Ch22 - School Anniversary (1/2)
It was pitch-dark on stage. The spotlight suddenly shone down on his head, like accumulated snow that cascaded onto him with a loud rumble, and a glaring light suddenly flashed.
It was full of people below! Close to a thousand!
The dark mass of people was completely silent, but suddenly, loud screams clamoured.
Yu Hao looked all around him, “???”
Yu Hao wanted to start with saying ‘dedicated to a friend of mine’, but he was distracted by the sudden screaming and became a bit flustered.
“I exist in the sunlight, the winds, between the heavens and the earth, and also in dreams; I’ve always been around, and have never been apart from you. Good night.”
He didn’t know why, but he suddenly heard General’s voice in his mind.
Yu Hao lowered his gaze slightly, and saw Chen Yekai sitting beside Lin Xun at the first row.
Chen Yekai wore a cold expression on his face and looked a bit impatient.
Yu Hao was aware that he must look really foolish right now. His shirt was loose and baggy, he wore a black T-shirt inside, and though his hair was waxed once, it was now tousled and a bit messy.
“I was so fortunate, to have met you……”
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Yu Hao’s voice trembled slightly. He tried his best to calm himself down.
“But I’ve already lost all right to cry for you.”
“Hopefully, beyond a horizon that I can’t see……”
After he sang unaccompanied, the mild and sweet accompaniment began to play. Only then did the audience snap out of its trance, and a roaring applause immediately drowned out Yu Hao’s voice. Chen Yekai’s expression had changed instantly.
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No one had thought that Yu Hao’s singing voice would be so pleasant to the ears.
Those were the expressions that Yu Hao was used to seeing on his friends’ or classmates’ faces whenever he sang in a KTV, though he rarely got the chance to. He knew that the moment he started singing, everyone would look very surprised.
Yu Hao’s grandmother was a Dan actress before the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949, and she looked very beautiful when she was younger. She taught him how to sing a few songs when he was little, and after he grew up, she would listen to him sing once in awhile and advise him on his vocal techniques. Compared to how he usually sounds, Yu Hao’s voice sounds very different when he sings. His usual voice had a youthful quality to it, but his singing voice is rich and deep, and it resonates from his chest. Once he switches into his singing mode, all of his nervousness will vanish. Just like when he sings in the KTV, his gaze will turn hazy as he immerses himself in the music.
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“I heard the pitter patter of rain drops on the meadow……”
“And also the ringing of the school bell not too far away……”
Chen Yekai stared blankly at Yu Hao. By the time he reached the chorus, Yu Hao had forgotten that he was on stage and became completely engrossed in singing.
“Looks like you’re the happiness that I wanted to hold onto the most, looks like we were actually so close to love. That person who fought against the world for me……”
The original version of this song overflowed with feelings from a maiden’s heart, but Yu Hao’s rendition imbued it with the mood of a confession from a Casanova. The background of the stage had transitioned into snowflakes that filled the sky, and accompanied by the flashing lights, the ambience engulfed the entire auditorium.
“That person who fought against the world for me, that person who stood in the rain with me, every scene was filled with your pure feelings that was untainted by even a speck of dust……”
Yu Hao wore a white shirt, black suit pants, and his sleeves were slightly rolled up. One of his hands was stuffed into his pants pocket while the other held the microphone. His eyelashes reflected the flashing lights that shone on the stage — his gaze was both hazy and filled with sorrow. When the chorus ended, the world turned silent before his voice rang out again unaccompanied.
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“I was so fortunate, to have met you. But I’ve already lost all right to cry for you.”
He looked up, and once again saw Zhou Sheng.
Yu Hao’s eyes met Zhou Sheng’s across the auditorium. Yu Hao suddenly smiled out of embarrassment. That shy and nervous smile immediately triggered another round of sensational screams.
Zhou Sheng applauded with all his might. He fished out a glow stick from god knows where and, like he was attending a concert, he waved it around with the girl beside him. Yu Hao became even more embarrassed. He could only turn his head away slightly as he walked across the stage.
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“Looks like you’re the happiness that I wanted to hold onto the most, looks like we were actually, so close to love.”
