C97 Substitute(2)

"Is your friend out there? Can I help you find your friend?" Seeing her frown and her originally delicate and pretty face almost wrinkled into a chrysanthemum, Jiaang Xin could not help but become anxious.

"Thank you." Her voice was trembling. "I also put my phone at her place. Help me call her." As she spoke, she reported a string of numbers.

Jiaang Xin quickly took out her phone and called. After waiting for a while, she answered the call. After explaining the situation to the other party, in less than a minute, a tall, thin, young and beautiful girl ran over.

"My God, are you alright? Didn't you say that the day hasn't arrived yet?" The girl who came later rushed over to support her with an anxious expression, "There is still a performance tonight. You are in so much pain. Can you still go on stage?"

Jiaang Xin saw that her friend had already arrived and was just about to leave when she heard her trembling voice say, "That, I am sorry. May I ask if you know how to play the lute?"

Turning around, Jiaang Xin pointed at her nose, her face full of doubt. The other party nodded. It was probably too painful and even her lips turned white.

After hesitating for a moment, she felt a little awkward, "I know, I know. It's just that I haven't played it for a few years, so I might not be able to help you."

When the two girls heard this, their eyes lit up. The girl who came later looked anxiously at Jiaang Xin and begged her. "Can you help me support her first? I'll go ask the manager for leave and get a room for her to rest. "

Jiaang Xin saw that she was in so much pain that she could not stand anymore and hurriedly went up to support her. The girl who came later quickly ran out.

"Is this performance very important? Can't you push it away?" Jiaang Xin asked worriedly.

Shaking her head, the girl bit her lips. "The program is all arranged by the audit. If you take a leave of absence rashly, the manager will probably make things difficult for you." Then, she looked at Jiaang Xin with a look of anticipation and begging, "Please help us, okay?"

"This..." Just as Jiaang Xin wanted to refuse, another two people came from outside. One was the girl just now, and the other was a middle-aged woman with a serious face and was obviously not easy to talk to.

"Manager..." The girl leaning against Jiaang Xin looked at the middle-aged woman in fear. She said, "My stomach hurts so much that I can't take it anymore. I can't perform today."

The manager frowned and looked at her from head to toe. Obviously, he did not believe her. "There is still an hour before the performance. Go upstairs and rest first. Take this time to find someone to replace you."

After saying that, she ordered the girl beside her, "Xiao Luo, take Xiao Qiao back to your room to rest first." Then she said to Jiaang Xin, "Thank you. Can I trouble you to send them back first?" As she spoke, she bowed slightly to her.

Jiaang Xin was stunned and looked at the girl in her arms. This manager did not seem to be like what she had said, that he would give them small shoes. But she also knew that time could not be delayed. So she nodded, together with Xiao Luo, they supported each other as they walked out.

He went to the room upstairs and set Little Qiao up. Jiaang Xin was about to leave, but who knew that Xiao Luo would pull on her sleeve. She was so nervous that she could not complete her sentence, "Sister, that, you know how to play pipa. Right? Can you help us?"

Little Qiao, who was on the bed, also looked at her with her red eyes, as if she would cry if she didn't agree.

Sighing, she could only say, "Let me try first. I haven't played it for several years. I don't know if I can still play it well."

When Little Luo heard this, she happily rushed out to get the lute. Jiaang Xin fetched a cup of hot water for Xiao Qiao and fed it to her little by little.

"Thank you." Xiao Qiao smiled weakly. "I still don't know how to address you."

"My name is Jiaang Xin." She smiled gently. "Go to sleep. You'll be fine after you fall asleep."

Under Jiaang Xin's comforting, perhaps it was because her body was in too much pain. Xiao Qiao fell asleep very quickly. Looking at Xiao Qiao's sleeping face, Jiaang Xin was a little absent-minded. The most important reason why she had promised them was because she wanted to play. Ever since she left school, she had never had the chance to play those musical instruments again. After so many years, she still missed them.

She walked out of the room and gently closed the door. Coincidentally, she saw Little Luo running over with the lute in her arms. She went up and took the lute. Feeling the familiar yet unfamiliar sensation, she felt that her voice seemed to come from a very distant place.

"Is there a place where we can rehearse?"

Xiao Luo nodded and brought her downstairs. They turned and turned all the way to a large room. There weren't many people, only three or four. They all had nervous expressions on their faces. They must be people who were going to go on stage in a while.

Jiaang Xin walked to a corner and carefully asked Xiao Luo about their program. Xiao Luo said that she was in charge of dancing and Xiao Qiao was in charge of accompanying the music. She also took out a stack of paper with music scores on it.

Jiaang Xin took the musical score and looked at it carefully. She heaved a sigh of relief. She was very familiar with this song. She should be able to practice it in an hour.

She thought about it and said to Xiao Luo, "Can you help me find a mask? I don't want to be seen." Afraid that the other party would think too much, she pretended to be shy. She explained: "If there are too many people looking at me, I will be nervous, afraid that I will play wrong"

Xiao Luo nodded, made a 'no problem' gesture, and rushed out. It seemed that he also had a vigorous temperament.

Jiaang Xin smiled and compared the score with the score, she operated her stiff fingers and started to practice.

An hour later, she looked at Xiao Luo who had changed her clothes and asked with a smile, "Are you ready?"

Xiao Luo's nervous mood gradually relaxed under Jiaang Xin's gentle gaze. She nodded her head vigorously and said, "I'm ready."

"Let's go."