Chapter 725: Chapter 436: Cover-up, NPC’s Factional Strife, Exciting

Three friends all sat on the sofa, each doing their own thing: touching up makeup, looking in the mirror, drinking water.

All of their cheeks were flush, their breathing somewhat disjointed, their chests still heaving.

Shen Yuan remembered that during such dance shows on TV, the camera operator would usually zoom in for a close-up at the show’s end, focusing on the young girls’ chests.

But then, those pervy old viewers really liked those kinds of shots, watching the girls panting heavily with their breasts shaking vigorously.

Once, when he and Old Cao and Old Huang watched a girl group dance from Korea, Old Huang practically glued his glasses to the screen.

He was truly afraid of missing a single detail.

Shen Yuan forcibly squeezed himself between Shi Zhixuan and Peang Yayun, draping his arms over their shoulders. Peang Yayun didn’t mind and leaned into Shen Yuan, but Shi Zhixuan’s body stiffened noticeably.

Shen Yuan didn’t care too much about that and massaged their shoulders. “You’ve worked hard lately, I’ll reward you later.”

“What kind of reward?”

Peang Yayun covered her mouth and teased: “Don’t tell me it’s just youtiao and soy milk?”

The conversation moved so quickly that Shi Zhixuan and Aisha didn’t catch it at first, only after exchanging glances did they understand, and they instantly blushed and lowered their heads.

Shen Yuan chuckled: “So that’s the kind of reward you want. What about you, Zhixuan, Aisha? Do you think the same?”

The two hurriedly shook their heads in denial.

“Not at all.”

Shen Yuan looked at Peang Yayun: “Alright then, looks like only you want that kind of reward.”

Peang Yayun blinked innocently: “I meant the legitimate youtiao and soy milk.”

Playing games with me? Shen Yuan smiled: “Are you saying I didn’t mean the legitimate youtiao and soy milk?”

Peang Yayun thought retreating a step would push Shen Yuan further, but when Shen Yuan also stepped back, the situation immediately turned passive for her.

“Ah, indeed I can’t use the usual tricks on Shen Yuan.”

Peang Yayun regretted a bit inside; for a man unresponsive to such tactics, they only backfire.

The problem was that Peang Yayun hadn’t figured out the situation. From the start, their positions weren’t equal–Shen Yuan didn’t lack women, with or without her it didn’t matter.

After mingling with Shen Yuan, Peang Yayun lost interest in the mediocre people in her social circle.

Determined to keep Peang Yayun at bay, Shen Yuan withdrew his right hand and shifted his left hand down, bypassing Shi Zhixuan’s arm to her waist.

Certainly, as someone trained in folk dance, she had quite the soft waist.

It was like touching melting snow, supple yet with a tender resilience, conforming easily to his palm with a little pressure.

Marvelous.

Yet, it was evident that Shi Zhixuan was uncomfortable, her waist twisting in resistance, her body subconsciously leaning towards Aisha.

The more she resisted, the harder Shen Yuan held her, even asking, “So what about you, Zhixuan, what reward do you want?”

“I want to start a dance studio.” Shi Zhixuan said, her face red.

“That’s easy to handle.”

Shen Yuan just remembered they were selected from an entrepreneurship base, “What’s the estimated budget?”

“It depends on the decoration and location, as well as operations and hiring. I’m not very good at this; I might need your help.”

“Easy, just send your business proposal to Fu Yingzi later, and I’ll arrange for someone to coordinate with you.”

After discussing with Shi Zhixuan, Shen Yuan then turned to Aisha, who was tucked in the corner of the sofa: “And you, Aisha?”

She was a girl born in Xinjiang Province, with distinct facial features, deep eye sockets, and a high nose bridge, exuding an exotic charm.

“I… I haven’t thought about it yet.”

So far, Aisha was still confused; confusedly joining the enterprise base selection, confusedly being chosen, confusedly joining the song and dance group, and now confusedly ending up at Shen Yuan’s place.

“If you haven’t thought it through, take your time, no rush.”

Shen Yuan reached out and pinched her cheek, tender, smooth, and full of collagen.

“I’m going to use the restroom; you all rest for a bit. If you haven’t had enough, let’s dance for another ten minutes or so.”

With that, Shen Yuan stood up and headed for the restroom.

With Shen Yuan’s hand off her waist, Shi Zhixuan breathed a sigh of relief, adjusted her appearance and looked at Peang Yayun: “Next time, please don’t make such jokes, otherwise Shen Yuan will think we are all that sort of people.”

“That sort of people?”

Peang Yayun raised an eyebrow: “What kind of people is that?”

Disliking Peang Yayun’s earlier flirtatious behavior, Shi Zhixuan didn’t want to argue: “Just cut down on those kinds of jokes. If you want to joke, do it yourself, but leave us out of it.”

“Heh, what a pose.”

Shi Zhixuan furrowed her brow: “How can you talk like that, who’s posing?”

Peang Yayun sneered: “Oh you’re superior, you’re high and mighty! If you’re ashamed, why participate in the selection? If you dared, you wouldn’t come dance for Shen Yuan.”

That statement stripped away their fig leaves–when they participated in the enterprise base selection, everyone had ulterior motives.

Shi Zhixuan fell silent, admitting to selfish motives; a modestly decorated dance studio could be started with 100-200 thousand yuan.

But what about clientele, traffic, subsequent operations? Could she accept doing poor business, could she handle potential losses?

To gain something, one must be prepared to lose something else, and Shi Zhixuan had prepared herself mentally.

Aisha, with a guileless face, panicked. Not understanding the deeper implications of the conversation, but seeing sparks between the two, began trying to calm them from both sides.

Luckily by the time Shen Yuan returned, their tempers had cooled somewhat.

Both regretted speaking too harshly, as once the song and dance troupe was established, they would definitely be seeing each other and practicing together frequently.

“Have you girls rested well? If so, let’s start!”

The battle song reignited, and this time Shen Yuan did not stay offstage but came onstage to supervise.