Chapter 339: You Look Quite Familiar

As soon as Li Li Xuewu stepped into the living room, he widened his eyes in surprise.

Zhou Wang Yamei was wearing light makeup and a dress with a black and pale yellow checkered pattern. Her hair was permed into large waves, giving her the air of a modern lady.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, still had a youthful, fresh-faced look. Her hair was tied back in a ponytail, and she wore a white blouse with a goose-yellow long skirt.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu standing at the doorway looking surprised, Zhou Wang Yamei laughed: "Come in, what are you dawdling at the door for?"

"I'm catching my breath."

Li Li Xuewu pretended to be dizzy, leaning against the entryway as he said: "The radiance of the two beauties in the room is a bit dazzling."

"Hahaha!"

Zhou Wang Yamei covered her mouth and laughed happily, and even Gu Ning was teased into pursing her lips by Li Li Xuewu.

"Men are the best at lying!"

Zhou Wang Yamei covered her mouth and gave Gu Ning a light nudge, saying: "Even someone like Section Chief Li has learned to coax people into being happy. Is there any man left in this world who can be trusted?"

"Hahaha!"

Li Li Xuewu laughed and said: "Even if the men in this world are the best at lying, what I just said was absolutely the truth."

As he joked, he walked into the living room. Seeing a white shirt and trousers laid out on the sofa, Li Li Xuewu was quite surprised and asked: "You even prepared these for me?"

"They're new."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu notice the clothes on the sofa, Zhou Wang Yamei said somewhat nervously: "I bought these for him, but he never wore them once. I saw that your build is more robust, so I altered them this afternoon. You don't mind, do you?"

"Never mind new clothes, what would it matter if they were worn!"

Li Li Xuewu smiled, picked up the clothes from the sofa, and walked toward the study.

As he walked, he continued: "Going back three years, if anyone had given me a piece of old clothing, I would have been happy enough. Even now, as long as it's still wearable, I'm willing to take it."

As he spoke, he had already closed the door to change.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu say this, Zhou Wang Yamei felt a little more at ease.

Because she couldn't gauge Li Li Xuewu's temper and was worried he might be angry if she hadn't prepared clothes for him, she had been feeling anxious the whole time.

"How is it?"

Li Li Xuewu walked out wearing the black trousers and white shirt, laughing as he said: "This is my first time wearing trousers like these."

"I bought them specially at the fabric store."

Zhou Wang Yamei walked up to Li Li Xuewu, helped him adjust his clothes with her hands, and said: "I learned the craft of making clothes in the past; back then, wearing suits was all the rage."

As she spoke, she crouched down to help Li Li Xuewu adjust the trouser cuffs.

Li Li Xuewu didn't mind, lifting his arms as he said: "This material is quite comfortable to wear."

"How is it?"

After Zhou Wang Yamei finished adjusting them, she turned back to ask Gu Ning.

Gu Ning, draped in her coat, looked at Li Li Xuewu—who stood tall and straight, dressed in black and white, and exuding a masculine aura—and nodded with a smile.

"It's quite good."

"That's good then, it wasn't in vain that I spent the afternoon altering them."

As she spoke, she walked to the door, took a shoebox, and said: "These are the leather shoes I bought for you this afternoon. Try them on."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Zhou Wang Yamei, not mentioning that he already had plenty of leather shoes.

"They're fine, the size is right."

Looking at the summer leather shoes on his feet, Li Li Xuewu looked up and asked: "Did you buy some for the two of you?"

"Yes, Gu Ning and I both bought a pair."

As she spoke, she looked up at Li Li Xuewu, asking somewhat embarrassedly: "Am I being too unthrifty?"

"Hehe, a little, but what's bought can be worn; it doesn't count as waste."

It is currently Li Li Xuewu who is supporting the mother and son, so Zhou Wang Yamei is very concerned about Li Li Xuewu's attitude.

But seeing that Li Li Xuewu's attitude was still quite good, she smiled and said, "I will be frugal with expenses."

"No need to be deliberately frugal."

Li Li Xuewu walked to the full-length mirror to check himself and said, "Live life as you should; if life loses its joy, then life is nothing but suffering."

As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Ning.

Gu Ning didn't pay any attention to Li Li Xuewu, but instead pulled Zhou Wang Yamei upstairs to change clothes.

When Zhou Wang Yamei went upstairs, she glanced at Li Li Xuewu with quite a bit of embarrassment, but Li Li Xuewu just smiled without minding.

