Wang Yafeng watched Yun Shuneian, radiating brilliance, and her jealousy overflowed. "Hmph!"
Yun Rong pursed her lips, but still comforted Wang Yafeng, "Wait a little longer. Soon, they'll know how trashy Yun Shuneian is." Yun Rong said sinisterly.
Silence fell upon the crowd only when the music began.
Yun Shuneian and Wang Yafeng were dancing different styles. Wang Yafeng performed ballet, while Yun Shuneian danced ballroom.
As the fast-paced music started, Yun Shuneian's precise and fluid movements followed suit.
Yun Shuneian deftly tore off the longer train of her black evening gown, instantly captivating everyone with her long, slender legs.
The subsequent fast-paced dance moves delivered a powerful visual impact to the audience.
Even as the dance neared its end, the audience's attention was still tightly held by Yun Shuneian's flawless performance.
Finally, the music stopped, and Yun Shuneian slowly bowed to the crowd.
Below the stage, thunderous applause erupted.
"Amazing..."
...
Many people exclaimed in admiration.
Yun Shuneian smiled and gracefully exited the stage.
In her previous life, Yun Shuneian's mother had always told them to be low-key, to avoid showing off their talents.
Therefore, even though Yun Shuneian's dancing skills had reached a world-class level, her mother always claimed she was mediocre.
But what had she gained by desperately suppressing her talents in her past life?
Nothing more than the increasingly manipulative exploitation by Yun Rong and Zuo Nan.
Thinking of her mother and her past life, Yun Shuneian felt a pang of sadness.
Until a weight on her shoulder interrupted her thoughts.
Yun Shuneian looked up and realized that Mu Qi had, at some point, walked to her side, and the weight on her shoulder was Mu Qi's suit jacket.
Upon seeing Mu Qi, Yun Shuneian's crescent eyes lit up, as if a starry sky were hidden within them.
"Mu Qi, did I dance well?" Yun Shuneian took Mu Qi's hand again, acting spoiled.
"Good."
"Did I steal your heart?"
"Mmm." Mu Qi seemed a little embarrassed, but his cold face showed no trace of it.
"Was it especially stunning for you?" Yun Shuneian excitedly asked the same question again.
"Mmm." Mu Qi responded without any impatience.
Still not satisfied, Yun Shuneian pushed her luck, "Can you stop just saying one word!" Yun Shuneian pouted, looking away from Mu Qi.
"What do you want to hear?" Mu Qi helplessly pulled Yun Shuneian into his embrace.
"Say it, 'My wife's dance moves are graceful and sexy!'" Yun Shuneian's crescent eyes sparkled, looking at Mu Qi with anticipation.
This way, by saying it often enough, Mu Qi would eventually be subconsciously influenced to believe it and lose control, granting her wish.
Mu Qi couldn't help but hold Yun Shuneian tighter.
Yun Shuneian's words danced in Mu Qi's heart, on the tip of his soul.
"Hurry up and say it, Mu Qi." Yun Shuneian lightly hit his back in dissatisfaction.
Where Yun Shuneian couldn't see, Mu Qi's ears secretly turned red. "This is a fact that needs no questioning, at any time. There's no need to prove it with my words."
Mu Qi's deep voice whispered in Yun Shuneian's ear, sending ripples through her body.
Fine, she'd let him off the hook this time.
Yun Shuneian leaned contentedly on Mu Qi's shoulder to rest.
...
"What is going on? Yun Rong, you better give me an explanation that will let me swallow this insult!"
Wang Yafeng listened to the thunderous applause, which felt like heavy blows striking her sensitive pride.
"This... I don't know what's happening. She's clearly not a good dancer." Yun Rong's face was grim as she glanced in Yun Shuneian's direction, but saw nothing.
"Yun Rong, you... I truly didn't expect you to be so unreliable. How will I be able to hold my head up with Young Master Zhang after this?"
"Yun Rong, if I lose this cash cow, you won't be able to live peacefully as the eldest young lady of the Yun family either!" Wang Yafeng threatened in a furious rage.
Seeing Wang Yafeng on the verge of a breakdown, Yun Rong immediately grabbed her hand. "Yafeng, wait a little longer. I still have a plan. As long as we cooperate, we can definitely ruin Yun Shuneian's reputation."
Wang Yafeng retorted irritably, "Who knows if you're all in this together to mess with me? What if you mess this up again?"
"Yafeng, you're being too suspicious. How could I conspire with Yun Shuneian to harm you?
Yun Shuneian has always been the one I'm compared to. Of course I want to bring her down; why would I conspire with her to harm you?"
For her own plan, Yun Rong meticulously explained and analyzed everything to Wang Yafeng. Unbeknownst to her, Wang Yafeng was unknowingly recording her every word on her phone.
"Yafeng, believe me!" Seeing Wang Yafeng's silence, Yun Rong anxiously tugged at her arm.
"Alright, I believe you. What are you pulling me for?" Wang Yafeng pretended to be angry and said to Yun Rong.
"Okay, listen to me..." Yun Rong appeased Wang Yafeng in a gentle tone, unaware that when she tugged at Wang Yafeng earlier, she had almost knocked the recording phone out of her hand.
This was why Wang Yafeng spoke so loudly to cover her nervousness.
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In Mu Qi's embrace, Yun Shuneian, who was lingering, vaguely saw Yun Rong waving at her from not too far away, with a sullen-faced Wang Yafeng beside her.
Yun Shuneian reluctantly nuzzled Mu Qi for a moment before pulling away from his embrace and stretching lazily.
"Cough, Mr. Mu..."
"Mr. Mu..."
The moment Yun Shuneian left Mu Qi, many people immediately swarmed around him.
Yun Shuneian then realized that while she had been clinging to Mu Qi, a group of people had been quietly observing them.
They had been quietly waiting for Yun Shuneian to leave so they could continue their discussions with Mu Qi.
Yun Shuneian's face suddenly felt hot, like a burning furnace.
Mu Qi frowned, looking at the group separating him from Yun Shuneian.
Meanwhile, Yun Shuneian watched the two people walking towards her and raised an eyebrow.
She knew exactly what was about to happen next, and these two incorrigible individuals were destined to face the consequences of their own actions.
The heat on Yun Shuneian's face subsided, and she wore a mocking smile.
"Where else do you need to go?"
Just as Yun Shuneian was walking towards the two, Mu Qi suddenly pulled her back.
"Huh?" Yun Shuneian didn't react to Mu Qi's sudden appearance before her.
Yun Shuneian hadn't expected Mu Qi to be able to get through so many "enthusiastic" people to reach her.
If those people knew what Yun Shuneian was thinking, they would probably think she knew nothing about Mu Qi. Mu Qi was a ruthless King of Hell; who would dare stop him if he wanted to go somewhere?
"Where else do you need to go?" Mu Qi asked again, his expression displeased.