The three girls danced to a piece of music that lasted more than three minutes, over and over again. Whenever Teacher Qiu felt that something was not in sync or someone's movements were not in place, she would press pause and shout out the beat to them bit by bit.
Zhan Xi originally thought that dancing at the annual party was something they could just do casually, but she didn't expect Teacher Qiu to be so serious. The three of them no longer felt comfortable slacking off, and no one wanted to hold the team back, so their attitudes became more serious.
After two hours of practice, the results were much better than if they had found a place to practice on their own.
Luo Jingyu stood outside the classroom and watched them dance. He couldn't hear the music, but he could feel the vibration. When the prelude sounded, even though Zhan Xi hadn't moved yet, he had already put his palm on the glass.
After several times, Luo Jingyu even discovered a pattern. When the rhythm reached a certain point, Zhan Xi would start dancing.
He verified this rule again and again, moving his left hand fingers slightly, counting "three, two, one", and the error became smaller and smaller! This insignificant little game made him secretly happy. He couldn't tell what it felt like, but he felt that music and dance were not completely meaningless to him.
He has always liked beautiful and quiet things, but now he finds that dynamic, abstract things that he has never experienced before, such as unimaginable music, can actually be perceived in another way.
Zhan Xi would look at him while dancing, and her gaze was actually fiery. Luo Jingyu was forced to look away several times by her, but afterwards she couldn't help but look back again.
He told himself that he shouldn't be so depressed, but he was lucky enough to think that he was just being willful. He was just watching her practice dancing. What's the big deal? She said they could still be friends, so they were friends! They didn't break up, right
At 8 o'clock, Teacher Qiu finally called the end of get out of class. Zhan Xi was so tired that she sat on the ground. Teacher Qiu squatted beside her and massaged her thighs, asking: "Are you very tired?"
Zhan Xi didn't even have the strength to speak and could only nod.
While massaging, Teacher Qiu smiled and said, "When I was learning to dance and later when I was a trainee, I practiced from morning till night every day. Have you ever seen talent shows? Some people are sent to competitions after practicing for a few months, just because they have good looks and are funny and popular, they stand out. But people like us who really like dancing but have no special personalities don't even have the opportunity to be sent to competitions."
Zhan Xi asked: "Do you regret it?"
"No regrets." Teacher Qiu lowered her head and pressed hard, "It's not easy for a person to find something he really likes to do. I know you think I'm strict and there's no need to be so serious, but I took your money and this is what I'm best at, so I want to do it well. I think you also hope that you can go on stage with full confidence, right?"
"Yes!" Zhan Xi nodded vigorously and asked, "Teacher Qiu, how much do you charge for classes here? Can I still come to study at my age?"
Teacher Qiu raised her eyebrows and said, "Why can't I learn? I still have students in their forties and fifties. When it comes to dancing, what age can't you dance? Look at how happy those square dance sisters are when they dance every day. When I'm old, I will definitely be the most beautiful flower among the square dance sisters. I can do splits and cartwheels without any problem!"
Yuan Sichen and Qian Yun were also taking a break. When they heard what Teacher Qiu said, they all giggled.
Zhan Xi rested for three minutes, and seeing Luo Jingyu still waiting outside, he gritted his teeth and bravely got up to get his clothes, saying, "Sisters, I'm leaving first, my friend is waiting for me."
Qian Yun looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Yuan Sichen pulled her arm and Qian Yun didn't ask.
It was not until Zhan Xi went to the locker room that Qian Yun asked Yuan Sichen, "Is Xiao Zhan's friend deaf and dumb? I saw that Xiao Zhan seemed to be using sign language to give him the whole time."
Yuan Sichen said: "I think so too. She said she had dinner with a friend this morning. It could be this guy."
Qian Yun said in surprise: "Today is Valentine's Day! Is she dating this guy? A deaf-mute? No way?"
"What does it have to do with you?" Yuan Sichen smiled. "Well, don't tell anyone at the company. We have no right to interfere in a girl's private affairs."
Teacher Qiu was packing up her things and interrupted, "I agree with that. Besides, I think Xiao Zhan is quite generous and doesn't seem to mind."
Qian Yun pouted: "I just wonder what should I do with Lin Yan?"
