The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 32 Just because I looked at you more in the crowd

School auditorium backstage
Wu Xianyu rejected the makeup teacher hired by the school and borrowed a bottle of styling spray. He combed the grown hair back to expose his entire forehead. After spraying it with styling spray, Wu Xianyu casually grabbed it and looked at the slightly fluffy hair in the mirror, with a 3:7 back part, and nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, the music teacher's voice came

"Xiao Yu? Are you ready? It's about to start. You are the first show."

"I'm here, I've packed it up."

When Wu Xianyu heard the voice, he returned the styling spray to the makeup teacher and quickly walked to the music teacher.

The music teacher's eyes blurred, and he saw a handsome and tall figure appear in front of him. He was wearing a pure black shirt with a slim waistline. The hem of his shirt was tucked into pure black trousers, and even his tie was pure black.

After walking around Wu Xianyu, the music teacher nodded with satisfaction.
"You have a pretty good taste. This outfit is your own, right? It fits you so well."

"Yes, I bought it specifically for the performance. It should be suitable for today's show."

"tsk"

The music teacher put his hands on his hips and looked Wu Xianyu up and down, making a clicking sound.

"When you show up tonight, I don't know how many girls' hearts will be seduced by you. It's really a sin."

Without waiting for Wu Xianyu to speak, the music teacher patted Wu Xianyu on the shoulder.
"Okay, go to the waiting room. I have nothing to worry about you, so do your best."

After that, a microphone was stuffed into Wu Xianyu's hand. Standing in the waiting area, Wu Xianyu looked at the host on the stage, his heart calm. Although he hated the sales industry, he had to admit that this industry was very challenging.

If he were really a high school student, facing the gazes of thousands of eyes below the stage, he would have been lucky to perform at 50% of his ability. However, after going through the experience of randomly chatting up people on the street to explain products, receiving hundreds of phone calls a day, and performing in front of everyone in the company before completing his sales target, Wu Xianyu was not very nervous about this scene. Instead, he felt more relaxed when he saw so many people.

"The first program is from Wu Xianyu from Class 1, Grade 1. He will sing the song "Legend". Let's welcome him with applause."

After the host announced the show, the lights on the stage dimmed. Wu Xianyu passed by the two hosts and walked steadily to the center of the stage. The lights fell from above his head. He nodded with a smile and greeted the students in the audience.

There were bursts of whispers from the audience, which was originally filled with applause. Many girls blushed and avoided his sight with their hearts beating fast, but they couldn't help but glance at him when they whispered to their sisters next to them.

The prelude of the song sounded, and Wu Xianyu sang along
"WU~~~~~"

"Just because I saw you once more in the crowd, I can never forget your face."

As Wu Xianyu's singing voice rang out, the auditorium suddenly fell silent.

Wu Xianyu raised his half-open eyes, and as if it was destined, or perhaps it was a foreshadowing, he met a pair of big eyes in the crowd below the stage.

Lin Miaomiao felt Wu Xianyu's gaze, and her heartbeat, which had been excited when she saw him appear, started beating even faster. She recalled the scene when she and he first met in the crowd.
Feeling his heartbeat quicken, Wu Xianyu didn't dare to watch any more. He walked slowly on the stage with the microphone in his hand, and the singing echoed in the auditorium.
"I have always been by your side, never far away~~~"

As Wu Xianyu's voice became ethereal and illusory, the tail note became stronger and stronger. The song entered an interlude, and the audience became excited. The school leaders who were older took the lead in applauding.

"Great, that's great, this guy sings really well, I think he's even better than Faye Wong"

Hearing the applause from the audience, Wu Xianyu accepted it with a smile. When the interlude ended, the applause disappeared on its own.

Wu Xianyu felt like he had opened up his singing meridians, and he performed at his best in this song.

This song is quiet, but also very high, with the last line

"Just because I saw you more in the crowd"

When the song ended, Wu Xianyu raised his head as if to confirm something and looked towards a certain place. There was a pair of bright eyes looking at him, bright and passionate, without any concealment.

Responding to the gaze with a smile, Wu Xianyu ended his performance with a gentlemanly bow and walked off the stage amid applause.

Walking into the backstage, many girls looked at him differently, as if they were spider spirits seeing Tang Seng. But Wu Xianyu was not Tang Seng. He calmly walked to his seat, picked up the suit jacket that was placed there, and walked to the music teacher while putting it on.
"How is it, teacher? I didn't embarrass you, did I?"

"It's not embarrassing. I feel like I've already received my year-end bonus. It's a shame for you not to study music."

