On the evening of the second day after registering for the Golden Autumn Arts Festival, Mei Fang, Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi went together to participate in the auditions for the Golden Autumn Arts Festival.
The audition site was in a small auditorium in the West District. When the three of them arrived, there was already a long line. Everyone attached great importance to this art festival and made a lot of preparations.
Xia Yuan kept pulling Mei Fang's hair while waiting in line.
"Ah Fang, are you nervous?"
"Nervous? Why should I be nervous? I just need to do my best."
"Well... but there are so many people here, and this is your first time performing on stage, so you'll still be nervous, right?"
Xia Yuan hugged Mei Fang's neck from behind and smiled at him, "If you want to replenish your energy, I can help you?"
"I don't need to be like someone who is scared to death before going on stage. I think it's you who is nervous, right?"
"Haha... How could I possibly do that! If you don't believe me, ask Youxi. Let's see if it's me who's nervous or Ah Fang. You tell me."
"I'll know once I try it."
As Lin Youxi spoke, he placed his hands on Mei Fang and Xia Yuan's chest at the same time.
"Of the two of you, Fang's heartbeat should be faster."
"Look, look, I'll tell you!"
"What does a fast heartbeat mean? It's just because some people have a faster heartbeat..."
Xia Yuan noticed that Lin Youxi's expression changed slightly at this time. He ignored Mei Fang and instead leaned against Lin Youxi's chest and listened for a while.
"Youxi... To be honest, are you more nervous than the rest of us?"
"Youxi is here to cheer, why are you so nervous..."
As soon as Mei Fang finished speaking, Lin Youxi nodded slightly.
"To be honest... a little bit."
"Ah? Youxi, you're going to perform on stage too? I thought you were here just to cheer for me and Yuanyuan."
Xia Yuan hugged Lin Youxi's neck and muttered, "Who said that we can't go on stage just because we have Youxi? Ah Fang, you are looking down on others."
"No wonder you guys wouldn't tell me the songs you were going to perform. So there's another reason behind this."
Although Lin Youxi said that he was nervous, he still looked very calm and composed to outsiders. Only Mei Fang and Xia Yuan could sense what Lin Youxi's solemn expression meant at this moment.
She grabbed the corner of Mei Fang's clothes and leaned her forehead on Mei Fang's back.
Xia Yuan and Mei Fang looked at each other.
"How about, Ah Fang, can you go take care of Youxi? Take her out for some fresh air and relax. I'll help you line up. It's okay. It's just calling numbers, and it'll take a long time anyway."
"Um… "
Mei Fang was pulled out of the auditorium by Lin Youxi's clothes.
In fact, the fact that they were still pulling each other in such a public place was already quite eye-catching, but there didn't seem to be any familiar classmates here, so the two of them didn't care much about other people's eyes.
Mei Fang led Lin Youxi for a walk outside. There was a small shop window next to them. Mei Fang ran to buy chewing gum and water for Lin Youxi. Lin Youxi sat on a bench nearby, breathing deeply.
Why am I so nervous...
It's really rare to see Youxi like this.
Mei Fang sat down with Lin Youxi, then helped her unscrew the bottle cap and handed her some water:
"Did you force yourself to perform on stage with Yuanyuan? You still like to accommodate Yuanyuan like before."
"It's not really forced. I had already promised Yuanyuan. Now I'm just making up for the regrets of my childhood."
Lin Youxi took a sip and then explained, "Yuanyuan has always wanted to perform with me since elementary school, but I never had the chance to fulfill this promise. Now is a good opportunity. Besides..."
"besides?"
Lin Youxi smiled slightly and said, "Because I saw you working so hard to get on stage, I thought... I also wanted to experience this feeling with you."
Lin Youxi also loved listening to music when she was in junior high school. After Mei Fang gave her the MP3, she never let it go. Now she still carries the MP3 that she exchanged with Mei Fang with her at all times.