That night in the coffin and on the boat, he had obtained quite a few things; although they couldn't be used for a long time, having them in his hands really added a sense of security.

Li Li Xuewu also went to the study to change his clothes back; going out in this outfit would surely freeze him stiff.

After Li Li Xuewu finished changing, Zhou Wang Yamei and Gu Ning also came downstairs, followed by Fu Fu Zhidong, who was dressed all bundled up.

"Uncle."

"Hmm, why are you wearing so much?"

"Mom said it's cold..."

Fu Fu Zhidong sighed helplessly.

Zhou Wang Yamei said somewhat embarrassedly, "He's wearing two sets; it's easier to take them off when we get there. It's too hot in the room over there, and he'd be covered in sweat after all the fuss."

As she spoke, she also put a hat on Fu Fu Zhidong.

Li Li Xuewu smiled, crouched down to pick up the child, and took the two of them out the door.

Going out to have fun always puts people in a good mood; even the snow on the road, which usually goes unnoticed, seemed to become lovely.

At the same spot as last time, Li Li Xuewu parked the car in the storage area, picked up the child, and took the two of them inside, carrying their bags.

This was the time when people were entering; young men and women were laughing and joking, all saying that dancing was livelier than watching a movie.

That's true; watching a movie means watching others cuddling and getting handsy.

Although you can't cuddle while dancing at this time, you can still be sneaky about it.

Restless youth isn't just for young men; young women have it too.

Moreover, the passion displayed by young women is even more intense than that of young men.

You could tell just by the outfits of the young women and young wives who had already changed in the hall—it was truly hot.

Not to mention the young men, even a young man like Li Li Xuewu, who had seen it all, felt his blood boiling.

"Wow!"

Fu Fu Zhidong looked at the lively scene in the room and let out a sound of surprise; from his perspective, he could discover beauty even better.

"Hahahaha."

"Fu Zhidong!"

Hearing the child's exclamation, the crowd entering around them all laughed, causing Zhou Wang Yamei to tug at her son.

Li Li Xuewu held Fu Fu Zhidong's little hand and said with a smile, "Remember, looking is fine, but don't go 'wow'."

"Oh!"

"Hahahaha."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu's conversation with the child, the crowd burst into another round of laughter.

Seeing Zhou Wang Yamei looking at him with distress, Li Li Xuewu smiled and said, "You go change your clothes; we're going too."

As he spoke, he took Fu Fu Zhidong's little hand and walked into the men's changing room, carrying his bag.

The changing room was set up very simply, with just some chairs and small lockers like those in a bathhouse.

Everyone was here to dance, so they wouldn't be wearing too much, and money and tickets were kept on their person, so no one would steal from the lockers here even if they weren't locked.

But Zhou Wang Yamei still carefully brought two small locks.

Li Li Xuewu took off Fu Fu Zhidong's outer clothes and changed into the set he had brought himself.

He pressed the small lock shut and then gave it a gentle tug; Li Li Xuewu smiled and said to Fu Fu Zhidong, "Your mom's lock is one that stops an honest person but not a thief."

Fu Fu Zhidong nodded, but then asked, "What's an honest person, and what's a thief?"

"Hehehe."

Li Li Xuewu chuckled at Fu Fu Zhidong's question, took the little hand of the child who had so many questions, and said while walking out, "There was a very remarkable teacher a long time ago named Confucius."

"Confucius?"

"Yes."

Pushing open the door and seeing people still entering, Li Li Xuewu picked up the little one.

"When Confucius was traveling through various states, he was trapped in the wilderness. The food he carried ran out, and his followers fell ill, but Confucius still persisted in teaching his disciples."

Zhou Wang Yamei and Gu Ning, who had just walked out of the women's changing room, saw Li Li Xuewu standing at the door holding the child and saying something, so they didn't make a sound, but walked over and joined him to walk into the hall together.

"Confucius had a disciple named Zilu who, seeing his teacher so persistent, asked resentfully: 'Can a gentleman also reach a dead end?'"

"Confucius replied: 'A gentleman remains steadfast in adversity, while a petty person becomes reckless when in adversity.'"

"It roughly means that even if a gentleman is in adversity, he will hold fast to his inner integrity and remain unswayed by poverty or low status, never losing his moral character; only a petty person will act recklessly and commit evil deeds."

"Oh."

Fu Fu Zhidong looked at Li Li Xuewu in front of him, tilted his head, and said, "I think I understand, but I think I don't yet."

