The rehearsal location was a long drive from Xili Building. Luo Shixi and several people in the group sat in a van and rushed there.
Inside the car, Wu Hengyu and the other two were taking advantage of the time to memorize the lyrics, occasionally recalling the dance moves, and chattering non-stop.
Sang Zi was carrying Luo Shixi on his back when he felt his shoulders sink. Then he saw Luo Shixi leaning on him and falling asleep.
"Brother Shixi?" Sang Zi called softly a few times, and found that Luo Shixi showed no signs of waking up, so he asked the driver to turn up the air conditioner a little, and changed into a comfortable position for Luo Shixi to rest his head on him.
Wu Hengyu noticed the movement here and looked over. "Falling asleep?"
Sang Zi nodded and raised his hand to make a hushing gesture.
Wu Hengyu and the others immediately understood and lowered their voices.
Sun Luo looked at the sleeping Luo Shixi, with a guilty look on his face, "It's all my fault, otherwise the captain wouldn't be so tired."
Luo Shixi hadn't had a good night's sleep for many days. In four days, he had only slept for a dozen hours at most. Even his stage makeup couldn't hide the tiredness on his face.
The reason why Sun Luo said this was because his dancing was the worst among the few people, even worse than Luo Shixi in the first public performance.
Sun Luo was originally in the vocal group, but all the songs in the vocal group were selected, so he had to come here. Although the company has also cultivated his dancing ability, it is not the main part after all, so Sun Luo is still a little weak. Forgetting the movements is a small problem, he will be able to do it after practicing a few more times. The most important thing is that he often rushes the beat or is half a beat behind.
The most terrible thing is that a group cannot dance in unison.
In addition to practicing his own part these days, Luo Shixi's main task was to correct Sun Luo's movements, which was like putting double the pressure on his head.
But even so, he never thought of giving up Sun Luo.
He knew how it felt to be abandoned, so he didn't want his teammates to experience the same.
"Let him sleep for a while. He probably didn't sleep well last night." Sang Zi glanced at Luo Shixi and sighed.
This is the first time that Luo Shixi is the captain and also the first time that he is the center, so it is inevitable that he feels a lot of pressure.
During the rest of the car ride, everyone was reciting the lyrics silently, trying not to make any noise to disturb Luo Shixi, and even the driver slowed down.
But we will always reach our destination, and there won’t even be an hour to catch up on some sleep.
No matter how soundly Luo Shixi slept, Sang Zi had to wake him up.
"Brother Shixi, wake up, we're here."
Sang Zi called out a few more times before Luo Shixi woke up slowly.
He rubbed his head on Sang Zi's shoulder, like a kitten, and then raised his hand to rub his eyes.
Sang Zi looked at Luo Shixi's actions and wondered why a boy could be so cute, but she did not forget to stop him, "Don't rub it, it's just makeup."
Luo Shixi finally came to his senses, put down his hand and sat up straight, "Are we there yet? Let's go."
When getting off the car, Luo Shixi jumped directly, but almost stepped on the hem of his clothes. Fortunately, Wu Hengyu next to him helped him up.
"It's so troublesome." Luo Shixi complained as he lifted up the hem of his ancient costume, shook his head, and threw the wig to the back. In the end, he still felt uncomfortable and wanted to raise his hand to fix it again.
"Captain, please stop doing that, or it will all fall apart." Wu Hengyu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and asked Luo Shixi to stop moving and help him fix his wig.
Although he is the captain, Luo Shixi is the youngest besides Sang Zi. Although everyone listens to him, they still take good care of Luo Shixi in their actions.
Even the youngest child Sang Zi would subconsciously take care of Luo Shixi.
"Okay, let's go in." Wu Hengyu said, finally helping Luo Shixi fix the dragon whisker bangs on his forehead.
When a few people went in, they attracted everyone's attention.
They are the only two national style groups, the other group is the rap group, their clothes are more martial arts style, neat and simple, very handsome. But they are the dance group, their clothes are more flowing, in order to pursue visual effects, the hem and sleeves are very wide.
