87 Departing (2/2)

The two boys who had initially doubted the English Department were stunned, along with the whole audience. They had never heard such a powerful chorus. Wave after wave of sound shocked everyone's eardrums.

By the middle of the song, the melody suddenly pulled up like a peal of thunder. It was a gorgeous musical banquet that fed everyone's minds. The original accompaniment was like a bay of fine water that had long since become a vast river. It was unstoppable and rapidly rushing forward.

The performance was unbelievable and downright incredible!

When the song was over, Huang Ruoran turned to the audience to bow and thank them. It was so quiet that the sound of a needle falling on the ground could have been heard in the large auditorium. More than a thousand people simply stared, dumbfounded, at the stage. The surging notes still lingered in their ears, and the after tones continued to reverberate and inspire their souls.

The girls from the English Department looked at each other. They were nervous for a minute, as they had no idea what was going on with the audience. Had they sung that badly?

”Clap…clap, clap, clap…”

At that moment, the teacher judges sitting in the center of the first row stood up and became the first to applause, breaking the odd silence. Following them, the other judges and students stood up and applauded. The crowd was passionate, and friendly applause swept over the audience like a storm.

Everyone expressed their strong recognition of the English Department choir with intense applause and cheers.

Up until then, the teachers had not judged any class' choral performance with high praise. It was not until the English Department choir took to the stage and performed their vigorous recitation that everyone was conquered by waves of passionate singing.

”It is simply incredible that a group of girls can sing 'Yellow River' so well!”

”Yeah, full of essence and emotion. Their singing style made me feel like I was listening to a wave!”

The two boys who had doubted the girls were amazed. They looked over casually at Xiao Luo's seat only to find that it was now empty. They had no idea when he had left.

Of course, with joy also came sorrow. Qiu Liang, a professional musician from the Measurement and Control Department, was ashamed. He was quite sure that they had lost. From the opening recitation to the conducting of the English Department's choir, the girls' overall singing ability was much better than his Department's. According to the bet they'd struck, he was going to have to strip naked and streak around campus.

Just then, Xiao Luo was dragging his suitcase and walking slowly on to the school's main road.

He left as quietly as he'd arrived, waving his sleeves and not leaving anything behind. He had no regrets. At least he was leaving with something, for he firmly believed that the English Department choir would wine first place.

But in his heart, he felt a little reluctant about this parting and had mixed feelings.

He would be leaving behind the sloppy and miserly Zhu Xiaofei as well as Ding Kai, who was not good at talking and skinny as a monkey. There were also the overpowering Huang Ruoran, petite and lovely An Huanhuan, and unruly Chu Yue. From there, the list went on…

The days he'd spent at Hua Ye had been bittersweet. He couldn't leave without any shred of feeling.

However, all this emotion would be diluted in time. He still had things to do, and Zhu Xiaofei and the gang also had their rose-colored student lives to lead.

At the school gate, a black Bentley rolled up and idled.

”Mr. Xiao?” asked the driver, respectfully.

Xiao Luo nodded and replied, ”Hello.”

The driver opened the door and said. ”The Boss has been waiting for you at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion Hotel for a long time. Please, get in the car.”

”Thank you for your trouble.”

Xiao Luo looked back at Huaye once more before climbing into the car.