Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 327 - 135: The Arts Gala—Qin Shiqing, Luo Xi, and Nanaz Meet
"Thank you, Teacher Yao, I will!"
Su Zelin responded with a smile.
The class meeting ended. Before leaving, Little Dot curiously asked, "Boss, what song do you plan to perform at the May Fourth Arts Festival? Can you give us a hint?"
"Hehe, you’ll find out then. But I can give you a little hint: it’s a new release that all you girls are sure to love!"
Su Zelin kept it a mystery.
"A new release that girls will definitely like? Let me guess, hmm, could it be ’Fruits of Summer’?"
Luo Xi made a guess too.
"Still wrong!"
Su Zelin shook his head again.
"I’ll guess one, ’At Least I’ve Got You,’ right?"
Jelly chimed in.
"NONONO!"
Su Zelin thought these girls were really dense; the hint was so obvious, yet they couldn’t guess it.
"Then it’s ’Starting to Understand.’ Sun Yanzi’s song from last year was pretty good; I really liked it!"
Candy couldn’t resist voicing her opinion.
"No way, I have no interest in that princess. Candy, Sun Yanzi, with her narrow-mindedness, might not even match a third of you!"
"So annoying!"
...
The three-day holiday quickly passed, and the May Fourth Youth Day arrived.
In the evening, Su Zelin took an early shower, packed his kapok guitar, and donned a set of stage-ready performance clothes before heading out.
The arts festival wouldn’t start until seven, but he needed to get to the backstage early to prepare.
Then Su Zelin discovered something strange.
The "Five Jokers" were nowhere to be found, and the neighboring dorms were all empty.
Though a bit puzzled, Su Zelin didn’t think much of it.
He left the dorm building and walked along the campus path.
The festival slogans found everywhere on campus, such as "Labor Creates a Happy Life, Labor Accomplishes Glorious Dreams," "Labor is Honorable, Knowledge is Supreme, Talent is Precious, Creativity is Great," "Strive for a Prosperous Country, a Resurgent Nation, and the Happiness of the People," had unknowingly been removed.
They were replaced with "Strive to be a Good Youth in the New Era, Continuously Create a Better Tomorrow," "Compose the Chapter of Youth, Showcase the Style of the Times," "Hold High the May Fourth Torch, Always Maintain Advanced Quality, Strive to be a Youth Pioneer," and so on.
The atmosphere of the festival was more intense because Youth Day is truly the students’ holiday, along with a much-anticipated full-college May Fourth Arts Festival.
Since it was a large-scale college festival, the venue was set at the stadium, because venues like the culture and sports center and the grand auditorium couldn’t accommodate so many people.
He arrived at the stadium.
A large stage had been set up, along with backstage dressing and makeup areas.
There were still about two hours to go before the performance started, not yet time for entry, so there weren’t many people around, just those who came for late exercise.
However, upon reaching the backstage entrance, Su Zelin unexpectedly found a group of familiar faces.
Feng Zhongliang, Hou Yongjin, Zeng Kaiping, Hu Xu, Cai Wensheng...
The "Five Jokers" were all there, and it wasn’t just them.
There were also boys from other dorms and all the girls.
The whole class was there!
"Everyone, line up!"
The sports committee member, Li Chunhua, ordered, and the boys and girls who were previously joking around quickly formed two lines in front of the backstage entrance, standing straight like rods.
"Uh, what are you guys doing?"
Su Zelin looked utterly confused.
Li Chunhua loudly declared, "Report to the class monitor, all members of Finance Management Class One have gathered. We’re here to cheer for you!"
The girls spontaneously formed a support group and suggested using glow sticks to spell out support for Su Zelin during the arts festival. The boys came up with another form of support, which was to cheer him on together before he entered.
In the end, the boys and girls combined their ideas to structure the entire support segment into two phases.
"Little ones, the chant!"
Li Chunhua waved his hand energetically.
"Boss, boss, you’re the best, our hearts are with you!"
The male students shouted in unison, their voices reminiscent of a pack of howling wolves.
"Ladies, the chant!"
Luo Xi said with a smile.
"Class monitor, class monitor, you’re the most handsome, we girls all love you!"
The girls were less serious, giggling, and their chant was playful.
These guys even made it into a ceremonial moment for me...
Su Zelin was instantly moved.
Man, I’m living this life again, and my eyes are starting to water.
"Class monitor, please enter!"
Li Chunhua said one last thing before returning to the boys’ team.
Su Zelin walked between the two lines, feeling a bit like a general reviewing his troops.
"Third Brother, go for it, you’ll be the most dazzling guy tonight!"
"Class monitor, we’ll all be supporting you from the audience!"
"Class monitor, you’re the best, we all believe in you!"
"..."
All the boys and girls reached out to give him high-fives and offered blessings.
Su Zelin deliberately slowed his pace.
Because he knew everyone might have been preparing for this symbolic moment for a long time.
Including those two chants, which weren’t just rhymed but well thought-out.
It was a short path, yet it took nearly five minutes to walk it. Only then did Su Zelin slowly enter the backstage passage.
Though he couldn’t hear everyone’s voices anymore, his mood remained a bit stirred.
Reborn, I specifically retook the Finance Institute exams to rejoin Finance Management Class One, truly not regretting it at all.
...
Zhejiang University, girls’ dormitory.
After dinner, taking a shower, Qin Shiqing changed into a set of clean clothes.
Seeing her ready to go, Xiao Yue couldn’t help but be curious, "Shiqing, the arts festival doesn’t start for over an hour, why are you heading out so early?"
Each major university has its own events for the May Fourth, and Zhejiang University is no exception.
