Ning Zhen hurriedly called him, and when the phone was connected, Lu Zhi's voice was a little hoarse, and he couldn't hear any emotion.
"Ning Zhen, are you finally willing to talk to me?"
Feeling uneasy and guilty, Ning Zhen said softly, "Lu Zhi, I'm sorry."
He smiled: "Well, it's okay, do you still remember the self-criticism?"
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Ning Zhen was taken aback, thinking of the self-criticism he wrote jokingly—it was all Lu Zhi's fault, and Ning Zhen was never wrong.
She felt sore and soft in her heart, she didn't know what to say, so she could only ask him: "Have you waited all morning?"
There was a slight hum over there.
In fact, it wasn't all morning. Lu Zhi sat in the driver's seat, watching the rain curtain merge into a curtain and be scraped off by the wiper.
He waited overnight and morning.
He drove away from City B yesterday morning, but Mr. Lu didn't stop him, and Lu Mingjiang didn't notice it.
He drove for a whole day, and then stood watch outside her community all night.
It was eight o'clock the next morning before I was willing to call her.
Having not closed his eyes for two days, he rubbed his temples and smiled helplessly: "If you feel sorry for me, come and see me."
He is not a well-behaved person, and most of the rules and regulations in the world are useless in his eyes. He thought of going upstairs to find her several times, but finally realized that she was timid and couldn't stand his troubles, so she could only sit in the car and wait. .
"Lu Zhi, don't wait any longer, I'm not in City A." She squeezed her phone tightly, feeling a flood of guilt.
Lu Zhi curled his lips: "You want to lie to me?"
"I'm really not here."
Lu Zhi fell silent suddenly.
He felt like a fucking joke.
After living for eighteen years, it was the first time that she was sympathetic to a girl, and she couldn't bear to give him even the slightest bit of sympathy. He was afraid that she, like Yu Shanshan, thought he was poor, so he went back to city B specially, reached a consensus with the old man of the Lu family, and got back the part of his mother's assets.
Unexpectedly, he came back in a sports car without even seeing the little girl.
He has a bad temper, and his heart is full of depression.
His tone of voice was a bit cold: "Where are you?"
Ning Zhen clenched her fingers: "Don't come to me, I have something very important."
Lu Zhi gave a low laugh, and Ning Zhen pushed the elevator, and he knew he was angry from his laughter. After all, it was her fault. If I had known that he was stubborn, I shouldn't have made him wait so long.
She was afraid that there would be no signal when entering the elevator, so she hesitated to stand outside. An aunt next to her said loudly: "Isn't it a little girl to go in? If you don't go in, don't stand here."
Ning Zhen quickly apologized and stepped aside.
Lu Zhi suddenly said, "Ning Zhen, a person wearing a blue jacket, black trousers, and glasses, looks a lot like Teacher Xu from our school."
Ning Zhen choked. Isn't that Xu Qian's usual dress!
"She went back to the community with an umbrella, do you think I should go over and say hello?"
Her heart tightened: "Lu Zhi, don't act recklessly."
His slender fingers were on the steering wheel, and he was not in a hurry at this time. "Be good then, tell me where you are?"
Ning Zhen felt chills in her heart. Only her grandfather and grandmother knew about her coming to S City. In her previous life, until her death, Lu Zhi probably didn't even know that she could dance.
She always felt that once she said it, the relationship between her and Lu Zhi would become even more unclear.
There was a moment of silence between the two.
Lu Zhi hooked his lips and honked the horn. Ning Zhen couldn't help but asked, "What did you do?"
"That Ms. Xu is here."
"..."
Ning Zhen couldn't laugh or cry, is this threatening her? She stammered: "In, in S City."
She couldn't lie to him anymore, it was her fault for making him wait so long.
Ning Zhen thought for a while, and persuaded: "I really have something very important, Lu Zhi, you... you have a happy holiday."
The happy birthday lingered on her lips for a moment, but she replaced it in time. Almost exposed.
