The bonfire party that night was quite a success, and the little tour group had a great time.
Jing Yuexin's solo dance was scheduled second. When the song ended, the entire group was astonished.
After finishing, she sat down beside Qu Jianlei and said smugly, "The last time I danced was back at the academy."
Qu Jianlei smiled and nodded. "You danced well."
At that moment, he felt a faint sense of melancholy. In this life, he really had never gone to school.
Before long, the three sisters took the stage again and performed another dance.
The three sisters were fairly ordinary-looking, but they were young and lively. Their dance was youthful and fashionable, drawing quite a bit of applause.
Some of the others even gathered around to watch.
Qu Jianlei had no interest in watching. He merely spoke quietly with Jing Yuexin, giving two light claps only as the performance ended.
Not far from them sat a middle-aged couple.
Seeing this, the man leaned over, clinked glasses with him, and said with a quiet laugh, "Young man, your wife keeps you on a tight leash."
Qu Jianlei blinked, then laughed as well. "Shouldn't you have a strong will to survive?"
"You're still young," the man said wistfully, glancing at his own wife. "Unlike me—I'm basically free now."
"At my age, I can't fool around anymore."
The man was truly skilled at socializing. A few mildly suggestive remarks quickly closed the distance between them.
In this respect, Alliance people were indeed much better than Imperial people. Perhaps it was simply a matter of national character.
Having lived two lives, Qu Jianlei rarely interacted with people like this. His condition also made him unaccustomed to it.
But this time, he was accompanying Jing Yuexin on a trip, and he did not