Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 148 Dance
a week later.

The School of Computer Science auditorium was bustling with activity, as preparations for the weekend's welcome party proceeded intensively and methodically. Stage lights flickered, the tunes from the sound system echoed throughout the auditorium, and staff busily moved between the stage and the auditorium, making final preparations for the upcoming gala.

Today is a very important day for Ye Ruida.

For no other reason than today is the weekend welcome party of the School of Computer Science.

This matter means a lot to him, even more than the campus card.

There's less than an hour left until we go on stage.

The backstage area where Ye Ruida was standing was filled with various performance props and costumes. The lights were a little dim, but it couldn't mask the tense and exciting atmosphere. Backstage, Ye Ruida took a deep breath and picked up his electric guitar, the body of which gleamed with a metallic luster.

At this moment, he was focused and just waiting to go on stage and amaze everyone.

When the classmates who were preparing together backstage saw Ye Ruida's appearance at this moment, their expressions showed more or less surprise or even shock.

They gathered together, whispering to each other, their eyes full of disbelief.

Ye Ruida seemed not to notice this.

Not long after, Li Xu finally arrived.

He walked through the bustling crowd, entered the backstage, and saw Ye Ruida at a glance.

Seeing Ye Ruida's expression at this moment, Li Xu, who was usually emotionally stable, couldn't help but widen his eyes, stunned, and said blankly: "Oh my god."

It’s no wonder that Li Xu was so surprised. At this time, Ye Ruida was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt.

Although his bare arms had no muscles, they were painted with exaggerated patterns in oil paint, which were particularly eye-catching under the dim light.

A silver skull necklace hung around his neck, swaying gently with his movements, making crisp sounds.

He was wearing a pair of ripped jeans with rough edges at the knees, and a pair of spiked shoes, the kind only worn by cowboys from the last century. With every step he took, you could hear the sound of the spikes hitting the ground.

What Li Xu couldn't understand the most was Ye Ruida's face. He had on thick smoky makeup, comparable to Avril Lavigne's panda eyes, with black eyeshadow smudged all over.

The corner of Li Xu's mouth twitched, and he turned to leave, but Ye Ruida quickly pounced on him and held him down...

"Let me go, let me go..."

"Calm down..."

"Ah!"

……

It has to be said that Ye Ruida's exaggerated look really caught everyone's attention.

You know, Ye Ruida is a very famous guy in their college.

His image in the college is deeply rooted in people's hearts. Although his hairstyle is a bit strange, it does not affect others' recognition of him as a gentle and refined student with a strong academic atmosphere.

So when he appeared on the stage with such a strange look, many people were wondering, where the hell did this freak come from?
When everyone learned that it was Ye Ruida standing on the stage, it would not be an exaggeration to say that their three views were shattered.

Ye Ruida's bizarre outfit formed a sharp contrast with Li Xu, who was only wearing a white shirt and casual pants.

Li Xu's white shirt is neat and clean, and his casual pants are simple and generous, forming a strong visual impact with Ye Ruida's exaggerated style.

The result is that it is difficult for both of them to go unnoticed.

All!
As good brothers and good partners, the other members of the team naturally came to the scene to cheer for Ye Ruida and Li Xu.

An Duoduo and Xia Xiaohe in the audience were naturally a little surprised when they saw how the two of them were dressed.

An Duoduo's eyes were wide open, while Xia Xiaohe opened his mouth slightly, his face full of surprise.

But after a moment, An Duoduo suddenly laughed and said, "But to be honest, the contrast between their two looks seems to have some unexpected effects."

After hearing what An Duoduo said, Xia Xiaohe looked around. Sure enough, the atmosphere, which was a little quiet just now, suddenly became lively.

The audience whispered to each other and cast curious glances, and the atmosphere in the auditorium was instantly ignited.

Li Xu on the stage performed a song "Life in Bloom" with Ye Ruida in a very shameful mood.

The lights on the stage focused on them, the music started, and the passionate melody echoed in the auditorium.

He was in an extremely heavy mood at the moment. What could he say? This was indeed a bit too much.

On the other hand, Ye Ruida was really into it...really into it. The electric guitar seemed to be an outlet for his emotions in his hands.

