I walked through the long hallway, pushed open the small door at the end of the hallway that led to the open-air staircase, and at a glance I saw Lan Jingyu on the turntable of the staircase. Li Sumiao guessed correctly that Lan Jingyu was here, but he guessed one thing wrong, Lan Jingyu looked in the mirror not to pay attention to the graceful demeanor when smoking, but to wear pointe shoes and do half-toe "standing".

The half-toe "standing" is the main point of the ballet rotation technique. Only by standing your toes to the maximum will the contact surface between your feet and the ground be reduced. When the contact surface is smaller, the friction will become smaller, and only then can it use a small amount of force to rotate faster and rotate more "circles". Dance is about beauty, and before and during the completion of the movement, it should not show any uneasiness, but should give people a sense of relaxation and freedom, as well as a sense of wholeness and comfort in one go.

At noon, the outside temperature was very high, and I approached Lan Jingyu from behind, and I could clearly see the sweat running down the back of her neck. It's me who underestimated Lan Jingyu, she didn't just hook up with the art director to fight for the role, she was hiding here quietly practicing alone, she must have been practicing for a long time.

I suddenly had a strong sense of crisis, Lan Jingyu has been staring at the position of my second heroine, no, her ultimate goal must be to replace Ye Zihan, I am just a temporary obstacle on her way to achieve her goal. Speaking from my heart, Lan Jingyu's current skill level is slightly worse than mine, but she has an absolute advantage in weight. Like Ye Zihan, she is 1.66 meters tall and her weight is stable at about 45 kilograms, which makes me particularly envious that they don't have to work as hard as me to control their weight, nor will their weight soar if they don't pay attention. And there is no permanent advantage in the level of skill, sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and if you slack off, you will be caught up.

Lan Jingyu saw me in the mirror and stopped. "How did you get here?" she asked me, without turning her head, looking at the mirror-like glass.

I walked up to her and looked at the glass mirror as she did. I have heard that the mirror can see the soul of a person, and for ballet dancers, in their daily training, the real audience is actually themselves in the mirror, and the mirror is also a faithful companion. We all believe in mirrors and repeat the same actions countless times almost every day, examining our every move in the mirror. Even if we usually laugh and chat in the dressing room, as long as there is a mirror, we usually do not look at each other, but communicate and respond to each other in the mirror, which is our unique habit.

"I couldn't find you anywhere, so I came here." I then explained my intention and asked her to write a birthday wish.

"Bring the pen and paper." Lan Jingyu held out her hand to me.

I handed her a pen and paper and a magazine to use as a backing board. She swiped a few strokes and wrote seven simple words "Happy Birthday Lin Enmo", and wrote her name, which was returned to me very quickly.

"Thank you" I said two simpler words, and was about to leave, when Lan Jingyu's question came, "Do you have a good relationship with that Xiao Se" She still looked at the mirror, standing elegantly.

"I used to know each other when I was in school, but I haven't seen each other for many years, so I can't talk about good or bad." I knew what she wanted to inquire about, and replied lightly.

"Oh, I thought he was chasing you." Lan Jingyu also said lightly.

I laughed. "How is that possible?"

"Nothing is impossible." Lan Jingyu's short words hit back and forth in my chest like the echo of a valley, echoing repeatedly. Zhuo Yichen also asked me if Xiao Se wanted to pursue me, and if there was really such a possibility, I was stunned for a while.

Seeing that I was silent, Lan Jingyu slowly turned her head and smiled at me sarcastically, revealing a mouthful of thin white teeth. I felt an invisible oppression in the air, and in order to get rid of it, I didn't even bother to make a facial expression, turned around and hurried away, running all the way back to the rehearsal hall.

"Tong Xin, it seems that the mobile phone in your bag is ringing just now." Zhuo Yichen stayed in the rehearsal hall all the time, and before I left, I asked him to help look at the bag, "What's wrong with you, you're out of breath." ”

"I'm in a bit of a hurry." I tested the sweat on my forehead with my hands.

Zhuo Yichen turned around and went to get the white towel I used to wipe my sweat. Towels are a must-have for everyone, they are used to wipe sweat in the summer, wrap around the neck in the winter, and have the effect of keeping warm. "Wipe your sweat." The towel in Zhuo Yichen's hand wiped my cheeks, and I suddenly remembered the temperature that burned me when Xiao Se wiped my sweat with his hands, so I reflexively grabbed the towel and covered my face with all my might.

Zhuo Yichen patted me on the shoulder. "What's wrong with you?"

"Not really." I quickly removed the towel, wiped it on my face a few more times, threw it aside, and then opened my bag and took out my phone. The missed caller ID is Xiao Se's mobile phone number, and my heart jumps slightly, which is also too coincidental. It's better to tell him as soon as possible that I have completed the task, which can be regarded as repaying his personal debt, so as not to feel uneasy. I was about to call back, and with a glance, I saw Zhuo Yichen looking at me, and in order to avoid the truth of finding someone to write birthday greetings from being exposed, I walked out of the rehearsal hall quickly.

