Late.
Around 8 pm.
District Party Committee Guesthouse Ballroom. Music is playing.
Dong Xuebing found a seat after two dances. Wang Yuling had gone to dance with the Wang Family's leaders, and Zhou Yanru is dancing with her husband. Only Dong Xuebing is left, and he is bored. Other than the leaders from his office, no one else dares to dance with him. Dong Xuebing knew it will be difficult for him to invite them. So, he sat down and drank his tea. His mood is not affected by the music. Dong Xuebing's shoes are still on the floor, and he is still dancing to the music.
Some people came up to Dong Xuebing to dance.
For example, a female leader from the Public Prosecutor's Office not far away. She is in her fifties, and she saw Dong Xuebing is so young and alone. She walked up to him slowly and wanted to dance with him.
Unexpectedly, someone at the side suddenly reminded him.
That woman from the Public Prosecutor's Office was stunned and immediately changed direction to invite someone else.
Dong Xuebing rolled his eyes when he saw this scene. If he was closer, he would have heard the person beside him saying one sentence.
"That is Dong Xuebing from Guangming Street Office."
That woman left without looking back. Dong Xuebing's infamy is obvious!
Some people might not have met Dong Xuebing before, but everyone in Nanshan District knows his name!
Isn't this … A few people were dancing and discussing Dong Xuebing on the dance floor.
"Which one is Dong Xuebing?"
"Chief Chen, is this the first time you met him? He is the one sitting and drinking tea. "
"You can't judge a book by its cover. He looks decent, but why is he so troublesome?"
"Who knows? Look, he had been sitting alone for more than 20 minutes, and no one asked him to dance. Heh … why do you think he is here?"
"He must have offended too many people."
"That's right. Secretary An Shi, Mayor Yuehua are not people he can offend."
… …
It's almost 9 pm.
Unknowingly, the dance party is coming to an end.
Geng Yuehua has been sitting quietly from beginning to end. From time to time, cadres come to talk to her after dancing. Even if Yuehua doesn't dance, the surroundings will not be lonely. On the other hand, Dong Xuebing is having a hard time. Wang Yuling is being held back by a member of the Wang family. She should be close to Wang Anshi's family and does not want Wang Yuling to get close to Dong Xuebing. That's why she kept pulling Wang Yuling to dance with her. In the end, Dong Xuebing sat on the dance floor from the beginning to the end. Even though Dong Xuebing has a strong mental fortitude, he still felt embarrassed.
Before long, Geng Yuehua waved her hand. "Little Ma!"
Ma Li quickly went up to greet her. "Mayor Yuehua."
"It's almost time." Geng Yuehua looked at her watch. "Let's play the last song."
"Alright, I understand." Ma Li immediately found a microphone. After the song ended, she raised her hand to signal for the music to stop. Then, she said, "This is the last song. I would like to invite everyone's partners to come forward. Let's give this beautiful night one last dance."
Immediately, everyone in the resting area stood up and laughed.
Dong Xuebing looked around and noticed there was no one else around. Everyone had found their partners and were getting ready. One couple, ten couples, twenty couples. Other than Dong Xuebing, no one was an exception. It was like Nanshan District's dance party, and the last song must be the last song. No one else can sit down at the bottom. Dong Xuebing realized this is the case. Although there are more men than women, there are many women from the Art Troupe.
In the end, Dong Xuebing is the only one left.
Of course, Mayor Yuehua is also sitting there. But she is the Mayor, and she can do this. Dong Xuebing has no choice but to stand up and look for a partner. If not, he will stand out too much. But Dong Xuebing noticed there are no 'idle' women in the ballroom. Dong Xuebing is not sure if someone is doing this on purpose or not all the Art Troupe members are here. Anyway, Dong Xuebing is the only one left.
Naturally, Dong Xuebing became the center of attention again. Everyone was waiting for him. If Dong Xuebing does not find a dance partner, they will not play the music. They are trying to make fun of him.
Wang Yuling, who is on the dance floor, panics. "Sister Zhu, you can dance by yourself. I …"
"No. You must dance with Big Sis." That woman refused to let her go.
"Sister Zhu! Stop fooling around! Our Director … "
"I don't care. You must accompany Big Sis today, or I will complain to your father!"
"Ah … why are you like this?!"
The ballroom quiets down, and many people are waiting to see Dong Xuebing make a fool of himself.
There was indeed a saying that the last dance must be performed at the ball. In the past, even if there were no vacancies, there would still be vacancies. The members of the art troupe would not let the leaders be left alone. But who would have thought that something like this would happen today? Zhou Yanru's husband saw this and panicked. But Zhou Yanru had gone to the bathroom and is not back yet. He can't ask his wife to help him. What should he do? He quickly calls his wife, but he doesn't know if it's too late.