Luo Shixi felt that he still had some image as an idol, so when he saw so many people looking at him, he quickly put down his clothes and walked towards them with his teammates.
There was a commotion among the crowd.
This was the first time they saw Luo Shixi in ancient costume.
Luo Shixi's face is very attractive. She is sweet and cute when she smiles, but even more delicate when she doesn't smile. The end of her eyes is slightly narrowed by the eyeliner, and there is a teardrop mole at the end of her eyes. Her lips are red as if they are covered with lip balm.
As she walked slowly towards the crowd in a red dress, she seemed to be imposing, extremely bright and beautiful.
When He Yu turned around, he saw Luo Shixi walking over, and their eyes met in the air.
He Yu felt in a trance that there was a space and time separating the two of them, staring at each other from afar.
Everyone stared at them as they walked in. Just as one of them was about to open his mouth to praise Luo Shixi's appearance, he heard him say "Ouch" and staggered and almost fell.
"Why does it always trip me?" Luo Shixi was furious.
“…”
Well, now everyone lost all their romantic thoughts and looked in silence at Luo Shixi who had finally regained his footing.
He is really not handsome for more than three seconds.
He Yu asked: "The clothes don't fit?"
Luo Shixi shook his head: "Not really, it's just very uncomfortable."
He Yu understood, it seems that he hasn't adapted yet.
Luo Shixi looked around: "This doesn't seem to be the stage I came to last time."
Everyone has this question in their mind.
"It's just been built," Fasuo explained. "After we changed the sponsor, the production team wanted to build another stage. Isn't this bigger than the previous one?"
Luo Shixi nodded.
Indeed, this stage is a bit more luxurious.
"Come in order, Luo Shixi, your group goes first." Jiang Jing looked at the list and called out the names, and made a cheering gesture to Luo Shixi and his group, "Come on, let me see your results."
Luo Shixi and his friends are in the dance group, so Jiang Jing naturally pays the most attention to them.
As the music started, Luo Shixi shook his sleeves, stretched his body to the music, and his heart was tense at all times.
Not only him, but the other team members on the stage were also very nervous even though they had managed their facial expressions well. There was only one rehearsal, so they took it very seriously.
Jiang Jing looked at it and nodded in approval.
She whispered to He Yu beside her, "Luo Shixi has made great progress. I still remember that he didn't even know the simplest moves in his first class with me, but now he can dance the whole dance."
Yao Yuyu heard this and said, "Yes, Luo Shixi has always been good at singing, with a lot of emotion, but now he has more skills and is improving rapidly. He is worthy of being our top scorer in the college entrance examination, and his comprehension is quite strong."
He Yu listened to Jiang Jing and Yao Yuyu praising Luo Shixi one sentence after another, and raised his eyebrow slightly: "Why are you telling me? Go praise them in front of them."
"Oh, everyone knows that you care about him more than we do. You choreographed the last dance for him, right?" Jiang Jing curled her red lips and tossed her hair, looking very charming. "It's been a long time. Have you mentioned to him that you want to sign him into the studio?"
"Why didn't you mention it?" Fasuo interrupted. "Not only did you mention it, but you were rejected."
"Rejected?"
Now everyone looked at He Yu in surprise, who had a calm expression.
He Yu closed his eyes and sighed, "It's not a rejection, he said he would think about it."
Yao Yuyu: "You can ask when you have time. I have seen several staff members looking for Luo Shixi in the past few days. I think it is because of other management companies. If you don't act quickly, he will be snatched away."
When He Yu heard that someone else was planning to take advantage of Luo Shixi, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and his tone was ambiguous: "Really?"
So, he really needs to speed up.
A "bang" sound came from the stage, interrupting He Yu's thoughts.
He raised his eyes to look at the stage, but did not see the stunning figure at first. His heart skipped a beat, and he pushed himself up with his hands and quickly climbed onto the stage.
The music stopped immediately, and the team members gathered around the collapsed corner of the stage and shouted to the people below.
"Captain! Captain, are you okay?"
