As the anniversary celebration drew closer, the school became increasingly lively, with the school forums buzzing with excitement and restlessness a day in advance.
Almost all the students were eagerly anticipating the school anniversary celebration the next day, looking forward to Tang Ning's snowy attire. It was said that because of Tang Ning, those from wealthy families had specially contacted artisans in Europe to have several Rococo-style dresses made for her, claiming that a goddess deserves the best!
Not only the dresses, but also the jewelry, set design, lighting, music, and so on, everyone pooled their wisdom and efforts to find the best-rated items in the industry. Of course, all of this was done behind the scenes, and Tang Ning was unaware of it at the time.
She just felt that Yin Yuqing's gaze towards her today seemed a little off. Before, Yin Yuqing was like an unripe lemon that had come to life, casually glancing at her, and she could smell the lingering sourness from afar. But today was different. Today there was no sourness; instead, there was a hint of… anticipation?
That's really interesting.
What is she expecting from her?
Do you expect her to slip down the stairs, break her leg, and be unable to perform on stage again?
Tang Ning thought this to herself with a hint of malice.
Then she watched as the expectation in her eyes changed from morning till night, from initial excitement to later doubt and uncertainty, and even despair.
Tonight's rehearsal is the last one. Tomorrow is the school anniversary celebration, and the performance will start.
But Tang Ning was still perfectly fine, without any pain or itching, and even her dance performance was much better than yesterday.
Mu Sheng didn't help her; he didn't lay a hand on her. Why didn't he? Why?
Yin Yuqing stared intently at Tang Ning's legs, and eventually became somewhat obsessed.
She really wanted to go and ask Dr. Mu, but she didn't have the courage. Normally, if there was nothing else to do, she wouldn't even dare to go near the school hospital. She was afraid of that man, even though he looked so gentle and refined. She was afraid of him, and her heart would race when she met his eyes.
She dared not ask, and taking action against Tang Ning was not in her nature, so she could only keep it to herself, waiting and watching, until—
All the costumes and jewelry for "Snow White" were taken to the backstage of the rehearsal hall during their rehearsal. They followed along to watch the spectacle. As soon as they looked up, almost everyone's eyes were drawn to the iris-purple tutu hanging in the very center. It was so beautiful!
They had never seen such a stunning and amazing dress before.
Tang Ning has seven or eight dresses alone. Not only that, but she also has diamond necklaces, bracelets, pearl earrings, and so on. I heard that they are all genuine and were borrowed by a classmate whose family owns a jewelry store.
The school even arranged for several security guards to patrol the area to protect these jewels.
After listening to all the introductions, looking at Tang Ning who was surrounded by everyone in the center, looking at her gorgeous clothes and jewelry, and then looking down at the drab dwarf outfit that had been assigned to her.
Yin Yuqing's eyes immediately reddened, but unfortunately Jiang Yao was not by her side at that moment. Everyone else was marveling at the clothes, and no one noticed her disappointment and distress.
Because these clothes were made to Tang Ning's size, and they were so varied that she needed help to put on any one of them, and it was too late today, she lost interest in trying them on.
Not only that, she also brought the transparent umbrella she had previously taken from Mu Sheng today, as if by some strange twist of fate. Seeing that Ye Jinyan and the others were busy, Tang Ning picked up the umbrella and began to sneak out.
"Ningning, where are you going?"
"I...I'll return the umbrella to the kind person who lent it to me before, I'll be right back!"
Tang Ning hurriedly replied loudly.
"Ningning!"
"I'll be right back!"
As they were talking, when Ye Jinyan chased after her again, Tang Ning had already disappeared.
He sighed softly and could only go back to help others set up the background.
Meanwhile, backstage, once Tang Ning left, almost everyone else followed suit.
In the end, only Yin Yuqing was left in the backstage area filled with clothes. She stared blankly at the clothes, and seeing that there was no one around, she suddenly got up and slowly walked towards the dress, and then reached out and touched it.
It's very soft, smooth, and comfortable...
Completely different from her dwarf outfit!
She instinctively gripped the skirt tightly in her hands, and the next second, a boy suddenly rushed in, startling her so much that she immediately pulled her hand back.
"Huh? I remember it being here, but I can't find it?"
The boy muttered this under his breath as he rummaged through a pile of junk.
Once he finally found a screwdriver, he excitedly scrambled to his feet. Just as he was about to go out, he accidentally caught sight of Yin Yuqing standing in front of his skirt. "Hey? What are you doing here? They need help outside! Hurry up and go help! Don't worry, there are cameras everywhere, and everyone's outside, nothing will get stolen."
With that, the boy excitedly ran outside.
Upon hearing the word "camera," Yin Yuqing panicked and immediately looked around. Sure enough, she spotted three or four cameras in the corner. This made her even more flustered. She tried to cover it up by lightly patting the spot where she had just grabbed something, and then immediately ran away.
Meanwhile, Tang Ning had already arrived at the school hospital. Nervously holding her umbrella, she stood in front of Mu Sheng's door, took a deep breath, and then another. Just as she was about to knock on his door, a voice rang out behind her.
"Who are you?"
