The most beautiful space

14 Classical Dance

In the end, it was the older Zhou Jun who reacted first. He led his younger sister, Zhou Xiuna, over and smiled politely, saying, "Are you Deng Yue's older sister? That's quite a coincidence. My sister Xiuna and your Deng Yue are old classmates. Hello, Su Tong, I'm Zhou Jun." He then extended his hand.

Although Su Tong was never used to people being too enthusiastic, she had been in the workforce for a few years and didn't show any emotion on her face. She smiled slightly and extended her right hand: "Hello."

Zhou Jun attended Renmin University in Beijing and spent a year as an exchange student in Japan. His parents were both high-ranking officials in the province. After graduation, he took the civil service exam and worked his way up from the bottom. Now he is an official in the municipal government of this small city. He has been to many places and even traveled to Europe. He considers himself to be quite knowledgeable, but this is the first time he has seen such a beautiful and flawless girl, so exquisite that she seems unreal.

Su Tong extended her hand to shake hands with Zhou Jun. Her right hand was slender and radiant, with long, white, jade-like fingers that felt soft and boneless in his hand. It wasn't until Su Tong gently pulled her hand away that Zhou Jun remembered to let go. He wasn't embarrassed; he just smiled naturally and said, "Miss Su's hands are as exquisite as she is." Zhou Jun had always believed that men who praised women were more attractive to them.

Chrissie Chau's family wasn't well-off, and her cousin, Zhou Jun, often bought her pretty clothes and shoes. The two had always had a good relationship. Chrissie Chau was particularly clever at that moment. Ignoring Deng Yue's struggles, she made a "yes" gesture to Zhou Jun and pulled Deng Yue away.

Their dance teacher was a young woman who walked in gracefully, wearing a black dance dress adorned with sequins. Beautiful women always seem to have a natural hostility towards other beautiful women. She glanced at Su Tong several times, seemingly casually, before starting to organize the girls into their group.

"Hello everyone, welcome to Ashow to learn Latin. From today onwards, I will be your Latin teacher. My name is Zhang Lin, you can call me Sister Lin. First of all..."

The lesson began, and Deng Yue gave Su Tong several resentful glances before obediently starting the preparatory activities.

Zhou Jun suggested in a gentlemanly manner, "Su Tong, Xiu Na and Deng Yue have all started learning to dance. There's a coffee shop downstairs with a pretty nice atmosphere. Let's go grab a drink and then come up to pick them up later."

Su Tong had already planned it out at the entrance. While Deng Yue was learning Latin dance, she would go to the classical dance club called "Jinghong" to take a look. However, Su Tong, who was somewhat famous for her dance at the university, also had quite a few suitors. She was no stranger to refusing other people's invitations. As she walked quickly out, she said, "No need, thank you, I have an appointment."

After being modified by the space, Su Tong's body was much weaker overall, and she couldn't walk very fast to begin with. Zhou Jun was nearly 1.8 meters tall, so she was grabbed by the wrist as soon as she reached the door. He smiled slightly and said, "Su Tong, would you do me the honor of having a drink with me? After all, our sister is a classmate."

Su Tong was very annoyed. If it weren't for the fact that she had become beautiful, a man like Zhou Jun, who considered himself somewhat handsome, would not have bothered her like this. She could only repeat, "I'm really not interested, and besides, I have plans."

Zhou Jun smiled politely upon hearing this, but his words were direct: "Su Tong, if a pretty girl like you had a boyfriend, I don't think he would let you come out alone. You said you had a date, so I'll wait with you for the person you met. If you're just making excuses to fob me off, you should at least buy me something to drink as compensation."

The two were walking towards the entrance of the Ashow Latin Club. The sight of a refined and handsome man and a casually dressed woman pulling and tugging at each other was quite eye-catching.

Just then, a boy wearing a T-shirt and with a DSLR camera around his neck came out of the billiards club next door. He was fiddling with the camera as he walked out. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked up and met Su Tongyu's flawless profile. He paused for a moment before tentatively calling out, "Sister Su Tong?"

Su Tong and Zhou Jun turned their heads at the same time. When they saw the handsome and fair-skinned boy in front of them, Zhou Jun frowned immediately, while Su Tong smiled as if she had been saved and called out, "Li Qiang."

Li Qiang finally came to his senses. Ever since he met Su Tong, whom he had a good impression of, at his sister Li Li's house that day, he had been hoping that Su Tong would come to visit his sister's house again. However, Su Tong had not come for many days, and he had no reason to go to his sister's friends, so he had to suppress his desire to see Su Tong and had been depressed for the past few days.

Li Li always felt sorry for her younger brother, so she simply gave him two days off. He went out with some friends who were all interested in photography. Yesterday, they went to a canyon in a neighboring city and took a lot of photos. Today, some other boys came over to play billiards, but he wasn't very interested, so he went out on his own to see if there was anything worth photographing.

To his surprise, upon emerging, he saw a handsome man dragging a girl along. Just as he was lamenting the prevalence of hypocrites these days, the girl turned her head as she struggled, revealing herself to be none other than Su Tong, the woman he had been searching for. Seeing Su Tong's face, he was startled again. Looking at the exquisitely beautiful Su Tong before him, he couldn't quite put his finger on how she had changed. Her features were still the same, but for some reason, she possessed a beauty that felt distant, as if she were someone he could never truly approach.

