Confronting the Poison Lotus Chapter 03

 Fu Yilan has always been quick-witted. Although Li Xia's sudden move took her by surprise, she smiled and responded within five seconds, "Yes, my mother has always been in poor health, and it's my aunt who has been taking care of the family. She has devoted all her efforts to taking care of my mother and us sisters. She even sacrificed her own chance of marriage for this precious family bond."

Her words were sincere and touching, immediately elevating Fu Yilan's image to a pedestal worthy of admiration.

Among the audience, some naturally believed her, while others remained skeptical.

Fu Yilan gritted her teth, smiling wistfully as she continued, "Speaking of which, this bond is just like the one between you and your sister, Li Qiu. Your sisterly bond runs deep. She left behind an illegitimate child, Qiaoqiao, and you are Qiaoqiao's aunt. Surely, you would love him just like a mother, right?"

Li Xia pursed her lips, her fingers tightening. She couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions within her.

The illegitimate child, the only "stain" in Li Qiu's life—how long would Fu Yilan harp on about this?

Fu Yilan chuckled unintentionally. At that moment, Fu Silan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up out of the blue, adding, "Li Xia, welcome home."

Coincidentally, today's event was not only Fu Yilan's celebration but also the 49th birthday of Fu Xinren and the 23rd birthday of Fu Silan. Logically, she should have been the main focus instead of Fu Yilan.

With this statement, the other members of the Fu family were all taken aback. Someone had already spoken, and there was no turning back now.

Fu Yilan glanced strangely at Fu Silan, thinking to herself, "It's better this way. Keep your enemies close." Thinking about it, she decided to turn the family into a wolf's den for Fu Silan.

She promptly showed her grace to everyone, saying, "Third sister, welcome home."

Just now, the calm yet subtly nuanced atmosphere suddenly turned festive again.

Next were separate birthday celebrations, with Fu Xinren's birthday party indoors and Fu Silan's birthday party at an outdoor bar.

Fu Yilan had originally planned to stay at the party with her father to meet business partners, but when she saw Lixia following Fu Silan out, she suddenly felt uncomfortable.

The three of them attended the best business school in the country. Eldest sister Fu Silan is currently studying for a master's degree in financial management, while Fu Yilan and Lixia are still undergraduates.

Many graduate students in financial management are wealthy businessmen who manage their family companies while studying. So there has always been a saying in the university circles of City B: if you want power, go to Nanshan Military Academy; if you want wealth, go to Shangdun Business School.

Many second-generation businessmen have come today, and gatherings like this are most likely to stir up emotions. Fu Yilan currently doesn't have any men she's interested in, but the thought of Lixia going to party with those high-quality men inevitably attracts attention because of her background, making Fu Yilan feel uncomfortable, like she's been rubbed with sandpaper, very uncomfortable.

After hesitating for a while, she still followed along.

The atmosphere outside the house was completely different from the elegant and dignified atmosphere indoors, with young people at the outdoor bar singing and laughing, full of youthful vigor.

When Fu Yilan went out, she saw many people talking to Lixia.

Lixia's mother and sister are both seniors at Shangdun School of Business, and Lixia herself is the youngest student in the history of the business school. Moreover, the Lixia family has fought several textbook-like impressive business battles. So even though Lixia's mother passed away and Lixia fell into a vegetative state, they are still admired by business management students like gods.

Seeing Lixia waking up from the accident, everyone couldn't help but sigh, express concern, and encourage and comfort her.

Lixia smiled faintly and responded one by one, but she didn't say much.

Fu Yilan sneered in her heart, knowing that someone who can't speak freely naturally has to be careful with their words, but speaking less makes people think she's profound and glamorous. These people really lack insight.

Fu Yilan walked over and greeted everyone with a smile, just like the host. Most of the people attending the party were Fu Silan's classmates and they all knew Fu Yilan, Silan's younger sister. Moreover, Fu Yilan had been involved in the management of their family's Fu Lan Emporium for several years, and everyone knew about her outstanding achievements.

Someone once said that her talent could be considered a "little Lixia" of the business school. But someone else compared the data and found that, regardless of age, grades, or practical experience, although Fu Yilan was better than many people, she was always overshadowed by the legendary Lixia.

This has become a deep pain in Fu Yilan's heart.

But there was no need to compare herself to someone who's in a vegetative state.

As soon as Fu Yilan arrived, everyone's attention shifted to her. A graduate student joked, "Yilan, you and your sister are the hosts, you two should liven up the atmosphere with a dance. Just singing and drinking is boring."

A senior sister also joined in, "Yeah, I heard you're a good dancer. Dance an opening hot dance to get everyone moving."

Fu Yilan had been dancing since she was young and seeing many good seniors, she couldn't help but feel the urge to perform.

She smiled and declined a few times, but in the end, she couldn't resist the crowd's urging and walked to the center of the rough ground.

She considered herself talented and when it was time to perform, she was naturally confident and unrestrained. To liven up the atmosphere, she chose a slightly provocative dance.

Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time".

This song had an irresistible charm from the beginning, with a seductive sensation. Fu Yilan's energetic dance was excellent, very passionate and captivating, making people unable to look away, their hearts racing, but not to the point of being overwhelmed.

The sensation was just right, and everything was handled perfectly.

The atmosphere was gradually elevated by her.

