Zhou Zhou, suddenly singled out, was startled.
Hearing him use such insulting words to describe her, she was astounded. “I seduced you?” she retorted.
Pointing at herself, she trembled with rage. “You were the one who pursued me, weren’t you?”
If not for his daily messages of “Good morning, sister,” “Good night, sister,” “What are you doing, sister,” and “I miss you, sister,” she would never have agreed.
After all, her tendency to attract scumbags had made her wary of trusting men too easily.
But the boy toy was just too charming, and she couldn’t help but fall for him.
Never did she expect to be falsely accused in return.
It infuriated her!
Zhou Zhou stormed over and slapped Gao Yu with all her might, furiously shouting, “You beast! A worthless coward! I despise you!”
“How dare you hit me?” Gao Yu, humiliated and enraged, broke free from the two bodyguards’ grip and lunged at Zhou Zhou.
But just as his palm was about to strike her cheek, his wrist was caught by a pale, slender hand.
Gao Yu turned in surprise, following the seemingly delicate yet surprisingly strong hand.
His eyes met a face as cold and ethereal as a celestial being’s.
The fair-skinned woman stood under a parasol tree, sunlight filtering through the leaves like drifting snowflakes, dancing across her face and shoulders.
Her gaze was icy, looking at him as if he were nothing more than a lifeless object.
Gao Yu was first stunned by her beauty, then snapped back to reality and demanded angrily, “Who are you?”
“Bang!” Tangxi Li answered with a powerful punch.
“Ah—” Gao Yu screamed, clutching his right eye as he stumbled backward and collapsed in pain.
Zhou Zhou strode over and delivered several fierce kicks to his abdomen. “You scum! How dare you deceive me? Go to hell!”
The wealthy lady nearby had by now understood everything: the gigolo she had been supporting had deceived this young girl.
Meng Jie did not intervene. This was what Gao Yu deserved.
She had bought him houses, cars, and luxury goods by the truckload, yet he repeatedly cheated on her behind her back.
A man without virtue was not worth keeping.
Noticing that a crowd had gathered at the courtyard gate, Meng Jie waved to her bodyguards. “Take him away and deal with him.”
“Yes!”
The well-trained bodyguards swiftly gagged Gao Yu with tape and dragged him off.
Zhou Zhou, still seething, tried to chase after them, but Meng Jie stopped her. Her tone was sincere and magnanimous. “He’s just a mere rotten cucumber, not worth your anger. Let me treat you to a meal today, as an apology for failing to keep my dog leashed and letting him bite you.”
“Huh?” Zhou Zhou’s anger faltered, confusion written all over her face. “You… you’re not blaming me? And you’re treating me to a meal?”
Meng Jie looked surprised. “Why would I blame you?”
Why would she think that?
Zhou Zhou blinked and mumbled, “In novels, situations like this usually end with the woman getting punished too.”
“Novels?” Meng Jie chuckled at her naive expression. “Little girl, we live in a society governed by law. Besides, why should a man’s mistakes be taken out on a woman? He was just a plaything. If he misbehaves, you replace him. Why would I go to such lengths?”
With that, she beckoned to the manager, pulled a bank card from her wallet, and handed it to him. “After settling the bill, send it to 76 Penglai Road.”
Having given her instructions, Meng Jie turned and walked away gracefully.
…”Ow…” Zhou Zhou had been holding it together outside, but the moment she entered the private room, she couldn’t hold back anymore. She threw her arms around Tangxi Li and burst into loud sobs.
“Wah… I just wanted a sweet romance, why is it so hard?”
She didn’t know what was wrong. Ever since becoming an adult, every boyfriend she found turned out to be either a scumbag or… another scumbag.
Before coming here, she had been full of ambition, firmly believing she could break the curse this time. Who knew it would still be a scumbag!
“A Li, I’m so heartbroken…” Zhou Zhou cried until her makeup ran.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry.” Tangxi Li patted her shoulder, dryly repeating these two words.
She had never been in a relationship herself and wasn’t good with words, completely incapable of comforting someone going through a breakup.
Watching the dishes being served one by one, Zhou Zhou barely ate a few bites. Tangxi Li took out her phone, opened Zhihu, and posted a help thread.
[My best friend just broke up, how can I make her happy?]
A few minutes after posting, replies started coming in.
[Take her shopping, buy her lots of things, spoil her rotten.]
[The fastest way to forget one relationship is to start a new one immediately. Take her to a bar to meet men.]
[Take her to see male models dance on poles, watch muscular men do stripteases!]
…
Tangxi Li noted them all down one by one. After eating a few casual bites, she took Zhou Zhou to the nearby SKP mall.
The latest LV bags, Unique’s high-end custom tailoring, Destiny’s limited edition jewelry, luxury skincare… Anything she thought would suit Zhou Zhou, she bought it all.
However, Zhou Zhou still didn’t cheer up, remaining listless.
Tangxi Li had no choice but to implement the second strategy offered by her advisors – go to a bar and meet men.
Under the enchanting night sky, around 9 pm, Tangxi Li brought Zhou Zhou to the largest bar in the CBD.
The music inside was deafening, with dizzying lights flashing everywhere.
In the dance floor, men and women moved freely to the beat of the music, full of energy.
The moment Tangxi Li stepped inside, she was hit by the pungent smell of nicotine mixed with various perfumes, making her frown involuntarily.
This was only her second time in a bar.
During university, Zhou Zhou had brought her once, but she didn’t like it and never went again.
Zhou Zhou hadn’t known Tangxi Li was bringing her to a bar either, looking surprised. “A Li, don’t you hate places like this?”
“Felt like coming today.” Tangxi Li replied casually, leading Zhou Zhou through the crowd to the bar counter.
The bartender was a young, handsome man with eyes that looked particularly charming when he smiled.
“What can I get for you two beauties?”
Zhou Zhou ordered familiarly, “One Margarita, one orange juice.”
The cocktail was for herself, while the orange juice was for Tangxi Li.
Their A Li got drunk at the slightest taste of alcohol, and with the bar being so chaotic, they couldn’t let her drink.
Upstairs, Chen Zui leaned against the glass railing, smoking a cigarette while casually overlooking the dance floor below.
After finishing his cigarette, he crushed it out with his bare hand and was about to return to his private room.
When his gaze inadvertently swept across the bar counter, he froze.
“Isn’t that the Rainbow fairy?” Chen Zui’s eyes lit up, then he noticed the woman next to the fairy. “Hey, Zhou Zhou?”
“They seem to know each other…” Chen Zui immediately headed downstairs—