Everyone entered the masquerade ball in evening wear, their faces covered by masks concealing most of their features.
Combined with the elaborate head-to-toe attire, it was quite challenging to accurately identify a particular attendee unless one knew their identity beforehand or was extrely familiar with them.
Shen Han entered the venue surrounded by her comrades, instantly drawing the attention of everyone present.
Inevitably, with 30 Alphas entering together, everyone knew they were mbers of the guard team.
Not all of tonight's "fathers-in-law" and "mothers-in-law" were vying for Shen Han.
The guard team had many other excellent, eligible Alphas who were also good son-in-law choices, and far less challenging to pursue than Shen Han.
Just monts ago, before the guard team entered, two Oga ladies in elegant attire nearly ca to blows over whose daughter should invite Shen Han to dance first.
Old He Zheng of the He family silently smirked nearby.
'You people, if you intend to set your sights on that Alpha, you're all destined to fail.'
Thinking of this, he looked at his granddaughter He ng standing beside him, glancing around.
"You're not going anywhere tonight. Stay by Grandpa's side."
He ng, wearing a fox mask, responded with a gloomy "Oh," her gaze scanning the area where the guard team mbers were concentrated through the mask's slits.
All 30 guard team mbers walked towards a rest area.
Halfway there, so had already gone off to dance.
By the ti Shen Han sat on the sofa in the rest area, fewer than 10 people remained in the group.
She actually wanted to leave too - leave the venue entirely.
With Gu Junwan not here, she didn't want to dance with anyone else.
Shortly after the guard team sat down, Ogas began approaching confidently to invite Alphas to dance.
Ning Xi had her eye on an Oga wearing a skull mask with an extrely curvaceous figure.
She took a sip of champagne and turned to Shen Han, "Boss, I'm going to have so fun! You should relax too, go dance with so Ogas. This kind of proper social dance - even if your girlfriend found out, she wouldn't be upset."
In Ning Xi's view, dancing with Ogas in this setting was perfectly normal.
If a girlfriend would fuss over sothing like this, it must be the girlfriend's own problem.
If Xu Zhao could hear her thoughts, she would certainly retort: How naive!
If Shen Han dared to invite other Ogas to dance, her girlfriend would make sure everyone knew exactly where the problem lay!
Shen Han didn't discuss Alpha-Oga attraction with Ning Xi.
Everyone has their own relationship standards. Seeking common ground while reserving differences was fine; there was no need for everyone to follow the sa set of rules.
She waved Ning Xi off, indicating she should go enjoy herself and not worry about her.
Ma Haoyu wore a baby-face mask and a finely tailored suit with a small bow tie, exuding a proper gentlemanly air.
He said to Shen Han beside him, "Boss, don't worry! I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay here with you."
Hearing this, Shen Han felt slightly touched.
But she felt he didn't need to keep her company either. Tonight's ball had many quality Ogas; the little guy should go seek his own romance.
Just as she was thinking this, before she could urge him to mingle on the dance floor, an Oga in Lolita-style dress approached.
The little Lolita Oga stood prettily before Ma Haoyu.
Her voice sounded sowhat shy: "Hello, may I ask you for a dance?"
"Sure!" Ma Haoyu replied very promptly.
With that, the little guy stood up and walked shoulder to shoulder with the little Lolita towards the dance floor.
Shen Han: "!!!"
Damn it! You could at least hesitate a little!
In less than three minutes, only Shen Han remained in the rest area.
At the sa mont, in an area where Ogas were concentrated, seven or eight people stood up successively, striding elegantly straight towards Shen Han's location.
"Sisters, I've arranged for the other guard team mbers to be invited away! I don't need to say more about what's next, right?"
"Got it, got it. Sisters, may the best woman win, but let's keep things orderly."
"What should I do? I'm a bit nervous. My heart is racing. What if she doesn't like the scent of my pheromones?"
"Hehe, sister, you're jumping the gun here. Why don't you worry about successfully inviting her to dance first before saying such things?"
"Let's all talk less. What pheromones? Everyone's wearing suppressant patches tonight. Anyone who dares release pheromones here will be imdiately escorted out once detected!"
As they spoke, the group of Ogas approached Shen Han's area.
Looking at the group walking straight towards her, Shen Han actually felt like she was being surrounded by a gang of delinquent girls!
But in this setting, she couldn't just stand up and leave.
