Chapter 40 Defeat Bai Lian and sleep with that athlete (14)
Although the competition was fierce, they all went to the same school and major, saw each other frequently, and had a good relationship. So, while the unsuccessful students felt a little disappointed, they weren't overly discouraged. Instead, they sincerely wished the others a chance to represent their school. Moreover, if their school's contestants became popular, their school would also receive attention, which would be a chance for them. So, after a moment of frustration, the backstage scene became a joyful one again.
Only one corner looked gloomy. The man sitting on the stool was hunched over, without a trace of the upright posture of a dancer. If you looked closely, you could see the resentment and jealousy on his drooping face.
"Brother Sijie..." Bai Haoxuan looked at Wang Sijie worriedly, not knowing what to do.
Wang Sijie bit his lip, his eyes clouded. He turned his head slightly and saw Bai Haoxuan beside him, then looked at Li Ziyan who was surrounded by people on the other side. He felt an unbearable anger and unwillingness in his heart.
"...It's okay, Haoxuan. If I had been more careful at that time, I wouldn't have twisted my ankle." Wang Sijie's expression was a little gloomy. He bent down sadly and touched his ankle. The gauze there was clearly visible, but he knew in his heart that the sprain was nothing at all. It had healed more than a month ago. This was just an excuse and a way out he found for himself.
"Brother Sijie, don't say that. I know you are very strong."
"I wish I could be like Zi Yan, who has won so many awards, can host and dance, and is so good at everything. So many people like him."
Wang Sijie's words sounded like unintentional envy and resentment towards his own fate, but Bai Haoxuan's gaze was cast towards Li Ziyan, who was surrounded by people and was being congratulated. His sweetheart was also standing beside Li Ziyan, revealing love and admiration that she had never shown to him before.
Bai Haoxuan's heart suddenly surged with passion, and he said, "Senior Li Ziyan, can you give this opportunity to Brother Sijie?"
To be honest, Li Ziyan had a bad premonition, but he didn't expect that this ominous premonition was like shit wrapped in candy, which made people feel sick after eating it.
He really wanted to open Bai Haoxuan's head and see what was inside. How could he say such things?
Before Li Ziyan could even open his mouth, someone retorted as if they had heard something out of the blue. "Little brother, what's wrong with you? Why should Ziyan give up his spot to someone else?"
"Senior has participated in so many competitions and won so many awards. Can't you give the opportunity to someone else?" Bai Haoxuan has that cute little white rabbit look. At this moment, his brows were slightly furrowed, the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and he pursed his lips, looking like he had suffered a great injustice. If it were in the past, those around him would have started to comfort him long ago. "Besides, Senior Sijie is so talented. If it weren't for his ankle injury, he would have been selected as well. In the final analysis, isn't his ankle injury also because of Senior Li Ziyan?"
"Bai Haoxuan, have you thought about what you said?" It was Han Yize who cursed. He had never thought his roommate was so unreasonable. "This is a selection, not a joke. I earned my spot through my own hard work. Why should I give it up to someone else? Besides, Senior Wang Sijie twisted his ankle because he was playing on his phone while waiting in the backstage. Can I blame him for choosing him as the host?"
"But...but even if that's the case, Senior already has so many awards, why is he still hogging this spot? Shouldn't he give it to someone else so they can have a chance too? And didn't Senior also take up Sijie's hosting spot back then?"
Li Ziyan almost laughed out loud when he heard this. He thought this junior was a white lotus, but he didn't expect him to be a saint father.
"Sorry, junior, I won't give up my spot."
"Senior, why are you so unsympathetic? How can you be so selfish!"
"you……"
"Yizhe," Li Ziyan stopped the furious Han Yizhe from speaking on his behalf. He nodded to the indignant and disbelieving classmates around him, calming them down. He then turned and looked at the two people who seemed isolated. "Xiaobai, I know you and Sijie are good friends, and I know you feel sorry for him, but I want to make a few things clear to you: First, I replaced Sijie because he suddenly sprained his ankle, causing chaos in the second half of the hosting. If I hadn't gone, the entire show might have collapsed unexpectedly. And even if I hadn't gone, someone else would have gone."
"Besides, I have won awards, but every opportunity I have has been earned through hard work. Every award is the product of my sweat. Why should I give my opportunities to others? Why should I let my efforts go to waste?"
"Besides that, the selection of places and these results are all decided by the teachers. I am unable to interfere, nor can I give in privately, because this is not only disrespectful to myself, but also to other contestants. Every senior, every junior, every classmate standing here today, they have all made efforts for this selection. My concession would be a humiliation to them, so I reiterate that I will not give up this place. There will be opportunities again. Instead of being sad and calculating here, it is better to work hard and prepare for the next time." Li Ziyan said this while looking at Wang Sijie. Today's farce was probably inseparable from Wang Sijie's instigation. A black-hearted lotus and a holy white lotus, the two of them together are really a pair of black and white demons.
Li Ziyan's all-seeing eyes made Wang Sijie tremble. He lowered his head and pulled Bai Haoxuan, signaling him to stop talking. Bai Haoxuan was obviously stunned by what had just happened. He was silent and could not make a sound.
After congratulating and apologizing to the students around him, Li Ziyan finally left the backstage. Han Yizhe followed him to the door, then suddenly turned around. "Although I don't understand art, I can tell the difference between beauty and ugliness. Instead of complaining here, why not practice some strength training? Oh, and as far as I remember, it's a sprained injury that didn't break any bones. It should heal in two weeks at most. If someone really cares about Sijie, why not give him their spot?"
After saying this, Han Yize left the backstage. The angry and disappointed look in his eyes frightened Bai Haoxuan, and the gazes from the seniors and classmates of the same grade around him made Bai Haoxuan's face turn pale.
From childhood to adulthood, he always stood on the moral high ground to accuse others, like an angel upholding justice. He mostly received support from people around him and praise from parents and teachers. No one had ever rejected or criticized him so explicitly.
For a moment, he felt as if he was falling into an icy cave.
Han Yize quickly caught up with Li Ziyan who was walking in front of him, grabbed his wrist, pulled him around, and asked him to turn around. He saw a pair of red eyes.
"Brother..." Han Yizhe's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, his tone filled with deep pity, "Brother, I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, why are you apologizing to me?"
"I don't know... Brother, don't be sad..." Han Yizhe seemed confused, but also seemed to be following his own heart. He reached out and held Li Ziyan's cheek, "I don't know what happened to Bai Haoxuan today. I'm really sorry, brother."
Li Ziyan could have maintained his expression, but when he heard Han Yize's words, he pursed his lips, looked aggrieved, and buried his face in Han Yize's arms.
"I really didn't expect it. Why? Did I really cause so much trouble and hurt to others?"
The hurt and helplessness in Li Ziyan's tone were like needles, piercing Han Yizhe's heart and making his chest ache. He reached out and hugged Li Ziyan's back tightly, "How could this be? Brother, you are the best person I have ever met. You are really not wrong."
"Yizhe, can you hold me for a while?"
"Of course, brother, I'm holding you."
"Yeah." Li Ziyan buried his face in Han Yize's arms, a smile on the corner of his lips, and rubbed his cheek against the other's chest.
Han Yize froze for a moment, but felt extremely satisfied in his heart. He even hoped that the other person would stay in his arms for a while longer, preferably for a lifetime.
This thought made him feel absurd, but it was more of an earnest hope.
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