There was little time for practice at school, so they could only jump in the dorm. Fortunately, Yan Cheng had recorded another piano piece, which could be played on his MP3. Wang Muman hummed this song while walking with He Lele, and even He Lele learned to hum it. Yan Cheng was doing well, secretly sneaking into the piano room with Zhou Mingyu to practice every day, and he was already very proficient.
On Saturday, they went to Yan Cheng's grandmother's house and practiced a few more times, which finally put Wang Muman at ease. Yan Cheng accompanied Wang Muman to the bus stop, and the sky had already darkened.
"Do you want me to escort you home? The sky is getting a bit dark," Yan Cheng said, feeling a little uneasy.
"No need, it's close to my home from the stop, nothing will happen. Besides, I'm not a child anymore. Goodbye!" Wang Muman waved to him and got on the bus.
He still wanted to try his best to ask, but the bus arrived, and Yan Cheng called out, "Text me when you get home!"
Wang Muman nodded and waved to him again, "See you tomorrow!" Wang Muman felt both anticipation and nervousness for tomorrow.
Yan Cheng returned to his grandmother's house and waited at the table, staring at his phone. Seeing his silly appearance, his grandmother asked him what was wrong.
"Waiting for a message!" Yan Cheng shifted his gaze back to his phone.
"Why didn't you escort her home? She's a girl, it's not safe," his grandmother said, seeing Wang Muman's name and patting Yan Cheng's head.
Yan Cheng fell silent; he hadn't had the chance to say anything. When Wang Muman's message arrived, Yan Cheng immediately replied that he knew and felt relieved.
The night passed quickly. Wang Mujin specifically asked Wang Muman that evening, "Do you want me to take Yan Cheng along?" Wang Muman nodded, sent Yan Cheng a message to ask for his opinion, and once he agreed, they arranged a time.
At eight in the morning, Wang Mujin drove to Yan Cheng's grandmother's house. Soon, Yan Cheng came out wearing a down jacket. Yan Cheng's grandmother originally wanted to go with them, but Yan Cheng said he was worried about her, so she didn't.
"Hello, brother. Thank you for the trouble," Yan Cheng said as he got into the car and sat down, nodding at Wang Muman. He noticed that Wang Muman seemed even more beautiful. Upon closer inspection, she had put on makeup, her lips were red, her eyes looked bigger, her ponytail was tied high, revealing a delicate swan neck, which was then covered by her jacket.
"Xiao Le said she wants to go too. She'll wait for us at the plaza then," Wang Muman told Yan Cheng, her phone showing the chat with He Lele. Yan Cheng nodded.
When they arrived at Sucheng Plaza, they saw He Lele at the designated registration area.
"Manman, I've already registered for you. Since there are still quite a few people, I thought it would be better to register early to get an earlier number and avoid waiting so long. I just asked the staff, and we should be able to get in in about an hour." He Lele noticed that they were still wearing thick clothes, "Do you need to change clothes?"
Wang Muman nodded, and her brother walked up behind her, catching He Lele's eye.
"This is my brother, Wang Mujin, the one you've been eager to see," Wang Muman said, watching He Lele's expression change.
As expected, He Lele exclaimed, "This is our brother! He's so handsome!" Hearing this, Wang Mujin looked at her several times.
"Hello, brother, hello! I'm He Lele, Wang Muman's sister!" He Lele smiled happily at Wang Mujin. Seeing Wang Mujin nod, she suddenly remembered something, "Manman, we can go in and prepare. There's a place to change, and it's warm." Considering the cold weather, the preliminary auditions were arranged in a theater within the plaza.