There were many staff members busy in the background of the party scene. These people seemed to be NPC arranged by the library. Jiang Pingce held Yue Xingwen’s hand while walking in the corridor and didn’t worry about being seen, anyway, everyone didn’t know each other, no one would pay attention to the matter of two boys ‘interlocking fingers.’
Jiang Pingce’s expression was frank and his footsteps were calm.
Yue Xingwen’s heart accelerated, he always felt that such a hand-holding posture was a bit too intimate, making him feel weak for no reason. In the past, he also shook hand and hugged Jiang Pingce, for example, when Yue Xingwen won the National College Student Debate Competition, and Jiang Pingce would hugged him as he walked off the podium; Jiang Pingce won the trophy of the Mathematical Modeling Competition, Yue Xingwen would also be there to congratulate him.
The students around them knew that they were good brothers, and the action of ‘hugging’ was too normal for them. Yue Xingwen had never thought about it, but today…
A layer of sweat appeared on Yue Xingwen’s hand, he was as stiff as a log as he followed Jiang Pingce forward, his head was blank, and all his attention was on the hands of the two people interlocking together.
It wasn’t until the sign ‘preparation room’ appeared in front of him that Yue Xingwen suddenly pulled his hand back.
Jiang Pingce turned his head to look at him. “What’s wrong?”
Yue Xingwen said with a dry smile, “Cough, although we both have a clear conscience, going hand in hand might be misunderstood by the students when they see us.” After a pause, he explained, “When we were at the School Sports Meeting before, we were sent to the Civil Affairs Bureau, and many people on the forum joked that we were a couple, and some of them were more unpleasant. I just…”
Jiang Pingce interrupted him in a low voice, “Do you mind what others say?”
Yue Xingwen was stunned, and subconsciously shook his head, “I have a thick skin and never mind how others will scold me, but I hate to see comments that say bad things about you.”
Jiang Pingce’s heart warmed slightly, and his gaze as he looked at Xingwen became more and more gentle.
The people he liked had always been confident and brave. He had always believed that one day when they were really together, Xingwen would definitely be willing to stand side by side with him, face all doubts from the outside world together, and bore all the storms together. This was the person he chose to accompany him for a lifetime, although he was a little slow, but the subconscious ‘defend’ behavior always let Jiang Pingce’s heart become soft.
He couldn’t help but stretch out his hand, gently helped Yue Xingwen sort out his hair, and said in a low voice, “I never mind what others think of me either… as long as you recognize me, that’s enough.”
Yue Xingwen looked at the other in a daze.
Both of them wore masks, but he could clearly see the gentleness that flowed out of those eyes of Jiang Pingce. That kind of gentleness that was like a vine wrapping and entangling his entire heart, making it impossible for him to break free.
Yue Xingwen heard the sound of his heart beating violently, and even his breathing became rapid. He stood in the corridor and looked at Jiang Pingce, and only after a moment did he react violently, red ears, and said in a joking tone, “It turns out that I’m so important in your heart?”
The corners of Jiang Pingce’s lips slightly raised, “En, aren’t you proud?”
Yue Xingwen always felt that there was something strange about this scene, the heat spreading down his ears to his face. He coughed lightly, looked away uncomfortably and said in a low voice, “No matter what choices you make, I have always believed in you.”
Jiang Pingce rubbed his hair gently, “Me too.”
When Lin Manluo and Zhuo Feng finished changing their clothes and walked towards their side, they just happened to see this scene—— Jiang Pingce and Yue Xingwen stood face to face at the door of the preparation room, with their masks covering their faces. They looked at each other, chatting softly, and the harmonious atmosphere seemed to form a strange isolation belt, so that outsiders could not intervene at all.
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Lin Manluo always felt that something was not quite right between these two people, it might be the intuition of being a girl. Over the years, every time the Student Council held an event, where there was Yue Xingwen there would definitely be Jiang Pingce, and even if Yue XIngwen participated in an event that was not something that Jiang Pingce liked or was good at, he would still tag along.
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Since freshman year, it seemed that they were only around each other.
Was it normal for the top student in the Mathematics Department and the top student in the Chinese Department to go to the library every day to study together?
