CHAPTER 584: CHAPTER 351: EMBARRASSMENT

Qiao Xiaowan was surprised at first, but then a smile gradually emerged in her eyes. She leaned closer to Lin Tuanzhang and Su Sha, whispering, "Leaders, are you satisfied now?"

"Very satisfied!" Lin Tuanzhang patted her: "Xiaowan, your tactfulness is truly beyond my expectations, well done."

"Admitting mistakes and correcting them is my strongest point," said Qiao Xiaowan proudly, puffing out her chest, "it’s just that you never noticed before."

Su Sha chided her with a chuckle: "Now don’t you start getting cocky, huh?"

As Luo Ye and Li Yan finished their piece, coincidentally, the performance on stage was also coming to an end. Qiao Xiaowan gave them a thumbs-up and, without having time to say anything else, picked up her violin and headed to the front of the stage.

Li Yan bowed politely to Luo Ye, his regret apparent: "Miss Luo, I’m sorry about earlier. It was an honor to dance with you."

Luo Ye replied with a polite smile: "Teacher Li, you flatter me too much. You are a true dancer. I completely understand how you felt before."

"How long have you been studying dance, Miss Luo?" Li Yan asked curiously.

Luo Ye reflected for a moment: "About four years. When I was little, I was quite shy, so my mother enrolled me in dance classes, hoping to not only sculpt my physique but also build my confidence."

She was telling half the truth—Wen Xin had been very insistent that her daughter couldn’t get fat, so she enrolled her in professional dance classes in the third grade of elementary school.

However, following the incident with Zhu Jiangyu, she lost confidence in dancing, her movements weren’t fully extended, and, resignedly, her dance teacher subtly advised her to leave the dance team.

In her past life, as a member of Team A, they had various missions requiring training in language, music, painting, calligraphy, science and technology, and other areas. The goal wasn’t to master everything but to discover what each member was best at to reasonably assign tasks through training.

For this reason, the dance she once set aside was picked up again. With that, Qiao Xiaowan’s wish to embarrass her would naturally never succeed.

Looking back now, she really was thankful that Wen Xin had enrolled her in the dance classes; otherwise, it would have been difficult to explain herself.

"Your mother truly has foresight! Leader..." Li Yan looked at Lin Tuanzhang: "Miss Luo performed very well, there’s no need for more practice. I will come back before the performance to familiarize myself once again, and it will certainly be fine."

Lin Tuanzhang waved his hand: "You can go handle other things."

After Li Yan said his farewell and left, Su Sha came forward to hug Luo Ye, her face filled with happiness: "Ye’er, you were amazing, far beyond my expectations."

Lin Tuanzhang shook his head with a chuckle: "Alright, now I can rest assured. You mother and daughter can have your intimate moment, I will go backstage and check."

"Luo Ye..." Bai Yan also came over: "The fact that you’re performing Qiao Xiaowan’s piece, it was truly the right choice. I dare say, no one else could bring out the feel of this dance like you do!"

"Thank you. I could only master it in such a short time because of my previous studies and good physical condition," Luo Ye’s eyes, gazing downward, flickered with a hint of amusement. Qiao Xiaowan, you must be very happy now, right?

Indeed, Qiao Xiaowan was very happy at the moment, her mood as excited and exhilarating as the violin solo of "Song of the Bullfighter" she was playing.

This triumphant march, powerful in rhythm and sonorous in voice, was performed by her to the fullest. Excited, she walked forward while playing with a spirited expression on her face.

The corners of her lips curled up, her expression as proud as a queen. As she reached the edge of the stage, she tensed and stopped, the bow sweeping across the strings, the music pouring out like water in a fervent rush....

With the forceful and spirited final note falling, rapturous applause broke out in unison, and several foreigners clapped while giving a thumbs-up, shouting something loudly.

Qiao Xiaowan brought her legs together and bowed deeply to the audience. As she straightened up, her face suddenly changed, she threw the violin, flailing her hands wildly as she pitched forward, and the applause stopped abruptly!

At first, the crowd was stunned and puzzled, then all were filled with a look of horror. The stage was about one meter and eighty centimeters off the ground. While it wouldn’t kill someone, it was uncertain what could happen if she fell headfirst.

A clear ripping sound went past Qiao Xiaowan’s ears, her hands scraped across the stage floor, and before her eyes, there was nothing left to steady her body. Despairing, she closed her eyes... her shoulders suddenly caught on something, and a man’s voice sounded beside her ear, "Don’t be afraid."

Trembling with fear, she opened her eyes and saw two soldiers, one on each side, supporting her shoulders.

Two more soldiers came to help her back onto the stage, where Luo Ye and Bai Yan had already rushed over. What came into view was Qiao Xiaowan’s bare thighs and black lace underwear—her skirt was too long and had somehow caught on a fixed screw next to a standing microphone. As she stumbled forward sharply, her skirt tore open in coils up to her waist.

Qiao Xiaowan was so scared by this sudden incident that she seemed to be in a daze, sitting motionlessly without any expression. One of the soldiers quickly took off his jacket and handed it to Luo Ye, who, along with Bai Yan, wrapped it around her waist and then helped her off the stage, one on each side.

Su Sha came over and took a glance, then took Qiao Xiaowan from Luo Ye’s hands, "You go back on stage quickly to stabilize the situation, continue with the next part of the show."

"Yes!" Luo Ye responded, turned back onto the stage and stood firm, then seriously said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our performer was so absorbed that such an accident occurred. Fortunately, there were more scares than danger.

However, the incident just now also reminds us that, when facing adversity, as long as we do not lose heart, a turnaround might just happen in the next second! Here, I wish everyone a safe and healthy new year!"

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

"The next act, a comic dialogue, ’The Military and Civilians Are One Family’..." After Luo Ye announced the program, she gracefully stepped back, bent down to pick up Qiao Xiaowan’s heel, and then walked off the stage.

Backstage, Qiao Xiaowan was sobbing, still wrapped in the soldier’s jacket, while Su Sha gently patted her shoulder to console her.

"How come this sturdy shoe could lose its heel?" Lin Tuanzhang took the heel from Luo Ye’s hand and examined it closely, "This can’t be let go just like that. After the performance, I’ll go find them. How dare they sell such shoddy goods!"

"Yeah, this is too unconscionable," Su Sha also said.

"Luo Ye, Bai Yan, you two check your shoes carefully. And be very careful when going on stage, we can’t have this sort of thing happen again." While speaking, Lin Tuanzhang pressed the two to sit down and take off their shoes for a thorough inspection.

Qiao Xiaowan stopped crying and sobbed, "It’s impossible that all three pairs of shoes are bad. It must be because I leaned forward too hard when I was crouching. As long as the two of them are careful, it should be fine."

Lin Tuanzhang’s brows furrowed, "Right, Luo Ye, don’t wear this pair when you dance. If this happens again, it would be too embarrassing for us."

This Chapter is a bit shorter; I’ll make it up in the next update. I’ll upload around 9:30. A special thanks to "Cartoon Ling" for the generous red envelope and "yingying1979" for the reward.

Now, this Chapter was to satisfy "Zeno’s Rhythmic Mind" with their wicked idea; they insisted on seeing a ménage à trois, which is too evil. I’ve thought about it, let’s not do a threesome, one is good, you naughty, not-so-innocent babies. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)