Chapter 342: You Can’t Even Ballroom Dance?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
As Duanmu Tian listened to the three of them speak one after another, he didn’t know if he should retract his hand in midair. Displeasure and embarra.s.sment flashed across his heart, and he was about to retract his hand quietly.
At this moment, Duanmu Xi, who was sitting in the corner, suddenly said, “Third Brother, Princess Anya said that she wants to learn imperial etiquette. Why haven’t you retracted your hand?”
Duanmu Tian abruptly turned around and glared at her coldly.
Duanmu Xi pretended to be frightened and immediately lowered her head. A cold glint flashed across the depths of her eyes before she raised her head and said to Chu Luo, “Chu Luo, your husband is here.”
Everyone subconsciously looked into the hall and saw that Li Yan had already entered and was surrounded by many people.
At this moment, the melodious sound of the violin could be heard.
Duanmu Ze said, “The dance is about to start. Let’s go out first.”
No one had any objections. Everyone stood up and walked out.
Chu Luo and Anya walked together.
Duanmu Rui walked over and said considerately, “Princess Anya is tired from walking today. You can sit in the resting area later.”
Anya and Chu Luo glanced at Duanmu Rui at the same time. His words seemed thoughtful, but they were deliberately said for the other men to hear.
Anya didn’t care what Duanmu Rui had in mind and was very satisfied with his words. She nodded and asked Chu Luo, “Chu, do you want to dance later?”
“I don’t know how to.”
After Chu Luo finished speaking, her gaze met Li Yan’s.
Everyone could clearly feel Li Yan’s cold aura retract.
Everyone looked at the group of people who walked out of the lounge.
Eldest Master Duanmu smiled and said, “There are many youngsters here today. I heard from Little Ze that youngsters like to dance at banquets. Let’s follow the trend tonight. Everyone, give up the s.p.a.ce in the center to those who know how to dance.”
Everyone consciously spread out, and a huge s.p.a.ce quickly appeared in the middle.
As Li Yan walked towards Chu Luo, Anya whispered to Chu Luo, “The Duanmu family actually managed to invite the violinist, Hans, tonight. Looks like they really put in a lot of effort.”
After Anya finished speaking, she saw someone looking over and immediately picked up her expression.
Chu Luo glanced at her.
At this moment, Li Yan had already walked up to her and asked, “Do you want to dance?”
Chu Luo asked curiously, “What dance?”
Anya looked at Chu Luo in surprise. “Chu, don’t tell me you can’t even ballroom dance?”
As soon as Anya finished speaking, everyone standing at the side looked at Chu Luo with different expressions.
Chu Luo glanced at Anya and asked calmly, “Is it very embarra.s.sing to not know how to ballroom dance?”
Sun Tianhao, who was standing on the other side, replied, “None of our Sun family members know how to dance either.”
Yang Lu muttered from behind, “That’s because you don’t have time to dance.”
The corners of Chu Luo’s lips curled up as she continued to look at Li Yan.
Li Yan nodded. “I don’t know how to dance either.”
Chu Luo looked at his serious expression and the smile on her face widened. “Then let’s watch them dance.”
“Mm.”
Li Yan and Chu Luo didn’t enter the dance floor, and Anya also rejected the other people who came to invite her.
Duanmu Ze gestured to a servant standing in front of the violinist.
After the servant informed Hans, everyone saw Hans placing the violin on his shoulder in a stylish manner.
At that moment, Chu Luo saw a black aura floating out of the corner behind them towards Hans.
Chu Luo sensed it and the smile on her face widened.
She suddenly tugged at Li Yan’s sleeve. When Li Yan tilted his head to look at her, she lowered her voice and said to him, “There’s a good show to watch later.”
Just as Chu Luo finished speaking, Hans’ expression changed drastically. He couldn’t make a sound on his violin.
The group of people who were already prepared to dance looked at him in confusion.
“What’s going on? Is there a problem with Hans’s violin? Why isn’t there any sound?”
“Didn’t you tune it up?”
“How is that possible? If the violin hasn’t been tuned properly, it would at most sound out of tune. It’s impossible that it can’t make a sound.”
“Hans just played a song. How can the violin not be able to make a sound?”
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Just as everyone was discussing, Sun Tianhao’s voice sounded behind Chu Luo. “Chu Luo, do you know what’s going on?”
Anya also looked at Chu Luo.
Chu Luo didn’t answer. She only said three words, “Watch the show.”
Hans’ violin couldn’t make a sound. He was so anxious that a thin layer of sweat quickly appeared on his forehead and his face turned red.
