Chapter 166

Upon hearing Chen Yao’s words, Bai Yixuan’s expression changed slightly, probably because he hadn’t expected Chen Yao to see his actions.

However, he shook his head and forced a smile, “You must have seen wrong. I’m sorry, I have something to do, so I’ll have to go first. Have fun.”

As he spoke, he gave an apologetic smile, then turned and left.

Watching his retreating figure, I thought to myself, “He actually has a crush on my cousin.”

I don’t know where he got the courage, but now that Chen Yao has exposed him, he probably won’t shamelessly pester his cousin anymore.

My cousin asked with some surprise, “Yaoyao, how did you find a woman sitting in Bai Yixuan’s car? I didn’t see her.”

“I just happened to be passing by and saw it.”

Chen Yao said angrily, “Sis, that guy is always surrounded by women, and he even tried to provoke you. I really don’t know what he’s up to. We have to stay away from him. He’s definitely a scumbag.”

As she spoke, she glanced at me again and said, “Tang Zheng, if you dare to be a scumbag, I’ll…”

“So what?” I asked with a curious smile, “Do you have any thoughts?”

“certainly!”

Chen Yao nodded fiercely and said, “If you dare to be a scumbag, I’ll have my sister castrate you…”

Upon hearing this, I was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

My cousin chimed in, “Alright, alright, you two stop flirting. Let’s keep shopping.”

“Sister, I’ll listen to you.” Chen Yao giggled, took her cousin’s hand, and walked towards the center of the mall.

After this trip, I realized that they didn’t actually have much desire to shop; they just wanted to browse around.

Although I tried on clothes and other things, there was no one around. I even asked the waitresses to book the whole place, but they all gave me a good scolding. Helpless, I had no choice but to stop mentioning it and just obediently follow behind.

After walking around for about half an hour, Chen Yao said, “Sister, you’re tired. Let’s find a place to rest.”

“Okay.” My cousin nodded. “I remember there’s a pretty good drink shop up ahead, let’s go try it.”

“Okay, I’ll do as you say, sister.”

Chen Yao smiled and hugged her cousin’s arm while holding my hand.

We had only taken a few steps forward when Chen Yao’s phone suddenly rang in her pocket.

“Who called me?” she muttered somewhat displeased, then took out her phone. Upon seeing the caller ID, she frowned and told us, “It’s a former college classmate.”

“Then you can answer it.”

Chen Yao nodded obediently and answered the phone, “Hello…who is this…it’s me, oh…I have a friend…okay then.”

In less than a minute, she hung up the phone, shrugged, and said to us, “Sis, Tang Zheng, my classmate is drinking at Xingyao Bar and wants us to come over and have some fun.”

“bar”

My cousin hesitated for a moment. She had never been to a bar before and felt a bit apprehensive. “Yaoyao, wouldn’t that place be…”

“It’s okay, sis, not every place is so chaotic.”

Chen Yao said, “And Tang Zheng is coming with us too. If it were just us, it would be better to avoid that place. But it’s different now. With a bodyguard like this, do you think he can let anything happen to us?”

As she spoke, she winked at me. It was clear that she valued the invitation quite a bit; otherwise, she wouldn’t have encouraged my cousin and me so much.

So I said to my cousin, “Sis, let’s go check it out together. I’ve never seen a bar before, so this is a good opportunity to see one.”

“Alright then.” My cousin finally nodded, then turned to me and asked, “Yaoyao, tell me the truth, are there any boys among your classmates?”

“Hmm…” Chen Yao said apologetically, “Sister, Tang Zheng, I’m sorry, I didn’t want to hide it from you, but those male classmates are really annoying. I was thinking of going with you to let them see that I have a boyfriend and that I’m no worse than them.”

“Silly girl, it’s okay.” I gently scratched her palm. “I’m your boyfriend, we can’t hide it from each other, let’s go over there.”

I don’t know if I’ll neglect my cousin if I stay with Chen Yao again.

But if I neglect Chen Yao because I’m spending time with my cousin, she’ll probably be very angry. If Chen Hui finds out, I’m sure I’ll be in big trouble.

I drove Chen Yao’s car, with two equally stunningly beautiful girls in the car, towards the Starry Night Bar.

“Sister, there are really only three reasons why a woman comes to a bar to drink.”

Chen Yao said with a smile, “One type is that they are lonely and want to find a man to play with; another type is that they want to find a few rich guys; the third type is that they just want to have fun. But I think it’s better for a girl not to go to bars. Every night, I don’t know how many stinky men are waiting inside and outside bars to pick up women.”

My cousin, who was supposed to be picking up a corpse, was stunned for a moment, and her pretty face inexplicably turned red. “I would never go to a bar.”

“One of my former roommates was dumped by her boyfriend, then went to a bar to drink, got drunk, and was taken advantage of. It’s said that three or four men took turns having sex with her.”

Chen Yao shook her head, her face full of anger, and said, “In the end, that roommate couldn’t take it anymore and jumped off the roof!”

As she spoke, she took a deep breath, which probably triggered her memories again.

