Chapter 128: He's Not Coming Up!

  Time passed slowly, as if nothing had happened.

  The welcome party that freshmen have been looking forward to after military training was finally held as scheduled.

  This is a grand gathering belonging to all teachers and students, this is a grand gathering that gathers the elite strength of the whole school, this is a friendly and harmonious yet competitive grand gathering.

  Who can shock people with one cry? Who gets the most applause? Which of the top ten campus singers will win?

  This is a talent show showdown. The winner wins honor and gets widespread attention. At the same time, being able to get one of the top ten singers on campus also proves that the artistic strength of this department is very strong.

  To emerge victorious from among so many formidable opponents, how can one be underestimated?

  For example, the School of Architecture is strong in basketball, the Chinese Department is strong in women's volleyball, the Academy of Arts is strong in performing arts, and the International Finance College is strong in track and field. On the other hand, the Psychology College is not good at basketball, football, women's volleyball, or track and field. Therefore, they are eager to win a singer-type "Top Ten" award. When others mention the Psychology College, they will say "that department has quite strong artistic skills".

  After re-examination by the school, the Psychology Department submitted three programs, Hua Ming's "I am a wolf from the north" and the beautiful girl's street dance from Class 2 were selected.

  That is to say, only Hua Ming and those two girls who danced street dance had the opportunity to show off their talents on that stage that attracted the attention of all teachers and students.

  The hospital attaches great importance to this activity and allocates special funds for the three members who will go on stage to purchase clothes, props and various makeup products.

  Because the hospital attaches great importance to it, Instructor Li Qiang attaches even more importance to it. If there are achievements, this is also a credit to his leadership.

  On the evening of the welcoming party, after the last rehearsal in the afternoon, he paid for a seafood dinner at the campus restaurant with his own pocket money and invited three performers and several student union cadres.

  After handing in the program, Tang Chong didn't have much to do. He attended classes, ate, slept, read books, wrote reading notes, listened to Jiao Yuhe's lectures, and argued with Jiao Nanxin.

  It's as if nothing had ever happened, and Autumn Cold never had a birthday at all.

  Tang Zhong knew they didn't mention it because they were worried about hurting themselves.

  At the time on Jade Girl Mountain, everyone saw them walking hand in hand up the mountain slope. But after something happened, Qiu Yihan was quickly taken away by her family, leaving him alone to suffer detention.

  Birthday party, carefully selected gifts with joy, but was hit by a rich and handsome man, leaving me battered and bruised.

  That incredibly wonderful party was like a taboo for 307, nobody mentioned it.

  They didn't say anything, and Tang Zhong didn't either. The matter had already passed, and he also didn't think there was anything worth saying.

  The New Year's Eve party was held in the school's largest auditorium, 'Mingli Hall', which can accommodate nearly 10,000 people and cost hundreds of millions to build, with a beautiful and modern design.

  Tang Chong was the class monitor and he led his classmates towards the seating area that had been arranged by the school.

  Their location is on the first floor, B area, near the left middle door. It's not good, but it's not too bad either. Compared to those departments that accidentally grabbed the last few rows of seats in C and D areas, they are much happier.

  The auditorium was filled with the sound of people, packed tightly with students who had come to watch the evening party. Members of the institute's student union and departmental student unions, wearing red armbands, were busy maintaining order, keeping an eye on their own students to prevent them from running around and making a racket.

  At 7:50, the leaders of the faculties and departments began to enter the venue.

  At eight o'clock, the evening party officially began.

  The curtains opened to both sides, and Zhao Qiuchen, the host of the evening party in a black suit, and Lin Weixiao, known as the "No. 1 sister of broadcasting", walked out quickly. They are iron-clad partners and have hosted the Nan Da welcome party for three consecutive years.

  Maybe next year, it will be someone else's turn.

  "Honorable leaders and distinguished guests." This was Lin Wei's sweet and clear voice.

  "Dear teachers and fellow students, especially those new students who have just walked into our Nanda..." This was Zhao Qiuchen's thick and powerful voice.

  "Good evening, everyone." they said in unison.

  Thunderous applause from the audience.

  The two hosts emceed for a while before announcing in unison: 'Let's meet at NanDa, let our dreams soar, the 32nd Welcome Party has officially begun!'

  This time, the applause was exceptionally warm.

  Everyone is here to watch the show, who wants to listen to the host's nonsense like 'Please allow me to introduce our distinguished guest'?

  The first program was a large-scale opening dance "Brocade" specially organized by the Academy of Arts for this evening party. A large group of beauties dressed in ethnic costumes sang and danced, which was a feast for the eyes.

  The second program was sung by Xiao Jingye, one of the top ten campus singers in the previous session and with great popularity, singing Jacky Cheung's classic song "She Comes to My Concert", also winning warm applause from everyone.

  The third is language class program crosstalk performance -----

  The fourth is the song solo "Wang Jiangnan" from the Academy of Arts

  That unique beautiful singing voice, that high-pitched sound, that vast vocal range is breathtaking.

  No one doubted that this petite but loud girl would become one of the top ten singers on campus.

  The female host, Lin Wei Xiao, reappeared in a purple evening gown and smiled as she said: "The previous program was presented by Zhang Yu, a freshman from the Art Academy. She is indeed a genius freshman of the Art Academy, not undeservedly so, I think everyone has already seen her true strength. Now, we have invited Autumn Cold and Nong Jun, freshmen from the International Trade Department, to bring us a love song duet 'Crystal'."

  Hearing this familiar name, Tang Zhong thought he had misheard.

  Autumn is cold?

  How could she possibly go on stage and perform?

  But when the host left, a man in a black tailcoat and a woman in a black off-the-shoulder evening gown appeared at the same time, Tang Chong was still somewhat unexpected.

