Chapter 45 Opera "Are you afraid that someone will be jealous and angry?"...
When Tian Ruan got off the bus, he held his schoolbag and carefully observed the cloudless blue sky. The thunder that had just fallen seemed like an illusion.
But the reactions of the students around him told him that it was not an illusion. Everyone stretched their necks to look up at the sky, and stared in amazement at the library building where the broadcasting room was located.
There is smoke coming out of the roof.
“…”
"Do you want me to take you there?" Yu Jingmo asked in a calm voice.
Tian Ruan has become the focus of the whole school. Yu Jingmo sends him to the classroom again because he thinks he can't steal the limelight from the main character? Then the next thunder will definitely hit him on the head.
"No need." Tian Ruan closed the car door and said, "Mr. Yu, go to work."
Yu Jingmo: "I'll pick you up after school."
Tian Ruan quickly blended into the crowd. As the saying goes, the law does not hold everyone responsible. Even if the thunder strikes, it will take the surroundings into consideration.
When passing by the statue of Emperor Wenchang, Tian Ruan stopped and clasped his hands together to worship devoutly, muttering to himself: "God, if you want to strike, strike Director Hu, but don't strike me, I am innocent."
As he said this, he took a coin from his pocket and threw it into the fountain.
After making the wish, Tian Ruan felt a little relieved and went to the classroom.
As soon as he entered the classroom, he received the attention of more than 20 classmates, including Yu Shang.
"...Tian Ruan, you're here." A female classmate greeted.
But no one came closer, and the space around Tian Ruan's desk became much larger.
Tian Ruan: “?”
A bolt of lightning struck the broadcasting room, causing rumors to spread - why was Director Hu struck by lightning while broadcasting? It must be because two people were mentioned.
One is Lu Qiuyan and the other is Tian Ruan.
Lu Qiuyan is cursed with "anyone who gets close to him will turn into a eunuch", and Tian Ruan got second place in the grade for the first time. It's very strange. There is a god above our heads. One of them must be protected by the god of bad luck, and the other by the god of literature.
This happened after morning reading. Wang Weiqi, with his talent and courage, asked Tian Ruan to borrow his homework and told him about it.
Tian Ruan was speechless. If he was really blessed by Wenquxing, how could he die before taking the college entrance examination? As a person, you should be down-to-earth and not be suspicious...even though he himself doesn't believe this.
But it’s also good. With the false reputation of “being blessed by gods and Buddhas”, at least no one will ask me questions for the time being.
Therefore, even if Tian Ruan was closer to Yu Shang, in the eyes of others, it was because of their marriage relationship - Tian Yuan was Tian Ruan's brother, and in terms of seniority, Tian Ruan was Yu Shang's uncle.
Of course, no one dared to make fun of the student council president.
Tian Ruan was very busy during lunch break that day.
The reason was that the opera club was about to perform on stage and was busy training.
"When is the performance?" Tian Ruan asked.
"Tomorrow," said Yevgeny.
"..." Tian Ruan didn't believe it, "Are you kidding?"
"No, this is your script. I'll give you a leave this afternoon, so hurry up and rehearse." Yevgeny stuffed a thick script into Tian Ruan's hands.
It's so thick that it would take Tian Ruan a long time to type it on the computer, let alone memorize it. He suspected that he was being targeted.
"What role do I play?" Tian Ruan asked with the last glimmer of hope. If it was a minor supporting role with only one or two lines, he would be happy to perform.
Yevgeny: “You are the heroine.”
Tian Ruan: "?? Female lead?"
"That's right~" Yevgeni crossed his arms and spun around, gazing at Tian Ruan affectionately, "And I am your leading man."
The next second, Tian Ruan threw the script in Yevgeny's face and said, "No."
"The heroine only has twenty lines."
"Let me think about it." Tian Ruan picked up the script and read it briefly.
The script is original and the content is very simple. It is called "Stars and Sea". It tells the story of the protagonist Haier, a young man from a fishing village, who has a fiancée named Stella Lou. One day, Haier is going out to sea...
Tian Ruan: "...Do you really want to use these two names?"
Yevgeny: "Their names fit the theme, Stars and Sea, don't they?"
Tian Ruan read the entire script with a bit of distraction. The heroine's lines were indeed pitifully few. "Okay. But I have a request."
In opera, it is not uncommon for men to dress as women or women to dress as men. As long as the performance is good, they can still earn the audience's applause and tears.
"Just ask for anything you want," Yevgeny said in surprise.
"Turning your fiancée into your childhood sweetheart."