"Hahaha."

Li Li Xuewu bounced Fu Fu Zhidong in his arms and said with a smile, "Remember it for now; you'll understand later."

Laughing and talking, they walked toward the square tables placed along the wall.

Zhou Wang Yamei watched the big one and the little one discussing the relationship between a gentleman and a petty person, and for some reason, tears welled up in her eyes.

How she wished her son could also have a complete childhood, have such a towering figure to teach him the principles of being a person, give him a sense of security, and give him happiness and support.

Seeing Gu Ning looking at her, Zhou Wang Yamei smiled, reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and took Gu Ning's hand to follow.

The tables along the wall were reading tables for people to rest when they were tired of dancing.

And at the entrance, there was a temporarily set-up stall selling melon seeds, peanuts, soda, and beer.

There was already an atmosphere of entertainment here; it seems there are capable people in the club.

The club in the factory didn't charge, but here, you had to pay for a ticket to dance at night; it wasn't expensive, ten cents per person.

For young men and women, it wasn't a big expense; of course, only young men and women working in the factory had the time and conditions to come and play.

Li Li Xuewu found a table, placed Fu Fu Zhidong on a chair, and said to the two who had come over, "Wait a moment; I'll go get some soda and melon seeds."

"Don't buy any, it's ridiculously expensive!"

Zhou Wang Yamei stopped Li Li Xuewu and said, "There's hot water in the lounge; we can just drink hot water."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and gestured to the little one, saying, "I can't just let him sit there and watch you play; he needs to have some fun too."

As he spoke, he had already walked back toward the entrance.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu leave, Zhou Wang Yamei smiled helplessly, sat at the table with Gu Ning, and looked at the people in the hall.

Just as Li Li Xuewu stood in front of the temporary stall at the entrance, he saw a young man in a Zhongshan suit walking over with two security guards.

Li Li Xuewu turned around helplessly and waited for the three of them.

This young man was quite restrained; he told the two behind him to wait a moment and walked up to Li Li Xuewu himself.

"Comrade, you look quite familiar."

The young man in the Zhongshan suit looked at Li Li Xuewu and asked, "Were you the one a few days ago who told us to 'keep playing the music and keep dancing'?"

"Hahahaha."

Under the gaze of the young man and the solemn expressions of the security guards behind him, Li Li Xuewu took out an ID from his pocket and handed it over.

"On official business; I've disrupted the rules of this place."

"Oh?"

Seeing that what Li Li Xuewu took out was an ID, the young man finally relaxed.

Since he dared to show his ID, he must be someone of importance.

He really wanted to see who this visitor was, daring to be so arrogant.

The young man raised his eyebrows and opened the ID in his hand.

Upon seeing the unit and position, his eyes widened involuntarily, then he looked at Li Li Xuewu's face in disbelief, and then glanced at the ID photo again.

"This..."

The young man figured no one would be bored enough to go through the trouble of getting such an ID just to show off while dancing.

So, eliminating the wrong answer, the remaining conclusion was that Li Li Xuewu was indeed someone of importance.

"Hehe, Comrade Li, you're not here to handle a case today, are you?"

"Hahaha."

Li Li Xuewu took back his ID and said with a smile, "I saw the atmosphere here was good the other day, so I brought some friends over to have fun; you don't mind, do you?"

"Of course not!"

The young man said with a smile, "We certainly welcome you to come and play; it shows that our work is being done well."

As he spoke, he turned around, waved his hand, and told the security guards who had followed him to withdraw.

After gesturing, the young man himself turned back, shook hands with Li Li Xuewu, and said, "I hope you'll come and support us often; have a good time."

After greeting him, he took a step back and turned to leave.

Li Li Xuewu watched the young man's back and smiled, then, under the curious gaze of the stall attendant, bought eight bottles of soda and a plate of melon seeds.

It was alright; the price wasn't expensive, possibly because the soda was produced by a certain factory itself, so the wholesale price was cheap.

Li Li Xuewu wasn't worried about the soda making them sick; in this era, you could worry about anything, but you didn't need to worry about food quality.

If a quality issue occurred, people would really die.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu bring back so many bottles of soda, Zhou Wang Yamei stood up with a pained heart, took them, and said, "We were just talking about being frugal at home, and now you're spending money recklessly."

Li Li Xuewu smiled, sat in the chair, and used his hand to pry open the bottle caps of the soda.

"Wow!"

Amidst Fu Fu Zhidong's exclamation, Li Li Xuewu placed the soda in front of Fu Fu Zhidong.

