Best Young Master
Chapter 260 - 231 [Left with No Choice]

Chapter 260: Chapter 231 [Left with No Choice]

"Dong... Dong..."

Watching as Ye Fan didn’t make a wish but instead stared at her with a dumbfounded expression, Su Liuli’s cheeks flushed red, feeling an inexplicable surge of nervousness. Her heart raced wildly, and she quickly closed her eyes, daring not to look at Ye Fan any longer.

Hmm?

Sensing the change in Su Liuli’s expression, Ye Fan snapped out of his reverie, aware that he had lost his composure. He quickly averted his gaze and, like Su Liuli, shut his eyes, awkwardly making a wish.

Whish!

Soon after, Su Liuli finished making her wish and, feeling like a thief with a guilty conscience, glanced at Ye Fan. Then, thinking of the wish she had just made, a charming smile spread across her lips.

"Let’s blow out the candles together," Su Liuli suggested a moment later when she saw that Ye Fan had also opened his eyes.

"Okay," Ye Fan nodded.

"One."

"Two."

"Three."

As soon as Su Liuli counted to three, Ye Fan blew out a breath almost at the same time, extinguishing the twenty lit candles, and the hall was plunged into momentary darkness.

As the lights came back on, Su Liuli picked up the cake knife and proposed again, "Shall we cut the cake together?"

"Hmm."

Ye Fan had never celebrated a birthday. Tonight, by a happy coincidence, he was dragged by Su Liuli to celebrate together. Touched, he let Su Liuli make all the arrangements.

Soon, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Ye Fan and Su Liuli held the knife together and slowly made a slice into the three-layered cake.

"Brother Ye, wait, I’ll take a photo of you two!" Seeing this scene, Su Jindi felt a surge of excitement and took out his phone, suggesting.

Hearing Su Jindi’s words, Su Liuli felt an inexplicable tension in her heart and sneaked a glance at Ye Fan, who smiled and nodded.

"You two, stand closer together, preferably with an embrace," Su Jindi instructed as he aimed his phone at the two of them, arranging them like a professional photographer.

Upon hearing this, Su Liuli subconsciously moved closer to Ye Fan, her delicate body almost pressing against his. Ye Fan, unable to help but smile, extended his hand and wrapped it around Su Liuli’s slender waist.

Feeling the warmth and strength from Ye Fan’s palm, Su Liuli tensed up and didn’t dare to move an inch.

"Su Liuli, it’s just a picture, not the execution ground. What are you so nervous about?" Su Jindi was not pleased, thinking that Su Liuli’s expression was too tense and would affect the effect of the photo.

"Who’s nervous?"

As eternal adversaries, Su Liuli and Su Jindi would bicker whenever they met. Seeing Su Jindi making fun of her nervousness, Su Liuli’s competitive nature was triggered. Far from being nervous, she puffed out her proud chest, exuding a powerful presence.

Click—

A crisp sound echoed, and the moment was captured.

"Clap clap—"

Ouyang Lingfeng led the applause for the two, and soon the claps rose like a tide all around.

After the applause subsided, two bodyguards swiftly sliced the cake and served it to the guests around the stage.

A few minutes later, once the guests had finished their cake, the real party began, and they one by one toasted Ye Fan and Su Liuli.

Because of her happiness, Su Liuli downed the first few drinks in one gulp.

"With the way you’re drinking, you’ll be drunk before they finish toasting you,"

Seeing Su Liuli’s tomboyish behavior and her face as red as if it was about to drip water, Ye Fan reminded her with a bitter smile, "Just sip each one."

"Hmm."

Hearing Ye Fan’s words, Su Liuli unexpectedly didn’t argue back. Instead, she looked at Ye Fan with shining Liuli eyes and obediently nodded her head.

Even though Su Liuli drank only a sip each time as Ye Fan suggested, the number of people was overwhelming. By the time everyone had offered their toasts, Su Liuli’s cheeks, earlobes, and neck were flushed with red, and a hint of drunkenness appeared between her brows and eyes.

After the toasting was over, the lights dimmed again, only the flashlights twinkled, and soothing music began to play. Many couples took to the dance floor, hand in hand, starting a ballroom dance.

In the dim light, Su Liuli, slightly inebriated, looked at Ye Fan with twinkling eyes, full of expectation, hoping that Ye Fan would ask her to dance.

"What’s wrong?" Ye Fan asked, noticing Su Liuli’s gaze.

"Nothing," Su Liuli played dumb.

"You were told to drink less but didn’t listen, and now you feel uncomfortable, right?" Ye Fan thought Su Liuli was feeling unwell from drinking too much and said with a wry smile, "If you’re feeling dizzy, I can help you rest over there for a while."

Is this guy a blockhead?

Su Liuli gave Ye Fan a look of exasperation. Then, spurred on by the alcohol, she took the initiative and said, "Tonight is our shared birthday party, and as a man, shouldn’t you display some gentlemanly behavior and ask me for a dance?"

"Are you sure you’re not drunk?" Seeing the usually ’adversarial’ Su Liuli actually taking the initiative to dance with him, Ye Fan couldn’t quite believe it.

"—"

Su Liuli was on the verge of tears, and then, almost as if in a huff, she grabbed Ye Fan’s hand and headed towards the dance floor.

Hmm?

Outside the dance floor, Situ Ruoshui and Su Jindi both were startled at the sight, then exchanged glances, feeling as if they were asking each other: What’s going on?

Not only Situ Ruoshui and Su Jindi saw this scene, but nearly all the guests in the hall did as well.

Sensing those gazes, even though Su Liuli was emboldened by alcohol, she couldn’t help feeling nervous. Her heart thumped at a terrifying pace, as if it was about to leap out of her throat.

Soon, Su Liuli pulled Ye Fan onto the dance floor. Seeing him looking at her as if she were a freak, she suddenly had an idea and asked in shock, "Don’t... Don’t tell me you can’t dance?"