A cascade of waist-length hair, soft and silky; a graceful figure, tall and slender—she suddenly appeared in most people's line of sight.
Though the lighting was dim and most could only make out a hazy portion of her profile, there was no doubt that they could see her breathtaking beauty.
Combined with what Lu Zheng had just said, if the guests still did not know that Si Lingxi was the woman who had spoken earlier, they might as well go back to elementary school and retake their language classes.
"I was wrong..."
"Shh!"
One person spoke, and a whole crowd glared at them. The speaker trembled in fright, hurriedly ducked their head, calmed down, and quietly enjoyed the performance.
Several minutes passed before "Phoenix Welcomes Phoenix" finally came to an end, the sound of the xiao fading away.
The venue remained silent for a while longer. Only after Lu Zheng rose, returned to his seat, and sat down with Si Lingxi in his arms did sound return to the room.
"Oh my god!"
"A guzheng and Jade Xiao duet can actually sound this good?"
"What song was that? The same melody, yet completely different emotions—it was incredible! Forgive my ignorance, but I'd never heard it before..."
"Sister Ling, did you forget what that man said earlier?"
"Oh my god! No way?"
Onstage, the young woman in Hanfu finally came back to her senses. She hurriedly bowed repeatedly toward Lu Zheng, her tone respectful and panicked.
"I'm sorry! I'm so, so sorry! My skills are lacking, yet I rashly made a fool of myself. When I go back, I'll practice properly. Until I've mastered it, I'll never play publicly again!"
"Don't be like that, miss. You actually played pretty well. You were just unlucky."
"Right, your luck was terrible. You