Lu Zhi frowned, unable to figure out what she was going to do in S City.
Outside, Xu Qian was carrying the vegetables and glanced at him. She couldn't see the people in the car clearly from a distance. Xu Qian walked into the community without thinking too much.
When Lu Zhi looked at his phone again, the call had already been hung up.
Tsk, it really is a little heartless.
He turned on his phone and tried to search City S. The headlines that popped up made him raise his eyebrows.
Dance contest
Lu Zhi threw the phone away and thought of a possibility that didn't seem very reliable. Ning Zhen will not go to the competition, right
Such a well-behaved girl, going to a dancing competition alone
He remembered seeing the flyer of "Feiying Dance Studio" in her hand before, and felt that this guess was very possible.
Ning Zhen dancing? His eyes darkened.
He thought he knew her enough, timid, good-natured, good-natured, soft and cute, deceptive and kind.
He couldn't help swearing. He restrained himself and studied hard. He thought they would always get closer and closer, but he didn't expect her to come out like this suddenly. What he saw might be only a small part of her character.
Hearing her voice, seeing her face, there are even bigger secrets hidden from him.
Where is the timid? It was very easy to deceive him.
With a cold face, Lu Zhi checked the air ticket to S city. The flight at 9:00 p.m. arrived at S city at exactly 11:00.
This little coward dared to lie to others, and he could bear the consequences of lying to him.
Ning Zhen practiced dancing in her room in the afternoon, but Lu Zhi never called again, so she was relieved.
Aunt Xu and Dad didn't move at all. It seems that Lu Zhi didn't mess around.
The rain was less, and the weather in summer was changeable. When the sun came out, the ground was dry at dusk.
The location of Ning Zhen's room is good. When she opened the curtains, she could see people coming and going outside the competition hall from a distance. Some people had faces full of excitement, while others were full of disappointment.
The efficiency of the preliminary competition is high, and the result can be known in more than ten minutes whether they are promoted or not. Many eliminated people don't have the heart to watch other people's competitions, and go home with a tired look.
Xu Shi was calm, but she wasn't nervous at all.
Ning Zhen experienced the benefits of rebirth for the first time. This immature body has danced for eight years, and every basic movement was relatively unfamiliar at first, but after several times, it seemed that the soul was echoed. The hand seems to be a movement engraved in the bone.
After working hard for more than 20 days, she actually regained her previous feeling.
The body is light and soft.
She learned the basics of dancing with other children, and later her mother Duan Ying taught her herself.
Duan Ying said: "You dance because you like it. You don't have to be the most professional dancer. Dance is the last thing in the world that should not be restricted. I just want you to feel wanton and free."
Wanton, free.
Two words that are far from her.
After Duan Ying passed away, the words she heard the most were, you have to be good and you have to study hard.
For a long time, I can't remember that feeling, self-confidence, wantonness, and publicity.
But these things that seem to be suppressed in the bones only need an opportunity to still bloom.
Ning Zhen didn't eat dinner, she would feel uncomfortable dancing with a full stomach.
When receiving the number plate in the morning, the staff said that her number plate might not be able to play until after ten o'clock in the evening.
As the sky darkened, the lights in the competition hall were as bright as day. Even though it was late, the audience seats were still full. The lights flickered on and off. For this kind of large-scale competition, the preliminary rounds were very solemn.
Ning Zhen came to the competition venue at 9:30.
Now I look at the phone again, 22:38, an hour has passed, and it will still take a while before it is her turn.
She sat at the back, very peaceful in her heart, and quietly watched other people perform.
The time control is really strict, three minutes for each person.
The dancers on the stage can only listen to the music they provide to control the time. Sometimes the time is up, but the performance has not yet ended, and the faces of the contestants on the stage turn pale with fright.
There were males and females participating in the competition. Ning Zhen watched it carefully for a while, and found that the contestants were all of good background.
Perhaps because of the preliminary competition, many people danced very reservedly.
