Chapter 8: The Evil Conspiracy of the Gaudy Uniforms 2
"Ah! The cheerleaders are awesome!"
"Come on cheerleaders!"
"So lovely!"
The moment I stepped onto the stage, the overwhelming applause and cheers even overwhelmed the music. It was the first time I performed in front of so many people. I had told myself many times not to panic, but I suddenly felt nervous for no reason. Coupled with the loud cheers, I almost lost my composure.
In this regard, I have to say that Xu Yasha is indeed a veteran and a perfect cheerleader, worthy of the title of captain. Because of the formation requirements, she was half a body ahead of me, and in the face of everyone's enthusiastic cheers, she showed unprecedented calmness, worthy of being someone who represented Shengxi College in international competitions!
Fortunately, Xu Yasha was in front of me. Even though I couldn't hear the music, I could still see her graceful and relaxed movements and feel the rhythm I should have from them.
Following Xu Yasha's movements, I silently counted the beats in my heart.
“Look at senior Xu Yasha, she’s so beautiful, how can she be so gorgeous and charming!” But the voices of praise from below still kept reaching my ears.
"Yes, the movements are also perfect, without any mistakes, and so beautiful, it is simply the perfect combination of strength and beauty!"
"Yes, yes, you have a great figure. When can I have such slender and straight legs?" Almost all the praises from the audience were directed at Xu Yasha.
I had expected this, after so many rehearsals and dancing with Xu Yasha, I had a full understanding of her ability, and it was definitely not something that someone like me who had only studied for a few months could catch up with. If I could really be as perfect as Xu Yasha after just a few months of study, then either I was a rare gymnastics genius, or else, it could only mean that this dance had too little technical content.
But no matter what, I still tried my best to keep up with Xu Yasha's movements. I knew that compared with Xu Yasha, I must be very green and immature, but at least I was able to complete this set of difficult movements, which was a huge victory for me.
The ten minutes of beautiful performance on stage may be short for the audience, but it is very long for us. In these ten minutes, I must not make any wrong movements or mistakes in my positioning. When the drum beats of this gymnastics dance were about to end, I was already sweating profusely. I was completely immersed in the dance and could no longer care about Xu Yasha's beauty or hear the cheers from the audience. I was dancing only for myself.
In my life of more than ten years, I have never had such a focused moment. It was as if I was the only one left in the world. Even the sunlight and white clouds appreciated my dance. At that moment, I suddenly felt that my life had a direction and meaning to strive for. I was completely different from the muddle-headed me before...
When the music came to an end, Xu Yasha and I took our final victory poses. Yes, I succeeded! I finished the dance in front of so many people!
However, just when I was feeling extremely excited, I felt Xu Yasha's soft and slender fingers slide behind my neck. I was a little surprised because I remembered the last move very clearly. It was just that we exchanged positions and raised our hands back to back. I had my back to the audience and she was facing the audience. Did she remember it wrong? It's impossible. This move is not difficult to remember. I practiced it many times during rehearsals and never had any problems here. What on earth did she...
"Ah!" Before I could finish my thoughts, a scream from the audience interrupted my state of ecstasy.
Then I felt the friction of silk clothes sliding across my body and falling off. I felt a chill all over my body. I lowered my head and opened my eyes wide in disbelief...
Why?
Why did my clothes fall off completely? Am I now naked in front of tens of thousands of people? I am now in front of all the teachers and students of Shengxi College?
With a buzzing sound, I could hardly think.
"Ohhh! What is this? Welfare?"
"Ahh! How disgusting! How could this happen! It's so embarrassing!" All that lingered in my ears were the girls' screams of fear, the malicious whistles of some male spectators, and of course Xu Yasha's cold laughter.
It was as if the sky had fallen down. I was about to step into heaven one moment, but in the next second I fell into an eternal hell! The distance between heaven and hell is so close, so close that there is only a layer of soft silk between them. Once the silk falls, the whitewashed heaven will change instantly.
"No...no! Ahhhh!" A scream broke through my throat. I didn't know I could make such a heart-wrenching sound. Tears slid down my face to the ground, carrying my shame and humiliation, soaking the entire area of the stage.
"Don't... don't look at me... don't..." I was trembling, squatting on the stage. I didn't dare to move, but I couldn't help it. What should I do? Who can come to save me? Yu Muchen, Xu Yasha, anyone, please save me!
