Chapter 993 — The Singing Competition

"Oh? Brother Liang, how come you are so calm these days?" Gao Xiaofu was a little taken aback after hearing Zhong Yongliang's words.

"Fighting over those pointless titles like delinquent boss or top dog, that is stuff only kids do!" Zhong Yongliang waved his hand dismissively. "We are mature now. We do not play that game anymore. Truly impressive people all keep a low profile!"

"Oh, I see!" Gao Xiaofu nodded hastily.

"We will just watch from the sidelines. If this Xie Yufeng ends up clashing with Wei Zhao, all the better. If not, it has nothing to do with us either." Zhong Yongliang said lightly.

"All right, you three will sit at the back right of the classroom for now!" Teacher Liu pointed toward the back right of the class and said, "There is an empty desk over there. Since you three know each other, just squeeze in together for the time being. I will make new arrangements when a suitable spot opens up!"

Teacher Liu had originally intended to seat Xie Yufeng toward the front, but at a glance it was clear they had not come to study properly, so Teacher Liu grew rather cold toward them.

Xie Yufeng and his companions were clearly not picky and did not care where they sat. When Teacher Liu told them to take the seats at the back right, Xie Yufeng nodded to Teacher Liu politely. "Understood, Teacher!"

Seeing that Xie Yufeng raised no objection and behaved with respectful humility, Teacher Liu's impression of him improved a little, thinking that perhaps the other two were followers arranged by his family and had nothing to do with Xie Yufeng himself!

Wei Zhao glanced at Xie Yufeng and found that he was not looking in his direction at all, which made him shake his head inwardly. Was he being too cautious?

Yet the moment Wei Zhao looked away, Xie Yufeng's gaze shot toward Wei Zhao. It lasted only an instant before he withdrew it and kept walking forward to his own seat.

How sharp was Wei Zhao's sixth sense? Even that fleeting glance from Xie Yufeng did not escape his notice!

Xie Yufeng had just looked at him! Why had he looked at him? Could it be because he himself had looked at Xie Yufeng first?

After all, the senses of a Profound-rank master were extremely keen. When Wei Zhao looked at Xie Yufeng, as long as Wei Zhao had not deliberately concealed it, Xie Yufeng would certainly have felt Wei Zhao looking at him, so it was only natural for him to look back!

"All right, now that I have introduced the new students, I have one more thing to announce!" Teacher Liu waited until Xie Yufeng, Li Panghu, and Wang Congming were seated before continuing. "To help everyone relieve the pressure of studying, to add some fun to the dull life of senior year, and to let you all relax a little, the school has decided to hold a singing competition for the senior year! We will start with contests inside each class, and the winners will go on to the grade finals! Of course, this activity is not compulsory. Anyone interested can sign up, either as a solo singer or as a group. If you cannot sing, you can be part of the audience! And even if you are tone-deaf, it does not matter. You can always do rap. Are not rap artists all the rage these days?"

Teacher Liu's words drew a burst of laughter from the class! Life in senior year was indeed dull and monotonous, so even an occasional small event was enough to lift everyone's spirits! Singing competitions had often been held by the school around the arts festivals in the first and second years of high school, and back then no one had thought much of them. But once they entered senior year, the tense life of studying left many students gasping for breath, and the few group activities that remained became all the more precious!

So Teacher Liu's words were immediately met with approval from most of the class, and everyone cheered in response!

"When you are tired from studying at night, you can practice your songs. Although this is just for fun, winning a place in the grade competition would still be a great honor!" Teacher Liu said. "I hope everyone will sign up enthusiastically. The top ten in the grade will receive scholarships from the school ranging from one thousand to ten thousand yuan!"

"Wow..." At the mention of prize money, excitement ran even higher. Among the students at Songshan No.1 High School there were indeed some rich kids, but most had earned their places through grades, and many of those came from families of modest means, so a ten-thousand-yuan scholarship seemed like a great deal!

If one could win a ten-thousand-yuan scholarship just by singing a song, that was certainly worth it!

So even some students who had only meant to watch the fun were now eager to give it a try and sign up!

"Sister Yaoyao, shall we join the singing competition?" Shen Yushu asked.

"Of course we will." Gu Mengyao nodded. "We will go back and practice our songs in a while."

Gu Mengyao's father sat on the school board, and as the school's young heiress she naturally had to support and take part in every activity the school organized with all her might, so she always signed up for each arts festival, sports meet, and the like!

Gu Mengyao did not want to give anyone cause for gossip. Her position was a sensitive one, so she had to set an example.

"Practicing at home is no good. Our place does not sound as good as a KTV. Let us go practice at a KTV, shall we?" Shen Yushu was rather playful and jumped at any chance to go out and have fun.

"Go to a KTV..." Gu Mengyao hesitated, yet Shen Yushu was not wrong. The karaoke system at home had been installed when the house was renovated, and they rarely touched it. Its song list had never been updated, and no one knew if it even worked anymore, so going to a KTV to practice was indeed the simplest solution!

But Gu Mengyao had heard that KTVs drew a mixed crowd, with all sorts of people from the streets frequenting them, so it would not be very safe for two girls like herself and Xiaoshu to go alone. So she said, "Then let us bring Wei Zhao along. Send him a text and ask if he is free tonight."

"Oh, all right!" Even if Gu Mengyao had not mentioned it, Shen Yushu had already planned to bring Wei Zhao along.

"By the way, invite Tang Yun too." Gu Mengyao felt that if they were bringing Wei Zhao, it would not be right to leave Tang Yun out, so she reminded Xiaoshu.

"Bring Tang Yun... all right!" Shen Yushu nodded with some reluctance. Subconsciously she had always treated Tang Yun as a love rival, yet Sister Yaoyao suddenly seemed to have accepted Tang Yun, which left Shen Yushu feeling a little out of sorts.

At that moment, Wei Zhao was also talking about the singing competition with Feng Xiaoxiao.

"Wei Zhao, are you joining the singing competition?" Feng Xiaoxiao asked.

"I cannot sing." Wei Zhao said flatly.

"You cannot? I will teach you. I can sing, so how about we enter as a duo?" Feng Xiaoxiao suggested.

"Not interested." Wei Zhao said flatly.