On the day of the university’s welcome party, Tang Cuo was so nervous that he couldn’t eat for the entire day. He was actually very hungry, but after purchasing the meal, he stated that he couldn’t eat anything.
He Zhong saw that he had just eaten two bites of food and stopped eating. He stared at him and asked, “What’s the matter with you? Are you not well?”
Tang Cuo shook his head and set down his chopsticks, saying, “I’m so nervous I can’t eat, and when I do, I want to throw up.”
He Zhong held his chopsticks in his mouth as he wondered, “No, why are you nervous? It’s just a welcome party. You’ve performed so many times. Don’t be ridiculous. Hurry up and eat more, or how will you play the flute at night?”
Why is he nervous? Of course he is nervous that Tang Xu will come to see him perform.
Tang Cuo bitterly said, “I want to eat too, but I physically reject it.”
“Tsk, what then? What else would you like to eat?Go get some more?”
Tang Cuo looked around the cafeteria but couldn’t find anything he liked. There were a lot of people around at the time, and the noise made him lose his appetite even more. He shook his head and said, “No, it’s a waste to buy it. I’ll get a hot drink and have another piece of candy later.”
So He Zhong murmured and accompanied him to buy hot cocoa. The hot cocoa in the summer was already too sweet and greasy just by looking at it. Tang Cuo usually refuses to drink it. After a few sips, the stomach seemed to shrink into a ball, and the nervousness was greatly reduced. Originally, He Zhong said to go directly to the auditorium, but Tang Cuo reconsidered and asked him to go there first, and he returned to the dormitory before going.
“Why are you going back?”
Tang Cuo said, “Get the candy to eat.”
“Can’t you just go to the supermarket and buy it?” He Zhong pointed to the supermarket not far away and asked, “How far is the dormitory.”
“There’s nothing in the supermarket that I like,” Tang Cuo pushed He Zhong, “so go quickly; I’ll be there soon.”
That orange-flavoured candy has been stored for a long time. If it weren’t for today, it would perhaps just lay here and expire. Tang Cuo took out the candy from the depths of the drawer. The style of the candy paper has not changed in many years, and the fruit juice concentration is 80%. After removing the candy wrapper and putting it in his mouth, Tang Cuo’s first thought was not that the candy was delicious, but that he should go find WenYing again.
Back in the auditorium, He Zhong and Lu Hong were already seated in the front row on the left, watching the people on stage do the final rehearsal of lighting corrections. When He Zhong saw him appear at the door, he waved to him from a distance.
He Zhong threw a bag of food on his lap after just sitting down. “I just went to the supermarket to sweep it. See if you want to eat anything. For a while, you must add more energy and be cautious of shaky hands.”
Although He Zhong is careless, as a good friend, he is definitely qualified. Tang Cuo held the bag of things and looked at He Zhong with gratitude that he didn’t know how to express. The little look made He Zhong sigh twice. “Don’t look at me so affectionately. I’m straight.”
Several girls snickered.
Lu Hong pinched the manuscript and asked strangely, “Cuo, haven’t you eaten?”
“He said he was nervous. Take a look. You can see for yourself how much we value your work. You have to treat him to dinner, and it has to be a big meal. Bring me along.” He Zhong patted Lu Hong’s chest.
“Get lost.” Lu Hong pushed him aside, “I won’t invite you even if I invite Tang Cuo.”
The show began at seven o’clock, and the audience entered the venue at six o’clock. They were all holding the programme list and light sticks in their hands. Warm-up music was played. In such environments, everyone was in a good mood.
A group of them moved backstage with big bags and small bags. When they got there, the boys were stopped by two senior girls, who dragged them to the dressing room. Lu Hong struggled under the grip of a familiar senior sister: “It’s fine for girls to put on makeup; why do we have to!”
The senior sister restrained Lu Hong. “Do you realise how bright the lights on the stage are? When the light turns on, your entire face will be blurred, making it impossible to take clear photographs.” Then she cast a glance at Tang Cuo, who was sitting obediently by the side. “Where did you get the confidence to refuse to wear makeup like this? Take a look at your face. It is eight shades darker than Tang Cuo.”
