CHAPTER 785: CHAPTER 485: TWENTY WALTZES

However, the Earl of Platinum was not foolish enough to start a confrontation with Sui Yi here, ruining the grand dinner hosted by the Grand Prince of Yale. He merely probed her strength lightly and stopped there.

Now, he seemed satisfied and commented, "Miss Sui’s hand... is very beautiful and powerful~"

This remark instantly targeted him with a chilling intent to kill.

One came from Yi, and another from... the distant Yi Chilian.

From afar, Wei Feng heard Nalan say, "It appears this old rival is in a bad situation."

The former scoffed, "Have you ever seen her in a situation that was advantageous?"

It seemed that was also true.

Whoosh!

When the two separated at once..

Kaso asked, "The lady seems quite impatient with me."

Yi gave him a glance, "I don’t know you."

Talking about being impatient?

Okay, "Then what do you think of me?" Such a haughty and pretentious question... Most people wouldn’t bother with it, but coming from Kaso, his asking seemed somewhat aggrieved yet sincere, at least, he wanted the woman who intrigued him from the first sight to give him an assessment...

Yi’s gaze shifted, from the original frescoes, the orchestra, to the inexplicable crowd, and then settled on his face. She looked at him, her gaze somewhat deep, somewhat cold.

"I don’t even know who you are..."

This response was somewhat perfunctory.

Yet Sui Yi raised an eyebrow.

Kaso laughed.

In the next dance step, he lightly grasped Yi’s slim waist, causing her eyebrows to knit together.

At the same time... the Earl of Platinum also reached for Sui Yi’s waist... just right.

"Are you sure you can endure the next dance steps?" The Earl of Platinum asked, having already grasped the personality of this Chinese girl.

--Quite conservative, and resistant to other people’s touch.

Unfortunately for him, she was wearing very casual clothes, not a tight long dress, or else she would have already escaped...

The Earl had won the first round.

"I cannot," answered Sui Yi.

Indeed, she disliked dancing, especially with such a stranger and enemy...

"But you must endure it, for the sake of the etiquette that we all must value. You wouldn’t be rude, would you?"

"Yes,"

Sui Yi replied lightly, yet unusually added, "Unless there is a better way."

"Hmm?"

A burst of Qi Force shot out...

It struck the conductor’s middle finger... and the piano notes faltered!

The conductor’s face remained unchanged, his hand gestures shifted~

He ended the first dance early and commenced the second!

Woah, woah!

Everyone present was somewhat confused, but they also felt that somehow, it did not seem incorrect, only that the second dance started a bit early...

But the dancers didn’t find it too early.

For instance...

Mo Luo: Exhaled a sigh of relief, oh, this poker face.

Ming Lanyuan: How little we know of others! This elegant and refined young noble suddenly turned into a domineering CEO in love with me! My waist has been squeezed swollen~ Switch, must switch!

Yi: This lunatic! I don’t even know who he is~

Sui Yi: It wasn’t me~ who did it~

Fu Ling: Tired of old meat, time for fresh meat to come to sister’s arms~

Justin: Phew~~ (A long sigh of relief...) (Hey, it’s just you, a man huh~)

Cao Ling: People in the IT industry generally aren’t that good-looking, but this capitalist Mario is an exception because he is exceptionally ugly!!

Mu Sang: This ice mountain, this GAY!

Yue Beiqing: From start to finish, my male companion has been paying attention to other women~~ Tears in my heart, a lake of them~~

Sharina: Dancing with a current benefactor, while the potential benefactor is glaring at me from the outskirts... How do I handle this?

Wei Feng: Really want to talk face to face with this old rival about recent things that happened while we haven’t seen each other~

The female companions each had their own inner critiques, the male companions weren’t necessarily keen on changing dance partners.. except for the deeply affectionate Duke and Duchess..

Now, the dance steps changed.

That familiar melody...

The men halted, the women glided, rotating partners!

Sui Yi rotated to Losar!

She gracefully and legitimately escaped the Earl of Platinum. Losar’s expression was cold; he slightly nodded to her as a polite gesture, while she slightly pursed her lips and locked eyes with Cao Qijun.

Cao Qijun smiled, knowing there are only two types of women she doesn’t worry about.

One type that Losar would blindly not notice, like Wo Er.

The other is like Sui Yi, who would never take an interest in a married man like Losar...

The second dance was much livelier and quicker than the first, with steps and spins revealing the harmony and unity among the twenty pairs.

Previously at Yale, Natasha could match the Grand Prince equally, now with a socialite lady, it instantly turned into a father-daughter duo—and the daughter was trembling in fear.

But Landis and Natasha were not like a mother-daughter duo—Landis’s icy demeanor was quickly overwhelmed, turning it into Natasha’s solo show, while Landis offered no resistance, knowing he was no match and simply played his role as the male partner perfectly...

Meanwhile, Mo Luo found himself in front of Cao Yu.

It had to be admitted, the majestic Cao Yu and this melancholic, delicate, and stunning girl truly resembled a prince and princess match...The previous one... the forensic pathologist with the noble young man? A mismatch in style, okay, perhaps more like a Cinderella stepmother and a prince?

