Chapter 314: – Dance Prodigy
Early seven in the morning, Lin Jin groggily got up from the bed. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he rubbed his eyes to clear his blurry vision. Then he stood up from the side of his bed, only to suddenly spot two men sprawled out on the floor.
Lin Jin was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that yesterday, Wu Min and Wen Xuan had mentioned the dorm had lost power. So they had impolitely ran over and laid down on the floor to sleep with their coats.
If Lin Jin still looked like his old male self, he wouldn’t have let Wen Xuan and Wu Min sleep on the floor. Since his bed was a double bed, it would at most just be a bit cramped with three people. But now, Lin Jin’s appearance was basically that of a woman’s. So in order to protect himself, he didn’t let them on the bed…
But Lin Jin didn’t consider that if Wu Min and Wen Xuan had any bad intentions, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference if they slept on the floor or on the bed.
"Wake up" Lin Jin stepped forward. With his bare foot, he gave Wu Min a kick. Then he used his heels and kicked Wen Xuan too. "Wake up! The sun’s shining on your butts!"
Wen Xuan had always been a light sleep. As soon as Lin Jin moved, he immediately opened his eyes and looked at Lin Jin by his feet with a confused look.
As for Wu Min, this guy had always been a deep sleeper. Normally, if it wasn’t for his biological clock, he probably would have missed class every day even if someone was there to call him. Now, he simply turned over, completely ignoring the touch on his arm and continued to sleep.
"Get up!" Lin Jin kicked Wu Min again, this time a bit harder, sending Wu Min sprawling all over the floor.
Wu Min and Wen Xuan both opened their eyes, muddled. Then they sat up and blankly looked at Lin Jin, "What time is it?"
"Seven o’clock."
Hearing the time, Wen Xuan, who was about to get up and wash his face with cold water, immediately laid back down without hesitation, mumbling, "Why get up this early? Today’s Sunday, okay? There’s no class, so just catch up on sleep."
Seeing Wen Xuan lie down again, Wu Min, ever the lazy one, didn’t hesitate to do the same. He even turned his back to Lin Jin, clearly indicating he had no intention of getting up.
What the f*ck? If you guys don’t get up, how will I practice dance?
If I really wait for you guys to wake up naturally, wouldn’t I wait until 11 or 12 o’clock? What about my task then?
Lin Jin’s expression darkened. He walked to the bathroom, took a basin from there and filled it about halfway with water. Then he carried the basin and walked to where Wen Xuan and Wu Min were lying. With a cold sneer, he said, "If you still don’t get up, you’ll become drowning chickens."
Wu Min and Wen Xuan still had their eyes tightly shut and did not get up. Having gotten up and then just recently lying down again, they naturally hadn’t fallen asleep yet. Lin Jin was sure his words had been heard, but they continued lying there hopefully.
"I’m not joking. Quickly get up and go back to the dorm! I still have things to do!" Lin Jin warned again. He casually scooped up some water from the basin and sprinkled it on Wu Min’s face, "If you’re still not up, I’ll really dump it."
The droplets of water hit Wu Min's face, jolting his eyes open. Seeing the basin hovering in front of his forehead, he quickly sat up and scrambled to the side.
Hearing Wu Min's movement, Wen Xuan opened his eyes and, without hesitation, also scurried to the side, joining Wu Min in shivering in the corner of the room.
"Why are you up so early?" Wu Min rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and pleaded with Lin Jin "Calm down, calm down. Put down the basin. With this cold weather, if you really dump the water, we’ll all get a cold."
"I need to practice dance" Lin Jin insisted, stepping closer with the basin. He at this moment looked to Wu Min like some demon straight from hell. Covered all over in an evil aura, this demon showed a sinister grin and asked "Still sleeping? If not, go back! Otherwise, behave and scram onto the bed!"
"I choose scram onto the bed." Wen Xuan quickly rolled onto the bed. Because he was mindful of Lin Jin being a "girl", he didn’t mess with Lin Jin’s quilt. Instead, he rolled the quilt to a corner and trembled as he leaned against the headboard.
"Tch, you reject the offer only to face the penalty."
Lin Jin set the basin down on the balcony, glanced at the two now dozing off on the bed again, and started to prepare for his dance practice.
It didn’t matter anyways if they saw him. Back when he was practicing in the classroom, there had been ten something girls watching.
Using his computer to play the music and tutorial from Teacher Lin, Lin Jin first watched intently before starting to practice the classical Chinese dance.
This harder dance was not like the beginner classical Chinese dance Lin Jin had performed on stream. Although the pace was slow, the movements were complex. Stuff like splits and bends were still manageable, just his transitions between movements were a bit stiff. A bit more practice and it’ll be good. The real problem was a series of spins in the middle. Lin Jin, already struggling with balance, couldn't manage more than two or three spins without feeling dizzy and collapsing.
"It does seem a bit easier now."
Lin Jin frowned slightly, feeling the movements of different parts of his body. While at first glance it felt no different from his practice yesterday, his first try today had already reached the level of his best performance yesterday.
After leisurely dancing once as a warm up, Lin Jin then started to practice more seriously.
By the second run through, Lin Jin could clearly feel the difference. His movements were smoother and more fluid. The spins in the middle were also steadier and faster, he had managed to execute them quite well.
Clearly, the dance talent +1 from the task reward yesterday was taking effect.
After finishing the second run, he sat on the floor to review the tutorial and take a short break.
His physical condition was really poor. After the high intensity dance last night, he needed a full half hour before he recovered. It was similar when he practiced classical Chinese dance. He basically needed a ten to twenty minute rest after each run through, even when not following the rhythm and just practicing the movements individually.
If he were to perform this classical dance perfectly, Lin Jin felt he might just collapse from exhaustion.
"You danced really well" Wu Min couldn't sleep due to Lin Jin's computer sounds and his dancing so he just watched from the edge of the bed. When Lin Jin took a break, Wu Min clapped twice and praised, "I feel like you dance much better than those people at my middle school's after school performances."
"Middle school?" The corner of Lin Jin’s mouth twitched "Are you comparing me to middle schoolers?"
"No! I didn't." Wu Min immediately denied.
"Crazy."
The dance practice was going smoothly, and Lin Jin felt that maybe if he kept at it for another three hours, until around ten o'clock, he could perfect the dance. Compared to those who spent weeks or even months learning a dance, he definitely qualified as a prodigy.
Yeah, I'm a dance prodigy!