"Xiao Zhan obviously has no interest in Lin Yan. He doesn't even drink milk tea." Yuan Sichen also picked up his clothes and said, "Let's go. I want to spend some time alone with my boyfriend."
Qian Yun smiled obscenely: "We are so tired from dancing today, how can we still enjoy our world together?"
Yuan Sichen pushed her and said, "Hey! So you and your husband are spending time together as a couple. Are you the one who's tired? You're quite good at having fun!"
Teacher Qiu was drinking water and almost spit it out: "You two should leave quickly! This is not suitable for children!"
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The sisters are all experienced people, but Zhan Huanhuan is still a primary school kid.
After changing her clothes and going downstairs with Luo Jingyu, she glanced at him secretly. She wanted to laugh at the first glance. Her little heart was pounding wildly, thinking that he actually ran to watch her dance, hehehe... It seems that she is not the only one who says one thing and thinks another!
Luo Jingyu, however, could not smile at all. If he had known earlier that this day was Valentine's Day, he would never agree to have dinner with Huanhuan. Moreover, he would not have come to her and promised to wait for her to finish dancing after Huanhuan had already canceled the dinner.
He didn't want Huanhuan to misunderstand him again. If she gave him a good guy card, he would be really ashamed.
The two men walked out onto the street, and a cold wind was blowing. Zhan Xi had just broken into a sweat, and when the wind blew, he shivered all over, and immediately remembered the scarf in his bag.
She turned to look at Luo Jingyu. He was wearing the black down jacket he always wore. The sweater underneath seemed to have a round neck. Even when the zipper was pulled all the way up, his neck was still exposed. Zhan Xi quickly took out the scarf and handed it to him: "Put it on. It's very windy. I washed it."
Luo Jingyu: “…”
Is it really to return the scarf
He took the scarf and wrapped it around his neck. Zhan Xi stood still, looked up at him, and raised his hand to touch his face.
Without saying anything, Luo Jingyu understood what she meant and took off her mask consciously. When Zhan Xi saw his face, her smile became bright and brilliant: "Can you not wear a mask when you meet me in the future?"
Luo Jingyu frowned and asked in sign language: Why
"Why do you say that?" Zhan Xi unconsciously acted like a spoiled child, thinking to herself, this guy is really something, why else could he do that? He just wanted to see his face! After not seeing him for so long, she could only watch the video of him feeding his gift on the computer to satisfy her craving. Now that she finally saw him in person, why couldn't she see enough
However, Luo Jingyu really didn't know why, so she blinked and didn't ask any more questions.
Zhan Xi walked forward side by side with him, and suddenly pulled his sleeve. When he turned around, he asked with a smile: "Why did you come here?"
Luo Jingyu didn't want to answer.
Zhan Xi didn't give up: "How did you know I was here?"
Luo Jingyu just looked at her again and had no intention of taking the phone out of her pocket.
Zhan Xi seemed not to sense his indifference and asked again: "Xiao Yu, do you think I danced well just now?"
Looking at her expectant eyes and thinking of her passionate and unrestrained posture when she was dancing before, Luo Jingyu's expression became unnatural again. Finally, she couldn't hold it anymore, nodded gently and gave her a thumbs up.
Zhan Xi was very happy, but his stomach started to growl, and he said to himself, "I'm so hungry!"
She stood on the street and looked around, using the few words of sign language she had learned while speaking, "I didn't have dinner. Have you eaten?"
Luo Jingyu was very surprised. Didn't she have any food? And she danced for so long. Where did she get the energy
He also looked around with Zhan Xi, and they both saw a KFC at the same time. Zhan Xi pointed and said, "Let's go to KFC. I want to eat chicken rolls!"
Luo Jingyu nodded, and Zhan Xi naturally pulled his arm: "Let's go."
The man next to her broke away from her hand as if he had been electrocuted. Zhan Xi was stunned and said awkwardly, "Yes, I'm sorry."
Luo Jingyu: “…”
He pursed his lips, stuffed his hands tightly into his pockets, and walked towards KFC with Zhan Xi.
In the restaurant, Luo Jingyu ordered food on her mobile phone. Zhan Xi ordered chicken rolls, grilled wings, French fries and hot milk tea. Luo Jingyu ordered a cup of coffee for herself and came back with a tray after a while.
