Chapter 22 Neon, Night Show, Gorgeous
Xiao Xiaowei is as light and bright as a sunny day, drawing a fine shallow sunlight halo between the bubbles of the cute conversation, and the coolness of the drizzle in early winter, but there is a constant temperature that stays at the fingertips and tactfully hooks the shallow arc at the corners of the mouth. Gently click Send and reply with a simple "good" word.
The two planets rotate in parallel. There will be a person who will tell you that she has been online, has been waiting peacefully in the coastal strip where the breeze blows the tides.
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It seems that since I returned to the inn, I haven't seen the figure of Dream Shishen. It's shallow......
Forget it, maybe she has friends who live here too, anyway, it's the same class six, ask her tomorrow.
The delicate fragrance of classical dishes floats to the tip of the nose, while the lingering fragrance of the long qin music by the window lattice adds a quiet and sweet taste of peach blossom enchantment. Circling the handrail of the wooden ladder carved with fine retro patterns, the shopkeeper in a light-colored long skirt beckoned to Yin Tianxi with a gentle smile: "How is it?" If it was in ancient times, the peach maw made from this osmanthus wine was superior. β
Yin Tianxi smiled, a pair of dark black canvas shoes stepped on the wooden ladder and went downstairs briskly, the elegant and delicate retro desserts with fruit juice conveyed the rich sweetness of seducing the taste, and the pair of cute cat ears on the head and the long tail behind the spirit seemed to reveal their original shape.
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At 6:56, the bright golden yellow of dusk alternated with dark stratus clouds, and when the sky faded a gorgeous curtain, Yin Tingxi had arrived at the DREAMER bar according to the route in his memory. Before night, the neon signs fade away from the gloom and fluorescence, the wooden doors with casual graffiti but with European style are open, and the wind chimes that fall down are swaying in the gentle evening breeze to welcome customers. There seemed to be a lot of guests in the bar tonight, and when Yin Tingxi walked into the bar, there were several more guests walking in behind him.
Outside, there is still a faint light in the sky, and the dim light of the bar reflects a well-defined silhouette on the walls, and a row of sparkling night lights hangs from the hollow wooden shelves of various wine bottles in the corners, and the pentagram shrouds a pale yellow warm light in the transparent lampshade. A bartender wearing earrings and highlighting his hair color plays with the bottle in his hand, the ethereal white mist spreads from the rim of the glass, and the various cocktails are mixed into clear glass, like a delicate and gorgeous work of art.
Bypassing the wooden cabinet where the wine glasses hung upside down, the stage in the center of the bar was empty, but the spotlights on either side were already lit.
The elegant wooden table was already full of guests, the bar counter was idle to order wine, and a "Hey, little wild cat" behind him made Yin Tingxi, who was originally looking down to read the announcement of the Phantom Star's new students, immediately turn around, and what caught his eye was Lin Weiran's face with the corners of his mouth raised, and the gentleman's gold-rimmed glasses concealed by slightly bent eyes with a little ruffian. The previous "flirting" matter was not over, Yin Tianxi raised his chin slightly, "What are you going to do?" β
"Don't be so defensive, I'm not that bad." The night light above her head was adorned with fine golden points of light that looked like stars on her delicate hairstyle, Lin Weiran blinked, suddenly grabbed Yin Tingxi's wrist, and whispered in her ear as if to pass on secret information, "You, but the 'special guest' of our performance tonight only has twenty minutes of rehearsal time, you have to hurry." β
Without waiting for Yin Tianxi, who had not yet reacted, to speak, the force on her wrist pulled her into the attic escalator hidden in the dim light behind the bar. When the lights in front of him became bright, Yin Tianxi suddenly let go of Lin Weiran's hand, turned his head sideways and couldn't hide the rare surprise in his always cold words: "I really want to perform with you?" β
"Of course." Lin Weiran picked up an old dark blue bass on the wall, and pointed to a group of bar staff debugging the performance equipment not far away, "Go to Xiaowei, let her explain some details to you, I have to hurry up the rehearsal, there are really a lot of people here today." β
Yin Tingxi stood in place, recalling the bustling customers and the stage with the lights shining when he walked into the bar, Lin Weiran's words still seemed to ring softly in his ears. Little by little, the tension crept through my heart, and this was the first time I had performed in front of a stage with so many customers in a bar, and the rehearsal time was only twenty minutes before the performance began.