Mei Fang could understand this feeling of not wanting to be left behind. After all, it was just like Xia Yuan, who was obviously not good at science, but still insisted on taking the exam for the science experimental class.
"I roughly understand your idea, and it's not too forced from this point of view. But, Youxi, you work so hard at everything you do, so you should be fully prepared, right? I don't think there's anything to worry about."
"There is a difference between being well prepared and being nervous. Yuanyuan just heard me sound very nervous... Why don't you try it too and see if my heartbeat is fast enough and if I'm nervous enough?"
As Lin Youxi said this, she pulled Mei Fang's hand into her arms, and the cowardly Mei Fang was so scared that he quickly let go.
Seeing Mei Fang looking embarrassed, Lin Youxi couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Just kidding."
"You can't joke like that! You idiot... You almost scared me to death. You really made me nervous. I'm going to buy a bottle of water too."
Mei Fang was about to get up and go to the store, but was pulled down by Lin Youxi.
"Why waste that money? I've only had a few sips, why don't you just drink mine?"
Lin Youxi handed the water bottle to Mei Fang, "Or are you embarrassed about this? We have been using teacups casually since we were little, but now you are being picky."
"That's not the case... Of course I don't mind, then give it to me."
As Mei Fang spoke, he took the water handed to him by Lin Youxi and drank it in one gulp.
Although he said he didn't mind, he felt complicated when Lin Youxi stared at him while he was drinking water.
"I suddenly remembered the water drinking game we played before. Do you remember? When Yuanyuan went to her grandma's house for the summer vacation... we had nothing to do and played that game."
"I remember, I remember... Of course I remember, you were really naughty back then... By the way, who won in the end? I think it was me."
Lin Youxi smiled and shook her head, "It was obviously me."
"Ah? How is that possible... I will lose to a little girl like you."
"I was playing tricks on you. I didn't let you drink water."
"Oh... no wonder."
"Oh right... In order to help both of us relax a little, I'll tell you an interesting little secret. It's about the water drinking competition."
"Ah? What? Tell me about it..."
"Sit down and I'll tell you quietly."
Mei Fang then sat next to Lin Youxi. She put her arm around Mei Fang's shoulders and whispered softly in his ear:
"Did you remember that during the water drinking competition that day, when it was almost over, I hurried to the bathroom? At that time, I was actually a little bit..."
Lin Youxi's words made Mei Fang exclaim in surprise.
"I-I see! No wonder that was the case back then—"
Lin Youxi interrupted Mei Fang and reminded him in a serious tone:
"I have kept this secret for a long time. I have never told anyone. Now only you know it."
"Um... After all, she's just a kid, so I can understand that. I didn't wet the bed often back then, and people called me the King of Bedwetting."
"uh-huh… "
Lin Youxi pulled Mei Fang's arm and smiled, then restrained her smile and said:
"Anyway, you're the only one who knows about this dark history. If a third person... for example, Yuanyuan knew about this, how do you think I should punish you?"
"You... you have the final say, okay? My mouth is shut, I won't let anything out!"
"It would be better this way."
Lin Youxi reached out and tapped Mei Fang's mouth, reminding him again not to leak the secret.
"However, after listening to me share this dark history with you, do you feel a lot less pressure to perform now?"
"Ah? So you really are trying to comfort me!"
Lin Youxi immediately looked annoyed after hearing this, "What else? Do you really think I would be nervous? How little do you know me? Why don't you give it a try?"
"No, no! Let's hurry up... hurry up and get ready for the performance!"
Mei Fang pushed Youxi back to the auditorium.
The update from the underworld is coming soon. I'm going to have a cake first.
I would also like to recommend a work by a friend who is an author of the same period (yes, I have made real author friends). It is a combination of themes of cultivation and daily life, and it is also something I particularly want to write but cannot write well. It is called "Reborn and Everyday Cultivation". The writing style is very delicate and warm, and the number of words is not small. I strongly recommend you to read it!
(End of this chapter)