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Yuan Jin'er tiptoed through the long corridor inside the building, her eyes searching for her target at the opposite end of the hallway. When she saw the figure descending the stairs, she hurried forward a short distance. As several girls passing by in the corridor looked at her curiously, she raised her head, reached out to pull a small strand of hair, and walked forward with a dignified air, though her small, quick steps betrayed her speed.

Sister Yunzhu has great confidence in him, but I don't feel that way. But no matter what, this Ning Yi is, after all, one of our own, related to Bamboo Notes. This time, that Lu Xia was already certain to stand on Xue Yan's side, so there was no way to win. It would be good to concede a little as a lesson. If we really just watched them lose face, Yunzhu would probably feel bad. Ning Yi didn't become famous easily, and I don't want to see him lose face like that.

Of course, I'll give him a scare first.

Peeking through the gaps in the corridor that offered views of the central garden, the two approached the intersection from different directions. Yuan Jin'er hid outside a room at the corner of the corridor, quietly listening to the approaching footsteps, while the singing from the hall carried over. At the same time, Liu Qingdi, approaching quickly from another corridor converging on the intersection, neared the junction. As Ning Yi's figure came into view, he greeted him with a smile and a cupped-fist salute: "Brother Ning, a pleasure to meet you..."

"Oof..."

"Uh..."

Opposite Ning Yi, behind Liu Qingdi, Yuan Jin'er suddenly appeared. The junction was originally a three-way intersection, and for a moment, the expressions of the three people varied. Liu Qingdi's expression was still relatively normal for a greeting. Ning Yi suddenly saw a person appear before him, and two people at the same time, and he was momentarily stunned, his mouth opening in surprise.

Yuan Jin'er originally intended to scare someone, but now she was probably even more frightened. She had taken a graceful, dance-like step forward, intending to block Ning Yi's path, her triumphant smile drawing an arc, rising as she straightened her body. But as she stepped out, the back of a man suddenly appeared in front of her. Her eyes widened as she raised her head and chest. Realizing that this guy was Liu Qingdi, she covered her mouth, uttered a soft "oof," turned around with the momentum, lowered her head, covered her puffed-up cheeks, and slipped back like a ghost.

Ning Yi watched the whole process unfold. At this moment, his cheeks twitched a few times, not knowing whether to laugh or what. The scene of Yuan Jin'er jumping out with wide eyes was indeed a bit shocking, but in retrospect, it was quite comical. His expression was complex and rich for a moment. Liu Qingdi, with a very enthusiastic attitude, cupped his fist to greet him, but before he could finish, he lowered his head somewhat insecurely and looked around himself, wondering if there was something funny about his appearance.

"Brother Ning today..."

"Heh... is this brother going to the restroom?" Ning Yi looked in the direction where Yuan Jin'er had disappeared and thought for a moment. He smiled, took a step back towards the end of the road, and spread his hands: "Sorry."

This time, Liu Qingdi was truly stunned. His reason for coming out to greet him was simple. This Ning Liheng never participated in such social events. Tonight, he had finally encountered him once. He was confident that, at most, they would compete in poetry and prose, creating a beautiful story. Since the other person was usually quiet or, rather, eccentric, there was nothing wrong with him coming over to fan the flames and say a few sarcastic remarks. Who knew that when he greeted him, he would encounter such a strange reaction.

Ning Yi didn't know what he was thinking about, his expression was so strange, but he obviously didn't pay much attention to himself. He was practically throwing cold water on him. He still wanted to start the greeting from the beginning and start a conversation, but looking at the other person's kind expression, it was clear that he was absentmindedly and kindly saying: "It's okay, you can go on." With just one sentence, one action, and one expression, he felt that he couldn't find the atmosphere to continue speaking. Finally, he gritted his teeth, smiled with a cupped fist, and went to the toilet unhappily...

Actually, he didn't want to go to the toilet at all...

After walking more than ten meters away, he turned back to look. Ning Yi was still standing there thinking, and seemed to notice his return, smiling and cupping his fist in greeting. He also smiled and cupped his fist, then walked away disappointed.

Ning Yi found this person's back view somewhat boring. From the attitude he showed the moment he appeared, Ning Yi knew what this guy's purpose was. Honestly, it wouldn't matter if he wrote a poem today, after all, he should give Li Pin some face, and the Su family some face, and he could perfunctorily say a few words to this person. But seeing Yuan Jin'er pop out from over there, he was too lazy to chat here for half the day. He heard that this Liu Qingdi and that Yuan Jin'er used to be quite familiar, and if he lingered here and let him see Yuan Jin'er, it might not be good for her.

When he didn't want to chat, there was no way the other person could say anything meaningful. A few friendly actions as hints, and the other person would consciously feel bored and have to leave. At this time, seeing that figure disappear, Ning Yi took a few steps forward, crossed the intersection, and went to see Yuan Jin'er at the corner.

What a blunder...

Beside, Yuan Jin'er was leaning against the wall, at this moment reflecting on her extreme embarrassment...

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"What's wrong?"