At this time, most of the people sitting in KFC were chatting, and there were also a few couples. Zhan Xi looked at them, then at Xiao Yu, and felt sweet in his heart, thinking that the two of them were on a date.
They sat down at the small round table. Zhan Xi was very hungry and decided to fill her stomach first. While eating, she secretly observed Xiao Yu. He seemed to be in a bad mood. His eyes were always drooping, his long eyelashes blinked slowly, his chin was very tight, and there was no smile on his face.
Zhan Xi moved his chair closer to him. Luo Jingyu noticed it and actually moved her chair in the opposite direction to avoid him. Zhan Xi didn't dare to move anymore and picked up the chicken roll to eat.
She didn't like the way he kept her at a distance! When she was with him before, he would joke with her! His eyes were always curved with laughter, not like now, as if she owed him two million.
Zhan Xi was very quiet when she was on a blind date with others, and she never took the initiative to find topics to talk about, but this was not the case with Luo Jingyu. Especially in this situation, if she didn't speak, Xiaoyu seemed like she could meditate until KFC closed.
After finishing the chicken rolls and grilled wings, Zhan Xi prepared to have a good chat with Xiaoyu.
"You just..." Seeing that Xiaoyu didn't look at her, she pulled his sleeve. Luo Jingyu raised her eyes, and Zhan Xi continued, "You put your hand on the glass just now, could you feel the music?"
Luo Jingyu shook her head and saw Zhan Xi's right hand resting on the table. He bent his index finger and tapped the table, then pointed at her right hand and drew a question mark in the air.
“…Vibration?” Although Zhan Xi was a liberal arts student, he still remembered some physics knowledge.
Luo Jingyu nodded and typed on her phone to show her: I don’t know what music is.
It seemed like an unpleasant topic... Zhan Xi thought about it, and wanted to make the atmosphere between the two of them more relaxed, so he asked with a smile: "Mr. Chijiang has finished the cherry tree. What are you busy with this week?"
Luo Jingyu types: Flower Festival.
Zhan Xi asked: "What is the Flower Festival?"
Luo Jingyu: Baidu.
Zhan Xi: “…”
She pouted: "You won't even tell me about it?"
It was really hard to ask. Luo Jingyu was helpless. How could he explain it? He could explain it clearly in sign language, but she couldn't understand it. How about typing? It would take him half his life to explain the ins and outs of a traditional festival.
Seeing him holding the phone with a tangled look on his face, Zhan Xi laughed out loud: "I was just kidding you, why are you so serious?"
Luo Jingyu: “…”
"Someone has come to me these days to consult about flower embossing." Zhan Xi ate French fries and said slowly, "Mrs. Wu called me. She wanted to make a peony bonsai. I told her that I had to ask about your recent work arrangements. Last time you made 'Good Luck Comes' it took you almost a week. I guess the peony bonsai will also take a lot of time. Are you interested in taking it?"
Luo Jingyu typed: Peony, blooms for four days less and a week more, 900 per flower, but I don’t have time.
"..." Zhan Xi was silent for a moment, then asked, "There is another client, who is also a guest at Mrs. Chi Jiang's birthday party. Her sister is getting married, and she wants to make a bouquet for her sister. Don't you have time too?"
Luo Jingyu didn't type, but just shook her hand in response, with a gloomy expression.
How could he have the time recently? He was already using the materials in stock to make peony hair accessories during the day. For the next half month, he really couldn't do anything else except eating, sleeping and taking a bath.
But Zhan Xi didn't know this. He was very flustered and only felt Xiaoyu's alienation.
The tenderness he had shown when he lifted her hair at the door of the dance studio was gone now. Why? Was it because she said "Happy Holidays" to him? Zhan Xi thought for a long time, looked up at Luo Jingyu, and asked, "Xiaoyu, are you still angry with me?"
Luo Jingyu looked back at her "silently", her eyes unfathomable.
Zhan Xi continued, "That is... Are you still angry about what I said to you on your birthday?"
Luo Jingyu sighed and typed: I'm not angry.
He looked at the girl. She still had her hair tied in a ponytail. She had taken off her work makeup long ago because of dancing. Her big eyes on her fair and smooth face looked at him timidly, like a child begging for reconciliation after a quarrel.
