14. Refuse to confess
On New Year's Day, in order not to look bloated on stage, I only wore a thin close-fitting sweater, covered with a white waist-high coat with fur on the outside, the waist was a coffee-colored bow buckle, the belt was leather, and the bow buckle was silver-white and diamond-inlayed, which was tied around the waist to show the waist and be fashionable and playful. Underneath is a pair of tight black pants and black lace-up rider boots.
Li Kai wore a black woolen coat with a white turtleneck sweater underneath, and brown jeans with black martin boots.
Male classmates don't need makeup, Li Kai has already taken care of his hair at home, and he only needs to apply a little lip gloss before going on stage.
I was pulled by Jiang Qi to the music classroom, and there was already a long queue of people at the door, all of whom were about to perform on stage and waiting for makeup.
"I'm still not going to melt, when will this be?"
"No, everyone else is transformed, but if you don't, you will suffer if you come to power."
"What's the loss?"
"If your face is too plain, there will be a dozen lights on the stage, you are the essence of white bones, do you know?"
I was so scared by her that I lined up, I didn't want to be a bone spirit, my brother was still watching from below.
When it was my turn, Mr. Dong wiped my face with his fingers, like picking a peach, and said to Mr. Chen next to me: "You can see a good foundation, you don't know that the girl just spent me half a bottle of foundation." ”
Teacher Chen was busy with his hands, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and control your mouth, be smart under your hands, the time to go on stage is almost up." ”
My complexion is white with Zheng Xiaowan, and after simply putting on a layer of powder, I only sweep a thin layer of blush on the apple muscles of my cheeks, apply grapefruit-colored lip gloss on my lips, and pull my hair into a simple ball.
Mr. Dong is an art teacher in our school, usually the makeup is exquisite, in order to keep improving, I put on eyeshadow and eyeliner, she said that my eyebrow shape is good and does not need to be repaired, looked at me, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
Raise your hand and shout, "Next." ”
I came out and nervously asked Jiang Qi, "Is it good-looking?" ”
Jiang Qi nodded again and again and gave me a thumbs up, "Good-looking, very good-looking!" I've decided that I'm going to learn makeup in the future! ”
"It's too early, let's do it later."
We hurried to the classroom, and I wanted to ask her if my brother would look good like this, but I thought it was a strange question and couldn't help asking.
When I arrived at the classroom, my classmates were already lining up in the corridor to go to the auditorium, and Jiang Qi and I followed directly behind.
We were in fifth place, and by the time the fourth show started, we were called backstage to get ready.
There were a lot of people in the background, and they were busy in a hurry, so I found a place to stay out of the way.
Li Kai asked me, "Are you nervous?" ”
I nodded, mostly a little cold.
"It's okay, just play like we did when we practiced."
I smiled and nodded, "Hmm." ”
He suddenly said shyly: "Zheng Lian, you are so beautiful today." ”
"Thank you."
"It's not, you're usually pretty too, I mean you're prettier today." He said with some nervousness.
I smiled and waved my hand and said, "You don't have to bother to relieve me, I'm not so nervous now, don't worry." ”
"Oh, that's not what I meant......"
There was a round of applause from the front, drawing my attention back, it was time for us to take the stage.
As the host announced the curtain, we slowly walked onto the stage.
The lights on the stage were so strong that I couldn't see the people in the audience clearly, which also reduced my nervousness.
Li Kai adjusted the position of the microphone, glanced at me, made an OK gesture, and I nodded. He played the guitar skillfully, and I sang along to the tune he played:
There are so many people in this world
There was an open door in the crowd
My misty eyes remain
The first time I saw you, the blue morning
The audience slowly quieted down with my singing, and their eyes slowly adapted to the light, and they could see the dense crowd of people in the audience, so I closed my eyes and continued to sing in order not to be nervous:
There are so many people in this world
How lucky I have one of us
The morning and dusk of this long fate
It often makes me look into the distance
Ash leaves drift in the pond
Watch the plane go to the far country with a bang
The footsteps of the corridor of time shouted
As soon as the lights came on, no one was empty
My heart slowly settled, I was no longer so nervous, I opened my eyes, and I shook my body as I sang.
A few frames flashed in the evening breeze
Is the spin gone in the gallop?
In the high beam, you are clear
There are so many people around you, but the world is silent
I saw Zhao Jiayu standing in the aisle with a staff badge, and I smiled and waved to him while singing. The curvature of the corners of his mouth is the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen.
There are so many people in this world
How lucky I have one of us
The morning and dusk of this long fate
It often makes me look into the distance
Looking at him, his heart was inexplicably stable, and the more he sang, the more relaxed he became, waving his arms to drive everyone to sing together.
Ash leaves drift in the pond
Watch the plane go to the far country with a bang
The footsteps of the corridor of time shouted
As soon as the lights came on, no one was empty
A few frames flashed in the evening breeze
Is the spin gone in the gallop?
In the high beam, you are clear
There are so many people around you, but the world is silent
More and more people waved with me, and some of them sang along with me.
