Chapter 22 Cousin

The principal nodded he watched, muttering incessantly, "yes! He indeed is one of the best students our school has produced!"

The more-exciting-than-normal commencement speech ended happily. It made everyone remember the humorous and outstanding alumni.

After he got off of the stage, he went straight to Xi Mufeng.

"Young Master Xi, it's so hard to see you. You didn't even come to my homecoming banquet. I have to attend this ball to meet you!" Although Huaiyi was saying angry words, from his tone of voice, Xiang Lianyi could easily tell that his relationship with Xi Mufeng was a very good one.

"Hey, who's this?" Huaiyi didn't wait for Xi Mufeng to speak and looked curiously at Xiang Lianyi.

As far as he knew, the family had intended for his cousin Mo Zhuyang to be engaged to Xi Mufeng, but this pretty girl clearly had an unusual relationship with Xi Mufeng, and he couldn't help but be a little curious.

To his more mature eyes, Xiang Lianyi was the prettiest one in this auditorium. The rarest thing was that she unintentionally emitted a charm that would attract any man!

If this were not a school dance, but a business party, many would likely look at her and exclaim, "nymph!"

It's not a derogatory term. For men, women who can be called "nymphs" are undoubtedly the most charming.

Moreover, Xiang Lianyi was still just a student right now, and the unintentional charm that flowed from her innocent appearance had already made Huaiyi marvel at her. Give it a few more years, and who knows what she will look like!

"This is Xiang Lianyi, my..." He was only halfway through when his calm voice was interrupted by a woman's coquettish voice.

"Cousin!"

"Hey, Yangyang! It's been a long time. You are getting so beautiful!" Huaiyi looked at Mo Zhuyang and smiled.

Only then did Xiang Lianyi realize that this man was Mo Zhuyang's cousin. She stared at them without changing her expression.

"Cousin, I didn't expect the principal to invite you here! After your homecoming party, I thought it would be a long time before I could see you." Although Mo Zhuyang was speaking to Huaiyi, her eyes couldn't stop drifting towards Xi Mufeng.

However, Xi Mufeng didn't give her a single glance. He whispered to Huaiyi, "You guys talk, we're going to go over there. Come over after you're done talking to find me."

He was just about to leave with Xiang Lianyi.

"Wait a minute, Mufeng. It's the opening dance in a minute, and the principal would like us to lead the dance for everyone as we always have. What do you think?" Mo Zhuyang looked at Xi Mufeng expectantly.

"No, this year, I have a partner I want to dance with," Xi Mufeng's refusal was so straightforward that the anger within Mo Zhuyang could no longer be contained.

"Is it Xiang Lianyi? I'm afraid she doesn't even know how to dance!" She began to lash out with sarcasm, which wasn't exactly sarcasm in her opinion, but rather the fact. She knew that Xiang Lianyi couldn't dance because her cousin, Wu Wenli, specifically told her that.

Originally, Xiang Lianyi didn't want to attract too much attention to herself, but she laughed when she heard Mo Zhuyang's words.

"I'm sorry, but I really wanted to try it." She stopped what Xi Mufeng was about to say and spoke.

"You... "Mo Zhuyang was extremely angry.

When Huaiyi saw that the situation was bad, he pulled her away.

"Cousin, what are you doing? Can't you see how arrogant that slut is, which side are you on?" Mo Zhuyang couldn't stop struggling.

"Careful with your words. Look at you now, do you look like the daughter of a wealthy family? You'll only push Mufeng further and further away." Huaiyi said with a frown.

"Me? What am I supposed to do? Just look at it?"

"You know, no man is going to like you the way you are right now. Calm down, you're still only seniors in high school. The future is unknown. What do you think?"

Huaiyi's words were like magic, causing Mo Zhuyang to gradually calm down!

Finally, she narrowed her long phoenix eyes in a cold, hard look towards Xiang Lianyi!

"We're just going to leave? Is that alright?" She wasn't afraid of anyone coming after her, but hated the idea of someone plotting against her.

"It's fine. We'll start the dance later, are you sure you're okay with that?" Xi Mufeng's obvious concern was different from Xiang Lianyi's.

"Yeah, it's fine, don't worry."

Just as Xiang Lianyi finished her words, the music started. Xi Mufeng smiled and made a gesture of invitation. With a soft smile, Xiang Lianyi took his hand with ease.

The two of them slid into the center of the dance floor, gracefully spinning and dancing.

The principal was slightly surprised. He knew Xi Mufeng and he had thought that this year it was still him and Mo Zhuyang leading the dance. Who is this new girl? Is she from their school? Why doesn't he know about such an outstanding student?

"Who is this girl?" He curiously asked the dean of students beside him.

"That is Xiang Lianyi. Strange, she used to be pretty, but not so... how to say it, not so spirited! Yes, spirited!" The dean of students held the frame of his glasses and thought for a long moment before saying.

"The kids are older, it's normal to care about appearance at this age, and it looks like this year's students are pretty good too!"

The principal's face was all scrunched up in a smile. From a distance, he looked so wrinkled he could be mistaken for a bun!

Xi Mufeng and Xiang Lianyi were dancing on the dance floor, and the students in the auditorium soon joined them on the dance floor with their partners.

Xiang Lianyi was like a graceful swan, accompanying Xi Mufeng. No matter how hard the moves were, she did them with ease, grace, and elegance. If you say she couldn't dance, no one would believe it!