“That person who fought against the world for me……”
“Every scene was filled with……I was so fortunate, to have met you……”
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Chen Yekai’s expression seemed to be frozen. His eyebrows slightly furrowed as he looked at Yu Hao.
Yu Hao’s gaze swept over the auditorium once more and he thought to himself: this lousy microphone’s timbre is so horrible, can’t they replace it with a better one?
The music finally came to an end. Yu Hao took a deep breath and said, “Welcome to our college, Professor Lin.”
A third round of thunderous applause erupted. Yu Hao suddenly remembered that he hadn’t said the most important words for the evening, so he added, “This song is dedicated to a friend of mine.”
The host went on stage. Yu Hao hurriedly bowed, then turned around and went backstage. As soon as he entered backstage, everyone there clapped loudly for him.
“I didn’t expect that!” League Secretary exclaimed, “I didn’t know you could sing so well!”
“When you were singing on stage, it was as if you were shining!” A girl said.
“Re…….really?” Yu Hao thought to himself that she shouldn’t exaggerate so much ba.
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League Secretary asked again, “Yu Hao! Why didn’t you enter the Music Department?!”
“I’m not talented enough.” Yu Hao answered, “Really, my voice isn’t that good……”
In comparison to a professional singer, Yu Hao’s vocal foundations truly weren’t good enough.
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Yu Hao’s face flushed red instantly and he only wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. After he changed out of Chen Yekai’s clothes and folded them neatly, everyone was still encouraging him to participate in a Singing Talent Show. Yu Hao was going crazy with embarrassment, so he quickly cut in, “I…..I have to go now, bye everyone! Thank you!” As he spoke, he quickly bowed to the people in the backstage and fled out of the auditorium.
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When he was chilled by the wind, his nervousness returned, but the performance was already over. He had prepared for an entire day, yet he had only sung for three minutes. Yu Hao wanted to quickly find a place to sit down, or find someone to talk to.
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“Gbc’a wfrr jgbecv!” Itbe Vtfcu rjlv ab tlr ulgioglfcv, atfc qijmfv bcf jgw jgbecv Te Ljb jcv bnfgyfjglcuis mbcolcfv tlw lc tlr afgglabgs, “Ofa’r ub ufa vlccfg!”
Yu Hao really wanted to go, but now that he met this couple, they might want to get a room later so he shouldn’t third wheel. He looked at Zhou Sheng’s girlfriend and said, “I won’t disturb you guys.”
She burst out laughing, yet Zhou Sheng was extremely embarrassed.
“I’ll head back first.” The girl pursed her lips and said, “My chauffeur is still waiting for me outside.”
Zhou Sheng said, “You won’t reconsider it?”
“I’ll think about it.” The girl answered.
Yu Hao said, “It wasn’t easy for you to come here. Zhou Sheng missed you to death, though he would never admit it. Accompany him for a little longer ba?”
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“Ah?” That girl was stunned. She looked at Zhou Sheng, then looked at Yu Hao.
“Do you want to die?!” Zhou Sheng immediately tried to clear up the misunderstanding, “Yu Hao! Don’t get me into trouble!!
Yu Hao, “???”
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“The two of you aren’t……” Yu Hao looked at them.
Zhou Sheng looked like he was about to fall apart. He turned one round on the spot and said, “Even if I jumped into the yellow springs, I wouldn’t be able to wash myself clean now! Yu Hao! Explain yourself!”
“Wait!” Yu Hao realised that they might not have confirmed their relationship yet, and Zhou Sheng might have only said ‘sis-in-law’ as a joke so he hurriedly said, “I don’t know anything! I thought the two of you were already together!”
The girl hurriedly waved her hand, and she looked really embarrassed as well. She walked to the college entrance and got into a black Lincoln, “I’ll contact you again some other time.”
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Yu Hao smiled as he waved at her. After the car drove away, Zhou Sheng said, “I didn’t know you were someone who would bear grudges? I only scolded you a bit yesterday, yet now you’re taking revenge?!”
Yu Hao said, “No, I…….I really didn’t know. You haven’t confessed yet?”
“That’s Fu Liqun’s girlfriend!” Zhou Sheng became a little frantic.
