Though it’s a college-level event, A University’s business school is the best, known for producing talents and beauties, so many people from other departnts managed to get invitations through various ans.
Looking around, the ball seed like a small social gathering.
People who usually do not dress up looked different this ti, especially the girls, all resonating with the lyrics:
The swaying wine glass, lips stained like blood...
Su Xiaong lowered her head and used her phone to examine herself; should her makeup be a bit heavier?
Forget it, she thought, scanning the room for Ren Yixuan.
The college auditorium wasn’t much smaller than the university theater, accommodating four to five hundred people easily.
Soon, she saw Ren Yixuan’s head popping out from the lively crowd!
Being tall is always good...
Holding a bit of nervousness, she walked slowly toward the large circle...
The lodious waltz music was vibrant and intoxicating; she humd softly to calm her nerves. The closer she got, the more uneasy she beca...
She finally squeezed into the crowd—
The circle ford by the people was like a dance floor, where pairs of n and won waltzed together; each couple had matching numbers on them.
This... was the couple dance competition Ren Yixuan ntioned...
Su Xiaong licked her lips, her prepared smile slightly froze—
The person she was looking for had the sa number as another girl; he was dancing with that girl.
At this mont, Su Xiaong suddenly felt her eyes sting...
"... I’m here to deliver the invitation for the Finance College’s Christmas Eve dance ball."
"Thank you, senior, but..."
"You and Yi Xuan had a quarrel, right?... But he asked to give you the invitation."
Recalling what Xiao Ling said when she delivered the invitation, Su Xiaong couldn’t understand, why send her an invitation when he’d already chosen soone else as his partner?
... Was it to retaliate against her?
She sniffed, feeling a bit overwheld, just about to turn around—
"Xiao ng?"
A slightly surprised voice held her back.
Su Xiaong clenched her teeth, suppressed her feelings, and looked up at Xiao Ling and Ren Yixuan standing before her.
"Senior..."
Ren Yixuan frowned slightly, "Why are you here?"
Su Xiaong’s back tensed again, that question...
Her lips moved, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say, making her appear hesitant.
"Ah! I forgot..." Xiao Ling quickly tapped her head and then looked apologetically at Ren Yixuan, "You said you’d be my dance partner without giving Xiao ng the invitation... but ended up giving it to her that day."
Su Xiaong looked at Xiao Ling, her expression wooden. What did that an?
Didn’t the senior say the invitation was from Ren Yixuan?
Why did it change to Ren Yixuan saying not to give her the invitation?
Ren Yixuan pressed his lips tightly, looked at Su Xiaong, took a deep breath, just about to speak, but was interrupted by Su Xiaong...
"Since you already have a partner, I’ll leave now. rry Christmas to you both."
Su Xiaong wanted to give them a carefree smile but found she couldn’t manage it!
As she turned around, she was almost about to burst into tears.
She thought she had really lost Ren Yixuan, the boy who grew up with her, maybe the most understanding person besides her parents...
He wouldn’t even give her a chance to apologize.
The years spent together vanished in an instant; she felt her heart being sliced by a knife.
No longer lovers, even friends seed impossible—the cruelty of this truth hit hard.
"Where are you going!"
Her wrist was grabbed by a firm yet domineering force.
Su Xiaong faced Ren Yixuan’s tightened brows with her red eyes...
"Didn’t you say you’d help win the trophy?"
He asked.
Su Xiaong’s tears fell, and she stared blankly at Ren Yixuan.
"Yi Xuan..." Xiao Ling stood aside, her expression sowhat rigid.
"Since you sent her the invitation, she’s still my dance partner." Ren Yixuan didn’t even glance at Xiao Ling but stepped forward to wipe Su Xiaong’s tears.
This act made her tears fall even faster.
"Why are you crying?"
Su Xiaong lowered her head, her sad face supported by her voice, murmured hoarsely, "I thought... you never intended to care about again..."
Ren Yixuan stepped forward, sighed, and embraced her, "All right, no more crying. Do you want everyone to see you like this?"
Su Xiaong quickly shook her head, wiping her tears on his suit.
"Yi Xuan, otherwise... let Xiao ng dance with soone else, we’ve all registered together..."
Xiao Ling softly suggested.
She didn’t deliver the invitation to Su Xiaong for this kind of outco!
She rely wanted Su Xiaong to witness who Ren Yixuan chose in the end; she wanted her to understand that only Xiao Ling was worthy of Ren Yixuan.
Ren Yixuan looked down at her tear-streaked face, "Go wash up in the restroom, your makeup’s ssed up."
"Ah? Really?"
Su Xiaong used her phone to check, indeed...
Ren Yixuan couldn’t help but laugh at her pitiful face, "Hurry up, go on?"
