Hilbert’s question was very tricky and made Emily, who was praised to the high heavens by the crowd, freeze. She stood rooted to the spot for a few seconds with a bewildered look. Why would Hilbert suddenly be suspicious about this? Did I not perform perfectly enough, or did I play it wrong somehow?
In the next second, she regained her composure and looked straight at Hilbert, her tone polite and innocent as she asked, “Mr. Hilbert, did I play it wrong just now?”
Hilbert frowned. “Did you not realize that yourself?” Once Hilbert spoke, the banquet hall instantly became unusually quiet. Emily actually misplayed? Why did they not notice it?
“Mr. Hilbert, there are too many guests here tonight, and I was very nervous, so if there was a mistake, please correct me!” Although Emily explained so, she was inwardly in a state of panic. What was more terrible than making a mistake was not knowing where one went wrong, as there would not even be an opportunity to correct oneself.
“Mr. Hilbert, just now Emily’s performance was perfect; how could it be wrong?”
“That’s right; there were so many pairs of ears listening, so the probability of her making a mistake was not high, right?”
“If she made a mistake, we would all hear it! We’re professionals too!”
Hilbert put his hands behind his back and shook his head with a light chuckle.
Janet was struggling to hold Roxy back from rushing forward to speak out. Seeing the crowd say so, Roxy, who treated music as his very soul, could not hold back any longer. He got up and walked over to Emily. With a smile, he asked, “Miss Jackson, don’t you think you missed a note just now?”
“And you are?” Emily was startled by his appearance, which had suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
The crowd fixed their eyes on Roxy and marveled, “So it’s the popular singer Roxy!”
“Why is Roxy also here?”
“Does Roxy mean that he also heard Emily play the piece wrong?”
Emily looked at the familiar face in front of her and realized that this was the famous musician, Roxy. She tried her best to regain her composure and asked evenly, “Mr. Roxy, may I know which note I missed?”
Although she was questioned by two people in a row, she was not worried at all about the performance she had just given. As a musician, one had to believe in oneself.
Smiling, Roxy stepped away from the crowd, walked to the piano, and sat down gently yet elegantly. The melody of the music piece slowly flowed from his fingertips. It was inspiring and emotive, which was very different from Emily’s style. He repeated the part that Emily had just missed, then slowly got up and smiled. “Mr. Hilbert, is this correct?”
The crowd held their breath, waiting for Hilbert’s answer, only to see Hilbert’s originally furrowed brow finally relaxed. He nodded and said at once, “That’s right!”
Emily stiffened violently. If she said this was her original piece, but she couldn’t find the missing note, it would just be ridiculous to all present! It was already absurd to say that someone else had found the problem when even she herself hadn’t noticed it.
The musicians in the audience all looked at Emily suspiciously, probing her for an explanation with their gazes. Hilbert coughed dryly and said with a serious face, “So, this music piece is not your original composition, right?”
“Mr. Hilbert, this piece is indeed my original composition. But I admit that I didn’t play it well today! I’m sorry!” Emily replied uneasily. It’s better to give a sloppy performance than to admit it’s not my original composition. A bad performance is simply a temporary malfunction, while the other was about the level of musical talent. For musicians like Hilbert, the most important thing was the level of one’s musical talent. So, I will never admit that I’m talentless!
On the other side, Megan, Rebecca, and Chloe were seated in one corner. As all three of them were not considered review musicians, they could not go near Emily for the time being. Megan felt a little anxious inside as she looked at everyone surrounding Emily, and she couldn’t help but wonder what was going on.