The expressions of the people from the Duanmu family were also a little ugly. At this moment, there was a cry of surprise. Duanmu Xi asked in a naive tone, “What’s going on? Didn’t they say that this person is a violinist? There were even times when a professional violinist’s instrument malfunctioned?”
“Hey! I heard a legend before that there are people who know demonic magic and can control people or objects. Could it be that there’s such a person among the people who came here today?”
The expressions of everyone from the Duanmu family turned even uglier.
Duanmu Ze scolded in a low voice, “Duanmu Xi, don’t spout nonsense.”
After saying that, he said to Duanmu Rui, “Second Brother, go and see what’s going on.”
Duanmu Rui nodded at him and walked towards Hans.
Duanmu Ze gave Duanmu Tian a look, gesturing for him to take Duanmu Xi away.
No matter how the Duanmu brothers disliked each other in private, they wouldn’t allow Duanmu Xi to spout nonsense on such an occasion.
Duanmu Tian walked over and put his arm around Duanmu Xi’s shoulder. With the concerned expression of a sibling, he said, “Sister Xiao Xi, accompany me to see how things are over there.”
After saying that, he forcefully led her to the dance floor. After a few steps, he said to her in a low mocking tone with a smile on his face, “An illegitimate child is an illegitimate child. You’re so rude. Looks like you can get lost after today.”
A trace of ruthlessness flashed across Duanmu Xi’s eyes and anger immediately appeared on her face. She shook off his arm and said angrily, “How can you be like this! I don’t want to go with you anymore.”
With that, she ran towards the door.
However, she sneered in her heart: Since you’re ruthless to me, don’t blame me for being unrighteous to you! Since you want to rope in Li Yan so much, I’ll let something happen to Li Yan’s woman here. Let’s see if you can fulfill your wish.
Chu Luo suddenly turned to look at the direction of the door and happened to see Duanmu Xi’s back view as she quickly ran out. After a few seconds, she retracted her gaze and casually listened to everyone.
Hans’ violin couldn’t make a sound.
There were already many people discussing. Someone suggested, “Why don’t we change to a different violin? Maybe there’s a problem with this violin.”
Unexpectedly, when Hans heard this, he immediately jumped up agitatedly. “How is that possible? This violin has been with me for ten years, just like my lover. I’ll only be with my lover. I definitely won’t change it.”
A tad displeased, the masters of Duanmu Rui’s family spoke among themselves in hushed tones.
Second Master Duanmu said, “Just get someone else. In any case, it’s just background music for dancing.”
Eldest Master Duanmu and Third Master Duanmu immediately agreed with him.
Third Master Duanmu walked over and said to Duanmu Rui in a low voice, “Little Rui, bring him down. Think of a way to replace it with other instruments.”
Duanmu Rui nodded and said to Hans, “Mr. Hans, I’ll take you to the lounge. You can check what’s wrong with this violin.”
Hans was also anxious, so he agreed.
The moment Hans was taken away, Duanmu Rui came over and said to Duanmu Zhixuan, “Zhixuan, don’t you know how to play the violin too? Go up.”
Duanmu Zhixuan felt that playing the violin at such an occasion was lowering her status as a rich miss.
She didn’t want anyone to think that she deliberately refused to go, so she said in a troubled tone, “Second Brother, go look for someone else. I injured my wrist this morning and still can’t exert much strength.”
Duanmu Rui stared at Duanmu Zhixuan’s face. How could he not know what she was thinking? Anger flashed across his heart, but this wasn’t the time to be angry. He said, “Then ask around and see who knows how to play the violin.”
Duanmu Zhixuan went to ask a group of women she knew and shook her head at him.
At this moment, Yang Lu, who was standing there, suddenly said, “Doesn’t Chu Luo know everything? Why don’t Chu Luo go over and play a song?”
When Yang Lu said this, the people who heard it first looked at her in surprise. To think that she wanted to ask Li Yan’s woman to play the violin in front of him. Wasn’t she asking for a beating?
Sun Tianhao warned her in a low voice in displeasure, “Yang Lu, don’t go overboard.”
“How am I going overboard? Isn’t Master Li’s relations.h.i.+p with the Duanmu family very good? Can’t they even get Chu Luo to help?”
“No,” Li Yan finally said. There was a chilling ruthlessness in his voice as he glanced at Yang Lu with his sharp eyes.
Just as Yang Lu’s face turned pale from fright, he held Chu Luo’s hand and walked towards the rest area.