Chapter 25

A coquettish female voice said angrily: "I should have known, I am no different from others." ”

Another young and deep male voice said: "Why is it the same, I see that you are clearly different from others, but I haven't told you." ”

There was a hint of innocence in the haughty female voice: "I don't believe it, unless you tell me right away that you are hiding something from me." ”

The male voice chuckled, "I don't tell you, I will never tell you that I love you in this world, and I only love you." ”

Listening to this conversation really made people feel numb, Wen Jianning shuddered and stood up.

She had planned to go out generously, indicating that there was still someone here. But as soon as she poked her head out from behind the pillar, she saw the man and woman hugging each other and kissing each other, and she shrank back in fright.

She shrank, and after the two kissed, they spoke passionately.

Wen Jianning listened to these two people, you and me, it was really embarrassing.

Although she had the intention to make a voice to interrupt the conversation between the two, but after thinking about it carefully, she had already listened to a paragraph before, and she would go out again, and if she didn't know it, she would really offend people. After much consideration, she still didn't have the courage to show her head, so she had to hide as much as possible in the pillar to avoid being discovered by the two men, while praying in her heart for them to hurry away.

However, instead of hearing Wen Jianning's request, the heavens teased her even harder.

The man and woman flirted as they walked along the corridor, stopping and stopping, getting closer and closer to the pillar where Wen Jianning was hiding.

Wen Jianning only felt her heart pounding, and she didn't know whether she should come out early to apologize to others, or stay here until the two of them found out about her, a disgraceful eavesdropper.

Finally, the two stopped again a dozen paces away from her.

Before Wen Jianning could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a rush of footsteps coming from a distance, and his speech stopped abruptly.

She reacted quickly.

- Oh no, Wen Baiqing, who went to get her coat, is back.

Fortunately, Wen Baiqing reacted quickly, and when he saw that the situation was not right, he hurriedly said politely: "Sorry for the interruption." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the villa, without giving the other two time to react.

Wen Jianning, who was hiding behind the pillar, breathed a sigh of relief.

The young man and woman were disturbed by Wen Baiqing's uninvited guest, and after a while they also returned to the living room together.

Wen Jianning hid in place and waited for a while, until a few more guests came out to breathe, and then she came out from behind the pillar and carefully slipped back.

The men and women in the living room were still dancing, as if they were clockwork.

She looked left and right that no one was paying attention, took a small glass of champagne, and sat down next to Wen Baiqing casually.

As soon as he sat down, he heard Wen Baiqing smile narrowly: "It seems that you were hiding behind the pillar just now, no wonder you didn't see you." ”

Wen Jianning paid attention to his surroundings, for fear of being seen as strange, and pretended to take a small sip of champagne, his lips moved lightly: "Fortunately, you reacted quickly, otherwise I would have offended people." ”

"I'm afraid you've been offended. ”

Wen Jianning forgot to disguise for a while, and turned his head to look at him in confusion.

I saw Wen Baiqing calm and relaxed, and said calmly: "The man just glanced at the velvet sweater on my arm, obviously knowing that there was a young lady hiding here." ”

Wen Jianning's expression was stunned, and he quickly comforted himself: "I know, I know, but he didn't see me with his own eyes, there are so many people at the ball, he can't know who it is." ”

"That's not necessarily," Wen Baiqing said with a gloating smile on his face, "Look, isn't this coming." ”

As soon as Wen Jianning looked up, he saw embroidery and a handsome young man walking towards them.

Tonight's embroidery wore a short-sleeved cheongsam with gold satin and light blue, with a slender figure and fair skin, like a gardenia folded with dew in the early morning, fresh and delicate.

She had just finished dancing with someone, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, her delicate goose egg face was flushed, and her eyes were sparkling with a smile. Rao is her appearance is not delicate, and when she is radiant like this, it is difficult to take her eyes off.

Wen Jianning rarely saw her so happy, and couldn't help but look at the person beside her.

The young man standing beside Jianxiu was tall and slender, handsome, wearing a well-cut white suit, his eye sockets were deeper than ordinary people, with a bit of mixed blood, but a pair of peach blossom eyes but quite oriental style. The temperament is not restrained, but with a bit of poet-like uninhibitedness.