"Brother Shixi, are you okay?"
Luo Shixi was dancing just now, but who would have thought that a corner of the stage suddenly collapsed, and he fell straight down, with the broken floor hitting him on the head.
"I... I'm fine." He just wanted to move, but he felt an unbearable pain in his right leg.
Luo Shixi felt a chill in his heart.
Could it be that he broke his bones?
He Yu quickly pushed the crowd aside, and after seeing the situation clearly, he quickly ran downstairs from the backstage, along with Luo Shixi's teammates.
Seeing Luo Shixi trying to stand up, He Yu hurried forward and hugged him: "Are you okay?"
Cold sweat oozed from Luo Shixi's forehead. He said with a pale face, "It's okay. I want to stand up."
Unexpectedly, He Yu, who always smiled at everyone, frowned for the first time and refuted Luo Shixi's request, "Don't even think about it, I'll take you to the hospital."
He picked up Luo Shixi and walked out, saying as he walked, "Assistant Director, call the director over right away. Fasuo, have someone check the surveillance footage from the past two days to see what's going on. By the way, pay attention to what's going on online, don't let someone with ulterior motives take advantage of it."
He gave orders in a very short time, giving direction to the chaotic group.
Luo Shixi leaned in He Yu's arms with his eyes closed.
His mind was now filled with pain and he was slowly taking a breath to adjust his breathing.
120 arrived very quickly. As their PD, He Yu naturally had to follow. Sang Zi and the others also wanted to go, but were stopped by Luo Shixi.
Luo Shixi poked his head out from He Yu's arms and comforted them softly, "Don't go, go practice dancing. Don't think too much, I just fell accidentally, I'll rush back to accompany you when I get out of the hospital."
"Stop talking." He Yu pushed his head back.
After sending the person to the ambulance, he turned to the five teenagers standing there at a loss and said, "Listen to your captain, go back to training first, and don't think too much about other things. You will be on stage tomorrow, and there is no time for you to think so much. Do you understand?"
Wu Hengyu and the other two nodded, only Sang Zi kept looking at Luo Shixi's back until He Yu looked at him again, then he nodded reluctantly.
"knew."
Luo Shixi smiled at them, but he didn't know how weak his smile was at this moment, "Wait for me to come back in the evening."
Seeing the ambulance drive away, Sun Luo looked at Sang Zi, "What... should we do?"
Since they formed the team, Luo Shixi has been their backbone. Now that Luo Shixi is in the hospital, it is like a bolt from the blue for everyone.
They all looked confused.
Sang Zi gritted his teeth and said, "Listen to Instructor He and Brother Shixi. Let's go back and continue practicing. When Brother Shixi comes back, we'll go on stage together for the second public performance."
But how seriously was Luo Shixi injured?
Can I come back to compete?
Sang Zi didn’t know the answer either, he could only convince himself and the other three team members in this way.
===
Luo Shixi wore a mask, hiding his pale face.
Watching He Yu coming out of the doctor's office with the X-ray, Luo Shixi wanted to stand up, but his right foot was in excruciating pain.
He Yu asked him to sit down quickly, "Sit down, don't stand."
"What's wrong with me?" Luo Shixi pulled the mask up, covering most of his face.
He Yu sat down next to him and said, "Don't worry, it's just a broken bone. It will heal after a while of rest. Do the other wounds on your body still hurt?"
Luo Shixi shook his head silently.
He fell from above and, in addition to injuring his foot, he also had some large and small scratches on his body.
Luo Shixi moved his ankle, but found that even such a simple movement was difficult to do.
Not to mention dancing on stage.
He Yu noticed his little action and glanced at the silent Luo Shixi.
The other person was still wearing a performance costume, which attracted a lot of onlookers, and some people secretly took out their mobile phones to take pictures.
Luo Shixi's makeup was a little smudged, and the corners of her eyes looked like they were stained with rouge, or as if she had cried, they were red and looked a little pitiful.
"Stay in the hospital tonight and go back to the ward to rest." He Yu said, squatting down and letting Luo Shixi lie on his back, ready to take him back to the ward.
