White Swan

Chapter 47

In the early morning of the first day of junior high school, Qiao Fei was awakened by a little light coming in from the window.

He put two layers of quilts on his body, but he clearly remembered that he only put on one layer before going to bed last night, and he didn't sleep at all cold at night, it was quite warm.Qiao Fei got up from the ground, stretched her arms, and stepped on the wooden floor with her bare feet.

There is a thin layer of water vapor on the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sky outside is not yet fully lit, and the city in the distance is between night and day.

Shi Xubai was on the terrace outside, wearing a black woolen overcoat, and a cup of steaming black coffee was placed on the railing, holding it vaguely in his hand.

Qiao Fei put on her coat and went out to find him, and when he leaned over to kiss her forehead, she snatched the hot coffee from his hand and covered her hands.

"Good morning baby." Shi Xubai was afraid that Qiao Fei would be cold, so he carefully zipped his coat to the top.

"Why did you wake up so early?" Qiao Fei yawned next to Shi Xubai, feeling a little cold, so she naturally got closer to him and curled up beside him to keep warm.

"Wake up early to see the sunrise." Shi Xubai put his arms around Qiao Fei's waist, "Haven't you heard that the sunrise is the most beautiful after it snows?"

Qiao Fei looked out following Shi Xubai's line of sight, there was a layer of light golden light on the distant horizon, the sun was slowly rising bit by bit, the edge of the clouds was a little orange, like cotton candy stained with some syrup.

In fact, Qiao Fei prefers the stars in the dark night to the rising sun, and the little light is enough to illuminate the night sky around them.

He also likes the sentence in "Give the Cherry Sex", "I don't want to be an astronaut because I don't want to wear a helmet. I want all the stars in the Milky Way and the moon to surround my hair."

Qiao Fei put her elbows on the railing, half of her body got into Shi Xubai's arms, she stopped watching the sunrise, and looked up at him, "I don't think it's so beautiful, I always think that the morning glow is for dying stars, Not romantic at all."

Shi Xubai just smiled and didn't speak.

-

On the seventh day of the new year, "The Winter's Tale" was finally staged in the theater of the City Ballet.

Tickets for the performance were sold out almost two days after it was released, and the dance drama will be staged every other day, from the seventh day of the lunar new year until mid-February.Many dance critics have expressed their opinions and comments on this dance drama. This performance was quite a sensation and spread widely in the ballet circle.

Five giant posters were pasted at the entrance of the theater. They were the five leading actors in the dance drama, dressed in gorgeous costumes. Their names and roles were written on the posters, and their images were glamorous.

Qiao Fei bought a ballet magazine at the magazine stand two days ago, turned to the page of City Ballet's "Winter's Tale" with great interest, and read it carefully several times.Shi Xubai's name was also mentioned above, and critics said that they were looking forward to the ballet choreographed by this former top ballet chief.

During the few days of vacation, Qiao Fei stayed at Shi Xubai's house, and they went to various scenic spots in the city specially designed for tourists, but neither of them had been there anyway.

On the day of the third year of junior high school, I went to the cinema to watch a movie. They sat in the last row, holding hands in the dark like lovers.Shi Xubai finally tried the popcorn with chocolate beans and butter, squinted his eyes and said it was delicious, which amused Qiao Fei.

They had a happy and happy New Year's holiday, changing their patterns every day and finding something interesting to do.

For a few moments, Qiao Fei felt as if she was free. It was only when she undressed in front of the mirror at night that she saw the cigarette scar next to her belly button and realized that He Haoyun had not let him go.

Shi Xubai hugged him from behind, bent down and put his chin on Qiao Fei's shoulder, looking at the boy in the mirror, he gently touched Qiao Fei's scar, didn't speak, just hugged him.

Qiao Fei clutched her stomach and didn't want him to see it, but Shi Xubai gently moved Qiao Fei's hand away, and knelt down to kiss his scar.Qiao Fei asked him, are you comforting me?I don't want your comfort, it's not fair, I just want you to love me.

When He Haoyun came back from the outside on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Fei returned to the villa early and cooked him a sumptuous dinner.He smiled when He Haoyun asked him if he was lonely at home, and said that he was not lonely at all.

Qiao Fei retrieved the two small stones he had thrown somewhere, and the dark blue sodalite carved with sunflowers rolled to a corner under the bed, and it took a long time to find it.

At six o'clock in the evening for the opening performance of the ballet, the actors are getting ready to make up and change clothes.

Luo Ziwen sat on the bench next to Qiao Fei, carefully applying makeup in the mirror of the dressing table, and complained while looking at Qiao Fei: "I have acne on my forehead, it must be covered by the foundation."

Qiao Fei didn't look at him, and threw the concealer cream in her bag over: "Your acne is so small, the audience has to be Sun Wukong to see it."

After getting the concealer cream after going around in circles, Luo Ziwen laughed twice, squeezed out a big lump without hesitation, and asked Qiao Fei by the way: "Who will come to see you dance?"

Luo Ziwen didn't say the name, but Qiao Fei knew who he was talking about as soon as he heard it.

He shook his head and said, "No, I don't want him to come either."

He Haoyun has never been to Qiao Fei's performance.

