jun-yu:- 'm sorry. Since I wasn't beside my friend for a few minutes, if my friend behaved rudely toward you, then I apologize to you on behalf of my friend
Just shut up, honey! You're holding another girl's hand in front of me and calling her your friend? Am I drunk, or are you? Let go of this rude girl's hand
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Inside a bar in Guolu Town, the entire place seemed to be floating in colorful lights. The walls shimmered under a mixture of neon blue, red, and purple glows. Heavy bass music thundered through the room, making some people dance while others swayed their heads to the rhythm.
**Beside the counter, several boys sat around a long wooden table, cold beer glasses in their hands, laughter on their faces, and endless chatter flowing from their mouths. Nearby, girls in glittery outfits laughed while raising wine glasses for a toast. "Cheers!" The sound of clinking glasses echoed together.
**In the middle, on the dance floor, a few young men and women danced freely to the music. Some still held drinks in their hands, while others took sips and lost themselves in the melody. Far away, someone smoked a cigarette with half-drunken dreamy eyes, while another slowly started playing a guitar. Along with it floated laughter and the faint scent of cocktails. The entire atmosphere of the bar felt alive with laughter, lights, and music. It was like a stage of joy, where everyone had forgotten their own stories just to enjoy the night.
**Meanwhile, Xiao-Tong sat beside the counter at a table, drinking. Who knew how long the girl had been drinking there. Xiao-Tong was already deeply intoxicated. Her legs staggered as if she would collapse to the floor at any moment. Yet somehow, even while drowning in drunkenness, Xiao-Tong did not fall. Holding a glass of wine in her hand, she stood up from the table and joined the boys and girls dancing along with the music.
**Jun-Yu and Shi-Han tracked Xiao-Tong's location and arrived at this bar. However, the moment they stepped inside, they could not find Xiao-Tong among the intense laser lights and the crowd of drunken youths. As soon as they entered, Jun-Yu carefully made sure no intoxicated man could touch Shi-Han. Shi-Han herself realized how protectively Jun-Yu was guarding her. She never knew Jun-Yu was such a responsible man.
**After arriving at the bar, Jun-Yu and Shi-Han noticed that although the boys and girls were dancing and partying wildly, no one seemed normal. It was fine if people became drunk after drinking, but was everyone really drinking so much that they were all acting insane? The moment he stepped into the bar, Jun-Yu became suspicious of the situation.
Shi-Han:- How much did these people even drink? Ugh, people actually come to environments like this? One single day of Xiao-Tong being missing is already enough to make me lose years of my life.
Jun-Yu:- Genetic reasons! In our country, around 30–35% of people have a deficiency of the ALDH2 enzyme. Because of that, even one glass of wine or one can of beer can make their face red, give them headaches, or make them vomit. Those without this issue can tolerate comparatively more, around 3–4 glasses. Maybe these people drank too much at once.
**Jun-Yu's words immediately worsened Shi-Han's mood. She had never been to a bar before. And ever since stepping inside, Jun-Yu had been protecting her as if Shi-Han were his personal property. They still had not found Xiao-Tong, yet Jun-Yu was giving scientific explanations about these drunken boys and girls.
**Shi-Han kept her thoughts buried inside. Just then, another incident occurred. A handsome man like Jun-Yu entering a crowd of intoxicated girls without them throwing themselves at him was impossible. One drunken girl became extremely irritated seeing Jun-Yu protectively guarding Shi-Han, and suddenly splashed wine onto Shi-Han's face. The girl's name was Xin-Yan.
Xin-Yan:- Hey, rude girl! Why are you acting so clingy? Trying to seduce every guy you see?
**Shi-Han never imagined someone would suddenly throw wine at her face. She could not understand what mistake she had made. What exactly was her crime? Which guy was she trying to seduce? Furious at the girl's recklessness, Shi-Han could no longer hold herself back. As a martial arts trained girl, her hands moved quickly when angry. The moment the girl threw wine at Shi-Han's face, Shi-Han grabbed Xin-Yan to slap her, but Xin-Yan struck first and slapped Shi-Han hard.
