Mu Tianen did not feel any pain. Moreover, she felt that Leng Yan's hand was very warm. She raised her head and blinked her eyelashes. However, she did not understand why Leng Yan had been pinching her face.

"Brother Yan, although it doesn't hurt, is my face so pinchable?"

Only then did Leng Yan realize that he was still pinching Mu Tianen's cheek. He withdrew his hand and put it in his pocket. "Alright, I'm leaving."

"Okay, remember to miss me and pick my gift cannily."

Leng Yan smiled and nodded.

When Leng Yan was far away, Mu Tianen reluctantly returned to her seat.

On the way back, everyone looked at her differently.

It was hard for them to accept the fact that Mu Tianen could play the jade flute so well.

Jade flute was relatively lesser-known in Country A. Very few people knew how to play it, and even fewer could play so well.

What none of them could do was done by someone they didn't think highly of. Their jealousy made them extremely uncomfortable.

Mu Tianen did not pay attention to them and sat down in her seat.

"Tianen, you're so great." Qiu Ziyi gave Mu Tianen two thumbs up with a smile on her face and said softly.

Mu Tianen smiled back. She felt her phone vibrate, then she took it out and found messages sent by her family, which were all praising her. This made her depressed mood dissipate a little.

Although each program was under five minutes, fifty programs would also take quite a long time. Thus, the program was suspended at noon so everyone could rest and eat. It would continue at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Since Qiu Ziyi was alone, she was pulled by MuTianen to find Mu's parents to eat together.

Mu Tianheng had already booked a restaurant. They walked out and met many people who praised Mu Tianen. But actually, they were here to curry favor with her.

Although the restaurant was only five minutes away by car, it was half an hour before they sat at the hotel after dealing with all those people.

Qiu Ziyi was very nervous all the way, and she was still very reserved until she sat down.

Wen Jia noticed her. She smiled and said, "Sweetie, why don't you take a look at the menu with Student Qiu? What would you like to eat?"

"All right." Mu Tianen took the menu handed over by her brother, then opened it and pulled Qiu Ziyi along to read it.

"Tianen, it's up to you. I'm not a picky eater." Qiu Ziyi lowered her head and twisted her hands on her knees.

When Mu Tianen heard this, she tilted her head and looked at Qiu Ziyi. She immediately guessed that Qiu Ziyi might be nervous. So she said in a small voice, "Ziyi, my parents are very easy-going. My brother is not mean. Though my sister looks a little indifferent, she is very nice. You are the first classmate I introduced to them. Don't be afraid. I just have a big family."

Qiu Ziyi shook her head and said, "Your sister is outstanding."

"Oh, you know my sister?" Mu Tianen was intrigued. She handed the menu to her brother and asked him to order. Then, she began to gossip with Qiu Ziyi.

"Yes, she is a lawyer, unlike those lawyers who only help the rich. She often helps people who need help but can't afford a lawyer." A hint of admiration appeared in Qiu Ziyi's eyes.

She hoped that she could become someone like Mu Tianyu, who could help others.

Mu Tianen was not clear about these things. She only knew that her sister was a great lawyer. Her sister was very busy every day, even busier than her father and brother who managed the company.

She raised her head and looked at her sister. Did she not know her well enough?

"What's wrong?" Mu Tianyu just raised her head and caught Mu Tianen's eyes.

"Nothing," Mu Tianen shook her head.

After saying that, she retracted her gaze and continued to whisper to Qiu Ziyi, "How did you know that?"

"I saw her on the Celebrity List of the Department of Law."

"You want to study law?" Mu Tianen responded quickly.

Qiu Ziyi nodded.

There was no separate department in Haili, but when a student graduated, he only needed to pass one subject to meet the graduation requirements. Though one only needs one qualified subject to graduate, it doesn't mean that it's very easy. The annual graduation rate is less than half.

Studying at Haili requires a lot more hardworking than at other universities. Of course, those who could graduate from Haili were elites among elites.

Hearing this, Mu Tianen immediately waved to her sister and asked her to sit over.

When Qiu Ziyi was still in a daze, Mu Tianyu had already sat over.

"Sister, Ziyi wants to study law. You can give her some advice."

Hearing this, Mu Tianyu looked at Qiu Ziyi. For the first time she saw this girl's eyes, she knew that this girl regarded her sister as a friend.

The eyes were nervous and restrained, but they were not pleasing. She had a pair of pure eyes.

With a common topic, Qiu Ziyi gradually relaxed.

After lunch, they returned to Haili and the second half of the performance began.

Not until after five o 'clock did all the shows finish.

The host walked up to the stage, "Dear guests, dear teachers, and students, all the performances have been finished, and it's up to you to decide who are the top three. Please think for a moment and complete the vote on the left side of the seat. Each person will have a vote, and if it goes out of time, it becomes invalid. Thank you all."

As soon as the host finished speaking, 50 grids appeared on the big screen with the program name. The number of votes is below the name, which was temporarily displayed as zero.

As the votes rose, the atmosphere of the auditorium became lively. They did not forget to ask other people after voting.

Qiu Ziyi tilted her head to look at Mu Tianen, thinking that she would be nervous, but Mu tilted and nodded her head. Qiu looked closer, only to find that she had fallen asleep.

Qiu Ziyi was wondering whether to wake Mu Tianen up when the host spoke again.