There was no movement behind him for a long time. When He Yu turned around, he felt the hem of his clothes being grabbed and gently pulled.
Luo Shixi was wearing a mask, and some unclear voices sounded behind him.
"Brother He...I want to go back."
"If you want to go back, you can go back early tomorrow morning." He Yu pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile.
Luo Shixi shook his head: "I want to go back and continue practicing. I want to be on the second public performance."
"no!"
He Yu refused sternly.
Luo Shixi gently tugged at the hem of his clothes again, and this time simply held it in his hand and did not let go.
He Yu was helpless, he slowed down his tone, "You are injured now, there will be another stage after this one is gone, your health is more important. If you are worried about the four of them, then I can say that there is no need, they have been trained very well, enough to complete the entire performance."
"But without the center position, the performance will be greatly reduced," Luo Shixi said softly, "We have been preparing for so long and looking forward to it for so long. I also said... I said I would lead them to win first place. Now we don't even have the center position, how can we win first place?"
When he spoke the latter part, his voice trembled a little, but he immediately controlled it.
They should be disappointed.
Fans will probably be disappointed if they can’t see him on the second public performance stage.
He Yu frowned: "No matter what, your injury is the most important thing now. You can't go on stage with this injury. Be obedient and take good care of yourself." As he said this, he wanted to carry Luo Shixi on his back.
But Luo Shixi grabbed the hem of his clothes and refused to let go, so He Yu was helpless.
"...I can get a closed injection." Luo Shixi said in a low voice.
"Don't even think about it." He Yu refused without any hesitation.
Now it just hurts so much that I can't walk. After the injection and the dance, I don't know how painful it will be.
The stalemate between Luo Shixi and him had attracted more and more people to watch.
Luo Shixi said: "If you replace me with Brother He, what choice would you make, Brother He?"
He Yu paused.
To be honest, if he were to make the choice, he would definitely choose the injection without hesitation. This kind of thing has happened before. If you search online now, you will find all the news about him performing on stage after his old injury recurred and he had to inject the injection.
Seeing that He Yu didn't say anything, Luo Shixi continued: "Will you choose to get a closed injection and continue to play like me?"
He Yu sighed: "This is different."
"What's the difference?"
Yes, what’s the difference?
He Yu felt that if it were him, he wouldn't mind dying of pain or exhaustion, because the stage was more important.
Why couldn't he accept it when the person was replaced by Luo Shixi?
“… Let’s go back first.”
He Yu silently carried Luo Shixi on his back. Luo Shixi also let go of his clothes that were wrinkled by his grip and obediently lay on He Yu's back.
Approaching another warmth, Luo Shixi put his hand on He Yu's neck and gently circled it. He raised his head and looked at the back of He Yu's head.
He Yu may have just had his hair cut. The black hair at the bottom was short and stiff, sticking out everywhere and pricking his face. After tossing and turning in the hot summer, a thin layer of sweat oozed out of the back of his neck, unlike his previous elegance and composure.
The hospital was bustling with people and noisy, and the central air conditioner was humming, making a headache.
Luo Shixi buried his face in He Yu's back, grasping the sleeves of He Yu's black shirt, and said in a muffled voice: "I can't bear to leave the stage, and I don't want to disappoint them."
He Yu accurately captured this sentence amidst all the noisy noises.
A damp heat came from his back. He didn't say anything, but just held Luo Shixi's thigh and weighed it up.
===
Luo Shixi said he would be back in the evening, so Sang Zi and the other three had been waiting in the practice room.
Luo Shixi didn't come back, so the four of them practiced over and over again. They played the music once and then again, as if they didn't know how to get tired.
It's just that their formation is missing the middle position.
Everyone who passed by the practice room couldn't help but take a look inside.
The news spread quickly, and everyone now knew that Luo Shixi fell off the stage and had been sent to the hospital.
Naturally, some people were happy while others were worried, but on the surface they all looked worried and came over to ask about Luo Shixi's condition.
