"Li Lu, I''ll drink to you too!"


    Liu Jinlong and Shen Tao were birds of a feather.


    How could they not see through his little scheme?


    Naturally, they unobtrusively pressured Li Lu to drink, nning to get her drunk and take her to a room upstairs for their own amusementter on.


    "Li Lu''s had too much. I''ll drink for her!"


    Qin Yu knew Li Lu was upset and wanted to drown her sorrows in alcohol, but getting truly drunk would be so harmful to her health.


    "Fine...fine then!"


    Seeing Qin Yu stepping in to take the drinks for her, Li Lu''s expression revealed her delight.


    It meant that he still cared about her, after all.


    "Hmph!"


    However, Liu Jinlong and Shen Tao were not pleased.N?v(el)B\\jnn


    If Li Lu wasn''t drunk, how could they take advantage of her?


    "Qin Yu, what are you to Li Lu, taking her drinks like that?"


    Liu Jinlong was the first to express his dissatisfaction.


    "A friend."


    After responding indifferently, Qin Yu stared at Liu Jinlong and asked, "What''s the meaning of forcing a girl to drink like this?"


    "Ha, which eye of yours saw us forcing her? Ask them—wasn''t it Lu herself who happily agreed to drink with us?"


    Shen Tao pointed at a few other ssmates as he spoke.


    "Right, you were in the bathroom just now. Li Lu said she''s in a good mood today and won''t stop drinking until she''s drunk!"


    "Qin Yu, we''re all old ssmates here. How could anyone have bad intentions?"


    "Exactly, Li Lu wants to drink. What drink are you trying to block?"


    Several old ssmates all chimed in with their ownments.


    Shen Tao and Liu Jinlong clearly showed off their wealth and brashness. Add to that Qin Yu''s almost invisible presence back in school days, with not much interaction, it was no wonder they all sided with the two men.


    "p!"


    Liu Jinlong mmed his ss down on the table. His patience had worn thin as he pointed at Qin Yu, "Get lost. The drink is for Li Lu. You''re not qualified for me to toast to!"


    "Hey, Brother Long, we''re all old ssmates. Let''s cool it. Qin Yu, quick, give Brother Long a drink as an apology!"


    One of the old ssmates attempted to mediate, incessantly signaling to Qin Yu with his eyes.


    "I''m full. Li Lu, do you still want to drink?"


    Qin Yu had no interest in dealing with these people and instead turned to ask Li Lu.


    "No more for me. I''ll take a ride with you back!"


    Li Lu stood up and said.


    The atmosphere had already turned awkward, so continuing to drink would be pointless.


    "Okay, I''ll call a designated driver!"


    Qin Yu nodded and pulled out his phone to arrange a ride since he had had a couple of beers, which could be problematic if they encountered traffic police.


    "Brother Long... I''ve been hit!"


    At that moment, a female ssmate who had gone to the restroom walked into the private room, covering her face andining to Liu Jinlong.


    All evening he had been bragging about his influence in East Sea, iming that a phone call from him could smooth over any trouble.


    The female ssmate had been pped and naturally turned to Liu Jinlong first to vent her anger on her behalf.


    "Motherfucker, Yanni, who hit you? Is someone looking for trouble?"


    Liu Jinlong jumped to his feet, his eyes ring fiercely as he askedmandingly.


    "Qin Yu, let''s wait a bit before leaving!"


    Seeing that a ssmate was in trouble, Li Lu gently tugged at Qin Yu''s arm.


    "Okay!"


    Qin Yu nodded.


    After all, they were old ssmates. It would seem outright wrong to leave with Li Lu while another was hit.


    He pocketed his phone to see how Liu Jinlong would handle the situation.


    "Brother Long, it was in the adjacent private room. They were washing their hands in the restroom and sshed water on me. I said something about it, and not only did they fail to apologize, but they also groped me. When I called them dirty, they hit me!"


    The ssmate, Xu Yanni, exined the whole sequence of events.