His body swayed with the music, his fingers plucked the strings quickly, and he played with exaggerated gestures and passion.

The audience was moved by their performance and stood up one after another, waving their hands and cheering along with the rhythm.

But no matter what, today's performance can be considered a success.

As soon as this performance ended, the other programs paled in comparison and everyone only remembered Li Xu in the white shirt and Ye Ruida with the heavy metal style.

Li Xu sighed slowly, feeling melancholy as he looked at Ye Ruida who was still posing in an exaggerated manner and yelling at the audience.

The lights on the stage were still bright, and the flickering light reflected on Ye Ruida's heavily made-up face. His body swayed greatly to the rhythm of the music, and the electric guitar in his hand seemed to be responding to his passion.

It’s really... It’s so embarrassing to perform on stage with this guy. You can never predict what kind of surprises or scares this guy will bring you.

Li Xu glanced at the people in the audience. Fortunately, he saw that the atmosphere was high, so he felt that he was not at a disadvantage.

The audience was crowded with people, their faces flushed with excitement, their waving arms and jumping figures intertwined into a sea of enthusiasm.

Being able to endure the nausea and perform on stage with Ye Ruida naturally took other factors into consideration. Now that the atmosphere is so good, of course we have to strike while the iron is hot and further promote the campus card.

Li Xu made a gesture to Ye Ruida next to him.

At this moment, Ye Ruida was interacting enthusiastically with the students in the audience. At this moment, he seemed like a star.

Cheers and screams came one after another from the audience below the stage. Ye Ruida was immersed in this warm atmosphere, enjoying the crowd's attention.

Li Xu glared at him three times in a row before Ye Ruida reacted. He glared at Li Xu unhappily, as if to say, I'm busy enjoying the cheers and applause here, why are you messing around?
Before leaving the stage, Ye Ruida picked up the microphone and roared hysterically, "Today, are we going to rock or not?"

There was a burst of cheers from the audience.

An Duoduo and Xia Xiaohe also joined in the lively crowd and shouted a few times.

Xia Xiaohe then laughed foolishly and said, "Why are you all shouting? This is so weird."

An Duoduo chuckled and said, "Never mind. Everyone is shouting, so we'll just follow suit."

Ye Ruida on the stage once again said in a long voice: "There is something even more rock-like. Do you want to hear it?"

There was another round of booing from the audience.

Ye Ruida took the microphone off the stand and shouted to the sky, "The new version of the campus card will also be piloted in our college first. Everyone, do you say rock or roll?"

As expected, there was another round of noisy responses from the audience.

Ye Ruida breathed slightly, a smug smile on his face.

It’s really fucking cool. Why should I do mathematical research? I was born to play rock music.

He picked up the microphone and said loudly: "Do you want another one?"

When Li Xu heard that Ye Ruida was addicted to the game, he was shocked and quickly pushed and pulled him away.

……

As one of the top universities in the country, in addition to the most cutting-edge scientific research and a wide variety of competitions, students naturally also have a variety of interesting activities.

It is filled with a strong academic atmosphere and is also full of youthful vitality.

There's a saying that goes, "Excellent students not only have better grades than you, but they also have more fun than you." In this school where talented minds gather, there are all sorts of novel entertainment activities.

Shortly after the Computer Science College’s weekend party ended, Ye Ruida invited Li Xu and others to attend a dance party hosted by the dance club.

Both teachers and students in this university are very keen on this trendy way of socializing. Dances of all sizes are held more than a dozen times a year in this school, and on average there are dances organized by clubs or colleges every month.

On the way to the ballroom, the soft street lights cast a warm light, and the leaves rustled in the breeze. Ye Ruida, Li Xu, An Duoduo and Xia Xiaohe were talking as they walked.

Xia Xiaohe looked up. Today's moon was big and round, like a huge pancake.

Ye Ruida said, "I'm not saying anything bad about you. You three are really unsophisticated. You've never even attended a dance. Today, I'll take you to broaden your horizons."

Li Xu crossed his arms over his chest and said unhappily, "Look at you. You don't look like a mathematician at all. Why don't you learn from Wei Shen?"

