Night, Magic City Grand Theater.
Anya's solo concert was fast approaching… The venue was packed, filled with celebrities.
Under the spotlight, Anya, in a pure white, off-the-shoulder gown, held her priceless violin, appearing like a sacred goddess who had stepped out of the moonlight.
With a gentle lift of her bow, a melodious and story-filled tune slowly flowed from the strings beneath her fingertips.
However, even on such a stage, a hint of undeniable sadness lingered in her eyes.
Lu Cheng… he still hadn't come after all.
Backstage, Jiang Chen watched his radiant sister on stage through the monitor screen, then looked at the male audience members below, their gazes filled with infatuation and fantasy directed at Anya, making him grit his teeth in anger.
"A bunch of commoners! How dare they covet my sister?"
"Just you wait, when my sister and I perform our duet later, you'll know what a true match made in heaven is!"
"Only a genius like me is worthy of Anya!"
…After several pieces were performed, the atmosphere in the venue had already been pushed to a climax.
The host walked onto the stage with elegant steps, a thrilled and mysterious smile on his face, and announced loudly:
"Thank you, Master Anya, for this auditory feast!"
"And next, will be the most special and exciting part of our evening!"
"To thank all our enthusiastic audience friends for their support, our talented Master Anya has decided to randomly select one lucky audience member from the venue to come on stage and perform a duet with her!"
As soon as these words were uttered, the entire audience instantly erupted in an uproar!
Immediately, a thunderous round of applause and cheers broke out!
Performing a duet with Anya?
This was simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Perhaps they could even have further contact with Anya, and ultimately… at the very least, they could admire the goddess up close, even if it was just to shake her hand?
…On the giant electronic screen on stage, the lottery scroll bar began to roll rapidly!
The atmosphere in the venue was incredibly tense!
The male audience members below all craned their necks, clenched their fists, and prayed frantically, hoping that the lucky person would be them!
Finally!
Under the anxious gaze of all the audience members!
The scroll bar slowly stopped!
It settled on — Area A, Row 1, Seat 7!
"Whoosh——!!!"
A bright spotlight cut through the dimly lit auditorium!
It accurately shone on a certain seat in the first row below the stage!
Under the light, a man was seated.
He was wearing a very low-key black casual outfit, which seemed somewhat out of place among the surrounding guests in their suits and ties.
On his face, he even wore a mysterious silver mask, making it impossible to discern his features.
The entire venue was once again in an uproar!
Everyone curiously craned their necks, wanting to see who this unconventional "lucky audience member" actually was.
"Who would wear a mask to a concert?"
"Don't say that, what if his face was burned!"
And Anya on stage, the moment she clearly saw the man's figure, her heart also suddenly skipped a beat!
"This height… this shoulder width… and that aura about him, so out of place with his surroundings…"
"How could it be… how could he be so similar to Mr. Lu?"
An extremely absurd thought instantly flashed through her mind.
But then, she immediately forced herself to deny it.
"Impossible… he already explicitly rejected my invitation for a duet, saying his schedule was full, how could he possibly be here?"
"It must be that I want him to come too much, so… I misjudged…"
"There are too many people in this world with similar physiques."
She tried hard to shake this unrealistic, wild idea from her mind, believing it was just a coincidence… Under the scrutinizing gaze of the crowd.
The man wearing the silver mask slowly stood up from his seat and walked onto the stage.
The host handed him the microphone and asked curiously:
"Congratulations, lucky sir!"
"May I ask, what instrument are you skilled in?"
However, Lu Cheng did not answer his question.
He simply walked directly to the instrument stand on the side of the stage, which displayed various instruments.
Then, under everyone's puzzled gazes, he picked up a… classical guitar.
Seeing this scene, Anya's last shred of doubt completely vanished.
"It's really not him."
"Mr. Lu is skilled in piano, how could he choose an instrument like the guitar… which is so full of street-style?"
"It seems it really is just a similar figure, a coincidence."
A hint of disappointment flashed through her heart… Lu Cheng held the guitar in his arms, his slender fingers gently plucking the strings.
He nodded slightly towards Anya beside him, signaling that she could begin.
Anya took a deep breath, put away the inexplicable disappointment in her heart, and refocused all her attention on her performance.
The melodious sound of the violin rang out again.
However!
Just as her first note had barely sounded!
A guitar melody, with an exotic flair, passionate yet subtly melancholic, burst forth from Lu Cheng's fingertips!
The melody was sometimes passionate and unrestrained, sometimes elegant!
It formed an incredibly wonderful and perfect fusion with Anya's melodious and graceful violin sound!
The skill was so superb, the emotion so rich!
It was, surprisingly, in no way inferior to his piano performance that day at the school concert… This was also his countermeasure against the child prodigy Jiang Chen's piano skills.
Since Jiang Chen's piano was even better than his, he simply bought all instrument skills, competing in quantity!
After the performance of such a perfectly fused piece of music ended.
Anya, however, was somewhat stunned!
This man's guitar skills were too strong.
He was practically a master, every note perfectly resonating with her violin.
She even felt that their every breath, every heartbeat, had completely synchronized and intertwined.
Wearing a mask… was he deliberately hiding himself, some guitar master?
No, that's not right, there aren't any classical guitar masters this young… This man, who exactly was he?!"