Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 501 The Commoner Teacher at the Noble Academy 16

Time passed quietly.

This is simply the time for initial interaction before the banquet officially begins; it is not endless.

Gu Cheng had just escaped and was preparing to face Zhuo Xuan's questioning when the other party was called away. The guests arrived one after another, and it was time for the entire Zhuo family to appear and express their gratitude.

Following Senior Jiang, Shan Xinxiao was unable to continue socializing.

Everyone looked toward the magnificent center, where six people, men and women alike, were walking up the stairs with composed steps.

"Everyone! Thank you!" Zhuo Gao raised his hand, his opening remarks both generous and concise.

In his youth, his cheerful personality made him many friends, and often, even when it came to prioritizing the Zhuo family, they would yield to his personal charm. Now, arm in arm with the still elegant and refined Mrs. Zhuo, his presence overshadowed everyone else.

But once the applause stopped, many people's attention was diverted.

My first glance was to the left at Teacher Chai and Zhuo Xuan, the older and younger pair. Teacher Chai's spirit and unique temperament, combined with the young and vigorous Zhuo Ershao, created a unique atmosphere.

Although Zhuo Xuan was arrogant, he stood firmly, like a human cane for Teacher Chai, without showing any impatience.

He garnered countless admiring glances.

After watching the group of people with different ages, some people's attention shifted to the right, where a group of young men and women were gathered.

They are clearly handsome men and beautiful women, yet they seem to deliberately conceal their presence, keeping a low profile and not attracting attention. But once your eyes are drawn to them, you can't help but look again and again.

On his own, the eldest son truly lives up to his reputation as the heir of the Zhuo family.

The daughter-in-law is a complete stranger, yet I can't take my eyes off her. Why is that? Some people only look away when they're afraid of offending her.

He quickly scanned the surroundings again, found a reason to look at Xia Youmi again.

Let's see if they're a good match.

Look at this girl!

Look, is she pregnant?

Many people were distracted and didn't hear what Zhuo Gao was saying.

Then, the music started, and on the elaborately decorated stage, they clasped hands.

Opening dance,

Absolute visual center.

At first, it was inconvenient for everyone to take a closer look, but their eyes naturally followed this couple.

There were no deliberately placed spotlights, but the light from Xia Youmi's dancing skirt was enough to dazzle the guests. After a moment of stunned silence, they saw her bare arms and back.

Further down, there were hands with slightly different colors, tightly gripping her waist.

Even the subtlest rhythms of opening and closing change with the music.

With another beat, their hands clasped together again, leaving behind a faint red stain that could only be seen by those with exceptional eyesight before disappearing again.

Those with more advanced observation skills, and who were more familiar with and generous towards Xia Youmi and Zhuo Yi, stared into their eyes.

Aggression, retreat, tug-of-war.

A violent collision, a flash, a soft laugh.

It is not viscous, nor does it convey a lingering sentiment.

They seemed more like two restrained individuals trying to express themselves.

As the guests entered, they felt their emotions rise and fall with the dance steps and movements, completely out of control.

When the dancers quieted down, the performance had already ended quietly.

The crowd of onlookers lingered for a long time before finally leaving the area.

As the atmosphere shifted, much like a transition or curtain call in a dance drama, Xia Youmi and Zhuo Yi bowed with bright smiles. Holding hands without any awkwardness, they delivered a boost of goodwill to those gradually coming to their senses.

"Senior Jiang, that's my teacher, my class advisor!" Shan Xinxiao was clearly overwhelmed with excitement. When Zhuo Gao spoke and it became clear that Xia Youmi was an acquaintance, she didn't strike up a conversation to say that she was an acquaintance.

Because Xia Youmi seems to treat all the other students in Jiyu the same way, except for Gu Cheng.

Even the other class committee members could only communicate with the class monitor.

Teacher Xia is gentle, but there are limits.

But this time is different.

Shan Xin smiled and understood the expression in the dance. It wasn't just an appreciation of beauty and memory, but an analysis of the meaning behind it.

Therefore, at this moment, she was not showing off to Jiang Rongchuan with the intention of climbing the social ladder.

Rather, it's about sharing the joy of art.

"Having received guidance from Teacher Chai, Xiaoxiao could do the same." Jiang Rongchuan naturally disliked the Zhuo family and found the young people's displays of affection irritating, so he didn't really watch them.

I only noticed Teacher Chai's role in it.

"Senior, I'm not ready yet," Shan Xin said modestly.

"Xiaoxiao, you'll only do better, never doubt yourself," Jiang Rongchuan emphasized in a deep voice, which garnered a lot of attention this time.

"whispering sound!"

"I hate self-righteous old men the most."

"..."

Someone, hiding in the crowd, muttered a complaint.

Jiang Rongchuan was not tall, and he couldn't be found anywhere.

Shan Xin lowered her head in frustration. She doubted herself, knowing full well that she couldn't do it, but sometimes she didn't know whether her senior's words were the result of careful consideration or just unchanging encouragement.

The achievements of our predecessors are remarkable and will always be worthy of our admiration.

But it seems he has to admit that he no longer wants change.

They wanted to cultivate and train their young apprentice, Shan Xinxiao, who was the most outstanding person of their generation.

Therefore, when faced with the current environment and criticism, Senior Jiang completely ignored the situation.

I had the same feeling when I met Teacher Chai.

It was clear the teacher was somewhat interested in her, but when asked about her future plans and Senior Jiang answered before her, Teacher Chai became visibly displeased. They could have stayed longer, but it seemed the senior and teacher's philosophies were no longer on the same level as she remembered.

The meeting ended badly, and the teacher didn't come back.

Shan Xin smiled nervously, afraid of missing her one and only chance to meet her idol.

Only Xia Youmi upstairs saw it clearly at that moment; it turned out that the original text also mentioned Jiang Rongchuan's unpleasant parting.

But after it ended,

Teacher Chai still felt sorry for Shan Xinxiao when she thought of her talent. She once said to Xia Youmi, who was gentle and had a connection with Shan Xinxiao, that Shan Xinxiao's talent should not be wasted.

In the original text, this should be one of the few conversations that Teacher Chai had with Xia Youmi.

She also fulfilled the instructions given to the teacher she admired.

When she saw that Shan Xinxiao was in danger, she clearly wanted to keep a low profile and avoid getting involved in any potential trouble.

However, the injured part was the hand.

Xia Youmi couldn't bear to see her talent, which had been praised by her teacher, disappear before her eyes, which led to their first formal interaction and brought her immense public pressure.

Xia Youmi thought that in the end, she never regretted helping Shan Xinxiao.

She would quietly comfort herself.

It was just a little bit of abuse, but it kept one person's hope of survival alive.

She managed to stay out of the spotlight, rarely being brought up, only appearing in minor plot developments, perhaps even as part of the female lead's revenge. Looking back, she wasn't really that keen on sacrificing her career and having children.

Just like when her sister-in-law helped her,

It seems that compared to letting someone with a trauma break down, Shan Xinxiao's choice to have children is also a matter of exchanging one's small for another.

Sacrifice and balance are, in fact, a way of balancing kindness without owing each other anything.