Chapter 25: Flirting – I’ve Never Lost a Fight

How did this person know that Xu Muzhou liked her?

“Don’t you believe me? The vice president admitted it himself.” Gao Qiong hugged the boy beside her, with one hand still resting on him. “I’m so envious of you. Someone like the vice president is a rare find. You should seize the opportunity.”

The boy being hugged by Gao Qiong seemed a bit unhappy, puffing up his cheeks. “Am I not good enough?”

Gao Qiong hiccupped, leaning back on the sofa and tilting her head to look at him. She frowned, thinking for several seconds before saying half-jokingly, “Looking at you like this, you’re fine. But if we’re comparing, you’d better not.”

Anyone would be angry being belittled like this by their own girlfriend. The boy snorted heavily and sat in another corner, sulking.

Gao Qiong ignored him and started playing cards with the others.

Fang Chuning felt a bit uneasy. She was really afraid that Xu Muzhou would come. After such an awkward incident in the afternoon, how would they face each other? But he probably didn’t know she was already awake at that time. If he came, she’d just act like nothing had happened.

Yes, that’s the plan.

For the next while, Fang Chuning kept an eye on the situation downstairs. Their position allowed them to see people entering and leaving the bar.

Half an hour passed without seeing anyone. Fang Chuning unconsciously let out a sigh of relief. She picked up a drink from the table and took a sip, glancing at Gao Qiong who was already lost in the game.

“I’m saying if you’re not leaving, I’m going to leave.”

Gao Qiong hugged her arm, her words carrying the smell of alcohol, “No way, if you leave now, what if the vice president comes? If you’re bored, come play cards with us!”

Fang Chuning was pulled to the middle position. To be honest, she wasn’t in the mood today. Usually when they came here, it was just her and Gao Qiong, booking a private room to play games. Now with several unfamiliar people, it wasn’t fun anymore.

“President, you deal the cards,” a classmate handed her the cards ingratiatingly.

With no choice, she took them and started dealing. After two rounds, Fang Chuning found it even more boring. This was worse than playing games.

She threw out her last card, yawned, and glanced down at the first floor. Just then, she saw the young man slowly walking in from the entrance. He was wearing a loose white long-sleeved casual shirt, so big it looked like a child wearing an adult’s clothes. The sleeves almost covered his hands, and the loose neckline extended towards both shoulders, exposing his delicate collarbone.

The young man was like an angel who had mistakenly entered a forbidden zone. His pure and innocent aura was completely at odds with the colorful and intoxicating atmosphere of the place.

From the moment he entered the bar, people had noticed him. Many were itching to approach and strike up a conversation.

At the same time, in another private room on the second floor of the bar, a man who was chatting with his friends caught a glimpse of that figure. His expression paused slightly, and he walked to the transparent glass with interest to look down at the first floor.

“What’s wrong, Yipeng?” asked another man who was drinking red wine.

Li Yipeng had one hand in his suit pants pocket and held a wine glass in the other. Looking down at the white figure by the dance floor, he chuckled lightly and said, “Nothing, just saw a little schoolmate who looks a bit familiar.”

The other two men curiously walked over. A quick glance downstairs and they knew who he was talking about. Many people had left the dance floor and were approaching that figure. The young, inexperienced, and helpless appearance was most attractive to wolves.

“Boys these days are so young but already coming to places like this. Don’t their parents discipline them at all?” One of the men, flamboyantly dressed, looked disdainfully at the young man surrounded by the crowd.

Another man agreed, “What’s so strange about that? I’ve seen online recently that many boys start getting involved with women as soon as they enter junior high. They have no sense of shame at all. How can you expect them to have any family education?”

Li Yipeng took a sip of red wine, not joining in their judgmental conversation about others.

On the first floor, Xu Muzhou scanned the surroundings, ignoring the people gathering around him.

“Hey beautiful, are you alone?” A young woman in a black leather jacket approached, thinking her smile was dashing, her eyes greedily examining his face and collarbone.

Xu Muzhou turned slightly, his warm-colored pupils now appearing particularly cold and distant in the dim, chaotic lighting. He averted his gaze, his profile cool, “Sorry, I’m here to meet someone.”

The young woman, blinded by his beauty, couldn’t see through his demeanor. Instead, she found his attitude even more irresistible. She immediately waved her hand generously and said, “Whoever you’re looking for, just tell me! My friend is the manager here. Finding someone is a piece of cake.”

Xu Muzhou frowned slightly, clearly disgusted by the noisy environment around him. He took out his phone to call Gao Qiong, but unexpectedly, the young woman snatched it away.

“Don’t you believe me? Or do you want to add my contact information?”

The woman’s repulsive face made him feel nauseous, but his expression remained calm. “Please give me back my phone.”

The woman seemed not to understand, acting as if she was playing with him, putting the phone behind her back. “I’ll give it back after you add my contact.”

Several people around, probably with the woman, laughed and encouraged him to accept.

