Female Partner Became Popular in a Love Show - Chapter 116

Ruan Qiu remained unaffected, her expression serious as she thrust the sword forward. Despite being a blunt, flexible sword, it became incredibly agile in Ruan Qiu’s hands. As the sword’s tip flashed, Ruan Qiu jumped without a run-up, spinning in mid-air. Her white dress spread out like a cloud floating over the audience’s heads.

During her flip, the sword traced a semicircle in the air, and the audience heard the distinct sound of the sword cutting through the air. They watched as Ruan Qiu seemed to be suspended upside down, about to fall.

In the backstage, Xue Wu stood up abruptly, ready to rush out and protect Ruan Qiu, while the audience held their breath, almost screaming.

But soon, they were too stunned to make any sound.

Ruan Qiu, still holding the sword, plunged the tip into the ground. The sword bent and then rebounded, allowing Ruan Qiu to flip again in the air and land lightly, gracefully waving the sword.

Xue Wu slowly sat back, his heart still racing.

Contrasting with her outfit’s softness and ease, Ruan Qiu continued to wield the sword with powerful, fluid movements, each strike filled with force, without a hint of hesitation. This contrast gave goosebumps to the audience, who couldn’t take their eyes off her.

The audience had no doubt that if she were fighting someone, her opponent would have long surrendered, begging for mercy.

Just when the audience was completely mesmerized by Ruan Qiu, she suddenly twirled the sword again, smoothly sheathed it, then turned and walked back, preparing to leave the stage.

Only then did the audience realize that Ruan Qiu’s leaps had already covered half the runway, and her series of fluid sword moves had seamlessly brought her to the end, perfectly transitioning to her exit.

Her swordsmanship, jumps, spins, and even the graceful departure, all perfectly embodied a sense of freedom and elegance, like an untouchable cloud.

It wasn’t until Ruan Qiu’s upright figure had completely disappeared from the stage that the audience awoke from their trance, bursting into applause and even cheering, barely restraining themselves from rushing up to ask Ruan Qiu for an encore of her stunning performance.

On one side of the audience, Lucia wept tears of joy, clapping continuously, telling the young man beside her, “It’s perfect, truly perfect. I knew it, she is the most suitable person.”

“When Qiu put on this dress, I wanted to give her appropriate makeup, but I realized she needed no adornment. It’s her natural beauty that makes her so captivating,” Lucia kept saying.

“Only Qiu can bring out the brilliance of this dress. I believe from this moment on, no one will forget my work or Qiu’s beauty!”

“Yes.” The young man, K-family’s heir and director, smiled while clapping, “Grandma, your choice was right. She is indeed beautiful.”

The young man initially didn’t understand why his grandmother, Lucia, would give away her most treasured work of decades and arrange a special performance for this lady. But now he understood.

Besides the girl named Ruan Qiu, no one else could showcase his grandmother’s work to the world.

“Grandma,” the young man thought for a moment and said, “I want to make Ruan Qiu our global ambassador. What do you think?”

“Of course,” Lucia wiped her tears and smiled, “She deserves it.”

On the other side of the audience, Mrs. Qin, while clapping, glanced at Cheng Tianya, seeing her pale face and slight trembling. She thought Cheng Tianya might indeed be unwell and quickly called her son to take Cheng Tianya home to see the family doctor.

The first great-grandchild of the Qin family must be born by Cheng Tianya; her health couldn’t have any issues.

Their departure didn’t attract much attention. Meanwhile, Ruan Qiu returned backstage, immediately surrounded by enthusiastic models.

The models knew the dress was Lucia’s cherished work, so they refrained from touching it, instead loudly calling Ruan Qiu’s name, clamoring for handshakes, autographs, and asking in broken Chinese how she performed such amazing moves and if she could teach them.

After Ruan Qiu finally broke free from the crowd, she looked up and saw Xue Wu waiting at the edge, smiling at her.

Ruan Qiu walked towards him, hearing Xue Wu sincerely say, “Ms. Ruan, there’s no one more beautiful and captivating than you in this world.”

Ruan Qiu had heard many passionate compliments earlier, which she took with a calm heart, even finding some amusing. But hearing Xue Wu’s words, she suddenly felt a bit shy, rubbing her face and saying, “They were exaggerating.”

Her swordsmanship was barely a tenth of her teammate’s. Her teammates in the Infinite World were the real heroes, slaying monsters without hesitation.

Ruan Qiu cleared her throat, “I’m going to change now. What about you?”

“Let’s go,” Xue Wu nodded, “I’ll wait for you outside after I change.”

They walked towards the changing room together, not noticing Jiang Yan withdrawing his outstretched arm behind them.

Jiang Yan smiled bitterly. After watching Ruan Qiu’s sword dance, he rushed backstage, wanting to shower her with all the praises he could think of, but was blocked by the crowd of models. By the time they left, the show’s audience had reached the backstage.

He listened to Ruan Qiu politely decline enticing collaboration offers and felt an urge to persuade her to accept them. However, as soon as he took a few steps forward, he met Xue Wu’s cold gaze.

Standing at the edge of the crowd, Xue Wu seemed to see through Jiang Yan’s thoughts, saying, “She doesn’t want those things, and you have no right to persuade her. You don’t even know what she likes…”

Xue Wu didn’t finish his sentence, but Jiang Yan already understood his meaning.

He didn’t even know what Ruan Qiu wanted or liked. What right did he have to pursue her and claim to love her?

Jiang Yan opened his mouth to argue, but Xue Wu didn’t give him a chance, turning and leaving.

Inside, Xue Wu wasn’t calm either.

He knew deeply that his feelings for Ruan Qiu weren’t pure either. She was his lifeline; he lived because of her. After talking to his psychologist, he often thought that if Ruan Qiu didn’t like him and wanted to leave, he might not be able to control himself from forcing her to stay by his side.

He suddenly realized his thoughts were increasingly aligning with that person, who was a madman, and so was he.