Ye Zhen was ticklish. She wanted to squirm away when Lu Beichuan pinched her waist, but Lu Beichuan forcefully kept his arm around her. He didn’t allow her to dodge or escape. She could only stay by his side, looking intimate as if nothing could come between them.

  After Ye Zhen had repeatedly glared at him with an indignant gaze, Lu Beichuan finally took back his hand that had “commited a lot of evil”.

  “Do you know what absolute sincerity means?” Ye Zhen restrained her anger and patiently and systematically guided him, “Madam Zhou had seen all sorts of people in her life. You’re so young. What you’re playing with now is just leftover from other people’s games. Do you think it’s appropriate for you to play tricks and schemes in front of her?”


  Lu Beichuan furrowed his brow and didn’t comment on Ye Zhen’s words.

  “Mayor Zhou is in politics, and he has more experience than Madam Zhou. With their experience, they look at us like we’re children. Any trick or scheme won’t be up to par in front of them. The political world is more sinister than the business world. You should be clearer about that than me.”


  Lu Beichuan asked in a deep voice, “You think I should be forthright?”


  “At the very least, you have to be forthright in front of Mayor Zhou,” Ye Zhen said, “I can see that he doesn’t like schemers and dislikes even more when people try to manipulate him for their own benefit. You should be more sincere in front of Mayor Zhou. Who knows? You might get unexpected gains from that.”


  After saying that, Ye Zhen inwardly sighed. She increasingly felt apologetic towards Lin Zhan. After all, she had learned this from Lin Zhan’s experiences in the novel.

  Listening to her nagging, Lu Beichuan couldn’t stop his growing smile. When a waiter passed by them, Lu Beichuan turned around to block Ye Zhen. There was a tall champagne tower behind Ye Zhen that blocked the line of sight. When no one was paying attention to them, Lu Beichuan lowered his head and stole a kiss. The delicate and tasty kiss was soft and sweet like eating honey.

  Ye Zhen was shocked that this jerk would dare to kiss her in public. She stepped on Lu Beichuan and hissed out, “Lu Beichuan! What are you doing?”


  Lu Beichuan wasn’t bothered at all by his little wife, who was practically baring her teeth at him. At this moment, melodious music began to play in the big hall and the lights were suddenly dimmed. The sound of conversations quieted down. Soon after, lights were projected through patterned circles from above and onto the floor. These circles of shadow and light danced along with the music.

  The clustered groups dispersed and formed a circle.

  Under Mayor Zhou’s invitation, Madam Zhou was the first to enter the dance floor. A beam of light focused on them as they danced to the music.

  Lu Beichuan bit Ye Zhen’s ear and whispered, “Do you know how to dance?”


  His voice was mixed in with the music, so Ye Zhen couldn’t hear him clearly. “What?”


  In the next moment, her body shook and Lu Beichuan brought her onto the dance floor. A beam of light shone on them.

  “Do you know how to dance?” Lu Beichuan asked.

  Ye Zhen was forced to embrace Lu Beichuan in a face-to-face manner. Their ten fingers were tightly clasped together, and their figures were snugly against each other. Ye Zhen had never felt this type of intimacy before, and she immediately blushed. Her heartbeat accelerated. She was flustered and instinctively wanted to flee, but Lu Beichuan’s fingers were tightly clasped together with hers. His wide arms were powerful and strong, manifesting strength.

  Everyone was looking at them, and Madam Zhou also smiled at her.

  She leaned towards Lu Beichuan’s ear and hastily said, “I only learned the first half. I haven’t learned the second half yet!”


  Lu Beichuan whispered, “Step on my feet. I’ll carry you.”


  The arm around Ye Zhen’s waist suddenly exerted force. Ye Zhen’s felt light. Her entire body had left the floor. Lu Beichuan whirled around as part of the dance. Panicking, Ye Zhen tightly embraced Lu Beichuan and stepped on his feet.