White Swan

Chapter 32

The fashion show in Xu Chengxi's studio was moved forward and moved to tomorrow night.Qiao Fei received a call from Xu Chengxi when he was stretching in the basement of the villa, and he asked him if he would like to see it if he had time.

Qiao Fei was not very interested, and was thinking of refusing. He was never willing to go to crowded places to join in the fun.Just as he was thinking about how to say it to be a little more polite, Xu Chengxi added a sentence.He said that the husband would also go at the right time, and if Qiao Fei wanted to go too, he would reserve two seats in the front row for them.

Hearing what he said, Qiao Fei agreed without thinking.Xu Chengxi was very happy and said that he would send him the address.

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The next morning.

Teacher Han and Shi Xubai, who are usually tutoring in technical classes, took turns leading the warm-up. Today, Teacher Han didn't come because he had something to do, and Shi Xubai stood in front of the mirror, folded his arms and guided the movements.

Qiao Fei has always been used to standing at the rearmost position of the pole, hiding herself next to the curtain.This is the most inconspicuous place, and you don't have to worry about being seen by others if you make a bad move or make a mistake.

In fact, even if someone sees it, they won’t say anything. Everyone is busy practicing their own skills, so they don’t have time to care about others. But after getting used to being in the dark, it’s impossible to suddenly put yourself in the light.

When warming up the legs, Qiao Fei slowly raised her right leg following the rhythm, focusing on the arc of the instep and the height of the leg.His eyes followed his toes all the time, not paying attention to his surroundings.

Suddenly a warm hand was placed on the shoulder, Qiao Fei was startled, and her right leg fell by half.He turned his head to meet Shi Xubai's gentle eyes, and the panic in his eyes dissipated a bit.

It happened that everyone was holding the pole with their left hand, Shi Xubai relied on all the actors to face forward, Qiao Fei stood at the end, no one could see him, so he put his hand on his waist, reached out and touched his cheek, and put his hand on his cheek. The stray hair hanging in front of the eyes was flicked away.

"It's all...all people... how bad." Qiao Fei was taken aback by his small movements, nervous all over, afraid of being seen, wanted to hide but didn't dare to move.

"They're all rushing to the front, no one will see." Shi Xubai became playful, holding Qiao Fei's legs to see how soft he is.

Qiao Fei has never participated in professional ballet training since she was a child, and she has figured out some ways by herself.He is very demanding of himself, urging himself to stretch and stretch every day, and his softness is better than that of other boys in the dance troupe.

He stared blankly at Shi Xubai, watching him hold his ankle and lift his leg up.And Shi Xubai lifted his leg to more than 180 degrees before stopping.

"...mirror...mirror."

"Oh." Shi Xubai held back a smile, and apologized solemnly: "I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back."

Qiao Fei squinted at him with dissatisfaction, her face full of grievances of being bullied.He looked around in a panic, making sure no one saw him before he was relieved.

Shi Xubai had had enough of teasing the fluffy ugly duckling, and told the business of his coming: "Wait for me at the door after rehearsal tonight."

"Huh?" Qiao Fei didn't understand.Is this taking him on a date?

"Go to the fashion show together, don't you go too? Let's go together."

The sudden change of the piano accompaniment means that the actor should turn from the left hand stick to the right hand.In this way, Qiao Fei changed from the last one standing on the pole to the first one.

Shi Xubai walked away from Qiao Fei slowly, and instructed loudly as if nothing had happened: "Tendu, back, stretch, retract. Coupdepied on the side, bend your legs, pay attention to your heels."

It turned out not to be a date.Qiao Fei was a little disappointed, and couldn't help complaining about the fashion show that got in the way.

During the lunch break, Qiao Fei and Luo Ziwen sat in the lounge and had lunch.

It has been raining one after another for the past few days, and it finally cleared up outside today. Many actors have made appointments to go out to eat at nearby restaurants, and there are few people in the lounge.

The two were sitting on the sofa in the corner, and Qiao Fei was holding a small box of carrot and celery salad in a daze.

Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, Luo Ziwen poked him with his elbow: "What's the matter with you lately? You're listless."

Qiao Fei came back to her senses: "Is there?"

Luo Ziwen finished eating a box of boiled broccoli, and took out a green apple from his bag: "You were absent-minded when dancing today, the director asked pirouette à la seconde to attitude, and you came directly to a fouetté."

"...It wasn't intentional."

"Yeah, the legs changed from straight to curved, of course it wasn't intentional."

Qiao Fei picked a carrot stick from the lunch box and threw it on Luo Ziwen's face. Luo Ziwen smiled and ate the carrot stick.

"Seriously, what happened?" Luo Ziwen was usually careless, and he was a little numb at critical moments, but he cared about his friends very much.

Qiao Fei couldn't tell him, so she made up a casual sentence: "No, just...a little tired."

"Oh, you didn't come to the rehearsal that day, I thought something was wrong with you." These days the rehearsal was indeed a little nervous, Luo Ziwen believed him, put his mind at ease, and continued to eat his apples.

Fearing that Luo Ziwen would ask him something, Qiao Fei tried to change the subject, so she said, "Ziwen."

"Huh?" Luo Ziwen was trying to eat an apple core, and answered absently.

