Chapter 1039: Chapter 1039: The Gift from Fu Ya to Xia Xue Chapter 1039: Chapter 1039: The Gift from Fu Ya to Xia Xue Estelle had never been this angry before, “What are we going to do? It’s almost time for you to go on stage, and she has performed your program. What are you going to do?”

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, “How on earth did Yan Qingqing get her hands on your new song? She doesn’t usually socialize with you; there’s virtually no contact between you two.”

“Doesn’t she have someone by her side who can get in touch with me?” Rong Yan said calmly, “You were just telling me about how odd it was for Yan Qingqing to suddenly agree to the company’s decision to replace her celebrity guest singer with Xia Xue. There’s a demon behind unnatural behaviors, and now it’s clear. The reason Yan Qingqing agreed to replace a popular celebrity guest with Xia Xue is that Xia Xue brought her something she wanted; they must have struck some sort of deal.”

“As for where Xia Xue got those things from, you have to ask Fu Ya, who is closest to her. Remember when the company was unexpectedly robbed and many things were stolen, including my new song recordings and scores? I said I suspected it was Fu Ya’s doing, and it turns out I was right. She was put on ice by the company because of her previous misbehavior and couldn’t participate in the finals. She must hate me so much. It’s completely normal for her to give the items to Xia Xue as revenge.”

After hearing Rong Yan’s explanation, Estelle and Qi Yue managed to put together a timeline. Looking at the ongoing performance on stage and the audience’s enthusiastic response, Estelle’s expression turned ugly. “I’ll call the director and have them deal with this, we deserve an explanation.”

“We don’t have time for that, Estelle,” Rong Yan held her back, stopping her from making the angry decision.

“We can’t just swallow this loss without a word!”

Rong Yan gently patted her shoulder, smiling with composure, and told her, “I anticipated this might happen, and Qi Yue and I have prepared a plan B.”

“Plan B? What plan B? How come I’ve never heard of it?” She looked at Qi Yue, hoping for an answer from her.

Under her gaze, Qi Yue nodded, stumbling over her words, “Rong Yan had discussed plan B with me.”

She dared not say that since Fu Ya had been sidelined, they’d only practiced their plan B once. She had never been bold enough to perform on stage after only one rehearsal, and if her performance wasn’t up to par…

Qi Yue felt as if there was a heavy stone pressing on her chest, weighing her down.

With her own confidence wavering, she had to pretend to be confident in front of Estelle, a feeling that was terribly uncomfortable.

Rong Yan, noticing her pale and nervous face and not wanting Estelle to see it, quickly ushered her out, subtly blocking Estelle’s line of sight, “Alright, Estelle, go and tell the backstage band that we won’t need the accompaniment. Qi Yue will play the guitar, and I’ll sing. Also, please prepare two bar stools for us to sit on while we sing.”

The sudden move by Xia Xue and Yan Qingqing had caught her off guard; she had to improvise and change the plan she had initially settled on, and the style of the performance had to change accordingly.

Estelle’s heart was in knots, but Rong Yan seemed so unwaveringly calm that she couldn’t detect a hint of panic on that face. Gradually, Estelle herself became calmed by Rong Yan’s composure and said, “Okay, I’ll get that ready for you. Do you need anything else?”

“And a guitar.”

Qi Yue’s guitar had been taken away, and their original plan involved a violin solo by Qi Yue, which they now suspected Xia Xue might have taken as well.