Today, Qiao Shu wore the most popular red dress of the moment, which He Yingzi had bought for her at the department store back then. It was also the one that He Yingzi had personally picked out for her to wear to this friendship dance party.
Qiao Shu was already extremely beautiful to begin with, especially with her fair and tender milky skin that was so white it seemed to glow, radiating a lustrous sheen.
Once she put on that brightly colored red dress, it made her skin as fair and smooth as congealed cream and her hair like lustrous ink, intensifying her already perfect features to an even more striking degree.
Moreover, the fitted cut of this red dress, with its elegant and exquisite design, perfectly showcased Qiao Shu’s curvaceous and maturely voluptuous figure.
When she danced slowly and gracefully under He Yingzi’s lead, she was like a blazing flame that firmly captured everyone’s eyes.
With one spin, the hem of Qiao Shu’s red dress, which reached down to her calves, ‘blossomed’ like a vibrant flower.
At that moment, Qiao Shu was like a dewy, delicate rose, beautiful in such a vibrant and breathtaking way.
Everyone watched in a daze…
By the time they snapped out of that mesmerizing scene, Qiao Shu, still in her red dress, had already vanished from the center of the dance floor and left the dance party.
Once the crowd came back to their senses, both men and women alike began inquiring about Qiao Shu’s identity and background.
It was clearly supposed to be a matchmaking dance party, but in the end, not a single couple formed from this friendship dance.
After all, who could still think about finding a partner after witnessing beauty like Qiao Shu’s? All their attention had shifted entirely to the stunning beauty!
Regardless of gender, everyone was drawn to Qiao Shu’s unbelievably beautiful face.
“I heard she’s Staff Officer He’s younger sister…”
“When did the Feng Family get such a beautiful relative?”
“I heard someone say that Old Chief Feng’s family recently brought back a childhood betrothal little wife from the countryside. They said that little wife is pretty good-looking…”
“No way, right? If she were the Feng Family’s little wife, why would Staff Officer He bring his sister-in-law to a matchmaking dance like ours…”
Listening to the crowd’s hushed discussions and seeing that no one had any interest in finding a partner to dance with anymore, the organizer of this friendship dance couldn’t help but feel both amused and exasperated.
She couldn’t help but complain inwardly that next time, she absolutely couldn’t let He Yingzi bring her little fairy-like sister to ‘steal the show’.
Look at this—now everyone’s attention was on that little fairy. Who could even notice anyone else?
This was the one time, out of all the friendship dances she had organized, where not a single pair of young lovebirds hit it off throughout the entire event!!!
Qiao Shu, the culprit behind the organizer’s dissatisfaction, knew nothing about it.
At this moment, she had happily finished washing up and lay on her comfortable, soft bed.
“So tiring…”
Qiao Shu had always thought she was forced into being a homebody, but after going out today and meeting so many people, she realized… she just liked being a homebody!
No socializing, no dealing with crowds, doing whatever she wanted…
As Qiao Shu thought about how she had to make it clear to He Yingzi tomorrow—no more dragging her to friendship dances, and definitely no matchmaking activities—she hadn’t even gotten the chance to say anything yet!
The next day, several young guests arrived at the house—both men and women, but they all shared one thing in common: they were around twenty years old, fresh-faced and outstandingly youthful.
When Qiao Shu was called downstairs by He Yingzi and faced this group of young people in the living room—who looked like recent university graduates with superior looks—she froze completely.
Who were these people???
They couldn’t be another blind date setup arranged by her big sister-in-law, could they?!!
At that thought, Qiao Shu, who had just come downstairs, nearly turned tail and bolted right back up.
Unfortunately, He Yingzi didn’t give her the chance.
“Shushu, come here. Let me introduce you to some new friends around your age.”
Since He Yingzi had said it like that, Qiao Shu could only nod and walk over obediently.
After He Yingzi’s introductions, Qiao Shu understood that today was another day of her big sister-in-law indirectly setting up a blind date for her.
Sure, there were both guys and girls here to mix things up, but from He Yingzi’s attitude and everyone else’s, it was unmistakably a matchmaking session…
“You young people chat first. I have some things to take care of, so I’ll step away for a bit. Shushu, make sure to entertain them well for me.”
With those words, He Yingzi completely blocked off Qiao Shu’s chance to slip away.
And so, Qiao Shu—the friendless homebody from her previous life—could only give an awkward smile to this group of blushing young men and women staring at her.
But that smile only made their faces flush even redder.
“…”
Faced with such an awkward scene, Qiao Shu just wanted to find a hole to crawl into and escape!
Just as Qiao Shu was pondering how to send this group of young boys and girls away, she heard a knock at the door.
No one else from the Feng Family Residence seemed to be home today—perhaps He Yingzi had arranged it so no one would disturb her blind date.
Thus, Qiao Shu had to get up and answer the door herself.
As Qiao Shu rose to open the door, the boys and girls on the living room sofa began complaining to each other.
“Jiang Lu, aren’t you usually so talkative? How come you couldn’t squeeze out a single word today?”
“You’re so great—why don’t you say something!”
“Alright, stop arguing. Don’t forget why we’re here today. Shushu doesn’t have friends, so we have to become Shushu’s friends.”
“So later, we can’t just stare at her dumbly without saying a word.”
“We have to control ourselves and talk more to Shushu…”
“Sister Yingzi said Shushu likes food and stories. So later, we can tell her about all the delicious things around here…”
…
This group of young boys and girls were all children from the Military District Compound, but not from the Feng Family’s compound. They were carefully selected by He Yingzi—good-looking, smart, upright, and overall top-quality prospects.
These youngsters, all in their early twenties, had done some mental preparation while Qiao Shu was away, determined to chat and befriend her properly.
In the end, however, their plan was doomed to fail. Because… an unexpected guest arrived.
“It’s you…”
Qiao Shu opened the door and saw a tall, slender figure standing at the entrance.
When she looked up and clearly saw the person’s face, Qiao Shu blinked in surprise.
The visitor was none other than Shen Muqian, whom she had met briefly the day before—the one who had invited her to dance at the friendship dance party.