Could it be that they…
Lin Manluo thought of a possibility and was taken aback. But after thinking about it, Yue Xingwen looked like a straight man of steel, and when he was with Jiang Pingce, his eyes and movements were all very frank, and he did not show the slightest sign of guilt.
Even some time ago, because he and Jiang Pingce were locked up in the Civil Affairs Bureau. Many people in the forum joked, and Yue Xingwen responded generously, saying that he would give everyone wedding candies.
He was so calm and upright, it was impossible to get the wrong idea. Was she overthinking it?
Lin Manluo scratched her head suspiciously, but Zhuo Feng directly stepped forward to greet them, “Is it Xingwen and Pingce?”
Yue Xingwen turned around and said with a smile, “Senior brother, where are the others?”
Zhuo Feng said, “They’re all lined up in the locker room to change, let’s go inside first.”
The four of them went into the room and sat down to rest, and a moment later, the other students also changed their clothes and walked in. With half an hour left before the official opening of the party, Yu Xin seriously advised everyone, “Let’s go through the action again from the beginning to deepen our impression, there is limited space here, so be careful not to bump into each other.”
Because there was no soundtrack in the preparation room, Yu Xin spoke one, two, and three beats to everyone.
Everyone danced from the beginning without making a mistake. Yu Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I just looked at the stage. That stage is three times bigger than our training room, so when we go on the stage later, we have to adjust our standings a little bit. The distance between each other will be wider than in the training room by one meter.”
Everyone nodded in understanding.
Time passed quickly and soon a staff member in charge of the show knocked on the door of the preparation room and said, “The next show <Tales from the Vienna Woods>, please get ready.”
Everyone got up from the sofa and sorted out each other’s costumes.
When dancing just now, Xingwen’s bow tie was a little loose, and Jiang Pingce naturally reached out his hand to help Yue Xingwen straighten it out. Yue Xingwen smiled at the other party and also stretched out his hand to help Jiang Pingce straighten his collar.
There was laughter from the other side of the stage, it should be performed by the previous show.
Yue Xingwen took a deep breath and whispered to Jiang Pingce, “I have never been nervous to debate with people in a venue with thousands of people, but it is the first time to dance on such a big stage. In case I forget the dance steps later, remember to lead me.”
Jiang Pingce nodded and said, “Don’t worry.”
The previous show ended quickly, the host took the stage to give a speech. The stagg took them to stand behind the curtain.
The clear voice of the female host rang in their ears, “Please enjoy the dance brought by the Dance Troupe 183 for everyone—— Tales from the Vienna Woods.”
There was a warm applause from the audience. On the stage, senior brother Liu Zhaoqing laughed directly. “Dance Troupe 183, the library is really capable.”
When he laughed like that, the originally tense atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed. Yu Xin whispered, “Don’t be nervous, everyone dances to the rhythm of the music. I believe everyone will be able to finish!”
The curtain opened and blinding lights poured down from the roof.
Usually the lighting in the training room was not so strong, but now standing on the big stage, the bright light made Yue Xingwen’s eyes to subconsciously squint, and when he opened his eyes again, he was met with the familiar pair of deep gaze.
Jiang Pingce looked at him tenderly, bowed slightly in front of him, and stretched out his right hand.
Yue Xingwen put his hand up, and the boy said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Don’t worry, I’m here.”
The familiar musical accompaniment sounded in his ears, Jiang Pingce slightly exerted himself, holding Yue Xingwen’s hand with his right hand and gently wrapping his left hand around the other party’s waist, leading Yue Xingwen into the dance floor together.
The dance steps of the two were specially modified by Yu Xin. Although Yue Xingwen danced female’s steps, the dance posture that Yu Xin adapted for him was not as soft as other girls, but revealed a sense of wanton and free-spirited, partnering with Jiang Pingce with a calm pace, the two were evenly matched, very eye-catching.
Rotate, side steps, swap…
The muscle memory formed by three consecutive days of practice made Yue Xingwen’s legs subconsciously take smooth dance steps with the music accompaniment. In his mind, he stayed up late with Jiang Pingce to practice for the past three days; In front of him, it was Jiang Pingce’s gentle and deep gaze when he looked at him.
