Su LingYun and her friends enter the gymnasium.
Various desks are placed inside the court, each of them representing a school club.
A few students start to form lines in each desk.
"I'm going to join the Writer's Club first." Xiao Yu says.
Weiwei turns at Su LingYun "You should come with Xiao Yu. You've always loved writing, right?"
Su LingYun remains silent.
"Really? I've never seen you write anything before." Xiao Yu replies.
"It's just…More of a hobby." Su LingYun stammers.
"Okay then. I'll register first." Xiao Yu responds and heads towards the registration line.
Su LingYun and the others walk around the gymnasium.
"Why didn't you join the Writer's Club? It's such a waste." Weiwei asks.
"It's okay. I can still join next year." Su LingYun responds.
"Eh. Why wait? We should join various School Clubs so we can earn merits". Zi Yue joins the topic.
"That's right. It can help pull our grades if we ever need it. And, you haven't joined any extra curricular activities in our middle school years, right? You should try some now." Chen Mi encourages her.
"That's right. Plus if we join clubs, we get to see those handsome boys!" Xi Weiwei squeals and the group gives her a smirk.
An anonymous man suddenly airs an announcement "We'll take a break from the registration and start the audition for the Performing Arts Club. Kindly clear the court and settle on the bleachers."
Students begin to heed the announcement as they start to find their way on the bleachers.
Su LingYun and her friends also sit on the bleachers. Xiao Yu joins them after a few seconds.
The court is now cleared and there are no more lines on the School Club registration desks.
A guy with a guitar makes his way on the court. He plugs-in the guitar and strums it a few times to check the tunes.
"Look at Cheng Liu. He is so cute!" Weiwei shrieks.
A bunch of students also come to set-up the drums and beat box. Two microphones are also put in place.
Another guy approaches the drums and checks on them. He bows his head as he makes his way on the court. He is wearing eyeglasses and seems to be shy. He adjusts his glasses before he starts to beat the drums.
"Ahh…Zhou Ziqi is also talented but his weirdness always throws him off." Chen Mi says in disappointment.
"How do you know him?" Su LingYun asks.
Xi Weiwei cuts in "He's the campus crush's best friend. Everyone will know him, even if he does not make the list of the most handsome students."
"Campus crush?" Su Lingyun doesn't seem to follow.
"Zhe-Yu-an. The top 2 campus crush." Chen Mi gestures with his fingers.
"Ah. Top 2. Sorry. I've only laid eyes on HaoYu. He will forever be number one in the list and in my heart."Su Lingyun answers frivolously.
"Ah! Stop it. You're making me cringe with your one-sided crush." Weiwei covers her ears.
Su LingYun tries to uncover Weiwei's ears "Haoyu is my number one." Su LingYun repeatedly says, teasing Weiwei.
"Okay. Okay." Weiwei shrieks in surrender.
A loud cheer fills the gymnasium. An unfamiliar stature walks across the court.
He is wearing a white shirt and dark jeans. He is holding a black guitar on his right hand. He makes long strides but his gait is slow. His bangs lightly bounce as he walks. He takes his time and approaches the microphone stand. He then puts the guitar strap across his body.
The other guitarist, Cheng Liu passes him the wire. He plugs it in his own guitar and starts to adjust the microphone on his height.
"Zhe Yuan." Weiwei whispers.
"He is just very talented, isn't he?" Xiao Yu asks and turns to Su LingYun.
"Oh. I don't really know him so I couldn't say for sure." Su LingYun shrugs.
"He took the extra classes during the summer with us. He has remarkable grades especially in math. He is also a good singer and dances very well," Xiao Yu explains.
"Ah. Is that so?" Su LingYun responds with no hint of interest.
"Their audition is just for formality. I heard they were already invited to the Performing Arts Club during the summer." Chen Mi adds.
"Mmm? Well then, he must be really talented. If my Hao Yu invites him to their club. I trust my Haoyu's keen eye for talent. " Su LingYun starts to agree and shifts the topic to Haoyu.
"Ah. Haoyu. Haoyu. Haoyu. Here we go again. Why do you always talk about Haoyu? He is about to graduate and you never even talked to him. I've never seen someone has a very long time one-sided crush." Weiwei asks in agitation.
"That's right. Hey, we should join his club." Xiao Yu suggests.
"Ah! That's a great idea. And the Performing Arts Club also gives higher merits than other clubs." Zi Yue adds.
"Eh? I can't do that. I don't have any talents." Su Lingyun chokes.
"Shhhhh!" Xi Weiwei hushes them. "They're about to perform."
A few seconds later and the chatter begins to fade. Silence sweeps the place and the spotlight is on the court.
