Chapter 44: Chapter 44: How About Your Friend Spars With My Bodyguards?

"You’re drunk. Should I take you back to your private room?"

Lu Yunque didn’t understand why Yun Zijin had gotten a private room by herself, but he knew now wasn’t the time to dwell on it.

"Drunk? Who’s drunk? I’m not drunk!"

Yun Zijin said it with conviction, completely unaware of how gullible she seemed at that moment.

She was completely and utterly drunk.

Lu Yunque looked at Zero One. "Where is your private room?"

Concerned for Yun Zijin’s reputation, Lu Yunque carefully took her by the arm and had her follow behind Zero One.

Back in private room No. 66, a glance at the table showed that they had ordered quite a lot.

But upon seeing Zero One’s six tall and brawny bodyguards, Lu Yunque felt the amount was perfectly reasonable.

There was no telling how big the appetites of several large men could be.

Feeling uneasy, Lu Yunque sent a message to Li Yuexing and the others, then stayed in room No. 66 to watch over Yun Zijin.

This was to prevent her from wandering off again. The bodyguards wouldn’t dare to physically restrain her, so they couldn’t stop her.

Drunk people can’t sit still. After just a few moments, Yun Zijin started reaching for the decanter on the table, which held red wine that had already been aerated.

Quick as a flash, Lu Yunque took the decanter from Yun Zijin’s hands and poured her a glass of fresh orange juice.

"That one doesn’t taste good. Drink this! The color is prettier than that one!"

In his attempt to coax Yun Zijin, Lu Yunque didn’t even realize how childish his words had sounded.

If Yun Zijin had even a shred of sobriety left, she wouldn’t have been fooled.

Unfortunately, an inebriated Yun Zijin was indeed fooled by Lu Yunque. She obediently held the glass of orange juice and started sipping.

Seeing that it was already 7 o’clock, and Sheng Yang and his group were about to arrive at Yungong No. 1, Lu Yunque pressed a hand to his forehead. Yun Zijin was still in the state of a little drunkard. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Sure enough, at 7 o’clock, Sheng Yang’s call came through.

In her current state, Yun Zijin definitely couldn’t answer the phone. And if Lu Yunque answered, it would only make Sheng Yang get the wrong idea and let his imagination run wild.

The six men from Zero One, adhering to the principle that bodyguards should not excessively interfere in their employer’s private life, refused to answer the phone.

Lu Yunque thought for a long time. Finally, he spotted a glass of ice-cold, fizzing cola on the table. With his long, slender hand, he picked up the glass and pressed it against Yun Zijin’s flushed cheek.

Yun Zijin: !!!

She jolted, instantly sobered up.

Lu Yunque quickly tossed the glass of ice-cold cola back onto the table, trying to hide the "criminal" evidence.

"Mr. Lu, why are you here?"

"Li Yuexing and the others heard you were coming here to hang out with Sheng Yang’s group, so they changed venues at the last minute."

This was a fact.

"Then just now I..."

"It was nothing. You had a cocktail and got drunk."

"I wasn’t drunk!"

"You’re sober now."

’I have that glass of ice-cold cola to thank for that.’

"What time is it?"

"Seven. Sheng Yang just called, but I didn’t answer."

Lu Yunque told her the truth.

"Perfect timing. Let’s go now. Mr. Lu, are you coming with me or going back to your friends?"

Yun Zijin asked politely.

"I’ll go with you. Sheng Yang’s brother is here too, and he’ll probably want to join up with Sheng Yang."

And so, the two of them left the private room together.

As they stepped out of the room, something clicked in Yun Zijin’s mind. Everything she had done while drunk flashed through her head like a movie.

Yun Zijin: ’There are many ways to die, but please don’t let me die of social embarrassment...’

One look at Yun Zijin’s expression and Lu Yunque knew she had just remembered her drunken episode. He couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

’Why is it so funny to watch someone else’s social death?’

"Mr. Lu, if you keep laughing, I can’t guarantee I won’t raise the rent next year."

The Lu Family had already paid this year’s rent in full, but negotiations for next year’s rent hadn’t even begun.

"Alright! I won’t laugh..."

Although he said he wouldn’t laugh, the corners of Lu Yunque’s mouth were still turned up, betraying his good mood.

Yun Zijin was about to go to the front desk to pay the bill when she remembered she had already paid for room No. 66.

"What’s wrong?"

Seeing Yun Zijin take two steps and then turn back, Lu Yunque asked in a natural tone.

"Oh, I just remembered I’ve already paid. I’ll call Sheng Yang and ask which room they’re in."

Yun Zijin took out her phone and opened her contacts.

"No need. My friend already sent it to me. Room 688. Let’s go, we’ll head over together."

Room No. 688 was on the 6th floor, and only members with a Gold card or higher were eligible to book it.

When they reached the door of the private room, Lu Yunque called Li Yuexing, and someone quickly came to open it.

Seeing Yun Zijin beside Lu Yunque, Li Yuexing gave Lu Yunque a meaningful look.

His expression, however, remained unchanged. "You’re here! Hurry up, we were just waiting for you!"

This was a gathering of friends, so it wasn’t appropriate for Yun Zijin to bring her bodyguards inside. It would make people think she was wary of them, which wouldn’t be good.

Although the six men from Zero One were reluctant, they ultimately compromised and stood guard at the door.

If Yun Zijin was in trouble, she just had to call out, and they could rush into the room to handle it immediately.

As for things like the room’s soundproofing, it was practically non-existent to them.

"Sister Yun! You’re finally here! I just called you but no one answered, I thought you weren’t coming!"

No one was happier to see Yun Zijin than Sheng Yang. He shot to his feet to greet her, the delighted surprise on his face completely unconcealed.

Yun Zijin smiled but didn’t say anything.

Most of the people in the room were Sheng Yang’s friends, both men and women, and Yun Zijin didn’t know a single one.

"Sister Yun, should I introduce you to everyone?"

To prevent Yun Zijin from feeling awkward, Sheng Yang had already learned to take the initiative and direct the flow of events.

Yun Zijin nodded. ’That would be good. I can put some faces to names. That way, I’ll know who to avoid in the future.’

That’s right. The moment Yun Zijin entered the room and saw Sheng Yang’s group of friends, she knew just how fake they were toward him.

Only someone like Sheng Yang would be fooled. Anyone else would have seen through their clumsy acting countless times by now.

"This is my best buddy, Huang Yourui. One time I was coming back to school when some local thugs surrounded me to rob me, and Yourui was the one who fought them off for me!"

"Then your friend must be a very skilled fighter, right?"

Yun Zijin asked, feigning naivety.

Sheng Yang was stumped by the question. He had no idea; Huang Yourui had never mentioned anything like that to him.

However, reasoning that anyone who could fight off a whole group of thugs by himself must have pretty good skills, Sheng Yang nodded. "Of course! Otherwise, how could he have fought off that group of thugs for me!"

He knew his own fighting skills weren’t bad; he’d learned a little, at least. But there had been too many of them that day, and he knew he couldn’t win a fight, so he had been trying to think of a strategy.

He never expected to be saved by Huang Yourui, who was just passing by.

Yun Zijin nodded in realization. "Ah, a trained martial artist. In that case, maybe he could spar with my bodyguards sometime?

To be honest, I’m not too sure about my bodyguards’ capabilities. Why don’t you have your friend help me test their skills?

It doesn’t have to be too serious. Just a light spar to test the waters would be enough."

Yun Zijin said with a straight face.