Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 381

Dance?

Xu Zhengqing almost subconsciously wanted to refuse… but before he could speak, he heard Sheng Nuan pleading softly, “Eldest Cousin, I heard the Second Young Master met that Miss Luo from the Luo family at a ball, and she is very good at dancing.”

Sheng Nuan whispered, “The Second Young Master will also attend tomorrow. If he sees that I’m not so lacking… perhaps he might be willing to give me a glance.”

The woman before him spoke with a gentle, sorrowful tone, as though she were pitifully going to great lengths just to win back her fiancé.

But Xu Zhengqing knew this was not the truth. This woman… he could not quite put it into words, but she was definitely not as harmless as she seemed now.

In the next moment, Sheng Nuan raised her eyes to him, looking a bit resentful, “Eldest Cousin, you clearly promised before to help me restore the engagement. Are you going back on your word… or are you afraid of something?”

She blinked, “Or is Eldest Cousin… afraid of me?”

It sounded playful, almost like a challenge. Xu Zhengqing’s expression immediately chilled.

He wanted to see exactly what this woman wanted to do… and what she dared to do!

Xu Zhengqing stood up, walked over, turned on the phonograph, and selected a dance track. In the next instant, he moved in front of Sheng Nuan and extended his hand, his expression cold and authoritative. “I will teach you only once. Whether you learn or not is up to you.”

Sheng Nuan pressed her lips into a light smile. “Once is enough.”

The next moment, the two of them began to dance to the music…

Xu Zhengqing’s hand hovered lightly at her waist without actually settling there, yet he could still sense the inward curve of her figure.

That curve dipped inward at the waist, and below… it curved out again in a lush, full arc…

His eyes were calm, his face expressionless, as he looked at the woman before him.

At close range, her eyebrows and eyes were flawless, and she met his gaze directly, seemingly perfectly open and unafraid.

But halfway through the dance, Xu Zhengqing suddenly felt a numb, itchy sensation in his palm.

Sheng Nuan was using her little finger to tease his palm…

Xu Zhengqing’s expression darkened abruptly. He suddenly seized that mischievous hand in a fierce grip… only to see the woman across from him looking innocent and puzzled, “Eldest Cousin?”

Xu Zhengqing gave her a cold glance and released her hand, forcing himself to finish the dance. But moments later, that little finger swept across his palm again.

“Sheng Nuan!”

Xu Zhengqing grabbed her wrist, but at that very moment, she gasped softly, twisted her foot, and toppled directly into his arms, letting out a cry of pain…

“Hiss!”

Sheng Nuan clutched her ankle and sat on the floor, looking up at him, innocent and aggrieved, “Eldest Cousin, what are you doing?”

Xu Zhengqing had been certain she was doing it on purpose, but then he saw her ankle visibly reddening and swelling.

It turned out she was really hurt.

Sheng Nuan bit her lip and looked at him, “If Eldest Cousin doesn’t want to teach me, you could have said so. There was no need to harm me… now I’m afraid I can’t attend the ball.”

She sniffed, lowered her eyes, and struggled to stand up, supporting herself on the floor.

Xu Zhengqing’s expression stiffened slightly…

Judging by that ankle, she definitely couldn’t go to the ball now.

Xu Zhengqing’s face remained impassive as he grabbed her arm and helped her onto a nearby sofa, “I will call a doctor to take a look.”

He turned off the music and started for the door, but behind him Sheng Nuan spoke urgently, “Don’t go.”

Xu Zhengqing frowned and turned back, seeing her watching him with uneasy eyes. “If others find out Eldest Cousin was dancing with me at night… I worry it might harm your reputation.”

Xu Zhengqing’s face remained expressionless. “If one’s heart is upright, why fear gossip?”

In the next instant, he heard Sheng Nuan sigh softly, “But my heart is not upright…”

Xu Zhengqing looked at her coldly.

Sheng Nuan gritted her teeth and pleaded, “If others know I came to Eldest Cousin at night to learn dancing, I fear I won’t be able to remain in the Xu family.”

Xu Zhengqing stared at her coldly, “If you knew this, why did you come?”

As his words fell, he saw tears welling in her eyes. She spoke in a low voice, “I said it before, I admire Eldest Cousin… so I wanted a chance to get close to you.”

Xu Zhengqing never expected her to admit it outright. His face turned grim. “Shut up.”

He continued, “Even if the Sheng family doesn’t care about having face, the Xu family still does… If you remain stubborn, don’t blame me for being rude.”

After saying this, he saw that the woman seemed frightened, staring at him blankly.

Xu Zhengqing’s tone was icy, “Did you hear me?”

Sheng Nuan pouted. “I heard… Eldest Cousin, could you find me some medicinal wine? My foot hurts so much.”

Xu Zhengqing shot her a warning look, said nothing, and walked to a cabinet. He took out a bottle of medicinal wine and put it in front of her.

Sheng Nuan picked up the medicine, poured some into her hand, and carefully rubbed it onto her ankle, hissing in pain as she blew gently…

That light, feathery touch made Xu Zhengqing frown.

A moment later, the woman looked up at him timidly. “Eldest Cousin, I know I was wrong. I don’t know how to massage it properly. Could you help me?”

She pleaded, “I truly don’t dare to mess around anymore… My foot hurts so much. Please help me, Eldest Cousin. I won’t dare again… I’m begging you, it really hurts.”

Xu Zhengqing frowned, giving her a sharp warning look, and stepped forward without a word.

Her foot, resting on the sofa, was small and fair, the nails painted with red polish, making her skin appear even more creamy and delicate.

Xu Zhengqing’s face looked slightly tense, but he did not want to waste more time with this woman, especially not here in his study.

He poured some medicinal wine into his palm and began to rub it in. At once, he heard the woman cry out in pain. Her foot kicked his chest before she pulled it back.

Xu Zhengqing impatiently held her calf in place. “Don’t move.”

He looked up to see her bracing herself against the sofa, eyes brimming with tears, begging him pitifully, “Eldest Cousin, be gentle…”

As he pressed, that foot still managed to rub against his leg restlessly…

Xu Zhengqing stood up with a sullen face.

“Apply it yourself, now get out!”

Realizing she had really pissed him off, Sheng Nuan didn’t dare to continue. She withdrew her foot pitifully, not even putting her shoe back on. Holding her high heel in one hand and the medicinal wine in the other, she hobbled out.

When the study door closed, Xu Zhengqing’s expression was as dark as could be.

He could not comprehend how the strict and traditional Sheng family, famed for its scholarly background, could produce such a… wanton woman!

If he hadn’t already verified her identity, Xu Zhengqing would have suspected that she’d been trained in some pleasure house specifically to seduce men.

No, even the top courtesan in the grandest pleasure hall ‘Liujin¹’ of Yunzhou likely lacked her skill… hidden behind the veneer of a noble lady was such blatant licentiousness.

In the next moment, Xu Zhengqing directly dialed a number.

“Hello, who is this?”

“Have Xu Yunqian answer the phone.”

“Xu, um, Second Young Master said… he… he’s not here…”

Realizing whom he was talking to, the other party dared not lie outright.

Xu Zhengqing spoke calmly, “Tell him that if he’s not home by nine o’clock tomorrow morning, I will personally fetch him.”

With that, he hung up.

After all, she was Xu Yunqian’s fiancée… whether a proper lady or a wanton woman, it should be Xu Yunqian’s own business.

He had run entirely out of patience…