"Why?" Yevgeny asked sharply, "Are you afraid that someone will get jealous and angry?"
Tian Ruan: "...Don't talk nonsense, I just think it's more reasonable to change it this way. If you don't want to change it, forget it."
Yevgeny sighed: "Childhood sweethearts are fine, but you have to wear a skirt."
Tian Ruan was puzzled: "Why did you choose me to play the leading female role? It's too strange. I think Yu Ti is very good."
"I originally wanted her to play the female lead, but she insisted on the role of 'Flower Fairy'. She felt that the female lead had no sense of existence and was too much of a tool."
Tian Ruan likes to be a tool. "I have another request, don't reveal my name during the performance."
At least he saw that Mrs. Du looked different with makeup than without makeup, which shows that if he put on makeup, he would definitely look different from his usual self. He wanted to save some face, so he could just dress like a woman.
Tian Ruan spent the next half day rehearsing.
After Yu Ti arrived, she complained to Tian Ruan and whispered, "Uncle, you didn't even come to play with me during the entire holiday!"
Tian Ruan: "I was on a business trip with Mr. Yu and was kidnapped in the United States. Do you want to play with me?"
Yu Ti: "...Forget it. As expected, there are many dangers around my uncle."
Then she gossiped with glee: "My second grandfather was sent to a nursing home. I heard that he had a fight with an old man in there, and the old man threw a basin of feces and urine on him in the middle of the night."
Tian Ruan: "...I don't want to know this, let's rehearse."
After school in the afternoon, Yu Ti's voice was sore from yelling. In comparison, Tian Ruan, who had only a few lines, looked radiant. Yu Ti felt a little regretful, but thinking about how she could shine in tomorrow's performance, she happily jumped around on the stage again.
Tian Ruan was so bored that she took a video and sent it to Yu Jingmo.
Tian Ruan: We have a performance tomorrow, we are rehearsing.
Yu Jingmo: Is this Yu Ti? Dressed like a peacock.
Tian Ruan: She is a flower fairy.
Yu Jingmo: I’ll come to support you tomorrow.
Tian Ruan: No need, it’s just a small fight.
Yu Jingmo didn't reply. Principal Li had invited him in advance during the short holiday and had already reserved time - if Tian Ruan did not participate, he would decline.
After school in the afternoon, Tian Ruan got into the Maybach as usual and said, "I want to go see my mother."
"Which mother?"
"…the one at the hospital."
The driver drove to the hospital. Tian Ruan picked up a dozen big apples, a dozen oranges and bananas, and a box of strawberries from the fruit stall next to the hospital.
These are fruits that ordinary people can afford, and Sha Meijuan will be more likely to accept them if given to her.
The last time Tian Ruan came to tidy up the cupboards in the ward, he found that only one or two of the dozen boxes of supplements sent by the Yu family had been opened. Sha Meijuan was always embarrassed to eat it and asked Tian Ruan to take it back.
Tian Ruan didn't move. After Sha Meijuan was discharged from the hospital, she would need to take care of her body, and these supplements would be useful.
He originally had only one small wish, which was to divorce Yu Jingmo three years later and use the money to support Sha Meijuan while going to school. Now that he has become the youngest son of the Du family, and has an ambiguous relationship with Yu Jingmo, everything has become complicated.
Tian Ruan could only let things take their course and take things one step at a time.
The TV in the ward was playing a clichéd family ethics drama, in which the mother-in-law made things difficult for her daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law had been aggrieved for years and finally rose up in resistance. However, she eventually reconciled with her cowardly and inactive husband, and the family was reunited - it could be called a real-life horror drama.
Of course, Tian Ruan couldn't deprive Sha Meijuan of her few hobbies, and she really had nothing to do.
Seeing Tian Ruan coming, Sha Meijuan was delighted: "Xiao Yuan, come here."
She took out the peanut candy she bought from the hospital supermarket from the cabinet and said, "You loved eating this when you were a kid. Try it and see if it tastes the same as before."
Tian Ruan ate a piece of peanut candy and his cheeks bulged slightly.
Sha Meijuan smiled and said, "Is it delicious?"
Tian Ruan nodded and peeled an orange for her, "Mom, was I ever lost when I was a kid?"
Sha Meijuan was stunned: "Why do you think of asking this?"
"Nothing, just asking."
Yu Jingmo glanced at Tian Ruan and sat aside in silence.
Sha Meijuan did not doubt it for a while, and after thinking for a while, she said, "It is true. When you were just over a month old, you stayed in the nursery of the hospital because you were weak. Later, you cried loudly, and your father said you were bored, so he took you out for a walk."
