Su Bei patted Su Xiaobaoâs arm and asked: âSu Xiaobao, are you nervous?â
The boy inwardly said: âNot at all,â but he simply replied: âIâm not nervous.â
Xie Minxuan took the chance to barge in. He raised his chin lazily and said: âJust be honest if you are nervous.â Now it still wasnât too late for him to replace Su Xiaobao.
Xie Minxuanâs gaze was directed at Su Xiaobao, but he was stunned seeing Su Bei, who was standing next to her brother. The costume she wore was also designed based on student uniform of the Republic of China era. It was very different than their usual school sports uniform, which basically had a âprotection against early loveâ design. Su Beiâs current attire was very âfittingâ and clearly showed the outline of her slender and graceful figure.
The upper part was a white shirt, and although the collar had traditional buttons, modifications had been made on the neckline, just enough to show part of her collarbone. The black skirt below was also designed cleverly, which emphasized Su Beiâs appearance. To match, she put her hair partially curled up, with the lower part was softly scattered on her shoulder, creating a perfect combination from top to bottom.
The word âbeautifulâ suddenly popped inside Xie Minxuanâs mind. He suddenly discovered that the girl in front of him right now was very different than the impression he initially had. When Xie Minxuan saw Su Bei for the first time, the girl was indeed a âdried bean sprout,â there was nothing wrong with this comment. However, in an instant, before he even noticed it, Su Bei actually had grown much healthier and no longer so âdried.â
âIâm a little nervous.â Su Bei held Su Xiaobaoâs arm and said honestly.
âNothing to be nervous.â Xie Minxuan said again: âThat, I mean, if you are nervous, we still have time. Letâs practice again.â
âAlright!â She also wanted to.
Su Bei: âLetâs review the process after entering the venue, then start practicing from the part after we reached the main stage.â
Xie Minxuan: âOkay.â When Su Bei approached, the boy subconsciously held his breath.
Other students were busy taking selfies and making posts on their WeChat Moments, so no one noticed that the legendary male god Xie actually blushed.
Xie Minxuan: âThen, letâs start.â
Around fifteen minutes before the opening ceremony started, all audience and guests had been seated. All students were standing in the waiting area, in line with their respective classes. The order of the entry has been decided beforehand. Ninth grade went first, continued by eighth grade, and finally seventh grade. Su Bei class was the seventh of the eighth grade, so they had plenty of time. They were whispering to each other when a sudden burst of cheer attracted their attention.
Dong Wenqi also pulled Su Beiâs hand excitedly: âThey come, they come! Su Bei, look, itâs class 8-2!â
Class 8-2, it was Song Xinyi and Ye Chenâs class. This time, they were one of the strongest contenders for the parade formation ranking. Su Bei looked at the direction of the podium. Sure enough, she saw a gleaming golden light. Song Xinyi was wearing Athenaâs long dress, holding the iconic golden scepter in her hand, and with a long, conspicuous purple wig on her head.
Song Xinyi proudly walked at the forefront. On her left and right sides stood Ye Chen and another tall boy from class 8-2, with other classmates following behind. Her appearance was really similar to the goddess Athenaâs image.
Without waiting for the queue to finish, the school forum has been lively by the comments about class 8-2 parade formation.
[OMG, Song Xinyi is a true goddess. How divine!]
[All Golden Saints, class 8-2 is too luxurious.]
[Win, win. They definitely will win again this time.]
[I donât want to watch the rest of the parade, haha. Other classes arenât their opponents.]
[You say that. Our class already lost our will to compete.]
[The goddess really did not disappoint us.]
After browsing the forum, Dong Wenqi looked at Su Bei sadly: âSu Bei, ah. What should we do? Are we going to lose?â
Su Bei comforted her: âDonât be pessimistic. You have to be confident in your motherâs design.â
âRight.â The class art committee also chimed in: âThey simply looked so blindly flashy. Our class is not only not lost to them but also has a more meaningful theme.â
âThose people who are now flooding the forum must be Song Xinyiâs brain-dead fans. They previously talked in a small thread that they must create early momentum for their goddessâŚâ
âGet ready, itâs almost our turn!â The class leader called. She turned to Su Bei and said: âSu Bei, donât worry. Just do like you usually did at rehearsal.â
Art committee: âYes, if you really forget, then just move as you like.â
Anyway, the costume show was only one part; the key was to rely on popularity. In this aspect, Su Bei, young master Su, and male god Xie wonât lose to anyone!
The art committee wasnât wrong. Right after Su Bei led her class to enter the venue, someone shouted: âThey come!â
From the studentsâ area, there was a burst of cheer that didnât exist when class 8-2 entered.
âWow! Su Bei is so beautiful!â
âMy âhusbandâ is so handsome!â
âYoung master Su is the most handsome!â
âAaaah! Male god Xie is so handsome!â
âSister-in-law, cheers!â
âOur thermos little sister is flying high! Follow her!â
Meanwhile, the school forum:
[Class 8-7 doesnât lose to class 8-2.]
[How is class 8-2 performance? Sorry, I have no impression.]
[Haha, class 8-7 costume is the simplest of all, except class 8-1.]
[You are right, their costume is pretty good!]
[To tell the truth, as a girl, even if my class is 8-2, I prefer class 8-7 costume than ours.]
There was only one Athena. All girls beside Song Xinyi could only wear warrior costume, even though they actually wanted to dress up beautifully.
[You girls in class 8-2 are still okay. Iâm a boy from class 8-8, having to cosplay as Chunli is simply a torture.]
Regardless of the cheers in the venue or the loud talk among the audiences, Su Beiâs mind didnât even register any of itââat this moment, her whole focus was on when to enter, when to stop, their next movementsâŚ
Although she was playing solo in front of similar audiences at the previous piano performance, the stage was completely dark at that time, so Su Bei didnât feel nervous at all. But now, in broad daylight, in a full view of everyone, Su Bei started to be nervous.
Taking a deep breath, Su Bei stopped in front of the podium. After counting her steps, she turned around perfectly. Right after she raised her eyes, a figure fell into Su Beiâs sight.
Su Bei: Mr. Qin? He actually sat in the podiumâs front row!
From the moment Su Bei class entered the waiting arena until their parade started to move, Mr. Qinâs attention was always on his two children. Sitting on the podium, looking at his beautiful daughter and handsome son, Mr. Qinâs face was glowing with parental pride.
Su Bei also looked at Qin Shao. Normally in this situation, a child would be nervous seeing their parent so close, but somehow, Su Bei felt calmer instead. Smiling towards the podium, she began their 30-second dance.
After successfully completing the part with Su Xiaobao, Su Bei moved to the final steps with Xie Minxuan. The moment they held hands, Su Bei clearly felt a slight stiffness from the boyâs movement. This has never happened during their practice seasons.
So, male god Xie is actually having stage fright? Su Bei smiled inwardly.
âItâs alright, donât be nervous.â Like how she comforted Su Xiaobao before, she whispered to Xie Minxuan.
Will he be nervous because of this small event?!
âClass 8-7 performance is very good.â The principal nodded in approval. Other teachers and guests on the podium also gave their praises with a smile. During the 30-second dance, the students cooperated nicely, giving out a complete and vivid performance, with teenagersâ unique youthful vitality.
Among all the people who were full of smiles, there was a single person whose expression was terrifyingly dark at this momentââMr. Qin.