Chapter 19 Back Then

Yun Zhaozhao took a taxi to Yunding. She didn't want to come, but seeing a group of people drinking and not being able to drink herself was upsetting.

But Ning Xu is back, and she can't not come.

She almost caused Ning Xu to lose her ability to dance, and that was enough to make her feel guilty for the rest of her life.

As soon as the door to the private room was opened, the group fell silent instantly, but when they saw her, they erupted in screams again.

"Our little princess has finally arrived."

"Girl, you do the math yourself, how long has it been since you last came out and fooled around with us? Three years, three years, right?"

"Yes, it was three years. They disappeared right after graduation."

Listening to her friends' teasing, Yun Zhaozhao was unusually a little embarrassed: "I'm just embarrassed to see you all."

These friends were all from a dance club in college. She had almost caused Ning Xu to be unable to dance again, and she felt guilty about it, so naturally she didn't dare to see them.

"Our little princess has become more sensitive."

A group of people started laughing and shouting again.

"Alright, stop teasing Zhaozhao."

"Zhaozhao, come here quickly."

Ning Xu waved to Yun Zhaozhao; he had been there for a while.

"Ning Xu".

Seeing her long-lost friends, Yun Zhaozhao was both excited and a little nervous.

Seeing that she was still quite reserved, Ning Xu smiled gently: "What? It's only been three years, and you've already become estranged?"

Yun Zhaozhao shook her head: "Is your foot really alright?"

"Didn't you see me dancing? I'm all done now."

"I watched it, and she danced very well."

Ning Xu's career has been even more successful abroad than in China. She has seen him at several world-class competitions. His foot looks fine, but she still feels the need to check on him herself to be sure.

Seeing that she only answered her questions one by one, Ning Xu sighed: "I've already said it's none of your business, why are you still like this? Where did that unruly little devil go?"

Yun Zhaozhao was amused by him: "Who are you calling a little devil?"

After laughing, her smile faded a little: "Ning Xu, I was very scared when you had that accident."

“I already said it has nothing to do with you.” Ning Xu frowned and said, “Nobody expected something like that to happen.”

Yun Zhaozhao smiled but didn't say anything more.

Even though several years have passed, she still gets goosebumps when she thinks about what happened back then.

Apart from her and Ning Xu, no one knew that when the document was involved in the incident, she almost got into trouble as well.

That day, after she and Ning Xu finished dancing, Ning Xu left first, and she waited for Pei Jiuyan to pick her up. However, she waited for a long time but Pei Jiuyan did not come. During this time, she called Pei Jiuyan many times, but Pei Jiuyan did not answer.

She couldn't wait any longer and decided to go home by herself. There was a small alleyway from the dance studio to the street, only a few hundred meters away. She thought nothing would happen, but that day she encountered an accident.

She went out for a while and was stopped by a group of thugs. She was cornered in an alley...

If Ning Xu hadn't forgotten his things and turned back later, who knows what might have happened.

In order to protect her, Ning Xu's foot was broken.

If the commotion hadn't been so loud that someone had called the police, they wouldn't know what would have happened.

After finally managing to contact Pei Jiuyan, they learned that he was injured and in the hospital, and that he had done so to save Wenshu.

When he rescued the document, he was unaware that she was also being bullied, or even worse.

"Zhaozhao, it's all in the past, don't think about it." Ning Xu patted Yun Zhaozhao's arm and asked, "How are you and Pei Jiuyan doing now?"

"Not very good."

Yun Zhaozhao took a sip of water: "I should have let it go back then."

She shouldn't have been soft-hearted when he almost died in the hospital because of the paperwork.

Ning Xu didn't ask why, but only asked, "Want to drink? I'll keep you company."

"Not at the moment, let's do it another day. I'm taking care of my health right now."

"Okay, call me whenever you want to drink. I won't be leaving again this time."

Ning Xu looked at Yun Zhaozhao and said.

Yun Zhaozhao frowned: "You'll have a better future abroad."

"I like life in China; all my friends are here."

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhaozhao did not say anything more, after all, it was someone else's choice.

Because Yun Zhaozhao doesn't drink, the group joked around for a bit and then suggested going outside to dance. Yun Zhaozhao wanted to refuse, but the others wouldn't allow it.

“Zhao Zhao, my darling, it’s one thing to refuse to drink alcohol, but you also refuse to dance. This is unacceptable.”

Even though Yun Zhaozhao explained that she hadn't danced for several years, the others didn't accept it.

In the end, Yun Zhaozhao had no choice but to agree.

There was a large stage on the first floor, and Yun Zhaozhao was pulled up there by several friends.

At first, she was a little stiff, but she quickly regained her familiar feeling.

She has always had a great sense of rhythm and is very flexible. She was the lead dancer in her dance troupe in college, but dancing wasn't even her specialty. Her greatest talent was actually painting; she was excellent at both oil painting and traditional Chinese painting. Dancing was just a hobby for her.

In other people's words, apart from not being good at studying, she is very good at everything else, especially in these art-related projects.

She danced more and more energetically, her body becoming even more flexible, and before she knew it, she had become the focus of the entire audience.

Looking at the dazzling Yun Zhaozhao on the stage, Ning Xu felt as if he had returned to their university days. He couldn't help but go up as well. The two had been dance partners throughout their university years and were very familiar with each other. With just a glance, they began to move.

Meanwhile, in a private room on the second floor, Pei Jiuyan was drinking one glass of wine after another. Chen Boxu and Xing Shangye exchanged a glance, and Xing Shangye touched his buzz cut and said, "What do you mean? You called us out but didn't say anything, just watched you drink?"

Pei Jiuyan tossed him a bottle of wine: "Just drink it. Stop talking too much."

"Did you quarrel with the little princess again?"

Xing Shangye asked tentatively.

Pei Jiuyan glanced at him upon hearing this, and after a long while, she said, "She's going to be hard to coax this time."

"How hard is it to coax? Isn't coaxing Yun Zhaozhao your forte?"

The three of them had been friends for many years, and Xing Shangye spoke without any reservations: "And what's the reason for this now?"

Pei Jiuyan didn't speak, but Chen Boxu said, "Right now, everyone outside is saying that the child in Wenshu's belly is yours. Aren't you going to explain?"

Pei Jiuyan frowned and said, "It's not mine, Zhaozhao knows that."

Chen Boxu raised an eyebrow, took off his silver-rimmed glasses, wiped them, and remained silent. Xing Shangye, standing beside him, couldn't help but say, "It's not a matter of knowing or not knowing. What woman can stand the thought that her husband has a child with another woman? Especially Yun Zhaozhao."

Back then, when Pei Jiuyan and Yun Zhaozhao got together, they were all stunned.

Yun Zhaozhao has always been the little princess of the Beijing circle. There are too many people who want to be favored by the little princess, but Yun Zhaozhao chose Pei Jiuyan, who was not particularly outstanding at that time.

"Do you know how many people feel sorry for her right now? Don't say I didn't remind you, brother. If you don't cherish her now, your little princess will be taken away by someone else."

Xing Shangye's words earned him a cold glance from Pei Jiuyan, and Xing Shangye braced himself to meet his gaze.

That's true, he wasn't wrong.

Chen Boxu didn't get involved in their argument. He casually glanced downstairs, and after looking at something for a while, he slowly said:

"There's no need to wait any longer; right now, the little princess is about to be taken away."