Overlap

Overall, Hou Chen Yuhan was still a fairly traditional woman at heart. Although women in the New Era had become independent and self-reliant, and had even begun advocating true equality between men and women.

But she still felt that what she was experiencing at that moment was far too unconventional for her.

The music constantly blasting through the dance hall was like a hypnotic bell capable of disrupting people's minds... This place possessed a magic that could make women fall.

After staying there for only a moment, Hou Chen Yuhan already felt dizzy and flustered. She resisted everything about this place with all her heart and instinctively took two steps back.

"Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Li, thank you for your kindness." Hou Chen Yuhan spoke anxiously. "But I'm afraid this kind of... this place isn't suitable for me. I'll head back first."

As if she had known all along that Hou Chen Yuhan would say this, Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "Teacher Hou Chen, it's fine! I know what you're thinking, because I've been through this too... At first, I was unwilling in every possible way. But now..."

She grabbed Hou Chen Yuhan's arm, gazing at the feverish dance hall in a drunken haze. "People are only men and women, after all. We need to enjoy ourselves while we can, don't we? In what way are we women inferior to men? Why can they have fun while we can't, and must stay home to support our husbands and raise our children? Tell me, if a man knows how to cherish you, that's one thing. But if he doesn't, and fools around outside, are we women supposed to wrong ourselves for our entire lives?"

"Mrs. Zhang, I understand your good intentions..." Hou Chen Yuhan shook her head. "But I can't get past