To seduce her

As the melodious music slowly flows in the banquet hall and the lights gradually soften, the dance party is about to begin.

A spotlight shone down in the center of the stage, attracting everyone's attention.

The host, dressed in a new Chinese suit, came on stage holding a microphone.

"Dear guests, welcome to today's charity dinner hosted by Yingteng International. I believe everyone is looking forward to the upcoming dance party. Before the formal start, we have specially prepared some warm-up games. Are you interested in participating?"

The host's passionate voice caused a slight commotion in the crowd, and everyone started to communicate with the men and women around them.

"It looks like everyone is very interested, so let's use our spotlight to find friends who will participate in the first round of games!"

After he finished speaking, the spotlight shining on the host quickly moved.

It fell exactly on Shen Yaochu and Xu Yanjun.

The two were stunned, and the guests around them cast curious glances at them and started talking.

Shen Yaochu was dazzled by the sudden beam of light. She subconsciously raised her hand to block the light, then waved her hand to indicate that she did not want to go on stage.

Xu Yanjun smiled helplessly and refused: "Sorry, we..."

But the host had already walked off the stage quickly and came towards the two of them: "Come on, don't be shy, let's warm up for our dance party in advance!"

"Really not..."

Before Shen Yaochu could finish her words, the host had already grabbed the two's arms and dragged them onto the stage.

The two were pulled onto the stage and became the most eye-catching focus at the moment.

There's no need to be unhappy in front of so many people. Since it's just a small game, there's no harm in agreeing to it.

"Okay, then may I ask the host, what are the rules of the game?"

"Haha, it seems this beautiful lady is very generous!" The host cheered, "Let's applaud this perfect couple!"

"..." Shen Yaochu looked at Xu Yanjun helplessly.

There was thunderous applause from the audience and the atmosphere suddenly became heated.

……

Gao Yuchuan took a step with his long legs and strode into the banquet hall.

He frowned slightly, his eyes sharp, looking for Shen Yaochu's figure.

As soon as he entered the banquet hall, a faint sound of discussion reached his ears.

"You're late. It was a great event just now. A couple got into trouble and it seems they offended the organizer."

"Really? And then what? Did they quarrel?"

"They didn't quarrel, but that girl was very strong and stood up to defend her boyfriend. She was both pretty and awesome!"

"Where is it? Show me!"

"I'll point it out to you later when I see her, but it's a pity that she's actually with a country bumpkin... Hey! It looks like that's the couple! Now they've been dragged onto the stage to play games! It's true that good-looking people will be seen wherever they go!"

Gao Yuchuan paused and subconsciously looked towards the stage.

On the stage, Shen Yaochu and Xu Yanjun stood side by side, and there was a burst of booing from the audience.

Gao Yuchuan's face darkened slightly, and the air around him seemed to freeze.

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The applause gradually died down, and the host cleared his throat and deliberately raised his voice so that the audience could hear him clearly.

"Next, we are going to have a Chinese medicine game challenge. Please, beautiful lady, identify these ten rare Chinese medicinal herbs within the limited time! Please welcome the staff!"

Several staff members came up with trays on which were placed ten kinds of rare Chinese medicinal materials. Some of them were difficult to identify even for professionals, let alone Shen Yaochu.

"Count down! Ready! Three - two - one - go!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, Shen Yaochu was about to say that she would give up, but she heard Xu Yanjun's voice reminding her from behind.

“Read after me.”

Xu Yanjun's voice was not loud, just loud enough for Shen Yaochu to hear. He spoke every word slowly, trying to make Shen Yaochu hear it as clearly as possible.

Shen Yaochu smiled and didn't care whether it was right or not. She just followed the homophones Xu Yanjun suggested, and surprisingly they were all correct.

There was laughter and applause from the audience, but there was a shrill sound in the middle.

"Cheating! If you can't answer, you'll be punished! Cheaters, get out of this dance!"

A man's shouting voice came over, and Shen Yaochu looked carefully. It was the middle-aged man who had soiled Xu Yanjun's clothes before.

Shen Yaochu sneered. It turned out that this man was resentful and specially found a game to embarrass them. But who knew that Xu Yanjun answered all the questions, and he became angry out of embarrassment.

Gao Yuchuan in the audience also heard the discordant sound. He frowned and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

His jaw was slightly clenched as he walked towards the man.

But before he could make a move, Shen Yaochu had already taken the microphone and asked coldly, "Excuse me, sir, what qualifications do you have to shout?"

The entire venue fell silent, and everyone looked at the man in the audience.

"I have one! Look at you, you are so good-looking, but you really want to defend this country doctor in front of so many people? Aren't you afraid that no man will be interested in you in the future? What a waste of your face! Get out of here!"

Shen Yaochu's voice was cold, but it carried an inexplicable power: "We have an invitation letter, no one can drive us away. On the contrary, some people look down on others!"

Even a fool could tell that everyone present, from the host to the lighting technician, were in cahoots with this man!

Shen Yaochu glanced at the host with contempt: "If the warm-up games are meant to deliberately make things difficult for people, then there's nothing fun about them."

After saying that, Shen Yaochu stuffed the microphone back into the embarrassed host's hands and pulled Xu Yanjun off the stage.

The entire banquet hall was silent for a few seconds. Then, applause suddenly broke out from the audience. From the beginning, it was sparse, but later it became loud, and everyone cast admiring glances at Shen Yaochu.

"Very handsome, Yaochu." Xu Yanjun chuckled: "Thank you."

Shen Yaochu smiled and said, "He deserves to be criticized."

……

Seeing Shen Yaochu standing up for Xu Yanjun in front of so many people, Gao Yuchuan's expression became extremely complicated.

He felt an inexplicable sense of displeasure in his heart, and the gossip about them echoed in his ears again.

Gao Yuchuan pursed his thin lips and his Adam's apple moved slightly.

He didn't even have a direct reason to express his dissatisfaction. After all, Shen Yaochu was just protecting his friend.

Gao Yuchuan's eyes darkened slightly and he walked towards Shen Yaochu.

Perhaps it was because his gaze was too scorching, Shen Yaochu seemed to have noticed something and looked over at him.

Their eyes met in the air, and a hint of surprise flashed across Shen Yaochu's eyes for a moment.

Shen Yaochu subconsciously stopped and watched Gao Yuchuan walk up to her.

"Why are you here?" Shen Yaochu asked.

Gao Yuchuan stood in front of her, his voice was slightly deep, and no emotion could be heard: "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't know it's so lively here."

"..."