The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 182: A Dance-Off and a Familiar Face

Wen Nuan chuckled, "Sister Xueru, he said he fell in love with you at first sight, right at today’s preview! That’s why he asked me to call and invite you back. So just feel free to order him around. He’s already fallen completely for you, he’s worthless now!"

Su Ran cast a charming look her way. Chen Xueru smiled faintly, about to speak, then simply nodded at Su Ran. She didn’t know what they were up to, and although she wanted to mention she was a mother, she decided against it with so many people around.

Besides, if she did, they’d start asking questions, and Tang Shuwen didn’t like people knowing he had a son with her; he considered it humiliating.

These people were all Tang Shuwen’s good friends, so Chen Xueru chose to remain silent.

"So, how about it? Will you consider me?" Su Ran shooed Cai Xiaojing towards Lin Ning, then confidently sat down next to Chen Xueru, his face radiating charm, yet without being annoying.

Chen Xueru smiled, "Mr. Su..."

"What ’Mr. Su’? Just Su Ran is fine! Wen Nuan is so informal with me, calling me ’Mr. Su’ sounds too distant." Su Ran automatically disregarded the fact that they had just met and were indeed very distant.

Chen Xueru said, "Su Ran, let’s just be friends." freēwēbnovel.com

Su Ran, adaptable and quick-witted, laughed decisively, "Of course! Love between a man and a woman always starts with friendship. Come, let’s toast to friendship!"

Even Cai Xiaojing couldn’t help but whisper to Lin Ning, "Su Ran truly has a thick skin!"

*So flexible and adaptable. How could he not succeed in wooing women this way?*

Lin Ning shook his head. *What a disgrace to men!*

Producer Gu asked Chen Xueru, "Miss Xueru, now that we’re all so familiar, and we’ll surely be hanging out often, I have to ask you: I heard you slapped Gu Xiaobei. Is that true?"

Chen Xueru wasn’t embarrassed at all. These few people had seen everything; they probably even done similar things themselves. So she nodded, "You’re mistaken. It wasn’t one slap; it was two."

Producer Gu slapped the sofa and roared with laughter. "Gu Xiaobei got slapped by a woman too! That’s so satisfying! I’m going home to tell Grandpa the joke. The tyrant got hit! Chen Xueru, you’re amazing! He probably hasn’t been hit by anyone since he was little. No wonder he blacklisted you."

Chen Xueru smiled in passing, saying nothing more. The blacklisting was indeed a blow to her, but that was during the first time she was blacklisted, primarily due to betrayal. Being blacklisted again for offending Gu Xiaobei meant nothing anymore.

As long as she could earn enough to support herself and her son, fame and fortune weren’t necessary.

Su Ran loved her pride, like a lotus rising unstained from the mud.

International ballroom dancing was being performed on stage. Lin Ning pulled Cai Xiaojing to dance again. Producer Gu watched the two dancing on stage and couldn’t help but ask Young Master Ye Er, "Don’t you think Lin Ning and Xiaojing have a real spark lately?"

Chen Xueru and Wen Nuan both looked towards the stage. Director Lin, a refined beauty, danced the international ballroom with incredible charm, and Cai Xiaojing, a multi-talented woman, danced equally well. They looked like they had a strong connection.

Wen Nuan rested her chin on her hand, very puzzled. "When did Sister Xiaojing and Director Lin get together? How come I didn’t know?"

"What else do you know besides getting angry with me?" Ye Feimo coldly scoffed, feigning displeasure.

"That’s because *you’re* being petty, okay?" Wen Nuan’s eyes lit up. She pulled Ye Feimo. "Ye Feimo, let’s go dance too, okay? I haven’t danced in ages!"

"No!" He absolutely refused to dance in public.

*Too embarrassing!*

Wen Nuan’s craving for dancing had kicked in. She smiled and pulled Producer Gu. "Brother Gu, let’s go dance!"

"Alright!" Gu Yun readily agreed. He had just stood up when Ye Feimo pressed him back down. Ye Feimo then pulled Wen Nuan onto the stage. Wen Nuan laughed, "I thought you weren’t going to dance?"

"From now on, when you dance, you can only be my partner."

"Dominating!" Wen Nuan’s lips curled up in delight.

Su Ran also invited Chen Xueru to dance. She had been feeling troubled lately and needed to vent, so she followed Su Ran onto the stage without a word. Gu Yun looked at himself, alone on the sofa, and couldn’t help but grumble, "No way, they just left me like this?"

He wasn’t to be outdone and pulled a female artist onto the stage.

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The atmosphere in the entire bar reached its peak, with music vibrating throughout the venue.

Wen Nuan hadn’t expected Ye Feimo to be such an excellent ballroom dancer; he could practically compete in international ballroom dancing competitions. She found it a bit hard to keep up with his rhythm, as her ballroom dancing wasn’t as refined or powerful as his.

"Just follow my rhythm," Ye Feimo said. Dancing with him to the rhythm of the music was truly a rare pleasure for her. Wen Nuan had never enjoyed dancing so much.

Lin Ning and Cai Xiaojing danced neck and neck. Chen Xueru danced better than Su Ran; Chen Xueru had received professional training years ago, and her dancing was very graceful.

After a segment, everyone was drenched in sweat when they came down. Chen Xueru and Wen Nuan both took off their jackets. They finally understood why the girls in the bar dressed so lightly.

When you dance, the heat rises, and your whole body gets warm.

Chen Xueru wiped her sweat and drank a glass of wine, her face a delicate cherry red, making her skin appear even more beautiful. Su Ran watched her mesmerized. *What should he do? He truly felt his heart pounding. Even though he knew she had a connection with Tang Shuwen, and Ye Feimo had told him they had a son, he still couldn’t help but wonder if he was truly falling for her.*

Especially while dancing ballroom just now, he felt he had never encountered a woman who connected with him so perfectly, as if she were born just for him. Even though they had just met, she felt so familiar.

*A brother’s wife is off-limits.*

*But Tang Shuwen doesn’t like her, does he?*

"Sister Xiaojing, you can sing, you can dance, and you’re an all-around manager. Is there anything you can’t do?" Wen Nuan asked. "I never knew you were so good at singing and dancing. What else can you do?"

"Which of you isn’t good at singing and dancing? What’s so strange about that?" Cai Xiaojing laughed.

Lin Ning gave a thumbs-up, praising Miss Xiaojing’s dancing and singing. "Next time, I’ll invite you for a cameo in my movie."

"Get out of here!" Cai Xiaojing chuckled. On stage, dancing started again, wave after wave. Gu Yun, watching the stage, couldn’t help but frown. "Hey, isn’t that Zhao Yuning?"

Everyone looked towards the stage in unison. The woman dancing with a male artist on stage strongly resembled Zhao Yuning.

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