night falls

Chapter 81 Hearing the sound at night 80
On Friday afternoon, one day before the competition, the student union arranged a rehearsal.In addition to the singer finals, the party also includes chorus competitions from different departments, poetry recitations and drama finals.

Several competition events are interspersed together, so that the audience will not feel bored watching the same competition event all the time.

Jiang Jie’s program is ranked higher, number 13.The chorus in the department was ranked No. 17, very close to each other, so Jiang Ai had to quickly change her appearance to rush to the performance.

After the rehearsals for the two shows were over, she made an appointment with Wen Shiqing in the evening, so she went back to the dormitory early to clean up.

Around six o'clock, Wen Shiqing came.It was a hot day today, so he wore a dark blue shirt, which made his skin color whiter.The collar was unbuttoned, and the blue veins on his neck were vaguely visible.The sleeves were rolled up, revealing a thin forearm. The car window was half-open, and his elbows rested on the window sill. Looking from a distance, the whole person exuded a deep, cold, steady and restrained sense of alienation.

Jiang Gai came out of the school gate and her eyes never left his side. She walked over with a smile on her face, pulled out the passenger seat, got into the car, closed the door, turned around and said the first thing she said: "Wen Shiqing, you look so good today!"

Wen Shiqing lowered his eyes and looked at his clothes, and raised his eyebrows blankly: "What's the difference?"

Jiang Gai opened her mouth and was about to respond. After glancing outside, she narrowed her eyes like a vicious dog and stared at the two female students who were pointing at Wen Shiqing and whispering to each other. Then, despite their voyeuristic gazes, she spoke directly. He stood up and kissed the corner of Wen Shiqing's mouth, and then proudly raised his chin at them, fully declaring his sovereignty.

When the two female students saw this, they were stunned and walked away.

Her kiss came a bit suddenly. Wen Shiqing was stunned in the driver's seat and before he could react, Jiang Gai reached over to close the window and looked at him seriously: "Master, there is an evildoer who covets your beauty."

Wen Shiqing: "..."

……

While eating, Jiang Jie casually clicked on the link for the popularity poll.After this week's fierce competition, her ranking did not increase but decreased, and she fell to eighth, which was more than 1 votes behind the No.5000 You Qimin.She raised her eyebrows and closed it indifferently.

Jiang Jie took a sip of the hot soup and raised her eyes to look at him: "I have to go back to school at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The final party starts at seven o'clock. Our department head asked us to get together again before the game, and then I have to put on makeup. clothing."

"Yes." Wen Shiqing put the peeled shrimp meat into her bowl and asked, "Do you want me to accompany you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Gai's heart was moved, and she approached him with a smile: "It's convenient for you, don't you have to pick up grandpa and uncle and aunt?"

"Grandpa, Wen Nian agreed to pick him up." He smiled, "Have you forgotten? Wen Nian is also from Yan'an University and is in the same class as you."

Jiang Gai suddenly said: "Oh, oh, yes, yes. What about your parents?"

Wen Shiqing: "They drove themselves."

"Hehe..." Jiang Jie tilted her head shyly, "Then if it's convenient for you, come with me tomorrow, but I'll be backstage while I'm putting on makeup, so I'm afraid you'll be bored alone."

"It doesn't matter. Wen Nian and I agreed to send grandpa over early and have dinner together nearby."

"That's good, that's good." She nodded with a smile, and took two bites of her meal. Suddenly something occurred to her, and she put down her chopsticks to fish for the bag, took out a few tickets from it, and pushed them in front of Wen Shiqing, "These are the tickets. , the dean of the department gave me five, and the student union also gave me three, you take six, and I will give the remaining two to my uncle and aunt."

As she said that, she counted the number of people again and asked him: "Is six tickets enough?"

Wen Shiqing put the tickets away and raised his lips: "That's enough, Wen Nian has four more."

"Okay okay."

"Fang Yu and Shen Zizi are coming too?" He asked.

Jiang Gai nodded: "Well, my uncle hated this kind of activity in the past. This time it is probably because..."

In fact, since she asked Fang Yu at the last school anniversary party and saw his uninterested refusal, she didn't ask him if he wanted to come to the finals this time.Instead, he called her that day and asked her about the voting status and the time of the finals.

Holding up the phone, Jiang Jie answered, "Saturday night."

Fang Yu: "Okay, then give me two of your tickets when the time comes."

"Ah?" Jiang Jie was surprised, "Are you coming too?"

"What?" Fang Yu asked her back, "I can't go?"

Jiang Gai quickly explained: "No, no, no, I thought you didn't like to come to this kind of performance."