The three of them looked at Li Xu in confusion and asked, "Who is Wei Shen?"

Li Xu suddenly realized that Wei Shen didn't seem to be very popular yet, so he coughed, laughed and said, "I mean, look at you, you don't look like a mathematician at all."

Ye Ruida said nonchalantly: "Who told you that mathematicians must have a standard appearance? Besides, I'm not a mathematician."

An Duoduo smiled and said, "It's nice to come out and relax. Our campus card system is doing very well lately. It's time to relax, right? Li Xu."

Li Xu had no objection to this. As for such a social dance party, Li Xu's idea was to go and take a look and see the excitement, but he didn't care about the specific experience.

However, Ye Ruida obviously had different ideas from Li Xu. Just as they reached the door of the auditorium, a girl who seemed to have made an appointment with Ye Ruida came over in an evening dress and naturally put her arm around Ye Ruida's arm.

This scene left Li Xu and the other two stunned.

After the dance began, the hall was brightly lit, colorful lights flickered on the dance floor, and melodious music echoed throughout the space. Ye Ruida walked into the dance floor without any shyness and danced with the girl on the dance floor.

Ye Ruida's dancing posture is hard to describe. It can be seen that this guy has no talent, his limbs are stiff, and his coordination is very poor, but fortunately his sense of rhythm is okay. At least his stiff dance steps can keep to the beat, so he doesn't step on other girls' feet.

But even so, he still enjoyed the feeling of dancing.

Li Xu, An Duoduo, Xia Xiaohe and the other three were huddled in a corner watching the people dancing on the dance floor.

During this period, some boys plucked up the courage to invite Xia Xiaohe and An Duoduo, but they were all rejected by them. However, there were some differences in the way they rejected people.

An Duoduo smiled lightly and said, "I'm sorry."

Xia Xiaohe, on the other hand, was more direct and would instinctively take a step back, as if it was a subconscious action in response to the other person's physical discomfort. It was foreseeable that this would be a heartbreaking blow to the boy who mustered up the courage to invite her.

In comparison, girls are of course much more reserved. Even though many girls looked at Li Xu intentionally or unintentionally, and one girl even plucked up the courage to stare at Li Xu with a fiery gaze, no girl took the initiative to invite Li Xu to dance.

This atmosphere lasted for quite a while. Ye Ruida had already danced two or three times on the stage. When he came down, he was sweating profusely. Seeing that Li Xu and the other three were still where they were before, he said speechlessly, "You three are not going to just stand there and watch us. That's too boring."

Li Xu looked at Xia Xiaohe and An Duoduo and said, "Why don't you two go up and dance? There are actually a lot of girls dancing together on the dance floor."

According to Li Xu, An Duoduo should be very good at this. After all, as an excellent athlete, she has excellent coordination, and dancing should be a simple thing for her.

But An Duoduo didn't expect that when she heard that she was asked to dance on the dance floor, she quickly shook her head and waved her hands, saying, "No, no, I will be so nervous when I go to that kind of occasion that I will have to recite the Three Character Classic."

Li Xu blinked, thinking he had misheard. "So nervous that he had to recite the Three Character Classic? What the hell?"

An Duoduo chuckled and said, "I'm sure I'll be nervous when I get in there anyway, so please don't let me go up there."

Seeing that An Duoduo didn't dare to go on stage, Li Xu lost interest. Needless to say, Xia Xiaohe was even more afraid to dance.

But at this moment he suddenly noticed a pair of expectant eyes, which were a little nervous and uneasy, but also a little bold.

Li Xuxun looked at Xia Xiaohe. The light was dim and Xia Xiaohe's face seemed to have a hazy blush. She suddenly said, "Li Xu, why don't we go dance together?"

Li Xu thought he had misheard for a moment and was stunned for half a second. He didn't know how to respond. He saw the light in Xia Xiaohe's eyes visibly extinguishing.

Li Xu then quickly said, "Uh, but I'm not very good at dancing."

Ye Ruida laughed heartily and said, "What's so difficult about this? If you don't know how to dance, just step on the steps. One, two, three, two, two, three, three, two, three. As long as you can keep up with the beat and don't step on each other's feet, you'll be fine. If you really can't do it, just look at how the people next to you dance."

