5 – Schemed Against
At the entrance of Charm Bar, a sexy, alluring figure stepped out of a taxi, instantly drawing the eyes of every man gathered at the bar’s door.
Some of the bolder men even whistled at Shu Yang with lecherous grins…
The moment Shu Yang stepped out of the taxi, she was stared at by countless eyes. Feeling uncomfortable, she instinctively moved to pull her clothes tighter—only to remember she was wearing a sleeveless dress today.
A flash of embarrassment crossed Shu Yang’s face, and she instead wrapped her arms around herself.
Just as she was about to call Yu Tian again, Yu Tian came out.
The moment Yu Tian stepped outside, she was stunned by Shu Yang standing not far away.
She had completely changed from her usual image—a well-fitted sleeveless black bodycon dress that made her figure look exceptionally sexy.
Big wavy hair, red lips, and an eye-catching, voluptuous, alluring figure—Yu Tian instinctively swallowed.
Out of professional habit, she had no resistance to good-looking people, whether men or women.
Yu Tian glanced around—lecherous eyes everywhere were all fixed on Shu Yang.
Yu Tian frowned and hurried over to Shu Yang. Her best friend’s beauty was hers alone to admire; these lousy men could forget about it.
Reaching Shu Yang’s side, she took her arm, shielding her from those lecherous gazes.
“Yang Yang, you look gorgeous tonight,” Yu Tian praised her with a smile.
“Heh, it’s alright, I guess!” Shu Yang said, a little embarrassed.
“Let’s go in!” Yu Tian pulled Shu Yang by the arm toward the bar.
The moment they entered, Shu Yang was stunned by the deafening music and the dazzling scene of flashing lights and flowing drinks inside.
Strictly speaking, this was her first time at a bar—or rather, her first time at this kind of bar.
She had been to bars before. Sometimes when closing business deals, she’d run into difficult clients who insisted on discussing partnerships at KTV or a bar.
Shu Yang would go along with the clients’ wishes, but the places she went to were quiet lounge bars, perfect for talking business.
“Yang Yang, let’s go over there!” Yu Tian shouted into Shu Yang’s ear.
It was far too loud—any quieter and you couldn’t hear a word.
Following Yu Tian, Shu Yang wound through the crowded throng until they finally reached the booth Yu Tian had reserved in advance.
Only after sitting down in the booth did Shu Yang let out a long breath. Good grief—so many people came to bars at night!
Yu Tian picked up the bottle on the table, poured two glasses, and handed one to Shu Yang, toasting:
“Congratulations, sis, on dumping that scumbag and being single again. Cheers!”
Shu Yang smiled, clinked glasses with Yu Tian, and downed her drink in one go.
She could hold her liquor well enough—she wasn’t worried at all about getting drunk on something like this.
Seeing Shu Yang finish her glass, Yu Tian drained hers as well.
Before they met, Shu Yang had a bellyful of things she wanted to pour out to Yu Tian, but now that they were face to face, she found she had nothing to say.
Shu Yang picked up the bottle and refilled both glasses. Raising her glass, she said solemnly to Yu Tian:
“This toast is for my best friend—thank you for never leaving my side all these years, thank you for your patience with me.” With that, Shu Yang tilted her head back and drained the glass.
Yu Tian wanted to tell her to slow down, but thinking of her breakup and how awful she must feel inside, she swallowed the words.
As a best friend, of course she had to go wild right along with her.
Yu Tian also tilted her head back and downed the wine in her glass.
Back and forth they went, and soon a whole bottle was finished.
Yu Tian ordered another bottle—if they were going to drink, they might as well drink to their heart’s content.
Before they knew it, the second bottle was already half gone.
The two of them began pouring out their sisterly feelings and cursing no-good men. What they didn’t notice was that behind them, a few sleazy figures were secretly sizing them up.
Both of them were quite pretty, especially Shu Yang—tonight she was exceptionally alluring, drawing the eyes of several men in the bar who kept glancing their way.
Before long, the second bottle was nearly empty. Yu Tian felt a bit dizzy, and she struggled to stay alert, glancing at Shu Yang across from her.
Shu Yang’s eyes were clear, showing no sign of drunkenness at all, and Yu Tian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Her fear was that Shu Yang would get drunk—after all, they were in a bar, a place full of all sorts of people where anything could happen.
She was the one who had invited Shu Yang out, so she couldn’t let anything happen to her.
Yu Tian swayed as she stood up, said a few words to Shu Yang, then stumbled her way toward the restroom.
Shu Yang was actually drunk too. The reason she looked so sober was simply that this was her usual state when drunk—this was how she always got.
In truth, her head was spinning right now, and she desperately wanted to sleep.
But remembering what Yu Tian had told her before going to the restroom, she slapped her cheeks to stay awake, driving away the sleepiness that was about to overtake her.
“Hey beautiful, here all alone!” An unpleasant male voice came from in front of her.
Shu Yang opened her eyes wide and looked across the table.
Yu Tian’s seat was now occupied by a sleazy man with a head of red hair. Shu Yang frowned in displeasure.
That was Tian Tian’s seat. How could this ugly thing sit there?
“Get lost!” Shu Yang said to the man across from her.
She had no idea how captivating she looked at that moment—her face slightly flushed, her eyes a little hazy, drunk but not quite, seeming in an instant to steal your heart, impossible to resist.
The red-haired man across from her was indeed finding it hard to resist.
He licked his lips and said seductively:
“Beautiful, how about big brother takes you somewhere nice?”
Though Shu Yang was drunk, she wasn’t completely gone—her mind was still fairly clear, and she knew this red-haired man had bad intentions toward her.
She forced her eyes wide open and pinched the inside of her thigh hard, keeping herself alert.
She slowly stood up and said sharply to the red-haired man:
“Get out of here. I don’t know you, and my friend will be back any minute.”
One look at Shu Yang’s reaction told the red-haired man that things wouldn’t be so easy this time, so he changed tactics.
He picked up Yu Tian’s glass and poured himself a drink, then grabbed Shu Yang’s glass and poured a little wine into it. Then he slowly stood up and said with a smile:
“Since you don’t welcome me, beautiful, I suppose I’ll have to go. But before I leave, won’t you have a drink with me?” With that, he pushed Shu Yang’s glass in front of her.
Shu Yang could barely hold on anymore. She just wanted the red-haired man in front of her to leave, and hearing his words, she didn’t refuse. She picked up the glass and drained it in one go.
Seeing Shu Yang drink the wine, a flash of triumph crossed the red-haired man’s eyes.
He picked up his own glass, downed it in one gulp, and then, as promised, got up and left.
The red-haired man was finally gone. Shu Yang slumped back into her seat, utterly exhausted and desperately sleepy.
But Yu Tian hadn’t come back yet, so she couldn’t sleep.
Shu Yang pinched her own thigh again, trying to keep herself awake.
After a while, Shu Yang felt that something was wrong. It was as if a fire was burning inside her body, making her uncomfortable, making her want to tear off her clothes.
This was nothing like being drunk. Only then did Shu Yang belatedly realize something was off. She thought of the drink Red-hair had handed her earlier, and suddenly understood.
She had been set up by Red-hair!
Shu Yang pinched her other thigh hard to keep herself alert.
She slowly stood up and warily glanced around. Seeing no sign of Red-hair, she relaxed a little.
She couldn’t stay here alone—she had to go find Tian Tian.
Before leaving, she didn’t forget to grab both her own and Yu Tian’s bags.