I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

...Among everyone, only Lu Ningna's eyes were different. She looked in Chen Ya's direction, but there was a hint of anticipation in her heart.

Hating this guy is one thing, but believing him is another.

After those three days together, she had developed a habit:

If something happens that she thinks is impossible, but Chen Ya says it is possible, then she'll just listen to Chen Ya.

If Chen Ya says he's going to do something, even if it seems absurd to Lu Ningna, there's no need to question it; just listen to Chen Ya.

No matter what happens, just trust Chen Ya.

Because Chen Ya had already left a deep impression on her—

omnipotent.

Looking at Chen Ya's fingers hovering above the piano keys, she bit her lower lip.

The atmosphere in the room was far less respectful than when Lu Liangchen was playing the piano; there were even some whispers.

Because of the constant noise, Chen Ya never started playing.

The people in the room waited for a while, and what started as watching the excitement gradually turned into impatience.

Lu Liangchen looked at him with an expression that said, "Come on, let's begin your performance," crossed his arms, and said:

"Play it! Why aren't you playing it? What are you posing for?"

"Quiet!" Lu Ningna suddenly shouted.

The whispers in the room finally stopped.

"When appreciating classical music, remaining quiet and not speaking is the most basic etiquette."

If someone else had said these words, and it had come from Chen Ya, the room would have likely burst into laughter.

But the one who spoke was Lu Ningna from the eldest branch of the family.

The room immediately fell silent.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The piano, which had been silent for a long time, was suddenly struck.

Chen Ya's fingers began to move.

However, when he started moving, it was a frantic keyboard-tapping that startled everyone.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

Just like the previous quadruplets, this equally aggressive chord progression stunned the audience.

For a moment, they thought Chen Ya was just venting his anger by smashing the piano.

But what happened next made everyone in the room gasp in shock.

Chen Ya's fingers danced across the piano, almost leaving afterimages.

The continuous sounds flowed from the keyboard, like a torrent of water or a deafening waterfall.

Countless notes, countless notes, at the same time, countless notes crowded together, as if vying to come out, yet not at all disorderly.

Lu Qingxuan murmured, "JX, Beethoven..."

The piece Chen Ya played was Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which he had included in his "Twenty Masterpieces for the Ages".

In a previous life, this piece was also known as the "Symphony No. 5".

And his version is a bit special.

A symphony is a complex and magnificent ensemble piece played by the many parts of an orchestra.

It is difficult for a piano solo to convey the feeling of "several violins, trombones, and cornets standing together like a phalanx of spears".

But this version is different.

The version of the piano piece played by Chen Ya was arranged by Liszt, a student of Beethoven.

Of the many most difficult piano pieces in the world, Liszt accounts for half.

Lister is the man in the world most suspected of having four arms.

He could play what others couldn't. That was Liszt.

His arrangement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is a perfect replica of the symphony's complexity on the piano.

The main characteristics are speed and difficulty.

To everyone in the room, Chen Ya's fingers danced across the piano, leaving afterimages, at an astonishing speed.

The notes struck the eardrums, dense like raindrops, simultaneously causing everyone's hearts to pound.

Several uncles and elders clutched their chests.

They felt the heavy thud of the piano keys almost making their hearts race.

Lu Liangchen, Chai Xian, and Chen Sheng simultaneously raised their heads and opened their mouths wide.

Chen Sheng doubted his own eyes.

Is this person Chen Ya?

Was this piece played by Chen Ya?

Could this have been played by Chen Ya?

But the one sitting there was undoubtedly Chen Ya.

His eyes were closed, and his hair danced with his body.

Although he was handsome, his bold and unrestrained demeanor at that moment reminded people of tigers and lions.

People seemed to see a phantom emerging behind him, a lion with squinting eyes, looking sleepy and lazy.

An eagle stands as if asleep, a tiger walks as if ill, and a lion is mostly lethargic. Those who truly possess great energy often don't display their explosive power in ordinary times.

And when that explosive power is unleashed, it's like a sharp blade being drawn from its sheath or a bullet being fired; the instant you see it, you're already dead.

This is the impression Chen Ya gave to everyone in the room.

The figure who was just holding a teacup and lazily opening his eyes has transformed into a lion hunting rabbits and a tiger pouncing on sheep.