“Damn it, Gu Tianle is also dark!”
The senior sister twisted his arm and said, “Don’t mention my male god. My male god is bronze; you are dark!”
In comparison to the other side, the senior sister who applied Tang Cuo’s makeup is simply a gentle angel. She gave him a primer. She couldn’t help pinching his face and sighed. “I don’t need to draw this one. I’ll give you a shade and make it more three-dimensional.”
Lu Hong was still wailing, “Damn, sister Xin, don’t draw eyeliner on me!”
“Can you be honest with me! This way, it is conspicuous!”
“I don’t want big eyes!!”
No matter how many times you have rehearsed in advance, how long you have spent preparing for the party, or how high-end the party will be, The scene backstage will always be completely different from the stage—extremely busy. People are constantly running around. Someone is always looking for something or someone. It can be said that the more wonderful the party, the more chaotic the backstage will be.
When the host called the curtain, Tang Cuo quietly stood behind the curtain and looked at the auditorium in front of him. The third, fourth, and fifth rows in the centre were reserved for teachers and guests. He could see Tang Xu at a glance among the faces hidden behind the light and darkness. He was wearing a black shirt today and leaned comfortably on his seat. There was a female teacher sitting next to him. Tang Cuo carefully tilted his head to the left to see clearly that it was a well-known English teacher. She turned to the side and spoke to Tang Xu. Tang Xu leaned over to listen politely. After a while, both of them laughed.
Tang Cuo retreated into the shadows. He lowered his head and poked his toes into the floor crack.
What’s so funny…
“Still nervous?” He Zhong came over at some point.
“Nervous,” Tang Cuo said quietly. From the moment he saw Tang Xu, he got even more nervous. For him, this performance should be said to be his first.
Their programme was ranked sixth, and the first round of audience interaction was interspersed after the first five programmes ended. Every campus party will have hard-won sponsors, and you must always give the sponsors’ products a chance to be on stage.
The method for selecting lucky audiences for this round is simple. There are no games like dialling the host’s phone number. The camera moves to the seats in the audience, the host says stop, and the zoomed-in lens locks on to a lucky audience member.
Tang Cuo seriously suspected that all of this was premeditated. How could it be such a coincidence that both Tang Xu and the female teacher were on stage?
Both the male and female hosts exclaimed, “Wow, the first place on our college’s list of male gods and goddesses has come up!”
From below, there were whistles and cheers. People were booing and shouting loudly and abruptly.
Tang Xu raised the microphone to his lips amidst laughter, “Hu Chengyi, I recognise your voice.”
So the boy who shouted just now howled again, “Brother Xu, I love you! Brother Xu, please let me go!”
The female host concluded with a smile, “Looking at the popularity of the two teachers, it is worthy of being the facade of our college.” After that, she turned to face the audience and asked, “How about fellow students? Are you surprised and happy? Do you not need to envy other people’s teachers in the future?”
“Yes!”
Tang Cuo remained in the darkness, while Tang Xu stood in the spotlight in the centre of the stage. Many people were cheering for him and shouting, “Teacher Tang is so handsome.” He can’t see Tang Xu’s expression, but he can imagine Tang Xu’s expression, it must be that helpless smile again.
There will always be many people who like him.
A dense coolness spread from the floor where the two were separating and struggled to wrap around his heart.
“CuoCuo ?”
He Zhong’s voice interrupted his uneasiness. He turned his head and saw that He Zhong was looking at him strangely.
“What are you thinking? You haven’t heard what I’ve been saying to you for a long time.”
“…nothing,” Tang Cuo replied, “What did you say to me?”
“Alas, you won’t be addicted to Teacher Liu’s flourishing beauty too, will you?… I said the interactive session is almost over, so come here and get ready to go on stage.
Tang Cuo responded and only then remembered that the English teacher’s surname was Liu; she was a famous beauty. He glanced back at the stage again, just as Liu Hui was turning her head to speak to the male host. He saw her face clearly.
