Chapter 26: Preliminary

Ning Zhen hurriedly called him and the phone was connected. Lu Zhi's voice was a little dumb, and he couldn't hear any emotions.
"Ning Zhen, are you finally willing to pay attention to me?"
Anxiety and guilt surged, Ning Zhen said softly: "Lu Zhi, I'm sorry."
He smiled: "Well, it's okay, do you remember the review book?"
Review book?
Ning Zhen was taken aback, remembering the review he had written jokingly-it was all Lu Zhi's fault, and Ning Zhen would never be wrong.
She felt sour and soft, she didn't know what to say, so she had to ask him: "Have you waited all morning?"
There was a soft hum.
In fact, it wasn't all morning. Lu Zhi sat in the driver's seat and watched the rain curtain merge into a curtain, and was scraped off by the wiper again.
He waited all night and one morning.
He drove away from City B yesterday morning, and Lu Mingjiang didn't notice if Mr. Lu didn't stop him.
He drove the car for a whole day, and stayed out of her community for another night.
Only at eight o'clock the next morning was willing to call her.
Without closing his eyes for two days, he rubbed his temples and smiled helplessly: "I'm sorry, I come to see me."
He is not a person who obeys the rules. Most of the rules and regulations in the world are useless in his eyes. The idea of ​​going upstairs to find her several times, but after all he thought that she was timid and could not stand his toss, so he could only wait in the car. .
"Lu Zhi, don't wait anymore, I'm not in city A." She squeezed her phone tightly, feeling guilt flooding.
Lu Zhi hooked his lips: "Want to lie to me?"
"I'm really not here."
Lu Zhi suddenly fell silent.
He felt like a joke.
After living for eighteen years, for the first time, the heart and soul of a girl were unwilling to give him the slightest pity. He was afraid that she was the same as Yu Shanshan, and thought he was poor, so he went back to City B, reached a consensus with the Lu family, and took back part of the assets left by his mother.
Unexpectedly, I came back in a sports car and couldn't even see the little girl.
He has a bad temper, and his heart is frustrated.
The tone of speech is a bit cold: "Where are you?"
Ning Zhen twisted his fingers tightly: "Don't come to me, I have very important things."
Lu Zhi laughed, and Ning Zhen opened the elevator. Hearing his laugh, he knew he was angry. After all, she was wrong. If he knew he was stubborn, he shouldn't have to wait that long.
She was afraid that there would be no signal to enter the elevator, so she hesitated to stand outside, and an aunt next to her said loudly: "Will you go in? Don't stand here if you don't go in."
Ning Zhen quickly apologized and stepped aside.
Lu Zhi suddenly said, "Ning Zhen, a man in a blue shirt, black trousers, and glasses, is very much like Teacher Xu from our school."
Ning Zhen choked. Isn't that Xu Qian's usual dress!
"She went back to the community with an umbrella. Do you want me to go and say hello?"
She felt tight: "Lu Zhi, don't mess around."
His slender fingers clasped the steering wheel, and he was in no rush at this time. "Then be good, tell me where are you?"
Ning Zhen felt a chill in her heart. Only grandpa and grandma knew about her coming to City S. Lu Zhi probably didn't know that she would dance until she died in her last life.
She always felt that once she said it, she and Lu Zhi were even more confused.
There was a moment of silence between the two.
Lu Zhi hooked his lips and pressed the horn. Ning Zhen couldn't help but said, "What did you do?"
"That Ms. Xu came over."
"..."
Ning Zhen couldn't laugh or cry. Is this threatening her? She squatted and said: "In, in S city."
She can't lie to him anymore, it's her fault that made him wait so long.
Ning Zhen thought for a while and persuaded: "I really have a very important thing, Lu Zhi, you...you have a happy holiday."
The happy birthday lingered for a moment, and she replaced it in time. It almost showed off.
Lu Zhi frowned and couldn't figure out what she would do in S city.
Outside Xu Qian carrying vegetables, glanced at him, far away and couldn't see the people in the car. Xu Qian didn't think much, and walked into the community.
When Lu Zhi looked at the phone again, the call was already hung up.
Hey, it really is a little heartless.
He clicked on the phone and tried to search S City. The headline that popped up made him raise his eyebrows.
Dance competition?
Lu Zhi threw the phone away and thought of a possibility that seemed unreliable. Shouldn't Ning Zhen go to the competition?
So good girl, go to the dance competition alone?
He remembered seeing the flyer of "Feiying Dance Studio" in her hand before, and felt that this guess was very possible.
Ning Zhen dancing? His eyes darkened.
He thought he knew enough about her, courage, good-natured, good-tempered, cute but deceptive and kind.
He couldn't help but cursed a swear word. He restrained his temper and studied hard. He thought they would always get closer and closer. He didn't expect her to come so suddenly. What he saw might be only a small part of her character.
Hearing her voice, seeing her face, there are bigger secrets hiding from him.
Where is the courage? It's easy to lie to him.
Lu Zhi had a cold face and checked the ticket to S city. The flight at 9 o'clock in the evening arrived at S city at 11 o'clock.
This little dared to lie, and could bear the consequences of lie to him even if he wanted to.
Ning Zhen was practicing dancing in the room in the afternoon, but Lu Zhi never called again, she was relieved.
Aunt Xu and Dad did not move, and it seems that Lu Zhi is not messing around.
The rain became lighter, and the weather in summer was very changeable. When the sun came out, the ground was dry when it was almost dusk.
The location of Ning Zhen's room is good. When you open the curtains, you can see people coming and going outside the competition hall from a distance. Some people have excitement on their faces, and some people are full of loss.
The efficiency of the preliminary round is high. You can know the result in more than ten minutes if you are promoted or not. Many people who are eliminated don't want to watch other people's matches, and go home with a sense of compassion.