The dance troupe will distribute several free tickets to the actors for each performance, so that they can give away to family and friends.

Qiao Fei performed in City Ballet for the first time two years ago, even the smallest and most inconspicuous role in the dance drama was still so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.

The dance troupe usually distributed two tickets to the group dancers. Qiao Fei had no one else to give them to, except He Haoyun. He sat on the sofa nervously for a whole day, and when He Haoyun came home from the company, he held the tickets to him with both hands.

He Haoyun is the only reason why Qiao Fei can dance in the dance troupe, it is the rope that pulls him out of the quagmire.

Qiao Fei knew that he was able to join the dance troupe because of his relationship, and he also knew that it was not a good thing, but he was still cautiously grateful in his heart, hoping to do something to prove that he was also capable.

He has nothing to repay He Haoyun, he can only redouble his efforts to practice dancing, so that he can do his best when performing, and let He Haoyun see that he has improved.He naively thought that He Haoyun would be happy for him and proud of him.

But He Haoyun casually glanced at the ticket that Qiao Fei gave him as a gift, snorted, and said, do you want me to see you, or let me see the chief sponsored by me?

Qiao Fei was stunned, and the light ticket in his hand suddenly became very heavy, so heavy that he could hardly hold it, a thin piece of paper seemed to weigh a thousand catties.

He Haoyun took off his tie casually, threw it on Qiao Fei, walked around him and entered the living room, "Stand back, no one will notice you."

At that moment, Qiao Fei understood something, in fact, it wasn't because He Haoyun rejected his gift, but because he bypassed him, like avoiding something in the way on the road.

Afterwards, Qiao Fei didn't expect He Haoyun to see him anymore, that's right, he was the bottom decoration of the dance troupe, a dark pebble in the corner of the stage, what's so worth seeing.

After he joined the dance troupe, he performed eight performances in total. Qiao Fei put all the tickets given to him by the dance troupe in a small box and put them on the bottom layer of the closet as a souvenir for himself.

The rope that had saved him was wet with rain and slippery, and he could no longer hold on to it.

"It's best not to come, I'm annoyed when I see his face." Luo Ziwen opened his mouth and dragged Qiao Fei out of his thoughts. Sponsorship? When I get rich, see if I donate a few million to the dance troupe."

The corner of Qiao Fei's mouth twitched upwards, remembering that every time He Haoyun came to the dance troupe, Luo Ziwen would make faces behind his back.

He put on his costume, looked in the mirror and carefully confirmed that there was no flaw in the place where He Haoyun tore his shoulder, and he was relieved.

I almost forgot to mend the clothes. Qiao Fei only sewed the clothes last night. The fabric of the performance costumes was sewn very carefully. There are too many points, so I can only sew and take it apart, take it apart and sew it, for fear of being seen by others.

Sitting on the carpet in his own room in the villa, he was extremely envious of those ballerinas, who had naturally acquired the ability to sew clothes because they often sewed pointe shoes.

"Will your grandma come to see you?" Qiao Fei put on soft-soled shoes, checked her dress one last time in front of the mirror, and sat down next to Luo Ziwen after she felt all right, waiting for him to put on makeup.

Luo Ziwen finished applying concealer and was using hairspray to comb her hair back. Hearing this, he sighed: "No, she can't find a seat with no one to help her, and even so many people can't squeeze out after the performance.

"If I become the chief one day, I will go to her behind the scenes after thanking her. I will take her home without changing clothes or removing makeup."

Qiao Fei replied: "It will be a matter of time before you become the chief. I dare say that your dancing is the best among the apprentices of the dance troupe."

He was telling the truth. Luo Ziwen is a top student at the Dance Academy affiliated to City Ballet. He has one of the best grades and can master any type of dance. He has been dancing in City Ballet for a year. After graduating next year, he will directly become an official dancer of the dance troupe.He is really happy for Luo Ziwen, and hopes that one day his friend will be seen by everyone and reap the fruits of his hard work.

Although Luo Ziwen is two years younger than Qiao Fei, he takes good care of him. Sometimes he is like Qiao Fei's elder brother, and sometimes like Qiao Fei's only family member.

More than half an hour before the start of the performance, there was a knock on the door of the dressing room. Shi Xubai came to find some solo dancers and asked them to perform a pas de deux in the wedding scene before going on stage.

The dressing room where they are located is used by solo dancers and group dancers. Several principals have their own separate dressing room and dressing room, which is on the other side of the stage and it is more convenient to go backstage.

After the solo dancers went out, there were only a few group dancers left in the dressing room. Qiao Fei and Luo Ziwen sat near the door, and there was no one around.

Shi Xubai walked out behind several actors, passed by Qiao Fei when he was about to go out, pretended that no one saw him, rubbed the top of his head, winked at Luo Ziwen, closed the door and left.

Luo Ziwen's eyes almost fell out of their sockets, and when Shi Xubai went out, he stared at Qiao Fei in a daze, a lock of hair that hadn't been glued to his forehead fell to his forehead, which looked a little funny.

"You, you..." He didn't know what to say, and he stumbled, "He touched your head..."

Qiao Fei pretended not to hear: "Huh?"

"Ah? It's okay, it's okay."