13 Chapter 13: Tempting Heart

For a good 10 seconds after the song ended, Su Ning stood center stage looking to the emcees with a calm smile on her face. It appears that they had been shocked senseless by her voice before they finally managed to recollect themselves to guide her off the stage. The judges were also in active discussion at the panel below. Qing Mei could be seen biting her lips and gritting her palms tightly. 'How could this be possible. Su Ning can sing this beautifully?'

After 15 minutes of deliberation, the judges were ready to announce the winner. In first place was Chu Han with a total of 98 points. In second place was Su Ning with a total of 97.5 points. Third place was Yi Qin with a total of 92 points. Qing Mei had fallen to 4th place with 89 points. Chu Han and Su Ning will be representing Chang Yue at the ACISC in the winter, 5 months from now. It can be said that Qing Mei's overconfidence and arrogance led to her downfall. Qing Mei was so focused on pressuring Su Ning that she even incorrectly chose the song to perform. Qing Mei was so certain that she would naturally place higher this year since the previous year's winner had transferred schools. She never anticipated that new contestants would win over her. In the end, all her actions just served to be a foil for Su Ning. Now the latter's reputation had risen higher and she had caught the attention of other schools as well.

Su Ning was pleasantly surprised to win 2nd place and after congratulating fellow winners and thanking Lin Miao and Li Youqing for their support, she trotted over to Father Su and Mother Qin eager to have a good lunch! Father Su and Mother Qin were in tears and endlessly hugging and taking photos of their daughter with her award. 'This original owner's parents really like to cry.' Su Ning thought helplessly. Mother Qin couldn't help posting about Su Ning in social media which was also seen by Old Madam Gu who was part of her friend group. The family of three decided to go celebrate by eating delicious hotpot before going home to spend a relaxing weekend.

In the Gu Mansion, a certain young master Gu has received a monthly report on Su Ning. He read through the report per usual and finally clicked on the video of Su Ning singing in the Chang Yue Singing Contest. Gu YuChen's eyes widened and his fingers trembled over the laptop's mouse as he clicked to listen to the song again. He closed his eyes for a few minutes; there was a certain glow in his eyes when he opened them as if he had come to a satisfactory conclusion. He dialed a set of numbers that was quickly connected, "Xiao Yi, stop the surveillance on Su Ning."

That same afternoon, Chang Yue School also posted on their Veibo page congratulating the winners of the annual singing competition. The emcees and judges were also thanked for their hard work. But the main highlight are the videos of the participants that were also uploaded on the page. The video of Su Ning was quickly getting a lot of clicks and forwards in a short amount of time. Some of the captions were "Singing Fairy of Chang Yue'', "Voice of An Angel", "Tempting Heart Sung By a Fairy".

Su Ning who had been doing her homework that Friday night was not aware of all the excitement until Saturday morning. She had finished speaking to Mother Qin regarding opening a personal bank account to save her prize money when she received a text from Li Youqing. [NingNing!!!! You are famous!! Go check Veibo!!] She laughed as she read the comments calling her a fairy or an angel. 'Aiii, as expected this body's appearance is top notch.' There were also a few negative comments indicating that Qing Mei or Yi Qin deserved second place more so than her. She didn't pay them any mind since it's not possible to be liked by everyone. The conclusion was the judges determined she won 2nd place; this was the fact and the rest is just opinion.