Chapter 642 Dance
Just when everyone was bored, "Charlotte", who was like a timely rain from Fontaine and could go wherever there was need, made a brilliant appearance!
"Wow, Ying, Paimon, Mr. Shao Yun, Lady Funina, and Miss Clorinde, what a coincidence. Hello everyone! Are you coming to the salon too?"
Paimon was no longer surprised to see Charlotte appear.
"Wow, Charlotte! I find that no matter what happens in Fontaine, I always seem to see you."
"Don't you think you need a break? You just finished interviewing Funina yesterday, and today you're already eager to come out and look for new news material."
Charlotte shared her professional experience with Paimon.
"A good journalist cannot just rest on his laurels. He must keep working hard and dig up news!"
Then, Charlotte asked several people about the news about "Leno".
"But, by the way, have you met Mr. Leno? My main purpose for coming to the salon is to interview him."
Fininna pointed to Leno who was talking to someone not far away and said, "Mr. Leno is over there. Some colleagues just asked him to go and chat."
Following Furninna's finger, Charlotte saw Leno chatting with his colleagues.
"I saw it. Thank you, Lady Furninda. Sorry, I have to leave you..." Charlotte waved her hand and ran towards Leno.
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After Charlotte left, just when everyone started to do nothing again, Navia appeared in front of everyone right after Charlotte.
"Wow, partners, long time no see!"
"Navia! I didn't expect to see you here!" Paimon shouted with joy on his face.
Navia smiled and nodded to Paimon, looking full of energy.
"The Thorn Rose Society has some connections with Mr. Leno, so I came here naturally after being invited."
Ying also walked forward and greeted Navia cordially.
"Navia, long time no see. You seem to be in good spirits. What have you been busy with recently?"
Navia talked about her recent situation.
"After everyone's hard work over this period of time, we have almost cleared out all of Vash's protectors! Now the Thorn Rose Society has returned to its previous normal working track."
As she spoke, she stretched out a few slender fingers and started counting.
"Recently, I have been dealing with trivial matters, such as dealing with various minor conflicts between neighbors, helping to mediate disputes, providing necessary protection to those in need, and providing legal aid and so on."
Paimon listened to Navia's narration and felt a little sorry for her.
"Navia, you must be very tired with so many things to do..."
Navia felt Paimon's concern, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in her heart.
She reached out and touched Paimon's cheek, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Paimon, for your concern!"
"Although these are all trivial matters and very tiring, this is the meaning of the Thorn Rose Society's existence."
"Helping more people is what my father, Carles, has always done. I am just following in his footsteps."
Suddenly, Navia clapped her hands and said excitedly, "Oh, by the way, there is one more important thing, that is, the Thorn Rose Society received an anonymous donation, and I plan to use this money to repair Baisong Town."
Then, she added enthusiastically: "Also, Mr. Shao Yun mentioned before that we should strengthen the waterproofing project in Baisong Town."
"I recently contacted some engineers from the Fontaine Scientific Research Institute, and I will get the plan in a few days."
When Shao Yun heard the words "anonymous donation", he immediately thought of what the drunk Eula said that night, that she would donate part of the money that Funina gave her to the Thorn Rose Society...
"It seems that she was not just talking casually that night..." Shao Yun couldn't help but sigh softly, and at the same time sighed thoughtfully.
"How much you earn is not yours. Only what you can keep in your hands is yours..."
Paimon at the side also lowered his voice and muttered to himself: "It's an anonymous donation? Hmm... Why do I have a vague feeling that I seem to have guessed who the owner of this donation is?"
When Eula was drinking and talking nonsense, in addition to Shao Yun who was beside her, Ying and Paimeng who were hiding in the bushes also witnessed the whole process.
Navia noticed that Shao Yun and Paimeng looked a little strange. With her sixth sense, she felt that these two people must know something.
"Eh? Looking at the two of you, do you know who the anonymous donor is?"
