Chapter 30 I Want to Be Here with You

This was the second time today that he had sent her home. When Shen Xinghe saw the light in the house, he said, "Your parents should be back. I won't go in."

Shen Xinghe took big steps. After he took a few steps, Lin Shuliang held onto the wall and called him, "Shen Xinghe, thank you for today."

"Don't just talk and don't practice. If you want to thank me, just take some practical actions. Talk alone is useless." Shen Xinghe said nonchalantly as he walked.

Lin Shuliang smiled and thought that she should thank him very much.

Cheng Lin came back, but her father still hadn't come back. When he saw her open the door, he hurried over and asked, "Is your father not with you?" When he looked behind her and saw no one, her mother asked.

"No. I didn't ask my dad to go with me. It just so happened that Shen Xinghe was free, so I asked him to go with me. Don't worry, we will complete the task successfully today." Lin Shuliang said with a smile.

Seeing her limping, Cheng Lin supported her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just fell on the stage."

Her mother's face turned ugly at that time. "It's all my fault. I wanted to call your father, but grandma's condition was critical and I was busy all day. Now I have to hire a nurse to stay inside so that I can go home. If I had gone with you, this would not have happened."

Her mother was a bit sentimental. She pretended to be unable to bear it, "Oh! It's okay. Besides, it was an accident on the stage. It has nothing to do with you. But, even so, your daughter still won the first place!"

Cheng Lin didn't react much to the news, but turned to get the medicine box. Shuliang told her that she had already got the medicine at the hospital, and she turned around to take the medicine and help Lin Shuliang apply it.

As she was applying the makeup, Lin Shuliang felt water droplets hitting her legs and realized that her mother was crying.

"Don't cry, why are you crying? I'm fine, really fine."

Her legs really look too sexy, mainly because they are too white.

"Shuliang, mom has never expected you to fly high or far. Dancing is your hobby and I fully support you. I'm happy for you if you get the honor. But I really don't like seeing you get hurt all the time. So what if you get first place? It must be very painful when you fall on the stage." Cheng Lin said while applying medicine, wiping her tears.

Lin Shuliang's eyes also turned red, "Mom." She never knew that her mother, who usually yelled at her, would cry because of her minor injuries. It turned out that she was so important in her mother's heart, a priceless treasure that could not be compared with anything else.

"What do you want to eat? Mom will make it for you." Cheng Lin put the medicine away.

"Have some hot milk. It will help you sleep better."

"Okay, wait, I'll bring it to you right away."

In the kitchen, Shuliang saw her mother still wiping her eyes with her hands. She must have been crying again.

Her heart felt both sad and warm. There were so many things she wanted to protect.

…

The next day, Cheng Lin insisted on sending her to school. When she met Shen Xinghe at the door, she took him with her.

"Xinghe, auntie hasn't thanked you properly for what happened yesterday. I'm sorry to always trouble you." Cheng Lin said.

"It's okay, Auntie."

"Well, I'll pick you up during this time, but Grandma Shuliang is in the hospital, so you may have to heat up the food you cook yourself. I have to make do with the hospital. You can eat at our house, just as a thank you from your aunt."

Shen Xinghe smiled and said, "Okay."

Monday is a new beginning.

During morning reading, Mr. Fu specially praised Lin Shuliang, saying that she won the first prize. Everyone in the class was excited and said they wanted to celebrate.

Lao Fu said mysteriously, "When everyone except Shuliang goes down for the break exercise, that will be the best celebration."

Lao Fu had mentioned before that Lin Shuliang had injured her foot, but no one said anything when she didn't go down.

Lin Shuliang had no idea what Lao Fu meant, so she just waited for the physical exercises to reveal the answer.

Exercises during class breaks.

Lin Shuliang was sitting outside the classroom, and it was Luo Yun who considerately helped her carry her clothes out, saying that this would make it easier for her to hear the sounds below.

It started with the usual flag-raising ceremony, but when the principal came to arrange work, his speech was a little different from usual.

At the end, he said, "This is our work schedule for this week. Don't be too quick to applaud, it's not over yet. Next, I have a happy announcement. Lin Shuliang from our senior class 18 won first prize in the national dance competition yesterday! She won the first prize with her outstanding performance in the competition, and received a perfect score! Today, some local TV stations came to me and said they wanted to interview her. I declined, thinking that students should be less exposed to these aspects.

But Lin Shuliang’s award is well-deserved! Here, I specifically commend her. Let us celebrate her with warm applause!”

All the teachers and students in the school applauded together, and the sound was like thunder, echoing over the entire campus.

Lin Shuliang felt tears in her eyes when she heard these words. It is a kind of happiness to get recognition from others!

She wanted to rub her eyes, but a piece of paper appeared in front of her. She looked up and saw Shen Xinghe.

"Why didn't you go to the playground?"

Shen Xinghe said nothing. When the crowd below began to disperse and the noise became particularly loud, he spoke, "Because I want to stay here with you."

Lin Shuliang didn't hear this.