"Oh! Okay!"
Su Xiaong handed the phone to him and walked towards the restroom.
Once she was far enough away, Ren Yixuan turned to Xiao Ling, "You’re such an intelligent girl, always organized, how could you forget?"
"Yi Xuan... What do you an by that?"
"Su Xiaong is not as smart as you. I pressured her into getting into A University, and even then she barely made the minimum score."
"So?"
Xiao Ling looked at him, a bad feeling creeping in...
"Don’t play mind gas with soone who’s not your equal, it lacks class."
His words were clear enough.
Xiao Ling clutched her clothes, "You think... I did it on purpose?"
Ren Yixuan tore off the number attached to him and gave it to her, "I’m just drawing conclusions based on what I know about you and Su Xiaong. If I’m wrong, I apologize."
"But Xiao Ling, whether you forgot or did it on purpose, Su Xiaong has arrived."
"She’s here, so you don’t care about anyone else?"
"She’s here, so I can’t care about anyone else."
Xiao Ling bit her lip, "Ren Yixuan, sotis you really are quite infuriating! Have you forgotten how she treated you during your argunt a while ago? You were so down for her! Did she care about you then?"
"I admit, I’m infuriating."
"Ren Yixuan, she’s not good enough for you! Girls like her are everywhere! You should know how I’ve felt about you all these years—"
"I understand."
Ren Yixuan took a deep breath, looked up as Su Xiaong slowly approached, and said calmly, "But liking soone is never about whether they’re good enough, it’s that... she’s just walking towards , and my heart is full of joy."
"Yi Xuan..."
"Finished freshening up?"
"Mm... Should I touch up my makeup or sothing?" Su Xiaong asked.
"No need, you look great just like that."
"Hehe!" Su Xiaong giggled.
She knew that no one in the world would treat her better than Ren Yixuan, but precisely because of this, she couldn’t let him feel wronged.
They would always be more than friends, less than lovers... actually, more like family.
"Senior..."
Su Xiaong looked at Xiao Ling and slowly said, "I don’t want to apologize, but I have to say thank you. If it weren’t for you ’forgetting’..."
She left the rest unsaid, believing Xiao Ling understood.
"Su Xiaong, you’re not showing off to , are you?"
"How could I? It’s a genuine thank you."
Su Xiaong said, indeed without a hint of showing off, but neither was it truly sincere!
She used to think Xiao Ling was smart, pretty, and really liked her!
Ren Yixuan took Su Xiaong’s hand, "Let’s go."
"Mm!"
Ren Yixuan requested another set of numbers from the judges.
"Since when did your sense of rhythm improve?"
Su Xiaong placed her hand on his shoulder, blinking and asking.
"Why are you curious about that?"
"I’m just curious... you used to always miss the beat!"
"You used to always score poorly, yet now you’re at A University?" Ren Yixuan raised his eyebrows and let out a snort.
Su Xiaong blushed and mumbled, "Could you not bring up the past?"
"Weren’t you the one who brought it up first?"
"..." Su Xiaong lowered her head, feeling at fault.
Ren Yixuan looked at the top of her head, scanning downwards, noticing she had gained so weight...
It was hard not to notice her stomach, but Ren Yixuan knew deep down that focusing on her stomach would an losing Su Xiaong altogether.
Given the situation, all he could do was accept it.
This was the girl he chose, and now that she’s in trouble, even if he has to crawl, he’ll help her clean up the ss, just as always.
Su Xiaong... just this once, in this lifeti, I’ll forgive you just this once. If it happens again, I’ll definitely strangle you! Better than being tornted to death by you...
"Yi Xuan..."
"Mm?"
"It’s not that I can’t tell you, nor that you don’t have the right to know... it’s just I don’t want to bring it up, I don’t want anyone else to know..."
She looked down at Ren Yixuan’s shiny black shoes, observing each step he took silently.
"Alright, if you don’t want to ntion it... then don’t."
"... In the future, let’s not argue anymore..."
"If you don’t provoke , why would I argue with you?"
"Then I’ll... try not to provoke you."
"... That statent itself is quite provoking."
Ren Yixuan was a bit speechless.
Su Xiaong felt much better in her heart at this mont. She thought, she and Ren Yixuan weren’t ant to be lovers, otherwise, how could they hit this roadblock after knowing each other for twenty years?
"President... you two dance seriously..."
A student judge whispered as they passed by Ren Yixuan.
Su Xiaong quickly pulled herself together, tightly gripping Ren Yixuan’s hand, "Co on, with the president of the OMG Club as your partner, there’s no way we can lose!"
Ren Yixuan shook his head, not listening to her, only changing his stance to embrace her gently, swaying softly.
"... Yi Xuan?"
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