"Can you tell me? I really want to thank this kind person!"
Paimon's eyes rolled around and he shook his head like a rattle, acting cute.
"Ah? This... Paimon doesn't know! I was just talking nonsense! Don't take it too seriously..."
When Navia saw that Paimon didn't know about the anonymous donor, she said with regret, "Really? What a pity! I really hope I can thank this kind person in person."
At this moment, Navia's eyes inadvertently fell on Shao Yun's new clothes, and her eyes lit up.
"But speaking of which, Mr. Shao Yun, the clothes are nice."
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Afterwards, the group chatted happily with Navia for a while.
Just then, a group of staff holding various musical instruments filed in and entered the venue.
Funina watched as the staff members skillfully cleared a wide open space, and she knew in her heart that the dance session was about to begin.
"Wow, the dance is about to begin."
When he heard the word "ball", Shao Yun said in surprise: "Ball? It seems you really got it right."
Furninna nodded and introduced the salon ball.
"It was a routine thing in the salons, the men invited the women, or the women invited the men to dance; but usually it was the men who invited the women."
At this time, Shao Yun said with a hint of fanning the flames: "Oh, Fu Nina, isn't this your performance moment? Let everyone fall in love with you! We should give you a big star a thumbs up!"
Upon hearing this, Funina couldn't help but roll her eyes. Why did he selectively filter out what she just said?
"Didn't you understand what I just said? How can I dance alone? And no one will ask me to dance."
Shao Yun disagreed and continued to tease, "Are you so sure that no one will invite you? You know, you are a famous star in Fontainebleau! There are many people who want to get this opportunity."
Hearing this, Funina put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, curled her lips, and said with a look of disdain, "I am very picky about my dance partners. Ordinary people are not worthy of my attention."
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Just as men and women in the venue were looking for dance partners, a noble girl walked up to Shao Yun, bowed slightly, and then raised her head gracefully.
Completely ignoring the gazes of others, especially Ying and Paimeng, he took the initiative to extend his hand wearing a white silk glove to Shao Yun.
"Hello, sir, may I ask you to dance with me?"
Shao Yun was a little overwhelmed by the sudden scene before him, but he quickly came to his senses.
He first glanced at the hand that the girl extended, then gently shook his head and waved his hand to express his refusal.
Then, he put his hand on Ying's shoulder and hugged her shoulders, saying, "I'm really sorry, I think it would be better for you to find another dance partner."
Hearing Shao Yun's blunt refusal, the noble girl couldn't help but blush and looked a little embarrassed.
But she came from a prominent family after all, and her good upbringing allowed her to quickly regain her composure.
She slowly lifted the hem of her skirt, bowed to Shao Yun and Ying again, and said apologetically, "I'm very sorry to bother you two."
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving behind a lonely yet graceful back.
Funina, who had been witnessing all this, was so surprised that a girl was so bold and direct to invite Shao Yun to dance that she opened her mouth and eyes wide. It took her a while to come to her senses and speak.
"Wow, I never thought you'd be so popular with girls! You can't judge a person by his appearance..."
At this moment, a light bulb went off in Funina's mind, and she suddenly remembered who the girl was who had just come to invite Shao Yun to dance with her.
"Wait a minute, that girl just now seemed to be the daughter of the Blanchett family, if I'm not mistaken? I didn't expect that she would take the initiative to invite you?"
Shao Yun had no interest in the so-called Blanchett family or this young lady.
He said nonchalantly, "Maybe I've been doing too many good things recently. I think I should kill a few people on the street to neutralize the situation."
Upon hearing this, Funina trembled with fear, and an inexplicable fear surged in her heart.
"are you joking?"
Fu Ningna thought Shao Yun was joking, but Ying hurried to dissuade him.
"Don't! I thought you were joking. We finally got some peace and quiet and had a good time!"
