CHAPTER 589: CHAPTER 354: EMBARRASSMENT!

Seeing that a piece was about to end, Luo Ye’s steps were still so steady and powerful, her figure still so graceful and enchanting, and her expressions and demeanor remained so fitting... Qiao Xiaowan became restless, and though the whispers behind her were inaudible, they only intensified her irritation, prompting her to turn her head and glare fiercely: "You two, shut up!"

The two girls exchanged glances, stuck out their tongues, and stopped talking. Everyone in the troupe was aware of Miss Qiao’s background, and considering her close relationship with Su Tuan, akin to that between mother and son, they didn’t want to find trouble for no reason.

"Bravo, bravo, bravo..."

The dance ended, and Luo Ye and Li Yan struck a perfect final pose. Instantaneously, the audience erupted into fervent applause, mixed with piercing whistles.

Luo Ye and Li Yan finished their routine and bowed to the audience. Then Li Yan left the stage while Luo Ye stepped forward with the microphone: "Thank you for your enthusiasm. Next, please welcome Captain Qiao Xiaowan from the General Political Dance Troupe. She will present a beautiful song for you all—’The Olive Tree’."

After finishing her words and retreating to the host’s position amidst the applause, Su Sha, Lin Tuanzhang, and Bai Yan still stood their ground. Seeing her approach, they all gave her thumbs up.

Luo Ye returned a sweet smile to the people and also positioned herself at the edge of the stage.

"Thank heavens, I’ve been worried that I bought three defective pairs," Lin Tuanzhang said as she breathed a long sigh of relief, her heart had been in her throat.

Su Sha watched her amusingly: "Hasn’t Ye’er finished performing already? Why is your heart still in your throat?"

"There’s a psychological shadow. I can’t rest easy until I see her safe and sound... Huh?" Lin Tuanzhang furrowed her brow: "Why hasn’t Qiao Xiaowan taken the stage yet?"

"Yeah, she went over there a while ago; I’ll go check," said Su Sha as she hurriedly left the stage.

At this moment, Qiao Xiaowan was still standing there, dazed, with an uncertain expression on her face and muttering softly to herself. Fang Nini hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and poking her: "Qiao Xiaowan, why haven’t you gone on stage yet?"

Seeing no response from her and exchanging glances with Liu Xiaoqing, Fang Nini poked her again, harder this time: "Qiao Xiaowan, the intro has already started."

"Huh?" Qiao Xiaowan turned around, looking bewildered.

Liu Xiaoqing, anxiously, gave her a push: "It’s your solo, hurry onto the stage."

Qiao Xiaowan snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and quickly ascended the stage. The moment her foot touched the stage, she was struck by a sharp pain in her abdomen, just as the introduction came to an end. She frowned and moved hurriedly forward, singing, "Don’t ask me where I come from, my hometown is far away, why I wander..."

The sharp pain in her abdomen grew increasingly intense, twisting and tormenting her. Beads of sweat formed on Qiao Xiaowan’s forehead, and her singing began to go off-key.

"What’s wrong with her?" Bai Yan said with puzzled look, while Lin Tuanzhang shook her head in confusion, "Her level is one of the highest in the troupe. Looking at her, could she be sick? But just now she seemed fine..."

Luo Ye watched Qiao Xiaowan with a deep gaze, almost sure of her suspicion, sneering to herself. To humiliate her in front of everyone and incur the Ye Family’s contempt, such a malicious trick was quite something!

Fortunately, she had been warned unintentionally by Xing Nong earlier and considered this possibility, staying very alert. Otherwise, she dared not say whether she would have fallen for their schemes!

Alright, you want to play? Then let’s play properly!

Fang Nini and Liu Xiaoqing stared strangely at Qiao Xiaowan, with her odd posture and off-sounding voice when they felt a push from behind. Turning reflexively, they saw it was Su Sha. They quickly put on a smile and greeted her: "Hello, Su Tuan."

Su Sha nodded, furrowed her brows, and moved in front of them, looking up to see Qiao Xiaowan throwing away the microphone and running their way with a pained expression. Su Sha hurried forward to grab her: "Xiao Wan, what’s wrong with you?"

As the words fell, a foul stench spread, and looking down, she saw suspicious wet spots on her shoes. Moving her gaze forward, beneath Qiao Xiaowan’s feet lay a dirty mess, with her trouser legs wetly clinging to her skin...

Time seemed to freeze at that moment. Qiao Xiaowan’s mind went blank, Su Sha’s mind descended into chaos, and Fang Nini and Liu Xiaoqing were equally stunned. The performers coming up behind showed the same dazed expressions.

The audience, noticing the unexplained departure of the performer, started whispering in confusion...

Lin Tuanzhang frowned upon hearing the report through the earpiece and prodded Luo Ye: "Hurry up and announce the next act."

Bai Yan hesitated, pulling back her foot she was just about to step forward with.

Luo Ye couldn’t afford to be polite with her, quickly grabbed the microphone, and stepped forward, "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Fang Nini and Liu Xiaoqing from the General Political Dance Troupe. They will perform a duet dance for you, ’Sisters’."