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Chapter 338: Chapter 0338: Qi Shijie’s Confession Time
Not only was Qiu Ruoxi taken aback, but Qi Shijie was as well!
However, Dongfang Shu looked at Ye Xunhuan with a somewhat playful expression.
Just when Qiu Ruoxi couldn’t figure out what Ye Xunhuan meant, Ye Xunhuan suddenly knelt on one knee, extended his right hand, and gazed at her affectionately, saying, "Beautiful lady, may I have the honor of asking you to dance with me?"
Seeing Ye Xunhuan suddenly kneeling before her, Qiu Ruoxi was completely stunned.
She never imagined that Ye Xunhuan would actually kneel on one knee, just like a proud prince from ancient Greek myths, romantically proposing to a beautiful princess!
Not only was Qiu Ruoxi stunned, but Qi Shijie was too, while Dongfang Shu’s face revealed a dawning understanding.
"You..."
"Beautiful lady, I hope you won’t refuse me!" Ye Xunhuan said, looking deeply into Qiu Ruoxi’s eyes: "Otherwise, I will kneel here and not get up until my sincerity moves you and you agree to dance with me."
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan completely shed his carefree demeanor, his face full of seriousness.
At the same time, the frivolous air of a playboy had vanished, leaving him looking like a lovestruck prince.
Almost instantly, people noticed this scene, turning their heads one after another to look.
In the face of everyone’s gaze, Qiu Ruoxi didn’t feel much, but confronted with Ye Xunhuan’s fiery eyes, she started to feel a bit flustered inside.
After all, Ye Xunhuan was a man, and he was kneeling on one knee before her.
It’s said that a man’s knees are precious: he should only kneel to the heavens above, the earth below, and to his parents in between!
Now, kneeling before her in full view of everyone, she really felt moved, even starting to wish that her cheap husband would always be this serious, how nice that would be!
No woman dislikes romance, no woman can withstand a tender siege, and Qiu Ruoxi was no different, despite being usually aloof. Seeing the man she lived with—whom she even shared a bed with for a while—kneeling in front of her, just to invite her to a dance, was stirring indeed.
"Get up, there are so many people watching..."
"If you don’t agree to it, I won’t get up," Ye Xunhuan said somewhat shamelessly: "I want to touch your heart with my sincerity..."
"I agree to it!"
Speaking, Qiu Ruoxi slowly extended her delicate hand and placed it in Ye Xunhuan’s palm. Seeing this, he grabbed her hand at once, then with a smug and challenging look, glanced at Qi Shijie and said, "See? It’s not that she’s uncomfortable, she just didn’t want to dance with you!"
"Moreover, if it were me, I wouldn’t dance with you either. Inviting someone to dance without showing any sincerity at all!"
"If you were like me, kneeling down and persistently clinging on, how could she refuse?"
Saying this, Ye Xunhuan sighed softly, "Shi Jie, you’re still too young, not willing to set aside your pride!"
As his voice faded, Ye Xunhuan pulled Qiu Ruoxi toward the dance floor, leaving behind a discontented Qi Shijie and a smiling Dongfang Shu.
"Feel quite defeated?" Dongfang Shu suddenly spoke up: "But I have to admit, you’re really not as good at wooing women as he is!"
"He’s right. When a man pursues a woman, he needs to let go of his pride, caring about nothing else," Dongfang Shu said softly: "Before you marry a woman, especially when you’re pursuing her, you must treat her like she’s a revered elder in your household. After getting married, then you can act like an emperor!"
"Shi Jie, if you can’t even grasp such simple truths, how can you take over your mother’s position?"
"Dongfang sister, I..."
"Alright, I’m not interested in your affairs," Dongfang Shu said: "But, I feel that if this guy keeps stubbornly pursuing Qiu Ruoxi, he might very well succeed. You’ve met a formidable love rival, even stronger than Xu Mingzhe!"
Ye Xunhuan had no shame, not at all, and he also used the most brazen, persistent approach.
With so many people watching, how could you not give face?
If Qi Shijie had done the same as Ye Xunhuan, directly kneeling on the ground earlier, then Qiu Ruoxi probably would have found it hard to refuse too, given that everyone here would cross paths again in the future!
But he didn’t.
In the middle of the dance floor, Ye Xunhuan, holding onto Qiu Ruoxi’s slender waist, had already started dancing to the rhythm of the music.
"Ye Xunhuan, I’ve found that you are shameless!"
"Can’t help it, if I got down on one knee, you’d have no idea how quickly that guy would swoop you away!"
"You think I’m like you, unable to move when I see a woman?"
"Nonsense, when have I ever stopped moving when I saw you?"
Qiu Ruoxi was at a loss for words: "However, you made me slap Qi Shijie right across the face!"
"Serves him right!" Ye Xunhuan said indifferently, "In front of me, he invited my wife to dance. Giving him a silent slap was already letting him off easy!"
"But I also taught him a lesson, though I wonder if he can learn it!"
"You think everyone is as shameless as you!"
"What’s wrong with that? Kneeling for my own wife, that’s very normal, you know, just consider it a proposal!"
"In your dreams!" Qiu Ruoxi huffed, "But Ye Xunhuan, you keep your distance from that Dongfang Shu!" 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
"Why?"
"Do you know who she is?"
"A woman, right?"
Qiu Ruoxi’s delicate nose twitched slightly: "She’s not just a simple woman..."
"Could she be transgender..."
"You..." Unable to help it, Qiu Ruoxi deliberately hesitated for a beat and stepped on Ye Xunhuan’s foot!
Immediately, the pain had Ye Xunhuan gritting his teeth and grimacing: "Qiu Ruoxi..."
"Stop spouting nonsense here. I’m telling you, she’s a widow, a famous one in the Central Sea Province. There are not a thousand men who want to sleep with her, then there are eight hundred. But no one dares to touch her. Do you know why?"
"Does this woman possess a status that people dare not offend?"
"I don’t know what status she has, but I’m warning you, you’d better keep your distance from this widow. Otherwise, you won’t even know how you died!"
Ye Xunhuan didn’t take it seriously at all, thinking that Dongfang Shu could cause his death, was that even possible?
At this moment, Qiu Ruoxi in the dance hall was like a peony swaying elegantly in the breeze, noble and graceful. When the breeze passed, it left no trace.
Dongfang Shu stood to one side, quietly watching Qiu Ruoxi in the dance hall, wondering what was in her heart.
When one song ended, the music faded away, but then another dance tune began.
However, Qiu Ruoxi and Ye Xunhuan didn’t continue dancing, instead, they walked down from the dance floor.
"I didn’t expect you could dance so well!" Qiu Ruoxi genuinely expressed her admiration.
She really didn’t expect Ye Xunhuan to be such a good dancer, and at this moment, Qiu Ruoxi felt there was so much about her cheap husband to discover!
"You have no idea!" Ye Xunhuan said with moderate force!
For Ye Xunhuan, these dances were far too simple, or rather, they were part of the training he had received before!
Just after Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi walked down from the dance floor, the lights in the hall changed, dimming slightly, with a soft purple glow enveloping the space, filled with a cozy and romantic air.
And just then, Qi Shijie suddenly appeared in front of Qiu Ruoxi, looking at her affectionately and said, "Ruoxi, we’ve known each other for six or seven years now, right?"
"I remember the first time we met was at the end of summer or the beginning of fall, wasn’t it? You wore a white dress and passed by me in a flash, like a fairy..."
"Since then, your image has been deeply etched into my mind, and I swore that I would pursue you..."
At this point, Ye Xunhuan understood, damn it, this guy was making a confession!