  Autumn is cold.

  It's really autumnal chill.

  She has a tall and slender figure, with a white flower made of gauze on her head, exuding an elegant and noble aura. Her skin is as white as snow, and her clothes are as black as ink. The black dress does not make her look dull, but instead sets off her fair complexion even more.

  She stood on stage, like a snowman wearing a black coat standing on stage.

  Tang Chong heard countless people's voices of surprise and admiration, as well as girls' envious comments saying that the girl's skin was really good.

  Nong Xian is obviously more professional and pays great attention to Qiu Yi Han, keeping his eyes on her all the time, embodying the "love" in love duets.

  However, Qiuyi Han is relatively unskilled.

  She didn't even look at her boyfriend's face, but instead hung her head low, grasped the receiver with a trembling voice and said: "C-can I say something?"

  The whole audience burst out laughing.

  "Beauty, can you not be so lovely? We will fall in love with you."

  "Haha. You're here to sing. Not to talk. But your speaking voice sounds good too."

  "Go on, go on. Whatever you say, we're willing to listen-----"

  Tang Chong couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  How did the International Trade Department send her out? Did it go through double evaluation by both the department and the school? Are they planning to use a beauty trap?

  "I... I want to apologize to someone first." With the opening remarks, Autumn Cold's voice became a bit more stable. "He is a very special person to me, he was my first teacher when I came to school. Also the most important teacher. He taught me how to get along with roommates, he taught me how to tie shoelaces like butterflies, he helped me wipe away the dirt on my face like a grandmother, and he even took me to Yúnǚ Mountain for a trip..."

  A loud discussion erupted from under the stage.

  "My god. This little girl is so bold, she's actually here to confess on stage."

  "These days are unbearable. I haven't even made a move, and she's already been snatched up by someone else..."

  "What a pity! Such a beautiful flower... stuck in cow dung!"

  Tang Zhong's expression also changed slightly.

  He didn't expect Autumn Cold to have such courage, running onto the stage in front of nearly ten thousand teachers and students to say these things.

  Even simple-minded children can easily enter a state of foolishness.

  After saying these few words, Qiuyi Han fully immersed himself in the atmosphere at that time and was no longer affected by the external environment.

  "He told me the story of the Big Dipper, teaching me to recognize many stars I didn't know. He let me lean on his shoulder and sleep, he himself didn't move all night - He kept me company sitting on the rooftop watching the sunrise, even though I had already fallen asleep by then."

  "He helped me carry my backpack and dragged me to the top of the mountain. When we encountered danger, he..." Autumn Cold's eyes turned red and moist again as she recalled the dangerous situation at Tianyi Pavilion, her voice also becoming choked with sobs."

  After several seconds, she finally caught her breath.

  "He risked his life to save me. When he was in a difficult situation, I was afraid and ran away without a care --- I..."

  She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and said in a sobbing tone, "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I'm so stupid. I'm really stupid. I couldn't think of anything, I couldn't do anything well."

  "I want to dedicate this song 'Crystal' to you. If you can forgive me, if you can accept me - I know you're in the audience. Would you be willing to come on stage and give me a flower? A hug would be great too..."

  The scene went crazy.

  Everyone has gone crazy.

  Seeking love.

  This is blatant flirting.

  Young people are prone to impulsiveness, young people are passionate, and young people fear neither worldly conventions nor anything else.

  They cheered with all their might, shouting hoarsely and applauding with all their strength. They were moved by the girl's words, they were moved by the girl's courage.

  Except for Nong Gun standing next to Choo-i-han and a few conservative school leaders, everyone else is in a frantic state.

  The face of Nongxian was extremely embarrassing.

  You dedicate "Crystal" to your lover, who am I singing for?

  Everyone's eyes were fixed on that seemingly timid yet courageous beautiful girl, and everyone remembered the name Qiū Yì Hán.

  The music starts.

  Autumn's chill, without a typhoon, she wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, smudging her makeup. Her pitiful appearance, like a pear blossom in the rain, was even more heart-wrenching.

  "Look into your eyes, writing poetry. Sometimes wild and sometimes mysterious." Qiu Yi Han sang out in a cold voice. Her voice was originally sweet and clear, just like the name of this song, and immediately brought enthusiastic applause.

  "Follow your heart. Left and right, go with the flow. Although footsteps are messy, but the heart is sweet as honey." Nong Jun, although full of grievances, could only follow along and sing.

  "Loving someone often requires great care, as if holding a crystal." When Autumn Cold sang to this sentence, a boy rushed up to present flowers.

  The audience below thought that Qiuyi Han was waiting for this lucky guy, and applause broke out again.

  Unfortunately, Qiuyi Han took a step back and bowed slightly to apologize, refusing the young man's gift.

  At this point, everyone understood. She only accepted the flowers from the boy she had been waiting for.

  She is a strong-willed girl.

  Then, everyone just gave her warm applause, but no one came up to give her flowers. However, two little girls came up to present flowers to Nong Xian, causing a faint smile to appear on his stiff face.

  "Our love is like crystal, no burden, secrets are clean and transparent." They sang in unison.

  "The love I give you is a beautiful crystal, with unique and dazzling light." Nong Qun sang. The song was almost over, but the boy waiting for Autumn Cold had not appeared yet.

  "In your eyes." The last line of the song lyrics.

  The applause thundered again, as if it would blow off the transparent glass dome of the auditorium.

  One second, two seconds, three seconds-----

  The applause gradually came to an end.

  Because everyone has found something wrong.

  Qiu Yi Han's face was devoid of joy, her lips tightly pursed as she stood stubbornly in place, waiting second by second.

  The little girl finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

  "He didn't come up," she said tearfully.