Brave, Brave, My Friend

After hearing what he said, Jiang Caixia remembered that she seemed to have met such a person when she was a university exchange student.

She nodded to Ye Qingshan as a greeting, a hint of shyness on her face.

"Our Xiaxia is quite shy and not good at interacting with people. She usually keeps her voice at home when we go out."

Lotus and Jiang Caixia have completely opposite personalities; one is a social butterfly and the other is a social phobia.

She simply got up, took her drink, and sat down with her best friend.

He gave up the seat he had just been sitting in, jokingly.

"Hey handsome, wanna sit down and have a drink with us? We've been sitting here for ten minutes and no handsome guy has come over to chat us up. We're losing face, so we're counting on you to help us out."

"It's probably because the corner location is too inconspicuous. If you move to a slightly more conspicuous location, people will definitely line up to chat you up."

Ye Qingshan smiled.

Jiang Caixia immediately widened her eyes and shook her head, clearly finding this thing unacceptable.

She was born with this introverted, socially anxious personality; when she went to public places, she always had to sit in the corner and walk close to the wall.

She tries to avoid any attention-grabbing behavior and even has difficulty communicating normally with people.

Lotus is her best friend since childhood, and the two have long developed a tacit understanding that allows them to communicate with just their eyes.

As for her other friends with whom she can get along normally.

It's fair to say there aren't any.

Fortunately, Ye Qingshan was also a very outgoing person, and he actually quite liked Jiang Caixia's personality.

There's something good about women like that.

That means once she decides you're her man, she'll never change her mind.

However, pursuing this kind of girl requires careful timing and a gentle, gradual approach.

So he started by simply chatting and catching up, without launching a strong attack.

At a booth about ten meters away from him, Tang Yu had already ordered drinks and snacks from the menu.

After observing secretly for a while, Tang Yu couldn't help but click her tongue twice.

This guy is a real pro; unlike those greenhorns who would practically lick a goddess's toes the moment they see her.

Instead, they choose to first establish a good first impression, gradually laying the groundwork for future pursuits.

Otherwise, dealing with a girl like Jiang Caixia who clearly has severe social anxiety would be difficult.

The more anxious you are, the more afraid she will be of you.

"We can't let this continue; we need to think of something."

After taking a small sip of the freshly served cocktail, Tang Yu pulled out her phone and prepared to put her plan into action.

Then his ears twitched, and he put away his phone, his gaze falling on the few young men who had just walked in.

"Brother Fu, is that your wife?"

Just then, a few young men walked in through the bar entrance.

One of the men with a buzz cut pointed at Jiang Caixia sitting in the corner and looked at a young man in a suit with a fawning expression.

The young man called "Brother Fu" nodded, then his expression suddenly turned gloomy.

His gaze fell on Ye Qingshan's face, and he looked at his companions and asked in a low voice.

"Who's that kid's mother? A regular here?"

"I don't know."

The young man with the crew cut was also seeing Ye Qingshan for the first time, and he shook his head.

"I don't usually come here much, I guess I just came to chat up people?"

"Trying to hit on my woman, you're asking for it."

Li Dafu, along with his cronies, strode menacingly toward Ye Qingshan's table.

After seeing this group of people appear and hearing their conversation.

Tang Yu was moved to tears.

Here comes a classic cannon fodder character from wish-fulfillment novels.

In light novels with a "cool" or "powerful" feel, characters can be broadly categorized into three types.

The protagonist's sycophants, the villains who oppose the protagonist, and these disposable cannon fodder characters.

The villain is someone like myself; generally, they survive for several chapters, causing the protagonist a series of troubles and making him suffer multiple setbacks.

As for cannon fodder, they're basically disposable; once they appear and get trampled on, they're basically done for.

The most prominent characteristic of this kind of cannon fodder character is that they are both brainless and lack discernment.

Unable to recognize the protagonist's extraordinary background, he rushed forward and was stomped half to death, yet he remained defiant.

Only after being purged by the protagonist's forces did he realize that he had offended a powerful figure he couldn't afford to offend.

"Be brave, my friend, go up and give him a big slap in the face."

Tang Yu was happy to secretly raise her glass to the other person, as if to offer a toast.

Then he quickly took out his phone and sent a text message.

After all, cannon fodder is often useless.

Expecting them to interfere with Ye Qingshan's pursuit of women? They'd definitely get slapped in the face in the past.

Then, by showing off in front of the beautiful woman, Ye Qingshan can also gain some goodwill.

But for Tang Yu, this kind of teammate could be used as a scapegoat.

Li Dafu was unaware that someone had their eye on him.

He walked over to Ye Qingshan and the other two, and looked at Jiang Caixia with a smile.

"Caixia, it's rare for you to come to a bar like this, why didn't you tell me?"

Jiang Caixia looked up at Li Dafu, shook her head, and it was unclear what she meant.

Li Dafu was already used to it; he had known Jiang Caixia since elementary school, and their parents had a good relationship.

However, he didn't pay much attention to Jiang Caixia when he was a child; he just thought the woman was strange.

It wasn't until she returned from studying abroad that Li Dafu realized she had grown into an astonishingly beautiful woman.

Humans are inherently visual creatures.

He was no exception, so he had been pursuing Jiang Caixia intensely for the past year.

"Long time no see, Brother Fu!"

Lotus smiled and greeted Li Dafu warmly.

In his pursuit of Jiang Caixia, Li Dafu frequently asked her to help him deliver gifts and also gave her some benefits in return.

"Lotus, you're being unfair. Why did you bring Caixia to a bar? This place is a mixed bag; all sorts of people can be found there. What if someone tries something bad on Caixia?"

Li Dafu said with some dissatisfaction.

Ye Qingshan's eyes flashed with a sinister light when he heard the man's words had a hidden meaning.

He glanced at the guy; his designer clothes only cost a few hundred thousand, not even enough to qualify him as a member of the elite.

If this were in the Ugly Country, he could kill this kid with a single breath.

"I just brought Caixia here to broaden her horizons; we'll head back soon."

Lotus realized that Li Dafu was clearly targeting Ye Qingshan, but she just smiled and pretended not to know.

"Alright, since you've come all this way to have fun, let's make it as enjoyable as possible. I'll order you some better drinks; these cheap ones are practically just watered-down alcohol."

Li Dafu smiled slightly and asked the waiter to bring over several bottles of Ace of Spades Platinum.

After the drinks were delivered, he patted Ye Qingshan on the shoulder and sneered.

"Dude, go sit at that table over there. I'll get you a bottle of Ace of Spades, so you don't look like a country bumpkin trying to pick up girls with a Martell. I'd feel sorry for you."

This penniless bastard has the nerve to try and pick up the women he's interested in?

Ye Qingshan glanced at Li Dafu and then spoke in a calm tone.

"If you only care about the price when it comes to drinking, why don't you just pay for it directly?"

Li Dafu was stunned for a moment, then he was amused by this guy.

The younger guys who came with him also burst into laughter.