Dong Xuebing had never been stared at by so many people in his life. There are no women around him, and he can't possibly find a man to dance with. If no one is looking at him, he can still fool around on the dance floor. But now, everyone is looking at him, and Dong Xuebing cannot afford to be embarrassed. Damn! Are you all doing this on purpose?! You all want to make fun of me?! You all think I am not popular?!
The music did not start.
Chu Qinghua looks at Dong Xuebing with a smile.
Pan Zhengyi is also looking at Dong Xuebing with a smile. Everyone is waiting.
"Dong Xuebing is really embarrassing himself today."
"That's right. Haha … he can't even find a partner. His popularity …"
Everyone was discussing among themselves, and a few drunkards shouted. "Chief Dong! Can you hurry up? Haha … we are all waiting for you! "
Geng Yuehua frowned.
Dong Xuebing is very annoyed when he heard this.
In fact, there were women in the ballroom. At least, Secretary Ma Li, who was standing on the stage holding the microphone, was still single. However, she didn't seem to have any intention of coming down to dance. She probably couldn't let Mayor Yuehua sit outside alone, so Ma Li probably had to accompany her.
Many people are looking at Ma Li. Dong Xuebing can only invite Secretary Ma to dance.
Ma Li pretended not to see anything and waited for the staff to prepare the microphone. She even looks at Dong Xuebing gloatingly. The secretary is the leader's shadow, and if Mayor Yuehua is unhappy with Dong Xuebing, Secretary Ma will not be nice to Dong Xuebing.
The more Dong Xuebing is angry, the more he smiles. He straightens his clothes and looks at the anxious Wang Yuling. Dong Xuebing gave her a 'it's alright' look. He had offended Wang Anshi, and the Wang Family's leaders do not want Wang Yuling to be close to him.
As for his dance partner …
Dong Xuebing looks at Ma Li on the stage.
Ma Li calmly replied. "Chief Dong, are you ready?" Ma Li knew the answer. Even a blind man can see that Dong Xuebing did not find a dance partner.
Dong Xuebing smiles. "Almost ready. Wait a while."
At this moment, Zhou Yanru, who had gone to the bathroom, answered her husband's call and rushed back.
But just when everyone thought Dong Xuebing will go to Zhou Yanru or invite Ma Li, Dong Xuebing walked over to Geng Yuehua and extended his hand in front of her.
"Mayor Yuehua, may I have the honor to dance with you?" Dong Xuebing smiled.
Geng Yuehua raised her wine glass and looked at Dong Xuebing with a frown.
Wang Yuling, Zhou Yanru, and the rest almost tripped and fell to the ground.
The rest of the leaders were stunned. Dong Xuebing wants to invite Mayor Yuehua for a dance? It's been years since Mayor Geng accepted anyone's invitation to a ball. Be it when she was the Street Office Secretary or now, she is the Mayor!
You want to invite her?
Are you not afraid of biting your tongue?!
No one knew why Geng Yuehua never danced with others. Maybe she was conservative and not used to physical contact with others, or maybe she didn't know how to dance and was afraid of making a fool of herself. Anyway, after so many years, everyone had formed an unchangeable impression in their minds that Mayor Yuehua would never accept an invitation to dance. There was no exception. This idea had been deeply rooted.
Furthermore, everyone knows about the conflict between Dong Xuebing and Geng Yuehua. They are at loggerheads, and you still dare to invite her??
Damn! How shameless are you?!
Dong Xuebing also wants to see Geng Yuehua's attitude towards him. Is she really cold to him? So, he extended his hand and repeated. "Mayor Yuehua, may I have the honor to dance with you?"
Geng Yuehua put down her glass and looked at Dong Xuebing.
Just when everyone thought Mayor Yuehua will reject or even ignore Dong Xuebing, Geng Yuehua extended her hand and placed it on Dong Xuebing's palm. She nodded coldly.
Everyone was dumbfounded by this "En"!
No matter how cold Mayor Yuehua is, she still nodded coldly!
Damn!
What is the meaning of this? Did the sun rise from the west today?
Mayor Geng had accepted the invitation to dance? And she is even dancing with Dong Xuebing?
What is going on?!
Chu Qinghua and Pan Zhengyi were stunned. Ma Li, Wang Yuling, Zhou Yanru, and the rest were also stunned!
Even Dong Xuebing couldn't believe his ears. He was shocked and felt the hand holding Geng Yuehua's hand felt heavy!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