Under Ye Ruida's guidance, Li Xu and Xia Xiaohe briefly familiarized themselves with the dance steps on the dance floor and then hurriedly went on stage.

Li Xu held Xia Xiaohe's hand, and then he found that her palms were full of sweat, but there was clearly light in Xia Xiaohe's eyes at this time.

Offstage, Ye Ruida watched Li Xu and Xia Xiaohe awkwardly moving their feet. He suddenly said to An Duoduo, who was also staring at them, "They really are a good match."

Ye Ruida had just finished saying this when he suddenly felt a hint of murderous intent. He was stunned for a moment and saw An Duoduo turning her head to look at him, but her eyes were clearly clear.

Then An Duoduo chuckled and said, "What are you talking about? They are just ordinary friends."

Ye Ruida was about to say something, but suddenly thought of the inexplicable palpitations he had just felt. He swallowed the words stuck in his throat, laughed dryly, and said, "You're right."

After the dance, it was already the last song. The host cleared the venue and the staff of the club pushed a cart with glasses of cocktails on it.

The host happily announced on the stage: "Thank you very much for joining our dance club's dance today. Everyone present will have free unlimited cocktails."

When the cart passed by Li Xu and the others, Ye Ruida picked up a few cups and gave one to Xia Xiaohe and An Duoduo first.

An Duoduo said: "I don't know how to drink."

Instead, Xia Xiaohe looked at the wine glass in Ye Ruida's hand with curiosity, took it, held the glass with both hands, took a sip, then blinked, his eyes blank, as if he was experiencing the feeling of drinking a cocktail for the first time.

Then she realized everyone was looking at her, and she smiled sheepishly, "I haven't drunk it."

After tonight, Li Xu decided to get to know Xia Xiaohe again. He originally thought that Xia Xiaohe was the most timid and shy, but she took the initiative to invite him to the dance floor and drink cocktails.

But what Li Xu didn't expect was that there was another thing he had to do to get to know Xia Xiaohe again. After one glass of cocktail, Xia Xiaohe got drunk.

Some people are born with an extremely poor ability to metabolize alcohol. Xia Xiaohe is probably one of them. After drinking just one cocktail, her eyes became dazed and her face turned red. When she slowly exhaled, she could smell a faint scent of alcohol.

After all, Ye Ruida had made an appointment with a dance partner, and they probably had other plans in the evening, so An Duoduo and Li Xu sent Xia Xiaohe back to rest.

An Duoduo sent Xia Xiaohe back to the dormitory, and Li Xu was waiting for her alone at the door of the girls' dormitory.

After a while, An Duoduo came down and said with a dumb smile: "She has rested. Let's go back too."

Li Xu nodded, and the two of them walked slowly towards An Duoduo's dormitory. At this time, soft pure music was playing on the school radio. The huge moon and the moonlight pouring down made the campus even quieter.

As An Duoduo walked, she saw that there was no one around and suddenly said to Li Xu, "I want to dance too."

Li Xu was stunned for a moment. At this moment of trance, An Duoduo suddenly jumped in front of him, looked up at him with clear eyes, and said, "Why don't we give it a try too."

Li Xu said angrily, "I asked you to jump just now, but you didn't jump."

An Duoduo lowered her head and said, "I feel embarrassed in crowded places."

Li Xu sighed and was about to agree. Unexpectedly, An Duoduo raised her head again, a smile suddenly appeared on her face, and her eyes lit up. "Why don't we try a martial arts routine together?"

Li Xu looked puzzled. "Martial arts routine?"

An Duoduo explained: "It's the set moves in martial arts action movies."

Li Xu said, "Boring."

……

Ten minutes later.

The moonlight is gentle, the music is soothing, and on the deserted campus lawn, a tall and handsome boy and a beautiful girl are performing a set of mighty and resolute boxing moves.

Suddenly, the girl grabbed the boy's fist, then pulled it, causing the boy to trip and fall heavily on the lawn.

"Um!?"

"Subconsciously, subconsciously..."

(End of this chapter)