Backstage at the concert hall, administrative teacher Chen Jiu was already waiting. Seeing the young boy and girl walking side by side, he nodded with satisfaction. The school would film today's coming-of-age ceremony as a promotional video and put it on the school's official website in the future.
So when Bai Yuning asked her for that request, Chen Jiu immediately agreed.
It's a win-win situation: I can do the tasks assigned by the principal and also solve my thesis problem!
He went directly to inform Shi Youxi.
Chen Jiu only got into Jingyi this year through connections, and he hasn't even spoken more than a few words to Shi Youxi.
He was also worried that Shi Youxi would treat him with disdain like those arrogant and ill-tempered young masters from wealthy families.
But Shi Youxi quickly agreed to his request.
Before looking for Shi Youxi, Chen Jiu specifically asked the previous administrative teacher, who, like the other teachers, praised the eldest son of the Shi family.
"But there's one thing you have to remember, Xiao Chen. Although Shi Youxi is an excellent student who respects his teachers, he is surnamed Shi. You should treat the young master of the Shi family with respect and never mess with him."
The elderly administrative teacher patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely, "Although he is a student, he is also someone who stands above us."
Chen Jiu snapped out of his daze and glanced at Shi Youxi, who was tidying his clothes. The boy had his eyes downcast, his long eyelashes covering his face. Apart from his cold expression, he seemed easy to handle no matter how you looked at it.
That's true. Even if he is the heir of the Shi family, he is still just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old kid.
These spoiled brats are all afraid of their parents, and parents from wealthy families care the most about their reputation. As soon as a teacher complains, these students will obediently lower their heads.
Chen Jiu himself had risen through the ranks from various prestigious schools, so he knew exactly how to handle students like that.
So he arranged for Shi Youxi to dance with Bai Yuning. Did Shi Youxi, a student, have the right to refuse?
He thought that if his paper was published successfully, he could pursue a doctorate at a university in Beijing. Then he could coax his girlfriend into buying him an apartment in Beijing and settling him down there. He would then be able to transform into a Beijing resident and no longer be a country bumpkin from a small village in the south.
My life's peak is just around the corner!
Chen Jiu rubbed his hands excitedly, and when he saw Bai Yuning behind Shi Youxi, he put on a smile.
Bai Yuning is now the springboard for him to reach the pinnacle of his life, and he must make Shi Youxi obediently finish dancing with Bai Yuning.
"Shi Youxi! You two hurry up and get ready. After the first performance, it'll be a duet. You two will start it. School leaders will be there and recording it, so dance well!"
"Don't worry, teacher!" Bai Yuning replied sweetly. She turned to Shi Youxi and said, "Senior, we haven't jumped it together yet, why don't we do it together now..."
For this waltz, she danced it every day for a week, and even rehearsed every move and how she would interact with Shi Youxi several times in advance.
Shi Youxi slightly raised her chin, glanced at the school uniform jacket she was wearing, and fixed her gaze on the pocket of the jacket, saying, "It's more convenient to take it off."
"Ah...ah, okay, thank you, senior!" Bai Yuning was completely overwhelmed by his words. She quickly took off her coat and handed it to Shi Youxi without asking, even though the boy was standing there expressionless and didn't reach out.
There are still quite a few students in the back-end system.
Seeing Shi Youxi calmly take Bai Yuning's coat and put it aside, they both saw their eyes widen in shock.
Holy crap! They're really together!
[Shi Youxi helps girls get their coats?! He actually helps people get their coats?! My poor senior Guan must be so envious!]
Bai Yuning was captivated by the boy's unusually gentle actions. Listening to the whispers around her, she excitedly adjusted her skirt and deliberately lowered her bra when Shi Youxi turned around.
As soon as he returned, she eagerly stepped forward, raising her hand in a gesture, "Senior..."
"Senior Shi! It's time to go on stage!" The head of the publicity department poked his head out from behind the curtain to remind him.
"What do you mean, 'go on stage'? Those two are supposed to lead the dance later!" Chen Jiu tried to stop Shi Youxi. If she went out, how would she dance with Bai Yuning later?
The propaganda minister frowned and said, "The opening performance will be by Senior Shi, followed by the duet."
The entire coming-of-age ceremony consisted of only one performance by Shi Youxi, which served as a small warm-up for the duet dance.
"The school leaders have arrived,"
Chen Jiu glanced at Bai Yuning, and seeing that she had no objections, he didn't say anything more.
Bai Yuning's regretful expression instantly brightened again. Thinking of Shi Youxi's practice yesterday, she felt a warm glow in her heart.
The senior was talking to her!
To emphasize that she was the leading lady in Shi Youxi's performance, she directly pulled back the curtain of the side stage, revealing a striking white dress. Facing the gazes of the crowd several meters away, as well as Cheng Ran's gaze, she stood with her shoulders hunched.
Shi Youxi walked towards the cello and squeezed a large dollop of hand sanitizer from the shelf next to it.
He wiped it slowly and carefully.
He's going to play the cello.
He played it for his older sister to hear.
It was played only for my sister.
Therefore, it must never be tainted by any filth.
…
"What's she doing standing there?" Lin Zhi looked speechlessly at the plump seaweed standing by the stage.
"where?"
Ling Keng was watching a waltz tutorial video. He hated learning these things the most, but if he stepped on Lin Zhi's foot later, his leather shoes would be punctured by Lin Zhi's high heels!
I'm frantically catching up on my studies.