At that moment, Yue Xingwen ignored everyone around him, he even felt that the whole world was left with only the two of them.
He could see a small reflection of him in Jiang Pingce’s eyes.
Their distance was so close, their eyes facing each other, and even their breaths seemed to mingle with each other.
The next moment, the music accompaniment came to a climax. Yue Xingwen took a step forward, spun around quickly, and then turned around sharply and grabbed Jiang Pingce’s hand that reached out to him, and was taken into Jiang Pingce’s arms.
Jiang Pingce’s powerful arms firmly hugged Yue Xingwen’s waist. The texture of the tailored suit fabric was very soft, but Yue Xingwen felt that where his waist was hugged, even his skin seemed to be slightly hot.
The rhythmic music in his ears blended with the frequency of his heartbeat.
Thump, thump, thump…
The heartbeat was so fast that he couldn’t control it at all, being still by Jiang Pingce’s arm around his waist, Yue Xingwen felt his legs inexplicably a little soft and his ears were hot. At that moment, he didn’t even dare to look at Jiang Pingce’s eyes.
Usually practicing well, but today, the way Pingce looked at him was just too gentle, making Yue Xingwen in a trance and had the illusion that Jiang Pingce treated him as a lover.
Was it because he danced too much?
Yue Xingwen’s mind was messy, fortunately, the basic skills he practiced in the past few days were solid enough, he didn’t forget the movements from the beginning to the end. Yue Xingwen tensed his nerves and finished the whole dance. Yue Xingwen was relieved after the music stopped.
When everyone stepped forward for the closing curtain, Jiang Pingce naturally held his hand again, and the two walked to the edge of the stage, bowing toward the stage at the same time in tacit understanding.
The audience erupted in warm applause.
Yue Xingwen’s palms were full of sweat, and his heartbeat was ridiculously fast until now.
The curtain fell, and everyone returned backstage to wait for the points to be settled. Yu Xin couldn’t help but praise, “Xingwen and Pingce danced so well, it was beyond my expectation! You two really have a good tacit understanding.”
Xu Yishen also smiled and said, “That’s right. I think after Yu Xin’s adaptation, the movements of the two of you became the highlight of our entire dance. I never thought that two boys could dance waltz together and look so good doing it.”
Yue Xingwen took off his mask and looked back at Jiang Pingce, who also took off his mask and was looking at him. Because of the intense exercise during the dance, Jiang Pingce sweated a lot, the hair on his forehead was soaked with sweat. Beads of sweat slid down his cheeks, and his whole person looked handsome and sexy.
Yue Xingwen forcibly controlled his violent heartbeat and pretended to be relaxed. “It’s senior sister Yu Xin who adapted it well. The two of us actually dance quite averagely, just making no mistake.”
Jiang Pingce echoed, “En, we should be able to pass.”
The final score that came out at the end were very surprising to everyone——
Their group waltz this time actually got a high score of 90 points!
Yue Xingwen was excited and said, “Great!”
As if to celebrate, Jiang Pingce took the initiative to stretch out his arms and gently hug the excited Xingwen into his embrace.
Yue Xingwen’s back stiffened slightly. Both of them were sweating from dancing at this time, and the body temperature was higher than usual. He only felt that he was surrounded by a warm breath, and Jiang Pingce’s deep voice sounded in his ears, “Very nice.”
Yue Xingwen didn’t know what he said ‘very nice’ for. Was it ‘very nice’ to get 90 points? Or was it ‘very nice’ to dance together?
The surrounding classmates were hugging and celebrating, and it didn’t seem strange that they hugged each other, right? Yue Xingwen hesitated for two seconds, gently reached out and hugged Jiang Pingce. At that moment, he seemed to hear Jiang Pingce’s obvious accelerated heartbeat.
Jiang Pingce’s arm tightened a little bit.
Xingwen, it’s good to meet you when I was young and walked such a long way with you.
OhMyG! My heart is fluttering with them! Confess! Confess! Teehee~
When will this blockhead Qingwen realize 😩
Thank you for the chapter!! <333
Qingwen is becoming more and more aware 😁
Senior Sister Manluo is doubting herself hahaha. Senior Sister, that bold thought of yours is true.
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side eyes the undeserved 90 points… the Library ships it?