Luo Jingyu didn't know why she had such thoughts. How could he be angry with her? If he wanted to be angry, he could only be angry at himself. Angry at himself for daydreaming, thinking that he could be with her without anyone noticing, but she easily discovered his shameful secret. How embarrassing! He clearly didn't say anything, but she directly exposed it.
He regretted that he should have left just now! He would not get into this topic again now, he hated this topic! He didn't want to talk about what happened on his birthday night at all, he just hoped that Huanhuan would let him go, and he would never cross the line again!
"If you're not angry, why are you so mean to me?" Zhan Xi looked at him aggrievedly.
Luo Jingyu: “?”
When had he ever been mean to her
Zhan Xi felt that this was not going to work, so she had to speak out: "I know you are angry, Xiaoyu, I apologize to you for what I said that day, I... I..."
She kept saying "I" for a long time, her cheeks flushed but she didn't finish. She simply took out a box from her bag and put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Luo Jingyu with her fingers, "This is for you, happy holidays."
There were foreign words all over the box. Luo Jingyu couldn't understand what country the words were from. It was neither English nor Japanese, but she could tell from the pattern that it was chocolate.
chocolate?!
On Valentine's Day, girls give boys... chocolate
Luo Jingyu is not an idiot, she still has some common sense. There was a "boom" in her mind, like a nuclear bomb exploding, and when she looked at Zhan Xi again, her eyes widened and her lips slightly parted. She simply couldn't believe her eyes, and she denied this idea over and over again in her mind.
What does that mean? Impossible! Are you trying to have fun? Is the calendar wrong? Is this actually April Fools' Day?!
Seeing his body become stiff, Zhan Xi's face turned even redder and he said, "Those WeChat messages I sent you on your birthday, I... I..."
She finally mustered up the courage to finish the sentence, "I want to withdraw."
Luo Jingyu: “???”
“You… you…”
After saying "I, I, I" non-stop, Zhan Xi started saying "You, you, you". This was the first time she had said such words in her life. She was really shy. "How do you feel about me?"
She really wanted to lower her head, but she knew she couldn't. If she lowered her head, Xiaoyu wouldn't be able to see her mouth. She could only force herself to look at him, blurting out words one by one, "I, I feel about you... that... Oh! Do you like me or not?"
Luo Jingyu had been knocked unconscious by a huge wave and was looking at her blankly.
Just be thick-skinned and assume he likes it!
Zhan Xi decided to explain his face-slapping behavior: "Xiao Yu, listen to me, I am a coward. I was afraid that my mother would not agree. She has been very strict with me since I was a child. I said those words to you because I thought she would not agree. But these days, I thought a lot and found that I couldn't forget you at all. I just wanted to... I just wanted to be brave... I, I don't want to regret it."
Zhan Xi's eyes were wet as he looked at Luo Jingyu, "I regret it, Luo Jingyu, do you understand what I said? I regret it, I regret it, I really regret it!"
From the beginning to the end, Luo Jingyu stared at Zhan Xi's face and "listened" very seriously. Perhaps it was because people would develop a tacit understanding after spending a long time with each other, and in the matter of lip reading, he became more and more familiar with the various ways of pronouncing words between Zhan Xi's lips, tongue, and teeth, which was easier than reading other people's lips.
But what did she just say? Was it an illusion? Was she dreaming? Was she being silly?!
He understood it, but he would rather not understand it!
When Luo Jingyu looked at the box of chocolates again, it was no longer a box of chocolates, but a box of bombs! How could he dare to touch it? He looked at it, then at Zhanxi, then at Zhanxi, and then at the chocolates...
Just when Zhan Xi was flustered by his shocked expression, Luo Jingyu suddenly stood up and turned to walk towards the door of KFC. He was as fast as the wind, and when Zhan Xi turned around, he had already opened the glass door.
"Xiao Yu!" Zhan Xi grabbed the bag and was about to chase after her, not forgetting to take the box of chocolates. When she rushed out the door, she looked around and saw that Luo Jingyu was already more than ten meters away, leaving only a dark silhouette to her.
“Little…” Zhan Xi remembered that it was useless to shout, so she decided to chase after him. Fortunately, she did not change her shoes after dancing practice, and she finally caught up with him by running in big strides.
Zhan Xi once again grabbed Luo Jingyu's arm from behind.