Sang Zi and the others sent them all away, saying that they "didn't know either".
Later, I got annoyed and just locked the front and back doors.
After hearing the news, Jiang Yan rushed over without caring about the song he was practicing. When he couldn't open the door, he kicked it hard.
The door opened from the inside, revealing Sang Zi's expressionless face. "What are you doing?"
Jiang Yan frowned tightly, feeling anxious, so his tone was not good. "Which hospital did Luo Shixi go to?"
"Municipal Second Hospital," Sang Zi said coldly, and asked Jiang Yan, "Anything else?"
Jiang Yan knew the location and turned around and ran out.
Sang Zi closed the door to block out the inquiring eyes from outside.
Han Hanwen asked: "Who?"
"Jiang Yan," Sang Zi walked back and stood in his position again, "Practice again."
No one objected.
Han Hanwen said: "The captain's roommates all care about him."
Bai Jingzhou and Liang Yulan had already been there. After finding out which hospital Luo Shixi was in, they immediately ran out.
Even Sang Huaiyan, Sang Sang, Jun Yan and others came to ask.
Sang Zi thought of something, his expression gloomy, "What's the point of caring?"
“Can’t get out?!”
Jiang Yan looked at the staff member who stopped him and asked loudly, "Why can't I get out?"
The staff member looked embarrassed, "The program group is closed, if you want to go out, you must have a note signed by the director."
"Then I'll go find the director to sign a leave note!" Jiang Yan said, turning around to leave.
"it's useless."
Bai Jingzhou spoke softly beside him.
Jiang Yan looked at him and Liang Yulan beside him and asked, "Why are you here?"
The two of them have been here all the time, but Jiang Yan subconsciously ignored them.
Bai Jingzhou didn't care about this fact and just told Jiang Yan, "The director won't approve my leave."
"Why?" Jiang Yan frowned.
His hair was all pulled back, revealing his entire face. The frowning action at this moment seemed extremely rebellious, and his face was full of impatience, and with the stud on one side of his eyebrow, it looked like he would pick a fight with anyone he didn't like at any time.
Liang Yulan's tone was calm, but upon closer listening one could detect the coldness hidden in it, "Because someone posted the news of Xiaoxi's injury online, the hospital is now surrounded by reporters, and we would only cause more trouble if we go there."
"I'm not going to cause trouble!" Jiang Yan was on the verge of exploding.
"But what else can you do except causing trouble?" Bai Jingzhou, who had the best temper among the three, said to him sarcastically.
Now rumors have spread that Luo Shixi fell off the stage and was seriously injured. Although Bai Jingzhou asked Sang Zi and found out that this was not the case, he was still worried.
The relationship was in chaos, and even Bai Jingzhou couldn't contain his anxiety.
Jiang Yan grabbed Bai Jingzhou by the collar and asked, "What did you say?"
Bai Jingzhou held his hand, his eyes cold: "I said you are causing trouble."
The two of them were in a stalemate, and the staff on the side were dumbfounded. Fortunately, no one usually passed by here, otherwise they would have made the headlines immediately.
"Let go." It was Liang Yulan who was standing nearby who spoke.
He glanced at the two of them without any emotion, "If you don't want to attract others, and don't want Xiaoxi to ask you why you're fighting, it's best to let go now."
The two looked at each other, remained in a stalemate for a few seconds, let go of their hands at the same time, and then turned their eyes away, never wanting to look at each other again.
The three of them stood there, without any further communication, just standing in silence.
The staff looked at them several times but didn't dare to drive them away, so they had to let them stand there from day till night.
Inside the building, the music from the Mountain Ghost practice room kept playing, on loop over and over again.
It was already late, the street lights were on, the shop windows in the distance were illuminated, and the mannequins seemed to be frozen there, always maintaining the same pose, displaying the fashionable clothes of the season.
"Why are you here?"
A surprised voice sounded.
It was Luo Shixi's voice.
The three of them immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
Luo Shixi was getting out of the taxi at this time.
He Yu came down from the other side and hurriedly called out to Luo Shixi: "Don't go."
