Chapter 15

Everyone attending the costume ball today was young. After Xiao Kai's speech, they were already beside themselves with excitement—those cheering cheered, those whistling whistled. Whether they were genuinely looking forward to this segment or not, they had to give Young Master Lu enough face!

As expected of the renowned Young Master Lu. He had turned a birthday party into something like choosing imperial concubines. City people sure knew how to have fun.

The succubus leaned close to Li Zhikong's ear. "Listen to him, listen to him! How shameless can one person be? So, what are you going to do? Go straight to him, or try to win the grand prize? Oh, right, can I ask what performance you prepared for today?"

She both envied and hated that Lu-surnamed dog of a man now. Damn it, it was just an entertainment segment, yet he was offering a hundred thousand in cash! She really wanted to experience the joy of being a rich woman someday too!

When that happened, she would make a handsome rabbit boy perform for her in person...

A trace of interest flashed through Li Zhikong's eyes. "I haven't decided yet. It's not like I can win the grand prize just because I want to. That depends on whether everyone else's performances are exciting enough."

"You'll definitely be fine unless that dog of a man doesn't want you to win..." The succubus had long become his mindless fan. Even while praising him, she did not forget to badmouth Lu Yuan. "I'm guessing most people will choose dancing. Compared to playing the piano or singing, dancing has a much more explosive effect and makes it easier to win votes."

Who would not want a free hundred thousand? Besides, there was also one request. No matter how bad Young Master Lu's reputation was, he was still a wealthy patron far beyond the reach of people like them. If used well, that request might let them turn from sparrows into phoenixes, changing their lives forever.

"Dancing..."

Li Zhikong hesitated.

He did not possess that skill himself, but when he searched through his inherited memories, dancing took up a large portion of the section titled "How to Seduce a Dual Cultivation Partner," listed as an important means of enchantment.

In short, every gesture, every movement, every glance, and every smile was meant to fully display the "unique charm" of the Rabbit Spirit race, striving to make the target immediately become utterly infatuated and unable to extricate themselves, obediently walking into their trap.

The movements themselves were not particularly difficult when broken down. With Li Zhikong's current flexibility, if he copied them, he could at least reproduce eighty percent of the effect.

But after considering it for only half a second, Li Zhikong ruthlessly rejected the plan.

First, he could not afford to embarrass himself in public.

Second, dance that kind of dance for that Lu-surnamed bastard? Did he deserve it?

He already looked down on him and called him a sissy. If he then went and performed a dainty little dance... Heh, that would only confirm the sissy label. Wouldn't Lu Yuan stick his nose right up in the air?

"No dancing. Dancing is too vulgar. I need to prepare a big surprise for our Young Master Lu!" Li Zhikong suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. He chuckled twice and went over to ask the DJ to play a specific song.

Given the wealth of those top-tier rich heirs, even for a playful costume ball like this, the DJ hired to warm up the crowd had to be someone highly capable in the industry.

Wearing glittering sunglasses and a head full of dreadlocks, the cool guy known throughout the scene as Ghosthand David sat on a high stool, scratching records while watching the crowd and bobbing his head. His feet shook wildly as if he were standing on live wires, and from head to toe, he radiated two words: cool and flashy!

Li Zhikong leaned close and said a few words into his ear.

David's eyes widened. In disbelief, he dug at his ear with his pinky, suspecting that he had mixed too many records and was starting to hallucinate. "What did you say? What song did you want?!"

Li Zhikong patiently repeated himself.

"'A Man Should Be Self-Reliant'???" What kind of person picked a song like that for an occasion like this? David burst out laughing. He turned around, his sunglasses slipping down his nose, wanting to get a good look at what this oddball looked like. Was he some hulking brute covered in muscles, the kind who could balance people on his arms and race horses across his shoulders?

A delicate, handsome young man with two rabbit ears on his head blinked at him.

David swiftly turned back around.

"'A Man Should Be Self-Reliant,' right? Got it."

His oversized sunglasses completely hid his eyes. David struggled to maintain his cool-guy persona, and the only giveaway was probably his exposed ears... Their color, it had to be said, was a vivid, blazing red!

After a while, waiters began carrying trays around the venue, handing out roses one by one. When one reached the DJ booth, Ghosthand David stopped him.

"What?"

"Where's mine? Don't I get one?"

"Huh? You want one too?"

"What, looking down on DJs? The host hasn't said we don't count as guests. Hurry up and give me one!"

"You sure have refined tastes. Is there a girl you know here? Which one? Is she pretty? Fine, fine, stop grabbing. I'll give you one, but let me make this clear first: later, I'll need to ask Young Master Xiao. If he says you're not qualified to take one, I'm coming back to get it from you!"

"Go ask if you want. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

David secretly fixed his gaze on the rabbit-clad young man not far away. With his sunglasses shielding his eyes, no one could see where he was looking, so he became rather brazen—

How had he not noticed earlier that such an exquisite beauty was hidden here?

Even though he was covered from head to toe, even though only his back could be seen from this angle, the handsome young man wearing rabbit ears still drew countless covert glances like a magnet. He had clearly long been accustomed to being the center of attention. There was not the slightest hint of awkwardness in him; every gesture carried a touch of effortless grace and otherworldly charm.

As David watched, a famous saying suddenly surfaced in his mind: only a true man could remain true to himself; only a true gentleman could be naturally romantic.

No wonder he dared to choose "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant."

Clutching the rose he had fought so hard to obtain, David looked eagerly toward the circular stage that had been cleared ahead, waiting for the moment the handsome rabbit-eared young man stepped onto it to perform.

Author's Note:

So... there will be another chapter before midnight tonight == See you later, darlings. Thank you to all the little angels who sent overlord tickets or nutrient solution between 2021-08-11 12:03:01 and 2021-08-11 18:46:20~

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