Xin-Yan:- Rude bitch! What qualifications do you even have? Have you looked at your own face in the mirror? Just looking at your face disgusts me, and you dare try to slap me? Tell me, will you stop seducing handsome men now?
**Shi-Han's milky fair skin instantly showed the imprint of five fingers from the slap. It felt as if the ground beneath her feet disappeared. It was like the entire sky had collapsed onto her head.
("Why is this girl causing trouble with me for no reason? I don't even know her. We have no hostility between us. I've never seen her before, and it's only been a few minutes since we entered the bar. I haven't even looked at any guy. Then which handsome guy is she talking about? Could she mean Jun-Yu? So many girls fall for Jun-Yu at first sight. Even during our first meeting, a girl in the park tried to seduce him.")
**Shi-Han silently repeated these thoughts in shock. But when she looked around, she could not find Jun-Yu anywhere.
("What kind of disaster is this all of a sudden! I came here to find my friend, and instead all this is happening to me. Where did Jun-Yu go, leaving me alone? Just a while ago, he became friends with me himself, and now he abandoned me in such a short time.")
**In her heart, during this danger, Shi-Han only wanted Jun-Yu beside her. The thought that "Jun-Yu abandoned her" unknowingly piled a mountain-sized resentment inside her heart. People around her were secretly staring at her. Gaming Queen Shi-Han had never imagined she would be humiliated like this in public.
**Seeing Shi-Han remain silent, the drunken Xin-Yan raised her hand again to slap her—
Xin-Yan:- Who gave you the right to look at my boyfriend? Today I'll rip your eyes out!
**Just as the girl was about to slap Shi-Han again, Jun-Yu suddenly grabbed her wrist, lowered it, and immediately let go. There wasn't a single other guy around Shi-Han, which meant the girl was claiming Jun-Yu as her boyfriend. Jun-Yu touching her hand just to protect Shi-Han from the slap was probably the greatest one-second blessing of the girl's seven lifetimes.
**Shi-Han instantly realized Jun-Yu was furious beyond limits. She remembered how mercilessly he had beaten that psycho killer before. Even a psycho murderer who tortured people slowly like caged birds had been crushed under Jun-Yu's rage.
**Today, after seeing someone raise a hand against Shi-Han, Jun-Yu's anger boiled like volcanic lava. His bright milky fair skin had turned red from fury.
**Shi-Han noticed the loud bass music in the bar had suddenly lowered. She immediately understood Jun-Yu had gone to reduce the music volume at the counter. Seeing him gave Shi-Han a little courage, yet the mountain of resentment in her heart did not disappear.
**Jun-Yu had witnessed everything that happened in the last few minutes. But since he himself was not feeling very well, instead of arguing with the girl, he lowered his head politely and greeted her.
Jun-Yu:- I'm sorry. Since I wasn't beside my friend for a few minutes, if my friend behaved rudely toward you, then I apologize to you on behalf of my friend.
**Jun-Yu's words only made Shi-Han angrier. She had done nothing wrong. So why was Jun-Yu saying such nonsense? Furious, Shi-Han stomped toward the exit of the bar, but Jun-Yu grabbed her hand. Instantly, Shi-Han shot him a fiery glare. It looked as though Jun-Yu would burn to ashes under her furious gaze, yet he still did not let go of her hand.
**At that moment, a waiter carrying wine passed by Xin-Yan. Seeing Jun-Yu holding Shi-Han's hand and hearing him call Shi-Han his friend, Xin-Yan suddenly splashed wine onto Jun-Yu's face.
Xin-Yan:- Just shut up, honey! You're holding another girl's hand in front of me and calling her your friend? Am I drunk, or are you? Let go of this rude girl's hand!
**When the girl threw wine at Jun-Yu's face, he calmly wiped the wine away with his left hand. Yet his right hand still tightly held Shi-Han's hand. Calling him "Honey" and throwing wine at his face—this drunken girl had crossed every limit of patience. The moment she splashed wine at Jun-Yu, Shi-Han completely lost control in rage and immediately unleashed the world of martial arts upon the girl.