"Hello XY University! We are the GA Band. We have here our handsome drummer, Zhou Ziqi (the drummer raises up his drumsticks while covering his face in shyness), our sexy lead vocalist and main guitarist Zhe-Yu-an (a deafening cheer arises from the crowd, Zhe Yuan raises his right hand casually) and of course yours truly, the dashing second lead guitarist and vocal of GA Band, Cheng Liu."
Xi Weiwei, Chen Mi and Zi Yue raises their hands and shout "You are so handsome Cheng Liu!"
Su LingYun is taken aback and she leans away from the three.
"I didn't know you are a Cheng Liu fan club," Su LingYun says.
"We have always been. Cheng Liu is very light-hearted and cute. I can easily talk to him. Although Zhe Yuan if far more handsome, he still looks cold and scary." Chen Mi explains.
Zi Yue nods ."That's true. Only very few girls dare to approach him now, ever since that incident when he humiliated a girl by throwing her love letter into the bin, in front of all their classmates."
"How do you know all this?" Su LingYun asks.
"My cousin is a classmate of him from his previous school. She said he is known to be the Dark Prince of the Campus because he is very ill-tempered." Zi Yue explains.
"Eh. Enough of that." Xi Weiwei cuts them off.
Cheng Liu begins to strum his guitar and Zhou Ziqi begins to beat the drums slowly. The unfamiliar rhythm fills the room for a few seconds.
Cheng Liu opens the song with his mellow voice.
-How Deep Is Your Love-
Ten seconds into the intro of the song and Zhe Yuan begins to strum his guitar as well.
He lifts his head into the crowd and the spotlight gives the crowd a better view of his features.
His mouth relaxes as he sings the second stanza of the English song.
His microphone stand seems to have reached it maximum height, but he still needs to slouch a little to reach for it.
His dark hair compliments his expressive black eyes and his skin looks glowing under the spotlight. His slim nose is remarkable and so is his full, rosy lips.
For unknown particular reason, his stance exudes a feeling of coldness and solitude.
Perhaps it is his bangs that almost cover his eyes, or the way he looks astounding that makes him intimidating.
Su LingYun notices her friends lose themselves for a moment as the two vocalists sing.
Chen Mi's jaw remains open in awe of Zhe Yuan's accent.
The lines are distributed between Cheng Liu and Zhe Yuan but Zhe Yuan sings the chorus and Cheng Liu gives him a second voice.
For a moment, nothing could be heard from the crowd except Zhe Yuan's heart-warming and soft voice.
Everyone is indeed surprised to hear the band play an English song for the audition.
Zhe Yuan continues to sing the rest of the song. His expression remains calm and his stance boar an indescribable indolence. Everything just looks natural and effortless.
He would run his eyes through the crowd as if he is searching for something, or someone. Then occasionally, he closes them as if he is internalizing the song.
The crowd starts to sway as tranquility fills the atmosphere. Their performance seems to have hypnotized the audience.
When the song ends, Su Ling Yun finds her self staring into nothing.
"Are you okay?" Weiwei notices her long silence and offers her a chocolate bar.
Su LingYun snaps back into reality and accepts the chocolate. "Thank you."
"They will now perform a dance." Chen Mi shares in excitement.
"Is it really necessary to sing and dance in order to pass the Performing Arts Club?" LingYun asks.
"Not really. But the more talents you share the more chances you will pass the audition. But don't worry. Acting is also a Performing Arts skill. So I guess you have a fair shot in it." Xiao Yu says with a hint of frivolousness in her voice.
"Eh. I won't join the club. I have no talents." Su LingYun refuses sternly.
"You sure have lots. You're just always too shy to showcase them." Weiwei disagrees.
Su LingYun remains silent, flattered by Weiwei's compliment.
A few moments later and a joyful upbeat dance music fills the room. It is a pop music and the crowd's mood quickly change.
The group begins to dance in synch.
Students begin to shout "Zhe Yuan! You are so handsome!"
Su LingYun watches the group dance but her gaze begins to get fixated on the guy seated on the panel's desk, Haoyu. He props his chin and watches the group closely as they begin to dance.
Zhe Yuan's moves are just as smooth as his singing voice. He makes huge, calculated movements and maintains his cold, unbothered facial expression.
Cheng Liu and Zhou Ziqi doesn't seem to slack-off and they keep up with the rhythm as well.
Haoyu leans back on his chair as he continues to judge the performance.
A few moments later and the music comes to a stop. The students cheer loudly and HaoYu claps his hands. He looks satisfied and begins to write down on his desk.
Su LingYun's tummy begins to churn and the familiar feeling of excitement takes over her again. "How perfect." she whispers to herself, staring at HaoYu.
"Well. That's surely a pass. HaoYu looks happy." Xiao Yu says.
There are other students who also auditioned for the Performing Arts Club but the highlight remains to be GA band's performance.