21: 21.
Plot Recaps, Brother-in-law!
21: 21.
Plot Recaps, Brother-in-law!
As they walked toward the private room, the other girls curiously asked Leng Ling’er, “Sister Ling’er, didn’t you say you come to places like this all the time?
Will you show us how to pick songs once we get inside?” Uh…
I have no idea.
It’s actually my first time here too, Ling’er thought, panicking.
Still, she maintained her cool facade and said proudly, “Of…
of course!
I’m an old hand at this kind of thing!
Just tell me what songs you want to sing, and I’ll select them for you.” “Yay!
Sister Ling’er, you’re the best!” After they entered the private room, what the group completely failed to notice was a figure peering out from around the corner.
It was Shen Tian.
He stared uncertainty at the door Leng Ling’er had just walked through.
“Isn’t that Jiang Tao’s useless girlfriend?
What’s she doing here?” Shen Tian muttered to himself, his eyes suddenly filling with greed.
Perfect.
Since I couldn’t have you at Starlight, here…
hehe.
With that thought, Shen Tian turned back to his own room, intending to gather his friends for backup.
— Meanwhile, as Gu Yan rode toward the city center, he was trying to figure out which KTV Leng Ling’er and her friends could have gone to.
After all, the Starlight KTV from the original story no longer existed.
He wasn’t even sure if they had suddenly changed their minds about singing altogether.
Since I already stopped the events from the original story, even if Leng Ling’er and the others still go to a KTV, they shouldn’t fall into the same trap…
right?
Gu Yan felt a bit uncertain.
There was always a chance that the plot might find a way to come full circle, which would be terrible.
Wait…
right!
An idea suddenly popped into his mind.
He inquired internally, “System, how can I find Leng Ling’er’s location?” [ Host, who is Leng Ling’er?
This system only recognizes Leng Qingqiu, who is currently home alone.
] “Don’t joke around.
If something happens to my sister-in-law, Qingqiu will be completely heartbroken.” [ …Fine.
Querying Leng Ling’er’s location will cost exactly 1 point.
] Hearing the response, Gu Yan finally smiled.
This would work perfectly.
— “Sister Ling’er, aren’t you done yet?
We’ve been waiting for ages.” The girls looked impatiently at Leng Ling’er, who was still fiddling with the screen on the wall.
She had been messing with it for over ten minutes but hadn’t managed to select a single track.
Leng Ling’er felt thoroughly embarrassed as she kept scrolling through the menus.
“Just a moment, I’ll be done in a second!” Oh no, I’m in trouble.
I can’t figure this out at all…
She stared nervously at the flashy interface.
Heaven knew she was completely lost when it came to technology and had no idea which button did what on this screen.
Little Wei, due to her past experiences, knew a bit about how these venues worked.
She quietly stepped up next to Ling’er and whispered, “Sister Ling’er, tap this category list over here, and you can choose songs from there.” Hearing this, Leng Ling’er scratched the back of her head.
“Oh…
hehe, of course I knew that.” She reached out her hand, about to tap the screen.
But right at that moment— Bang!
The lounge door was kicked open, and several figures barged inside.
Shen Tian, leading his gang of friends, strode into the private room as if they owned the place, closing the door behind them.
They looked at Leng Ling’er’s group and burst out laughing.
“Well, well, well, are the little sisters out having fun?” “Want some big brothers to keep you company?” “Yeah, don’t be shy.
We’ll cover the entire bill for this session.” Leng Ling’er and her friends were stunned by the intrusion.
Then, one by one, they stood up from the sofa and began shouting, “Pah!
Who do you think you are, coming in here to harass us?” “Sister Ling’er!
I’m going to call security!” As rebellious high school troublemakers, the girls were fearless in their youth in their immaturity.
Having never faced real setbacks before, they weren’t afraid of Shen Tian’s street thugs.
Leng Ling’er’s expression grew deeply annoyed.
“Get lost.
This is our room.” She tugged at Little Wei’s sleeve, adding, “Little Wei, go out and call the staff.
These guys are causing trouble on our turf!.” However, to Leng Ling’er’s surprise, Little Wei’s face had turned completely pale, and her body was trembling.
“Little Wei?” Leng Ling’er was taken aback.
“Sister Ling’er…
you should all leave quickly,” Little Wei whispered, her voice stiff and full of dread.
“These people…
we can’t mess with them.” Little Wei wasn’t afraid of Shen Tian’s gang itself, but she had witnessed the terrifying power of the Gu family’s young master earlier that day.
Since this man was Gu Yan’s future brother-in-law, he was clearly not someone they could afford to provoke.
“What are you saying, Little Wei?
I could take down this group in no time,” Leng Ling’er frowned, glaring hostilely at the intruders.
She took up a Taekwondo stance and said, “I advise you to get out of here quickly, or I can’t guarantee you’ll walk out of here on your own two feet!” Leng Ling’er’s taunts stung Shen Tian and his men like sharp needles.
Having just been humiliated by Gu Yan’s bodyguards hours ago, they were on a hair-trigger, desperately needing an outlet to vent their frustrations.
The veins on Shen Tian’s forehead bulged as he clenched his fists.
“Very well!
Brothers, get them!
Let’s teach these brats a proper lesson!” “Hehe, you got it!” “Whatever you say, Brother Tian!” In the next second, the group charged toward the girls.
“You think we’re afraid of you?” “Sister Ling’er, let’s fight back!” Leng Ling’er’s group rushed forward fearlessly.
However, the disparity in raw physical strength was far too wide.
In a matter of moments, everyone except Leng Ling’er had been beaten and held down to the ground.
“Sister Ling’er…” “It’s no use, we can’t beat them.” “Damn it, if my older brother were here, you’d all be dead!” One girl pinned to the floor shouted defiantly.
Hearing this, Shen Tian gnashed his teeth in pure fury.
First his parents looked down on him, then Gu Yan treated him like a dog, and now even these high school girls were mocking him?
“Hold her down for me!” Shen Tian gripped a heavy beer bottle, pointing at the girl who had shouted the loudest.
He walked toward her, gritting his teeth as he clutched the glass.
“You!
Stop right there!” Leng Ling’er was completely exhausted.
Even though she had practiced Taekwondo, she couldn’t fend off so many full-grown adults at once.
Seeing Shen Tian about to smash the bottle over her friend’s head, Leng Ling’er desperately tried to break free and rush over.
However, Shen Tian’s men held her down firmly, laughing uproariously.
“Stay put, you little brat!
Watch closely how Brother Tian cracks your friend’s head open!
This is the price you pay for your arrogance!” Little Wei watched in terror.
Biting her lip hard, she threw herself in front of Shen Tian.
“Wait!
Stop!
You can’t hurt my friend!” “Little Wei, get out of the way!
Let’s see if they actually dare to hit me!
I’ll have my brother destroy them all!” the pinned girl screamed.
“Haha, get lost!
Right now, I just want to teach this mouthy woman a lesson!” Shen Tian shoved Little Wei aside, raising the beer bottle to bring it down on the girl’s head.
“Qionglan!!” Leng Ling’er struggled desperately, but to no avail.
She could only watch as the glass bottle closed the distance to Bai Qionglan’s head.
However, before Shen Tian could bring the bottle down, the door was suddenly kicked open with a loud crash.
“Hey.” A voice suppressing a deep, heavy fury reached Shen Tian’s ears.