There were occasional applause from the audience. Sparsely, in fact, even people who can't dance can judge which ones dance well based on visual experience.
When the applause is big, the performance must be pretty good.
When it was almost eleven o'clock, a boy caught Ning Zhen's attention.
In other words, it was the eyes of the audience.
He was wearing a black shirt with two white English letters "JZ" printed on it, and a pair of light blue jeans underneath.
Very ordinary attire, even too casual, it can be seen that he is a bit careless, more like overconfident.
The arrogance in his bones makes him look dazzling.
What's more, he dances hip-hop.
As soon as the explosive music sounded, the audience froze for a moment, followed by continuous screams and applause.
"..." Only then did Ning Zhen realize that this was not a dead hall.
Most of the contestants are girls. Hip-hop dance is easy to watch, and the dancers are very handsome. The girls screamed one after another, and the scene suddenly became lively.
Every movement of his is simple but wild, silent and fierce.
The dance is obviously the simplest Hiphop, but it looks more handsome than the most difficult Breaking.
Ning Zhen blinked, it's amazing.
She was also a little excited.
Three minutes seemed to be condensed into an instant. When the music fell silent, the crowd burst into applause. Ning Zhen couldn't help applauding him too.
The young man on the stage didn't seem to feel the madness in the audience. He stood up straight, bowed reluctantly towards the judges' seat, and stepped off the stage.
Ning Zhen laughed.
With this kind of character, the judges might be pissed off. Fortunately, the powerful faction has no fear.
Afterwards, it became much calmer, and it did not cause the sensation just now. Everyone could dance, and if they hadn't been admiring from the bottom of their hearts, they wouldn't have lost control and cheered wildly for others.
She checked the time again, it was half past eleven.
It's midnight, time flies by so fast.
The host read out the number plate, Ning Zhen stood up, and it was finally time for her to get ready.
Xu Shi was infected by the previous emotions, and she actually felt a slight sense of tension.
This is her first time on stage.
When the light hit her, the soul seemed to light up instantly, and countless pairs of eyes fell on her.
Ning Zhen was wearing brown short sleeves and a black short skirt, her fair legs were slender and straight.
She combed her ball hair and matched it with small black leather shoes with a medium heel.
This outfit is also too casual.
I can't even figure out what she's going to dance about.
Jiang Zhe in the audience raised his eyes.
The letters "JZ" on the clothes were also conspicuous in places without lights. He squinted his eyes with a delicate expression.
The girl on stage, the sixth champion, Ning Zhen.
When the music started, the whole hall was silent for a moment.
Such a casual dress, even a Latin dance!
Latin dancing without wearing high heels!
The music was very gentle at first, and her movements were also light and gentle. If it wasn't for the standard dance steps and gestures, one would have thought that this quiet and elegant girl was going to dance a folk dance.
Is this a lingering and charming rumba dance? Who knew that the music would turn around in about ten seconds.
The warm music resounded throughout the hall, and she changed from her previous shyness and softness, and her dance steps became cheerful and exciting in an instant. It's samba! The most passionate dance ever!
There was a sudden burst of cheers in the silent hall, and someone screamed first, and the audience screamed endlessly.
Her steps were faster, with a smile on her face, but she was no longer shy, but became flamboyant and enthusiastic.
With swaying dance steps, swirling skirts, and no high heels, she still dances samba super beautifully.
Jiang Zhe let out a soft "tss", and the corners of his lips curled up, still feeling the excitement of watching the champion dance.
He is proud, in his eyes, other people are all defeated, all rubbish.
When Ning Zhen stopped her last movement, the music spun and stopped for an instant, no more, no less, exactly three minutes.
The smile on her face was still bright and flamboyant, and she bowed to the judges' seat.
The moment she straightened up and raised her eyes, the smile on Ning Zhen's face froze.
At the front of the hall, the black-haired boy's eyes were as cold as the night, filled with complex emotions and a surprise that did not dissipate in time. The four eyes met, and a faint smile was drawn on the corner of his lips.
"...!"