Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Time passed quickly. The first and second grade students had already selected five programs to be performed at the New Year's Eve party. The one chosen by the second grade students was a poetry recitation by the liberal arts class, and the other was a red-themed drama also by the liberal arts class.

"It's boring. There are poetry recitations every year, but who likes to watch them?" complained the boy at the front desk.

"That's right, the two students from our grade are both boring."

"Oh, you guys probably don't know this, but there was a class in Grade 3 who also rehearsed 'Thunderstorm' and they seemed to have performed really well, so they were chosen," Qin Yu said. "Actually, Class 's rehearsal was also okay, but it wasn't as good as the Grade class, so they were eliminated."

"I'm no longer looking forward to my second year of high school. In the end, I can only count on Hou Yue's dance." said the round-faced girl.

"It can't be helped. The freshmen have more time to rehearse properly."

As for Hou Yue, she had almost finished practicing the dance. Since they couldn't get together with the senior high school group for group practice, Teacher Cao asked Hou Yue to go over it alone with her.

At first, Teacher Cao thought Hou Yue was a student with some hobby, but after watching the part where she danced, his eyes immediately lit up. He took Hou Yue's hand and asked if she was a dancer.

After learning that Hou Yue was a sophomore science student, I felt both regretful and surprised. After calming down, I slowly sighed that the young people are formidable.

Later, when Li Zijun and the other girls were practicing, Teacher Cao mentioned that Hou Yue was practicing well. Seeing that Teacher Cao seemed in a good mood, Li Zijun was curious but didn't take it to heart.

During the group rehearsal, Hou Yue was unable to attend because of a meeting of the competition group. She did not go until the day before the New Year's Eve party when she went to the dancers' collective training room to collect her performance costumes.

The Black Swan performance costume was probably bought casually on Taobao, and the tailoring was not very exquisite. Hou Yue tried it on, but the waistline was a little big and not fit well enough. However, there was no time to change the size, so Teacher Cao had to let Hou Yue go home and make the changes herself.

On the day of the New Year's Eve party, after the second class in the afternoon, Hou Yue was called to attend the last rehearsal, but this time it was just a formality. Since Hou Yue's part was a solo black swan dance, Teacher Cao took her around the stage and she memorized the fixed positions, which was much simpler than a group dance.

The performance starts at 7pm and ends at 9:50pm, which is almost the time for evening study.

The New Year’s Day party was held in the auditorium of No. 1 Middle School, which could accommodate students from three grades.

It was not even half past six, and the auditorium was already nearly half full.

Although it is stipulated that food is not allowed to be brought into the venue, many students still secretly bring it in in their bags, and the teachers patrolling the venue turn a blind eye.

The auditorium was divided into blocks according to grade and class. Qin Yu, the boy sitting in front of her, Zheng Ke, and the round-faced girl, Zhou Miaomiao, arrived at the auditorium early and occupied the front seats in the class. Qin Yu also wanted to sneak backstage to find Hou Yue, but when he saw that there were students guarding the backstage entrance, he gave up.

"Are you saying the person who did the makeup inside was a teacher? Or a makeup artist?" Qin Yu asked.

"Probably the teachers. Dance teachers and music teachers should know how to put on makeup." Zheng Ke said.

Zhou Miaomiao said: "Some girls also put on makeup themselves."

"You mean those dancers? Humph, they act like peacocks every day." Qin Yu said.

Zheng Ke: "You praised her makeup skills a few days ago."

"Hey, isn't that the academic genius? Why is he coming to the performance this year?"

"Shh! Xu Juncheng is here too. Doesn't he always dislike noisy occasions like this?"

...

The backstage dressing room was crowded with people, and Teacher Cao was putting makeup on Hou Yue.

High school students don’t need to wear elaborate makeup for the New Year’s Eve party. The girls are all young and pretty. The teacher only added a little embellishment and applied a black feather-tail-shaped eye makeup on the corners of Hou Yue’s eyes, which is more in line with the Black Swan’s character.

Li Zijun didn't need to wear heavy makeup, as the white swan's makeup was meant to be pure and flawless. She only slightly deepened her contours to suit the stage effect.

Li Zijun's performance costume seemed to be carefully prepared by herself. The feathers on it were fairy-like and looked very delicate. It also suited her temperament very well when she wore it. She looked like a white swan princess.

