Chapter XVII: Celebratory Rewards
Each person has the opportunity to sing three songs, and the scores of the three songs add up to an average score, which is the final score of the contestants.
There is no requirement to sing the original song in the preliminaries. Therefore, Lei Mingbin just chose three songs that were more suitable for him as a warm-up.
The preliminaries alone lasted for a full month. There are hundreds of contestants who sing on stage every day. After a month, Lei Mingbin, who ranked seventh in the region, still felt a little proud in his heart, after all, he was also one of the ten people who stood out from thousands of people.
However, this kind of achievement alone could not satisfy his appetite at all.
After the preliminaries, a judge directly approached Lei Mingbin, hoping that he could sing more of his own original songs in the semi-finals.
Lei Mingbin was a little flustered, after the game, he came to the bar he often goes to on weekdays, and the time was not too late, just after seven o'clock in the evening, not for a while.
As soon as Lei Mingbin entered the door of the bar, a nest of people surrounded him, most of them were Lei Mingbin's usual drinking friends, and they knew that he was going to participate in the competition this time, so they came to join in the fun.
Everyone, you say a word to me, which makes Lei Mingbin feel like the stars holding the moon.
"Okay, okay, I know what everyone means, I'll buy tonight's order, everyone can drink as much as you want, I'll treat you!" Lei Mingbin's voice was quite imposing, and it reached everyone's ears, and some people who didn't know what was going on were also coaxing on the side, and the atmosphere was very happy.
After a few glasses of wine, Lei Mingbin was a little dizzy, he sat on the high platform of the bar, looking around, and every corner of the store was in full view.
At this time, he saw a figure that was both familiar and unfamiliar. Since the day Lei Mingbin met Zhu Xiaolin, he could always see this person who claimed to be a bodyguard in some places.
Since he is a bodyguard, shouldn't he protect Zhu Xiaolin's safety at all times? What are you doing with yourself?
At the beginning, Lei Mingbin couldn't think of it even if he wanted to break his head, not to mention that Zhu Xiaolin hadn't contacted him for a long time. Later, when the game began, Lei Mingbin threw himself on it, and didn't have the heart to pay attention to anything else.
Unexpectedly, I saw this guy in the bar again today.
Lei Mingbin thought of his victory today, and he missed the feeling of Zhu Xiaolin by his side.
After asking the bar for two bottles of beer, Lei Mingbin staggered to the man's side.
"Oh, it's for you, drink it tonight, I'll treat you." Lei Mingbin said as he handed one of the bottles of beer to the other party.
"No thanks. This one cup is enough. The man smiled, picked up his glass, and took a sip.
"It's so unpleasant to drink like this, blow on the bottle." Lei Mingbin pushed the wine bottle forward again, thinking that the other party was just polite to him.
"I really don't need to, it's time to delay if I drink too much." The man said apologetically.
"What can you delay?" Lei Mingbin didn't understand what the other party said, so why don't you come here with a drink. But then, he understood what the other party meant. "Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere today, I'll go home and sleep after drinking, if you don't worry about me, it's okay to go home with me, anyway, we've known each other for almost a month."
"Hehe... Thanks, no need. The man smiled and rejected Lei Mingbin.
"Dude, I don't know what to call you yet."
The other party was silent for a moment, as if considering how to answer the question.
"It's okay, it's okay if you don't want to say it, but I can't call you 'bodyguard', it's so boring."
"Qin Bin." The man spoke, not loud, but clear enough to be heard.
"Good name, the same as my name."
Qin Bin didn't say anything, just silently took another sip of wine.
At this time, Lei Mingbin's mobile phone vibrated and he received a text message.
Lei Mingbin was a little impatient and said, "Who?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished reading the text message, Lei Mingbin's face changed, he stood up, and the wine immediately sobered up.
"It's your young lady."
Lei Mingbin didn't say a word, said hello to the boss, and trotted all the way out of the bar.
"Huamao Commercial Building, see you later." This is the whole content of the text message, a few numbers, but it is enough to stir Lei Mingbin's heart.
An hour had passed, and Lei Mingbin was waiting anxiously while looking forward to the arrival of that heart-warming figure.
Here it comes.
A graceful figure walked towards Lei Mingbin from far and near, his heart was extremely nervous, the other party had not contacted him for more than half a month. Just when Lei Mingbin thought that she would just disappear from her world, Zhu Xiaolin reappeared.
The girl was dressed in a white short dress, with a red silk scarf draped over her shoulders, and a pair of delicate high heels on her feet.
"Isn't it cold to wear so little?" The words of concern blurted out, and Lei Mingbin was also stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that it would be this sentence when he opened his mouth, which was really embarrassing.