"You can only take a small sip each time, and you can only drink one bottle today; we'll take the other one back for you to drink tomorrow morning."

"Okay!"

Fu Fu Zhidong nodded very understandingly and then took a small sip of the soda.

"It's orange flavored!"

Li Li Xuewu nodded, and seeing that the band was ready to play, he turned to Gu Ning and the other and said, "You two go dance; I'll watch the child here."

Zhou Wang Yamei smiled, looked at the two interacting, and said, "Then I'll go teach Gu Ning how to dance; you sit for a while first."

As she spoke, she stood up and pulled the somewhat resistant Gu Ning into the dance floor.

As the music started, pairs of young men and women entered the dance floor, reserved, stiff, and hesitant, holding each other's hands and backs, and began a song, "Moscow Nights."

Although the relationship with the northern Russians had become tense at this time, there was still an element of admiration and envy for the Russians among the people.

After all, they were the "Big Brother," and they could indeed look down on everything at this time.

Li Li Xuewu didn't have any prejudice against the Russians, nor did he have any prejudice against any country.

Because in Li Li Xuewu's eyes, any country could become a friend at one time and an enemy at another; what one needed to do was to be cautious and strengthen oneself.

To put it bluntly, it was his personality; he didn't trust anyone, and only by leading everyone himself could it be a good group.

Drinking soda, he watched Zhou Wang Yamei teaching Gu Ning how to dance step by step on the dance floor.

This waltz was actually danced in the Russian style, which was not the same as the European one.

The waltz and the Viennese waltz both belong to the category of ballroom dancing.

Their musical structure and basic technical characteristics have similarities.

But there are significant differences in musical speed, movement intensity, and dance characteristics.

Actually, if Li Li Xuewu were to dance, it would just be like that.

He knew how to dance entirely because it was popular in his previous life, and it was also a good excuse to cuddle with women.

Come to think of it, he even knew how to breakdance.

He knew a little bit of everything, and he could chat about it for a while.

But if you wanted him to explain it clearly or play it well, he learned fastest with activities that involved men and women together.

A waltz lasted less than eight minutes, but by now, both of them had sweat on their foreheads.

It might have had to do with it being quite hot in the room and there being so many people.

"Let's rest."

Li Li Xuewu pried open two bottles of soda with his fingers, placed them on the table, and said to the two who walked over.

Perhaps seeing that Gu Ning was a bit hesitant, Zhou Wang Yamei took a sip of soda, caught her breath, and said, "Take it slow; it's not hard, just ten basic dance steps."

Gu Ning also took a sip, put down the bottle in her hand, and said, "My hands and feet can't quite keep up with the rhythm."

"You're too anxious."

Li Li Xuewu said with a smile, "You're a bit nervous, always wanting to use your body to chase the rhythm, but actually, you should let your body follow the rhythm; whether it's fast or slow, take it step by step, and you'll eventually match it."

Gu Ning looked at Li Li Xuewu and asked, "Have you danced before?"

"Hehehe."

Li Li Xuewu said with a smile, "I have a friend who studies dance; her mother is a dance teacher."

"Oh."

Gu Ning glanced at Li Li Xuewu and then turned her head to watch others dancing on the dance floor.

After resting for a few minutes, the song ended. Li Li Xuewu reached out his hand to Gu Ning and asked, "May I have the honor of asking Miss Gu Ning for a dance?"

"Hehehehe."

Zhou Wang Yamei covered her mouth and laughed, gesturing for Gu Ning to follow Li Li Xuewu and stand up.

Gu Ning said with a blush, "I don't know how to dance yet."

"I don't really know either; we're evenly matched, it's just right."

Li Li Xuewu reached out and took Gu Ning's hesitant hand, gently pulling her toward the dance floor.

They didn't go into the center; the movements there were too fast, and they were all experienced dancers; it was better for beginners to dance on the periphery.

Li Li Xuewu extended his left hand as a gesture, and Gu Ning shyly extended her right hand to clasp Li Li Xuewu's hand.

Then, she raised her hand slightly, allowing Li Li Xuewu's right hand to rest on her back, and she placed her hand on Li Li Xuewu's shoulder.

Feeling the stiffness of Gu Ning's body and the distance between them, Li Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Actually, the further you hide, the easier it is to step on feet."

The thing people fear most when learning to dance isn't not being able to learn, but the embarrassment of stepping on feet.

"I came prepared today; feel free to step on them."

