In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday.
"Chenchen, when you get home at night, be sure to close the windows and lock the door! Don't open the door no matter who knocks! And you said you didn't want to go to your third aunt's house..."
Before leaving, Ren Surong was still worried and gave Du Chen some advice.
"Don't worry, Mom. I'm not a child! Besides, you'll be back tomorrow, it's just one day! I'll have to go to another city to study in college. Sooner or later, I'll have my own life. It's no big deal!"
Seeing his worried mother, Du Chen tried hard to comfort her.
"Also, don't watch TV too late at night. Go to bed early, okay?"
"Okay, Mom, I don't watch TV. You haven't seen me watching TV before, so don't worry!"
"Okay, wife, are you still worried, second brother? Let's go. If we don't leave now, we won't reach Longcheng by noon!"
Comrade Lao Du said to Ren Surong.
"That's right, Mom, don't worry. Dad, drive slowly on the road, there's no rush anyway!"
Du Chen spoke to Comrade Lao Du again.
Du Chen and his family came downstairs, and Lao Ding's family was waiting there.
"Brother, Sister Miaomiao, I wish you good grades! Also, don't let them drink! Especially drinking and driving, you must stop it!"
Du Chen casually said to Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao that whenever Comrade Du and Comrade Ding get together, they basically have a drink.
"Don't worry, Chenchen!"
Ding Miaomiao said to Du Chen.
"Mom and Dad, Uncle Ding, Aunt Xiaojia, I'm going to school now! Have a good trip, too!"
Du Chen greeted the two adults, put on his guitar and walked towards the school.
"Then let's go too!"
Comrade Lao Du and Lao Ding checked the luggage and found that nothing was missing, so they got in the car and prepared to set off.
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As soon as Du Chen arrived at the school gate, he saw Li Qiang and Zhao Pengfei standing together. Li Qiang called his name and waved to him.
"You guys just arrived too?"
Du Chen asked Li Qiang and looked at Zhao Pengfei. Zhao Pengfei's face was pale and there was some lipstick on his mouth. It was obvious that he was wearing makeup.
"Yeah, I saw you right after I got to the door, and you were the most conspicuous thing with the guitar on your back."
Li Qiang said to Du Chen with a smile on his face that he didn't have to make up classes today, and he could also watch the school anniversary and have snacks and drinks. As a student, Li Qiang was naturally very happy.
"Hey, someone as outstanding as me will always be the brightest star in the crowd!"
Du Chen also said to Li Qiang with a smile.
"Hey, Zhao Pengfei, you're not acting like yourself today! Why don't you say a word?"
Du Chen asked Zhao Pengfei curiously. Usually, Zhao Pengfei would have joined in the chattering, but today, from the moment they met until now, Zhao Pengfei hadn't said a word.
"Look at me like this, am I in the mood to talk?"
Zhao Pengfei glanced at Du Chen and asked Du Chen weakly.
"Hahaha, Zhao Pengfei, I think he's quite pretty. Look, his face is white, his lips are red, he looks like a New Year picture doll!"
Li Qiang couldn't help but smile at this time and laughed at Zhao Pengfei.
"If you think it looks good, I'll ask my mom to draw one for you too! Besides, if you think it looks good, then why are you smiling so happily now?"
Zhao Pengfei stared at Li Qiang expressionlessly and questioned him.
"Haha, I'm sorry, I really couldn't help it, haha..."
At first, Li Qiang looked serious, but later he couldn't help laughing happily again.
"Human beings' joys and sorrows are always different..."
Du Chen pretended silently on the side.
"Hahaha, that makes sense!"
Li Qiang loves to laugh today. He wants to laugh every time he speaks a few words.
"Li Qiang, stop laughing! I'm so depressed! Dancing is fine, but why did my mom insist on putting makeup on me? Is putting on lipstick even okay? I didn't even dare to look up the whole way!"
Zhao Pengfei expressed his dissatisfaction to Du Chen and Li Qiang in a somewhat manic manner.
"Your mother isn't here anyway, so why don't you just go to the bathroom and wash it off?"
Du Chen thought Zhao Pengfei was stupid. Now that no one was in charge, he could just wash it off.
"My mom is coming over to watch my performance later!"
Zhao Pengfei said to Du Chen and the others in a dull tone.
Du Chen and Li Qiang looked at each other, both at a loss for words.
"Du Chen, why are you guys silent?"
Zhao Pengfei asked Du Chen and Li Qiang.
"Ah, there's nothing to say. Let's go and move the chairs to the classroom first. Look, everyone is going to the playground one after another. Let's go quickly too!"
Du Chen found a random excuse to end the current conversation.
When they arrived at the classroom, many classmates had already moved their chairs and were ready to go to the playground. Du Chen and a few others returned to their seats, moved their chairs, and followed the group outside.
When we arrived at the playground, the head teacher was already waiting there, arranging for each student to put up their chairs and wait for the school anniversary.
"Du Chen, are you and Zhao Pengfei ready?"
Seeing that everyone had almost finished their arrangements, the head teacher walked over to Du Chen and asked him.
"Teacher, I'm ready, and Zhao Pengfei is ready too."
"That's great. Let's go and wait backstage. Your show seems to be pretty early, right?"
The head teacher asked Du Chen.
"Yes, teacher. Zhao Pengfei and I are the ninth to perform."
During the rehearsal a few days ago, Du Chen and his friends had already arranged the program. Although it was called a rehearsal, they only sang the songs twice. The teacher thought there were no problems with the songs and approved them.
Du Chen called out to Zhao Pengfei, and the two of them walked towards the backstage.
"Du Chen, what should I do? I'm a little nervous now!"
Zhao Pengfei called Du Chen and spoke to him with a trembling voice.
"What are you afraid of? You'll get stabbed if you stick your head out, and you'll get stabbed if you hide your head! Besides, no one else knows you except those in our class. What's there to be afraid of in front of a bunch of strangers?"
Du Chen encouraged Zhao Pengfei, although it didn't have much effect.
"I'm not afraid even if they know me. It's precisely because they're all strangers that I'm nervous, okay?"
Hearing Du Chen's encouragement, Zhao Pengfei felt even more nervous.
"It's okay, it's okay. Don't look down at the people below when you're on stage. Just focus on your own things!"
"Du Chen, aren't you scared or nervous?"
Zhao Pengfei swallowed his saliva and looked at Du Chen with a calm expression. He was very envious of Du Chen's mentality.
"Why are you so nervous? You will be the center of attention on the stage anyway!"
Du Chen's words made Zhao Pengfei's face fall.
"Dear school leaders and teachers, hello everyone..."
Zhao Pengfei wanted to say something, but the school celebration had already started on the stage in front, and two high school seniors had begun to announce the show.
"Du...Du Chen, I...I want to go to the bathroom!"
Du Chen was just about to peek backstage to see the stage when Zhao Pengfei called him. Du Chen turned around and saw that Zhao Pengfei's face was pale.
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