It was basic ball etiquette. You could refuse an invitation, but as a courtesy, you couldn't abruptly leave when soone was about to invite you.
Soon, Shen Han's rest area was occupied by Ogas of various characteristics.
These Ogas belonged to the highest quality tier at tonight's event.
They lacked nothing in family background, temperant, or courage.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have the ability to collect information on the guard team mbers' attire and arrange for other Ogas to clear the field for them.
Tonight, Shen Han wore an off-shoulder black gown, one side of her neck and shoulder exposed.
Her delicate collarbone and slender yet powerful white shoulder made the Ogas' gazes slightly heated.
She wore a cat-patterned mask, revealing only a pair of clear black and white eyes on the upper half of her face.
The lower half showed lips that one wanted to kiss and a well-defined jawline.
At this point, an Oga in a red dress offered Shen Han a glass of champagne.
"It's a pleasure to et you. May I invite you for a dance?"
Shen Han politely accepted the champagne: "How pleased are you?"
The Oga in the red dress was briefly stunned, suddenly unsure how to answer.
Earlier, she had even prepared what to say if rejected.
She never expected the other's response to be completely off-script!
Seeing that Shen Han didn't seem interested in the red dress sister, another Oga imdiately seized the opportunity.
She leaned slightly towards Shen Han, her voice noticeably soft: "Could you teach
how to dance? This song is one I particularly like, but I just can't seem to learn it well."
Hearing this, the other Ogas imdiately accused her of cheating in their hearts.
Using psychological tactics right off the bat!
It's well known that Alphas are generally competitive. With her soft, helpless learning posture, even if the Alpha wasn't interested in her, they probably wouldn't refuse.
While the Ogas were internally criticizing their sister,
Shen Han had already responded to her: "What a coincidence, I don't know how to dance to that song either."
The Ogas: "???"
A woman in a purple dress reacted fastest, quickly interjecting: "I know how! I can lead you in the dance."
Shen Han thought for a mont, then replied: "I might step on your feet that way."
The Oga who extended the invitation felt she had a chance and imdiately stood up, reaching out her delicate hand to Shen Han: "I'm not afraid."
Shen Han placed all the sunflower seeds she had been holding in her other hand into the Oga's palm.
Then she said very seriously: "But I am."
The Oga, now holding a handful of sunflower seeds, was completely dumbfounded.
While the surrounding Oga sisters were secretly gloating, they also felt very confused by Shen Han's move.
What respectable Alpha would do such a thing?
Outside the rest area, others closely watching Shen Han's situation were also stunned.
They particularly couldn't understand why the Oga in the elegant gown would reach out to ask the Alpha for sunflower seeds?!
Shen Han's rest area fell into silence.
Just as she was about to use the excuse of going to the restroom to slip away, an Oga wearing a black panther mask walked into her space.
The Oga wore a cheongsam-style gown, with a small button fastened at the diagonal shoulder, concealing all the skin of her neck and shoulders under the fabric.
Such attire seed quite conservative among the bare-shouldered and backless gowns in the venue.
However, the elegance emanating from the Oga's very being transford this conservatism into mystery and nobility.
As she walked, a pair of long, snow-white legs occasionally peeked through the side slit of her dress.
The Oga wore almost no accessories, save for a pair of earrings dangling from her delicate earlobes.
As she moved, the chain earrings swayed. Though they made no sound, Shen Han felt she heard joyous chirping in her mind.
The Alpha slowly stood up. Through the other's black panther mask, she saw a pair of golden phoenix eyes she knew all too well.
Shen Han was incredibly excited internally but didn't speak up.
She worried Gu Junwan's voice might be recognized by those around them.
The Oga in the black panther mask walked directly to Shen Han, sweeping a cool gaze over the surrounding beauties.
Then she fixed her eyes on the Alpha before her and extended her hand: "Shall we dance?"
Hearing these three short words, before Shen Han could react, the surrounding Ogas were already secretly mocking.
Pairs of eyes eager for drama all fell on the woman in the black panther mask.
They thought: Who do you think you are? Trying to lure away this Alpha with your mysterious act?
Heh, let's see how you embarrass yourself. It would be best if the Alpha gives you a handful of sunflower seeds too. That would serve you right!
As the won were thinking this, they saw Shen Han gently grasp the delicate hand the Oga had extended.
Then, with an especially bright smile, she answered: "Certainly!"
The Ogas: "?!!"
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