Shi-Han:- You damn bitch! You come to a bar, stuff yourself with trash, get drunk out of your mind, and lose all sense of who you're talking to! You think you can disrespect a polite guy like Jun-Yu and get away with it while I just stand here watching? Today I'll show you exactly whose tail you stepped on!
**Xin-Yan was also fair-skinned. Blood dripped from her split lips. Shi-Han sat on top of the girl's chest and beat her mercilessly. Seeing things spiral out of control, Jun-Yu wrapped one arm around Shi-Han's waist and tried pulling her away. When that failed, he used both arms to lift Shi-Han nearly a foot into the air and separated her from the girl.
Jun-Yu:- Hey Shi-Han, what are you doing?! Calm down, Shi-Han! If you keep hitting her like this, she'll die! Didn't you tell me before that I shouldn't become a murderer for your sake? That I shouldn't stain my name as a criminal because of you? Then why would you become a killer because of me? Shi-Han, control yourself. Please try to understand.
Shi-Han:- That girl is calling you honey! In front of all these people, she's calling you her boyfriend. Is it really true? You also seem very concerned about her. Did you bring me here to help me? Or did you bring me to this bar just to fool around? But your girlfriend came to the same bar and you didn't even know?
**The moment Shi-Han said that, Jun-Yu's patience finally shattered. A man who had never once looked at girls with bad intentions could never tolerate questions about his character. Furious, Jun-Yu raised his hand—
Jun-Yu:- Shi-Hannnn! Watch your mouth or else—!
**But before finishing, Jun-Yu lowered his furious gaze. Shi-Han still could not remove the mountain of anxiety and resentment from her heart. In her anger, she insulted him again.
Shi-Han:- What happened? Why did you stop? What else would a rich spoiled brat do? That day too, you tried to lure me into a locked lab with the excuse of your phone. So this is the real face behind your gentleman mask, Jun-Yu! Disgusting!
**This time Jun-Yu completely lost control. Before anyone could blink, Shi-Han's face had already turned red from his slap. Poor Shi-Han rubbed her cheek after being slapped by both Xin-Yan and Jun-Yu.
Shi-Han (in her mind):- "Ahh, that hurts. Jun-Yu could have slapped a little softer. Why is he so merciless? I know I said things in anger, but does that mean he gets to slap Gaming Queen Shi-Han in public? Just because he's a rich boy, does that mean I have no dignity? Who gave Jun-Yu the right to hit me?"
**With tearful eyes, Shi-Han cursed Jun-Yu thousands of times inside her mind. Jun-Yu lowered his hand and clenched his fist in regret.
Jun-Yu (in his mind):- Damn it, what did I just do? The girl's mental state is terrible today. Why couldn't I control myself? Damn, never again! I'll never stand before Shi-Han or any other girl again.
**Inside his heart, Jun-Yu felt ashamed of his own actions. But Shi-Han had also humiliated him in front of a bar full of people. Jun-Yu would not simply forget that either. In a heavy voice, he said—
Jun-Yu:- Shut up, Shi-Han. Helping you that day was the biggest mistake of my life. Maybe it would've been better if that psycho killer had raped and murdered you. Anyway, disappear from in front of my eyes. And leave my apartment by tonight. Never appear before me again. If you do, I'll throw you into jail with a defamation lawsuit. Remember that.
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Upcoming part…..
First Person:- Boss, did you see that guy wearing the most expensive Patek Philippe watch, the Grandmaster Chime? That guy just kicked our bird out of the bar.
Second Person:- So what if one's gone? Another one will come. This girl is prettier than the last one. Take her to the bar's secret room. And listen, see that guy at the table? Looks around twenty-four or twenty-five. He has a QCW-05. He might be a cop, so move the girl carefully. And call more men to deal with that guy wearing the 340-crore watch.