Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 571 Embracing My World

The title has been changed from "Breaking Free from the Cocoon" to "Transformation".

The images also changed to scenes of Bai Qingxia practicing dance and scenes of her working with the decorators in the shop when Xia Yiwanmian was first established.

Lu Yuanqiu saw himself in several of the photos, which made him smile.

Zhong Jincheng and Zheng Yifeng gradually appeared, along with the uncle, the Taoist priest, Liang Jingfeng, and others. They all exclaimed "Whoa!" and turned to smile at each other, looking flattered.

The accompanying images are all psychological self-narrations from Bai Qingxia's perspective. As Bai Qingxia spoke, everyone calmed down and looked at the PPT and her. Having spent a year together, they all knew that Bai Qingxia was actually a socially awkward girl who was not good at speaking at the beginning.

At first, she didn't speak to anyone except Lu Yuanqiu, but now she can give a natural speech on the stage. Although she still speaks softly, every word is clear and her tone is as gentle as the voice you hear when you buy noodles from her: "Hello, what would you like to eat? Would you like anything else? Please wait a moment~".

The main title, "Transformation," gradually transformed into "Blooming."

Under the heading "Blooming," Bai Qingxia, standing at the podium, suddenly smiled and began to speak:

“When the shop first opened, Lu Yuanqiu said that my smile was sometimes a bit stiff and unnatural when I was facing students. I asked him very seriously what to do, whether I should go back and practice in front of the mirror. He said no, he said…”

When Bai Qingxia finished speaking, she looked up at Lu Yuanqiu in his seat, and everyone else followed suit and focused their attention on him.

Zhong Jincheng: "What did you say? Lu Yuanqiu, get up and repeat it yourself."

Under Bai Qingxia's gentle gaze, Lu Yuanqiu stood up from his seat. With a smile on his face, he put his hand on his chest and bowed to the people around him in a gentlemanly manner: "I am ashamed, I am ashamed." This guy looked very flamboyant. Teacher Ouyang suddenly said fiercely: "If you don't say it, I will beat you up."

Lu Yuanqiu's shoulders twitched, then he shook his head smugly: "I'm telling you, imagine every customer's face as my face, and you'll smile naturally."

While everyone was stunned, Chi Caocao clicked the mouse, and a photo suddenly appeared on the screen behind Bai Qingxia.

It was a picture of Bai Qingxia standing inside the shop, facing the camera with a gentle and natural smile.

Lu Yuanqiu's smug expression suddenly froze, because he was the one who took the photo.

A few days ago, Bai Qingxia told him to come to the store and take a picture for her when he had time. Lu Yuanqiu was puzzled at the time and said, "Aunt Xu, isn't Uncle already in the store? Why would you specifically ask him to take a picture?"
Bai Qingxia was tight-lipped and wouldn't say why, insisting that he come over and help take pictures whenever he had time.

Standing in his seat, Lu Yuanqiu suddenly smiled. So that's why the photo was taken here, and why I had to be the photographer—to capture the most natural smile and match the content of the speech just now?
What a thoughtful girl; she wouldn't even be willing to be perfunctory.

The photos in the background continued to change, and Bai Qingxia, embarrassed, avoided Lu Yuanqiu's gaze and continued her speech.

Under the title "Blooming," the images gradually transform into a bustling restaurant filled with the warmth of everyday life.

A silhouette of someone sprinting the 1500 meters at the Autumn Sports Meet.

The waterweed family on the stage of the auditorium.

And Bai Qingxia dancing on stage in a swan costume.

The figure was seen in various locations, including a military training performance, an auditorium, atop a truck, and on the night of the annual meeting. Chi Caocao clicked the mouse rapidly, and the poses of the swan in the image kept changing, but it was always the same person, and they were all breathtakingly beautiful.

The final image shows a photo of Bai Qingxia taken in a dance studio. In the photo, she is wearing a pure white dance costume, her arms outstretched in a graceful dance pose, her head tilted back, with light and shadow projected down from above, illuminating her face. She seems like an angel dancing alone under the only beam of light in the darkness, a touch of white in the pure black.

The title "[Blooming]" reappeared.

Looking at the photo she had carefully taken of Bai Qingxia, Chi Caocao finally smiled as she rested her head on the podium.

Bai Qingxia looked at everyone and said, "Breaking out of the cocoon, transforming, and blossoming—this is our freshman awakening journey, a growth diary of breaking through the social cocoon."

“I still enjoy the tranquility of being alone, but I’m no longer afraid of being in a crowd. I hope I can improve, improve even more…” Bai Qingxia glanced at Lu Yuanqiu as she spoke, then naturally looked away. “One day I will find the most comfortable rhythm and gently embrace my world.”

"Thank you everyone, that concludes our presentation."

Bai Qingxia reached out her hand to Chi Caocao as she spoke, and Chi Caocao immediately ran over and took her hand. The two broken sisters, who had gone through the entire freshman year from breaking out of their cocoons to blossoming, bowed to everyone.

"Good!!" Lu Yuanqiu shouted, standing up and clapping.

Bai Qingxia looked at him and realized that Lu Yuanqiu was always the most supportive one after her speech.

……

After the exam week began, Lu Yuanqiu had just finished his first exam and came out of the exam room when he suddenly remembered that Lu Yidong's high school entrance exam had also ended. He made a phone call to his father.

"Hey? Dad, how did Dongdong do on his exam?"

Lu Tian: "Who knew that this girl would not say a word when she got home and has now run back to her room."

"Give her the phone, I'll ask her."

As Lu Yuanqiu walked, he listened to the sounds on the phone. Suddenly, he heard his father roar into the phone, "What are you praying for?!"

"What's wrong?" Lu Yuanqiu asked, somewhat bewildered.

Lu Tian: "This brat knelt down against the wall and kowtowed, I don't know what she was praying for."

Lu Yuanqiu couldn't help but think of a post he had made a few days ago, which featured a picture of Conan. He twitched his lips and laughed, "Even the high school entrance exam relies on metaphysics. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Lu Tian: "She doesn't want to answer the phone."

Seeing Zheng Yifeng and Finger walking towards him, Lu Yuanqiu said into the phone, "Let's talk about it when I get back. There are only ten days left until the holiday."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yuanqiu sighed. Before her rebirth, Lu Yidong didn't seem to have attended a top high school, but in this life after her rebirth, Lu Yuanqiu held some hope for her.

Will it win?
"How did the exam go?" Lu Yuanqiu asked Fingel as he approached.

Fingel laughed and said, "Today's subject is easy. I've never failed this subject before, and I always score above 60."

"This works well every time." Lu Yuanqiu nodded with a pursed mouth.

Fingel clicked his tongue: "This time, I definitely won't repeat a grade!"

Zheng Yifeng walked with his hands in his pockets, muttering to himself, "The senior's exam isn't difficult; I've given him special training. The difficult part is the city arts competition. We only have a little over two months left. We also have to take the driving test (Part 3 and Part 4) during the summer vacation, so there's not much time left for rehearsals. And we don't even live in the same place..."

At this point, Zheng Yifeng turned to look at Lu Yuanqiu.

Lu Yuanqiu's body stiffened: "Are you going to say that again?"

Zheng Yifeng shook his head and sighed, "I'm not going to say anything more. I've given up hope."

Lu Yuanqiu suddenly laughed and said, "But I've finished writing the lyrics."

(End of this chapter)