Chapter 22
Qin Ye: "Why are you here? Didn't you say you were going to the club with them today? What's wrong? Didn't you have fun?"
Chu Wen: "If I remember correctly, you also said you were going to the club, so why did you come to my house?"
Qin Ye: "I was only invited to Xiao Chao's banquet. As for you, what is your status here?"
Chu Wen: "Chaochao's older brother."
Qin Ye: "Oh, then, good brother, I'd like to invite Xiao Chao to dance a second time. Don't block me, okay?"
Chu Wen: "She doesn't want to dance."
Qin Ye: "Chu Wen, aren't you being too arbitrary and controlling? Aren't you afraid that Xiao Chao will get annoyed with you?"
Chu Wen: "I'm only doing this for her own good, to keep her away from a womanizer like you."
Qin Ye and Chu Wen stood on either side of Chu Muchao, their expressions tense.
Chu Muchao sat between the two, offering a polite smile.
Or... how about we go see her? She's right here.
Xu Sui and Gu Xinyi were sitting at the dining table just a few meters away, each holding a glass of juice, their heads close together, seemingly talking about something.
Chu Muchao frantically winked in that direction.
Finally, Xu Sui moved.
She pulled Gu Xinyi around, and their heads snapped together like two magnets.
Ugh, you two naughty girls, can't you come and save her?!
Chu Muchao looked away again.
Looking around, everyone was far away from her, as if she were in some kind of dangerous zone.
Even the band stopped playing.
Chu Muchao looked up, glancing at Chu Wen and then at Qin Ye.
One had a cold face, like a fierce wild beast; the other smiled, like a cunning and wicked fox.
Chu Muchao spoke weakly, "Why don't you two talk slowly..."
The two of them looked down at the same time.
Where are you going?
"Xiao Chao, would you like to go dancing, or would you like to grab something to eat?"
Chu Muchao: "I want to be alone..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chu Wen's hand came down, across her shoulder on the same side, and pressed down on her other shoulder.
The posture is like an embrace.
"Then sit here."
Qin Ye's gaze fell on the hand right under his nose.
After watching for a while, he also covered it, but he wanted to pry Chu Wen's hand open.
Unfortunately, Chu Wen was strong, and Qin Ye couldn't budge him.
The only option was to change to the same posture and hold Chu Mu's shoulder on the other side.
Chu Wen frowned slightly and raised his other hand to remove Qin Ye's hand. Qin Ye quickly tightened his grip, holding on even more tightly.
Chu Wen looked displeased and stared intently at Qin Ye.
Qin Ye was not to be outdone, and the two glared at each other.
For some reason, suddenly both of their fingers loosened.
Chu Muchao quickly lifted the suit jacket draped over his shoulders and crouched down to slip out from under the two men's arms.
The skirt was too tight, so Chu Muchao lifted the hem to make it easier to move and speed up, fearing that the two people behind him would reach out again.
Turning around, I bumped right into someone's arms.
At that moment, the band, which had been resting on standby, seemed to receive a command and began playing a second dance piece.
Chu Muchao looked up and met the man's eyes, which held a gentle smile.
"Since we're about to start the second dance, beautiful lady, would you like to dance with me?"
The man's hair was very similar to Qin Ye's, both being styled with their hair combed back.
Her hair was a very light bleached purplish-gray, and beneath the soft, dreamy strands were a pair of even softer, more dreamy purple eyes.
“Your eyes…” Chu Muchao stared into the other person’s eyes.
The man's eyes crinkled into a smile, which grew even brighter and gentler: "Hmm? My eyes, what's wrong?"
"Which brand is this? The contact lenses completely cover your original eye color, that's amazing! They look so good! I want to try this color too!"
Chu Muchao smiled and looked away.
However, what amazed her even more than those beautiful, dreamy eyes was the man's face.
Beautiful yet not effeminate, when she smiles with her eyebrows curved, she looks like a noble and elegant young master.
Chu Muchao followed the other person's dance steps and slowly entered the dance floor.
She spun around halfway, instinctively looking for Chu Wen and Qin Ye.
She was about to leave when the two of them objected.
She's dancing with someone right now; Chu Wen should be chasing after her with his coat.
But even after she entered the dance floor, the two men didn't follow, which was strange.
I don't know if it was the speed of the rotation or if she was a little hungry.
After spinning half a circle, she suddenly felt a little dizzy and couldn't see the people around her clearly.
Once I straightened up, my head stopped spinning.
"Were you also invited here?"
Chu Muchao looked at the person in front of him and asked.
The other person smiled and said, "Yes, that's right."
"Oh." Chu Muchao sized up the other person.
The man's face was so handsome, yet she had absolutely no recollection of him.
That's definitely not a childhood friend I played with.
The men were dressed in a Western style, probably newly arrived elites in the city.
The other person didn't seem to like talking; they just kept looking at her and smiling.
Her dancing skills were pretty good, better than Qin Ye's, but the way he kept staring at her and smiling made her feel strangely uncomfortable.
The dance ended.
The man gave a gentlemanly bow, took Chu Muchao's hand, and gently kissed the back of her hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, beautiful lady. Well then, see you next time."