It is indeed beautiful, but in his opinion, not as beautiful as she is.
ShiXi….
Tang Cuo clutched the flute, and his hands were trembling. It was really too bad that he thought of her before going on stage.
The white shirt Tang is wearing today was custom-made by his mother for his various performances at a high-end shop. The shirt was neatly buttoned at the top. It was a perfect fit, but he felt a little out of breath at the moment.
Several of them waited behind the second-fastest curtain. Tang Cuo was in first place at this time because of the space occupied by the stage. He was caught off guard when he met Tang Xu, who was about to step down from the left front of the stage.
When Tang Xu saw him, he immediately smiled with the corners of his lips up and mouthed, “Jiayou,”1加油 means cheer up or come on or fighting.as he walked.
On the side, Liu Hui noticed his movement, looked forward, and saw Tang Cuo holding the flute with a solemn expression. Tang Cuo didn’t notice her gaze and kept looking at the person beside her.
Tang Xu and Liu Hui returned to their seats as the lights dimmed. Tang Xu, who had been slouching on the back of the chair, sat up a little straighter this time. After thinking about it just now, she took the programme list and asked, “Students in the class you teach?”
Tang Xu nodded, “Not only,” and he raised his hand to tap a name on the programme list, “Our child.”
Liu Hui was surprised. “That’s right, relative, then I have to appreciate it.”
The lights were already about to turn on. Tang Xu smiled but did not say anything. He folded his hands and fixed his gaze on the stage.
In fact, he hasn’t inquired about Tang Cuo in the last few years, partly because he was relieved. and the other is because he was extremely busy. He expected Tang Cuo to become excellent in such a family, but when they met again, Tang Cuo’s excellence still surprised him. After all, when he sent Tang Cuo away, he was still a child who couldn’t even recite ancient poems and knew nothing.
The young boy in the white shirt lowered his eyes quietly and played the flute, each note fluttering just right. Tang Cuo, according to Tang Xu, is particularly suited to this deserted and melodious instrument.
The performance was smoother than Tang Cuo had imagined, and the applause at the end was even more enthusiastic than he had imagined. He finally looked towards Tang Xu with a sigh of relief before bowing. He saw Tang Xu applauding with a smile and moved his mouth when he saw him looking over. Tang Cuo could tell that it was a short word, but he didn’t know what it was.
But this was enough, when he bowed and bent down to take the curtain call, he finally breathed out. Because of the scene just now, it seemed that his hard work over so many years had been rewarded.
He felt a stomach ache after stepping down from the stage, and the large stone in his heart fell. He simply squatted on the ground and dismantled the flute, then took out a silver cleaning cloth and carefully wiped it before placing it in a box.
The screen of the phone that was placed on the ground lit up, and he picked it up. It was a message from Tang Xu.
“The performance was great. Although you are not an expert, you can hear that you play well.”
Tang Cuo sat on the floor clutching his stomach and tapped the screen.
He stopped after writing a thank you until the screen went dark again, and he couldn’t think of any other suitable words, so he had to resign himself to his fate and press send.
But to his surprise, Tang Xu’s massage soon came back.
“So were you being humble before?”
Ah, he doesn’t know how to reply again.
“No……”
“Do you want to come out and watch the show? There should be no seats in the back because there are a lot of people. The teacher next to me has left, leaving two empty seats.”
The School of Telecommunications’ evening parties are well organized. The first and second floors of the auditorium are always full, with people standing on the third floor behind.
Tang Cuo stared at the phone for a moment, then returned in a daze.
“No, I’m going to dinner.”
“Didn’t you eat dinner?”
“Um.”
“Just in time, I haven’t eaten either. I’ll take you to eat. I’ll meet you at the back door of the auditorium.”
Seeing the news of his coming back this time, Tang Cuo was stunned. Take him to eat? It may be because of hunger that the reflex arc has become longer.
After the brain finally received the message, Tang Cuo immediately jumped up from the ground and threw the flute to He Zhong, “I’ll leave first.” After speaking, he ignored the voice behind him and ran towards the toilet; he had to wash the makeup off his face!
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