Li Qiang was still young, and his mind was filled with thoughts. He just stood there, stunned.

Looking at the somewhat dazed Li Qiang, Zhou Jun felt that this young boy posed little threat to him, so he didn't let go of Su Tong's hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Little brother, want to play pool?"

No boy would be happy to be called "little brother" by his "love rival" in front of the girl he likes. Li Qiang immediately walked up to the two of them, forcefully slapped Zhou Jun's hand away, and while protecting Su Tong behind him, he said angrily, "Even my little brother knows that a gentleman does not force others to do things against their will. Didn't your parents teach you this principle?"

Zhou Jun's face instantly darkened. "You're so young and you don't know your place. Watch your words."

Su Tong, initially annoyed by Zhou Jun's relentless pursuit, almost laughed out loud at Li Qiang's blunt words. She thought to herself that although Li Qiang was usually quiet and reserved, he truly lived up to his reputation as Li Li's brother; his sharp tongue was just as formidable. She felt a momentary touch of warmth, but seeing that Zhou Jun was dressed in decent brands, giving him the air of a wealthy second-generation heir, she wasn't going to hide behind a younger boy. She gestured to Li Qiang not to confront Zhou Jun directly, and then said to Zhou Jun sternly, "Zhou Jun, we're all adults. I've said I'm not interested in you. If you insist on pursuing me, then come at me. Don't try those childish tricks of grabbing someone and preventing them from leaving. My appointment has arrived, so I'll be going now."

Then he pulled Li Qiang and went into the "Jinghong" (惊鸿) area.

Zhou Jun stood there, first kicking the metal trash can next to him hard, then looking down as if thinking about something, before giving Su Tong and Li Qiang a triumphant smile.

Su Tong pulled Li Qiang into the "Jinghong" Classical Dance Training Center. On both sides of the entrance were many photos of classical dance performances—solo, duet, and group dances—all featuring dancers in ethereal classical gowns, which were quite beautiful. Upon seeing guests enter, a young woman in a uniform immediately offered two cups of tea, and then the female manager came out to greet them.

Wearing a professional outfit of a shirt and black skirt, her hair neatly pinned up, her beautiful face looked strangely familiar. Su Tong released Li Qiang's hand, looked closely, and then smiled and said, "Chen Jiaxin!"

Li Qiang silently clenched his hand that Su Tong had released, and followed behind Su Tong with his head slightly lowered.

The female manager was initially stunned by the beautiful girl who had arrived. She then thought that even if the fee was lower, she would keep this girl; she would become a living advertisement for her club. Unexpectedly, the girl recognized her. Even though she had been in the business for many years, she was clearly surprised. "You are...?" If she knew such a beautiful woman, there was no reason why she wouldn't remember her.

At that time, Su Tong began her dance training under the tutelage of teacher Yao Manping. Dozens of girls came to learn from her, and among them, Chen Jiaxin was about the same age as Su Tong and had some talent. Later, Su Tong went to Yunnan to study and heard that Chen Jiaxin had gone to a dance academy in the province. She never expected that Chen Jiaxin would be here now, training classical dance.

Meeting her childhood friend after many years, although they weren't particularly close back then, Su Tong was still quite happy. Pointing to herself, she said, "Su Tong! Jiaxin, it's me, Su Tong. We used to learn to dance together when we were little."

Chen Jiaxin stared at the beautiful woman in front of her for a while before she could recognize that she really was Su Tong from back then. But Su Tong was only somewhat pretty back then. She never expected that now that they were all approaching thirty, she would still be so beautiful. She was so beautiful that even she, a woman, was a little stunned. She felt a little jealous, but she still smiled and led the two of them inside: "Su Tong, it's been a long time. Do you still dance?"

Su Tong shook her head. "I haven't jumped in a long time. I obediently went home to prepare for the college entrance examination in my second year of high school. Unlike you, you can still stick to this line of work and even opened your own club. I haven't jumped in so long, my muscles must be stiff by now."

Chen Jiaxin felt a little better. Back then, the two of them studied dance together, and their teacher, Yao Manping, had a higher opinion of Su Tong. Later, when she heard that Su Tong had gone to Yunnan to study under the dancer Li Liping, she thought that Su Tong would reach a height in dance that she could never reach. Now that she knew that Su Tong was no longer in the industry, Chen Jiaxin felt a secret joy and sincerely smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Don't I still run a small, run-down club? Since you're here today, I'll ask you to open a dance studio for you to practice. You have so many years of foundation, you won't be bad at dancing now."

Su Tong hadn't danced in a long time, and although she was a little itchy, she subconsciously refused, saying, "Forget it."

Chen Jiaxin was surprisingly enthusiastic and repeatedly advised, "It's okay, just dance for fun. Anyway, nobody watches in my little town."

Then he instructed a young girl working at the club to bring over a new small classical dance practice dress, based on her figure. The club recruited young girls who had a classical fascination and wanted to learn dance. The dress was made according to the girl's imagination of ancient dresses, pure white and flawless, with flowing ribbons. When the girl held it in her hands, it looked incredibly exquisite and beautiful.