A bright and sorrowful violin tune slowly began to play, and when the tune ended, the movement of the two beams of light would stop.
When the principal had said that the mysterious guest's surname was Tai, Xu Le could not believe his ears. His lips parted slightly in shock, and he immediately guessed the true identity of the person on the second floor. Tai Zhiyuan, this poor rich kid who had never even eaten a deep-fried dough cake before, was the main character of today's Double Moon Festival dance party? Xu Le took in a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. Last night, he had wanted to ask Tai Zhiyuan if he wanted to attend the dance party with him today. Who would have thought that the other had already arrived, and was even preparing to pick his dance partner like a monarch looking down from above?
The beautiful twin moons spilled clear light over the night sky, and the beams of light in the room moved slowly. As long as the beams shone on the girls, they would find it hard to suppress the nervousness on their faces. Right then, the principal's dampening voice rang out once again, mixing in with the beautiful violin tune. With a smile, he pointed out the true identity of the black mecha who had brought glory to Pear Blossom University this morning.
Xu Le listened, somewhat confused. He thought to himself, it was clearly him in the mecha, so how did it become Tai Zhiyuan? However, he also knew that in this school, the only people who could enter District H1 were probably himself and Tai Zhiyuan. If the other was willing to help him hide the truth, he would of course be very happy.
This news once again caused a commotion on the dark dance floor. Those girls who had still been somewhat reserved, deliberately avoiding the beams of light, now showed expressions of joy. A young male student with an astounding family background, and a legendary character who could make an ace pilot of an entire academy return in defeat — how could they not be moved?
The beams of light continued to move slowly. Those naive female students were filled with excitement and longing, praying that the beams of light would land on them. Meanwhile, those who knew Tai Zhiyuan's true identity were abnormally excited. The only one who was not interested in this matter was probably Xu Le. Although he was very surprised that Tai Zhiyuan's family was more terrifying than he had imagined, what did this have to do with him? In his eyes, the scene in front of him was like an emperor choosing a concubine. In his opinion, this was a great disrespect to women. Even he was a little dissatisfied with the weak rich man who ate supper and went to the brothel with him.
The scene was extremely quiet as countless pairs of eyes followed the two beams of light. The male students looked at this scene with envy and slight displeasure, while the female students looked at this scene with reservedness and longing … With the moonlight shining down, it wasn't completely dark. They could faintly see that in the most empty corner of the building, those rich kids who came from afar had tacitly divided into rows, with the girls standing in the front row.
Right in the middle was Zou Yu, dressed in a red dress. However, the light was dim, so it was impossible to see whether her expression at this moment was calm or something else. She closed her eyes slightly, calmed her breathing, and waited for that moment to come. Many years ago, after she met Tai Zhiyuan, her parents, brothers, and the people around her seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally made her feel that in this life, she could only be together with that young man who she had not seen for the past two years … However, at this moment that concerned her happiness in life, a detestable and roguish beautiful face suddenly appeared in her tightly shut eyes. The owner of that beautiful face had an incomparably evil heart, and her heart twitched slightly.
Zhang Xiaomeng, who was standing beside Zou Yu, was wearing a little blue dress that was originally not very eye-catching. However, in this gradually darkening environment, the material of the dress began to glow faintly. It was very eye-catching, like a pure little elf that had suddenly appeared in the forest … who knew how many gazes she had attracted.
She lowered her head slightly, and her fists that were naturally hanging by her side subconsciously clenched tightly. She was very nervous. Yes, she had someone she liked. She didn't know what that mysterious crown prince was, but she had to help Senator Macklin build a relationship with him, even if it meant sacrificing her own love and life … According to the recent reports, the Federal military's hawkish faction had begun to speed up the pace of their preparations for war, and the senator's lobbying in the capital had not been very effective. For the sake of those amiable and respectable companions and people in the four mountainous states, she had to do something.
She clenched her fists tightly, controlling her impulse to turn around and leave, or to look for Xu Le in the dark. She didn't know why Senator Macklin trusted her so much. No matter how she looked at it, that crown prince on the second floor shouldn't have chosen her, right? Zhang Xiaomeng comforted herself in her heart.
Beside them, the girls who had come from afar were also very nervous. Under the sweeping lights, they displayed their slight shyness as they waited. They knew a lot more than the normal girls present, and they knew that the young man on the second floor with the surname Si wasn't just the successor of the Xiu Shu Foundation. Although the Xiu Shu Foundation was indeed one of the top private foundations in the Federation, in the face of the Tai family's wealth and power, perhaps it was just a smokescreen that could be casually discarded?
