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The Beijing Music Festival is a highly prestigious professional competition in China, with the preliminary rounds held in the largest main concert hall of the music academy.

Lin Chen parked his car and carried the violin case backstage to the concert hall.

Along the way, there were students carrying cellos, violins, or French horns everywhere, along with many teachers leading the groups. Everyone's face was filled with tension, and the corridors were filled with the cacophony of frantic vocal practice and pitch matching.

With his exceptional physique, Lin Chen moved freely through the crowded throng and quickly arrived at the backstage contestants' rest area.

The lounge was in complete chaos.

Lin Chen glanced around and quickly found Su Ke'er in a secluded corner.

At this moment, Su Ke'er was squatting in front of a girl with a worried expression.

The girl looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was very pretty and was clutching a violin tightly in her hands. Her eyes were red and swollen, and tears were streaming down her face like broken beads. Her shoulders were trembling.

The girl sobbed as she looked up, her voice trembling, "Teacher Su, since I didn't make any mistakes, why did Judge Zhang give me such a low score? He even said on stage in front of so many people that my playing sounded like sawing wood, and that I'm not worthy of learning the violin at all..."

At this point, the girl cried even harder.

For a student who loves music and practices for more than ten hours every day, such public humiliation is a devastating blow.

Lin Chen walked over carrying the violin case, and upon hearing these words, his eyes instantly turned cold.

He strode up behind Su Ke'er and put his arm around her shoulder.

"What's wrong, wife? Who bullied you?" Lin Chen's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable air of dominance.

Hearing the familiar voice, Su Ke'er turned around abruptly.

The moment she saw Lin Chen, her eyes welled up with tears, as if a kitten that had suffered a great injustice had finally found its owner.

"Honey, what brings you here?" Su Ke'er stood up and leaned against Lin Chen's chest.

"I've come to see you." Lin Chen patted her back. "Tell me what happened."

Su Ke'er bit her lip and angrily pointed towards the front of the stage, saying, "That chief judge is Zhang Jianguo, the vice president of the Beijing Musicians Association. Xiaoya is my most prized student, and she prepared for this competition for a full six months. But just now on stage, Zhang Jianguo not only gave her the lowest score of the entire competition, but also humiliated her!"

Lin Chen frowned: "Is he sick? Does a judge need to say such harsh things to a student?"

Su Ke'er lowered her voice, her face full of grievance: "He wasn't targeting Xiaoya at all, he was targeting me! Last month, Zhang Jianguo's good-for-nothing son came to the school and harassed me, and I scolded him in front of everyone. Zhang Jianguo must be holding a grudge and is deliberately taking it out on my student!"

Lin Chen let out a cold laugh.

It turns out that the younger one was beaten, and then the older one came.

These old geezers who abuse their power and act arrogantly are truly rare.

Just then, Lin Chen activated his god-level hearing.

The sounds from the front desk instantly penetrated the thick walls and reached his ears clearly.

On the judges' panel, Zhang Jianguo was holding a microphone and making outrageous remarks to another contestant on stage.

"Stop! Stop! Stop playing!" Zhang Jianguo's impatient voice echoed throughout the venue through the speakers. "Your playing has no soul! It's an insult to my ears! Do these young people really think they can perform on stage after just two years of practice? It's a joke! Get off the stage!"

The contestant on stage was so embarrassed by the scolding that his face turned red and tears were welling up in his eyes. He could only bow and slink off the stage.

Lin Chen withdrew his hearing and looked down at Su Ke'er in his arms.

"Don't worry, your husband will help you get revenge."

Su Ke'er was stunned for a moment, then quickly grabbed Lin Chen's hand: "Honey, what are you doing? This is a music festival. Zhang Jianguo is the chief judge. He has a lot of power. Even our principal has to give him some face. Don't do anything reckless."

Lin Chen didn't explain, but instead handed the luxurious violin case in his hand directly to Su Ke'er.

"Open it and take a look."

Su Ke'er took the violin case with a puzzled look.

The violin case is made of excellent materials, covered with top-quality genuine leather, and is extremely heavy.

She gently pried open the pure copper latch and lifted the lid.

The moment Su Ke'er saw the violin inside, she froze, even her breath caught in her throat for a second.

Under the dim backstage lighting, the rosewood body of the instrument emitted a deep, ethereal glow. The curves of the body were perfectly executed, as if they were a masterpiece of nature's artistry.

What's even more astonishing are the strings; their dark golden luster exudes an indescribable sense of nobility.

Su Ke'er herself is a professional violinist, and she could tell at a glance that the value of this violin was absolutely immeasurable! Even if you sold the entire music academy, you probably couldn't buy this violin!

"This...this is for me?" Su Ke'er's voice trembled. She didn't even dare to reach out and touch it, afraid that the sweat on her hands would ruin this perfect work of art.

Lin Chen nodded, took out the zither, and forcefully shoved it into her hands.

The moment Su Ke'er's fingers touched the body of the instrument, she felt an unprecedented resonance.

It was as if the violin was an extension of her body.

"Go ahead." Lin Chen looked at her, his tone firm. "Take this violin and play a song on the spot. Let that vice president see what real music is."