Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 100 ended with 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 the stage except her, and the stage was flat as if she were walking on level ground, with nothing or anything that could trip her up.

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

It couldn't possibly be her imagination; perhaps it was a ghost.

At this moment, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

The audience was very forgiving. Although Li Shuyao fell, the applause was encouraging her.

So, amidst the applause, Li Shuyao had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue performing.

However, the repeated occurrences that followed made Li Shuyao feel that she might really be seeing a ghost!
Amid applause, Li Shuyao resumed dancing, but then she fell again, either to the left or to the right, giving the impression that someone was pulling her down.

In fact, Li Shuyao felt the same way. She felt as if there was an invisible hand pulling at her left foot, her right foot, or her arm, with the goal of preventing her from dancing and making her look foolish.

In the final attempt, Li Shuyao felt her feet being grabbed by two hands. Despite her caution, she was ultimately thrown forward, her head still facing the audience.

It made a loud bang.

Li Shuyao felt a burning pain on her face and was extremely embarrassed.

Even with her strong will, she couldn't bear it anymore.

The applause that had been encouraging her was now silent.

Everyone was surprised; how could he fall down again and again?

Wasn't this supposed to be the troupe's main performer, and the grand finale solo dance? How did it turn out like this?
Not only the audience had this question, but even the head of the performing arts troupe and others were very surprised and shocked.

Li Shuyao, who had stood up again, could no longer hold back and ran backstage, covering her face.

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

Those who had long disliked Li Shuyao were now gloating.

"Did you see that? Li Shuyao insisted on performing a solo dance, wanting to be the grand finale. I thought she was going to amaze everyone with her performance, but she ended up being the clown."

"I'm afraid this is the most humiliating moment of Li Shuyao's life, especially in front of so many people in the entire Northwest Military Region. If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to stay here any longer, and I would probably have packed my bags and left overnight."

"Don't you think this is a bit strange? It doesn't seem like she made a mistake. Our star dancer has performed and practiced this dance countless times without ever making a mistake. How come she's making one mistake after another now..."

At this moment, someone whispered, "I think something is holding her hands and feet, deliberately trying to embarrass her."

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. This is feudal superstition. You can't talk about such strange and supernatural things."

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Anyway, I'm happy."

……

The New Year's Eve performance made a grand entrance but ended in a disgraceful manner, and Li Shuyao, the mainstay of the show, became well-known in the Northwest Military Region.

Even though Li Shuyao tried her best to explain that something had tripped her and grabbed her, neither the head of the cultural troupe nor anyone else believed her.

After all, everyone, thousands of eyes, could see clearly what happened at that time.

Even if they believe Li Shuyao, what about the people in the Northwest Military Region? In any case, Li Shuyao has completely disgraced the Northwest Military Region.

On the way back, Gu Jianing could hear many people around her discussing Li Shuyao's fall.

Sheng Zexi glanced at his wife beside him, whose lips were slightly upturned, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. Then he took her small hand, gently stroking her fingertips, and said, "Is Ningning happy because Li Shuyao fell down?"

Gu Jianing turned to look at him, her eyes dangerous, and asked, "What, can't I be happy that my rival is embarrassed, or are you feeling sorry for him?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Zexi immediately shuddered and quickly stated his position, "No, I'm not familiar with her and we don't have any relationship. What she does is none of my business. Of course, if my wife is happy, then I'm happy too."

After saying that, he quickly forced a smile, afraid that Gu Jianing would misunderstand.

Gu Jianing snorted softly, thinking that he was smart enough to know his place.

However, Gu Jianing still glanced at him lightly, "I'm so happy when others make fools of themselves. Don't you think I'm a bad person?"

Sheng Zexi immediately shook his head, "Of course not. In my heart, my wife is the best no matter what. And no matter how you feel, I believe there must be a reason. I believe you."

Gu Jianing: Okay, you've passed.

In fact, what Sheng Zexi said was true. Although his wife was a bit willful, spoiled, and a bit dramatic, she was definitely not a bad person, or someone who liked to kick someone when they were down or gloat over their misfortune.

Although he felt that Ningning had only met Li Shuyao for the first time today, he had a feeling that Li Shuyao had already offended Ningning.

Ningning is a bit vengeful, and she won't be so saintly as to forgive those who are hostile to her. If she gets the chance, she will definitely retaliate.

Sheng Zexi didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Compared to being weak and easily bullied, he felt that people should have a sharp edge so they wouldn't be bullied. He never thought there was anything wrong with being vengeful.

If others don't bother me, I naturally won't bother them either.

But if someone deliberately provokes you, you'll definitely have to skin them alive before you leave.

So, in essence, Sheng Zexi and Gu Jianing are "like-minded".

In fact, if Li Shuyao only liked Sheng Zexi and hadn't done anything else, Gu Jianing naturally wouldn't target Li Shuyao for that reason.

But Li Shuyao's malice towards her exceeded 95%, and later even reached 99%, which directly angered Gu Jianing. If others were so full of malice towards her, why should she show mercy?

So, she was actually quite happy to make Li Shuyao look bad on stage.

After returning home, Gu Jianing began searching the exchange shop for items that could save her life, to see if she could exchange for them.

After all, there was someone in the Northwest Military Region who had blood on his hands and whose malice towards her was 99%, and who was eyeing her covetously. He might strike at any moment, so she had to be prepared.

Otherwise, you might not even know when you've been harmed.

As for Sheng Zexi, she couldn't tell him for the time being.

After all, neither the childbirth system nor the malice detector could be completely honest with him, so she still had to rely on herself to guard against it.

"Ningning, here you go." After returning home, Gu Jianing was browsing the exchange shop in the living room when Sheng Zexi pulled her out to the yard and stuffed a sparkler into her hand.