"Okay, the voting is over. Now let us see the final result. Please look at the screen."

The big screen began to show fifty programs in turn, and everyone paid attention to it.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

In the end, three programs were displayed on the screen, but the number of votes below had not been shown yet.

"Congratulations to the three. Please come up on stage, and then we will reveal the final result of the winner, runner-up, and third place."

Qiu Ziyi froze for a second, then pushed Mu Tianen and said excitedly, "Tianen, wake up. You have to go up on stage."

"Is it over, and can we leave?" Mu Tianen opened her eyes in a daze.

It was not Mu Tianen's intention to sleep, but she really felt that she was bored watching those programs and they were almost the same.

In fact, most of the performances were in foreign languages, so it was the same for Mu Tianen, who is very poor in foreign languages.

Qiu Ziyi held her pink and exquisite face with both hands and asked her to look at the big screen. "You won the award. Hurry up and go on stage."

Mu Tianen still did not understand, but Qiu Ziyi pulled her up and pushed her out. Just in time, the catchlight hit her, and she was cast onto the screen.

In the crowd's view, Mu Tianen's dumbfounded appearance was that she was intimidated, then they thought she had never seen a big occasion, so they looked at her more disdainfully.

But the four people of the Mu family smiled because they knew that Mu Tianen must have just woken up.

Mu Tianen walked onto the stage and stood with the other two.

The host smiled, "I'll introduce the prizes before revealing the final result. The third winner will get five credits and a hundred thousand dollars. The runner-up will get ten credits and eat for free in Haili's canteen for a year. And the champion will get fifteen credits and a math notebook that Principal Song Ling has recorded for so many years."

The host noticed that Mu Tianen was a little out of form and asked, "Student Mu Tianen, what place do you want to get?"

"Second," Mu Tianen blurted out without even thinking.

"Can you tell me the reason?"

"Because I can eat for free for one year. How good would that be?"

The host was still unwilling to give up. "You think Principal Song's math notes are not precious?"

Mu Tianen pouted, "No, it's precious, but my mathematics is very good. And I have my grandfather to teach me."

The four members of the Mu family laughed. Even the principal, Song Ling, had a smile on his solemn, square-shaped face.

Reminded by Mu Tianen, everyone remembered that the famous mathematics professor Wen Yu was her grandfather. Indeed, she did not need anyone to teach her mathematics.

The host smiled awkwardly, "Now, let's reveal the final result. First, let's see the results of Li Jinnan's votes. The piano music he played is as difficult as ten levels, which is close to perfection."

"The votes are five hundred and three. Congratulations."

Standing on the left of Mu Tianen, the neat and white boy with a refined temperament took two steps forward and bowed slightly to express his appreciation.

"Next, let's take a look at the results of Zhang Yanran's votes. Her ballet is elegant and graceful. Her final votes are three hundred and fifty. Congratulations."

The petite and cute girl on Mu Tianen's right stood on tiptoe and stepped forward like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water. She also bowed.

"Mu Tianen, are you nervous?" the host asked, looking at Mu Tianen.

"No."

"Student Mu has a great mentality. Let's see how many votes she got."

Everyone held their breath and looked at the results of the votes on the big screen. Except for Mu Tianen, who wanted it to finish quickly and then go home to eat.

"Congratulations, Mu Tianen. Your votes are a thousand and eight. You have become the champion."

Zhang Yanran took the lead and extended her hand toward Mu Tianen. She smiled and said, "Congratulations. Your song is very beautiful. I also voted for you."

"Thank you." Mu Tianen turned around and reached out to shake her hand.

Li Jinnan's expression was the same, but there was a trace of disbelief in his eyes. However, he still said congratulations to her.

Hearing this, Mu Tianen looked up and was just about to say that he was not sincere, but the host spoke and invited the honored guest.

Although many people were shocked by this result, no one dared to say that it was fake. After all, Haili never needed to curry favor with any family. Moreover, Mu Tianen's performance of the jade flute playing was really good and special.

Those dissatisfied people would at most secretly gossip a little. After all, the Mu family was powerful.

The presentation of the awards began with the third-place winner.

"Mu Tianen, whom do you want to thank the most?" The host asked, according to the routine.

"I want to thank my Eldest Senior Brother and Master. It is them who taught me how to play the jade flute." Mu Tianen replied without even thinking.

In Mu Tianen's mind, they taught her the jade flute, so she should thank them. Otherwise, she would lose face today. It didn't matter if she lost her face, but she didn't want her parents and family to lose face too.

The host waited for a while. Seeing that Mu Tianen had no intention of continuing to speak, he continued to ask, "What else?"

"I have nothing more to say." Mu Tianen said seriously.

The host did not give up and asked again, "Then, Student Mu, are you disappointed that you did not get the runner-up?"

"I'm not disappointed, but I just think the prize is kinda useless." Mu Tianen looked down at the notebook in her hand.

The host was once again shocked by Mu Tianen's straightforward words and hurriedly said, "Congratulations to the three of you again."

Walking down the stage, Mu Tianen heard a word from behind, "You do not deserve it."

Mu Tianen turned back and wanted to ask, but the boy had already left. She curled her lips, not understanding why the boy would say that.

"Tianen..."

Mu Tianen looked toward the source of the voice and found that it was her parents.