After saying that, the man disappeared in the blink of an eye, like Cinderella in the middle of the night.
He didn't even reveal his name.
The person then disappeared.
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Chu Muchao stepped out of the dance floor.
Xu Sui and Gu Xinyi were still at the long table.
When Xu Sui saw Chu Muchao return, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Gu Xinyi handed over a glass of juice.
Chu Muchao took it and took a big gulp.
Gu Xinyi pouted: "Your brother and Qin Ye are both looking for you."
"..." Chu Muchao slumped his shoulders. "Hey, I won't hold this kind of banquet again. It's no fun."
Xu Sui chimed in: "Exactly, exactly, it's all just formalism. Let's go to my house for karaoke and swimming next time."
"Sure."
I don't know what happened, but after the second dance, even fewer people stayed.
There were hardly any men around; they were mostly female friends that Chu Muchao recognized, chatting and drinking together in groups of three or five.
Chu Muchao tilted his head, his beautiful eyes filled with confusion.
Gu Xinyi gritted her teeth and said, "Stop looking. Everyone who came with ulterior motives was chased away by your brother."
Xu Sui shook her head, disagreeing with what she said: "Yeah, not only that, I just saw Brother Qin Ye come to find Chaochao, and he also talked to two men on the way, and then he left after a while."
“Speaking of this…” Chu Muchao pursed her lips and asked somewhat shyly, “Did you see the person I was dancing with just now? The one with light purple hair.”
Xu Sui and Gu Xinyi exchanged a glance and then looked at Chu Muchao.
Were you just dancing?
Chu Muchao nodded: "Yes, we've finished dancing a piece of music."
Gu Xinyi asked incredulously, "Are you sure? You're not lying to me?"
Xu Sui: "And the person you danced with had purple hair?"
Chu Muchao corrected, "It's a very light purplish-gray that's been bleached."
"..."
Their expressions turned subtle and terrified.
Gu Xinyi said, "Bao'er, I didn't see the person you mentioned. I didn't see a single person with bleached hair all night. Also..." Gu Xinyi's tone became earnest, "If you have someone you like, don't hide it. Your brother may be a sister-obsessed brother, but he definitely won't force you. You just... sigh, you understand?"
ah?
I don't understand.
Chu Muchao asked, "Do you think I'm lying? I really was dancing the whole time."
Xu Sui rested his right hand on the long table.
"We stood here until the second song ended before we saw you come over. We hadn't seen you before that either, otherwise we would have definitely held your brother back so he wouldn't disturb you dancing with the others."
Chu Muchao moved her lips slightly, but didn't argue with them anymore.
But a seed of doubt was planted in my heart.
The villa isn't very big, and the restaurant is not far from the dance floor.
There weren't many people dancing, just a handful of couples.
Logically, Xu Sui and Gu Xinyi shouldn't have missed her. But she also noticed that Xu Sui was clearly surprised when she walked towards them, obviously only then did she see her.
Although the reason is unknown, she and the purple-haired man were dancing together, and for some reason, no one else saw them.
Or rather, others can't see it.
After finishing their juice, Chu Wen and Qin Ye came to Chu Muchao's side.
"If we don't want to play anymore, let's go home."
As soon as he finished speaking, without even needing to see it with his own eyes, it was clear that Chu Wen had draped the suit jacket over Chu Muchao's shoulders again.
Qin Ye reached out to touch it, but Chu Wen raised his hand to block him.
The atmosphere between the two instantly became tense and delicate again.
When Chu Jianghe and Yan Ke entered, they saw two door gods standing next to their daughter, one protecting her from the other.
My daughter's two best friends are both isolated outside the protected area.
Needless to say, the rest of them are even less relevant.
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The host of the banquet lost interest in continuing the festivities, and the banquet naturally came to an end.
After Yan Ke and Chu Muchao returned to their room.
Yan Ke asked, "Chao Chao, did you make any new friends today?"
Chu Muchao shook his head, showing no interest in the topic, and lowered his eyes to remove the hair ornaments.
"No, there are some people I don't want to deal with."
"Mommy, I heard that today's banquet is a wedding banquet you and Daddy are hosting for me to choose a son-in-law, is that right?"
Yan Ke was speechless.
After a pause, she smiled and said, "No, whether you want to date or get married, and what kind of person you date or marry, are all things you have to consider and decide for yourself. Your parents will not interfere, much less make decisions for you."
Chu Muchao puffed out his cheeks, looked up at Yan Ke, and said with a hint of complaint.
"I don't know how some people misunderstood. When I went there today, it was like entering a zoo, and some people were even showing off their talents. Everyone was staring at me like I was a piece of food, which made me very uncomfortable."
Yan Ke cupped Chu Muchao's face in her hands and said gently, "Mom was wrong. We won't hold these kinds of messy banquets anymore. Your parents just wanted you to meet more people. In recent years, we've had many new business partners, and we were wondering if you might need them. We won't do it again."
"Oh, speaking of this, Mommy, you know..."
Chu Muchao suddenly remembered something and opened his mouth to ask.
The words were on the tip of my tongue when my mind suddenly went blank.
Huh? Why can't she remember anything?
What was she trying to ask?
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