I dialed back Xiao Se's mobile phone number, and his smiling voice quickly came: "What are you busy with, it shouldn't be rehearsal time now." ”

"I'm busy looking for someone to write birthday greetings." I told the truth, "I have successfully completed my mission." ”

"I called to ask how you're doing. It's so efficient," I could imagine smiling when I heard the voice, "Say, how can I thank you." ”

"This is a favor to repay you, no thanks." I politely distanced myself from him.

Xiao Se sighed lowly. "Okay. I've been busy these two days, when is it convenient for you today, take an envelope and put it in the communication room at your gate, I'll let Uncle Xiang go over and get it, okay?"

"Okay." I said yes, "I'll take it to the communication room after rehearsals in the afternoon, and I'll send you a message when it's ready." ”

"That," Xiao Se was a little reluctant to speak, "then that's it, let's talk about it when we meet." ”

After the afternoon rehearsal, I immediately put the envelope in the communication room, and then sent a text message to Xiao Se, and it took a long time for him to reply with the word "thank you", which seemed to be quite busy.

On Sunday night, everyone celebrated Yin Jingshu's birthday at a popular Western restaurant, which is said to be the undisputed No.1 in the city's "Western food industry" in terms of taste, environment and service. In fact, Yin Jingshu doesn't like to eat Western food, she prefers to eat seafood and drink beer at food stalls, but in order to take care of us dancers who need to go on a diet, she gave up her personal preferences. Western food can be eaten with foods such as lettuce salad and tuna rolls that help you lose weight.

Yu Meng and I took Yin Jingshu's private car, Ye Zihan and Qin Feng also belonged to the family with cars, and the others took the two of them in their cars. The people who went to the dance troupe in Yejia Village last time, except for Lan Jingyu, everyone else Yin Jingshu was invited, and in addition, Yu Meng was added, our group of people have a good relationship with Yin Jingshu on weekdays, and they have close contacts.

The western restaurant is located in the famous coffee street on the south lake of Haicheng, where the lake scenery of trees and egrets flying, and more than ten old villas converted into cafes, whether it is Italian quality, French style, or North American fashion, perfectly shape the "left bank of the Seine" in Haicheng, and clearly outline the Western-style dream of "living elsewhere".

At the innermost end of the street, a renovated old Chinese villa is where the western restaurant is located, a large courtyard, a three-story old villa, intertwined with lights. The Marseille collage and the European-style interior, which are not easy to see, create a nostalgic feeling of quaint Western.

The three of us had just arrived at the reserved private room for a while, and the others had also arrived one after another, and the room was full of laughter. Everyone did not prepare gifts separately according to Yin Jingshu's request. Yin Jingshu is indeed not a rare gift, probably influenced by her father, a gold medal chef, who regards tasting food as the greatest pleasure in life, shouting about losing weight, while savoring the supper brought from home in the middle of the night.

She is a local, her family is compensated for demolition, she has several houses for rent, as an only child, she naturally does not have to worry about food and clothing, she does not care about her salary at all, and her work is purely out of interest. In her words, in order to make up for the regret of being unable to dance because of her stiff limbs since she was a child, she applied for the arts management major in college, and now she is engaged in art-related work, which can be more or less satisfying.

The only gift that represents everyone's hearts is the birthday cake made by Yu Meng herself. Yu Meng is a clever girl, especially good at baking, and she once joked that if she stopped dancing one day, she would open a bakery and sell cakes, chocolates and other handmade desserts. The dormitory where we live is not convenient for making desserts, and whenever she is free, she will go to Yin Jingshu's bachelor apartment to show her skills, Yin Jingshu loves sweets, and is happy to provide free tools and all kinds of food needed, and she is responsible for tasting it.

This time, in order to surprise Yin Jingshu, Yu Meng specially borrowed Ye Zihan's residence, and Ye Zihan and I used her as helpers, and completed a very beautiful and attractive double-layer mango mousse birthday cake before departure, packaged it and brought it to the restaurant. Before she saw the cake, Yin Jingshu's gluttony was hooked up, and she yelled to eat the birthday cake before the meal.

But while talking and laughing, Yin Jingshu had forgotten to eat cake first, she flipped through the menu and ordered a lot of food very proudly, salad, cod, lamb chops, tuna rolls, seafood pasta, cheese pizza I leaned over and looked at the menu, there were a total of 8 of us, and this meal cost at least more than 2,000 yuan. This is nothing to Yin Jingshu, in exchange for me I can't afford to consume.

For a large table of delicacies, I can only eat lettuce salad, and I don't dare to add salad dressing, and Yu Meng doesn't dare to eat meat and starchy food for dinner, but I only eat more seafood dishes like cod than me.

Ye Zihan is much more blessed than us, she never needs to worry about her weight, she can eat a little bit of everything, although the amount is small. At this time, she is elegantly using her knife and fork to savor a fragrant lamb chop. And Yu Meng and I only have empty envy for this darling of God.

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