"I really don't like coming here." Fang Yu yawned and said in a casual tone, "I heard from Shen Zizi that Wen Shiqing and his family are coming to watch your game?"

Jiang Gai responded with a slight "ah" sound.

Fang Yu suddenly raised his voice to a high pitched voice and said with great momentum: "Then do I have to go even if I don't like it? Why are all the people from the Wen family watching my niece's game! We are here at home. There has to be someone to support the show! Your parents are not here, so your aunt and I will be here!"

Jiang Jie: "..."

Okay...you come, you come...

……

Wen Shiqing saw that she hadn't finished her sentence in the middle of her sentence. He looked up and saw that she had guessed the majority of her words. He couldn't help but laugh: "Is it because of me?"

Jiang Jie curled her lower lip in embarrassment.

Wen Shiqing laughed out loud at this moment: "It's his style."

Jiang Jie nodded in agreement.

After dinner, after paying the bill, Jiang Jie saw that it was still early, so she took Wen Shiqing to a nearby shopping mall.

During this period, Yu Cen called.

Jiang Gai walked next to Wen Shiqing and heard him say "seven o'clock tomorrow night", "well, it's eighth", "it doesn't matter, she doesn't care" and so on.

Then she realized that she was talking about her competition.

Not long after, the phone was hung up.

Jiang Gai looked up at him: "Your mother?"

Wen Shiqing said "hmm" and smiled: "She saw that you had dropped in the rankings and was very worried. She said she would help you get up."

"Ah?" Jiang Gai opened his mouth in surprise, "I don't care about this. It's okay. It will be over tomorrow night. It's already so far behind that we can't catch up. Let your mother not spend this energy."

"I've said it before, but she values ​​it very much." He lowered his head and brushed his dry lips against her ear, his voice low and beguiling, "Talk about your daughter-in-law, it's a big deal."

The warm breath spread on her neck and shoulders, itching so hard that she couldn't help but feel the back of her neck tingle, and even the base of her ears burned.Jiang Jie saw a few young girls approaching from the opposite side, with ambiguous smiles in their eyes, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to push him away, with her head bowed in embarrassment, and she muttered: "They are all human, what are you doing..."

Wen Shiqing smiled, put his arm around her shoulders, turned around, walked towards the escalator, and said, "Then go home, there is no one at home."

Jiang Jie: “…………”

The boring and prude old man!birds!beast!
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At 09:30 the next morning, Jiang Jie, who was tortured by Wen Shiqing until the early morning last night, got up sleepily.

The two electric toothbrushes were humming. Jiang Ai yawned while brushing his teeth. He looked at Wen Shiqing who was brushing his teeth next to him and said vaguely: "Wen Shiqing, actually I quite enjoyed that. Yes, but..." She turned off the electric toothbrush and looked at him with a mouthful of foam in her mouth, "Wouldn't excessive enjoyment create a sense of guilt?"

Wen Shiqing glanced at her, slowly took the mouthwash, spit it out, and said unhurriedly: "Your man is thirty this year. Although he is past the prime of life, he has been single for 29 years after all, and now he is sexually active. Naturally, it is difficult to control, please understand."

Jiang Jie: "???"

How do you manage to say these shameless words so calmly? ? ?
……

After lunch, the two went directly to school.

Last night, Jiang Gai and Shen Beihan mentioned that Wen Shiqing would come to accompany her this afternoon. Hearing this, the latter laughed and teased her: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, without your lover, will you miss you so much that you can't rehearse!"

Jiang Gai's face didn't change: "Yes, I can't live without my lover, and my lover can't live without me, not even for a second."

Shen Beihan: "...Damn!" Inexplicably, he was shown a loving face again.

It's a nice and warm day today. To complement today's campus trip, Wen Shiqing wore a light gray round-neck sweatshirt and dark nine-point jeans, with Nike Air Force Ones at his feet.His hair is neat and fresh, his face is handsome and clear, and his back is straight when he walks. Although his temperament is still cold and indifferent, he is less alienated and more energetic and young than usual.

Especially standing side by side with Jiang Gai, he looked more like a young man in his 20s at school.

Therefore, when he and Jiang Jie appeared in the rehearsal room together, the appearance of this handsome man and beautiful woman attracted the attention of everyone on the small stage.

Jiang Gai stood at the door and suddenly felt that it was too high-profile. She raised her lips in embarrassment, lowered her head and pulled Wen Shiqing in and sat down on the chair: "You can just sit down...just play on your phone when you are bored."

Wen Shiqing: "Yes."

After settling Wen Shiqing, Jiang Gai threw the bag to him and pulled Shen Beihan over to stand in line with the crowd.

