Chapter 167: Chapter 154: The First Great Show (Part 2)
In his mind, Gu Bai was just playing with her and would eventually dump her. By then, he would have plenty of ways to get revenge. What harm was there in letting her be arrogant a few more times now?
What he didn’t know was that Gu Bai had already sentenced him to death in his mind. He would never have the chance for revenge in this lifetime.
Seeing Lu Mao’s display, Zeng Yaning felt a bit disappointed. Surprisingly, there was not an ounce of satisfaction in revenge, and with a look of boredom, she sat back down beside Gu Bai.
Seeing this, Gu Bai waved him off, indicating that Lu Mao could leave.
Gu Bai’s gesture was like sweeping trash aside, but it didn’t make Lu Mao feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, to him, it was a blessing. He quickly left the booth.
"Brother Bai, was that the MIX shareholder you said offended you last time?"
As soon as Lu Mao left, Du Jun offered Gu Bai a drink and asked.
Gu Bai clinked glasses with him lightly and nodded slightly.
To be precise, Lu Mao hadn’t offended him, but it was useless to say these things now. Offending Zeng Yaning was equivalent to offending him. It only showed that he deserved to die since Zeng Yaning met him.
After sitting for a while, Zeng Yaning said something to Gu Bai, then got up to go to the bathroom.
Seeing Zeng Yaning leave, Principal Wang, who had been holding back, finally spoke: "I really didn’t see it coming, Gu Bai. You have a bit of a unique taste."
By all means, he didn’t need to consider Zeng Yaning’s feelings, but he still had to give face to Gu Bai, so he only said this after Zeng Yaning had left.
Regarding the relationship between Zeng Yaning and Lu Mao, Gu Bai had briefly mentioned it to Principal Wang before, making Principal Wang the most knowledgeable about the origins of this situation among the group.
Faced with Principal Wang’s teasing, Gu Bai was indifferent: "Everyone has a love for beauty, don’t they? Since Lu Mao is incapable, I can’t let someone else’s youth go to waste, can I? This isn’t about unique tastes; I’m just saving a beauty from distress."
He then countered with a tease: "Besides, you’re just like a turtle laughing at a softshell turtle. Da Mimi and Liu Kaiwei haven’t even divorced yet, and you dare to call out from a distance. At least Zeng Yaning has divorced Lu Mao. What do you think you are, some great catch?
Anyway, speaking of which, Da Mimi and I are currently collaborating on a project. How about I give you a chance to have your hidden rules moment?"
Principal Wang could only roll his eyes and say nothing more.
Of course, he could tell that Gu Bai was teasing him. In the Fuyao project, Da Mimi was not only the lead actress but also an investor, which was well-known. How could he possibly exercise any hidden rules?
Moreover, with Da Mimi’s current status in the entertainment industry, unless she wills it, no one could exploit her with hidden rules.
As for before she became famous, who knows?
Du Jun and the others had long heard the gossip about Principal Wang and weren’t interested in it, but they were quite curious about Gu Bai’s story. They laughed and asked, "Brother Bai, do you mind sharing with us? We’d love to learn a trick or two!"
This wasn’t exactly something that couldn’t be said. He acted legally and according to the rules, so why not share it?
He then proceeded to narrate the story to them.
However, in his version, his character was naturally portrayed as a righteous savior of Zeng Yaning, a glorious and mighty figure, while Lu Mao was depicted as a sinister and selfish "impotent" villain.
After listening to Gu Bai’s story, Du Jun remarked with disdain, "Lu Mao really is a bastard. He can’t do anything himself, yet he occupies social resources. Ugh! What a piece of work! Brother Bai, honestly, you’ve done a great job with this! You’re a real man!"
No surprise, he’s a native of Kyoto.
Even when offering flattery, Du Jun did it beautifully.
A few minutes later, after Zeng Yaning returned, everyone tactfully ended this topic.
After sitting for almost half an hour, during which a lot of wine was opened, Du Jun received a message and smiled at Gu Bai, saying, "Brother Bai, the show I’ve arranged for you is about to start. We can watch slowly now."
Just as he finished speaking, a scream erupted from another booth. This scream cut through the deafening music, practically revealing an operatic potential.
