Yang Zhe realized he had lost his composure, snorted coldly, and quickly regained his composure.
Du Yinyun, standing on the stage, took her place to read the "Fallen Flowers" segment. Her face was as cold as ice, and she spoke angrily to He Yunxiao below the stage: "Young Master He, please have some self-respect. Even in my current state, I would never stoop to currying favor with the powerful."
Du Yinyun's words impressed everyone present with her pride. They also silenced those who had previously speculated about an ambiguous relationship between Du and He.
Everyone knows why Du Huakui appeared here. On one hand, people admire her integrity, and on the other hand, they lament her tragic fate.
Du Yinyun's pride in adversity stands in stark contrast to her unjust fate, making her integrity all the more precious.
From the moment Du Yinyun stepped onto the stage, Yang Zhe's eyes never left her.
The woman's current appearance perfectly blends with Yang Zhe's memories from five years ago.
Even Yang Zhe himself did not expect that Du Yinyun, who suffered this calamity, would not become depressed or compromise, but instead become more and more diligent in the face of adversity.
She hadn't lost her aloof, detached, and otherworldly air; in fact, compared to five years ago, she seemed to have gained confidence and pride. Her eyes were remarkably clear and determined, as if some unwavering goal awaited her in the distance, to be achieved step by step.
Yang Zhe's breathing became somewhat rapid.
In his eyes, in terms of temperament and appearance alone, Du Yinyun at this time was no less than the peerless princess.
More importantly, the eldest princess was a very difficult target for Yang Zhe, while Du Yinyun was practically within his grasp.
Moreover, there was a very legitimate reason for this readily available opportunity, one that even the eldest princess herself could not object to: "contacting the former troops of the Chu family army."
Yang Zhe was, after all, a genius of his generation. A person who could achieve excellence in both literature and martial arts had self-discipline far exceeding that of ordinary people.
He regained his composure, suppressed his thoughts, and stood up with an air of elegance.
"Sister Yinyun, do you still remember me?"
Unaware that Yang Zhe and Du Yinyun had a past relationship, the crowd watched the two with curiosity.
Du Yinyun did indeed have a good impression of Yang Zhe. She gracefully returned the greeting and said, "Brother Yang, Yinyun remembers you."
This attitude is completely different from how he treated He Yunxiao.
Yang Zhe gave He Yunxiao a defiant look and said, "Young Master He, Sister Yinyun disdains to curry favor with the powerful. Don't daydream."
Even Li Jin laughed heartily, "Not bad, not bad, He Yunxiao, stop joking. I, the son of a high-ranking official, don't even have a wife!"
He Yunxiao stared speechlessly at Li Jin. The original novel was over 200,000 words long, and Li Jin had barely touched a girl's hand, let alone had any dialogue with female characters. Almost all of his conversations were with his cousin, Meng Qingqian. He was always timid and subservient; if he said anything wrong, Meng Qingqian would have him dragged out and beaten.
Li Jin looked at He Yunxiao with some confusion.
"He Yunxiao, why are you looking at me like that?"
He Yunxiao concealed the complex emotions, speechlessness, pity, and mockery in his eyes.
Why twelve points?
Because He Yunxiao is an experienced driver, his driver's license has 12 points.
He Yunxiao withdrew his gaze from Li Jin and instead focused on Du Yinyun and Yang Zhe.
Du Yinyun's favorability rating towards Yang Zhe is 60%.
Yang Zhe's favorability rating towards Du Yinyun is 90%.
Damn it, that bastard Yang Zhe was really after my wife!
However, Du Meimei also has a high level of affection for Yang Zhe, which makes He Yunxiao a little jealous.
Chu Fan having 70 favorability points is understandable, considering he's the protagonist. But why does Yang Zhe have 60 favorability points?!
Without hesitation, He Yunxiao immediately walked down to the foot of the dueling platform, very close to Du Yinyun.
Then, mimicking Yang Zhe's unreasonable manner, he said, "Sister Yinyun, do you still remember me?"
Du Yinyun said expressionlessly, "Not familiar with them."
The phrase "not familiar" once again drew several voices mocking He Yunxiao for overestimating his abilities.
He Yunxiao ignored them. The reason he approached Du Yinyun was to use his internal energy to transmit his voice. His martial arts were only at the peak of the eighth rank, much weaker than Yang Zhe's peak ninth rank. To avoid being discovered by Yang Zhe, he could only use close-range voice transmission.
If it were Chu Xiaoxiao, she could probably transmit her voice freely without worrying about being discovered.
But He Yunxiao wasn't envious; this kind of clandestine telepathic communication was actually quite exciting.
Then, Du Yinyun heard He Yunxiao transmit his voice to her using his internal energy.
"Good sister, Yang Zhe is a bad person, stay away from him."
Du Yinyun didn't know martial arts, so she naturally couldn't send a telepathic message to He Yunxiao. She could only blink.
Du Yinyun's favorability rating towards Yang Zhe decreased from 60 to 30.
Seeing Du Meimei's affection for Yang Zhe plummet, He Yunxiao felt very relieved.
Sorry, but someone with 90% favorability towards Du Meimei can do whatever they want.
Seeing that He Yunxiao was too close to Du Yinyun, Yang Zhe immediately objected and said, "Yinyun, weren't you going to announce the start of the falling flowers segment? Let's begin."
Du Yinyun didn't move until two breaths later, when He Yunxiao transmitted his voice to her, saying "Announce it." Only then did she begin to announce the final stage of the courtesan's debut performance: falling flowers.
During this time, Li Jin persisted, still trying to uphold his sense of justice, but after being met with a sharp look from Yang Zhe, he gave up the idea of causing trouble for Du Yinyun.
The maids brought ten tables to the dueling platform, corresponding to the first to tenth place winners of the gold flower competition.
Many of these ten people are familiar faces.
Second place: Liu Feiyun; Fourth place: Tie Weiqi; Fifth place: Shen Kuan; Seventh place: Liu Kaixiong; Ninth place: Chu Fan; Tenth place: Chen Ziming.
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