Lixia casually walked to the DJ booth and glanced at the music library, unexpectedly finding the Indian kissing song "Kiss Kiss." She had heard this song too many times and knew exactly at which second the most influential part was. With her experience playing in a bar band for so long, DJ skills were no challenge for her.

Observing Fu Yilan's movements and beats, she casually made a few adjustments, then walked back into the crowd and discreetly turned on her phone camera.

As the song gradually reached its climax, Fu Yilan's dance became more open and daring, with the twisting of her waist and hips exuding both youthfulness and sensuality, passionate yet tension-filled.

However, when the music suddenly switched to "Kiss," the bar erupted into high-pitched sounds reminiscent of women reaching their G-spot during intimacy, along with the sound of men kissing, over and over again.

Please forgive me, this is supposed to be a pure song, but it starts with a long section of male "mua" and female "ah~ ah~"... 

Combined with Fu Yilan's suggestive dance move of touching her own body, it suddenly became incredibly inappropriate, to the point where it seemed like this woman was... you know.

This song is often used to get everyone dancing together, easily lifting the atmosphere to a high level, but if danced to alone, its suggestive undertones are too strong...

As the background music changed, her dance instantly dropped several levels, falling into the category of vulgar and obscene. In a place like this, patrons would definitely whistle and catcall; but for the students present, it carried a sense of impropriety, making her feel embarrassed.

Many senior students felt awkwardly embarrassed, touching their ears and turning away, exchanging awkward glances.

No matter how composed Fu Yilan usually was, she had no idea how to handle this situation, neither continuing nor stopping.

Her typically clear and fair complexion flushed with shame in an instant, as if venom were being squeezed out, and she felt an intense desire to dig a hole and hide in it. She had never felt so embarrassed in her life. Whoever was behind this, she hoped they wouldn't be found out!

The song quickly moved past its ambiguous part and into a lively rhythm. Fu Yilan could only smile and invite others to join in, and while those who could dance didn't refuse, they clearly lacked enthusiasm, only doing so to help her save face.

As the song ended, the atmosphere at the scene became very strange, dropping to freezing levels. Fu Yilan's little face was flushed red, but she still tried to maintain a cheerful and innocent expression, though she didn't want to speak and wished she could just disappear.

Everyone felt awkward and no one dared to approach her to talk. Just when the situation seemed at its most uncomfortable, a guitar sounded, clear and melodious. Looking over, they saw a tall, slim girl in black playing Guitar Hero.

Guitar Hero is a common game at American youth parties, but few people in China play it well. The company responsible for this event had prepared equipment, but most people at today's party clearly didn't know how to play.

Actually, rather than saying they didn't know how to play, it's more accurate to say they didn't play well.

Guitar Hero is similar to Dance Dance Revolution, where players have to follow the rhythm and press the colored buttons on the guitar neck according to the fast-moving arrows on the screen.

However, while Dance Dance Revolution involves stepping on markings on a mat, Guitar Hero requires pressing the four colored buttons on the guitar neck with the left hand and strumming the guitar sound hole with the right hand.

Playing this requires not only the left hand to press the buttons according to the prompts on the screen, but also the right hand to keep rhythm. And what requires the most performance is the posture of playing the guitar.

The music is generated by the machine, but players need to perform as if they were rock stars playing the music.

Lixia started the music, swaying with the guitar, her body moving along with the music, loose yet passionate, swaying like a rock star performing on stage.

Her short hair danced in the night breeze, exuding a rare and handsome aura for a woman, incredibly stunning. It was as if a spotlight had lit her up, making her vibrant in the dark night.

But before everyone had had enough, she stopped, disappearing as suddenly as a shooting star.

Everyone felt that it ended too soon, even those who weren't familiar with her were urging her, "Lixia, you played so well, continue, why stop?"

Lixia had no interest in putting the guitar aside, pointing to the bass guitar connected beside her, "This is for cooperative playing. Playing alone feels like showing off, a bit awkward."

Fu Yilan's blushing face turned pale again. Was she mocking her for showing off with her dance just now?

But at this moment, no one remembered her embarrassing performance just now. Everyone was looking at Lixia, sighing with regret, some still unwilling to give up, shouting, "Does anyone know how to play Guitar Hero? Accompany Lixia for a song. Otherwise, this party will be boring today."

Fu Yilan's face, which had just turned pale, now flushed with embarrassment again. Not only did her performance fail to liven up the atmosphere, it turned the scene into a cold mess, and she was even more upset that Lixia took advantage of the situation to attract everyone's attention. Now no one cared about her, everyone was looking at Lixia. This was something she hadn't experienced in a long time.

The spotlight had always been on her, Fu Yilan, alone!

"Skynyrd, okay?" Someone in the corner lazily spoke, their voice indifferent, seeming a bit frivolous yet also not.

Lixia looked over and saw a very handsome young man, even standing in the dim light he gave off a sunny feeling. Wearing a black shirt and jeans, he blended arrogance and casualness almost perfectly.

He didn't look at Lixia, instead walked over to adjust the music, then turned to look at her, raising his eyebrows lightly, "So, 'Free Bird'?"

Alright, almost no one in the audience understood what he said.

But Lixia was surprised. Lynyrd Skynyrd's most classic "Free Bird" happened to be the song that touched her the most when she looked through the playlist earlier.

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