Chapter 37: Xiaoxiao only looks at him
Ye Chuxiao felt eyes on her. When she turned her head, she met Lu Ziyi’s gaze.
He seemed… worried about her?
Watching Brother Chusheng and Miss Jie’er dancing, her heart still felt a pang of sadness. However, Senior Student Ziyi’s comfort prevented Ye Chuxiao from being as unable to control her emotions as she was at the beginning.
Ye Chuxiao smiled at Lu Ziyi, reassuring him. She wasn’t that fragile, really.
Lu Ziyi’s gaze was gentle, and he smiled back.
Zhang Jinxian and Qi Jiayue, Lin Chusheng and Tang Jie’er’s opening dance was beautiful, romantic, and absolutely stunning. The guests offered warm applause.
The two couples bowed in thanks, and Zhang Jinxian invited the guests to dance.
A different song started, and the guests, hand in hand with their dance partners, began to dance.
Lu Ziyi turned and invited, “Xiaoxiao, shall we dance too?”
Ye Chuxiao said modestly, “Senior Student Ziyi, I might not dance very well.”
“It’s okay, I don’t dance very well either.”
“If I happen to step on you, please don’t mind, Senior Student Ziyi!”
“No problem!” Lu Ziyi suddenly lowered his eyelids, hiding the slyness in his eyes, and said, “Xiaoxiao has a great pain relief method. If I get stepped on, I’ll pinch Xiaoxiao’s nose, and it won’t hurt anymore!”
Senior Student Ziyi, you still remember! Ye Chuxiao found it very amusing, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled, “Okay, if Senior Student Ziyi steps on me, I’ll pinch Senior Student Ziyi’s nose hard to get even!”
“Then it’s a deal, if one of us gets stepped on, we can pinch the other’s nose!”
Lu Ziyi smiled faintly and extended his right hand to Ye Chuxiao.
Ye Chuxiao, her smile radiant, placed her soft, plain white hand into Lu Ziyi’s palm.
The lively cha-cha music made Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao, who were secretly playing their little game, feel even more uplifted.
The two of them were like a small world of their own, unaffected by the people around them.
Their clear eyes focused only on each other, secretly counting how many times they had stepped on each other.
Although Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao were not the center of attention at the party, their dancing wasn’t this bad.
For some reason tonight, they kept accidentally stepping on each other’s feet.
Even when stepped on, Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao didn’t stop. Their smiles grew more joyful, as if, more than dancing, the little game of stepping on feet was more fun for them.
Lin Chusheng and Tang Jie’er passed by Ye Chuxiao and Lu Ziyi several times while dancing.
Each time, Lin Chusheng looked at Ye Chuxiao. After all, he had brought Xiaoxiao to the party, but he had temporarily switched to Tang Jie’er as his female companion.
Lin Chusheng noticed that Ye Chuxiao’s eyes were red. He worried if she was feeling wronged or had been crying. Lu Ziyi had taken Xiaoxiao out of the hall earlier, and he hadn’t had a chance to speak with Xiaoxiao yet. Would Xiaoxiao blame him?
However, Ye Chuxiao didn’t notice Brother Chusheng looking at her; she was having too much fun with Lu Ziyi.
She kept looking at Lu Ziyi, her face beaming with smiles, not showing any sign of sadness.
“Chusheng!” Tang Jie’er called out softly, feeling Lin Chusheng was distracted.
Lin Chusheng withdrew his thoughts and focused on dancing with Tang Jie’er.
When this song ended, Ye Chuxiao excitedly pulled Lu Ziyi to the nearby buffet area, intending to settle accounts with him.
Ye Chuxiao and Lu Ziyi sat on two high stools at a long dining table.
“Senior Student Ziyi!” Ye Chuxiao triumphantly shook her little head and said, “You stepped on me nine times! I’m going to pinch your nose nine times!”
Lu Ziyi smiled faintly and said, “Xiaoxiao, do you know how many times you stepped on me?”