In a room shaded by greenery on the second floor, Tai Zhiyuan, who was holding a cup of coffee, watched the girls' reactions through the holographic screen with a bored expression. He suddenly opened his mouth and said, "It's already the 37th constitutional calendar, and the Federation still has this kind of concubine selection activity. It's really shameful."
He didn't have the self-awareness of being the person involved at all, and he expressed his emotions at the scene before him. Beside him, Butler Jin said disapprovingly, "This is a family tradition, and Young Master should know that there has never been anything involuntary during a coming-of-age ceremony."
Tai Zhiyuan smiled. When he thought about how the principal had used the words "the product of love" to introduce him, he felt a little strange. He saw Zou Yu's face on the holographic screen, and his heart sank slightly. He asked, "Yuzi seems to be in a bad mood today. Did she find out something?"
"No."
Tai Zhiyuan nodded. He was just expressing concern for his friends out of habit. Since Butler Jin said that there was no problem, then there naturally wasn't a problem.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on a girl wearing a blue dress. In the darkness, standing beside the red-clothed Zou Yu, the blue dress was so pure that it instantly made his eyes relax, and he began to feel pity for the girl.
"Delicate … and moving." Tai Zhiyuan stared blankly at the girl. After a long silence, he said softly, "It seems that this girl didn't want to come at all, but now she's standing stubbornly by Yuzi's side … this kind of proud and stubborn temperament, I keep feeling that it's somewhat familiar. I like it very much."
Butler Jin calmly reminded him, "Zhang Xiaomeng, returned from S2 a year ago, and once did voluntary clerical work in Senator Macklin's office. Although the Federation Investigation Bureau has already determined that she is a returnee and no longer monitoring her, I don't think she's a suitable candidate."
"You're wrong. If I like a girl, even if she's from the Empire, I won't mind." Tai Zhiyuan coughed softly. He looked at the girl in blue on the holographic screen. Although she appeared calm, her tightly clenched hands had already revealed her nervousness and resistance. A trace of gentleness and complexity flashed across his eyes. He said softly, "It's a pity … that I met her a little too late."
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The violin song was coming to an end. Although Xu Le didn't have any musical knowledge, he could still hear the music. He looked at the movement of the beam of light somewhat indifferently. At this time, the beam of light had already politely swept around the hall. It came to the front of the group of rich girls, and the expressions of those girls became even more nervous.
Only Zou Yu and Zhang Xiaomeng remained calm. Zou Yu believed that no one in the hall could compete with her, because Lady Tai liked her very much. Zhang Xiaomeng's feelings were so complicated that she forgot to be nervous.
Everyone watched the movement of the beam of light nervously. Xu Le, who had been silent all this time, suddenly felt his heart beat faster. Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump. He suddenly had a very bad feeling. He had a feeling that Zhang Xiaomeng had come to this ball just to wait for this moment, and that those two beams of light were going to fall on her!
With his heart beating like a drum, Xu Le finally understood that his heart couldn't let go of this blue and pink girl who wore devil horns, * * * * * * *, and was sometimes like ice and sometimes like fire. He couldn't accept her being someone else's dance partner at the ball.
Just as the violin song was about to end, Xu Le suddenly walked out from the corner and strode in Zhang Xiaomeng's direction!
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However, after taking only three steps, Xu Le's face was illuminated by a strong beam of light!
He subconsciously narrowed his eyes and cursed in his heart. He was very worried that Zhang Xiaomeng, that muddle-headed woman, would really become the dance partner of that sickly Meng Zhi Yuan for something that he didn't know about. After a moment, his vision immediately returned to normal. He narrowed his eyes and looked around, but he realized that he could only see darkness. He could only hear extremely shocked cries.
This was because he was currently enveloped by the beam of light!
Xu Le looked around in a daze. He lowered his head and glanced at the expensive GU gown he was wearing. It was shining like the moon under the silver light. For a moment, he didn't know where he was or what had happened.
However, the surrounding exclamations and discussions had already exploded like an explosion, mixed with occasional exclamations of disbelief. Yes, no one would have thought that at the end of such a fairytale-like scene, the object that the beam of light shrouded … was actually a boy!
After being shocked, the crowd was in an uproar. Those rich ladies who originally thought that they had high hopes couldn't believe their eyes. A councilor's daughter even fainted from sadness. The lady from the Sun family covered her mouth and looked at the perplexed male student in the middle of the field enveloped by the beam of light. She stuttered, "Could it be that … the crown prince … is gay?"
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