"Hmm."

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, Gu Ning leaned her body forward slightly and lowered her head embarrassedly.

"Here we go!"

Li Li Xuewu reminded her softly, applied a little force with his right hand to support Gu Ning's back, and led her to slowly slide her steps along with the music.

The forward steps at the beginning were fine; Gu Ning had already practiced for a song just now.

But when Li Li Xuewu supported her back for a right turn, Gu Ning's body was stiff and couldn't keep up, and her steps became chaotic.

The result was that Li Li Xuewu's eyebrows twitched.

"I'm... I'm sorry."

"Hehehe."

Li Li Xuewu steadied Gu Ning's body and said with a smile, "It's my fault; I turned too fast."

Today, Gu Ning and Zhou Wang Yamei were both wearing leather shoes with medium-high heels, which was fine.

If these were the stiletto heels of the future, Li Li Xuewu wouldn't just be twitching his eyebrows right now.

Gu Ning knew Li Li Xuewu was comforting her and said embarrassedly, "I'm a bit clumsy."

"Not at all; I'm even clumsier than you."

Li Li Xuewu led Gu Ning to continue sliding slowly, and the friction between their legs made a blush slowly creep up Gu Ning's face.

"When I was learning, I was so clumsy; I stepped on feet with every step, not to mention not being able to keep up with the rhythm, and stepping on people really hurts; yours is nothing."

Listening to Li Li Xuewu's rambling, Gu Ning slowly relaxed; her body wasn't stiff, and she could keep up with the rhythm.

Although she would still step on Li Li Xuewu's feet from time to time, it was much better than before.

As the song ended, Li Li Xuewu held Gu Ning's hand and asked, "Continue?"

Gu Ning had also found the feeling, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay."

The two of them held hands like that, waiting for the next song to start.

Zhou Wang Yamei peeled melon seeds for her son, her eyes watching Li Li Xuewu's side, while also dealing with the questions her son kept asking.

"Mom, did you see me before I was born?"

"No."

"Then how did you know it was me when I was born?"

"..."

Zhou Wang Yamei squeezed the melon seeds she was peeling hard and then said to her son, who was drinking soda, "Don't drink too much soda at night; it will give you a stomachache."

"How does my stomach know if it's night?"

"..."

Seeing that his mother could never answer his questions, Fu Fu Zhidong sighed and said, "You don't know as much as Uncle Li; why are you able to treat Uncle Li?"

"..."

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at her sighing son and asked with a smile, "What do you think of Uncle Li?"

Fu Fu Zhidong raised his head to look at his mother and then said, "Which aspect are you asking about?"

"Hehehe, you know which aspects?"

Looking at her son's cute expression, Zhou Wang Yamei placed the peeled melon seeds in front of him.

Fu Fu Zhidong frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "I think he's quite good."

"Hahaha."

Zhou Wang Yamei touched her son's little face; watching her son talk like an adult made her feel inexplicably sad.

"Comrade, this was sent by our leader."

Just as Zhou Wang Yamei was talking to her son, she saw someone walk over and place a plate of oranges on the table.

"Excuse me, is there a misunderstanding? We don't seem to know anyone here."

The person looked at the dance floor and then said, "Is this Section Chief Li Li Xuewu's table?"

Zhou Wang Yamei opened her mouth, looked at the dance floor again, and then nodded.

"Then that's correct."

The person smiled at Zhou Wang Yamei and left.

"Mom, why..."

Zhou Wang Yamei didn't hear her son's question clearly, but her eyes were fixed on Li Li Xuewu as if she wanted to see him clearly.

After two songs, Gu Ning was already familiar with the basic dance steps; her face was flushed, and she let Li Li Xuewu lead her back.

"Oh, why are there oranges?"

Li Li Xuewu walked to the table, felt Gu Ning let go of his hand, so he took his hand back and picked up the soda on the table to take a sip.

"They were sent by the club staff, saying the leader asked them to give them to us."

Li Li Xuewu's hand holding the soda bottle paused slightly, and he turned to look toward the entrance.

But there was no one there at the moment, so Li Li Xuewu smiled and sat down.

"Maybe it's the one we met just now; eat, you're thirsty, right?"

He reached out, picked up an orange, handed it to Gu Ning, and picked up another one for Zhou Wang Yamei.

Then he picked up an orange, peeled it, divided it into two halves, and gave half to Fu Fu Zhidong, who was still sipping his soda.

"Thank you, Uncle."

