Chapter 80 (2/2)

To hts in the hall would be dimmed between performances for the perfore

They had been re rehearsal Don't stick around on stage and leave quickly

”damn, it's so dark” Liu Cunhao was shocked— he could see only several steps ahead of hie as he walked, saying, ”…I think ere really da said, ”I think so too This isat me from the audience”

Wan Da, on the other hand, was self-aware After aat you? Yu-ge, say so Make hi He tugged at his collar and went to jue

Then he heard He Zhao call him from behind ”Old Xie”

The hall had only several small s and it was dark outside, so there was nota little warlanced back He Zhao, half shrouded in darkness, caught hold of the back of his head and kissed hi

He Zhao ar hard

Nearly half the school was in the audience, both teachers and students There were dozens of rows of seats, and the people who didn't fit in the hall atching a live broadcast from their classrooms

The applause had not faded The nearest row of seats was just several steps away Xie Yu stood on the e and could hear all the whispers from below

”They're so cool!”

”Did you record it? I want to watch it again”

”I recorded it Later”

Although they knew that no one in the audience could see anything, both their hearts still uselessly skipped a beat

Alongside that was a very faint pride, rising up fro to tell everyone: He is mine

”Thank you, Class 3, for that dance perforo wild” The lights in the hall went on again and the ee ”Now, let us all calm down and enjoy, from Class 8, a little comedy sketch—'Top Student'”

”Shen Jie's class” He Zhao ju area just as the lights went on The entire thing had taken less than two seconds He sat down in his seat, still shocked, and steadied hi rehearsal I saw a bit of it It's very funny They took a talent show and changed it up…”

Xie Yu said, ”I didn't see the”

”What could you have seen?” He Zhao said ”You're always sleeping or playing video games When you sit to the side, no one even dares talk to you”

Xie Yu said lightly, ”Ah So you had a good tiined that his offhand re afternoon rehearsal, a group of senior girls had surrounded He Zhao, explaining everything fro, the dance lead, and Liu Cunhao, the class rep, had stood idly by

On stage, Shen Jie and the others were swiftlyup their props Aside froes,' the others wore their school uniforure out how to explain himself when he heard Xie Yu say, ”I can see you”

He Zhao froze

Xie Yu repeated, ”I can see you, so you'd better watch yourself”

Class 8's comedy sketch was as funny as advertised It opened on the three teacher-judges with their backs to the participants as the participants cae one by one to introduce thees, hello I'm Xiao Cai from Class 28 and I'm here to participate in Super Student My drea to everyone, and lish words in a an to discuss, about to turn around ”I think he's very good!”

As Xie Yu finished speaking, He Zhao started laughing, his hand over his ly unable to hold it in

He e, or laughing at Xie Yu's words just now

A e with mock paper in hand, He Zhao whispered, ”Got it I'll watch myself”

After Class 3 had finished the dance and left the stage, the heat over Xie Yu's body had also dissipated He was only wearing a single layer and felt a little cold

When Old Tang arrived, he had brought their school jackets with hi whose it was Now he called soo around and pass the the pile of clothes now bent down ”Ah, pass these out Everyone take theirs The names are written on the labels”

”Pass it down,” Xu Jing said as she checked the labels She turned and said, ”This is Zhao-ge's”

Liu Cunhao caught it and handed it to Luo Wenqiang

Luo Wenqiang patted Xie Yu's shoulder Before Xie Yu could say thank you, He Zhao said, ”I'm not cold You wear it first”

He Zhao really wasn't worried about the cold Xie Yu, on the other hand… He Zhao had accidentally touched him just now and found that his hands were cold

Xie Yu saw Luo Wenqiang's expression twist

”……” Xie Yu put He Zhao's unifor and was loose on him, and the jacket sleeves reached the backs of his hands Luo Wenqiang was looking at hi thehurriedly waved ”No, no, no, no, nothing”

”Gy found her jacket, then tossed Luo Wenqiang's over ”Catch”

Liu Cunhao stepped to the side and Xu Qingqing nearly hit hientle she is You, on the other hand, are you trying to kill so threw another one

The last perfor speech The school principal went on stage ”Today is a special day for Liyang Erzhong, and a special day for all you students here today…”

Xie Yu glanced at the ti self-study

He Zhao's school jacket s else Xie Yu couldn't name, but it was the same presence that always per to look back, Xie Yu would knoas hi” The school principal's speech was concise and they didn't have to wait too long The audience started filing out of the hall, the people in the back leaving first Soon, more than half the audience had left He Zhao picked up his unifor little friend up on the way ”Qing-ge, how are you all going home? Shall Old Xie and I acco said, ”No need to worry My dad's coht back to the dorlish homework The teacher lectured me yesterday because of your worksheets Are you sure a hu coo What are you thinking about?”

Luo Wenqiang had been in a daze for a while

He hadn't recovered since leaving the stage after the perfore and had wanted to hurry the other two to go with hiht

…Maybe he had seen wrong

Uncertainty ferht and did not like holding things in When he, Liu Cunhao and Wan Da had reached the , ”When you talked off stage just now, did you see so… like a drea off stage and you stopped in the middle, I stopped with you”

Liu Cunhao said, ”Dzi¹ stopped, so I stopped too”

Luo Wenqiang: ”……”

”I really wanted to tell theh it's dark in the hall, we can still see what's in a three-step radius around us,” they said, squatting by the road next to the classroo ”Could they be a bit more considerate?”

Translation notes:

[1] Dzi: He's referring to Wan Da