At the corner of the long corridor, a man and a woman were talking furtively, the music in the hall was pervasive, and the sounds of clinking glasses were occasionally heard nearby. Someone passed by from another intersection and cast a glance in this direction, then left. Ning Yi asked Yuan Jin'er the question, and Yuan Jin'er's originally somewhat annoyed face, at the moment of his appearance, also transformed into a slight resentment.

It's okay, she always seems to have a bit of resentment every time I see her.

"It's nothing, what's wrong with wanting to give you a scare?"

"Oh... I was indeed startled just now." Ning Yi nodded with a smile, seeing Yuan Jin'er's expression as if she had to swallow her teeth along with the blood, "I saw you two upstairs just now, what are you doing here?"

"Of course, I'm promoting pine flower eggs. I know Manager Chen here."

"The very beautiful one?"

"Yeah." Yuan Jin'er nodded, then frowned, "I didn't think about telling you who's beautiful! Humph, if it weren't for Sister Yunzhu, I wouldn't have come to remind you... I'm warning you, don't take out any poems to show off your beauty, if you want to write, write next time, don't write here!"

"Wow." Ning Yi thought for a moment, then nodded, "Has that Lu Xia and someone from the Xue family developed to this point?"

Yuan Jin'er raised an eyebrow to look at him, then her expression softened a little: "It's good that you can guess it, Lu Xia gave that glass of wine to Xue Yan tonight, you won't be able to compete no matter what. The better the poems you write at that time, the more people will say you offered a warm face to a cold reception, humph..." Then she looked at Ning Yi again, "You guys guessed a bit?"

"Heh, I was talking to Dexin upstairs just now, that Xue Jin suffered a big loss last time. Although Xue Yan is his elder brother, he doesn't have the certainty of victory, so he wouldn't mess around like this. But if it weren't for these words of yours, I'm afraid I would really have made a fool of myself..."

"It's good that you know." Jin'er's face turned from cloudy to sunny, then she said, "Sister Yunzhu is here, so I came to inform you, thank Sister Yunzhu well tomorrow."

Ning Yi nodded with a smile: "Yeah, by the way, you and that Liu Qingdi..."

As soon as this sentence was asked, the apricot eyes opposite him widened: "Don't know him!"

Chatter, chatter, the two chatted here for a long time, Yuan Jin'er even came up with some ideas, "Why don't you hide outside, and just pretend you're not here." Then they separated. The second round of performances in the hall had actually been going on for a while.

Yuan Jin'er returned to the previous room. Sister Yunzhu wasn't here. She wouldn't leave first, presumably she went to find Manager Chen. Yuan Jin'er left the room again. This time, she paid attention to Liu Qingdi's location to avoid an awkward encounter. There were also some women she knew in this Yan Cui Tower. Seeing her, if there was nothing going on, they would inevitably be surprised and say a few words, asking for the location of Manager Chen. In the process, the beauty named Lu Xia in the hall had also been thinking for a long time on the stage. Then, she walked off the stage, poured a glass of wine next to her, and bit her lip in embarrassment before lowering her head and walking towards the wine table where the Xue family was, with a touch of shyness in her expression.

She then offered the glass of wine to Xue Yan.

Some people laughed and some people cursed in the hall. At such a moment, there were ultimately some unhappy people. The second-floor private room where the Su family was located was slightly silent. It was conceivable what the atmosphere would be like.

Before this, Liu Qingdi and Li Pin had both written poems, and both had spent a not insignificant amount of silver. However, Ning Yi ultimately did not make a move. Yuan Jin'er slightly shrugged her shoulders and went over to Manager Chen. Fortunately, she wasn't entertaining guests at this time. After pushing open the door of what should have been the dressing room, she saw Manager Chen and then looked at the several women busy around her.

"Eh? Where's Sister Yunzhu?"

"Your Yunzhu?" Manager Chen thought for a moment, "Didn't see her."

"Ah..."

A moment later, she heard a somewhat familiar zither music sound.

At this time, Yan Cui Tower's star Lu Xia had finished her performance and also chosen the person to accompany for the night. Although the other girls would also make these choices, Lu Xia was, after all, the real focus. After that, although there were still a few performances, this result caused a commotion in the hall for a while. These few performances could almost be said to have unfolded in the worst atmosphere of the night. Everyone was either talking about the Xue family's wealth, discussing Liu Qingdi and Li Pin's talent, and of course, they would either shake their heads, ridicule, or mock the Su family's small failure. The zither music sounded from the stage in such a situation.

The noisy clamor continued, the zither music was faint, and at first, it didn't attract attention. It seemed like a subtle wind was mixed in with everyone's words, and it didn't seem aloof or out of place, it just sounded along with the clamor. Probably not many people could notice it. Yuan Jin'er was probably the most sensitive to this zither music, and it took her a few seconds to distinguish it. Then, she frowned slightly, incredulously.

"Sister Yunzhu..."

This low voice, like the zither music, was almost inaudible. Soon, what also began to change was Manager Chen's expression. Then, then, the zither music seemed to begin to become clearer. In such zither music, the two went to the room next door. Yuan Jin'er reached out her hand, took a deep breath, and then pushed it towards the window that could see the hall.

Actually, she had already seen the figure playing the zither in her mind... (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)

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