He looked at Wen Jianning with a smile, which made Wen Jianning feel a bad premonition in his heart.

Jianxiu smiled: "Let me introduce to you, this is my third sister Wen Jianning, and this is my cousin Wen Baiqing." The one next to me is Yan Tingchen, a classmate of your sister Wan. ”

After Wen Baiqing nodded briefly, he sat aside and watched the play with his hands in his hands.

Yan Tingchen gracefully stretched out his hand and asked, "I don't know if I have this honor, please ask the third lady to dance." ”

As soon as he spoke, the gentle and deep voice made Wen Jianning's scalp tighten.

- Wen Baiqing really didn't lie to her, the person in front of her was indeed the person who was talking in the corridor just now.

Before Wen Jianning could say no, Jianxiu on the side hurriedly blinked. She could only hold on to a little luck, and stretched out a slender little hand and put it on Yan Tingchen's hand.

Amid melodious and soft music, the two slid onto the dance floor.

Wen Jianning rarely danced with outsiders, and now the other party's hand was falling on her back. Although there was no overstepping the rules, it still made her uncomfortable. It just so happens that the gramophone is still playing a waltz, which requires the dancing parties to be very close to each other. The distance between the two is narrow, and not only can they smell each other's breath, but they can even feel each other's body temperature.

The two didn't know each other before, and they had nothing to talk about, and the atmosphere was quite awkward for a while.

It was the other party who spoke first to ease the atmosphere: "I heard Miss Xiu say before that she has a third sister with excellent grades, and when I saw her today, I realized that she only said half a sentence." Although the third lady is young, she is not only smart, but also dances so well. ”

Wen Jianning stiffly tugged at the corners of his mouth: "You're polite." ”

Yan Tingchen chuckled: "Third Miss doesn't have to be so polite, I am a classmate with Miss Jianwan, and I have also had a few encounters with Miss Jianxiu, and I often come to your aunt to play on weekdays." It's just that you don't come out often, so we only see you today, otherwise we might have become friends long ago. ”

Wen Jianning raised his eyelids and said softly, "Some politeness is still necessary." ”

Yan Tingchen lowered his head, knelt down in Wen Jianning's ear, and said in a low voice: "But the little girl eavesdropping on her brothers and sisters is really not polite. ”

- Sure enough, it was discovered.

Wen Jianning's breath stagnated, and he quickly replied: "It seems that the unintentional mistake of the younger girl is not what a brother with tolerance should do." ”

As soon as these words blurted out, she felt a little annoyed.

is used to having trouble with Wen Baiqing, and she even has an unforgiving habit in her mouth to outsiders. Whether the eavesdropping was intentional or not, it was her fault, how could she blame the bitter master.

Wen Jianning felt guilty in his heart, and rarely softened his tone first, and sincerely apologized to the other party: "I'm sorry, I did overhear your conversation with that young lady just now, but don't worry, I don't know who that young lady is, and I will never leak your relationship with that young lady to outsiders." ”

She raised her face as she spoke, and a pair of apricot eyes shone with water, reflecting the reflection of the other party. Being looked at by such a pair of sincere and pure eyes, it is really difficult not to be moved, and even the well-informed Yan Tingchen was stunned for a moment.

After reacting, he said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Actually, it doesn't matter if the third lady says it." In this way, if I don't have other beauties to accompany me, wouldn't there be a reason to keep pestering Miss San. ”

Although the two of them were talking, their dancing steps were not chaotic.

But this time, Wen Jianning's footsteps stopped, and when he raised his head again, his apricot eyes were already a little annoyed.

Yan Tingchen was used to messing around on this occasion, and he had a good look, but he laughed casually, and he didn't really mean to bully a little girl, and when he saw Wen Jianning's expression, he knew that it was going to be bad, and hurriedly remedied: "It's just a harmless little joke, and I think the third miss shouldn't be compared to my unintentional mistakes." ”

Just at the end of the song, Wen Jianning let go of his hand and said coldly: "Sir, I don't feel your humor. ”

With that, she turned away and walked straight into the corner through the crowd.

