, it lacked a certain charm.”

    His words were not very loud, but because he spoke them during a moment of stillness in the hall, almost everyone heard Ning Fan.

    Suddenly, everyone was looking at Ning Fan with angry gazes, filled with contempt and disdain.

    “Who is this guy?

    If you don’t understand, then don’t spout nonsense!”

    “Exactly, letting such a person in to listen to the Piano Queen’s music is an insult to the Piano Queen!”

    “The Piano Queen’s playing is so refined, it’s not for some country bumpkin to understand.

    You better roll back to where you came from and stick with your rustic tunes!”

    Everyone was sarcastic and disdainful towards Ning Fan.

    Even Wang Xiaodie and Zhou Jiangming, who were sitting at the same table, were very dissatisfied and wished they could change seats immediately, not wanting to sit with Ning Fan anymore.

    Including Xu Xiaoqing, they too glared at Ning Fan with anger, conveying their dissatisfaction.

    As the others heaped scorn upon him, Ning Fan drank his wine, feeling no guilt and completely disregarding their opinions.

    It was at this moment that Zhou Jiangming and Wang Xiaodie stood up.

    Zhou Jiangming said angrily, “Ning Fan, your taste is truly unique, you actually dare to say that Huo Qiuran’s piano sound is unpleasing to the ear?”

    Zhou Jiangming was so furious that he could hardly speak.

    After catching his breath, he continued to rage,

    “If it weren’t for Xiaoqing being here, what makes you think you’re worthy of attending and listening to the Queen play the piano?

    Do you even understand what art and elegance are?”

    Wang Xiaodie didn’t even glance at Ning Fan, saying disdainfully, “This guy is just a pretender at being cultured.

    How could he understand piano music?

    Jiangming…

    don’t stoop to his level.”

    Zhou Jiangming was still not satisfied and continued to mock, “Xiaoqing, are you still going to be with someone like him?

    Ning Fan is a thousand times better than me?

    I say he’s a thousand times worse.

    Who can match the Queen of Piano?

    Even the grand piano masters of the country admire her.

    What does he have to boast of?”

    Ning Fan shook his head slightly and sighed, “It seems you’re the one who can’t appreciate it.”

    “You…”

    Zhou Jiangming was so angry he felt like crying.

    He slammed his hand hard on the table in front of him, causing the wine glasses to jump and spill.

    He placed his hands on his hips, turned around, and looked at Ning Fan again, suddenly bursting into laughter.

    “I can’t appreciate it?

    You can?

    Alright, alright, I have to admire your thick skin.

    You, a bumpkin, have developed such an incredibly thick face; I’m very impressed…”

    Then, Zhou Jiangming glanced at Xu Xiaoqing, “Xiaoqing, this guy must have cheekily chased after you with no sense of shame.

    Now that you see Ning Fan clearly, you should distance yourself from him quickly to avoid future trouble!”

    Xu Xiaoqing also had a wry smile on her face.

    Her initial goal in attending the Queen’s piano concert was to experience it, as it was reputed to be as wonderfully moving as the legends suggested.

    She brought Ning Fan along hoping to cultivate his taste, but who knew that he wouldn’t get it at all?

    How could he say that such beautiful piano music lacked charm?!

    What was he up to?

    If he didn’t understand, that would be fine, he didn’t have to comment, but he had to go and just say it right out loud…

    However, Ning Fan was the one she had brought with her, so Zhou Jiangming’s indirect criticisms were insulting her ability to judge people, weren’t they?

    This jerk!

    Even if Ning Fan’s taste was poor, he was still better than him!

    Xu Xiaoqing glared fiercely at Zhou Jiangming.

    “Zhou Jiangming, show me some respect.

    Maybe Ning Fan’s taste is a bit unusual, but perhaps the Queen’s piano sounds just don’t suit Ning Fan’s taste…”

    Zhou Jiangming looked blankly at Xu Xiaoqing, his emotions calming down a lot, as he certainly didn’t want to strain his relationship with Xu Xiaoqing over a bumpkin like Ning Fan.

    Ning Fan swirled his wine glass and said indifferently, “Young lady, this is not a matter of my taste.

    The piano playing is indeed lacking a bit of flavor.”

    Everyone was once again left speechless.

    Xu Xiaoqing stared at Ning Fan, dumbfounded, feeling like she wanted to die, regretting speaking up for Ning Fan.

    She realized she should have distanced herself from him sooner!

    Even Zhou Jiangming and Wang Xiaodie couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly.

    Wang Xiaodie said mockingly, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

    Xiaoqing is turning red in the face for you…

    If you keep this up, won’t you end up turning Xiaoqing into Guan Gong?!”

    Zhou Jiangming added, “If your taste is questionable, then so be it, but to not acknowledge it and to insult our inviolable Queen of Piano, today you might not be able to leave this place, huh?”

    The crowd followed up with uproar, some even readying themselves for a confrontation.

    Ning Fan sneered coldly; these people all talked about elegance, but their words were crude.

    And now they were gearing up for a fight?