Chen Mo sat on the sofa with a wineglass in hand. From time to time, people came over to make conversation and hand him their business cards. Their introductions and exchanges were all harmless nonsense.
This was not Chen Mo's first time attending such a social event. Whenever someone greeted him, he raised his glass in acknowledgment. Deep conversations were unnecessary, but keeping up appearances was still important.
Before he knew it, the soft music stopped and was replaced by dance music. The atmosphere became livelier as everyone began looking for partners and entered the dance floor to move with the music.
At social cocktail parties like this, aside from the banquet itself, there was always a dance.
Dancing allowed people to interact at closer range. Compared with a banquet, it offered a richer and freer form of socializing. Rather than being limited to verbal exchanges over wineglasses, it allowed more physical contact and shortened the distance between people.
Physical contact made both sides more willing to exchange information about themselves.
"Mr. Chen, aren't you going to ask someone you like to dance?"
At occasions like this, men usually took the initiative to invite women to dance. Seeing that Chen Mo had made no move for so long, Xu Yanxin could only come over herself.
"I don't really know how to dance. If I dance badly and invite someone else, it would be embarrassing if I made a mistake." Chen Mo shrugged.
"I see." Xu Yanxin smiled, an unusual glimmer appearing in her eyes. "I never thought there would be something Mr. Chen couldn't do."
"I'm not omnipotent either," Chen Mo said.
"Then may I have the chance to invite you for a dance? It doesn't matter if we make mistakes." Seeing the other women beginning to stir, Xu Yanxin