"What do you most want to do in this world?"

Luo Ziwen didn't expect Qiao Fei to ask such a profound question suddenly, but he knew the answer without thinking carefully, and replied, "Me? I want to take grandma out to play, dance for her, and make her happy."

"What about you?"

Qiao Fei thought about it seriously, and finally said hesitatingly: "I want to watch the stars with the person I like."

"Oh my God..." Luo Ziwen looked at Qiao Fei as if he had grown three heads, "Isn't your head caught by the door? Why do you suddenly look like a little girl?"

Qiao Fei blushed suddenly, turned to Luo Ziwen and asked, "Don't you want to?"

"I don't want to." Luo Ziwen raised his hand and threw the apple core into the trash can, shrugged and said, "Compared to looking at the stars in the sky, I still think it's more interesting to go to the zoo to see orangutans."

Qiao Fei: "..."

The rehearsal in the afternoon went on for four hours without any gaps. By the end of the rehearsal in the evening, Qiao Fei was exhausted and gasped for breath while holding the pole.

He went downstairs to take a shower in the actor's dressing room, changed into a set of clean clothes, and waited for Shi Xubai at the entrance of the theater.

Qiao Fei is usually used to listening to music for everything. He dug out the wireless earphones from his bag, pulled them out from the charging case, thought for a while, but finally only put on the right earphone.Most of the songs in the playlist are piano or violin pieces without lyrics. He played a Chopin Nocturne, counting the beats in his mind and choreographing casually.

After waiting for a while, Shi Xubai came out from the gate. He saw Qiao Fei and came over to greet him: "Did you lose a headset?"

"En." Qiao Fei nodded obediently, but he didn't miss it, he just didn't want to miss what Shi Xubai said.

Shi Xubai took Qiao Fei to the parking lot at the back of the theater, saw him holding back a yawn, and asked, "Are you tired?"

"It's okay." Qiao Fei shook her head, holding back the remaining yawn.

"Is it progressing a bit fast recently?" Shi Xubai said, "I think the rehearsal can be completed by the end of the year, so there is still time to improve after the rehearsal."

"I'm not tired. I'm just a group dancer. If I'm still tired, the leading actors have to get tired and lie down."

The dance choreographed by Shi Xubai was indeed progressing very fast. The rehearsal started in early September, and the nearly two-hour dance drama was basically completed in less than two months.This is equivalent to a new scene almost every two days, arranging the dance steps and the movement of the actors on the stage, which is not easy in a dance troupe with more than 40 ballerinas.

"There are a few days off on New Year's Day, and I can rest for a few days." Shi Xubai turned his head to look for the keys in his bag, his voice was a little vague.

"Yeah." Qiao Fei joked, "I won't come out of bed."

Shi Xubai found the key, turned it around in his hand, and asked, "Aren't you going out to play?"

Joe Fei shook his head.

He Haoyun hasn't taken him out for a long time.The last time they went out together was probably a year ago, when He Haoyun took Qiao Fei on a business trip and asked him to be his assistant.

"Where are you going?" Qiao Fei asked him.

Shi Xubai nodded and said, "I want to go skiing for two days. I heard that there is a newly opened ski resort, and the evaluation is quite good."

"How can you ski?" Qiao Fei's eyes widened when she heard that.He felt that Shi Xubai seemed to be omnipotent, he could dance, play the piano, choreograph, and ski, but he was not good at cooking.

"When I was abroad, I would go out to skate for a few days every winter, which was equivalent to relaxing my mind." Shi Xubai took Qiao Fei into the parking lot.

There were not many cars left in the parking lot. Qiao Fei saw the Ducati motorcycle parked in the corner at a glance, and reacted, and slowed down involuntarily.

Shi Xubai didn't notice anything, he stepped on the motorcycle with one long leg propped on the ground, and stretched out his hand to Qiao Fei: "Come on, or you'll be late."

But the motorcycle didn't look like two people could sit on it safely, and Qiao Fei felt that the person behind was in danger of being squeezed off.This motorcycle looks cool and handsome, but Qiao Fei still dare not sit on it. There is no seat belt, so what if it falls off.

He couldn't help but took a step back and shook his head: "Can't you take a taxi...I'm afraid."

Shi Xubai didn't urge him, but patiently reached out and waited for Qiao Fei to put his hand on it: "Don't be afraid, I will drive slowly."

Maybe Shi Xubai's voice had a calming effect, Qiao Fei took his hand in a strange way, and sat behind him with his shoulders.

Shi Xubai asked Qiao Fei to wrap his arms around his waist: "Hold on tight, don't let go."

"If I die, you will be responsible for collecting my body."

When Shi Xubai heard it, he looked back into Qiao Fei's eyes and said, don't worry, I'm here.

While waiting for the red light, Shi Xubai felt that Qiao Fei was trembling slightly, he turned his head and told him to hurry up, if you are afraid, close your eyes.The ugly duckling complied, wrapping his arms tightly around his waist, hugging him tightly because of fear.

When starting off, Shi Xubai tried his best to be steady, but it still scared Qiao Fei. He felt that he shook violently and moved closer.

At that moment, Shi Xubai felt that he should sell his motorcycle and buy a car.