Chapter 77 (1/2)
After finis.h.i.+ng the deal and returning to the ball, Wei Cheng Long still felt uneasy. When he saw Qin Yue sitting calmly in a corner, he hurriedly walked over to her.
When Wei Cheng Long reached Qin Yue's side, he cast Ye Qian a fierce glare, then asked, “Qin Yue, why aren't you dancing?”
Ye Qian did not pay him any heed, idly drinking the gla.s.s of red wine in his hands and smacking his lips from time to time, as though he completely did not see the hateful look Wei Cheng Long gave him.
“I don't want to dance.” Qin Yue said coldly.
“Young Master Wei wants to ask our Big Sister Yue to dance? Good luck to you.” Zhao Ya said with a small smile.
Naturally, Wei Cheng Long knew who Zhao Ya was; he knew she was Qin Yue's close friend. If he wanted to woo Qin Yue, he surely needed her help. Wei Chei Long smiled at her good-naturedly and said, “It appears I still need some pointers from Miss Zhao Ya!”
Zhao Ya was not that generous, she wasn't serious about helping Wei Cheng Long woo Qin Yue. She only could not stand Ye Qian so thought to use Wei Cheng Long to mess with him a bit. “Then listen carefully. Not only is Big Sister Yue the number one beauty in Shanghai, she is also the number one talented lady, skilled in all the Four Arts. So if you want to ask her to dance, you have to work harder in that area. Oh, isn't that a piano over there, why don't you have a compet.i.tion with this fella over here. Whoever plays better can dance with Big Sister Yue for one song, how about it?” Zhao Ya had a mischievous smile on her face, watching Ye Qianas she said these words. Clearly, she was sure that this rogue Ye Qianwould not be capable of playing the piano.
As expected, when he heard Zhao Ya's words, Ye Qian did not know whether to laugh or to cry, and replied, “You're giving me a hard time on purpose aren't you? You think a person like me can actually play the piano?”
Wei Chei Long wasn't overly familiar with the piano himself, he definitely could not play any of the world-famous pieces. But during his studies, he learned a thing or two, so he was much better off than Ye Qian. When he heard Ye Qian's words, Wei Cheng Long became even more confident. He said with disdain, “What? You're afraid? If you're afraid then concede, then we won't have to compete.”
Ye Qian expected Qin Yue to step in for him and put a stop to his, but contrary to his expectation she did not say a word. He couldn't figure out what this girl was thinking, but what Ye Qian knew for certain was that even if Wei Cheng Long won, she most probably would not dance with him anyway. But what about himself? Ye Qian wasn't sure what Qin Yue's feelings for him were.
“Looks like somebody is being an ostrich.” Zhao Ya was adding fuel to the fire.
“Don't provoke me, there's no use. I don't care about winning, even if I don't partic.i.p.ate Yue Yue will still dance with me. There's no need for me to do more. Isn't that right? Yue Yue!” After Ye Qian spoke, he hurriedly put his lips close to Qin Yue's ear and whispered, “Help me out here, don't let a guy lose face.”
Qin Yue smiled mischievously and said, “I don't really feel like dancing today, so I don't care who wins, I won't dance with anybody.”
Things having reached this point, to Wei Cheng Long, this was no longer about getting the chance to dance with Qin Yue, it was now an opportunity to humiliate Ye Qian, one could not let this opportunity pa.s.s. “Since that's the case, let's come up with another prize. I believe Mr. Ye Qian doesn't want to disrespect Qin Yue, right?” Wei Cheng Long asked.