A few old images floated through the laughter
Stay in the field of dreams and never end the field
Waking up in the warm light has a lot to say
There are so many people in the world, but it is silent
Finally I put my hand down and watched him sing:
There is such a person in this world
Live in my flying youth
A long kiss soaked in tears
It often makes me think, I want to be fascinated
There was warm applause from the audience, I was laughing arbitrarily on the stage, and Zhao Jiayu was smiling and applauding me.
There are so many people in this world, it's good to be able to meet you!
The New Year's Day party ended before 12 o'clock at noon, the school announced that the afternoon was closed, and the teacher did not leave homework during the half-day holiday.
Li Kai asked me to go to the movies in the afternoon in the auditorium, and I thought about what Zhao Jiayu said to me and agreed.
He was very happy and we made an appointment to meet at a time and place, and exchanged phone numbers for easy contact.
After I told Jiang Qi about this, she was quite surprised, but she didn't expect me to agree.
"Haven't you always been afraid that he will confess to you?"
"I'm not afraid now." I packed my things and said, "Are you going with me?" ”
"I ...... I don't have anything to do. ”
I looked at her suspiciously, and she said seriously, "It's really something." ”
"Hmm."
When I got home, I took off my makeup and looked at the pendant I had bought on the table.
I don't know why, since the end of the performance, I always can't help but think of Zhao Jiayu, isn't it evil?
The time agreed with Li Kai was approaching, and I was about to go out with my mobile phone, when suddenly WeChat lit up.
Yu: What are you going to do in the afternoon?
He didn't come home after school, and was called away by his classmates.
Little Sparrow: I made an appointment with my classmates to go to the movies together.
Yu: Who?
Little Sparrow: Li Kai.
Yu: Well, go ahead and stay safe.
Little Sparrow: Hmm.
When he arrived at the cinema, Li Kai had already taken the ticket and was waiting at the door with popcorn in his hand.
"Waited a long time?"
"No, I just arrived. The movie has ten minutes to go, so let's go inside. ”
"Okay."
When we went in, the lights weren't turned off, and we were going to get in one after another, find a place to sit down, and wait for the movie to start.
This is the first time I have come to the cinema, and I found that there is nothing special except for the big screen, and I flipped through the WeChat in my phone from time to time, in fact, I have been watching the chat record between me and Zhao Jiayu just now, and I have not been able to summarize the synopsis of the whole movie when the film ends.
We walked out with the flow of people, and when we got outside, Li Kai asked, "Is it because you don't like the film I chose?" ”
"Huh? No, I love it. ”
"Oh."
I saw a cold drink shop next to me and said, "Shall we go in and have a drink?" ”
"Okay!" He walked to the front, "What do you want to drink?" ”
"Coconut milk tea."
"Okay." He said to the waiter, "Hello, I want a cup of coconut milk tea and a cup of ginger milk." ”
I handed the cash out when he scanned the code to pay, and the waiter said, "Use mine." ”
"You ......"
"You invite me to watch a movie, I should treat you to a drink."
He smiled and took his phone back and said, "Okay. ”
We sat down somewhere with fewer people, and we were all talking about inconsequential topics until the drink was ready.
Finally when he got the drink, he held the cup and said hesitantly: "Zheng Lian, actually I ......" I looked at him, he mustered up the courage to say: "Actually, I have always liked you!" ”
I smiled and nodded, and said, "Thank you." ”
"Would you like to be my girlfriend then?" He asked eagerly.
I looked at him and shook my head.
The hand that clenched the cup let go, and he muttered to himself, "I already knew, but I still didn't want to." ”
"Can you tell me why? Am I not good enough? ”
"You're good, it's just ......" I suddenly thought of the sentence that Zhao Jiayu taught me, and said, "I already have someone I like." ”
Li Kai leaned back in his chair dejectedly, looking a little sad, I couldn't bear to see him like this, but I didn't know how to comfort him.
"Can I know who he is?"
I shook my head.
"You and him...... Together? ”
I shook my head.
"Forget it, I also want to die today, otherwise I will always be unwilling, as if I don't ask you, the result may be different."
“……”
"I'm dead this time, and I won't be delusional about you again in the future. That...... We...... Can you still be friends? He asked nervously.
"Of course, we're still good friends."
He looked at me, smiled and said, "That's good...... Pretty good...... That's good......" His eyes were a little red, and he stood up and said as naturally as possible, "Then I'll go back first, and you can send me a text when you get home." ”
"Hmm."
"Then I...... I went first. ”
He grabbed his phone and scarf and hurried away.
After Li Kai left, I looked at the chair opposite with straight eyes, and then looked at the jubilant decoration outside the window, as well as the people in a hurry, and suddenly missed Zhao Jiayu.
I took out my phone and sent him a message.
Little Sparrow: Brother, are you there?
There was no reply.
Twenty minutes later, he called directly.
"Where are you?" I could hear that the place where he was staying was noisy.
"Wait at the bus stop."
"Wait, I'll pick you up."