I saw that the girl smiled knowingly, and grinned and grabbed Lei Mingbin's right arm. "With you, how can it be cold. Let's go. ”
If someone looked at Lei Mingbin, they would definitely find him at this time, his face was red, and he looked embarrassed.
The mall is brightly lit and luxuriously furnished, and when you look up, it looks like it has five floors. I also know that the things in this commercial building must be ridiculously expensive.
Lei Mingbin followed Zhu Xiaolin's footsteps and visited one clothing store after another, but after she entered, she simply glanced at it and withdrew from the store, seemingly with no intention of shopping.
As they walked, the two began to talk.
"Congratulations on making it to the semi-finals, I knew you could." Zhu Xiaolin looked at Lei Mingbin, and a soft voice came to his ears.
"Thanks, it's nothing." Lei Mingbin smiled embarrassedly.
"So, I want to give you a gift that you can't refuse." Zhu Xiaolin said, pretending to smile mischievously.
"No, it's not so exaggerated, where is the use of giving gifts." Lei Mingbin waved his hand again and again, with an expression that absolutely could not be contained.
Hearing the words of refusal, the girl immediately became upset.
"Listen to me, if you don't accept it, you won't give me face."
"But..."
Seeing Lei Mingbin's hesitant look, Zhu Xiaolin became even more angry, and immediately wanted to turn around and leave, ignoring him again.
"Hey, don't be angry, can't I do it yet?" Lei Mingbin compromised.
"That's pretty much it." The smile returned to the girl's face.
Although Lei Mingbin was still uncomfortable in his heart, he didn't say anything about refusal, just followed behind Zhu Xiaolin and let her help him choose a gift.
Lei Mingbin has never even heard of all kinds of brands in the mall, let alone entered it.
The two spent a long time in a high-end looking storefront. As soon as I entered the door, the face of the reception lady was like a smile, and she greeted her in no time. "Miss Zhu, good evening. What do you want to choose today? ”
It seems that Zhu Xiaolin is a frequent visitor here.
"Hmm. Take a look. Zhu Xiaolin didn't pay attention to the other party's meaning, and her eyes swept over the goods, revealing a critical and dissatisfied look.
Lei Mingbin was bored standing alone, so he found a place to sit down, and kept looking at the store as Zhu Xiaolin moved.
It didn't take long for the reception lady on the side to bring a cup of iced tea, and after Lei Mingbin took it, he thanked him.
"Bin, come over and see, do you like this dress." Zhu Xiaolin's voice was full of happiness, and it seemed that she had finally picked a satisfactory product.
"Won't I be too mature to wear this?" Lei Mingbin walked over and glanced at his clothes. It is a men's suit, which looks decent and does not conform to Lei Mingbin's usual dress style.
"Why, you just haven't worn it, how do you know it's not for you. Go ahead and give it a try. ”
Looking at Zhu Xiaolin's expectation, not wanting to disappoint her, Lei Mingbin took the clothes and walked into the fitting room.
It didn't take long for him to get dressed, and Lei Mingbin walked out of it, wearing this high-end suit, which made him uncomfortable. Just now he glanced at the price by the way, and it was a dress with a five-figure price.
Such a high price is not something that Lei Mingbin can afford.
"Forget it, I don't think it's right for me." Lei Mingbin looked at the slightly immature face in the mirror, which really didn't seem to match this outfit.
"I think it's good." Zhu Xiaolin is
I didn't think so, and touched the material casually. "The size is quite right, and the material is quite comfortable."
Lei Mingbin was silent, he didn't want the girl to be unhappy, but wearing this dress really made him uncomfortable.
"Actually, you can take a look at the casual suits here, these are the new spring arrivals." The reception lady saw Lei Mingbin's embarrassment and stepped forward to relieve the siege with understanding.
"Really? Let me see. Zhu Xiaolin's attention was suddenly attracted. Picked it up again.
Lei Mingbin looked at himself in the mirror and sighed silently.
"Bin, you will definitely like this dress, I think it suits you well!" Zhu Xiaolin was excited again, and directly brought the clothes to Lei Mingbin's eyes, urging him to hurry up and change his clothes.
Compared to the previous clothes, this one is indeed a little more simple and casual.
After a while, Lei Mingbin changed his clothes and walked out of the fitting room.
"Wow, you're so handsome." Zhu Xiaolin said in surprise, her eyes lit up, as if she had seen something terrible.
Lei Mingbin in the mirror is indeed much more handsome than before. Because it is more casual, it is more in line with Lei Mingbin's usual dress style. Coupled with the appropriate cut and just the right waistline, Lei Mingbin's slender figure is vividly expressed.
Lei Mingbin himself is also very satisfied with this dress. But at the thought of a five-figure price, he flinched again.
"I think it's okay, let's see." Lei Mingbin opened his mouth and said pretending to be dissatisfied.