"Eat up."

Oranges at this time weren't something you could see everywhere on the street; if you wanted to eat fruit in winter, you could only eat canned fruit, which was canned fruit you couldn't easily afford anyway.

There were only four oranges on the plate brought over; yes, just four.

This even caused a wave of discussion and attention in the eyes of the people around.

Li Li Xuewu stuffed the remaining orange into Fu Fu Zhidong's front pocket and said with a smile, "Only eat half tonight; eat the rest tomorrow morning."

"Okay."

"Good boy."

Li Li Xuewu nodded, nodded to Gu Ning opposite him, took a box of Zhonghua cigarettes out of his pocket, and placed it on the plate.

He then took a fountain pen out of his jacket pocket, unscrewed the cap, and wrote his phone number and address on the cigarette box.

Then he stood up and walked toward the entrance.

Li Li Xuewu didn't know what kind of cadre the other party was, nor did he know who it was.

But since they had expressed goodwill, it meant they had the intention to make his acquaintance.

Instead of letting them go through roundabout ways to find him, it was better to show his cards and see what the other party meant.

After walking back, Li Li Xuewu said to Zhou Wang Yamei, "I left our home phone number and address."

Seeing Zhou Wang Yamei looking at him in surprise, Li Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Don't be afraid if someone comes looking; just say my name. If I'm at work, contact me there; if I'm in Beijing, call my office directly."

Zhou Wang Yamei knew Li Li Xuewu's money wasn't easy to take; no wonder he gave so much last night.

But now she could only rely on Li Li Xuewu to live, and Li Li Xuewu was still responsible for her safety.

So since Li Li Xuewu said so, she could only nod to show she understood.

Seeing Zhou Wang Yamei's hesitant expression, Li Li Xuewu pointed to a song that had just ended and said with a smile, "May I ask you for a dance?"

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, Zhou Wang Yamei looked at Gu Ning in surprise, then smiled and said to Li Li Xuewu, "That depends on whether Gu Ning agrees."

"Is that okay?"

Gu Ning didn't expect Li Li Xuewu to really ask her, so she smiled and nodded.

Only then did Li Li Xuewu extend his hand to Zhou Wang Yamei.

Zhou Wang Yamei smiled, took Li Li Xuewu's hand, and the two walked into the dance floor.

Li Li Xuewu stood upright, extended his left hand, and then his right hand supported Zhou Wang Yamei's back.

As the dance music started, Li Li Xuewu gently led with his right arm, his hand tilted slightly upward, using only the back of his hand against Zhou Wang Yamei's back to apply force.

The slender silk skirt danced gracefully without wind, and the long sleeves danced left and right.

The continuous postures flew and scattered, the winding waist and feet merged, and Zhou Wang Yamei could feel Li Li Xuewu's strength.

And Li Li Xuewu could also feel Zhou Wang Yamei's passion.

As the rhythm slowed down, their movements also gradually slowed.

Zhou Wang Yamei leaned her face against Li Li Xuewu's shoulder and said breathlessly, "Have I fallen into your vortex?"

"The vortex of the waltz?"

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's answer, Zhou Wang Yamei turned her head, tossed her big wavy hair, parted her red lips, and said, "A deadly vortex."

"You're overthinking it."

Li Li Xuewu applied gentle force to support Zhou Wang Yamei as she spun.

Zhou Wang Yamei stared into Li Li Xuewu's eyes and said, "I don't trust you."

"It's a pity you say that."

Li Li Xuewu gently pulled Zhou Wang Yamei's hand and pulled her back, saying, "But you should trust me, just as I trust you."

Although Zhou Wang Yamei's body was spinning, her eyes never left Li Li Xuewu's; she really wanted to see something in this person's eyes that would allow her to trust him.

Because she wasn't "dancing" with Li Li Xuewu alone; she had her child behind her.

But she looked and looked, and this person's eyes were pitch black, without a single star, as if they were always so calm and composed.

Li Li Xuewu's hand applied gentle force, pulling Zhou Wang Yamei's body close to his until they were pressed together.

As the rhythm of the music accelerated, the contact between their bodies became tighter and tighter, which actually made Zhou Wang Yamei's expression relax a lot.

Li Li Xuewu understood women too well; when she doubts you, saying more is futile.

The only thing that can make a woman regain her trust in you is to let her feel your strength.

Zhou Wang Yamei not only felt Li Li Xuewu's strength but also felt Li Li Xuewu's enthusiasm.

