White Swan

Chapter 60

The sky outside gradually darkened, Shi Xubai and Qiao Fei lay on the carpet in the living room for a long time, the room was very quiet, only the sound of each other's gradually steady breathing.

Qiao Fei was pillowed in Shi Xubai's arms, with her eyes closed, as if she had fallen asleep.

Shi Xubai turned to look at him, and after looking at him for a while, he gently stroked his slender and slightly curled eyelashes with his fingertips: "Honey, I need to take a bath."

"Yeah." Qiao Fei just let out a gasp from her nose, but she didn't move, curled up on the ground and pretended to be asleep.

Shi Xubai smiled, reluctantly picked him up, went into the bathroom, filled the bathtub with warm water, and lay down with him.The two of them were a little crowded in the bathtub and had to stick tightly together.

Qiao Fei felt that Shi Xubai's skin temperature was very high, as if he was leaning on a continuously warming stove, and he would not feel cold throughout the winter.

He huddled in Shi Xubai's arms, gently stroking the scalded scar on his abdomen, and the words he said were muffled behind the soft and warm water mist.I can give you myself, too, and take it whether you want it or not.

After taking a shower, they sat on the sofa together.Qiao Fei leaned against Shi Xubai's arms, while Shi Xubai was on the phone to deal with some things that were left behind by the dance troupe when he was away.

Qiao Fei's clothes were dirty, so now he was wearing Shi Xubai's loose sweatshirt, the sleeves were too long, and he had to roll it up.

Shi Xubai looked down at the phone, and Qiao Fei looked up at him, and he couldn't help but touch it. Finally, unable to resist the temptation, he stroked Shi Xubai's hair.

He found that Shi Xubai's hair was actually a little curly, it was always tied up before, so he couldn't see it at all.

"What's the matter with your hair? It's all cut like this, and it can't be tied up anymore." Qiao Fei squeezed his hair lightly in his hands, curling his lips regretfully.He felt a little bit of a pity, he hadn't seen Shi Xubai's tugging and straightening before, and now his hair was all cut short.

Short hair actually suits Shi Xubai quite well, making him look younger, more sunny and handsome, a bit like the big boys you would meet on the basketball court in high school.

But he still has the charm of a mature man at the same time. If he wears a suit, he will easily be regarded as a stern company president.

This is very unfair, why can a person be so attractive, so that everyone around him is a little bit eclipsed.Shi Xubai was so pretty, his eyes were a little amber under the light, it was whiskey mixed with a little caramel, and finally served with spherical ice cubes.

His crow-feather eyelashes cast light shadows under his eyes, and Qiao Fei felt that Shi Xubai's eyes seemed to hide sunlight, making him want to hug him into her arms like a moth to a flame, and protect him like he protects herself he.

Qiao Fei is thinking that even if Shi Xubai is not his white sun, he will still fall in love with him and want to enshrine him as a god, there is no way, who told him to look so good-looking.

Shi Xubai raised his eyebrows at him: "Not good-looking?"

"Hmm..." Qiao Fei pretended to think about it seriously, "It's okay, so is your barber broken in love?"

"Little thing." Shi Xubai playfully pushed Qiao Fei, and pushed him down on the sofa, holding the back of his head with one hand weakly, making sure that his head would not hit the armrest of the sofa.

Shi Xubai looked down at Qiao Fei from above, half propped on the sofa, and suddenly asked, "I almost forgot, was it your birthday a few days ago?"

Qiao Fei waited for a few seconds before responding, his birthday was not a good memory, he was willing not to think about it, and only hoped that his 22nd birthday would make his wishes come true.

"Ah."

Shi Xubai straightened up from the sofa, reached for a laptop from the coffee table, opened a webpage, and handed the computer to Qiao Fei, "Happy birthday, baby."

"What is this?" Qiao Fei took the computer and sat up cross-legged on the sofa.

The webpage opened by the computer was the introduction of a dance studio, and the homepage was scrolling photos. Qiao Fei flipped through them one by one and read them carefully.The studio is very new. The dance practice room in the photo is spacious and bright. The floor is covered with a light-colored wooden floor, similar to the material used for street dance.

At the bottom of the webpage, "Long-term rental studio" is written in large characters.

Click on a few more pages, and there are some dance videos and photos.Qiao Fei probably looked through it, including modern dance, street dance, ballet, jazz dance and contemporary dance.

After flipping through several columns on the website, Qiao Fei was still a little puzzled, and turned to look at Shi Xubai.But before he figured out how to ask, Shi Xubai explained: "Do you remember that I told you that I like being a choreographer? I originally wanted to open a dance studio, not to teach dancing, but to put on performances. But a few days ago, I happened to see this studio being rented out, so I immediately rented it out.