Ji Sisi stood in front of her. When she saw her coming, she glanced at Wen Shiqing twice, with a look of envy on her face: "Oh my God, your boyfriend is so good-looking! You are actually willing to bring him out!"

Jiang Jie scratched his ears: "I feel a little regretful now... If I had known better, I wouldn't have brought him out..."

Chen Bing intervened at this moment: "You said that you and your boyfriend will be born with the beauty gene, what kind of fairy will they be in the future?"

Shen Beihan said leisurely: "I also want to know about plus one."

Ji Sisi: "I'll add one too."

The few of them were chatting animatedly, but Xiao Yue, who was two rows away from them, had something on his mind.

Since the last incident, her roommate had gradually less contact with her, and later she would no longer even ask her to go out with her.Although Xiao Yue felt bad about being ostracized, she didn't feel that she was wrong. She even comforted herself that she didn't mean to do anything. It was Ji Sisi and Chen Bing who were just being annoying.Staying away from them is also a correct choice.

……

After a while, the dean of the department came. When she came in, she saw Wen Shiqing sitting at the bottom. She immediately remembered Jiang Jie's boyfriend who had been rumored in the department before, but she didn't say anything. After paying attention to Wen Shiqing, she started Rehearsed.

The chorus rehearsal didn't take long. I just sang the song completely and emotionally twice, and it was over.

At three o'clock, Jiang Gai made an appointment with his vocal teacher to sing.He was thinking of taking Wen Shiqing there with him, but he just got a call from Wen Nian, saying that he and Jiang Zhiyan had brought his grandfather to school and asked him if he wanted to go over and accompany his grandfather on campus. Take a walk.

Hearing this, Jiang Gai rushed him directly. Rather than letting him get bored while listening to her singing, she might as well let him spend time with her family. Anyway, she would start busy with makeup and styling after she finished singing. Don't care about him.

So Wen Shiqing went to meet Wen Nian and the others.
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Around 06:30, Ginger Mustard is basically ready.Taking advantage of her free time, she sent Fang Yu a WeChat message and asked if he had arrived.

The latter replied quickly: [I arrived early, found a seat and sat down]
[Uncle: Also, why are you seated with Wen Shiqing and the others? ? ? ]

[Xiaoyu Xiancao: Those are consecutive tickets given by the department director. They must be sitting together. ]
After reading the news, Fang Yu glanced at Wen Shiqing sitting next to him with a displeased expression.

The latter looked at the playlist, but didn't notice his eyes. Instead, Yu Cen's eyes glanced over, happened to bump into him, and smiled at him.

During the parent-teacher conference in high school, Fang met Wen Shiqing's mother. She was friendly and always had a smile on her face, and she seemed to get along very well with her.Their eyes met, Fang Yu quickly put away his disgusted gaze and raised his lips to smile back at her.

When Yu Cen turned around, Fang Yu moved closer to Wen Shiqing's ear and said through gritted teeth: "You are really powerful. Everyone is here."

Wen Shiqing was stunned for a moment. The words that he wanted to choke him came to his lips, but he finally swallowed them back and responded: "They are here to cheer Jiang Jie."

Fang Yu was still holding on, glanced at him, and said lightly: "How is the ranking?"

Wen Shiqing raised the phone that had just opened the interface and responded: "Third."

……

Half an hour later, the final party started.

After a well-spoken official opening statement, the game officially kicked off.

The first contestant was You Qimin from the Department of Foreign Languages, who had ranked first in the voting for several days in a row. The song he sang was "Don't Think of Me".

The accompaniment played, and the girl's deep singing voice slowly came from the speakers.

Jiang Jie's ticket number was at the front, and Fang met them at a location very close to the stage. Plus there was an LED screen broadcasting on the side, so the girl's face was clearly reflected in the eyes of every audience member.

Halfway through the song, Fang Yu frowned more and more, and asked Shen Zizi next to him in disbelief: "Who is ranked first in the popularity vote?"

Shen Zizi nodded silently.

"The singing is just average." Fang Yu said "tsk" in a slightly disgusted tone, "She's not as pretty as our Mustard Seed, so why are the votes so high?"

Wen Shiqing heard this, leaned towards him, and said, "Online fraud is too serious."

Only then did Fang Yu react: "Swiped tickets?"

Wen Shiqing raised his eyebrows and acquiesced.

Fang Yu hurriedly picked up his mobile phone: "Damn it, let's just swipe it quickly. What are we waiting for!"

Wen Shiqing stretched out his hand to stop her, with a calm face, like a boss: "It's already been arranged."

Fang Yu: "..."