"Wasn't it supposed to be a solo performance by the president? What, does Bai Yuning want an immersive dance performance? Her skirt looks like a ghost when she dances."
"She might come out from there during the duet later."
"Then wait until the president is finished before coming out. What are you doing standing there now? Don't you have any manners?!"
As a fellow girl, how could Lin Zhi not see through Bai Yuning's little scheme?
Isn't it just to attract attention and make people mistakenly believe that she and Shi Youxi are very close, like one is performing and the other is accompanying him or something?
This guy is so dramatic!
And why does the president have to dance with Bai Yuning? Can't others dance with her?
She thinks Guan Shiyan is great! There's no rule that says boys can't dance with boys!
"Huh? You want me to dance with you later?"
Lin Zhi turned her head and saw Guan Shiyan and his mother standing beside her, and...
Lin Zhi saw the small, upturned nose tip peeking out from behind Guan Shiyan, with a small mole on it.
For some reason, Lin Zhi thought of the woman in the president's picture book, who also had a small mole like that.
Thinking of Cheng Ran's beautiful face, Lin Zhi, a sucker for good looks, took a step forward to see Cheng Ran.
yes……
The senior can dance with his stepmother too!
But she could only dream about it.
After all, this was arranged by the teacher.
"I heard that the original plan was to have Hong Ze give a speech, but Shi Youxi added this performance at the last minute."
"Yeah, I pulled it out so Yu Ning could hear it!"
What? !
Lin Zhi turned her head sharply and looked at Jia Jingwen and Chen Tingting gathered to the side. Lin Zhi felt uncomfortable with Jia Jingwen's smug look.
However, Chen Tingting, who was next to her, was unusually quiet this time.
Mu Yiran also heard this.
She looked at the excited girls who couldn't hide their envy and felt that this scene was very familiar.
It seems like it was the same when she went to watch Shi Youxi's rehearsal last time?
It turns out that Shi Youxi wasn't interested in Bai Yuning at all...
So why do so many people at school still think that Shi Youxi and Bai Yuning are boyfriend and girlfriend?
Mu Yiran's heart sank as she looked at Bai Yuning, who had appeared on the side of the stage even earlier than Shi Youxi.
If it were just a simple romantic relationship between a man and a woman, she wouldn't say anything even if she didn't like Bai Yuning.
After all, Bai Yuning is only a 15-year-old girl.
But what if this girl isn't as innocent as she seems, and is actually trying to use Shi Youxi to achieve some other goal...?
That won't do!
“Yeah, I didn’t expect someone like Shi Youxi to be so eloquent on WeChat.” Jia Jingwen said, and the people next to her, upon hearing this, further confirmed the relationship between Bai Yuning and Shi Youxi.
WeChat?
How could the president possibly have Bai Yuning's WeChat? Before...
Lin Zhi asked the person next to her, "Hey! When you asked the president to help you with the rehearsal that time, didn't the president say he didn't have Bai Yuning's contact information and told you to contact her yourself?"
I got hungry watching waltz tutorial videos in Lingkeng, so I took a bite of cheesecake from the left and a bite of chocolate cake from the right.
He mumbled, "Yeah! It seems the president only has the homeroom teacher's phone number; he's just a lurker in the group chat, not really a member."
Lin Zhi slowly widened her eyes and thought for a few seconds, then she chuckled in disbelief.
Hiss... Oh?
Could Bai Yuning have been staging this whole thing herself from beginning to end?!
Lin Zhi wished she could check Bai Yuning's phone right now.
The next second, the large curtain slowly opened to both sides.
A moment of silence fell over the concert hall.
Even though everyone already knew that Shi Youxi was going to play the cello, they were still so amazed when they saw the handsome young man sitting behind the cello that they held their breath.
Mu Yiran was also watching; she couldn't take her eyes off it.
The spot Shi Youxi brought her to faced the center of the stage. Mu Yiran could clearly see the boy a few meters away.
In an instant, she felt as if she had returned to a few months ago, when she was in the same situation, watching 10-year-old Shi Youxi take the exam.
The missing period of time was reconnected at this moment.
The boy sat upright, the spotlight shining on his face, the light streaming down his long eyelashes, up his straight nose, and onto his thin red lips.
Mu Yiran didn't know when her eyes met Shi Youxi's.
Those ink-black eyes seemed to have been dripped with gilded gold.
Mu Yiran felt like that gilded gold, being slowly absorbed into the thick ink.
She swallowed hard.
That damn beauty!
Shi Youxi stared directly into her gaze, raised his hand and adjusted the tassel on the brooch, his low, husky voice clearly audible.
"This piece is one that I specially performed for one person."
There was a moment of silence in the audience, followed by a chorus of gasps.
Everyone's gaze turned to Bai Yuning, who was standing to the side.
Mu Yiran also looked over.
Bai Yuning's heart was pounding wildly. She clenched her fists tightly, but she couldn't calm her racing heart.
If Shi Youxi calls her later, she will go over immediately!
Shi Youxi's gaze shifted, and he saw Mo Yifan, who had returned to the concert hall at some point.
Mo Yifan was staring intently at Cheng Ran's back, his eyes filled with greedy desire.
Behind Cheng Ran were several senior high school boys who occasionally stole glances at the woman's back.
Shi Youxi's words caught in his throat. He kept a straight face and clenched his teeth.
No one is allowed to spy on his sister.
Nobody can!
The young man parted his thin lips slightly, his expression ruthless and possessive, and said, word by word:
"Because you said you wanted to see it, it's exclusively for you."
"elder sister."
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