Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child - Chapter 416
Chapter 416: I Promise You!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yu Niaoniao’s expression was quite complicated.
“Are you sure you want to see it?”
“Yes! ”
Wei Liao replied without hesitation,
He was a man who had seen many things and had watched many exciting dance performances. However, he was still filled with anticipation for Yu Niaoniao’s performance.
The urge to see it was like a young boy who did not know anything yet.
This feeling was quite new to him.
Yu Niaoniao said, “1 can dance, but this dance of mine is rather special. I can’t be the only one dancing. Someone has to dance with me.”
Wei Liao immediately said, “Let Yu Shi dance with you.”
“No, Sister Yu Shi has to play the zither for me.”
Wei Liao said, “Shall I call someone else over?”
Yu Niaoniao refused again. “There’s no need to go through so much trouble. Just dance with me.”
Wei Liao said, “But I can’t dance.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. I can teach you. The movements are very simple. You can learn them after watching them once.”
Wei Liao had also seen a two-person dance. Usually, this kind of dance required an extremely high level of tacit understanding between the two dancers. During this period, it was inevitable that there would be much physical contact.
He swallowed the refusal on the tip of his tongue at the thought.
He almost covered his ears and said to himself. It was just a dance anyway. There was no one else here. There was no need to care too much.
Yu Shi sat down and stroked the strings of the zither with both hands.
“What kind of accompaniment do you want?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “I want cheerful and energetic music. It’s best if it has a little rhythm.”
Yu Shi indicated that she understood.
Yu Niaoniao stood in the middle of the house, moved her arms, and began to prepare.
Seeing that Wei Liao was still sitting still, she asked.
“Why aren’t you getting up?
Wei Liao said, “I’ll watch you dance first.”
He wanted to see what dance Yu Niaoniao was dancing before deciding if he wanted to dance with her.
Yu Niaoniao was unwilling.
“What if you don’t dance with me later? It’ll be so awkward for me alone.” Wei Liao said, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep my word.”
Yu Niaoniao seized the opportunity to ask, “If you refuse to dance with me later, you’ll have to finish all the wine on the table. You’ll bear the cost tonight.”
These were all small matters. Wei Liao agreed without hesitation.
“Sure. ”
Yu Niaoniao immediately said, “In addition, you have to learn to bark three times. ”
Wei Liao was immediately unwilling.
“Don’t push your luck.”
It didn’t matter if he paid for the drinks. He didn’t care about that anyway.
But barking like a dog was different. It would hurt his pride. He couldn’t accept it.
Yu Niaoniao said, “If you can do what you say, you don’t have to bark like a dog. Seeing your reaction, don’t tell me you’re already prepared to go back on your word. If that’s the case, I won’t dance anymore. Coincidentally, I don’t really want to dance.”
With that, she sat down on the stool and really refused to dance. Seeing this, Wei Liao spoke before his brain could react.
“I promise you!”
When he came back to his senses, he wanted to slap himself.
Was he crazy? He actually agreed to her unreasonable request!
Wasn’t it just a dance?
If he wanted to see it, any dancer could dance better than Yu Niaoniao. Why did he have to be stubborn about her?
He felt that he might have a serious illness tonight!
Yu Niaoniao immediately beamed. “You promised. A gentleman has to keep his word. Sister Yu Shi, help me bear witness!’
Yu Shi smiled and replied, “Okay.”
Yu Niaoniao stood up again, took off her coat, and threw it aside. Her sleeves were rolled up to her elbows, revealing a slender and fair arm. She also picked up the hem of her clothes and stuffed it into her belt to avoid interfering with her next actions.
She twisted her neck and hips, stretching her arms and kicking.
When the preparations were almost done, she gestured to the Yu Shi to start.
Wei Liao sat up straight, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Yu Shi strummed the strings, and the brisk and lively sound of the zither drifted out.
Yu Niaoniao said aloud.
“Now for the seven sets of radio gymnastics. The times are calling! The first set – stretch!”
With that, she extended her left arm, then her right, raised her hands high, crossed them above her head, and squatted.
She was still chanting to give herself a sense of rhythm.
“One, two, three, five, six, seven, eight. Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!”
Yu Shi’s fingers almost slipped off the strings.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and quickly stabilized her mind. She continued to play according to Yu Niaoniao’s rhythm.
Wei Liao was stunned on the spot.
He was incredulous. “You call that dancing?”
“I don’t think so? How could there be such an ugly dance in the world?”
This was just the prelude. The rest of the action should look good. Wei Liao comforted himself silently.
Finally, when the first set ended, Yu Niaoniao finally changed her movements.
“Second set – exercising your limbs!”
She stretched out her arms and drew a circle in the air. Then she twisted around and bent her knees to squat. Her small arms shook off one after another.
Next was to keep cycling this action.
Wei Liao’s expression gradually became dazed. What was the difference between this action and the previous one?
Weren’t they all equally ugly?
How can this thing be called dancing?
It was simply out of character!
Although she had not done this exercise for many years, Yu Niaoniao still remembered every action clearly with her powerful memory.
“Third set – chest expansion exercise!”
Yu Niaoniao puffed out her chest and raised her head. She raised her arms and pressed them back. After putting them down, she repeated this action.
When she was about to reach the fourth set, Wei Liao finally couldn’t stand it anymore and called for a halt.
“Alright, stop dancing.”
He covered his eyes, looking like he couldn’t bear to watch.
Yu Niaoniao stopped what she was doing and looked eager. “I told you these movements were simple. Come and dance with me.”
This was worlds apart from the double dance that Wei Liao had expected.
His entire body was filled with resistance.
“I’m not dancing.”
Even if he died, even if he jumped down from here, he could not dance such a stupid and ugly dance!
Yu Niaoniao had expected this. She smiled and said, “Alright, since you’re not jumping, you have to drink, pay, and bark like a dog.”
Wei Liao stood up. “I suddenly remembered that I have something to do. I have to go first.”
He wanted to slip away.
Yu Niaoniao immediately said loudly.
“If you dare to run, you can forget about your pillow and bookmark. In the future, if I make anything related to the Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation, you can forget about it.”
Wei Liao gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
“That’s all you know how to do!”
Yu Niaoniao said proudly, ‘T)idn’t I learn this from you? There’s no need for a new move. As long as it works..”
