From the moment they were born, people kept experiencing firsts.
Their first words, the first time they fed themselves, the first time they stood up, their first friend, their first day of school...
But the vast majority of people
would never experience giving a speech in front of thousands.
Of course,
those who did have that experience
usually started with smaller speeches,
working their way from a few people to a dozen, from a dozen to dozens, from dozens to hundreds, from hundreds to thousands, and from thousands to even more.
It was a gradual process.
Facing her first speech before an audience of over a thousand, Lin Fangxin was more nervous than she had ever been.
According to the schedule, it would be her turn after two more guests finished speaking.
Lin Fangxin realized she was so nervous she could no longer speak, and her stomach hurt terribly.
She quietly got up,
slipped out of the venue,
then jogged all the way to the restroom.
The moment she rushed into a stall and shut the door, Lin Fangxin pulled out her phone and sent Yan Xiao a message.
"I'm so nervous I can't speak. Help!"
Before long, Yan Xiao replied, "Nervous?"
"Yes, incredibly nervous!"
"It's okay. I'll come find you in a bit. Wait for me at the entrance in five minutes."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
It took ten minutes for Lin Fangxin to emerge from the restroom. She couldn't help it; she was just too nervous...
She returned to the venue's entrance and found Yan Xiao already waiting there.
When Yan Xiao saw Lin Fangxin, he teased her. "Well, look at you. You've even learned to be late from me now. Not bad, not bad. That deserves some praise."
"You're awful." Lin Fangxin pounded his arm with her little