A group of over a dozen people stood at that booth, led by a burly fellow over six feet tall. Judging by his size, he weighed no less than 200 pounds, and his face was full of fierceness, looking like someone not to be trifled with.
The booth where the burly fellow was sitting was close to the stage and DJ booth.
A beer bottle was hurled toward the DJ booth.
"Turn off the damn music!"
The DJ, startled by the bottle, immediately turned off the music, and then the background music was also turned off. The vast MIX was left with only the noisy chatter of the remaining customers.
"What’s going on?"
"Why did the music stop?"
Some customers, still oblivious to what had happened, voiced their dissatisfaction.
Seeing that the music was off, the burly fellow directly jumped onto the stage.
"Who the hell is in charge of this bar? Stand up! I spent tens of thousands on drinks, and they’re all fake! Do you really think I’m that gullible?"
The burly fellow’s voice was loud enough that in the music-less MIX, it drowned out all the other customers’ voices.
The initially disgruntled customers, seeing an opportunity for drama, immediately quieted down to watch the show.
Faced with such a situation, the security at MIX wasn’t just for show. They all rushed over, forming a sizeable security team.
But these people weren’t ordinary customers. They were brought in by Du Jun to stir things up, naturally unfazed. The bigger the commotion, the more successful they would be.
The burly fellow addressed the security in front of him loudly, "You’re just employees earning a wage. I don’t want to cause you trouble. If your manager doesn’t come out today, this issue won’t be resolved!
Such a large bar, selling all fake drinks to me! Don’t think I haven’t had a real drink before?"
As soon as the burly fellow finished speaking, Lu Mao, having heard the news, squeezed through the crowd.
"My friend, let’s discuss this calmly. Don’t disrupt our bar’s normal operations, or I’ll call the police now!"
Seeing MIX’s operation forcefully halted, Lu Mao naturally wasn’t in the mood to be polite, and coldly addressed the burly fellow.
"Are you the person in charge of the bar?"
"I’m the owner of MIX. Let me repeat, if there’s an issue, let’s discuss it backstage. Don’t disrupt the bar’s normal operations."
Lu Mao’s tone was icy. He’d already had enough trouble in recent days. The green hat atop his head was there to stay; he had no right to retaliate. Now, a random nobody was coming to mess with him. How could he handle this? His tone grew increasingly impatient.
"Since you’re the bar owner, let me make it clear. The drinks I had from here are all fake. You either compensate me, or I report your selling of fake alcohol. You choose one!"
Lu Mao sensed something was off. In places like nightclubs, disturbances were common, and today wasn’t the first. He’d already deduced that this burly fellow was here just to cause trouble.
You want to drink real alcohol in a nightclub?
How many nightclubs actually offer real alcohol?
In which nightclub isn’t the alcohol half real and half fake? Except for some special customers, an ordinary person going to a nightclub and being able to drink half-and-half is already considered good enough.
As for reporting, that’s even more of a joke.
How many who dare to sell fake alcohol are afraid of being reported? As soon as they’re checked, it’s all real alcohol.
"Let’s handle this backstage; you get down first."
At the moment, the priority was to resume operations without affecting other customers’ experiences.
"Bang!"
A beer bottle was smashed directly onto Lu Mao’s head.
"Handle your ass!
Either pay up or I’ll report it. What’s there to handle?"
The beer bottle left Lu Mao dazed, with blood trickling down from his head unstoppably.
The security, seeing the situation, knew if they didn’t act, they’d likely lose their jobs, so they swarmed forward.
Although the group Du Jun brought were all burly, they couldn’t fight off dozens of security guards, who quickly managed to control them all.
The beer bottles were thin, so Lu Mao only looked severely hurt. If it had been a foreign liquor bottle, it would have been a different story.
After taking a moment to recover, Lu Mao said again, "First call the police, then drag these people backstage. Resume operations!"
He then offered an apology to the other customers.
It seemed that Lu Mao was quite dedicated as a boss. Even after being hit, his first thought was to resume operations.
Meanwhile, in the 666 VIP booth, Gu Bai witnessed all of this without a trace of change in his expression.
Seeing that Gu Bai seemed less than satisfied, Du Jun promptly said, "Brother Bai, this is just the first act. There are still a second and third to come. Don’t rush, let’s watch slowly."
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