Chapter 42: How Could I Let You Be Alone?
Zhang Jinxian laughed heartily, having arranged a performance for himself.
Lin Chusheng also smiled, but his smile was faint.
When did this young man, who shone brightly during the opening dance, making all the guests envy his perfect match with Miss Jie’er, begin to show emotional fluctuations?
Was it when Lu Ziyi said Xiaoxiao was his female companion? Was it when Xiaoxiao danced with Lu Ziyi, only gazing at each other? Was it when Lu Ziyi said he would always remember what Xiaoxiao had said?
Alas, it’s truly sad when a brother has to hand his sister over to another man!
“Jinxian, what’s making you laugh so happily?” With a gentle voice, Zhang Jinxian’s fiancée, Qi Jiayue, walked over with a smile.
Zhang Jinxian put his arm around his fiancée’s soft, slender waist and said cheerfully, “Ziyi and Xiaoxiao are going to perform a program for me later!”
Qi Jiayue looked at Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao calmly. She was an intelligent woman and naturally understood the deeper meaning behind her fiancé’s arrangement.
Qi Jiayue smiled elegantly, “Oh? That’s something to look forward to!”
“Sorry, I’m just showing off!” Lu Ziyi said humbly. “Xiaoxiao and I will go discuss… uh… what pose I should strike later.”
“Make it a cool one!” Zhang Jinxian laughed.
“I’ll try my best.” Lu Ziyi took Ye Chuxiao’s hand and exited through the side door of the buffet area into the small garden outside.
Qi Jiayue had something to discuss with Zhang Jinxian. They excused themselves from Lin Chusheng and also left.
As Zhang Jinxian left, he looked back at the retreating figures of Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao until they entered the small garden.
Zhang Jinxian said with a smile, “Ziyi and Xiaoxiao look very well-matched!”
Qi Jiayue responded with a slight smile, “I think so too.”
“At noon, I felt sorry for Ziyi,” Zhang Jinxian said. “Actually, I intended to introduce Ziyi and Jie’er. They both have calm personalities and are rational people. I thought they would appreciate and attract each other. I didn’t expect that Chusheng and Jie’er would fall in love at first sight, and that Ziyi likes gentle and cute girls! What I didn’t expect at all was that Ziyi could become so gentle one day!”
“Yes,” Qi Jiayue said, “the way Ziyi looks at Xiaoxiao is so doting, it’s enviable!”
“Are you very envious?” Zhang Jinxian’s smile faded.
“Just a little!” Qi Jiayue downplayed it. My fiancé, please don’t be so jealous.
Lin Chusheng, left alone, let out a long sigh.
In the small garden, Lu Ziyi held Ye Chuxiao’s hand as they slowly walked along the corridor under the flower stand.
Lu Ziyi was calm and even leisurely.
Ye Chuxiao, however, was anxious, “Senior Student Ziyi, what piece will we perform later?”
“Huh?” Lu Ziyi feigned surprise. “This… has Xiaoxiao decided on a piece? I, I, I… I’m just going on stage to strike a pose!”
Ye Chuxiao looked troubled, “Senior Student Ziyi, can we not joke at a time like this?”
Lu Ziyi looked innocent, “I wasn’t joking. I’ve always been a very serious person!”
Ye Chuxiao felt like crying, “Are you expecting me to perform alone?”
“How could I let you perform alone!” Lu Ziyi said with wide eyes. “Won’t I be striking a pose next to you?”
“Alright.” Ye Chuxiao stopped struggling. Even if her piano playing was terrible and she made a fool of herself, it wouldn’t be as embarrassing as striking a pose, right?
If the one striking a pose isn’t flustered, why should she be?
Lu Ziyi secretly observed that Ye Chuxiao now looked indifferent. He lowered his smile and asked, “Xiaoxiao, have you decided on a piece to play?”
