Chapter 45 Dancer
The audiences in the audience applauded and cheered loudly. The dancers and drummers stood in a row and bowed slightly to take their leave.
Wei Qingcheng turned her head slowly, and just when she was about to talk to Xie Jingyu about this wonderful dance feast, she saw that this person was staring at the hands of the drummer and the dancer.
He silently put his hand into Xie Jingyu's warm big palm. Was he envious of others? There is no need to be envious. If Xie Jingyu wants, he can always hold his hand.
Xie Jingyu turned his head, raised the corner of his mouth tenderly, and stroked the back of his hand with warm fingers.
"I was thinking, if Qingcheng were to dance like this and try to kill me, I would willingly commit suicide and offer my head immediately."
Wei Qingcheng didn't want to pay attention to this man anymore, and started to be smooth-talking again. He was used to coaxing people. He scolded: "If you commit suicide, I will marry someone else immediately."
He originally wanted to make a joke, but Xie Jingyu took it seriously. His face suddenly darkened and he held his hand until it hurt. "Qingcheng..."
That's it. If Xie Jingyu hadn't intervened, Qingcheng might have had a child with someone else.
There were many guests here, so Wei Qingcheng couldn't make any big moves. She could only look at Xie Jingyu with a pleading look and said anxiously, "No, no, I was just kidding. Don't be angry."
The performance on the stage was still going on, but Xie Jingyu had no intention of watching it. After having Wei Qingcheng's sincere love, he couldn't imagine what he would do if Wei Qingcheng got tired of him or annoyed with him one day.
Some of the food at the banquet was a southern specialty. The boat owner said that it was to let everyone experience the charm of the south of the Yangtze River in advance. The taste was refreshing. Wei Qingcheng took a few bites.
He picked up a few more pieces for Xie Jingyu, but Xie Jingyu still didn't say anything. He just picked up the chopsticks and tasted it.
This really pissed people off. Wei Qingcheng gently tugged at Xie Jingyu's sleeve, speaking pitifully.
"Jingyu, don't be angry, that's just an imaginary thing that doesn't exist, and I won't do that. I have always loved you and only you. I will never marry anyone else, let alone marry anyone else."
fraud! Xie Jingyu thought to herself that she had married someone else in her previous life.
But Qingcheng couldn't be blamed for all this. It was because she was timid and didn't act fast enough that Sun Yanhong had the opportunity to take advantage of her.
"Well, if you're not angry, then don't say that anymore, don't think that way, and don't do that anymore," he wiped the water stains from the corners of Wei Qingcheng's mouth with a handkerchief.
There was a threat in his eyes, and he was so serious.
"Okay!" Wei Qingcheng couldn't help laughing. Xie Jingyu was so cute. She held his hand and played with it under the table.
After the first night's banquet, the ship owner did not organize similar events again, and just let the passengers enjoy the beautiful scenery on the water.
Wei Qingcheng felt a little uncomfortable with drifting on the water, and rested in the cabin for several days. It was not until the evening of the third day that the feeling of discomfort was relieved.
Xie Jingyu took him out to get some fresh air and enjoy the evening breeze.
When I passed by the dancer's residence, I heard someone scolding something.
"Dare to run? I'll break your legs today!"
The boat owner was a middle-aged man with a big belly. He held a piece of paper in his hand and ordered his thugs to whip him.
"Jingyu, the woman is weak, this whip will hurt her life, let's save her,"
Wei Qingcheng shook Xie Jingyu's arm. Xie Jingyu's eyes darkened and he nodded. Yi Si went to kick the door open.
The dancer and the drummer who held her up high that day were tied up and knelt on the ground.
"The captain spared the lives of these two people. What mistakes did they make that led to this?"
Wei Qingcheng knew that it was not good to interfere in other people’s affairs like this, but if they pretended not to see anything and walked away, would the dancer and the drummer still be alive?
A dancer relies on her body to make a living. If her bones and tendons are injured, how will she live the rest of her life?
The ship owner didn't know their identities and thought they were nosy guests. He snorted and said, "It's getting dark soon. Please go back to the cabin. I will teach the disobedient servant a lesson."
Wei Qingcheng did not retreat and continued to ask: "What did they do wrong that you treat them like this?"
Yi Si stood behind him, watching the thugs warily.
The boat owner stroked the paper in his hand impatiently: "Guests, please stop meddling in other people's business."
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Xie Jingyu protected Wei Qingcheng and said, "What if we have to intervene?"
The thugs swarmed over, and Yi Si knocked down a bunch of them in a few bangs.
The ship owner looked at Yi Si's skills and realized that he couldn't afford to offend these people, so he began to explain the reason.
"Four years ago, I bought her in the slave market. After I came back, I fed her with good food and drinks, and made her famous and dance. But who knew that this bitch had an affair with the drummer? The two of them communicated and eloped after landing.
I spent so much money to redeem them and let them learn skills, and this whore and bastard dared to escape! ”
As soon as the boat owner finished speaking, the dancer started crying and complaining about her injustice.
"Sir, he lied to you. I was originally a good girl, but he kidnapped me to make money. He had sexual desires these few days, and I didn't want to, so I begged the drummer to take me away. He found out and wanted to kill us!"
The dancer said as she moved closer to Yi Si and asked him to help untie the ropes. She opened her clothes regardless of the eyes of the crowd, revealing the dense whip marks on her back.
"Sir, he is sick. He likes to see beautiful women screaming. I have been tortured by him these past few days. I really can't stand it anymore. Please save me!"
She knelt at Wei Qingcheng's feet, hugged his legs and cried, her clothes were disheveled, and her chest was exposed.
Wei Qingcheng quickly turned away her eyes and said, "I'll save you, you...you let me go first and put on your clothes."
Xie Jingyu covered his eyes and stepped back a few steps: "Don't come over here, he doesn't like you. If you do this again, we won't save you."
The dancer seemed to have noticed something was going on between the two of them, so she stopped moving forward and turned around to straighten her clothes.
Xie Jingyu said to the ship owner: "She has earned a lot for you over the years, which is enough to provide her with food and clothing. Let them go and I will not pursue this matter. Otherwise, you can try to see if you can continue this business."
After saying this, he asked the dancers and the drummer to follow them.
The ship owner twitched his lips behind them and left with satisfaction...
Ever since Xie Jingyu said that Wei Qingcheng didn't like her, the dancer seemed to have given up and didn't come any closer. She just stayed quietly in the cabin, doing what a servant should do with the drummer.
Xie Jingyu did not pursue the matter any further. He always felt that there was something fishy going on between the two of them, so he had to give them a chance to reveal their true colors.
The cabin was as lively as usual. The man in the green shirt squatted beside the man in the red shirt and flattered him.
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