"I plan to use the venue for rehearsal. After four months, I want to stage a dance drama. The story is probably thought out, and the design of the dance steps may take a little time. Anyway, this is my next plan. I want to try myself Can you write a successful dance drama?"

Qiao Fei was a little shocked, unable to accept such a large amount of information at once, and looked down at the webpage of the dance movement room carefully, and thought for a while before understanding what Shi Xubai said.

"This...isn't this too fast? Have you really thought about it?" Qiao Fei hesitated, "It's not a trivial matter to arrange and stage a ballet."

A stage performance requires a lot of preparation, there are too many factors involved, and there is no shortage of personnel that need to be hired.

It takes a lot of time to arrange the story and choreography alone, not counting the background design, choreography, and performance promotion.When performing, lighting engineers, stage managers, costume managers and musicians are needed, all of which are indispensable.

In four months, the most important rehearsals are almost compressed to the shortest possible time, which is considered an almost impossible task, and it would be a miracle for a person to accomplish these tasks.

"Well, think it over." Shi Xubai said slowly, "Actually, when I was at my uncle's house, I figured out some things. I think self-doubt and procrastination of dreams are just troubles from hell. , it is your own decision whether to let him win or not.

"The world has been different since I was injured. Ballet used to be my light. I thought I would dance and spend my whole life on stage, but now it seems..." Shi Xubai paused , "It's okay not to dance, anyway, it's good to be able to do something related to ballet. Now I want to use choreography as my light, and I want the whole world to see my choreography. It doesn't matter if you like it, as long as I do it."

Qiao Fei put the computer back on the coffee table, lightly touched the back of Shi Xubai's hand with his fingers, his hand was immediately held backwards, and Shi Xubai smiled at him.

What he said just now made Qiao Fei feel distressed, he really wanted to hold Shi Xubai into his arms, let him lean on his chest, and gently touch his much shorter hair.

It’s just that Qiao Fei was still afraid that his decision would be too hasty, so he hesitated at last, and asked him rationally: “But have you chosen the venue for your performance? What about the costume design? What about the accompaniment? How do you rehearse?”

"Don't worry about it, I'm back, take your time, I'll always be ready."

"But... what about Chengba? Are you still going to be the director? I heard that head Zhao intends to arrange "Fairy" next season, don't you think about it?" Qiao Fei continued to ask.

"Compared to studying those old-fashioned dance dramas, I still want to make up my own story and show it with dance."

Qiao Fei muttered in a low voice: "But the workload is too much, right?"

In the United States, Shi Xubai should have some influence in the ballet world, but Qiao Fei doesn't know how many people in China know about him, and he doesn't know whether Shi Xubai's dance drama will be watched by anyone.

Audiences generally prefer traditional ballets, such as "Swan Lake", "Don Quixote", "Nutcracker", and "Nymphaeus". is attractive.

Shi Xubai was amused by Qiao Fei. He thought the boy's anxious look was a little cute, so he couldn't help teasing him: "Why are you so nervous, trust me a little bit, baby? Trust me, I want to try to see if I can do it." , don't you support me?"

Qiao Fei was quiet for a while, he didn't want to be the first stumbling block on Shi Xubai's road, and he didn't want to worry blindly before difficulties happened, swallowing doubts that he hadn't had time to say, In the end, I only asked: "Then...you haven't even chosen a role yet, have you?"

Shi Xubai seemed to be waiting for Qiao Fei to ask this question, he leaned back on the sofa, spread his arms on the backrest, and said, "I like being a ballet choreographer, this is what I want to do all my life. And you..." He smiled lightly, and there was a light in Qiao Fei's eyes that Qiao Fei had never seen before, "I want you to be every protagonist in my dance drama, and the center of my stage will always be reserved for you, okay baby? "

"What do you mean?"

"If you want, I want you to play the leading role, okay? Just treat it as your birthday present and my apology to you, okay?" Shi Xubai asked him softly, his eyes never leaving Qiao Fei.

Qiao Fei was stunned, thinking that she had heard wrong, and didn't know how to answer at all.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken, Shi Xubai smiled comfortingly and said, "Think about it baby, you can tell me anytime. Anyway, I don't want to choose anyone, I just want you."

From a very young age, Qiao Fei knew that he had to work hard for what he wanted, and nothing could be achieved without hard work.But now Shi Xubai told him that he wanted him to be the protagonist in his dance drama. For Qiao Fei, it was an angel who saved him to heaven, and he only had this sun-like light in his eyes.

Yes, how could you not want to.

So he smiled and said, "Don't think about it, I am willing."