"Is this how you treat me?"

Li Li Xuewu lowered his head to look at the woman staring at him and said very calmly, "You've misunderstood; I'm a decent person."

"Hmm."

Zhou Wang Yamei replied, but the hand resting on Li Li Xuewu's shoulder pinched him hard.

Li Li Xuewu didn't mind; women are just so unreasonable.

Gu Ning watched Li Li Xuewu's lightly supporting hand; although she knew Li Li Xuewu cared about her feelings, seeing the two of them dancing to their hearts' content in the center of the dance floor still brought up some indescribable emotions.

Just like when she answered Zhou Wang Yamei's question that day, Gu Ning really didn't know what kind of feeling she had for Li Li Xuewu.

Both of them were too calm and too rational; the time they spent together seemed to be more about discussion than sharing.

Gu Ning could feel Li Li Xuewu's feelings for her, and she could also feel that Li Li Xuewu didn't hypocritically perform or hide anything in front of her.

But Gu Ning knew Li Li Xuewu had never loved her; it was more like things just naturally falling into place.

You understand me, I know you, but...

"What are you thinking about?"

Li Li Xuewu waved his hand in front of Gu Ning and asked, "Are you tired?"

"No."

Gu Ning suddenly looked up and saw Li Li Xuewu standing beside her, while Zhou Wang Yamei was already sitting beside the child.

"Are you done dancing?"

"Hehe."

Li Li Xuewu reached out his hand and said with a smile, "It's my fault for letting a beautiful girl wait too long."

Gu Ning's name and the pronunciation of "girl" were very similar; Gu Ning felt Li Li Xuewu was saying her name.

For some reason, even though she didn't know how to dance, when this person reached out his hand, she still extended hers unconsciously.

Gu Ning didn't know if it was her jealousy... why would she have jealousy?

Gu Ning felt that when Li Li Xuewu supported her back, he used his palm, which made her inexplicably happy, and even her dance steps became smoother.

Li Li Xuewu felt Gu Ning's happiness, so he increased the intensity of his movements.

Just as Gu Ning felt Li Li Xuewu's movements, she suddenly felt her body tighten, and she was picked up in his arms; her feet left the ground, and her body felt like it was flying.

It was Li Li Xuewu holding Gu Ning and spinning in place on the dance floor.

The goose-yellow skirt looked like colorful clouds under the lights, and with the rapid dancing, it looked like flower petals fluttering in the wind.

"Whew~"

Gu Ning felt her face was on fire; no matter how she fanned it, it didn't seem to cool down, but rather had a trend of burning even hotter.

Li Li Xuewu handed the soda bottle to Gu Ning, and he also took a sip.

"Are your feet numb?"

"Pfft!"

Li Li Xuewu almost sprayed out the soda he had just taken a sip of; he forced himself to swallow it, but tears came out.

"What?"

He still wasn't sure what Gu Ning had asked, so he asked again.

"Are your feet numb?"

This time Li Li Xuewu heard clearly; he looked at Gu Ning's eyes and said uncertainly, "Can you not call me that? How about calling me Little Ning?"

Gu Ning didn't know what Li Li Xuewu was talking about and looked at him in confusion.

"I asked if your feet are numb?"

"Hahahahahaha."

Zhou Wang Yamei, who was sitting on the side, had already heard the conversation between the two and was already laughing so hard she was coughing.

Hearing Gu Ning's words, Li Li Xuewu was also stunned for a moment, then looked at the shoe print on his leather shoe and laughed embarrassedly, "It's feet, hehe, not numb."

"Hahaha."

Zhou Wang Yamei leaned into Gu Ning's ear and said, "He thought you were asking him to call you 'Mom'."

"Pfft."

Gu Ning covered her mouth, blushed, sat in the chair, and lowered her head, her shoulders shaking.

Zhou Wang Yamei saw Li Li Xuewu's embarrassed expression and laughed happily again.

Gu Ning's smile and Zhou Wang Yamei's laughter continued all the way home.

After entering the villa, Zhou Wang Yamei first took Li Li Xuewu to carry the sleeping Fu Fu Zhidong back to his bedroom.

Then she went downstairs to the bathroom to run hot water; all three of them were covered in sweat and wanted to take a bath before resting.

Gu Ning, yielding to Li Li Xuewu and Zhou Wang Yamei, went into the bathroom first.

Li Li Xuewu looked at Zhou Wang Yamei, who still had a smile on her face, and said with a light laugh, "Is it that funny to see me make a fool of myself?"