Tian Ruan: "And then?"
Sha Meijuan fell into reminiscence, "Then your father, that rough guy, had to go to the toilet, so he put you in the flower bed outside. As a result, when he came out to pee, he was shocked. The child was gone."
Tian Ruan was terrified, as if that was really about him, "And then?"
"Then... he looked everywhere, and he actually found you, in the nursery. Maybe a nurse took you back. Every child born in the hospital has their name and nursery bed number tied to their wrist."
Tian Ruan nodded, "That's good."
Sha Meijuan smiled thankfully: "Luckily you didn't lose it, otherwise I would be heartbroken for the rest of my life."
After coming out of the hospital, Tian Ruan was still a little dazed. When he stepped on the stairs, his body lost weight and tilted. Yu Jingmo was quick to grab him and prevented him from falling.
The cold woody scent invaded her nostrils. Tian Ruan came back to her senses and found herself completely leaning in Yu Jingmo's arms. She quickly stood up and said, "Thank you..."
Yu Jingmo's eyebrows remained calm, "What are you thinking about?"
"nothing."
How could Tian Ruan say that he suspected that the child that Tian's father took away was him, the child who disappeared from this world twenty years ago was him, and the one who remained in this world was Tian Yuan. That would be completely exposed.
Yu Jingmo didn't ask any more questions. He was waiting for the day when Tian Ruan would speak up.
The next day, Tian Ruan attended classes as usual in the morning, and went to the school auditorium after lunch.
Deyin’s auditorium is comparable to Suzhou’s Xicheng Grand Theater. It has a separate venue in the back mountain that is large enough to accommodate all the teachers and students in the school. However, the Great Hall is not often opened and is only used during important cultural performances and speeches.
Tian Ruan was shocked as soon as he entered. The interior decoration could only be described as "magnificent" and "splendid". There are two floors in total.
The top is arc-shaped, with a huge crystal chandelier hanging in the middle, surrounded by circles of golden "small windows", and each window has a mural.
All the seats were covered with red velvet, the floor was black and gold marble, only the stage was covered with wooden floors, the dark red curtain was hung with golden threads, a grand piano was placed in one corner, and there were more than a dozen musical instruments available for playing backstage.
Tian Ruan exclaimed: "How arrogant."
Yu Ti had obviously seen the world and said, "That's totally different. When I was traveling in Europe, the whole church was a musical instrument."
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"What's your name? I forgot." Yu Ti pulled Tian Ruan to change clothes, "Uncle, I'll put on makeup for you."
Tian Ruan expressed doubt: "Can you do it?"
Yu Ti said shamelessly: "Although I don't wear makeup very often, I still know how to do it."
In the backstage dressing room, Yu Ti was applying makeup to Tian Ruan. When Tian Ruan opened her eyes, a female ghost with a flushed face, thick purple eyeshadow, and fiery red lips appeared in the mirror.
Tian Ruan: “…”
Yu Ti: "Something seems to be wrong."
Tian Ruan: "It's not that something is wrong, it's that everything is wrong. You have a deep misunderstanding of what 'knowing how to put on makeup' means."
Unexpectedly, Yevgeny came in and praised her highly: "She is so beautiful! She is exactly the heroine in my mind!"
Tian Ruan: “…………”
Yu Ti was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes: "The captain really understands!"
When the others finished putting on their makeup, Tian Ruan was no longer surprised why Yevgeny looked so strange, because the others also put on heavy makeup, as if they were participating in cosplay.
Tian Ruan put on a purple wig and a purple princess dress, and her whole body glowed purple, living up to the name Stella Lou.
At 3:15 in the afternoon, the Great Hall was packed with people.
The best viewing seats on the second floor are occupied by leaders in suits and ties. Among them are Principal Li and Yu Jingmo. To their left were the school and city leaders, and then the Yu family members.
On the right are various high-level executives in the business district, including the Du family and the Student Union.
The auditorium was not as noisy as before. The students all sat down properly and spoke in whispers for fear of disturbing the bigwigs above.
How can a school drama troupe invite so many big names?
They guessed that many people came uninvited mainly out of respect for Yu Jingmo.
The students of Deyin suddenly felt a huge pressure. As they were from an aristocratic school, they had to behave decently.
But why doesn’t Yu Jingmo have a “wife” by his side?
Only a few people know that Yu Jingmo's wife is about to perform on stage -
Principal Li smiled and said, "Children nowadays are multi-talented. I believe Tian Ruan will surprise us."
Yu Jingmo: “Yeah.”
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