Shen Zizi: "..."

……

One program after another, and finally got to the end of the 12th one. Fang Yu leaned on his chair and almost fell asleep. When he heard the host's announcement and said No. 13, he instantly became energetic, turned around and asked Shen Zizi: "No. 13 is mustard seed, right?"

Shen Zizi nodded: "Yes."

Fang Yu: "What are you singing about?"

As soon as the question was finished, the host just said: "I would like to invite Jiang Jie, a grade 17 vocalist from the vocal singing department, to sing "Resent the Heaven for a Change of Heart" for us."

As the words fell, the stage lights dimmed, and the orange lamppost was fixed in the center of the stage as the girl moved around.

In order to match the theme of this song, Jiang Gai wore a black slim-fitting fishtail dress, which perfectly outlined her Pingting's slender figure.The round neck design reveals the delicate white skin of her neck and her sexy collarbones. The long sleeves are embroidered and hollow, wrapping her slender arms.She had straight hair shawl and wore a black top hat with a piece of black gauze sewn on the hat, covering half of her delicate and beautiful face. She had a vague sense of mystery and looked like a beauty from the Republic of China period. I saw It's so pitiful that everyone is amazed.

Amid the roaring applause of the crowd, she leaned forward and bowed.

Wen He, Wen Nian and Yu Cen were very excited when they saw her like this. Taking advantage of the silence when the applause stopped, Wen He directly shouted: "Come on, sister-in-law!!!"

Fang Yu heard the sound, glanced sideways, took two deep breaths, raised his voice, and said not to be outdone: "Come on Ginger Mustard Seed!!!"

The sound was louder than the beginning of the accompaniment coming from the speakers.

Jiang Jie: “…………”

……

The original sung by Fang Jiwei, "Resent the Heaven for Changed Heart", was released in 1991. Until now, it has been sung by countless singers, but the one that Jiang Jie likes the most is the cover sung by singer Tan Jing.

Her cover changed the original fast-paced melody into a slow and affectionate narration, and added a piece of Peking Opera singing in the middle. The calmness is mixed with sadness, sadness but not sadness, and the emotional explosion at the end. The conflict fully interprets the emotion of the whole song.And the version sung by Jiang Jie this time is also Tan Jing's version.

The erhu melody at the beginning is poignant and melodious, with a hint of helpless sadness, slowly leading to the girl's clear singing voice——

"If I meet you
while you were young
Return your deepest love with the truest heart

if you meet me

and i'm still young
也 相信 永恒 是 不 的 曾经

You belong to me, let's see the end of life
却 无缘 再 了 心
......"

After a while, Jiang Gai changed his posture from when he was singing, and opened his mouth to use his unique Peking Opera singing, which attracted cheers from the audience——

"It should have turned into rain
A mind that plunges into the sea
But with tears in my eyes, I let my loneliness drift away

You belong to me, let's see the end of life
But there is no chance to complain again. Heaven has changed its heart."

……

……

When the high notes burst out in the later stage, she was full of resentment and stubbornness, pushing the emotion of the entire song to the highest point. Finally, she ended the song perfectly with a helpless sigh.

For the same song, she mixed her professional singing method with her own understanding of the song's emotions, singing her own unique flavor, which even attracted applause from the audience that didn't stop long after she bowed and left the stage.

When the host came out from the backstage, he also sighed: "What a wonderful performance. Such a beautiful voice must have been kissed by an angel. My heart, liver and lungs are still trembling when I hear it... Okay, then what happens next?" …”

The host continued to announce the curtain. Jiang Gai held up her skirt and walked to the dressing room. Because of the performance just now, her head was still a little lack of oxygen.

Shen Beihan had been waiting backstage. When he saw her coming out, he ignored the fact that he was still wearing a skirt, grabbed the hem of the skirt, and ran over to Jiang Zi in two or three steps, with a look of excitement and shock on his face: "Oh my god! Mustard Zi! You When did you practice Peking Opera singing!!! It’s so nice!!!”

Jiang Gai smiled coquettishly: "I've been having special training with Teacher Yang these days, but I didn't sing that part very well."

"No!" Shen Beihan said firmly, "You can sing like this after only a few days of training. It's already very good! Compared with the singers just before, you are already awesome! I have a hunch! You will be the champion! !!”

Jiang Gai's heart was still fluttering and she couldn't stabilize, so she patted her and smiled: "I'll lend you some good words!"

Shen Beihan: "Must! Hurry up and change your clothes, and then go to the chorus competition!"

"exactly!"

　Note: The comments about Tan Jing's "Resent the Heaven for a Change of Heart" originated from the Internet.

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