Yun Shifei didn’t know how to respond to Sun Xiaoqi.
Should she tell her that Mu Chengzhu had just joined them?
In her previous life, Mu Chengzhu and Cheng Huai had nothing to do with each other. She couldn’t figure out why he suddenly insisted on joining them for karaoke today.
When they arrived at the karaoke lounge, a few of Cheng Huai’s friends were already singing inside.
There were both n and won present.
Seeing them walk in, everyone shifted their gaze to them.
Cheng Huai had ntioned he would bring a pretty little girl for them to et.
But now, why were there three kids tagging along?
They all looked decent, but one young girl in particular stood out with her delicate features. Among the group, she was like a budding rose, poised to bloom.
She was incredibly beautiful.
However, Cheng Huai didn’t seem to be in a good mood.
"These are my neighbor’s younger siblings. Everyone just have fun. It’s on today."
With that, he plopped into a corner seat, lit a cigarette, and began smoking.
Yun Shifei frowned slightly—she didn’t like the sll of smoke.
Though Yun Tiancheng also smoked, he understood the hazards of secondhand smoke and always did it in his study or elsewhere.
Sun Xiaoqi had an outgoing personality.
In no ti, she mingled with the others, boldly grabbed the microphone, and started singing.
Her voice was loud and powerful—it was clear she was a regular at karaoke lounges.
Yun Shifei sat quietly next to her, listening to Sun Xiaoqi sing.
Sun Xiaoqi wasn’t shy at all. She was even more lively than the rest of the group.
As she sang, she tossed her coat aside, jumping and dancing with excitent.
The entire room revolved around her. She thoroughly enjoyed being the center of attention.
Yun Shifei, seated to the side, watched Mu Chengzhu glance at the drinks on the table. He picked up a bottle of juice and handed it to her.
"Thank you." Yun Shifei, feeling a bit thirsty, didn’t refuse his gesture.
She was finally learning how to accept him, and Mu Chengzhu couldn’t help but smile.
Previously, whenever he offered anything to Yun Shifei, she always declined.
"You don’t like places like this. Why did you co?" Mu Chengzhu glanced at Yun Shifei.
At that mont, the girl had just opened the can, inserted a straw, and taken a sip.
Her lashes cast soft shadows beneath her eyes, her slightly upturned nose giving her profile a gentle charm.
Hearing what Mu Chengzhu said, Yun Shifei turned to look at him. Her round, dark eyes bore into him with an unwavering focus.
That was always how she looked at people.
"I don’t know how to say no," Yun Shifei admitted honestly. She thought, there was no point in lying to Mu Chengzhu.
Mu Chengzhu hadn’t expected such an answer.
So, Cheng Huai had invited Yun Shifei to karaoke, and because she couldn’t refuse, she had obediently co along.
If Cheng Huai decided to sell her off, would she even help him count the money afterward?
Mu Chengzhu found it slightly ridiculous.
But then Yun Shifei suddenly countered, "What about you? You said you wanted to sing—why don’t you go sing a song?"
Mu Chengzhu: "..."
Yun Shifei was adorably naive. His reason for saying he wanted to sing was obviously because of her.
Yun Shifei indeed knew Mu Chengzhu hadn’t co for the singing. She was deliberately poking at him.
She didn’t like Mu Chengzhu. Yet, in this life, he seed completely different from how he had been in the past.
Lately, he had been acting as if he was trying to get close to her, and that unsettled her.
She needed him to hate her, just like in the past life, and stay far from her.
Otherwise, with more interactions like this, who knew if one day he would lose his temper again and push her off a tall building while she wasn’t paying attention.
The sensation of falling, that excruciating pain—even in this life, she couldn’t forget it.
And falling from such a height would certainly leave one’s body beyond recognition.
At that thought, Yun Shifei’s heart trembled.
She was truly terrified of repeating her tragic fate in this life.
Mu Chengzhu noticed Yun Shifei behaving exactly as she had before—afraid and avoiding him. This inexplicable fear made him furrow his brows.
Was he truly that terrifying?
No matter what he did, it seed to incite her unease.
Mu Chengzhu didn’t even know how to respond.
In his mory, aside from being distant with her in the beginning, he hadn’t done anything to hurt her.
Yet sohow, his prior indifference alone seed to make her this frightened of him. It felt odd.
No, he had to find out what was going on with Yun Shifei.
But before he could speak, the door to their private room opened. The manager entered with an apologetic look.
"I’m terribly sorry. We’ve just received a surprise fire inspection, and we need to clear the venue."
Cheng Huai frowned and stood up. "What do you an?"
"Well... soone from the higher-ups suddenly ca to inspect. We have to close up for now. All your prior expenses today will be waived as compensation."
The manager bowed repeatedly as he explained.
He felt incredibly unlucky.
Why did he have to deal with sothing like this?
The Young Master from the Cheng Family—he couldn’t afford to offend him.
But he also couldn’t afford to offend the other party involved.
After so thought, he decided it was safer to antagonize Cheng Huai for now.
Angering Cheng Huai might just cost him a few VIPs, but offending the other individual might threaten the very existence of his business.
Cheng Huai was baffled by the situation. Already in a bad mood, his frustration boiled over with this unexpected interference.
He slamd the glass in his hand onto the floor.
"And if I refuse to leave?"
Used to his carefree, extravagant ways, Cheng Huai would throw tantrums whenever t with obstacles, always willing to pay his way out in the end.
"But... Young Master Cheng, please don’t make things difficult for ," the manager pleaded, nearly in tears.
"Forget it. Don’t give him a hard ti. They’re just trying to run a business," Sun Xiaoqi remarked, setting down the microphone before pulling Yun Shifei to her feet.
"Cheng Huai, we’re leaving now."
It was then that Cheng Huai rembered Yun Shifei was still there.
Realizing he had just lost his temper in front of her, his face turned a vivid array of colors.
But Sun Xiaoqi didn’t wait for him to respond and had already left with Yun Shifei.
Seeing them leave, Mu Chengzhu followed behind.
It was just after 3 PM. They had been at the karaoke lounge for less than half an hour.
Sun Xiaoqi sighed heavily. "I wasn’t even done having fun, and now it’s over."
Yun Shifei chuckled. "You could’ve kept on singing."
Sun Xiaoqi rolled her eyes. "Oh, please. I could tell you weren’t into Cheng Huai. Why pretend? Better we leave early and end this quickly."
Though lively and extroverted, Sun Xiaoqi had a keen sense of observation.
She had picked up on the underlying dynamics.
Yun Shifei hadn’t expected Sun Xiaoqi to figure it out, and her smile widened.
"You’re right. I don’t like him," she admitted.
"If you don’t like him, just say no. Who cares if you offend soone? We’re just kids—if we upset soone, they’ll just chalk it up to childish ignorance anyway," Sun Xiaoqi replied matter-of-factly.
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