Yu Hao, “Then why did you ask me to call her sis-in-law!”
Zhou Sheng, “Fu Liqun’s nickname is Gege! So why wouldn’t his wife be called sis-in-law! Last time I meant that she’s our sis-in-law!!”
Yu Hao, “……”
Zhou Sheng held his forehead with one hand. Yu Hao remembered that Fu Liqun was the tallest person in the Sports Department, and there were quite a few girls in his class who called him “Gege”. So after everyone called him that for awhile, it had become his nickname.
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Half an hour later, Yu Hao returned to his dormitory to change back into his plain clothing. He wanted to return the shirt to Chen Yekai in a few days, but Chen Yekai told him that he didn’t need to wash it. Yu Hao didn’t dare to wash his clothes either as he was afraid of ruining them.
Zhou Sheng smoked in a shabu-shabu shop, looking gloomy and depressed. Yu Hao said, “You didn’t tell me! Before you got me to call her sis-in-law! How the hell was I supposed to know whose sis-in-law you meant??”
Zhou Sheng said sincerely and earnestly, “How could I get that kind of goddess-like girlfriend? Are you blind?”
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“Then what kind of girlfriend do you want?” Yu Hao asked, baffled. “You don’t like the Older Sister type? You’re such a good catch, why say that you can’t get that kind of girlfriend? I don’t mean Shan Jie, I meant……”
Yu Hao really did think that even though Zhou Sheng was usually quite slovenly in both dress and manner, he was like a diamond in the rough that glowed with a light that was hidden underneath the surface. He was worthy of an outstanding girlfriend.
But Zhou Sheng was both sincere and blunt as he answered, “Ah, that’s true, I’m quite okay ba? Actually, I never wanted to date or start a family anyway, so it doesn’t matter to me since I don’t want to get married.”
“Why?” Yu Hao asked.
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“I don’t want to be like my parents who quarrel all day. It’ll exhaust me to death.” Zhou Sheng said, “So damn troublesome. I can’t take care of a wife, and I can’t look after kids either.”
“That’s cause you haven’t found someone you like, someone you want to spend the rest of your life with.” Yu Hao said, “But I only saw her from afar once. I really didn’t recognise her as Liqun’s……..wife.”
“She’s not anymore.” Zhou Sheng said, “Shan Jie broke up with him.”
“Why?” Yu Hao felt astonished. He only knew that when Cen Shan came over before Christmas, she had fallen out with Fu Liqun. But she had come over today to try and part with Fu Liqun on good terms. Every time Cen Shan fought with Fu Liqun, Zhou Sheng would be the middleman who had to pass their messages on to each other, which irritated Zhou Sheng to no end.
“Don’t ask so many questions about this later.” Zhou Sheng said, “Why do you have so many ‘why’s? Can’t we talk about something else? If you ask so much it’ll seem like I’m gossiping about Fu Liqun because I have nothing better to do, but if I don’t talk about it, you’ll ask more questions again.”
“You’re not angry anymore?” Yu Hao thought, I shouldn’t ask about Fu Liqun’s gossip anymore, let’s change the topic ba. He still has no idea why Zhou Sheng suddenly flared up yesterday.
Zhou Sheng, “Do you know that you were wrong?”
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Yu Hao sincerely said, “I know now.”
Zhou Sheng, “What were you wrong about?”
Yu Hao couldn’t say anything in reply.
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“The shirt should be lent to you by Kaikai ba?” When Zhou Sheng thought about it, he got angry again, “Why didn’t you look for me to borrow my clothes? I always asked you to wear my clothes cause you don’t have any but you never wore them, are you afraid of owing me? Then why aren’t you afraid of owing Kaikai?”
Yu Hao could obviously sense Zhou Sheng’s jealousy now. Truly, his possessiveness over his friends is too strong. He wanted to explain himself, but he knew that with Zhou Sheng’s temper, he should just admit that he was in the wrong right away.
“I was wrong.” Yu Hao said, “I was afraid of causing trouble for you. I’m returning his clothes to him tonight.”
Zhou Sheng was baffled, “I really don’t understand why you think you’d cause trouble for me. Won’t you be the one washing the clothes anyway?”
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