White Swan

Chapter 76

Sometimes Qiao Fei's legs still hurt after dancing for a long time. Although the injury is gradually getting better, it is not as fast as he imagined.

Shi Xubai called Ji An and asked him what to do, after all, the performance was due in less than a month.Ji An said that the pain is not a problem, it is good to exercise more, just be careful not to overstretch and involve the calf tendon.

The progress of the dance drama is going according to plan, the rehearsal is going smoothly, and the theater where the performance will be performed has been found.The next step is to slowly start promoting and recruiting technicians, who will be responsible for lighting and set management during some shows.

Shi Xubai was usually very busy, he went out to the studio at seven o'clock, and it was already evening when he got home, so he managed to finish work a little earlier today.He thought that when he came home, he could watch TV with his baby in his arms, go out for dinner together at night, and relax.

When he entered the house, he didn't wait for a cute boy to fall into his arms as he imagined. Shi Xubai was a little disappointed. After changing his shoes, he went into the house to search around, and finally found himself in the dance room converted from the second bedroom. Find Jofi.

It was a bit hot at the end of April, and the windows were opened to ventilate the house, and the chirping of sparrows could be heard outside the windows.

There was music playing in the dance room, and Qiao Fei probably didn't expect that Shi Xubai would come home so early, completely unaware that he was watching him at the door.

He is standing on a semi-circular yoga ball to practice balance, staring at the reflection in the mirror with full attention, standing on tiptoe relevé with his right leg for support, slowly curling his left leg up to passé, and finally raising it above his head.

He just did one movement repeatedly, and his left leg never fell down.

Usually this movement is already very difficult, let alone when one leg is injured.After counting five eights, he switched to supporting with his left leg, training the balance on the other side.

The music played was excerpts from the ballet "Firebird", and four tunes have been changed.Qiao Fei insisted on practicing until her upper body could not move, and she didn't stop until her legs were trembling.

Shi Xubai thought he would rest for a while now, and just wanted to go in to say that the baby had worked hard, and give him a kiss as a reward, but who knew that Qiao Fei just took a sip of water, changed a song, and returned to the center of the room to continue dancing.

After he finished practicing the balance, he continued to practice the repertoire of the dance drama, one after another, and danced each dance three or four times.

Shi Xubai was surprised to find that Qiao Fei remembered all the movements that he had instructed to pay attention to, where the legs needed to be controlled, and where the abdomen needed to be tightened.Qiao Fei is improving visibly with the naked eye, and each dance she finishes is more proficient and smooth than the previous one.

When Shi Xubai arrived at the house at two o'clock, he just stood behind the door and watched Qiao Fei dance. His legs were sore and the boy didn't show any sign of stopping, he just danced the same dance over and over again.

For a moment, he was glad he didn't dance with him in the same company. In that case, the boy in the room would be his competition, and he found that he had no chance of winning.

His chief position may indeed be occupied by Qiao Fei soon.

What Qiao Fei lacked was energy and self-confidence. He has always danced very well, there is no doubt about that.

Seeing this, Shi Xubai wanted to tell him to stop and rest many times, but he swallowed the words again. He couldn't bear to interrupt Qiao Fei. Watching him dance seems to be an honor, and if he If you disturb him by talking, you become a sinner yourself.

What Qiao Fei is dancing is a solo dance at the climax of the dance drama, which is also the dance that requires the most emotions of the dancers in the whole drama. On the basis of keeping the movements unchanged, he tried to add a lot of details.

He stayed a few seconds longer for a spin, or stretched his hand forward when facing the audience. He danced the same dance no less than a dozen times.

I don't know how long it took, after a piece of music was played, Qiao Fei went to the speaker and pressed the pause button, then picked up the towel on the handle to wipe off the sweat.

Water dripped from the ends of his hair, and the white short-sleeved shirt on his body was soaked, almost transparent.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Shi Xubai by the door, his eyes brightened up, and he greeted him.

"How long have you been standing there?" Qiao Fei unscrewed the water bottle and took several sips, then raised her sleeves to wipe off the sweat, "Why didn't you make a sound?"

"Not long, I just came back." Shi Xubai walked into the dance room with stiff legs, "How long have you been dancing?"

Qiao Fei curled one corner of her mouth: "It didn't take long, I just danced for a while, and I've been resting during the day, I'm too lazy."

He walked into the bathroom of the master bedroom, took off his clothes and threw them into the laundry basket in the corner of the bedroom.

"Don't you think I should find a replacement for me?" Qiao Fei was washing her face with water, her voice was a little muffled.

Shi Xubai was caught off guard, he didn't expect Qiao Fei to mention this all of a sudden, he felt an inexplicable pain in his heart, he opened his mouth but didn't know how to answer.

