Married to Officer, Pregnant Specialist becomes the Winner!-Chapter 100: The Headliner Became a Clown

However, when Li Shuyao’s gaze fell on her left foot, she saw nothing.

Because it was a solo dance, there was no one else on stage besides her, and the stage was smooth with nothing to trip over.

But, but she clearly felt a hand grabbing her left foot, which is why she fell.

It couldn’t be just her illusion; perhaps it was a ghost.

At this moment, a warm round of applause erupted from the audience.

The audience was still very forgiving. Even though Li Shuyao had fallen, the applause encouraged her.

Thus, amidst the applause, Li Shuyao had to brace herself and continue performing.

However, the repeated incidents made Li Shuyao feel she might have really seen a ghost!

Resuming her dance amidst the applause, Li Shuyao fell again, either to the left or to the right, giving the impression someone was pulling her down.

In fact, that was exactly her feeling, as if an invisible hand was pulling her left foot, her right foot, or gripping her arm, determined not to let her dance, wanting to embarrass her.

The last time, Li Shuyao felt her feet caught by a pair of hands, and even with her caution, she ended up falling forward in front of the audience.

A loud thud was heard.

Li Shuyao felt her face burn with pain, utterly embarrassed.

No matter how strong-willed she was, she couldn’t endure this.

The applause that had once encouraged her ceased.

The audience was puzzled as to why she kept falling over and over again.

Wasn’t she the rising star of the art troupe, the finale solo dancer? How did it turn out like this?

Not only did the audience have doubts, but even the troupe leader and others were surprised and shocked.

Once again, Li Shuyao stood up, unable to hold it together, covering her face and running backstage.

"Yaoyao..." Fang Manping hurriedly chased after Li Shuyao.

Those who had always disliked Li Shuyao were now gloating.

"Did you see that? Li Shuyao insisted on doing a solo for the finale, and I thought it was supposed to amaze everyone, but it turned out to be a clumsy performance."

"I fear this is the most embarrassing moment in Li Shuyao’s life, in front of so many people from the Northwest Military Region. If it were me, I’d pack up and leave overnight."

"Don’t you think it’s strange? It didn’t look like her mistake. Our star performer has done this dance many times without error, so why now...?"

Someone whispered, "It seemed like something was grabbing her hands and feet, deliberately embarrassing her."

"Hey, don’t say that. That’s superstition. You shouldn’t say such things."

"Fine, I won’t say it. Either way, I’m happy."

...

An extravagant New Year’s Eve performance ended in a humiliating climax, and Li Shuyao, the star performer, became famous in the Northwest Military Region for all the wrong reasons.

Even though Li Shuyao desperately argued something tripped and grabbed her, neither the troupe leader nor anyone else believed her.

After all, everyone, thousands of pairs of eyes, clearly saw the situation back then.

Even if they believed Li Shuyao, what about the people in the Northwest Military Region?

Anyway, Li Shuyao completely lost face in the Northwest Military Region.

On the way back, Gu Jia Ning could hear many people around discussing Li Shuyao’s fall.

Sheng Zexi noticed a slight curve at the corner of his wife’s mouth, a thoughtful expression crossing his eyes, then he held her small hand, gently rubbing it with his thumb, and said, "Ningning, are you happy about Li Shuyao’s fall?"

Gu Jia Ning glanced at him with a dangerous look and asked, "What, I can’t be happy when my rival embarrasses herself? Or do you feel sorry for her?"

This statement immediately made Sheng Zexi shiver, and he promptly declared, "No, I have no connection with her at all. She’s got nothing to do with me. If my wife is happy, then I’m happy too."

After speaking, he quickly forced a smile, afraid Gu Jia Ning might misunderstand.

Gu Jia Ning snorted softly, acknowledging his cleverness.

However, Gu Jia Ning still gave him a light glance, "Wouldn’t you think I’m bad for being so happy about someone else’s embarrassment?"

Sheng Zexi immediately shook his head, "Of course not. To me, my wife is the best no matter what. I believe any emotions you have must be for a reason, and I trust you."

Gu Jia Ning: Alright, you pass.

In fact, what Sheng Zexi said was true. Although his wife is a bit spoiled and capricious, she’s not bad-hearted or someone who enjoys kicking others when they’re down.

Even though it seemed that Ningning had only met Li Shuyao for the first time today, he felt that Li Shuyao had somehow offended Ningning.

And Ningning holds grudges a bit. For those who harbor malice against her, she wouldn’t saintly forgive them. If given a chance, she’d definitely retaliate.

Sheng Zexi felt there was nothing wrong with this.

Compared to being easily bullied, he believed having an edge was necessary to avoid being mistreated, never thinking being vengeful was bad.

If others don’t provoke me, I naturally won’t bother them,

but if someone intentionally provokes, they certainly deserve some payback.

So, essentially, Sheng Zexi and Gu Jia Ning were "like-minded."

In fact, if Li Shuyao merely liked Sheng Zexi without doing anything else, Gu Jia Ning wouldn’t target her over that.

But Li Shuyao’s malice towards her exceeded 95%, reaching 99% at some point, which directly angered Gu Jia Ning. Since someone harbored such intense malice, she saw no reason for mercy.

Therefore, making Li Shuyao embarrass herself on stage did bring her satisfaction.

Back home, Gu Jia Ning began looking through the exchange mall to find something that could save her life, checking if she could redeem it.

After all, there’s someone with blood on their hands and 99% malice towards her, watching her every move in the Northwest Military Region, ready to act anytime. She had to be prepared.

If not, she wouldn’t even know when she would be harmed.

As for Sheng Zexi, she temporarily couldn’t tell him.

After all, she couldn’t be frank about the Childbirth System or the Malice Value Detector, so she had to rely on herself for precautions.

"Ningning, here." At home, while Gu Jia Ning was going through the exchange mall in the living room, Sheng Zexi brought her outside, slipping a sparkler into her hand.