The music teacher had a smile on her face. Wu Xianyu's performance was beyond her expectations and it was a good start. At the same time, she was a little envious. How many musicians would envy a voice like this.

After saying hello to the music teacher, Wu Xianyu walked out of the backstage and prepared to return to his seat. During this time, he passed by other boys from Class 1 of Senior 1 who were wearing muscle clothes. Wu Xianyu's mouth twitched, but he still walked up to say hello to Jiang Tianhao.

"Haozi, you really need to wear this outfit?"

"Hey, Brother Xianyu, you're back. You have such a great voice. Now I know what it means to have the sound of your music lingering in my ears for three days. I can still hear the sound of your lyrics in my ears."

Jiang Tianhao did not answer Wu Xianyu's question. Instead, he excitedly praised Wu Xianyu's performance from beginning to end.

Qian Sanyi, who was wearing a muscle suit, saw Wu Xianyu in a suit and suddenly felt a little funny, but the show had already come to this point and he couldn't give up at this time.

Walking out of the backstage, Wu Xianyu found his class according to his seat. Lao Zhao stood up with a smile on his face.

"Not bad, not bad, the performance was wonderful, go back to your seat, next to Lin Miaomiao"

After a moment of hesitation, the smile on Wu Xianyu's face became a little more sincere. This is also good.

Watching the performance on the stage, Lin Miaomiao's eyes were actually not focused at all. She didn't hear what the people on the stage were singing. Her mind was now full of Wu Xianyu's words "Just because I looked at you one more moment in the crowd" and the way Wu Xianyu looked at her at the beginning and the end.

She was a little afraid to think about what Wu Xianyu meant, but she couldn't help but think about it.

"Snapped"

A voice sounded in her ears. Lin Miaomiao was startled and almost jumped up. She turned around and saw that there was a person sitting in the empty seat. It was the person she was thinking about.

Seeing Lin Miaomiao staring at him stupidly, Wu Xianyu couldn't help but smile, shook his hair, and said narcissistically:

"Ha, even you are fascinated by me. It seems that my performance was very successful this time."

Seeing that this man had lost his composure again, Lin Miaomiao came back to her senses from her trance. She snorted "Tsk" with disdain and wanted to reach out to hit him, but she didn't dare touch him with her raised hand.

Who knew that Wu Xianyu pretended to hear what Lin Miaomiao said, raised his hand to reveal the watch on his left wrist, and put it in front of Lin Miaomiao.

"Oh, how did you know I was wearing this watch today? Actually, it's not as valuable as you think. It just represents honor or something like that, hahahaha."

Lin Miaomiao's eyes were dazzled by the watch. She felt that the image of the person in her mind collapsed. She couldn't help but punched Wu Xianyu on the shoulder, knocking his body tilted.

Having already done the hand movement, Lin Miaomiao no longer had any concerns
"Who would look at your watch? It's just a broken one."

Lin Miaomiao, who was about to say something rude, took a closer look at Wu Xianyu's watch, and the rest of the sentence was stuck in her throat. She still recognized the bright red star and the two big words "August 1st" on the dial.

He wanted to take a closer look, but Wu Xianyu took his hand back. Seeing Lin Miaomiao's inquiring gaze, Wu Xianyu wiped his hair with his hand, leaned back on the chair, and smiled with satisfaction.
"Well, I am very satisfied with your reaction. It is this kind of look that I like."

Lin Miaomiao suddenly felt her teeth itching a little, squinting her eyes and scanning Wu Xianyu's body, as if looking for a piece of meat to eat. Many girls saw the interaction between Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao, their eyes were full of regret, and they couldn't help but complain to the girls around them.

"Lin Miaomiao, this tomboy is so lucky"

"That's because of Lin Miaomiao's personality. She can play with boys. Would you talk to boys except when you need to study?"

Silence, still silence, and finally a sentence floated out

"I'm so envious of Lin Miaomiao"

"+1"

In the music program after Wu Xianyu, many people had no idea what was sung until a skit program began, when everyone's attention gradually returned.

I can only say that Zhao Benshan’s sketches will never go out of style, and with the lines added by the students based on their school life, the effect is very good. At least Wu Xianyu laughed out loud.

After the skit, there was a dance by the school's street dance club. The moves were cool and the music was lively, and the atmosphere in the entire auditorium suddenly became lively.

There was obviously something interesting about the school's program arrangement, as the group dance of the boys in Class 1 of Senior 1 was arranged as the second to last program.