"Yes."

Zhou Wang Yamei nodded with a smile and said, "Maybe it's because the contrast is quite big; usually you are wise and steady, and this is the first time I've seen your embarrassed expression."

"Hehehe."

Li Li Xuewu walked to the door, took a stack of manuscripts out of his bag, walked back, and said, "It seems my image in your mind is quite good."

"More than that."

She glanced at Li Li Xuewu with a smile, then saw the document Li Li Xuewu had brought back and asked, "What is this?"

"Manuscripts."

Li Li Xuewu placed the notebook in front of Zhou Wang Yamei and said with a smile, "Some insights from work; I managed to write some, and I'd like to ask you, a professional teacher, to correct them; please don't refuse."

"What is it about?"

Zhou Wang Yamei didn't know why Li Li Xuewu wanted her to see this, but she still picked up the notebook on the table.

"Criminal Psychology?"

Zhou Wang Yamei looked up in surprise at Li Li Xuewu and asked, "Are you going to study this?"

"It doesn't count as research; it's just some insights gained from work and cases, summarizing some thoughts, and I want to ask for the opinion of a psychology expert like you."

Zhou Wang Yamei stroked the cover of the manuscript, looked at Li Li Xuewu, and said, "I'm no expert, and I don't have work experience in this area; do you dare to listen to my opinion?"

"You're more professional than me, aren't you?"

Li Li Xuewu pointed to the study and said, "I'm a layman; practice still needs the guidance of theory."

"Among the connections I know, you're the only one who studied psychology, so I want to ask for your help to combine theory with practice and open the first door to criminal psychology research in our country."

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at Li Li Xuewu and said admiringly, "I really envy you for having such ideals and ambitions."

Li Li Xuewu sat down beside Zhou Wang Yamei, pointed to the manuscript, and said, "Then I'll share half of my ideals and ambitions with you."

"You mean..."

"Yes."

Li Li Xuewu looked at the surprised Zhou Wang Yamei and said, "You help me organize and summarize the theory, and I'll do the case analysis and the analysis of the criminal's psychology; we'll write your name as an author too."

Zhou Wang Yamei thought for a moment and said, "Actually, people were studying this in the last century."

"I know; I've read Krafft-Ebing's 'Outline of Criminal Psychology' and Lombroso's 'Criminal Man'."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Zhou Wang Yamei and said, "I also found a copy of 'Criminal Psychology' by Kovalevsky, but these are theories from the end of the last century and the beginning of this century."

Zhou Wang Yamei didn't expect Li Li Xuewu to have prepared so much, and suddenly felt the manuscript in her hand become a bit heavier.

Li Li Xuewu frowned and said, "These were all studied by foreigners, and the direction of research was also to analyze from the perspective of human nature; I think it's not only outdated but also too theoretical."

"You mean to analyze from the perspective of actual cases?"

"Yes."

Li Li Xuewu looked at the frowning Zhou Wang Yamei and said, "The book I'm writing is for studying crime; it's a practical book for stopping crime and fighting crime."

Looking at the thoughtful Zhou Wang Yamei, Li Li Xuewu emphasized, "It's best if the language is concise, easy to understand, and easy for comrades in frontline positions to read."

Zhou Wang Yamei nodded and said, "I understand what you mean; you want to start from the personal experience and first-person perspective of case-handling personnel and integrate psychological theory through case analysis."

"Yes."

Li Li Xuewu nodded in confirmation and said, "Only books that can be read and used are good books."

"Hmm."

Seeing Gu Ning walk out, Zhou Wang Yamei said, "I'll read the manuscript first; I roughly understand your train of thought."

Li Li Xuewu nodded, signaling Zhou Wang Yamei to go take a bath, while he sat on the sofa, watching Gu Ning's puzzled expression.

"Are you tired?"

"No."

Gu Ning didn't know what the two were talking about, but she had heard about the manuscript; this person wanted to write a book?

Li Li Xuewu beckoned for Gu Ning to sit over; Gu Ning hesitated for a moment but still walked over.

"Stretch out your feet."

"Hmm?"

Gu Ning looked at Li Li Xuewu in surprise, not knowing what madness this person was having, daring to say such a thing.

Li Li Xuewu smiled, pointed to Gu Ning's feet, and said, "I'll rub your feet for you, otherwise you won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."

"No, no need."

Only then did Gu Ning understand Li Li Xuewu's intention; although she felt very touched inside, she still refused with a blush.