Obviously it is not unusual to find a substitute for the protagonist of a dance drama, and he himself did it when he was the lead performer, but hearing what Qiao Fei said, he just felt a numb pain creeping up his heart.

He tried to make his voice sound more relaxed, and asked, "Why are you looking for it?"

Qiao Fei raised her head from the sink, and looked at Shi Xubai with eyes like looking at a fool: "What if I can't get on stage at that time?"

"That's not what you said a few weeks ago." Shi Xubai sighed, took off the towel hanging on the towel bar and handed it to Qiao Fei, "Baby, if you didn't perform this role, the whole dance drama would be completely ruined." It's changed."

He added another sentence in his heart, and I can't find an actor who can replace you in the whole world.

Qiao Fei wiped her face, changed her clothes, turned around and left the bedroom, whispered something nasty, but the corners of her mouth curled up a little.

No matter what the reason is, it doesn't feel good to be replaced. Everyone wants to be affirmed and told that they are the only one that cannot be replaced, and Qiao Fei is no exception.

"I'm your boyfriend. If you don't dance well, it's not embarrassing for you." Qiao Fei went to the kitchen, took out the frozen ice cubes from the refrigerator, went back to the living room and sat down, and put the ice under her calves .

Shi Xubai followed slowly, leaned on the piano and looked at him: "Throw it away, just throw it away, your husband is not afraid of being humiliated by you."

Qiao Fei laughed, concentrated on compressing her legs, pinching her sore muscles from time to time.

Shi Xubai stared at him for a long time, and finally asked softly: "Does the leg still hurt?"

"You said you wanted to be a ballet dancer's piano accompaniment, so next time you play a piece for me?" Qiao Fei answered irrelevantly, and raised her chin towards the ivory white piano in the corner of the living room, "If you accompany me, I won't be able to dance. It hurts."

"Your husband's level is not up to that level. I don't think you can even dance with the accompaniment."

"Then practice." Qiao Fei smiled obediently, leaned back, and put her elbows on the ground, as if I would sleep here if you didn't play the piano.

Shi Xubai shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to compromise.

He hasn't practiced the piano for a long time. He opened the cover, looked at the score and thought about it for a long time before tentatively pressing a few keys with his fingers, then turned to Qiao Fei and said, don't blame me if you are deaf.

A song "Nuvole Bianche" flowed from his fingertips, filling the quiet space of the apartment with tenderness.The piece is not difficult, and the notes are like clouds in the sky that haven't turned into rain.

The setting sun shone in through the floor-to-ceiling windows and fell on him, and he also became sunlight.

After the stumbling piano piece with a few wrong notes was finished, the ice cubes on the legs had almost melted.Qiao Fei got up and threw the ice bag into the trash can, walked behind Shi Xubai and lay on his back, spreading its wings like a swan, embracing her baby with wings with white feathers.

"You play the piano really hard."

But if you like someone, you can tolerate everything about him, including bad food and bad piano music.For Joffe, they were like French dinners and songs from heaven.

A muffled and aggrieved voice came from above Shi Xubai's head.

I want to sit by the window, wrapped in your clothes, listen to you play the piano, and then laugh at you, saying that you play really badly.I want you to watch me dance, let you praise me and say that I dance the best.

Qiao Fei stretched her arms around Shi Xubai's neck, falling in love with someone means being able to play with him in front of a petty temper that can't be played in front of people all over the world, this is an honor that no one else can get.

Shi Xubai sat on the piano bench and turned around, the boy fell into his arms, filling his heart.He pinched Qiao Fei's face and squeezed it into a small bun.

"I've figured out the name of the dance studio." Qiao Fei said suddenly, standing between Shi Xu's white legs with her arms around his neck and looking down at him.

Shi Xubai was stunned for a few seconds, then laughed out loud after realizing it: "Didn't you say you don't want to waste your brain?"

"Listen to me first."

Shi Xubai suppressed a smile, nodded and waited for Qiao Fei to continue.

"Sunflower studio, how is it?" Qiao Fei looked at Shi Xubai triumphantly, clasped his fingers tightly with him, and said word by word, "Sunflower dance studio."

"I want to commemorate the bouquet you gave me, and I want to commemorate all the tenderness you gave me."

This name is as innocent and cute as his little friend, Shi Xubai supported the back of Qiao Fei's head and kissed him, the kiss on his lips was gentle and sweet.

Qiao Fei didn't wait for his answer, so she asked him, "What are you doing?"

"Congratulations that our studio has a name."

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NuvoleBianche is translated as Baiyun, a very clean piano piece.