This time he didn't stand still with her, he turned around quickly and shook off her hand. He stared down at her with a resolute look in his eyes, his lips pursed into a thin line, and raised his hand to make a long paragraph of sign language.
What are you thinking? What are you regretting? The relationship between you and me has nothing to do with your mother! Whether your mother agrees or disagrees, it is impossible for you and me to be together! You are a healthy person, a college student, beautiful and smart, and I am a deaf person! I can't hear anything at all! I can't say a word! You are not a coward, and I am not powerful! Your previous decision was correct! We really have no hope, no future! We can only be friends! The kind of friends who you meet and chat casually in the elevator! I don't know what happened to you these days! No matter what it is, you are wrong! I'm sorry, really sorry! I shouldn't have disturbed your life and shouldn't have let you misunderstand! It's my fault, my fault! Really, take back your chocolate, take back what you said, it is impossible for you and me to be together!
Luo Jingyu signed very vigorously and with great amplitude, and when her left and right hands touched, there were all kinds of "pa pa" sounds. The expression on his face never changed: so shocked, so angry! It was as if Zhan Xi had done something unforgivable.
To Luo Jingyu, what just happened was not an urban fairy tale of secret love coming true, but a blatantly ironic fable!
She is such a smart and powerful teacher, the most dazzling girl in the crowd! She is gentle, kind, patient and considerate, like a fairy among flowers! All flowers surrender to her, and she is like the moon in the sky! She is as bright as jade and cannot be desecrated!
But he is a completely deaf person.
How can a flower fairy lower herself? How can the bright moon fall into the mortal world? She will get covered in dust! She will regret it!
He couldn't let her get stained! He couldn't let her regret! He couldn't let others look at her with those messy eyes.
How could she like a deaf man
He could use the black clothes, black pants and black mask to turn himself into a shadow, but what about her? She was so outstanding, how could he hide her? She would become a sitting duck!
Zhan Xi didn't understand Luo Jingyu's sign language at all. She only saw a series of dazzling gestures. Even though there were a few words she knew, they passed by quickly as soon as she recognized them.
Because the two were close to each other, Zhan Xi's upper body was forced to lean back by Luo Jingyu's waving hands.
She saw his desperate look clearly and was completely confused.
Passers-by looked at them inquiringly, and there were many couples holding hands. When Luo Jingyu met their gazes, her hands finally dropped dejectedly, and she took out her phone to type to Zhan Xi.
I'm talking, but you don't understand what I'm saying. What are you thinking
I'm talking, others are looking at us, you're embarrassed!
After Zhan Xi finished reading, he looked up and yelled at him: "I'm not ashamed! I can learn sign language! I have to find a teacher to learn! You have to give me some time!"
Luo Jingyu was really going crazy. She raised her hand and signed again: This has nothing to do with sign language! Even if you learn sign language, it's impossible for us! You are a healthy person! I am deaf! Don't be so stupid!
Zhan Xi didn't like him treating her like this, and yelled, "You know I don't understand so much sign language right now! Can you please type it out for me first? I don't even know what you are saying!"
Luo Jingyu suddenly stopped and looked at her with a pale face. She tapped her chest with her right index finger, then pointed at her right ear and her mouth. Finally, she crossed her forearms in front of her body and made a big "X".
Zhan Xi stared at him with red eyes: "I know you can't hear! You can't speak! I know this today! I don't care!"
Luo Jingyu's eyes also turned red, as if they were filled with blood, and her hands were shaking as she typed on her phone: You want a good man! I don't!
"You're great! Xiaoyu!" Zhan Xi almost cried out, "I've never met a better boy than you! Really!"
Luo Jingyu turned her head and slapped her forehead with her palm. She was really about to collapse.
He has so many things to say! Tell her that he can secretly like her, without asking for anything in return or any result! But she can't do that! No, no, no! This is definitely the stupidest thing she has ever done in her life! The craziest thing! How could she have such an idea? Wake up! Smart Mr. Egg, it's not too late to give up now!
But he's such a bad typist! It drives him crazy!
What should he do at this point
He had to make her give up! That's right, he had to make her give up!
Opening her phone, Luo Jingyu's hands were shaking as she typed a line of words to Zhan Xi: I am born deaf! It's hereditary! My child is deaf! Are you willing