Rebirth Begins with Rejecting my Childhood Friend - Chapter 186

Cheng Lu noticed that he was about to speak and quickly said, “Everyone has two braised eggs, right?”

Xu Xiuwen was just about to say, “I haven’t gotten mine yet.”

Cheng Lu suddenly handed over a black plastic bag.

She looked at Xu Xiuwen and calmly said, “You haven’t gotten yours, right? There are two more eggs in the bag. You can eat them.”

Xu Xiuwen took the black plastic bag.

As soon as he felt it, he knew something was off.

It was heavier than just two eggs.

He quietly opened the bag and peeked inside, then immediately froze.

There were six eggs in the bag.

Xu Xiuwen looked at Cheng Lu in confusion.

Cheng Lu glanced at him and still calmly said, “What are you looking at? Hurry and eat the last two eggs.”

Xu Xiuwen instantly understood what she meant.

This was Cheng Lu’s special treatment; out of thousands of boys in the whole school, he was the only one with this privilege.

Xu Xiuwen was very happy.

He chuckled to himself and then carried the bag to a secluded corner, secretly eating all six braised eggs.

The boys had woken up early and had been busy for several hours, filling their stomachs only with two braised eggs. They were still hungry and tired.

Several boys fell asleep directly on the chairs in the auditorium.

As the person in charge, Xu Xiuwen couldn’t slack off, even with Ning Rong and Cheng Lu helping him, so he followed the girls to check if there were any omissions in the auditorium.

Before long, it was noon.

Xu Xiuwen woke up all the sleeping boys, and they all went to the school cafeteria’s second floor for lunch.

After lunch and a nap of one or two hours, the boys recovered.

Xu Xiuwen, however, was extremely tired.

After lunch, they returned to the auditorium, and Xu Xiuwen tried to keep going.

Cheng Lu noticed his exhaustion and said, “There’s still some time before rehearsal, go take a nap. I’ll handle things here.”

Xu Xiuwen trusted Cheng Lu completely, so he found a seat and dozed off.

He intended to wake up when the rehearsal started, but when he was awakened, the second round of rehearsal had already ended.

In just an hour, the evening show would officially begin.

Xu Xiuwen found Cheng Lu, who was backstage directing everyone.

“Why didn’t you wake me up?”

Cheng Lu turned to see it was him, told a boy in front of her a couple of things, and then turned back to say, “You were too tired. I wanted you to sleep a bit more. Otherwise, what if you start yawning on stage tonight?”

This left Xu Xiuwen speechless.

But he wasn’t angry. There was no reason to be.

Cheng Lu didn’t wake him up so he could rest more; it was out of concern. He was happy about that.

Plus, while he was sleeping, Cheng Lu didn’t slack off. She kept directing everyone backstage, ensuring everything stayed on track.

Then, Xu Xiuwen hurried to change clothes, put on makeup, and do the final preparations.

In the dressing room, Shen Minyao and Bai Yue’er were just finishing their makeup.

Shen Minyao’s outfit and makeup today were very ethereal, exuding great elegance.

Bai Yue’er, on the other hand, had more mature makeup and a sexy outfit to match the K-pop-style dance she was going to perform.

It didn’t quite fit her sweet looks but she still looked very pretty.

Xu Xiuwen thought the outfit looked like it belonged to Shen Minyao.

These days had been so busy that, although Xu Xiuwen was overseeing everything, he inevitably overlooked some people.

Since Shen Minyao and Bai Yue’er didn’t need much of his attention, he hadn’t interacted with them much recently.

Now, running into them in the dressing room, Xu Xiuwen smiled and greeted them.

But Shen Minyao didn’t even look at him, turning and leaving directly.

Bai Yue’er stifled a giggle, gave him a “good luck” look, and also left the dressing room.

Xu Xiuwen was puzzled, thinking, I didn’t offend Shen Minyao, did I?

Unable to figure it out, he just let it go.

As the time for the evening show approached, more and more people filled the auditorium.

It wasn’t just students from the management and engineering department, but also freshmen from other majors, sophomores, juniors, and even some students from nearby schools, though not many.

The management and engineering department’s welcome party differed from the previous one held by the school.

This event was a test and wasn’t specifically promoted on campus, nor was it heavily advertised to other schools.

Thus, fewer people from other schools knew about it, resulting in fewer attendees.

Nonetheless, the large auditorium was packed.

Those who arrived late had to stand in the aisles.

Three days before the welcome party, Secretary Li and the counselor informed Xu Xiuwen that many school leaders would be attending.

So, Cheng Lu specifically reserved the first two rows for leaders from the University and Jiangling.

At this moment, the leaders hadn’t arrived, so the first two rows were temporarily empty.

Soon it was six o’clock.

The leaders, seemingly right on time, arrived just before the event began.

At 6 PM sharp, the show officially started.

The opening ceremony didn’t use the same method as the school’s previous event. Instead, it began with a guzheng performance.

Accompanied by melodious music, the curtain slowly opened.

On stage, a girl from the Art Institute sat in front of the guzheng, facing the audience.

Her fingers danced across the strings, producing a series of beautiful, soothing notes that washed over everyone in the auditorium.

This novel opening surprised both the leaders in the front row and the students.

A few minutes later, the music stopped, and the curtain quickly closed.

Xu Mingxue and a freshman boy from the management and engineering department walked onto the stage from either side, standing in the center.

The freshman boy had no previous hosting experience but was chosen for his good looks and decent voice.

Xu Mingxue had trained him extensively, imparting many skills and techniques.

As the curtain slowly opened, the two smoothly delivered their opening remarks.

The beginning went well.

Seeing this, Xu Xiuwen, Cheng Lu, and everyone else backstage relaxed.

With Xu Mingxue in control, the event proceeded smoothly.

The atmosphere grew more lively until the crosstalk duo from the crosstalk club took the stage.

At the last event, the good atmosphere almost fell flat due to the crosstalk act. This time, the club president himself took the stage, determined to restore the club’s honor.

He prepared a crosstalk about borrowing money.

Xu Xiuwen had seen it several times during rehearsal and was quite satisfied.

Considering he had watched many excellent crosstalk performances in his previous life and thought this one was decent, it was bound to win over the audience.

Indeed, as Xu Xiuwen expected, the leaders and students responded well to the crosstalk.

The crosstalk club president on stage finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This performance was the result of the entire club’s hard work, packed with jokes.

If it had flopped again, he would have started doubting the very essence of crosstalk.

After the crosstalk act came Bai Yue’er’s solo dance.

Once again, it was a K-pop song and dance.

Despite the negative aspects of K-pop culture, their entertainment industry is undeniably well-developed.

The catchy rhythm and somewhat hypnotic nature of the song, combined with the sexy dance moves, instantly energized the auditorium.

Down in the audience, Shi Xiangming was excitedly telling everyone, “That’s my fiancée.”

But no one paid attention to him.

Next up after Bai Yue’er was Shen Minyao.