The two of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at the dining hall. They habitually ordered the dishes that they wanted to eat for lunch. Mo Zhu looked around and found a seat by the window.
Just as she ate a mouthful of rice, Meng Ran had already run over with the tray of food.
“Sister Mo, Sister Mo, guess who I saw outside the window just now?”
Mo Zhu’s cheeks puffed up as she chewed the rice in her mouth. She replied fuzzily, “Who did you see?”
“I saw Fang Ran who claims to be your younger sister. She’s practicing and singing in the music classroom with a group of people from Class One!”
“Singing with a group of people?” Mo Zhu raised her head and looked at Meng Ran. She did not understand why they were suddenly singing together. “Which event requires singing? Are they representing the school in competitions?”
Seeing Mo Zhu’s blank expression, Meng Ran knocked her own head. She had forgotten that Sister Mo was a new student who had just entered school. It was natural that she did not know Jingyang High School would hold a singing competition in this month annually.
As she picked out the vegetables that she did not like to eat on her plate, she explained to Mo Zhu, “Sister Mo, you might not know about this, but every year around this season, the school will hold a singing competition. However, these competitions are usually won by the top classes of each grade. Classes like Class Eight who have the lowest grades are basically just there to make up the numbers.”
Meng Ran seemed to be a little indignant. She paused for a second and continued, “I don’t think the group from Class One sings very well either. It is probably because the leaders are too biased. They do not even understand singing at all and just randomly gave classes with good grades the high scores!”
The singing competition of Jingyang High School had been held for many years and it had even become a traditional event of the school. The purpose of the competition was not only to improve the mood of the students, but also to let the students relax their tense mood from the upcoming college entrance examination!
In fact, even if one thought with their toes, they would know that Class One would win the competition. So, Class Eight could not be bothered to rehearse or participate in this kind of competition. However, due to the pressure from the school leaders, they had no choice but to go on stage to make up the numbers.
From the first year to the third year, it was the same for the first two years. When the leaders saw them on stage, they did not even look them in the eye. Every time Class One appeared, they would clap and drum enthusiastically. Every time Meng Ran stood below the stage, she would be so overwhelmed by anger, not to mention asking her to sing well!
Mo Zhu calmly drank a mouthful of soup and patted Meng Ran’s shoulder to comfort her. “There’s no need to be so angry. Since it’s a small competition with no consequences, we can just deal with it using simple methods.”
Compared to Mo Zhu’s nonchalant attitude, Meng Ran was clearly not as accepting as her. “How can that do? Sister Mo, Speaking of this singing competition, you don’t know that Fang Ran is in the limelight every year. She is the piano accompaniment for Class One. Although I don’t understand these random instruments, they all say that she can play it pretty well.”
After pausing for a while, Meng Ran fiddled with the vegetables in her plate angrily. “Based on this woman’s petty personality, she’ll probably go around slandering you and saying that you have no talent!”
When she saw how furious Meng Ran was, Mo Zhu smiled nonchalantly. “I don’t care what she says. You should stop thinking about it as well. If you don’t hurry up and eat, I’ll go back to class by myself first after eating!”
Meng Ran grunted in acknowledgment before nodding her head while eating.
When night arrived and it was time for school to end, Meng Ran felt bad to wake Mo Zhu up when she saw that Mo Zhu was sleeping so soundly. By the time the girl woke up in a daze, more than half of the class had left.
After closing the textbooks that were spread out on the table, Mo Zhu stood up and simply kept a few textbooks in her backpack before walking out of school.
Under the streetlamp outside the door, Huo Xuan’s tall figure quietly leaned against the half-opened car door. His dark eyes were staring at the few lamps in the school building that had yet to be turned off from far. The faint yellow light shone on the man, giving him a mysterious aura.
Mo Zhu quickly arrived at Huo Xuan’s side in a few steps. She followed his gaze and looked. “What are you looking at so intently? How long have you been here? Why didn’t you give me a call?”
Upon seeing Mo Zhu walk out, Huo Xuan reached out and pulled the girl into his arms. The two of them looked at the shining lights that had not been turned off.
“Just now, before you came out, I was still wondering, there’s so many lights still shining in this building. Were there any shining on my Xiao Zhu?” Huo Xuan’s tone was soft and carried a hint of pious sincerity.
Mo Zhu looked at the man in surprise. Clearly, she had not expected the famous Young Master Huo to have such a gentle side. “Then you might have seen wrongly. I was sleeping soundly just now. The lights in the classroom were already switched off and most of the students had left.”
Hearing Mo Zhu’s words, which ruined the ambience, Huo Xuan raised his hand and lightly tapped the girl’s tall nose. He said dotingly, “Do you want to eat out or eat at home? If you don’t want to go out, I can ask the restaurant to send the food to the Huo’s family house.”
“Anything is fine. I’ll just have a bite wherever you want.” Mo Zhu wasn’t someone who was very particular. Since Huo Xuan had asked, she answered him casually.
“Let’s go out and eat then. I saw that daughter of the Fang family come out just now. I think she’s already waiting for us at home.” Huo Xuan pinched his brows, his head aching a little.
