Chapter 138: When You're There
In Yolanda's Bar, Lu Jingying and others are celebrating the successful convening of the long-prepared exhibition with a group of backbones of the University Town Organizing Committee, including David.
"First drink to David!"
In order to allow Lu Jingying and others to easily mobilize various human and material resources to fund the art exhibition in a university town where they are not familiar with their lives, David, who is the president of the International Student Exchange Association, is naturally indispensable to the credit of the saddle before and after the horse.
Lu Jingying followed everyone to raise the wine glass, and symbolically took a sip of the colorful liquid, which was like a juice-like sweetness mixed with a hint of wine spicy, just like the college students present who had not yet faded their childish appearance, a heart eager to move closer to maturity.
Noise, noise, Ye Jing has never brought me to this kind of place, different from the pet shop, different from the dessert shop, and even more different, her favorite model shop......
It's a completely different place from the world she gave it......
Is it because I didn't have time to accompany Ye Jing in the end? Now my mind is full of her stupid appearance of stepping on sneakers and carrying a backpack......
"Is it delicious?" Davy naturally found a reason to stay close to the girl's ear because of the crowd at the bar, "this cherry-flavored cocktail is the signature ...... here."
"Hmm......" Lu Jingying instinctively sat back and nodded slightly, although she didn't continue to talk, but for a beautiful girl like her, boys wouldn't mind her indifference.
"This store is the most highly rated in the neighborhood, and the white-collar workers who work around it often pick it up for parties......" The noisy atmosphere in the bar made Lu Jingying feel inexplicably excited when he sat next to him, and he looked for topics from time to time. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that David has a good impression of Lu Jingying, and at the same time, they all agree that with David's conditions, he does have that qualification.
But......
For now, Lu Jingying still belongs to the Academy of Fine Arts after all.
"Davy~~" Pony and Lian stood up in unison, patted David's shoulder with a wine glass, attracted his attention, and also made Lu Jingying breathe a sigh of relief, "To you~~"
David, who was talking to Lu Jingying, was a little confused by the two Cheng Biting Jin, who were killed halfway, and just clinked glasses with them blankly.
"Thanks to you this time, otherwise there would be no such exhibition~~" Xiao Ma and Xiao Lian said compliments, in fact, they were just a little unaccustomed to the natural look when David accosted Lu Jingying, "This is what we owe, if you want to help next time, just speak!"
"Oh~~" A bold statement, stimulated by a little alcohol, became more and more angry, David was affected by it, and drank the beer with them in one gulp, and then said happily, "It's easy to say, you came from afar, and you should help!"
"What did you say~~" The students from several other college towns who came with David grabbed the topic, "There is just something, David, can you tell them?"
"This ......" David swallowed cold water, as if he had suppressed the strength of the wine together, and his eyes suddenly brightened a lot, "It's not good......
"Uh, what's the matter?" asked Qin Jing, too, "Everyone is friends, don't be so outside." ”
"Yes, yes~~" Wenwen said helpfully, "If there is anything that can help, you must try your best~~"
"That's right...... Davy sniffed and said, "The International Student Exchange Conference is preparing a stage play, the content is the popular story of Romeo and Juliet, which was originally given to the international students of the International Department to play the starring role, but considering this, it has become the self-entertainment of the international students again, and they hope that more students from this side will participate in the performance, and it is even better to play the main role......"
"And then?" asked Pony, "Do you want us to join the show?"
"That's what it means...... Davy snapped his fingers, "Maybe you don't know much about our school, but you understand that because of the low salary, few people like this kind of performance are willing to do it, so I have to do everything possible to attract some foreign aid to expand the cast team......"
"Acting in a stage play!" Wenwen looked excited, "Okay, okay, anyway, we have to bother here for a while, if we can catch up with the performance time, I'm happy to participate~~"
Compared with the girls, on the boys' side, Pony and Lien's enthusiasm is not so high, but because of what they just said, they had to reluctantly agree to participate in the performance.
David thanked them for their support while staring at Lu Jingying, but she didn't say anything after waiting for a long time, so David had to open his mouth first.
"That...... Lu Jingying...... Can you star in Juliet?"
"Poof~~" Everyone almost didn't squirt, "Really?
"Me?" Lu Jingying looked surprised, "I...... I don't have any stage acting experience, what should I do if I mess up?"
"Well, that's actually the thing...... Davy said, "Actually, your recent appearance at the art exhibition has also caused a lot of conversation on campus, so I want to use your popularity to add some influence to the event this time......