"Teacher He?"
The three of them looked puzzled.
He Yu responded hurriedly, then reached out to hold Luo Shixi and wanted to carry him in, but was stopped by Luo Shixi.
Luo Shixi said softly: "I have troubled Mr. He today. I can walk by myself."
He Yu pursed his lips, knowing what he meant, and did not force it.
Liang Yulan came over to help Luo Shixi, "Xiaoxi, how are you?"
Luo Shixi looked at Liang Yulan's worried expressions, as well as Jiang Yan and Bai Jingzhou who were looking at him, and smiled, "Why are you all so serious? Don't worry, it's just a minor sprain. I'll be fine after a day of rest. It's nothing serious."
Bai Jingzhou asked, "Really?"
Luo Shixi nodded and smiled: "How can I lie to you?"
"I'm glad you're okay." Jiang Yan wanted to go over and help Luo Shixi, but he dodged her without leaving a trace.
Jiang Yan looked at his empty hands and paused.
Luo Shixi hurriedly said: "By the way, how are Sang Zi and the others?"
Jiang Yan slowly closed his palms: "They are waiting for you in the practice room."
He Yu watched the undercurrent between them from behind and narrowed his eyes.
Was it his imagination? He always felt that the atmosphere was not right.
"Then let's go check on them," Luo Shixi said as he took a few steps forward. Then he remembered He Yu behind him and quickly turned around and said with a smile, "I'm really sorry to bother you today, Mr. He. Thank you! I want to check on Sang Zi and the others."
He Yu nodded: "Go ahead, I'll go back first."
Watching Luo Shixi gradually walk away, he said again: "Remember to check again tomorrow afternoon."
Luo Shixi paused, then smiled and replied: "Okay, I understand."
After pushing open the door of the practice room, Luo Shixi met four pairs of shocked eyes.
"team leader!"
"Brother Shixi! Are you back?"
Sang Zi was the first one to rush over and wanted to hug him, but he didn't dare to do so. He could only look at Luo Shixi cautiously.
Luo Shixi smiled and hugged him, "I'm fine, don't worry."
After hugging each player one by one, he asked, "How was your practice?"
Han Hanwen quickly replied: "It's ready! Captain, we practiced it a few more times while you were away. It must be better than before."
It's not just a few times, but dozens of times in one afternoon and one night.
The young men were full of energy and refused to stop no matter what was said. They practiced over and over again, as if they were competing with themselves, and never complained of being tired.
Didn't even have dinner.
I didn't feel anything at first, but now seeing Luo Shixi standing in front of me in good health, I felt sad and bitter.
"Everyone is great!" Luo Shixi smiled with dimples on her face, encouraging them, "It's a pity that I sprained my foot and need to rest for a day, so I can't practice with you today."
Everyone comforted him.
"It's okay, Captain. We'll practice on our own first and you can help us correct our movements."
"Brother Shixi, you have practiced very well. Just take a good rest today and show your best skills on stage tomorrow. Let's win the championship in one fell swoop!"
Luo Shixi coughed: "Ahem, don't say such things in front of other captains."
Sang Zi looked at the three captains Bai Jingzhou, Liang Yulan and Jiang Yan behind Luo Shixi, touched the back of his head awkwardly and said "Oh".
"Go ahead, I don't care," Jiang Yan spread his hands, "The truth will be revealed on the stage anyway."
Sang Zi made a face at him: "Then we are definitely better than you!"
"That's not necessarily true. It depends on how capable your captain is." Jiang Yan put his hands in his pockets lazily, as if he didn't care about Luo Shixi's avoidance of him just now.
Luo Shixi was amused by them. He patted Sang Zi's shoulder and looked at his teammates one by one.
"Okay, stop making trouble. Just like YY said, let's see who's the winner on stage—"
"When the time comes, I will definitely win first place for everyone."
Luo Shixi looked at his teammates with a firmer look than ever before.
Whatever he promised, he would definitely do.
No matter what the cost.
Everything is just waiting for you, Mr.
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