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"Dumping Creek, what are you doing standing here? Hurry up and come here. Xiao Xiaowei stretched out her hand and shook it in front of her, European and American makeup added a touch of freedom and cold charm to her originally bright and delicate face, the hair that reached to the neck was curled into a slightly curly side with a cute tone of slightly pink lip color, a few beams of cold light fell on the Western-style narrow eyes and turned into three-dimensional shadows covering the corners of the eyes, stretched out his hand to pull Yin Tianxi, then pulled her into the dressing room, turned his head sideways and greeted: "Robin, help make up for Tilting Creek, I think, Xiao Tilting Creek should be suitable for light makeup." β
"Xiaowei, we ...... What to sing? Yin Tingxi watched the young makeup artist next to him take out all kinds of cosmetics, and then turned his gaze to Xiao Xiaowei's serious expression.
"Let's have some European and American pops tonight." Xiao Xiaowei gave Yin Tingxi a sheet of music with lyrics, and smiled confidently, "Pretty girl, you should be familiar with it." β
The melody on the stave in his hand was softly sung in his heart and pieced together into a familiar smooth melody, Yin Tianxi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, it is the song you chose, otherwise it will only give me twenty minutes to complete the rehearsal, but it is the first time I have sung it." β
"Don't worry, don't be nervous." Xiao Xiaowei patted her shoulder, and the light stars in her pupils jumped up to the corners of her slightly curved eyes with a playful wink, "We have to try our best to win the quota for this freshman festival show, you should have learned about it." It's because it's your first performance, so you can enjoy your night at DREAMER. β
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At 7:30 a.m., the ink outside the window gradually spreads into the sky, and the nighttime at the DREAMER bar kicks off when the lights are on. The elegant wine glasses on the table swayed with neon halos, the light and shadow of the color mixture overlapped, the European and American style soothing melodies lingered between the fruity aroma of the cocktail and the light wine flavor, the guests and the handsome bartender borrowed some wine to talk and laugh, and the spotlights on the side sprinkled the bright stage, all the sound effects and equipment have already been adjusted.
Picking up the microphone with one hand, a beam of light went straight down the black English tattoo on the wrist, and the fresh and bright voice made all eyes in the bar turn to the girl on the stage: "There are so many guests this time, so our performance this time will also be extremely gorgeous." β
The lights on both sides suddenly lit up neatly, and Yin Tingxi, who was wearing delicate light makeup, stood beside Xiao Xiaowei, looking at the gaze in front of him, and the original looming tension instantly swept through his body, as if he had become the focus of all kinds of eyes at the entrance ceremony, and it was difficult to hide the tense heartstrings with his somewhat unnatural hand holding the microphone. Xiao Xiaowei realized the slight change in Yin Tianxi's mood, and quietly touched her hand, casting an affirmative and reassuring glance.
"We have a 'special guest' who will be with us today." Xiao Xiaowei took Yin Tianxi's hand and smiled comfortably, "She is my friend, her first time performing at DREAMER, so support her." β
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"She looks like she's about the same age as that mixed-race girl, and it's amazing to be able to sing in a bar."
"Her eyes are beautiful......"
"What song are they going to sing?"
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During the discussion, Xiao Xiaowei raised his left hand, and Lin Weiran behind him smiled slightly in a shadow of light, tonight's performance has officially begun.
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The original nervousness, after singing the first lyrics, the lights above the head were like a silent sky sprinkled with stars, and the small and gentle light spread to the bottom of the restless heart. The slow swinging rhythm of the Lin Weiran bass and the ethereal harmony of the electronic keyboard diffuse into the air into a clear beat rhythm that envelops the bar. Yin Tingxi let go of his scruples little by little, and felt the splendor of the colorful neon in the light melody and the bustle and splendor of the bar's late night time isolated from the silence outside the house.
βI'm more than just a picture,I'm a daughter and a sister,Sometimes it's hard for me to show.β
βThat I'm more than just a rumor,Or a song on your computer,There's more to me than people know.β
The atmosphere was gradually ignited into a night of bustling carnival by the slowly rising melody of entering the best situation, the electronic music rotated into a glass of glass-like cocktail, and the fluorescent dots shook with the change of light and shadow under the lamp, and Yin Tianxi, who was cheerful and immersed in a piece of time and joy, glanced at Xiao Xiaowei in tacit understanding in singing, and saw the scorching beauty and confidence in each other's bright star-like pupils.
βI can swear, I can joke,I say what's on my mind. If I drink, if I Smoke,I keep up with the guys.β
βAnd you see me holding up my middlefinger to the world,Fuck your ribbons and your pearls.β
β'Cause I'm not just a pretty girl.β