Chapter 175: The Blind Date Party (2/2)

“The serial poisoning case.”

I tried to be very discreet about it and did not mention Young Master Wang being in the hotel. After all, I wouldn’t want to completely embarrass the guy. Still, I didn’t need to say much before Xiaotao connected the dots and realized that it was the occasion when she was not with me at the crime scene. She had read the case files, though, so she knew exactly what went on.

“Would you like to dance with me, Miss Huang?” Young Master Wang asked.

“I don’t know how to dance,” Xiaotao replied, her voice full of contempt. “You go ahead!”

Young Master Wang frowned slightly and glanced at me. I saw him gritting his teeth in anger, possibly as an attempt to intimidate me. What more do you want? I thought to myself. I tried my best not to embarrass you outright.

“Until we meet again later, then…” Young Master Wang smiled politely to Xiaotao and turned away.

“What was my father thinking?” complained Xiaotao once Young Master Wang was out of earshot. “He’s just setting me up with any dude he can find, as long as they’re rich!”

“He’s quite handsome though…” I teased her.

“Are you kidding me?” Xiaotao retorted. “Didn’t you notice how his eyes never left my chest even when I was talking to him? It wouldn’t surprise me if he turns out to be a sex addict!”

What she said made me glance at her chest. She was wearing an evening gown with a plunging neckline. Plus, she was already very curvy, so it was very eye-catching. I blushed when I caught myself staring at her cleavage and quickly looked away.

We soon got very bored standing there. Many people came over to chat us up during the time, but because we had nothing in common with them at all, the conversations didn’t last much longer than a few minutes before it trailed off awkwardly, and they’d leave us to ourselves again. There were even some very well-dressed girls who came up to me and asked if I wanted to dance with them, but I declined them all.

Xiaotao was even more anxious than me. She kept muttering impatiently, “Why isn’t my father here yet?”

At that moment, the band played a familiar piece of music—it was the world-famous tango song Por Una Cabeza. The guests immediately cleared the floor in the middle of the hall, and pairs of dancing men and women began to fill in the open space.

“Let’s dance!” cried Xiaotao.

“I really don’t know how…”

“I know how, and I’ll teach you! It’s getting too boring just standing here!”

I had no other choice but to relent. I held Xiaotao’s hand as she spun. She went undercover as a dancer once, and so she had to take some dance lessons. She was very light on her feet and danced effortlessly, while I stumbled with every step. I kept looking down, afraid of stepping on Xiaotao’s feet, but she said, “Keep your chin up and your chest forward! The secret to dancing is confidence! Even if you don’t know how to dance, pretend you’re great at it!”

I followed Xiaotao’s rhythm and counted the steps carefully. I stepped on her toes for a total of four times, and each time she would let out a yelp. Slowly, though, I found the rhythm and even Xiaotao was surprised at my progress.

“You’re a fast learner!” she exclaimed.

“I can’t bear to hurt your toes!”

“That’s very sweet of you!” Xiaotao laughed. “You’ve changed so much since I first met you.”

“Well, you’ve been a good influence.”

Xiaotao giggled.

It was a marvelous feeling dancing with Xiaotao. Holding her slender waist in my hand, I could feel her body temperature slowly rising through the thin fabric of her dress. Our faces were so close we could feel each other’s breath. I saw a blush slowly creeping up on her cheek, and it made my cheeks burn in response. Her bright red evening dress bloomed like the petals of a flower when she spun.

Towards the end of the song, something across the room suddenly caught my eye. I kept staring at it until Xiaotao asked me, “What are you looking at?”

“That man over there,” I answered. “He’s acting weird!”

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