Xu is calm, but she is not nervous at all.
Ning Zhen realized the benefits of rebirth for the first time. This immature body has danced for eight years. Every basic movement is relatively unfamiliar at first, but it seems that the soul has echoed several times. Every time it rotates, it lifts. The hand seems to be an action carved in the bone.
After working hard for more than 20 days, she actually recovered her previous feelings.
The body is very light and soft.
She learned the basics of dancing with other children, and later her mother Duan Ying taught her herself.
Duan Ying said: "You dance because you like it. You don't need to be the most professional dancer. Dance is the least restrictive thing in the world. I just hope you feel wanton and free."
Wanton and free.
Two words far away from her.
After Duan Ying passed away, what she heard the most was that you have to be good and you have to study hard.
For a long time, I can't remember that feeling, self-confidence, wanton, and publicity.
But these things seem to be suppressed in the bones, and only need an opportunity to still flourish.
Ning Zhen did not eat dinner, she would be uncomfortable dancing with a full stomach.
When receiving the number plate in the morning, the staff said that her number plate was afraid that it would take more than ten o'clock in the evening to play.
The sky was getting dark, but the lights in the competition hall were as bright as day. Even though it was late, the audience seats were still full. The lights are flickering and dimming, this kind of large-scale competition, the preliminary round is very solemn.
Ning Zhen came to the game venue at 9:30.
Now I look at the phone again, 22:38, an hour has passed, and it will take a while to get her turn.
She sat in the back, feeling very peaceful, so she watched other people perform quietly.
Time control is really strict, three minutes for each person.
The dancers on the stage can only control the time by listening to the music they provide. Some of the time is up, but the players who have not finished the performance are scared and pale on stage.
There were men and women participating in the contest. Ning Zhen watched it seriously for a while. The participants were very good.
Probably because of the preliminary competition, many people kept jumping.
There were occasional applause from the audience. Sparsely, even people who don’t know how to dance can judge which ones do well based on their visual perception.
When the applause is loud, the performance is definitely not bad.
When it was almost eleven o'clock, a boy caught Ning Zhen's eyes.
In other words, it is the gaze of the audience.
He was wearing a black shirt with two white English letters "JZ" printed on it, and a pair of light blue jeans on his lower body.
Very ordinary dress, even too casual, you can see that he is a little careless, more like overconfidence.
The arrogance in his bones made him look dazzling.
Besides, he dances hip-hop.
The audience was stunned for a moment when the world's best music rang, followed by continuous screams and applause.
"..." Ning Zhen knew that this was not a lifeless hall.
Most of the contestants are girls. Street dancing is easy to see. The dancers are also very handsome. The girls screamed and the scene suddenly became lively.
Each of his actions is simple but wild, silent and intense.
Jumping is obviously the easiest hiphop, but it looks more handsome than Breaking, which is the most difficult.
Ning Zhen blinked, it was amazing.
She was also a little excited to see.
Three minutes seemed to be condensed into a moment, and when the music fell silent, the crowd burst into fierce applause. Ning Zhen couldn't help but applaud him.
The teenager on the stage didn't seem to feel the madness of the audience. He stood up straight, bowed reluctantly to the judges' bench, and stepped off the stage.
Ning Zhen laughed.
This kind of character is afraid that the judges will be angry. Fortunately, the strength faction is not afraid.
After that, it was much calmer. It didn't cause the same sensation just now. Everyone would dance. If they didn't admire from the heart, they wouldn't lose control to cheer for others.
She looked at the time again, it was half past eleven.
It's midnight, and time flies so fast.
The host read the number plate, Ning Zhen got up, and finally she was ready.
Xu was infected by her previous emotions, and she actually felt a slight sense of tension.
To live a lifetime again, this is the first time she has been on stage.
When the light hit her, her soul seemed to light up instantly, and countless pairs of eyes fell on her.
Ning Zhen wears brown short sleeves, a black skirt, and her white legs are slender and straight.
She combed the ball head with black mid-heel shoes.
This outfit is too casual.
Can't even guess what she is going to do.
Jiang Zhe in the audience raised his eyes.
The two letters "JZ" on his clothes are equally conspicuous in places where there is no light. He squinted his eyes with a subtle expression.
The stage, the sixth champion, Ning Zhen.
When the music sounded, the whole hall was quiet for a moment.
Such a casual dress, even dancing Latin dance!
Do Latin dance without wearing high heels!
The music was very gentle at first, and her movements were light and gentle. If it weren't for the standard dance steps and gestures, she thought this quiet and elegant girl would dance a national dance.
Is this going to dance a lingering and charming rumba? Who knows that the music changes in ten seconds or so.
The enthusiastic music sounded throughout the hall, and she changed her previous shyness and femininity, and her dance steps instantly became cheerful and excited. It's samba! The most passionate dance!
There was a sudden burst of cheers in the silent hall. I don't know who took the lead and screamed. The screams in the audience were endless.
She moved faster, with a smile on her face, but she was no longer shallow and shy, she became bold and enthusiastic.
With swaying dance steps, swirling skirts, and without high heels, she still dances Samba super beautifully.
Jiang Zhe let out a soft "squeak", and the corners of his lips curled up, still watching the champion dance.
He is arrogant. In his eyes, other people are all defeated, all rubbish.
When Ning Zhen's last movement stopped, the music twirled and stopped for an instant, no more, no less, exactly three minutes.
The smile on her face was still bright and open, and she bowed to the judges.
The moment when he straightened up and raised his eyes, the smile on Ning Zhen's face froze.
At the forefront of the hall, the black-haired boy had a cold night with complex emotions, and the surprise that was too late to dissipate. His eyes met, and a sharp smile was drawn from the corner of his lips.
"...!"