Chapter 1580: Chapter 1580: Ball
With that, they walked off affectionately, dragging along a stiff and nearly tearful Flemming.
Flemming had a miserable expression because, even though he was walking farther away from Ji Lingkong, he could clearly feel a knife-sharp gaze drilling holes through his back.
He suddenly felt like he was being used as cannon fodder.
But beside him was the lively and beautiful young girl Jun Yiyi, who smiled so sweetly as she invited him for the opening dance. His heart couldn’t help but skip a beat, unable to resist this beautiful temptation.
If offending Ji Lingkong was the price, so be it. Such a beautiful girl as Jun Yiyi, willing to offend Ji Lingkong just to dance with him, it seemed she liked him. His blood boiled with excitement, his heart bubbling with pink romance.
"Brother, you’re almost freezing over. Should I get a cup of hot water to melt the ice?" Ji Hua slid over, teasing Ji Lingkong, whose handsome face was frozen, suppressing threads of anger.
"Hmph." Ji Lingkong raised an eyebrow arrogantly, "Mind your own business."
"Wow, don’t take it out on me. I just told you to act quickly. Who would’ve known you were too confident? And now Yiyi, uh, is getting along so well with that man, you didn’t expect that. Seems like Yiyi really likes that guy, otherwise, she wouldn’t be smiling so happily. Tsk, tsk, brother, you’re jealous, aren’t you!"
Ji Hua never missed an opportunity to mock her brother. He was too proud and too arrogant. Being particularly mature and experienced, he treated anyone younger than himself with a parental attitude, pampering them with a touch of authoritarianism rather than equality.
Sometimes, even she was unsatisfied with it, let alone Yiyi, the always bossy and willful Eldest Miss.
To these young ladies, such an annoying attitude from their brother was truly infuriating.
"Jealous? Impossible! Such a competitor, I don’t even consider." Ji Lingkong crossed his arms and scoffed.
Ji Hua laughed, "Oh, that’s strange. Who was it just now, unable to restrain himself, rushing over with a face full of menace to ruin their happy chat, meddling in their affairs?"
"Ji Hua..." Ji Lingkong gritted his teeth, feeling quite uncomfortable at being seen through.
But speaking of jealousy, how could he not be? That silly girl, being so close to a man she just met, smiling so sweetly, even inviting him for the opening dance.
This was a joke! He wished he could slice that man to pieces.
"Ha, so you are jealous then. But there’s plenty more coming your way. I just heard that Yiyi invited that man to dance the first dance. This is Yiyi’s 18th birthday, her first dance. It holds significant meaning, but brother, you’ve already missed the chance. Oh, what a pity, what a pity, I thought Yiyi would become my future sister-in-law, but it seems like the cooked duck has flown away, alas~~"
Ji Hua sighed and walked away.
Leaving Ji Lingkong alone standing there, his face extremely ugly.
After more than ten minutes, the banquet naturally couldn’t proceed without the ball, especially since it was an important occasion for young men and women to flirt, so naturally, there was a grand ball. The conductor announced it was about to start.
The guests all showed expectant expressions, each finding their dance partners.
But what they were most looking forward to were the lead roles of the night, the siblings, wondering who they would choose as their dance partners. This held special meaning as the chosen partner typically was someone they favored, and could likely become a future boyfriend, fiancé, or husband.