However, Yu Muchen was preparing for his football match, and Xu Yasha? She just watched coldly, standing beside me with her arms folded, greedily watching my embarrassing exposure with cruel eyes, and she also had a smile that made people tremble with coldness.
"This is what you deserve, you owe me, and now you have to pay it back..." In a daze, I seemed to see her mouth, painted with red lipstick, slightly open as she uttered these words.
"Ding Xiaoxiao!" Someone ran to my side at lightning speed, "Ding Xiaoxiao, it's okay, it doesn't matter, don't cry!" The man gently wrapped me with clothes.
"Wei... Tingyi..." I turned my head and saw Wei Tingyi looking at me worriedly.
"Hush, it's okay, I'm here!" His handsome face was full of worry, his eyes were filled with deep concern, and his thick eyebrows were tightly furrowed. Wei Tingyi gently wiped my tears with his index finger, and then held me horizontally. It turns out that a person's embrace is so warm and so safe. I really want to bury my head in his arms, not look at those eyes wearing tinted glasses, and just disappear from the world.
"Lighting technician, what are you still standing there for? Turn off the lights!" Wei Tingyi shouted in full force towards the distance, and then the dazzling light was turned off. Although it was daytime, after the lights were turned off, I could still feel that my vision had decreased a lot. Of course, maybe it was because I was in Wei Tingyi's arms.
"It's okay, Xiaoxiao, I'll take you out now..." After saying that, Wei Tingyi carried me out of the venue.
"Well... take me out... I don't want to stay here any longer..." I repeated Wei Tingyi's words in a low voice, and then I calmly sank into his arms, my consciousness gradually fading away...
When I opened my eyes again, I was still in Wei Tingyi's arms. My thoughts were still in confusion. In my confusion, I heard the sound of the car door opening and closing, and I felt Wei Tingyi patting my back gently with his hands as if coaxing a child.
"I'm so scared... I'm really scared..." I shrank in Wei Tingyi's arms, preferring to be an ostrich that sees nothing and hides itself.
"It's okay, we're home!" Wei Tingyi's voice was so warm, as if it had been touched by honey, making people indulge in it.
"Home?" I looked around.
Where is this place? This is not a place I am familiar with, with snow-white walls, luxurious furniture, and a three-story lobby.
"Well, I'll take you home." Wei Tingyi put me on the soft sofa. It was quiet here, and there were no terrible sights to harass me.
"Xiaoyue, help her change her clothes." Wei Tingyi gave an order, and a girl in her twenties wearing a maid outfit came to my side. She was not very good-looking, but her smile was so gentle and comfortable that people couldn't help but believe her.
"Hello, can you stand up?" The maid named "Xiao Yue" held my hand with her dry and warm hand.
"Hmm...hmm." I nodded subconsciously, but still looked back at Wei Tingyi.
"Go change clothes with her first." Wei Tingyi nodded to me, and I followed Xiaoyue into the dressing room with my light steps.
When I changed clothes in the room, Xiaoyue almost always helped me. I didn't dare to move, for fear that something terrible would happen if I moved. I just let others manipulate me like a doll.
When I stood in front of Wei Tingyi again, I had changed out of the tattered gymnastics suit that made me feel ashamed and put on a moon-white dress. It was simple, but it made me feel at ease.
"Are you... okay?" A big palm wrapped around my cold face. At that moment, I truly felt like I was back in the real world again.
"I...I..." Before I could finish a word, tears as big as beans started to flow from my eyes.
How could I be okay? Just now, at the most glorious moment of my life, I stood naked in front of tens of thousands of people. I was seen naked by everyone. What should I do in the future? How should I face the gossip in the future, how should I face the "appreciative" eyes of some male classmates, and how should I face the gossips of female classmates? I, I messed up everything by myself. I messed up my life, messed up the performance at the opening ceremony, and made the cheerleading team and the entire Shengxi College lose face with me. I am simply a sinner who will never be redeemed!
"What should I do?" I kept asking myself, burying my tear-stained face in my hands.
"Xiaoxiao..." Wei Tingyi seemed to want to say something, but did not continue. He just lifted my face up with a slightly strong force and carefully wiped the tear marks on my face with his hands, as if he was not wiping my cheek, but the most precious porcelain in the world, which would break if he used a little force.