Jianxiu hurriedly walked over and asked, "What's the matter, you seem to be a little unpleasant." ”

She had been watching the two of them dancing not far away, and when she saw that Jianning stopped and said something to Yan Tingchen and then turned around and walked away, she knew that the two of them must not be speculative.

Yan Tingchen laughed at himself: "It's nothing, I said the wrong thing." But your sister is young, but she has a big temper. ”

Jianxiu hurriedly explained: "Don't mind, Jianning just doesn't like the occasion of the ball, so she is a little nervous, in fact, she usually doesn't do this." ”

Yan Tingchen didn't say anything, turned to smile at Jianxiu, and bowed down to invite again: "Since the third miss doesn't want to appreciate her face, I wonder if the second miss can give me a chance to dance with me, a person who can't speak?"

Seeing that Xiu's face was slightly red, he still handed his hand to him: "If you can't speak, I'm afraid that everyone else will become dumb." ”

At this time, the music resumed, and it was replaced by a warm and lingering rumba. The two of them twisted happily together with the people beside them, and quickly forgot the unpleasantness brought by Wen Jianning just now.

By the time Wen Jianning returned to the sofa and sat down, the corner was empty.

Wen Baiqing had been dragged away by Wen Jingshu and was socializing on the other side of the crowd. She glanced over there, then withdrew her gaze, and went to the table alone to bring a glass of juice and drank it in small sips, waiting boredly for the dance to end.

In just a moment, Feng Ling strode through the crowd and sat down beside her.

Hong Kong's ladies and ladies were influenced by the British aristocracy and were far more proud than the courtesans of Shanghai's ten-mile market. It always takes three or five times to invite a dancer before nodding and agreeing. But Feng Ling, who grew up abroad since childhood, is not so particular. She almost did not refuse to come, and was soon warmly welcomed by the gentlemen, and danced more than a dozen dances in a row, which would finally be tired, and sat next to Wen Jianning with sweat, holding an ivory pink feather fan in her hand, opening it and fanning it twice.

When she regained her strength, she raised her hand and stroked the short hair around her ear, and asked with a smile, "Why are you sitting here alone and not going to dance with everyone?"

Wen Jianning said honestly: "I don't like dancing very much, and I don't feel comfortable dancing." ”

She prefers to sit upstairs quietly and read a book by herself rather than staying in such a noisy situation.

Feng Ling couldn't help but shake her head when she heard this: "You can't do this, girls are too restrained in the social arena, and they will lose a lot of opportunities." ”

She was about to take her younger brother Feng Yi as a negative example to persuade Wen Jianning to say a few words, when a servant hurriedly walked over to her ear and said something, which made Feng Ling's brows furrow.

After the others left, Wen Jianning asked, Feng Ling said helplessly: "The driver went back to pick up Ah Yi, but he coaxed him to drive and sent him back." If I had known that, I shouldn't have given him back the glasses when he got out of the car. ”

It turned out that Feng Yi was about to transfer to a foreign middle school to study, and it happened that Feng Ling came here for a vacation, and the two sisters and brothers stayed in Hong Kong for a short time. It's just that Feng Ling is worried that her younger brother has been withdrawn since he was a child, does not like to socialize with others, and after coming to Hong Kong, he hides in his room all day long to read. When I go abroad in the future, I'm afraid I'll be a complete nerd.

In order to let Feng Yi come out to socialize more, she snatched her brother's glasses first today before coercing him into the car, never thought that Feng Yi didn't appreciate it, so she took the opportunity to sneak back.

Feng Ling shook her head and said regretfully: "It's a pity that I also booked one of your dances for him, this kid doesn't have this blessing, so he can only let other gentlemen snatch it away in vain." ”

Wen Jianning was only embarrassed, and a little funny.

Although Feng Ling is kind-hearted, it is difficult for her to interfere in the arrangement like this, no wonder the young man named Feng Yi will avoid it.

The two talked for a while, and someone came to invite them.

It happened that Feng Ling had rested enough, so she readily agreed.

After she got up, she suddenly remembered something, and turned around and told Wen Jianning: "By the way, I will get married this fall, and when the time comes, you will be students, but remember to go to Shanghai to attend my wedding." ”

(End of chapter)