DBAC 5

Chapter 5

Second Young Master Xie, You’re Scaring Her (1/2)

The banquet came to an end.

Just as he was about to leave, Xie Zong suddenly remembered something.

“Rourou.”

“I heard from your mother that you’ve been practicing ballroom dance lately?”

Xie Yurao froze for a moment.

Xie Zong was always swamped with work. It was rare for him to take an interest in what kind of dance she was practicing.

It seemed Qin Yun had been right—he really did favor ballroom dance.

“Yes,” Xie Yurao replied obediently. “I’m planning to perform ballroom dance at the Venus International Celebration at the end of the month.”

The moment those words fell, Xie Jingchuan abruptly lifted his gaze.

Even an outsider like him knew that the Venus Celebration was a holy-grail-level stage in the hearts of art students.

The only reason Xie Yurao had been invited as a guest performer was because of Qin Yun’s former status as the nation’s sweetheart goddess, combined with Xie Yurao’s extraordinary talent in classical dance, which she had trained in since childhood.

He had never expected that, just to curry favor with Xie Zong, she would choose to perform ballroom dance at such an important event.

He lazily curled his lips in silent mockery.

How soft-hearted.

However, Xie Zong’s next sentence instantly wiped the smile from his face.

“Good. After the celebration is over, Dad will give you a reward.”

For once, Xie Zong’s gaze was unusually gentle. Generously, he told his daughter,

“When the time comes, you can ask for anything you want.”

“…”

Xie Jingchuan: “?”

Xie Yurao’s eyes immediately lit up.

There was actually such a good deal?

Qin Yun cast Xie Yurao a meaningful glance, as though she had expected this all along.

Smiling, she reminded her,

“Why aren’t you thanking your father yet?”

Xie Yurao sweetly replied,

“Thank you, Dad.”

Xie Zong nodded without saying anything more. Then he left arm in arm with Qin Yun.

After they were gone, Xie Yurao was already happily considering what she should ask for.

Inheriting the entire family fortune was obviously unrealistic.

But obtaining a portion of the assets was still possible.

For example, one of the group’s subsidiary companies, a private hospital under the conglomerate, or even an undeveloped mine…

“Heh—”

A low, lazy scoff interrupted her thoughts.

Xie Yurao looked up and met Xie Jingchuan’s handsome, devilishly alluring face.

Now that all the guests had left, Xie Jingchuan couldn’t be bothered to keep up appearances.

His long legs were slightly bent as he leaned casually against a banquet table.

The Xie family’s genes were absurdly good. As a mixed-blood descendant of two countries, Xie Jingchuan had naturally pure silver hair.

Looking at his face alone was certainly pleasing to the eye.

Unfortunately, the moment he opened his mouth, his tone became dripping with sarcasm.

“Little Sister Rourou is certainly talented at winning people over.”

Xie Jingchuan had experienced it deeply since childhood.

Xie Yurao always possessed this ability—to make everyone revolve around her like stars around the moon, doting on her and spoiling her.

Many things that required him to exhaust every effort to obtain…

Xie Yurao could get with nothing more than a little coquettish act.

“Oh? Where is that smell coming from?”

Xie Yurao raised a hand and touched her delicate nose, her tone even more sarcastic than his.

Her lazy, charming voice stretched out.

“So sour~”

“…”

Xie Jingchuan’s gaze turned cold.

He let out a mocking laugh.

Blinking her innocent fox-like eyes, Xie Yurao offered him a friendly suggestion.

“If it’s really bothering you, Second Brother, why don’t you learn ballroom dance too?”

“Maybe if Dad’s in a good mood, he’ll give you a reward as well.”

The beautiful little fox smiled enchantingly, but her belly was full of mischief.

Xie Jingchuan narrowed his enchanting eyes and sneered.

“Your second brother has no need for that kind of people-pleasing tactic.”

He deliberately emphasized the words “people-pleasing,” carrying a clear note of ridicule.

Tan Shen lowered his gaze and glanced at the little fox.

Dance was her passion.

It was also her faith.

Xie Jingchuan had stepped directly onto a landmine.

As expected, Xie Yurao’s expression immediately turned cold.

Then, as if thinking of something, she curved her eyes and smiled again.

“So you don’t need it, huh…”

Playing with her slender pale fingers, she spoke lazily to Xie Jingchuan.

“I heard that ever since Second Brother returned to the country, he’s had his eye on the Medical Research Institute on South Island.”

Xie Jingchuan paused.

A faint sense of foreboding rose within him.

Then he heard Xie Yurao say casually:

“In that case, when the time comes, I’ll ask Dad for that instead.”