At first, when everyone went on stage, nothing was wrong, but as everyone took off their clothes, revealing their muscle suits, which immediately caused laughter from the audience, and the atmosphere reached its peak at this time.

But the girls in class 1 all felt a little embarrassed. These boys were so stupid. The people in other classes didn't have those concerns. Wu Xianyu heard many people saying
"Fuck, that's a huge sacrifice, hahahahaha"

"Luckily he's not from our class, otherwise I wouldn't be able to hold my head up."

After a group dance, the atmosphere reached its climax. The students in the audience stopped pretending, they liked it, and all kinds of whistles and boos were heard.

Soon, the boys returned to their seats. Jiang Tianhao showed off his muscle suit and looked at Wu Xianyu who turned his head away from him.

"Xianyu, just tell me whether our show is going to be a hit or not."

"Explode, explode, my eyes are exploded by your performance"

Wu Xianyu didn't dare to look at Jiang Tianhao, for fear that he would not be able to hold back his laughter.

The last program was the school song sung by many teachers. Although it was not a program that students liked, it was very suitable as the ending program of the party.

The show ended and the students left the auditorium in an orderly manner. On the way back to the dormitory, Jiang Tianhao looked at Wu Xianyu in a suit, then looked down at his own muscle suit, and his expression gradually became complicated.
"Xianyu, who allowed you to be so handsome?"

"Huh? Do I have to report to you even though I'm wearing a suit?"

Jiang Tianhao touched Wu Xianyu's suit, his eyes full of envy, but his words remained unchanged.

"You are not fitting in with the guys. We are all muscular, but you are the only one wearing a suit. We look like little brothers."

“Cattle and sheep need to live in groups, the strong are always alone”

Wu Xianyu adjusted his tie and said these words in a very pretentious manner.

"Fuck, you're pretending again."

After returning to the dormitory and changing his clothes, Jiang Tianhao nodded and looked very satisfied when he saw Wu Xianyu wearing only a pair of shorts.
"That's right. Don't be so handsome next time. It's really stressful for me."

"cut"

Ignoring Jiang Tianhao, Wu Xianyu threw the towel over himself and walked towards the bathroom.

The next day in math class, Lao Zhao looked at the audience and said something that everyone was familiar with.
"Come on, students, our class is already behind schedule, and the final exam is less than a month away. Let's catch up as soon as possible..."

Wu Xianyu looked at the math book that had already been taught, then raised his head to look at the content on the blackboard that was obviously not in the textbook, and sighed deeply. He couldn't avoid this anywhere.

After the New Year's Eve party, there were no other activities. Instead, the final exam was a huge burden on the students. This was related to whether they could have a good New Year. Including Lin Miaomiao, she turned around and asked Wu Xianyu a math problem. After she understood it, she asked Wu Xianyu a question.

"Xianyu, how much pocket money do you usually have?"

"Pocket money?"

Wu Xianyu scratched his head. How could he have any pocket money? Aren’t they all his?

"I don't have any pocket money, so just buy whatever you need yourself."

"So you didn't get any reward for doing so well in the exam?"

Lin Miaomiao was shocked. She didn't expect that in this day and age there are still students without pocket money.

"I have all my bank cards with me, what other rewards do I need?"

But what Wu Xianyu said didn't seem to be what she imagined. It seemed that she didn't hear it clearly. Lin Miaomiao looked at Wu Xianyu in confusion and asked again.

"What did you just say? I think I was hallucinating."

Wu Xianyu stretched out his hand to signal Lin Miaomiao to put her ear over here

"I mean! Our family's bank cards! Are all kept with me! Do you understand?!"

"It's clear, it's clear, my ears"

Lin Miaomiao rubbed her ear, squinted one eye, and then looked at Wu Xianyu in disbelief.

"You now have control over the finances, that's great. Unlike me, I have to battle wits and courage with my parents for pocket money."

"I remember you got a 2,000 yuan reward last time. I didn't see how you spent the money. How come you've already spent it?"

"No, it's just that the money is kept in a separate bank card by my mother. She knows every single thing I spend, so I don't dare spend it carelessly. Sigh."

Lin Miaomiao hugged the back of the chair, rested her chin on it, and sighed deeply.

"Money is something that should be spent when it is needed. You are going to buy food anyway. I don't believe that uncles and aunts won't buy food for you."

Wu Xianyu kept writing the questions with his hands. He had already developed muscle memory and didn't need to use his brain at all. He also complained about Lin Miaomiao's never-ending supply of snacks.

“Why should I spend my own money to buy food?”

Lin Miaomiao asked such a soul-searching question.

(End of this chapter)