"Good evening, everyone!" A male and a female voice rang out from the speakers.
Two people dressed as Santa Claus walked to the center of the room. They were the presidents of the two classes.
"Today is Christmas!"
"It might be a Western holiday, but we need to keep up with the times! We're not here to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but to use this festive atmosphere to say goodbye to our single lives!"
Instantly, most of the students broke into knowing smiles.
Smiles bloomed on the faces of the young men and women, their eyes involuntarily drifting to the ones they admired.
"So, we're taking this opportunity, at the strong request of all you single people, to host this Christmas mixer."
"Of course, some of you already have boyfriends or girlfriends, but that's okay! The important thing is to participate. If you really don't want to come on stage, just give our performers a warm round of applause from your seats!"
The two went back and forth, delivering their opening remarks and gradually livening up the atmosphere in the classroom.
"Starting last week, each of our classes solicited three short acts to serve as our warm-up performances," the male Santa Claus said with a smile.
The female Santa Claus looked at him and smiled. "Since we're having performances, it's gentlemen first! Please welcome Ding Jiang from Computer Science Class 1 with his magic show! Let's give him a big hand!"
A tall, thin boy squeezed out from the crowd, carrying a small box in his hand—presumably his magic props.
Ding Jiang took the portable mic and smiled at the girls from the Chinese Language and Literature Class 1. "Good evening, everyone! Let me introduce myself. My name is Ding Jiang. Gender: male! Preference: female! Single for all eighteen years of my life!"
Hearing Ding Jiang's witty self-introduction, and seeing that he was rather handsome, many of the girls couldn't help but look at him with curiosity.
"Now, I'll perform my first magic trick for you all!" After his introduction, Ding Jiang pulled an egg and a ring from his small case.
Ding Jiang walked a lap around the room, letting everyone inspect the props. "You've all seen them! This ring and this egg are both real. Now, I'm going to perform a trick where I make the ring go inside the egg without breaking it!"
As soon as Ding Jiang finished speaking, someone shouted, "Impossible! That's absolutely impossible!"
The atmosphere was instantly ignited. Some people even demanded to check the authenticity of the egg and ring again.
"Alright! Everyone, keep your eyes peeled!" Ding Jiang took off his jacket and rolled his sweater sleeves up to his elbows. He showed the crowd his empty hands, then picked up the egg with his left hand and pinched the ring with his right.
To give the girls a better view, Ding Jiang deliberately took a few steps closer.
He held up the egg. He rubbed his right thumb and index finger together a few times next to it, then suddenly tapped the egg, and the ring vanished.
"Whoa~" The girls from the Chinese Language and Literature class let out gasps of disbelief.
Ding Jiang then handed the egg to a girl in the front row whom he found quite attractive, along with a disposable cup.
"Here," Ding Jiang said, confidently gesturing to the disposable cup. "You can crack the egg and see if the ring is inside."
The chosen girl took the egg dubiously, tapped it on the table, and then skillfully used her two thumbs to pry it open at the crack.
A silver ring, mixed in with the yolk and egg white, fell into the disposable cup before her. The girls who had stood up to watch all wore expressions of utter disbelief.
"Ah! It's really there!"
"It's really inside! How did he do that?!"
Seeing what was happening on the girls' side, someone from the Computer Science Class 1 shouted, "Ding Jiang, you're choosing girls over your bros! We want to see the show too! Do another one for us!"
Fortunately, Ding Jiang was prepared. He first fished the ring out of the cup, wiped it clean with a tissue, and only then walked over to his own class.
As expected, the guys who saw this up close also started yelling, "Freaking amazing!"
Afterwards, Ding Jiang took out a deck of cards and performed a few classic card tricks.
As he was leaving the stage, Ding Jiang said with a smile, "Everyone, my phone number and WeChat ID are 189-*********. If you're interested, feel free to add me. We can... get to know each other privately!"
After Ding Jiang stepped down, a girl from the Chinese Language and Literature Class 1 also came forward. She took a harmonica from her bag.
"Hello, everyone! I'm Li Huanhuan! Today, I'll be playing 'Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies' for you."
The pre-prepared backing track for "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" began to play. The girl stood gracefully in the center and began to play into the microphone. The melodious tune was familiar to everyone, and they couldn't help but quiet down to listen to her solo performance.
Aside from a few of her roommates, everyone else looked surprised by her performance. 'I thought we were all talentless! We had a deal to all be mediocre together, but who knew someone was actually this gifted!'
Thunderous applause erupted. The girl took a bow and, blushing, left the stage.
"That was wonderful!" The female Santa Claus walked to the center and said with a smile, "Now it's time for a little game in between our acts. I need six guys and six girls! Participation is voluntary, but I'll let you in on a little secret... it's a co-ed game!"
The moment the female Santa Claus finished speaking, all the guys' hands shot up.
"Ah! Pick me, pick me!"
"Pick me! If I don't stop being single soon, I'm going to have to change my sexual orientation!" As this voice rang out, the people around its owner quickly moved away.
Soon, six guys and six girls were chosen and brought on stage.
"This game is called Blindfolded Apple Feeding! You'll all draw lots to form male-female pairs! First, the girls will do the feeding. Everyone has to be blindfolded, including the guys sitting on stools waiting to be fed the apple!"
And so, a couple of the guys participating in the game were flushed red with excitement.
"The pair with the fastest combined time for both rounds wins and will receive a special mystery gift from us!"
After the lots were drawn, one of the guys eagerly put on his blindfold and exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry! Get in my mouth!"
Amidst the cheers and laughter, one girl fed the apple into the mouth of a guy from the neighboring pair, while another walked right past her partner and shoved the apple at someone in the audience.
All sorts of unexpected situations occurred, making it impossible not to laugh.
Soon, the prepared performances and games came to a smooth conclusion. The performers had left a deep impression on everyone, and some people were already privately asking around for their contact information.
"Alright! That concludes our planned program! But don't go anywhere! I'm sure there are plenty of guys and girls out there who want to perform! Or maybe you want to come up and introduce yourself, find a boyfriend or girlfriend! Right now, this stage belongs to you, our audience! And this time, it's ladies first!" the male Santa Claus announced loudly. His voice carried far through the speakers, attracting the attention of students passing by outside the classroom.
The girls glanced at each other. Some looked like they wanted to go on stage but were fidgeting, lacking that last bit of courage.
Just then, a girl in the front row stood up. She took off her overcoat, revealing a tight-fitting sweater and her graceful figure underneath.
"I'll perform a dance!"
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