"How can I go back to school after I'm like this? Am I a failure? I'm a fool, right? I must be the laughing stock of the cheerleading team. No! Not only that, I, I'm the laughing stock of the entire Shengxi College. I just wanted to prove my own worth. I, I couldn't imagine that something like this would happen... Why? I don't want to go back to school. No one, no one will be friends with me anymore!" I cried out, my body shaking uncontrollably, and an uncontrollable chill rose in my body. Yes, I am a failure, I am a huge burden.
"It's not like that, it won't be like that!" Wei Tingyi hugged my trembling shoulders tightly, and his body temperature was transmitted to me through the clothes, bringing calming strength.
"Xiaoxiao, look at me..." He gently brushed away the hair that was wet with tears and stuck to my forehead and cheeks.
I looked at Wei Tingyi steadily. His handsome face seemed like the only light in the darkness. His eyes were bright and powerful, and his black irises were like the most dazzling obsidian, making people forget the darkness and pain. The tip of his straight and delicate nose cast a beautiful shadow on his philtrum, and his lips were slightly open, as if a ripe fruit in summer was slightly cracking.
"By the way, look at me! You don't need to care about those things or those people. You just need to know one thing--" His voice was firm and magnetic, as if it had some kind of deadly magic, "Just know that no matter what happens to you, I will be by your side. No matter if you are despised or bullied, I will always be your most trusted ally. I will not leave you or abandon you. I will always be by your side." Then, he gently placed a gentle kiss on my forehead, and the magic slowly began to take effect.
"Now, let's go back. You have to face it all. I will face it with you, no matter what the outcome." Wei Tingyi looked straight into my eyes.
Yes, some things must be faced. Should I never step into school again because of this? My tears had dried up. I shook Wei Tingyi's hand and nodded heavily.
The way back to school was very quiet, so quiet that it was a little eerie. When I got out of Wei Tingyi's car, I encountered a storm at the school gate.
"Ding Xiaoxiao! Ding Xiaoxiao, where have you been? I can't contact you anywhere!" Gao Yutian was anxiously standing at the school gate, wandering around like a headless fly.
"What's wrong?"
My eyes are still a little red and swollen, and my voice is still hoarse.
"Something happened, something serious happened!"
Gao Yutian squatted on the ground, holding his head and wailing.
"What happened?" I suddenly had a bad feeling.
Where is Yu Muchen? Gao Yutian, this follower, is here, why can't I see Yu Muchen?
"Mu Chen...Mu Chen lost the game!" After hesitating for a few seconds, Gao Yutian said to me with a frown.
"What, you said he lost the game? How could that be?" I was a little surprised.
Thinking of Yu Muchen’s confident words backstage before, I couldn’t believe it.
Moreover, it is said that since Yu Muchen started playing for the Shengxi College football team, the school football team has never lost a game, and he is known as the "star of victory" of the middle school football team. The college in this first battle is not a strong team, and it can be said that it is unknown. I really can't believe that Yu Muchen will lose to such a team.
"Losing the game is not the worst! He...he also..." Gao Yutian hesitated again, looking at my face to observe my expression.
"What's up with him?"
I shook Gao Yutian's arm.
Did Yu Muchen get injured during the game? Other than that, I couldn't imagine him losing the game!
"That's right! Because of what you did just now..." Gao Yutian glanced at me uneasily. Seeing that my expression didn't fluctuate much, he continued, "When he was playing football just now, he was obviously absent-minded. He lost his way in both offense and defense, and accidentally fouled several times. The coach and the players stopped and reorganized several times, but they still couldn't save the situation. And... and after losing the game, he heard the opposing players talking... talking..."
Gao Yutian paused again.
"What are you talking about? Tell me quickly, you're making me anxious!" I kept asking.
"They were talking about your figure after you exposed yourself... When Much Chen heard it, he was furious and started fighting with them. You know how powerful Much Chen is. He fought against an entire football team alone, and then everyone couldn't bear to see that team beating him up like that, so they came together to help him. In the end, the players from the two teams started fighting each other, and the scene was in chaos! Now... Now Much Chen himself is not only injured, but he has also been caught by the principal and taken to the principal's office. It is said that he will be severely punished for inciting a crowd to fight!" Under my pressure, Gao Yutian finally finished telling me everything.
"This! What should I do?"
I completely forgot about my situation and only had Yu Muchen in my mind.
He lost a match he never lost before, and it was because of me!
He got into a fight after the game, and it was because of me!
Why couldn't he just calm down?
Is he seriously injured?
How severe a punishment will he receive?
These questions rushed into my mind like crazy, and I felt dizzy again...