Startled, Tang Ning quickly turned around and saw a man in a white coat standing behind her. She immediately gripped the umbrella handle and stammered, "I...I came...to return Dr. Mu's umbrella. Last time I accidentally got caught in the rain, and Dr. Mu kindly lent me his umbrella, so I..."
"Oh, is that so? But I think I just saw Dr. Mu go out. Why don't you leave this umbrella with me? I'll remember to give it to him!"
The man said this with a smile.
Upon hearing this, despite her reluctance, Tang Ning handed the umbrella in her hand to the person in the white coat in front of her, saying, "Thank you."
"It's nothing, you're welcome."
The man waved his hand.
Tang Ning nodded to him, then lowered her head and started walking out.
"I must say, this girl is really quite pretty! No wonder all the boys at school are staring at her like crazy!"
As the man watched Tang Ning's departing figure, he subconsciously sighed.
Tang Ning, who had just left the school hospital, paused briefly at the entrance before heading straight for the west playground without a second thought.
Sure enough, as soon as she arrived, she saw Mu Sheng, wearing a white coat, standing with his back to her where the two of them had danced before, seemingly lost in thought.
Perhaps because she felt guilty, even though she saw Mu Sheng and he was about to turn around, Tang Ning suddenly hid behind a wall and began to breathe nervously.
At the same time, Mu Sheng looked at the familiar voice on the ground and the corners of his mouth curved up.
After Tang Ning finally caught her breath and managed a stiff smile as she walked out from behind the wall, she looked up and was surprised to find that Mu Sheng, who had been standing there, was nowhere to be seen.
She rushed over there in a panic, but looked around and saw no one. It was as if the figure she had just seen was just her imagination.
She immediately became so anxious that she started pacing around in circles until—
"Are you looking for me?"
Mu Sheng's voice suddenly rang out behind her, and it was this voice that made Tang Ning tremble like a startled hamster. For a moment, she didn't even dare to turn around.
"So you weren't looking for me after all? I was just being presumptuous." Mu Sheng's voice sounded slightly dejected.
"no!"
Tang Ning suddenly turned around, "I came here..."
When she saw the smile in Mu Sheng's eyes, she realized she had been deceived; he wasn't upset at all!
This made Tang Ning feel embarrassed, and she even wanted to turn around and leave immediately.
"Sorry, don't be angry, here you go."
Mu Sheng's reassuring voice rang out at just the right moment.
Upon hearing this, Tang Ning hesitated for a moment, then looked up and saw that the man was holding a bright red apple.
"this……"
"You're Snow White, right? I don't have anything else to give you, so I'll just give you an apple as a way of wishing you a successful performance in advance!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ning was about to laugh but then felt embarrassed and immediately pursed her lips, stubbornly saying, "Snow White's apples are all poisonous."
"Oh, really? Then let's just throw it away."
As he was saying this, he threw the apple in his hand without hesitation.
Tang Ning, who had initially thought he wouldn't lose it, immediately became anxious when she saw the apple was gone from his hand. "Hey, what are you doing? Why did you throw it? Where did you throw it? Was it here? Why can't I find anything? What are you doing? I..."
Before she could finish speaking, the bright red apple appeared in front of Tang Ning.
“We threw away the poisonous one earlier, and this one is no longer poisonous. Not only is it not poisonous, it’s also very sweet. I already tried one before I came. Want one?” Mu Sheng said with a smile.
Seeing this, Tang Ning was about to say no, but she was afraid that he would really throw it away, so she had no choice but to reach out and take it.
The moment she took it, her phone vibrated in her pocket.
She quickly pulled out her phone and looked at Mu Sheng in front of her, "I... my brother is urging me to go back, I have to go..."
"good."
Mu Sheng nodded with a smile.
Seeing this, in order to avoid worrying Ye Jinyan, Tang Ning answered his call first, told him that she would be back soon, and then started walking out with the apple in her hand. After taking only a few steps, she suddenly stopped.
"School doctor, will you come to see my performance tomorrow?"
"Of course, I've been your dance partner these past few days, so of course I have to go see you."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ning's eyes lit up immediately. "Then I'll head back now. Goodbye, school doctor!"
A short while later, Mu Sheng slowly walked up to the stands on the playground. He looked down and saw Tang Ning, who had been walking with small steps. He subconsciously turned around and glanced at her. Perhaps seeing that no one was around, he immediately raised the apple in his hand and started spinning it around. His ladylike walking posture was changed to a childlike hopping.
Watching Tang Ning's bouncy figure disappear into the distance, Mu Sheng's eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
What to do? He just can't bring himself to do it...
Mu Sheng's current favorability rating: 32.
Author's Note:
I won't make a move for now~~~ Hahaha, Mu is the school nurse, but for him right now, Tang Ning is the one who's the right one. As for Yin Yuqing, well, who does she count as?
Yin Yuqing: ...I hate it!
Haha, don't think about preventing Tang Ning from going on stage! She won't be unable to go on stage because everyone has prepared such great things. We can't let others have it for free. Most importantly, there's a super exciting scene on stage, it's so thrilling! I absolutely have to get Tang Bao on stage, hahaha!
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