Her older cousin gently held her hand and whispered, “No matter what, you can try some things, but you can’t cross your bottom line. Yao Yao, you’re a smart girl. My cousin is so lucky to have a girlfriend like you. His ancestors must be incredibly lucky.”

I laughed and said, “Sis, why don’t you call home and ask me?”

“Are your family’s ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke? But I think it must be that I saved the world in my past life, which is why such a wonderful girl is attracted to me in this life.”

“Then you’d better treat me well. If you treat me badly,” Chen Yao threatened with a smile, “then you’ll never be able to find me for the rest of your life.”

Just then, the car radio started playing a song called “Don’t Lose the Person Who Loves You the Most”.

Always unwilling to face

Stubbornly wrong self

Always lingering in my own world

…

Don’t lose the person who loves you the most.

Don’t let that loving heart get hurt again.

Always remember her choice.

Hope is worthwhile

…

The song drifted through the car, and the three of us fell silent. We must not let our love for her be hurt again, and we must always remember her choice.

I couldn’t help but glance at the rearview mirror and saw Chen Yao looking up at me. Her bright eyes seemed to be telling the story of her choice back then. I wondered if she could see it. I slowly nodded to her.

I will remember her choice. No matter what, I can’t let her get hurt, and I certainly can’t let her continue like she did in Tianjin, messing around with other women. I suddenly thought, maybe I should break off my relationship with Wang Qin as well.

But then I thought about it again. My cousin and I need to find some time to look for a place to live. If we find a place, we’ll probably break off our relationship with Wang Qin.

“Tang Zheng,” my cousin suddenly said, “Did you hear this song? Don’t lose the person who loves you the most. Remember her choice back then. If you lose her, you won’t even be able to find her on the internet.”

This sentence seems to be referring to Chen Yao, but it also seems to be referring to her.

But I can’t lose either her or Chen Yao, and I can’t let them down.

Chen Yao added, “Ah Zheng, I’m backing me up now. If you dare to let me down, she’ll definitely break your legs. You can try, right, sis?”

“Yes, if he dares to betray you, I’ll break his legs!”

My cousin laughed along.

I pretended to be terrified and said, “Ladies, you can’t be so cruel. How could I dare to betray your kindness? That would be worse than taking my life.”

“Okay, okay, I’m not going to joke around with you anymore. Drive carefully.”

…

A dozen minutes later, we arrived at Starlight Bar.

I had never been to this bar before. As soon as I got out of the car, Chen Yao said, “This is a quiet bar, usually with light music and no hot dancers. It’s a good place for friends to chat, connect, have drinks, and relax. Strictly speaking, this can’t really be considered a bar.”

I didn’t expect Chen Yao to know so much; I couldn’t help but look at her with newfound respect.

“Yaoyao, I didn’t know you knew so much,” her cousin said with a smile. “Let’s go inside.”

We followed Chen Yao into the quiet bar. It truly lived up to its name; it was completely different from the bar I had in Tianjin. There was no deafening noise, and no dancing girls swaying around.

The atmosphere inside was extremely comfortable, quite suitable for romance.

While Chen Yao wasn’t paying attention, I whispered in my cousin’s ear, “Sis, let’s come here to play next time.”

“Hmm.” My cousin responded softly, then pinched my arm. “You’re the one who told me this. If you dare to go back on your word, I’ll never forgive you.”

“certainly.”

“Sister, Tang Zheng, over here.” Chen Yao waved hurriedly from ahead, and my cousin and I quickly followed.

Upon arriving, I saw that a relatively large booth was already occupied by five people: two men and one woman.

Upon seeing Chen Yao, the group quickly called out softly, “Yao Yao, over here.”

I was relieved to see that the booth was big enough, otherwise I really wouldn’t have been able to sit down.

“Long time no see, everyone.”

Chen Yao held my hand in one hand and my cousin’s hand in the other, leading us to the front of the crowd. She smiled and said, “Let me introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Tang Zheng, and this is my cousin.”

“Hello.” My cousin and I smiled politely at everyone.

“Boy friend”

“Yaoyao, when did you get a boyfriend?”

“Exactly, if we hadn’t encountered this, was it intentionally kept from us?”

After a moment of surprise, the group hurriedly asked Chen Yao for directions. One of the girls, who had short hair, smiled and said, “Hello, please have a seat.”

As soon as we sat down, she added, “We are all Yao Yao’s college classmates. My name is Yang Ling’er.”

Then, pointing to the girl with the bob haircut on the right, he said, “This is Gu Yunyun.”

Then, pointing to another girl with a ponytail, he said, “This is Shen Tang.”

“This is our college class monitor, Qin Zhi,” she continued, “and this is our former student council president, Mu Wei.”

He paused, then continued with a smile, “Those two were Yao Yao’s suitors before, but I didn’t expect Yao Yao to come to you.”

Qin Zhi downed the wine in his glass in one gulp and said loudly, “Classmates, you all know that I’ve actually liked Yao Yao for many years!”

The entire room fell silent instantly. I could feel that the expressions on Qin Zhi and Mu Wei’s faces clearly conveyed two words—unconvinced!

“We all know that,” Yang Ling’er said with a smile. “So what are you going to do?”