Lu Lin quickly begged for mercy, "No, no, no, just sit and watch. Everyone in the military region is watching."
Jiang Manyue was just teasing him. It would look awkward for her to run up and present flowers to such a grand military parade.
But she still had a little surprise for Lu Lin, which she had to keep secret for now and couldn't tell anyone.
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On the day of the performance, Lu Lin went to prepare early. Today, Jiang Manyue sent the two children to school and arrived at the performance venue early.
This time it was a military district performance, and there were so many people coming to watch the performance that the auditorium could not accommodate them all. The performance stage was set up on the largest training ground in the military district, and the stage was filled with folding chairs.
Jiang Manyue went to the backstage preparation area to find Lu Lin, and was taken to her seat by Lu Lin.
After sending Jiang Manyue to her seat, Lu Lin went back to the final rehearsal.
Jiang Manyue wrote down her seat number and wandered around bored.
The drama department was conducting the final movement rehearsal nearby. Qi Xiangrong happened to be waiting nearby. When he saw Jiang Manyue coming over, he waved to her and greeted her.
"Sister-in-law! Are you coming to see the show?"
Qi Xiangrong is half a year older than Lu Lin. Taking advantage of Lu Lin's absence, he directly called her his younger sister-in-law.
Kang Laishun was also there, but he was busy coordinating the movements and didn't have time to say hello.
Jiang Manyue walked towards them with a smile, "Are you still rehearsing?"
Qi Xiangrong chuckled, "Get ready, we're about to go on stage. Minister Yao is afraid of making mistakes."
Jiang Manyue looked at Kang Laishun who was moving around with great interest, "The role of Laishun was played by Lu Lin before, right?"
Qi Xiangrong shook his head. "No, Lu Lin was originally supposed to play my role, but then we switched roles, and Lai Shun asked Lu Lin to take over."
Lu Lin hadn't mentioned this to her, so Jiang Manyue was a little confused. "Why did you two switch roles out of the blue?"
Qi Xiangrong blinked, then realized that he had let the cat out of the bag.
But he didn't want to tell Jiang Manyue the reason directly. He rolled his eyes and made an excuse that he would be in the next scene soon, and quickly walked away.
Jiang Manyue thought he was a little weird, so she stood there and watched him for a while.
During the rehearsal for the next scene, Jiang Manyue saw a familiar person walking out from the group of actors.
He Qiuya is also in this drama?
Lu Lin had never mentioned this matter to her before.
Jiang Manyue suddenly felt like something was wrong. After seeing Qi Xiangrong and He Qiuya acting together, she understood what was wrong.
Originally, Lu Lin played Qi Xiangrong's current role. The reason they swapped roles was probably because this character had relatively intimate scenes with He Qiuya.
Jiang Manyue narrowed her eyes slightly and her gaze stayed on He Qiuya.
She didn't know whether this was a coincidence or someone had deliberately arranged it, but judging from the result, even if it was a deliberate arrangement, someone's wishful thinking had been dashed.
Jiang Manyue stopped reading and turned away.
He Qiuya had already seen Jiang Manyue. After the rehearsal, she looked at Jiang Manyue's back with a sad look in her eyes.
Jiang Manyue stayed in the drama department for a while. When she returned to her seat, many seats were already occupied.
Seeing that the performance was about to begin, Jiang Manyue stopped running around and sat quietly in her seat waiting for the performance to begin.
Not long after, a man and a woman in military uniforms, with small red flowers on their chests, came on stage to announce the show.
The military district performance officially began, and Lu Lin and his team were scheduled to perform first, probably to liven up the atmosphere with the inspiring military songs.
Lu Lin, dressed in a neat military uniform, stood at the front and led all the choir members onto the stage.
Standing on the stage, Lu Lin looked at Jiang Manyue through the crowd and smiled at her.
Jiang Manyue's seat was pretty good. She could see Lu Lin's face. Seeing him smiling at her, she threw him a wink.
Lu Lin received this seductive glance, his heart beat faster, and he lowered his eyes, not daring to look again.
This is on stage. If I continue to interact with Jiang Manyue, I will be embarrassed if I make a fool of myself.
The performance started soon. Lu Lin calmly recovered and took the lead in singing.
Jiang Manyue didn't really appreciate military songs, but when Lu Lin was on the stage, she clapped harder than anyone else, and when the people around her applauded, she also shouted a few "good things".
Seeing her clapping enthusiastically in the audience, Lu Lin couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
The opening song ended quickly, and amidst cheers, the choir gracefully bowed out. Led by Lu Lin, they walked off the stage in unison.
The seats around Jiang Manyue were full of people, and Lu Lin couldn't sit over there after he got off the stage, so she quietly stood up, hunched over and left the audience.
As soon as Lu Lin got off the stage, he saw Jiang Manyue jogging backstage.
"Why don't you sit down and watch? The view from here is not as clear as from the seats."
Jiang Manyue smiled and said, "The seats next to it are full, there's no place for you, so I had to come over and watch it with you."
The drama department was waiting nearby. Qi Xiangrong and Kang Laishun were standing with Lu Lin. When they heard Jiang Manyue say this, they both clicked their tongues.
Lu Lin turned around and glared at them. They immediately pretended nothing happened and looked up at the sky.
Jiang Manyue took out a flower made of a handkerchief from her pocket and handed it to Lu Lin the moment he turned around.
"It would be difficult to present flowers on stage without them, so I'll give you a bunch of flowers to congratulate you on your successful performance."
When Lu Lin saw the handkerchief flower, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes and he reached out to take the flower.
Qi Xiangrong and Kang Laishun opened their mouths wide, with only one thought in their minds, to quickly stay away from the couple.
Those single soldiers without wives really cannot bear this kind of shock.
There were so many people around that Lu Lin wanted to hug Jiang Manyue but was too embarrassed to do so, so he could only express his feelings with his eyes.
Jiang Manyue secretly hooked his little finger and hid her hand under the hem of his military uniform.
In such a crowded environment, the two of them secretly hooked their little fingers together, feeling shy and sweet in their hearts.
Unfortunately, there are always people who are tactless and want to ruin their sweet moments.
"Why is Vice Captain Lu's lover backstage? Isn't there any assigned seating?"
He Qiuya actually saw Jiang Manyue walking backstage from the direction of the audience, and she just asked deliberately to make conversation.
Jiang Manyue smiled at her, "There is a seat, but there is no empty seat next to it. It's not convenient for Alin to sit over there, so it's the same if I accompany him to watch from here."
Lu Lin didn't answer, but hooked his hidden fingers tighter, his eyes only on Jiang Manyue.
He Qiuya did not continue the topic of seating, but instead talked about the drama they were about to perform.
"Originally, Deputy Regimental Commander Lu was supposed to be in a play with us, playing the role of Battalion Commander Qi, and I played his confidante. But unfortunately, he ended up singing in the chorus instead."
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