Err, err, err...

Cao Qijun ended up in front of Old Master... concerning the man who once kidnapped my nephew, Cao Qijun managed to keep cool.

Indeed, the entire dance floor was a vast pool of cunning and undercurrents.

Each heart stirred, gauging, and plotting...

Until the dance partners changed a second time, Sui Yi faced Old Master.

The latter laughed, "Finally, Miss Sui Yi has arrived."

Sui Yi replied, "Not all waiting is fruitful."

Old Master asked, "Still refusing my proposal?"

Sui Yi answered, "No, you have already found a better collaborator, haven’t you?"

Old Master chuckled, "Hehe~"

Change again!

Justin was now before her.

Sui Yi noticed Wo Er’s look of unwilling hostility not far away...

She and Justin didn’t speak, in fact, they had no personal connection, merely a professional relationship; there was no need to expose this in front of these people, as it might touch some sensitive nerves—at this moment.

Change, change, change!

Sui Yi passed by one man after another, the so-called social dance, a dance for Western nobility to understand and interact with each other... In certain gossip forums in their homeland, this dance was referred to as—the dating dance.

Dating?

It was hard for any real marital connection to occur here, where everyone seemed oddly mismatched.

Even when Sui Yi and Yi Chilian, both of agreeable appearance and temperament and who were already acquainted, stood face to face...

NOFEEL!

There was not a hint of flirtation.

Zhong Lang, on the perimeter, sipped his drink and sighed, Master Yi, oh Master Yi, faced with such a lady, you either have to be overwhelmingly domineering, forcing the will... or you remain a nice guy forever, flowing gently... Otherwise...

Although Yi Chilian and Sui Yi were old acquaintances, even dancing together did not foster much flirtation, mainly because the former kept a proper distance, and the latter... simply had no need to maintain such a distance; she was as she always was.

"What do you think of this castle?"

The first thing Yi Chilian said somewhat matched their professional nature.

"It’s alright... a bit cold,"

"I think so too," Yi Chilian smiled. "But indeed, it is a magnificent castle with a rich history."

"Yes."

The tune shifted, and it was time to change for the last time!

The real waltz.

Male partners interchanged steps, women twirled and crossed...

When Yi Chilian stepped forward, he suddenly saw two men flash before his eyes.

Ah~ non-standard step changing, so, was it a dance battle?

Yi Chilian was intrigued and immediately changed his dance steps as well!

With these three erratically changing steps, the rest also altered their pace~

Ho!

Those were dance steps without any standard pattern, bewildering the onlookers, but at the moment the tune settled—

Sui Yi caught sight of Yale’s face.

He was right before her...

However, the last reverberation was off by a step, switching to another person.

A stunning face blooming like a blood-red rose, her eyes gleaming like a blazing sunset, radiant and short-lived.

Whether inside or outside the dance floor, there was some astonishment.

Woman against woman?

Cao Qijun faced Wo Er—Hehe~

Mo Luo faced Cao Ling...

Fu Ling faced Ming Lanyuan...

Yi faced Sharina~

Interestingly, it was also man against man.

For instance, Yi Chilian faced Justin, Xiluo faced Landis, Cao Yu faced Old Master, Wei Feng faced Kaso...

Hehe~

Like repels like, doesn’t it?

So, the battlefield for men, the battlefield for women?

If the battlefield for men is one of swords, the battlefield for women is not necessarily one of lipstick.

With cold and elegant red lips, the Rose Prince said nothing, seemingly indifferent to Sui Yi.

She just coldly and proudly took hold of Sui Yi’s hand.

Leading with the steps of a man.

Sui Yi didn’t refuse...

Firstly because she lacked the strength, and secondly because there was no need for confrontation,

Mainly because she hadn’t expected to be matched with the Rose Prince; she would have preferred facing the Grand Prince of Yale... especially since she wasn’t fond of dealing with the same sex, especially those as aggressively dominant.

Fortunately, the other party didn’t care about her.

Sui Yi was unimpressed; Natasha was noble and coldly beautiful, like a night-blooming cereus alongside a rose—who was more dazzling?

When their dance steps lacked any spectacular flair, when there was no spark between them, when...

It seemed as if the conductor was retaliating against Sui Yi; with a wave of his hand, the third dance began!

This third dance rhythm.... ah... very passionate... Latin, oh~ passionately flirtatious Latin~

Twenty pairs to forty people collectively: "....."

Damn your timing! When it was all men pairing with women you didn’t join in, damn it now when Sui Yi is with Natasha, Cao Yu with Old Master, Yi Chilian with Justin.... now you bring this passionately flirtatious Latin tune!

Latin!

Whose female steps—Sui Yi? Cao Yu? Yi Chilian or Justin? Or what about Ming Lanyuan and Fu Ling, two regal beauties? How to break it!

Dizzied~

Fatty Gao had already burst out!

The rest who were planning various business and political talks at this moment really felt unable to continue.

This scene was too twisted.

They had to sit back, eat sunflower seeds, and watch closely~ (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to vote and support on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com.)