79: Chapter 79 Dai Mubai's Love at First Sight

On the stage, Xiao Wu watched his retreating figure, her eyelashes fluttering slightly before she raised a sweet smile and waved to the guests below.

She did not know what kind of turbulent waves her unintentional song had stirred up, nor did she know what kind of storm those "peers" watching her would bring into her life.

The Transmigration individuals hiding in the shadows, the high-profile appearance of Xiao Wu, the paranoid and crazy Yu Xiaogang, the dejected Tang San who had left the scene, and the three people from Spirit Hall who had come from afar including Gui Mengguan—everyone's gaze was focused on this small Soto City.

The lingering warmth of the performance still echoed in the hall of Red Romance. Xiao Wu took a final bow to the audience, then turned and walked into the backstage dressing room, closing the door behind her to shut out the noise from outside.

She removed the rabbit ear hair accessory from her head, rubbed her face, which had become stiff from smiling, in the mirror, and had just taken a sip from her water cup when a servant's respectful yet slightly cautious voice came from outside the door: "Miss Xiao Wu, Young Master Dai requests an audience."

Xiao Wu raised an eyebrow, knowing full well that this Young Master Dai was none other than Dai Mubai, the Star Luo Empire prince who had spent a fortune in the private box earlier. She responded nonchalantly: "Let him in."

The door was pushed open, and Dai Mubai strode in, closing it behind him to cut off the view of everyone outside. He had changed out of his luxurious brocade robe into a sharp black outfit. His golden hair made his face look even more handsome, and his heterochromatic eyes were fixed intently on Xiao Wu, filled with undisguised obsession and passion.

"Miss Xiao Wu." Dai Mubai spoke first. His voice was less arrogant than it had been off-stage, with a hint of deliberate gentleness. "The performance just now was wonderful. I have traveled across both the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, and I have never seen a girl as vivid and lively as you."

As he spoke, he took two steps closer, looking at Xiao Wu with burning eyes: "My name is Dai Mubai, a prince of the Star Luo Empire. I would like to formally get to know you, Miss Xiao Wu."

Xiao Wu crossed her arms, leaned against the dressing table, and looked at him with a half-smile: "Dai Mubai, the famous Evil-Eyed Lustful Tiger of Soto City, how could I not know you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the confident smile on Dai Mubai's face froze instantly. He stood there stunned, his expression gradually collapsing, the passion in his eyes fading away, leaving only embarrassment and distress.

Of course, he knew this nickname.

Over the past few years, he had been living a life of debauchery in Soto City, frequenting brothels and changing women like he changed clothes. The nobility of Soto City called him that behind his back. But he never thought that these words would be spoken so bluntly by Xiao Wu.

A bitterness welled up in his heart, but he couldn't say a single word of defense.

If it weren't for the cruel succession trial of the Star Luo Empire royal family, he would never have fled the palace and run to this Soto City to muddle through his days.

That trial didn't just mean being deposed if you lost; it was truly lethal. He couldn't compete with his brother, who was more talented than him, so he had to escape and numb himself with wine and women.

But these shameful and wretched secrets hidden in his heart, he would never tell anyone, and certainly not to this girl who had captured his heart at first sight.

He was silent for a few seconds. When he looked up at Xiao Wu again, his eyes held an unprecedented seriousness, and his tone became more solemn: "Everything in the past was me living in a daze and wasting my days. Before meeting you, I never believed in love at first sight, nor did I believe in love, but the moment I saw you standing on that stage, I believed."

He took another step forward, his tone filled with desperate sincerity: "Xiao Wu, be my girlfriend. As long as you agree, I am willing to give up everything I have now and completely cut ties with my past self. I will treat you with all my heart and only treat you well for the rest of my life. Whatever you want, I can give you, even if it's the stars in the sky, I will find a way to pluck them down for you."

Just as Dai Mubai finished speaking, a cold, mechanical notification sound suddenly rang in Xiao Wu's mind:

[Ding! Detected that the capture target Dai Mubai's sincere approval of the host has reached 100%. Capture mission completed!]

[Reward issued: Soul Power Rank +2, Soft Bone Spirit body affinity increased by 20%, obtained advanced effect of Spirit Ability [Teleportation]!]

A flash of joy instantly crossed Xiao Wu's eyes, and she was overjoyed.

She had originally just been trying it out, not expecting to complete the capture so easily. The rewards were directly in her hands; there was no need to spend effort dangling or dragging it out like she did with capturing Tang San. Since the mission was completed, she didn't care about the subsequent developments at all.

She looked up at Dai Mubai, a sweet smile curling at the corners of her mouth, her tone light and playful: "Is that so? Then that depends on your performance, Young Master Dai."

To Xiao Wu, this was just a casual response, but to Dai Mubai, it was like a thunderbolt that instantly ignited all his hopes. He assumed that Xiao Wu had relented, tacitly agreeing to his pursuit, or perhaps even accepting his confession.

Dai Mubai was instantly overjoyed, feeling as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest. Having frequented brothels before, he had a way with women. He assumed Xiao Wu was into the "dominant CEO" type, so he immediately stepped forward, reached out to wrap his arm around Xiao Wu's slender waist, pulled her into his arms, lowered his head slightly, leaned into her ear, and spoke in what he thought was a smooth, dominant CEO tone:

"Woman, then how do you want me to perform? As long as you say it, I can do it."

The warm breath hitting her ear, her waist restrained by a strange force—the smile on Xiao Wu's face vanished without a trace, and anger instantly ignited in her eyes. What she hated most was someone acting hands-on without her consent. The good mood she had just felt from receiving the reward vanished instantly.

Her Soul Power surged instantly. Just as she was about to push Dai Mubai away and give him a harsh lesson to teach him about boundaries, the dressing room door was suddenly kicked open with a bang.

"Let go of that girl!"

A roar filled with monstrous rage instantly echoed throughout the dressing room.

Tang San stood at the doorway, his muscles tense, his eyes terrifyingly red, staring fixedly at Dai Mubai, who was holding Xiao Wu's waist. His Soul Power was surging uncontrollably, and Blue Silver Grass had already quietly spread from his palms, with fine, sharp thorns ready to strike beneath his cuffs.

He had just come out of Red Romance, feeling sour and bitter, but ultimately unable to stop worrying about Xiao Wu, so he hadn't truly left but was waiting in the alley outside. Seeing Dai Mubai enter the backstage alone, alarm bells rang in his heart. Without thinking, he followed, and just as he reached the door, he saw the scene of Dai Mubai holding Xiao Wu in his arms.

In that instant, the string in his mind snapped completely.

He felt like he was about to sprout grass on his head.