The Bravest

On the dance floor of the Paramount Ballroom, Lin Jie was preparing to teach Liu Ruyan how to dance ballroom dance, but the waist-tight dance posture made Liu Ruyan difficult to accept for a while.

"Stop looking. If we don't start now, others will start looking at us." Lin Jie said, tightening his hand on Liu Ruyan's lower back.

"Ah! No one else is like you, holding so tightly, you hooligan!" Liu Ruyan exclaimed again in a low voice and cursed Lin Jie angrily, but still maintained her original posture and did not struggle.

"How am I a hooligan? This is a normal move, okay? Look at the one on the left, that's a hooligan!"

Of course Lin Jie was not convinced. It was his woman, so what was wrong with him hugging her tighter when dancing? When Lin Jie said this, Liu Ruyan instinctively looked to the left.

A well-dressed gentleman was hugging his dance partner and dancing gracefully, but Liu Ruyan clearly saw that the gentleman's hand was stroking his partner's buttocks back and forth. This scene made Liu Ruyan blush!

"See? It's always like this. I'll teach you. Let me start. When I say left, you take a step back with your left foot. When I say right, you take a step back with your right foot..."

Lin Jie didn't care what Liu Ruyan was thinking and started to teach her the key points of the dance steps.

Liu Ruyan took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, listened carefully to Lin Jie's explanation, and then followed Lin Jie's instructions and tried her best to coordinate with his steps.

"Take smaller steps. Yes, you go forward and I go backward. Same thing..."

"Ouch, please take smaller steps, you stepped on my foot..."

"Oh, is that so?"

"That's right, it's simple, right? Then, I'll do this... That's right, it's just like this, right?"

"Hehe, it's not that difficult..." Liu Ruyan was indeed smart. She would peek at others from time to time, and then under Lin Jie's guidance, she was able to keep up with Lin Jie's pace after one or two songs.

Of course, stepping on feet is inevitable, and the movements are a bit stiff and not very aesthetic, but at least they forget about being shy and have a lot of fun!

"Let's take a break after dancing for one more song." Lin Jie encouraged the newbie Liu Ruyan during the break between dances.

"Well, I will definitely not step on your feet again this time."

Liu Ruyan was shy at first when she danced for the first time. Then she became nervous after Cai Linjie stepped on his feet. Then she slowly got used to being hugged by her beloved and danced gracefully in the dim light.

"Well, 123 go..." The dance music sounded again, and Lin Jie led Liu Ruyan to dance again. Liu Ruyan, who had adapted to the rhythm, was no longer so stiff and became much more natural.

This time the music was more soothing and the lights gradually became dim. Liu Ruyan noticed this change and secretly glanced at the side.

The dancing postures of the man and woman next to them became more ambiguous as the music and lighting changed.

Liu Ruyan hesitated for a moment, and then followed the example of the others, no longer leaning back, and pulled back the hand that was held by Lin Jie. She put her arms around Lin Jie's neck, and leaned her body against Lin Jie's, swaying slowly to the music.

"Hey, you learned it so quickly..."

"Hold me tight and don't talk..." Liu Ruyan leaned her head against Lin Jie's chest, and her body pressed even closer. She sniffed Lin Jie's scent and enjoyed the tranquility in her heart at this moment.

Lin Jie obediently hugged Liu Ruyan, his hands gently stroking her waist and back, and swayed slowly in the dim light of the dance floor.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan, who was in Lin Jie's gentle embrace, listened to Lin Jie's heartbeat and slowly closed her eyes. She was completely immersed in it, and even wanted to continue like this forever and never stop.

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Romantic dance music is always the shortest, and the lights gradually brighten. "Lin Jie, I like you holding me and dancing like this."

Liu Ruyan raised her head, whispered something, and then reluctantly let go of Lin Jie's body.

"Let's take a break and then continue dancing!"

"Okay, can you bring me here when you have time?"

"Okay, but it will cost a lot of money. Don't you feel bad about it?" Lin Jie took Liu Ruyan's hand and walked towards their own seat.

"What should I do? I like dancing with you like this." Liu Ruyan shook Lin Jie's hand coquettishly, but she felt bad about spending money, even if it was Lin Jie's money.

"There is a way. I have a phonograph in my office. I will buy some records and we can dance in the office."

"Okay, okay, we have to have the song we just played, don't forget it."

"Okay, I'll remember that!"

Returning to his seat, Lin Jie gently wiped the sweat off Liu Ruyan's forehead with a handkerchief before sitting down opposite her. He praised her in a low voice, "Ruyan, you learn really fast!"

"You taught me well!" Liu Ruyan enjoyed Lin Jie's gentleness and even spoke in a more delicate tone.

"Hehe, now let's not say that this dance is naughty!" Lin Jie saw that she liked it very much, but he still wanted to tease her.

"Humph, you men must love finding women to dance this kind of dance the most. It's obviously just being a hooligan and taking advantage, but you still insist on calling it ballroom dancing. How hypocritical. You too."

"Ruyan, did you discover anything just now?" Seeing that Liu Ruyan was talking about him, Lin Jie quickly changed the subject.

"No!"

Liu Ruyan's face was hot. She was just focused on learning the dance steps, especially the last part. She closed her eyes and felt the warmth brought by Lin Jie. She didn't even remember what Lin Jie said.

"There was one more person secretly observing us just now. Don't look back, she is coming over and will pretend to be jealous for a while." Lin Jie said in a low voice.

After hearing what Lin Jie said, Liu Ruyan had not yet recovered from her surprise when a pleasant voice sounded behind her.

"Director Lin, why didn't you say hello to me when you came?"

Liu Ruyan only smelled a fragrant breeze, and then an enchanting figure passed behind her and walked to Lin Jie's side.

"Hahaha, it's because I don't dare to disturb Miss Zhou's performance!" Lin Jie laughed and unnoticedly dodged the white little hand that was about to rest on his shoulder.

"Haha, so you came with a dance partner. Would you like to introduce them to me?"

The little hand that had missed its target took a handkerchief and covered its mouth with it, chuckling softly. It leaned against the back of the chair where Lin Jie was sitting, and its eyes shifted to Liu Ruyan.

"Lin Jie. You said this is your first time in a place like this? How does she know you?" Liu Ruyan remembered Lin Jie's words, but she was not pretending. She was really jealous.

"Oh, it turns out to be Director Lin's new love. No wonder he forgot about me... Little sister, Director Lin doesn't like women with bad tempers. You can't embarrass him like this."

"There are two people watching you behind me, hurry up and leave." Lin Jie suddenly said something inexplicable, which stunned Miss Zhou.

When Liu Ruyan saw Lin Jie's look, she immediately stood up and walked towards Lin Jie, raising her voice.

"Who do you think you are? I'm Lin Jie's secretary, his personal secretary, do you understand? Get out of my way."

As he said this, he pushed Miss Zhou aside and sat down in Lin Jie's arms. He put his arms around Lin Jie's neck and looked up at Miss Zhou provocatively.

"Room 312," Miss Zhou said in a low voice, then pointed at Liu Ruyan, hummed loudly, turned around, twisted her body, and left quickly.

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