Chapter 140
Astrid slowly put some mutton into her bowl, cracking a smile as she said, “I’ve heard a lot about how well Ms. Helena can sing. I’ve heard you sing on variety shows before and it’s like the voice of an angel. I think people probably enjoy your singing more than watching magic tricks, don’t they?”
At this, Helena’s face instantly darkened.
Astrid went on, “Some people online are saying that Ms. Helena lip–syncs. I was really surprised when I heard this, as Ms. Helena had openly criticized those who lip–sync on Twitter before. I can’t believe Ms. Helena would do that. Ms. Helena, could you sing a song for us today? It would be a real treat and also give me, a tone–deaf person, a chance to experience what real music is.” As soon as she finished speaking, Helena’s face turned
To maintain her image as a multi–talented goddess, she had always lip–synced.
This secret had remained undiscovered until a few days ago, at a party, where a small mistake led to her being criticized for lip–syncing.
sour.
In order to save her image, she posted a video of herself singing on Twitter and criticized those who lip–sync. But that video was also lip–synced…
If she sings in front of everyone now, wouldn’t that be slapping her own face?
Helena glanced at Astrid’s beaming face, and could only try to change the subject: “Forget about singing, it’s too boring. By the way, I heard you never went to college, is that true?”
Astrid raised an eyebrow and responded, “Is there a problem with not going to college?”
Helena was left speechless.
She hadn’t expected the seemingly delicate and soft–spoken Astrid to be so sharp–tongued..
With an air of resignation, Helena said, “Of course there’s no problem with not going to college, but it’s always good to learn more. In today’s world, those without education are at a disadvantage.”
Was that a dig at her lack of education?
Astrid finished eating her stewed mutton, gracefully wiped her mouth with a napkin, then turned to Helena, “So, Ms. Helena, you’re highly educated?”
“Of course, Ms. Helena graduated from a prestigious university, and she was an excellent math student.” Clyde, who hadn’t spoken before, suddenly. chimed in, “She’s a real nerd.”
Astrid gave a small smile, “I see. Today a relative of mine asked me a primary school math question that I couldn’t solve. Could you help me solve it, Ms. Helena?”
Hearing it was a primary school math question, Helena confidently said, “That’s no problem for me, just give it to me, This is what happens when you don’t study seriously, can’t even solve a primary school math question…”
Astrid didn’t respond, she quickly typed a series of numbers onto her memo pad and handed the question to Helena, “Here, nerd, help me solve this.”
Helena looked at Astrid’s phone with a haughty gaze, but then her smile gradually disappeared…
Indeed, it was a primary school math problem, but not a simple one, because it was an Olympiad problem.
The surrounding celebrities seemed to enjoy the drama, they kept teasing her, “Hurry up, solve it.”
“Is it really taking you this long to solve a primary school math problem?”
“She’s a math whiz, she can do it!”
“Last time she was on that brainy variety show, she made it to the top three. She could solve college–level calculus, linear algebra, and Olympiad problems instantly, how could she not solve a primary school math problem!”
Listening to the praise around her, Helena felt extremely awkward, wishing she could crawl into a hole.
The truth was, the answers to the problems on that show were prepared in advance, she wasn’t good at solving math problems at all.
She turned to look at Astrid.
Astrid was propping her chin in her hand, watching her with a charming smile. “Ms. Helena, keep going. I believe you can do it!”
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