    "Damn, are people so brazen nowadays? Let''s go and make them apologize to Yanni!"


    Liu Jinlong grabbed a beer bottle and headed out of the private room.


    "We''re going too!"


    A few male ssmates also followed them out.


    "Let''s go check it out!"


    Li Lu and Qin Yu also left the private room.


    "Hey, Jinlong, take a look at who it is before you start swinging!"


    Shen Tao''s face was full of frustration; it didn''t seem right to help either side when an old ssmate had been hit by a guest at his own hotel.


    Bang!


    However, just as everyone had barely reached the corridor, Liu Jinlong kicked open the door of the adjacent private room, holding a wine bottle and bellowing furiously, "Fuck, who''s the one hitting people, stand up!"


    "I did, what about it?"


    About a dozen burly men sat in the neighboring private room, all with flushed faces, having clearly drunk quite a bit.


    One of the men, with a scar on his face, gave Liu Jinlong a sidelong nce and asked.


    "Damn it, apologize to our Yanni, and then Yanni will give you a p back!"


    Liu Jinlong took advantage of the situation to hold Xu Yanni''s hand and said very pretentiously.


    "Hahaha....."


    However, the strong men in the private room seemed to hear a hrious joke and burst intoughter.


    "In East Sea, someone dares to ask us for an apology?"


    "Kid, you don''t think that wearing a big gold chain and a floral T-shirt is going to scare us, do you?"


    "Hey, this chick isn''t bad. How about this, leave the chick here to drink with us, or else, you''ll have big trouble today!"


    One of the men caught sight of Li Lu in the crowd, and his eyes instantly lit up.


    "Hey, ckie, ckie, sorry about that. My brother''s drunk. So, I''ll pick up the tab for your table tonight!"


    Shen Tao apparently knew the man with the scar and squeezed through the crowd, rapidly nodding and bowing.


    "Boss Shen, do you think we''re short on the money for this meal? Now, your brother here, first kicking the door, then pointing a wine bottle at us, you think we can just let it go?"


    The scar-faced man narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.


    "Uh...."


    Shen Tao was scratching his head in desperation and, after a moment''s thought, pulled Liu Jinlong to one side, "Quick, apologize to ckie!"


    "What?"


    Liu Jinlong''s eyes widened with anger rising, "What the hell are these onions, I apologize to them, do they deserve it?"


    "Crash!"


    As soon as Liu Jinlong''s words fell, the sound of a wine bottle shattering rang out.


    One of the men in the private room unceremoniously smashed Liu Jinlong''s head.


    Pointing with the remaining half of the bottle at everyone, hemanded, "All of you except this punk, if you don''t want to die, get lost. Oh, and leave the chick, she stays to drink with us!"


    "We... We''re not leaving!"


    The male ssmates, though a bit nervous, still seemed quite loyal at this moment, with no one running away.


    "Yo, you all fucking courting death, huh?"


    The man in the private room tossed away the beer bottle and picked up another, hurling it towards the speaking ssmate.


    "Ah...."


    The ssmate, just an ordinary office worker, had never encountered such a situation and started screaming with his eyes shut.


    However, the bottle did notnd on his head; it stopped midair.


    The wrist of the man in the private room was grasped by Qin Yu, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn''t move it an inch.


    "Qin Yu, what are you doing!"


    Shen Tao shouted at Qin Yu, worried that the situation would escte and, in the end, it would be them who suffered.


    "Bang, teach this punk a good lesson!"


    The scar-faced man stood up from the table and ordered.


    "Yes, ckie!"


    About a dozen strong men lunged at Qin Yu.


    "Go, go!"


    Seeing this, Shen Tao quickly motioned everyone to leave the private room; he couldn''t afford to provoke these people, and Qin Yu, who didn''t know any better, deserved to be taught a lesson.


    "Hey, you guys...."


    Seeing Qin Yu being besieged, Li Lu stamped her foot and was almost crying.