Xu Muzhou pressed his lips together. Suddenly, he caught sight of something in his peripheral vision. In the next second, the coldness in his eyes dissipated, and warm-colored pupils regathered light. He looked at the woman in front of him like an innocent lamb, appearing weak and helpless. “Please, can you give me back my phone?”

The deafening music drowned out his voice, but the woman was struck by his clear and pitiful appearance, left speechless.

Seeing she was unwilling to return it, the young man bit his lip in distress, his beautiful eyes slowly welling up with tears. His fragile and beautiful appearance made people’s hearts flutter.

“Boss, you should give him back his phone…” One of the woman’s followers couldn’t help but speak up.

“Oh, oh,” the young woman hurriedly held out the phone with both hands.

The young man didn’t take it, instead raising his hand helplessly to wipe away his tears. The wide sleeve slid down to his elbow, revealing his arm with delicate lines, so frail it made people stare.

My goodness, what a beauty…

The woman felt terribly sorry, her attitude immediately softening. Just as she was about to step forward to comfort him, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder from behind, and at that moment, the deafening music also went silent.

“Hey.”

The woman had just turned her head when a fist unexpectedly struck her face, leaving her dazed. She steadied herself against a follower beside her, covering her face for a while before she could react. She looked at the woman in front of her, who was almost a head taller than her. No, it should be said, a girl. Although tall, that face full of youthful vigor with a trace of childishness seemed to tell her that this girl was not yet an adult.

She had been hit by a brat who hadn’t even grown up yet!?

To make matters worse, at this moment her follower whispered in her ear, “Boss, you’ve been hit!”

The woman’s face turned red with anger, and she glared at her follower, gritting her teeth, “Did I need you to tell me that!”

Xu Muzhou also seemed startled, staring at the young woman with reddened eyes.

Fang Chuning waved her hand at him, gesturing for him to come over. The young man pressed his lips together and walked over, hiding behind her, his hands clutching the fabric at her waist. That look of complete dependence made people’s eyes turn red with envy.

The woman narrowed her eyes and sneered, “So he was looking for you. Hey! You little brat, you dare to hit me!?”

Gao Qiong arrogantly gave her the middle finger, “You dare to bully our vice president, who else should I hit?”

“Fuck!” the woman said hatefully, “Do you know who I am?”

Fang Chuning crossed her arms and asked back, “Do you know who I am?”

She had never lost when it came to comparing family backgrounds.

The woman was clearly not used to being questioned like this. She couldn’t help but look her up and down. Her aura was indeed not ordinary, but then again, thinking about it, who coming here was ordinary? Without some money at home, who would dare to come here to spend? She almost fell for the young girl’s bluff. “I don’t give a damn who you are. I’m going to let you know the price of sucker punching me!”

As she spoke, her followers behind her cracked their knuckles, looking as if they were about to beat her to a pulp. Fang Chuning couldn’t help but laugh a little at their affected posturing.

The woman felt utterly humiliated. She pushed aside her posturing follower, “Do you dare to fight me?”

“I dare, but before that, I should warn you, I’m the overall champion of the 12th Taekwondo Tournament.” Fang Chuning wasn’t bragging, she had never lost a fight.

Gao Qiong proudly patted the young woman’s shoulder, as if she were the champion herself, “Haha, are you scared now?”

The woman let out a mocking “Ha!”: “You little brat sure can boast.”

Xu Muzhou’s grip on her clothes gradually tightened. He only wanted the young woman to pity him, not for her to actually fight. “Fang classmate, let’s forget about it. There’s no need to bother with this kind of person.”

Fang Chuning felt the same way. Although she wouldn’t lose in a fight, it would be troublesome if it got back to Fang Hong. She reached out her hand to the woman, “Give back the phone.”

“You hit me and still want the phone back? Dream on!”

The woman tossed the phone to her follower, rolled up her sleeves, and suddenly swung a fist at her. However, this punch was easily blocked, leaving her a bit shocked.

Fang Chuning grabbed her wrist, trying to reason with her: “You bullied my classmate, so me punching you once isn’t too much, right?”

“Fuck,” the woman was feeling embarrassed when suddenly the crowd parted, making way for a tall man with long hair who slowly walked towards them. Without any hesitation, he snapped his fingers, and security guards came in to pull the woman away.

“Why are you pulling me? She’s the one who hit someone, why aren’t you pulling her away!”

The group of followers finally proved useful, indignantly trying to stop them. “We’re VIPs here! Where’s your manager? Call your manager over!”

The man with bewitching features smiled gently, “Miss, if you have any issues, you can talk to me directly, or to our young mistress.”

Young mistress? Everyone’s gaze fell on the beautiful young woman.

Fang Chuning was a bit confused. She thought that although her family was wealthy, it shouldn’t be to the extent of having a say in someone else’s establishment.

The man seemed to guess what she was thinking and rubbed his forehead helplessly, “Young mistress, have you forgotten again? This place belongs to the Fang family.”

Everyone: ……

Fang Chuning: ……

Sorry, it wasn’t that she had forgotten, she simply didn’t know. She had been here so many times and had no idea this place actually belonged to her family!