Yan Shi had originally planned to go to the party with Sang Zhi, but Si Yue came to pick her up, so she told Sang Zhi and went by car first.
There were quite a few people. Upon entering, they had to put on masks. One wall was covered with half-face masks made of materials such as tassels, feathers, and flowers, and in various styles such as foxes, cats, and ghosts. The selection was dazzling and comprehensive.
Yan Shi wanted to cover his eyes completely without interfering with his eating and drinking, so he chose a ghost mask that covered his eyes. Zhuang Zhao chose a paper mask with the character "封" (seal) written on it, which he had seen in a similar anime that Yan Shi liked.
Yan Shi likes flower masks, but she's afraid of attracting bees.
The villa where the party was held was not the one where Si Yue lived. The first floor had a buffet and dance floor, the second floor was like a small gymnasium with table tennis, tennis, basketball and bowling alleys, and the third floor was an arcade with claw machines, dance machines, karaoke rooms and various game machines.
The top floor is a botanical garden, but Si Yue thought those people were too vulgar, so he opened it to the public.
As soon as Yan Shi entered, someone notified Si Yue, who came downstairs as soon as he put on his mask and personally led the way for Yan Shi.
Even with a mask on, Si Yue was still the center of attention, with countless eyes fixed on him, and Yan Shi suddenly became the target of everyone's criticism.
As for Zhuang Zhao, she didn't have a strong presence, and everyone automatically ignored her, even though Yan Shi's hand was always in Zhuang Zhao's hand.
After they finished walking around the first floor, Yan Shi wanted to take her up to the second floor, but she quickly refused.
"I'm waiting for my friend. You go ahead and do your work. We'll just wander around by ourselves."
"I'm free, I'm not busy."
"Aren't you the party host? You have to entertain the guests."
"I'm entertaining them right now."
Yan Shi had no reply, so he ignored him, took some food from Zhuang Zhao, and sat down in a spot where he could see the entrance to chat and eat.
Si Yue stared at her longingly, and Yan Shi felt both embarrassed and sorry for him.
"Hi, whose family are you? You seem to have a good relationship with Lord Si." A girl in a black dress sat down next to Yan Shi, wearing a cat-face mask and looking very cute.
"It's all an illusion."
"Lord Si is no ordinary person; his preferences are written all over his face. Anyone who sees Lord Si so focused and patient would think that you are someone he likes."
"What does that have to do with me? Liking someone is a personal matter, and it's very impolite to bother them excessively."
"That may be true, but Lord Si has always been reckless and arbitrary. You'd better pray for yourself." After saying that, the girl got up and went to play with her friends.
"Let's leave tonight, right now." Yan Shi was worried; she was just here to freeload.
Sangzhi pushed Zheng Guli and arrived late. When others came in, people would go up to greet them, but when Sangzhi and Zheng Guli came in, not only did they not greet each other, but some people even stood far away.
Yan Shi waved his hand, beckoning the two of them over.
"There was a car accident on the way here, it was terrible, and I was delayed for a while because I was watching the commotion."
"Is Si Yue looking at you?"
"Maybe."
"Could he be falling for someone?"
"That's not important. Are you telling me he's the kind of person who would destroy something if he couldn't have it?"
"Extremist as he may be, he only destroys things he doesn't like. What, are you worried about his revenge?"
"A little."
"It's not the theft itself that's scary, it's the thief's eye on you. You should hurry back. With the current poor transportation, it's unlikely he'll catch up. Maybe he'll give up once he can't see him anymore."
"Do you have any connections? Help me get a car; we'll drive there tonight."
The two huddled together, plotting to avoid being overheard by Si Yue, the person involved.
When Zhuang Zhao saw Zheng's hometown, he felt a sense of kinship and mutual appreciation.
Sangzhi was familiar with the place. After eating on the first floor, they went up to the second floor. Zhuang Zhao helped carry Zheng Guli up to the second floor. The two girls played from beginning to end. They wanted to try ping-pong, bowling, and also the claw machine and arcade games upstairs.
"Is it okay to leave your partner there by yourself?" The two of them were tired from playing and sat in a massage chair drinking hot cocoa.
"It's okay. He's not a fragile child. Besides, your boyfriend is here too. Even close friends and family sometimes don't understand each other as well as people of the same gender."
"That's true."
"Ask whatever you want, don't look at me like you're constipated."
Was your partner's leg injury caused by an accident later on?
"Yeah, it's an accident that he survived the car accident."
"Did you fall in love with him before or after the car accident?"
"Before the car accident, we were just acquaintances, but after the accident, we realized how amazing he was and grew to like him more and more."
"very nice."
"You're the same way. Just by looking at you, you can tell your boyfriend really likes you. It's written all over his eyes."
"I'm doing fine, hehe."
"By the way, weren't you even a little bit tempted by that one?" Sangzhi raised her chin toward Si Yue, who was silently following behind.
"I might have been tempted even if Zhuang Zhao wasn't around, but now that I have him, I only have a 30% liking for him, and there's an 80% risk involved. How could I dare to be tempted?"
“In this world, power is the greatest temptation. Seven or eight out of ten girls here admire Si Yue, and nine out of ten want to be Si Yue’s wife, not for any other reason than for safety.”
"Being attracted to someone not only makes it difficult to see their true feelings, but it also makes them more greedy. Only by figuring out what you really want can you preserve your true self."
"I don't know if we'll ever see each other again after we part tomorrow. I wish you all the best and may you live in harmony and be like phoenixes soaring together."
"You too, hahaha, I'm so perfunctory."
"What are you chatting about? You're laughing so happily. I heard you're different to Si Yue, so I came to see what's different." The speaker was a beautiful woman with curly hair and red lips. Her fishtail skirt accentuated her graceful figure. Standing at over 1.6 meters tall with high heels, her height highlighted her elegance, making her stand out from the crowd.
"Who are you? Do we know each other?" Yan Shi looked at her slender legs, feeling confident he could beat her, and his tone became disdainful.
"Nangong Qingyue, the only daughter of the Nangong family, is Si Yue's suitor."
"That doesn't seem to concern me."
"If you could just disappear like this, it wouldn't matter."
"I'm sorry, I have no intention of disappearing, but if you cause trouble again, I don't mind taking action."
"Heh, make a move? How can you make a move? Let alone whether you can touch me or not, if you lay a single hair on my head, the Nangong family will let your corpse hang outside to dry."
"Wow, that's amazing! I'm so scared!" Yan Shi stood up, deciding not to waste any more time arguing with this little princess whose brain wasn't fully developed.
"If you're scared, hurry up and leave District Nine. Go back to where you came from, lest you end up dying far from home."
Yan Shi has always had a bad temper. People with good tempers might just listen and move on without taking it to heart, but Yan Shi is different. She not only listens to it subconsciously, but also listens to it endlessly until she gets so angry that she's about to fly away.
"Don't worry about me, you should be more concerned about whether I'll fall and hurt my chin," Yan Shi said with a sincere curse.
No sooner had he finished speaking than he tripped over someone and fell forward. The mulberry branch was too far to reach him, and when he reached out to grab it, he found nothing.
Slipping on the marble floor would definitely hurt, and Yan Shi was prepared for her elbows and wrists to hurt, but unexpectedly Zhuang Zhao suddenly slid over and cushioned her fall, pulling her into his arms without hurting her at all.
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