"Zijun, you look so beautiful today!"

"Yeah, yeah, your costume looks great! It's expensive, right?"

"The headpiece is a set too! So beautiful!"

"Did your father buy this for you? The workmanship is so exquisite!"

There wasn't much flattery in the noisy dressing room. Li Zijun's outfit was indeed beautiful, and many girls in the dressing room kept looking at her.

Li Zijun enjoyed this feeling very much. She glanced at Hou Yue who was still putting on makeup. No one was around her. She just sat in a corner of the room, slowly adjusting her headdress.

Li Zijun looked at Hou Yue's back and seemed to see herself in elementary school. At this moment, their positions suddenly reversed. She was the one standing alone on the side, while Hou Yue was the one who was surrounded by stars.

Those days were really depressing. She had to attend various interest classes on weekends, spent most of her time practicing ballet, and also had to find time to do homework.

But no matter how hard she works, it is always Hou Yue who stands at the top of the podium.

She always stood in the corner of the camera, watching the photographers and teachers surrounding Hou Yue, and looking at her parents with disappointed faces not far away. She could not find the motivation to continue studying.

Now the sadness in her heart seemed to have completely disappeared at this moment. A subtle sense of pleasure arose in her heart, and she subconsciously called out Hou Yue.

Hou Yue turned around.

Li Zijun said, "Do you want hairspray? I have it."

...

At seven o'clock, the auditorium was full and the performance officially began.

Swan Lake was the fifth program, following the poetry recitation. Even before their turn, the dressing room was already bustling with activity, and the students about to perform seemed incredibly excited.

This is Li Zijun's third time to appear on the New Year's Eve Gala. Although he is not overly excited, he is still a little thrilled.

Li Zijun's sisters were wearing costumes from the Four Little Swans performance. One of them saw Hou Yue sitting quietly by the side and said in a neither-too-soft voice, "Hou Yue hasn't gone through it with us as a group. Is that okay?"

"It should be OK. Her part is a solo dance. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes on stage, it'll be fine."

"Don't hold us back, the solo dance is quite important. If we hadn't had time to change clothes, Zijun should have danced the solo too."

"Come to think of it, we haven't seen how well she dances yet."

"Didn't Teacher Cao say that the dance was pretty good?"

"Of course we're not strict with amateurs. As long as it's acceptable, that's fine. After all, she's learned a little bit."

"Alas, after all, there is no harm without comparison."

Hou Yue ignored the girls' open discussion. She thought of the competition team meeting a few days ago. What Yu Tiantian said was right. The teacher selected several students who won awards in the city competition and talked about participating in the provincial competition after the final exam.

All the first-prize winners were among them, and a boy named Yu Tiantian was also chosen. If the number of places were not limited, the teacher would have chosen a few more people to go. Winning is secondary; the most important thing is to participate and broaden your horizons.

At this time, a teacher came to call people, and two more students were about to perform "Swan Lake", so they were asked to wait backstage.

When I walked out of the dressing room and headed backstage, I found that there were quite a few people gathered backstage, some of whom were walking back and forth and looked very busy.

Backstage, Hou Yue saw the host standing at the entrance. The girl was Du Yilan from the next class in her freshman year of high school. She was wearing a dress and was beautiful and eye-catching.

Cheng Xiaoyu was actually also backstage. When she saw Hou Yue, she didn't recognize her at first. It took her several glances to realize it was Hou Yue.

"Hou Yue? Oh my god, what are you doing? You dance ballet?" Cheng Xiaoyu looked surprised. "You can also dance ballet?"

The other girls participating in the performance were all standing by. One of them, wearing a Four Little Swans costume, spoke up, "She's learned it before. Zijun asked her to help fill the vacant spot."

Cheng Xiaoyu glanced to the side and saw Li Zijun. To be honest, Hou Yue was standing in a black performance costume among the white crowd. The first person she saw was Hou Yue.

Hou Yue's outfit was quite beautiful, but for an amateur to dance ballet, wasn't it a bit forced? Cheng Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Hou Yue was really brave. Dancing with a group of professional dancers, wasn't she asking for trouble?

However, Cheng Xiaoyu only came to help the teacher deliver something, and she left the backstage after delivering it.