Lu Qingxuan felt like she couldn't breathe.

Grandma Yu hadn't paid much attention to Chen Ya's performance.

She originally thought that even if Chen Ya wasn't just putting on an act, his skill level was definitely not worth watching.

Because it is very difficult to train a musician.

For example, Lu Ningna and Lu Liangchen, these two children are the ones she watched grow up.

She had seen how much effort her family had put into them.

A child from a rural background wants to learn the piano? Sorry, the piano isn't for poor children.

This is a harsh truth, but it is indeed true.

However, Chen Ya's actions eloquently proved her wrong!

He played so fast!

This speed is too fast, even faster than Lu Liangchen just now, and much, much faster!

Grandma Yu started to panic.

She had imagined countless times in her mind how the family should arrange things if Lu Liangchen or Lu Qingxuan were that genius.

She never considered that the son of a son-in-law from a collateral branch of a family could possess such talent.

She had never thought about what to do in this situation before, and now there was no time to think about it.

She wanted to ask Li Siqing, who was standing next to her, what kind of talent this child had, but when she turned her head, she saw that Li Siqing's mouth was wide open, and she looked like she was dumbfounded.

The shock that Chen Ya brought to Li Siqing was even deeper than that of others.

Lu Liangchen played very well, but the difference in Chen Ya's performance was immediately noticeable.

His playing was so powerful.

Li Siqing had no idea how he did it.

Li Siqing is not a piano student, but she has seen many people play the piano.

But he had never seen anyone so crazy...

That's the right word, it's crazy!

At such a high speed, there is still such explosive power and such strong emotion.

The immense pressure the music exerted on him was almost suffocating.

Only one word came to his mind—anger!

This person's music is full of anger, roaring, screaming and resistance.

His resentment was palpable even to a complete novice!

The heatwave from that roar almost hit everyone's face!

Heaven's timing is unfavorable, its mighty spirits are enraged; a brutal massacre ensues, leaving the wastelands barren.

Amidst the crowd, everyone wore expressions of shock, except for Lu Ningna, whose lips curled into a faint smile.

She really wanted to say: See?

This guy is said to be omnipotent.

Although she had never seen Chen Ya play the piano before, she knew he would definitely do it when he sat there.

However, she couldn't share her smug feelings with anyone; they remained an eternal secret.

Chen Ya's performance continued.

Beethoven's spirit still roars in the empty space of Fushou Hall.

For Chen Ya, there are two musicians who are special.

One is Bach, and the other is Beethoven.

This is also why he placed the two before the "Twenty Classical Music Pieces".

Bach gives the impression of rigor, a mathematical rhythmic beauty, and an absolutely rational sense of logic.

Beethoven, on the other hand, was the complete opposite.

He is the epitome of emotionality, and his music is filled with emotions to the fullest extent.

Chen Ya's feelings towards the two were even more complex.

In Bach's rationality, he could always sense a glimmer of human freedom.

Beethoven's emotions were not unfounded anger; beneath that desperate, explosive emotion lay an eternal spirit of resistance.

Beethoven's life was filled with hardships and ups and downs that far exceeded everyone's imagination; if it were written into a novel, readers would criticize it for defying common sense.

How could there possibly be such a person in the world?

How could anyone, after suffering so many setbacks and facing almost impossible adversity, rise up in anger and claim the title of the world's greatest musician?

What kind of supernatural power enabled this great soul to so miraculously move from the darkness of despair to the light of glory, and to overcome one adversity after another, creating one miracle after another?

It's hard for anyone to imagine this without seeing it in person.

A human being can actually stand tall and become a giant.

For a musician, deafness often means the end of his musical career.

Beethoven composed his Fifth Symphony after he became deaf.

This symphony is also known as the "Symphony of Fate". It is the irresistible power of fate, and at the same time, it is the even more irresistible roar of those who fight against fate.

At that moment, Chen Ya was using the piano keys, just the black and white keys, to summon Beethoven.

This unique soul is breaking through the river of time, overcoming the obstacles of history, and breaking through the barriers between countless worlds, rushing towards everyone in this room!

The ripples in the teacup placed on the piano, like an endless struggle, roar along with the sound.

The song ended.