The boys present all praised it, it is true that if Lu Jingying starred, they would have to buy tickets to see this Juliet, who may be the most beautiful appearance ever. However, there is a key problem......
"Who's going to play Romeo?" asked somebody.
Who else could there be, everyone naturally knew it, and then they suddenly realized that for a long time, what kind of medicine is sold in David's kid's gourd......
"It's a couple......"
"Are you trying to blind the audience? It's so jealous!"
David responded with everyone's jokes with a sneer, and glanced at Lu Jingying's reaction with a sneer. I saw that the girl was still sitting there tepidly, only her brows seemed to be slightly tightened.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" David pushed and suppressed a kind of heckling, and said solemnly, "Romeo's actor is still to be determined, and basically it won't be me, I have to be in charge of stage preparation, and I can't spare time to rehearse, so I ......"
"Wow~~" Everyone sighed for a while, but they could hear that there was also a little schadenfreude mixed with it, maybe it was for Lu Jingying, or it was for David......
Arguments, speculations, whispers from those around you......
Lu Jingying suddenly felt so nervous, and in the wine glass in her hand, the warm liquid became darker and darker, and it was as red as blood......
"Oops!" Qin Jing suddenly shouted, "It's miserable, today our counselor said that we would call for ward rounds later!"
"You can forget this kind of thing? What now? No one answers the phone in the dormitory!"
"Hmm?" Lu Jingying suddenly stood up from her seat, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, and could see the refreshing and intoxicating pink color of the cocktail in the glass again, "Well, I'll go back and wait for the phone first, right?"
"Uh, now?" the lament was still extraordinarily sincere, "Well, it's not good......
"Or ...... We ......" Qin Qing pursed her lips, and for a while she really didn't have the consciousness of closing the stall and leaving.
"No need, you can continue to play...... Lu Jingying excused herself, "I'...... I'm just a little tired and want to go back and rest first......"
"Okay...... Then I'm ......" David bracked his arm and tried to stand up, but was hit by a wave of dizziness, and then he regretted that he and Pony had drunk too much beer.
Seeing that David was a little drunk, Lu Jingying didn't say anything, didn't even say goodbye to the people present one by one, and walked towards the door as if she was fleeing.
"How...... What's wrong?" a table of people looked at each other, wondering why the place was upsetting her, "I...... Did we say something wrong?"
"It's nothing...... "Qinqing stood up and played a round for Lu Jingying, "Our little princess Lu Jingying is like this, when she thinks of doing something, she can't care about anything else, it's always been like this, in fact, it's not unhappy, come on, let's continue!"
When Lu Jingying pushed the door, the fresh and cool fresh air outside the house instantly took away the faint flush on her cheeks, although it was a cold breeze that was transparent to her clothes, it unexpectedly made people feel at ease, as if the whole trance heart was chilled, and it was even more because of ......
Unexpectedly, on the street across from the bar, at a glance, I saw her......
Outside, in the drizzle, under the dim street lamp, the child waited there with a backpack and a pair of sneakers, rubbing his hands together.
"Ah~~ Lu Jingying!"
Heartwarming shouts, warm smiles, Lu Jingying suddenly felt that her eyes were hot, and she involuntarily trotted up, and couldn't wait to come to her.
"Why are you here?"
"Ah......" Ye Jing licked her lips, "That, I received your mobile phone, there was no sound, I was a little worried, so I came over......"
"I didn't call you...... It won't be ...... Oops......" Lu Jingying immediately put her hand into her pocket, and as soon as she touched the shell, she felt the unusual heat of the mobile phone, and when she took it out to see, she saw that the screen stayed on the dial, and a dialed phone showed that she had been talking silently with Ye Jing for nearly ten minutes. "I forgot to lock the screen...... You...... That's why you're here?"
"Ah...... Oh, no, isn't it...... What's that...... Ah sneeze......" Ye Jing couldn't help but sneeze and sniffed, "I...... I'm here to wait for you......"
"Then you didn't bring an umbrella?" Lu Jingying raised her hand to wipe away the rain on Ye Jing's hair, and hugged her distressedly.
"Hmm?" Ye Jing couldn't help but widen her eyes, and quickly asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"
"No......" Lu Jingying said with a smile, "How can there be anything unhappy when I see you......
Lu Jingying could feel that Ye Jing, who was cooled by the evening breeze all over her body, her hands were still as warm as ever