Chapter 33 Courage
"Push your hips, a little harder, push up instead of twisting outwards, sit back."
In the activity room, Chen Bailing corrected Chen Huaijin's movements bit by bit in front of the mirror.
Every noon this week, they would go to the activity room to practice, and Jiang Zhao and Lu Qihua were able to master the movements quickly.
Only Chen Huaijin could never learn it.
Lu Qihua was reading a book, 1984 by George Will. Jiang Zhao sat on the floor, hugging her legs, watching Chen Bailing teach Chen Huaijin.
Chen Huaijin studied very seriously, but her limbs seemed to have just been assembled together. She would move on to the next movement after memorizing it. Chen Bailing broke down several times, but she didn't want to say anything harsh, so she could only demonstrate again and again and then correct her.
Finally, Chen Bailing collapsed to the ground: "I can't do it anymore."
Chen Huaijin was very embarrassed: "How about I go back and practice on my own?"
"No, no." Chen Bailing said, "The competition will be next week. We'll go over it again later. I'll take a break first."
At this moment, the glass door of the activity room suddenly opened.
The one who came in was Lin Chongyang.
Seeing Lin Chongyang, Chen Bailing's face instantly turned cold.
Lu Qihua and Chen Huaijin were confused, so Jiang Zhao could only break the silence and ask, "Squad Leader, is there anything wrong?"
Lin Chongyang licked his lips and said, "I'll join you."
“Oh…ah?”
As expected of the squad leader, Jiang Zhao thought, he shocked the entire audience the moment he opened his mouth.
Lin Chongyang picked up the flower ball he had been practicing on the ground and said, "Really join in, I'm not kidding."
Chen Bailing turned her face away, and Lu Qihua and Chen Huaijin also sensed something was wrong.
Lu Qihua refused: "We have already finished training."
Let Lin Chongyang go like this?
The squad leader finally made up his mind to reconcile, and he couldn't just leave.
Jiang Zhao put on a mean face and said, "Our cheerleading team is very strict. Not everyone can join. We need to be tested."
Lin Chongyang immediately understood: "The assessment is easy to say, just wait and see."
He shouted, "Give me some Muzeik!"
It only took Jiang Zhao one second to choose the song that best suited Lin Chongyang - Gangnam Style.
When the opening music sounded, Lin Chongyang instantly got into the mood, dancing the horse dance while holding a bouquet.
Jiang Zhao didn't expect Lin Chongyang to really dance. He bit his lip tightly, wanting to laugh but finding it unfunny.
When the rap started, Lin Chongyang twisted his waist and danced a striptease. He pulled down the zipper of his school uniform, closed his eyes and looked like he was enjoying it.
Jiang Zhao finally couldn't help but laughed out loud. Lu Qihua, Chen Huaijin and Lin Chongyang didn't have much contact, and they still had a "nerd" filter for him. Now, under the contrast, he laughed so hard that he fell down.
Chen Bailing couldn't hold back her expression any longer and burst out laughing.
Seeing Chen Bailing smile, Lin Chongyang danced even harder. He walked towards Jiang Zhao and the others with a cat-like gait, holding the bouquet and humming along with the music.
Jiang Zhao was so disgusted by him that he wanted to scream.
She once thought that she could barely be considered a "cheerful and outgoing" person, but she still pales in comparison to Lin Chongyang.
Lin Chongyang is simply a social terrorist and has no idea how to write the word shame.
Chen Bailing had completely forgotten that she and Lin Chongyang were still in a cold war. She got up and grabbed Jiang Zhao to escape.
When Lin Chongyang danced the bouquet across Jiang Zhao and Chen Bailing's faces, Chen Bailing finally raised her hands in surrender: "Stop dancing."
When Lin Chongyang stopped, Jiang Zhao was still laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe.
"Did I pass?" Lin Chongyang asked.
Chen Bailing spoke first: "No, it's too disgusting."
Lin Chongyang sighed pretentiously, but Chen Bailing spoke to him, and his goal had been achieved: "You really don't know what's good. My program was well received at our class's New Year's Eve party."
Chen Bailing: "If I don't give you a good review, I'm afraid you'll keep jumping."
After Lin Chongyang left, Chen Bailing continued to pull Chen Huaijin to practice.
Unexpectedly, with Lin Chongyang going crazy, Chen Huaijin dared to jump a lot more, and his movements became smoother and more standard.
It's a blessing in disguise.
Jiang Zhao sent a WeChat message to Luo Yan.
Jiang: We're reconciled!!
Jiang: How did you do that?
Jiang: You don’t know how hard the monitor works.
Jiang: I feel like I was just being chased by a chainsaw massacre
Jiang: It’s terrible.
After a while, a message popped up on the other side.
Luo Yan: Want to know?
Jiang Zhao sent a nodding expression.
Luo Yan: Secret.
Jiang: ...
It seems that her deskmate has something on the class monitor.
It was almost time for afternoon classes when a few people finished their training.
We made an appointment to go to the mall together on Saturday to buy cheerleading clothes.
On the way back to the classroom, Chen Bailing couldn't help but ask Jiang Zhao, "Zhao Zhao, did you know that the class monitor was coming today?"
"I don't know." Jiang Zhao thought about it and chose to tell her frankly: "But I asked Luo Yan to persuade him, and it seems that it was because of what he said."
Chen Bailing was not angry or surprised. She took Jiang Zhao's arm and said, "Have I been affecting you these days?"
She is not a fool. Ever since she and Lin Chongyang had a cold war, Jiang Zhao rarely spoke to Lin Chongyang when she was around.
What's more, they used to always eat with Lin Chongyang and others, but now they have to pretend to be strangers in the cafeteria.
"No." Jiang Zhao said softly, "I just think it's a pity to miss a friend because of a momentary incident."
Because of a joke, a wrong word, or a missed appointment, they get angry, unwilling to talk to the other party, or even break up completely.
Obviously both parties are reluctant, but because of "dignity" and fear of being rejected, they don't want to be the first person to speak.
They are all waiting for the other party to give themselves a way out.
You can only miss it.
After a few years, you will regret the past.
But the courage that grows with time is not enough to bridge the long separation.
So I could only walk further and further away and continue to sigh.
Why did I miss it?
You could say it's for the sake of face, you could say it's because he's stubborn enough, or you could say he's just timid.
Chen Bailing took Jiang Zhao's arm and sighed, "I actually think I went a little too far. It was just a joke. There's no need to argue for so many days."
And she also saw that day that Lin Chongyang really fell.
It's just that he was too mean-spirited. Chen Bailing only felt guilty for a moment, and then she became so angry that she didn't want to pay any attention to him.
"He was the one who made the inappropriate joke first." Jiang Zhao held Chen Bailing's hand: "You can be angry, but you can't sulk, otherwise you will regret it."
Chen Bailing nodded.
When they arrived at the classroom, it was not yet time for class. Chen Bailing knocked on Lin Chongyang's desk and said, "Class monitor, come out for a moment."
Two people go out.
Luo Yan asked: "What did you tell her?"
Jiang Zhao turned his head and smiled, "Secret."
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