Shao Yun reached out and touched Ying's head, smiling and said, "I understand, I was just joking. But speaking of that, Ying, are you sure you don't want to try dancing with me? Let these Fontaine girls envy you?"
After saying this, Shao Yun reached out and touched Ying's chin with an unsatisfied look.
Ying pouted, her face full of reluctance, but finally nodded helplessly to show her agreement.
"Okay, I hope you don't step on my feet when you dance later!" Ying said to Shao Yun with a hint of anger.
Hearing this, Shao Yun jokingly held Ying's hand and responded, "Haha, don't worry, I'll do my best. But if I really step on your foot by accident, remember to step back hard!"
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Accompanied by the melodious sounds of violin and piano, the dance party officially kicked off with this wonderful melody.
Relying on muscle memory, Shao Yun danced with Ying naturally.
While feeling Shao Yun's skilled guidance, Ying couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, I didn't expect you to be such a good dancer. I thought you would be like a wooden man, with very stiff movements!"
Hearing Ying's praise, Shao Yun smiled slightly and replied modestly: "It's nothing, it's just like this, interlocking our fingers, and then my other hand on your waist, and your other hand on my shoulder, swaying to the rhythm of the music, and occasionally letting you spin a few circles, how difficult can it be?"
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At the same time, Furninna, Clorinde and Navia, who were watching not far away, were staring at the dancing figures of Shao Yun and Ying.
Fu Nina watched Shao Yun and Ying's dance with great interest and commented: "I didn't expect that Shao Yun and Ying's dance was actually quite good?"
"Of course, that's fine. With this height difference, it feels like Shao Yun is going to lift Ying up in the next second."
Navia couldn't hold back her urge to join in the fun, so she looked at Clorinde beside her and suggested, "Claurinde, everyone is having so much fun, why don't we go up too, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this suggestion, Clorinde shook her head and refused: "Me? No, I can't dance."
But Navia ignored these excuses. Without saying a word, she grabbed Clorinde's hand and held it without saying a word.
"Don't worry, Clorinde. Who will laugh at you?"
So, although Clorinde was still a little reluctant in her heart, she finally couldn't resist Navia and began to try to dance.
"Navia...ah...I'm convinced by you..." Clorinde muttered helplessly as she took clumsy steps.
Seeing Shao Yun, Ying, Navia and Clorinde all going to dance, I was the only one left standing there alone.
Funina was so angry that she stamped her feet and pouted her lips. She complained with dissatisfaction, "Humph! You guys are going too far. You all went to dance. What should I do? Are you going to just stand here and stare?"
However, no one responded to her complaints.
"Um... Humph! Tsk~ It's not a rare activity, it's just dancing, right? I don't mind it."
Although Furninha pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, she actually felt a little disappointed.
After all, it’s not a pleasant feeling to be left out and ignored by everyone.
So, Finina turned her gaze to Paimon, who was concentrating on eating and grunting.
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Just as Paimon stuffed seven macarons into her stomach and was about to put in the eighth, she felt something was wrong. Why did she feel hot air coming from behind?
So she turned her head carefully, wanting to find out what was going on.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned her head, an enlarged version of Finina's smiling face appeared in front of her without warning, so close that they were almost touching.
"Hey, Paimon. Come on, it's you! Come on, let's go dance together."
Hearing this, Paimon was stunned. She widened her eyes and couldn't believe what she heard.
"Ah? Me? Furninna, are you sure you're looking for me? Are you kidding?" Paimon asked in disbelief, pointing at himself.
Funina nodded helplessly and sighed, "Alas, I really can't find any other candidates, so I'll just give it to you! Don't dawdle, come with me quickly!"
After saying that, Finina didn't care whether Paimon agreed or not, she just took her hand and took her to the dance floor.
Accompanied by the dance music played by piano and violin, Finina danced with Paimon.
Originally, Shao Yun and Ying had the biggest height difference, but this time, it became Funina and Paimon...
She had originally been teasing Shao Yun and Ying, but now it was her turn...