Song Anning Walked into the Wrong Room

Inside private room 316, Guo Lantai and Yu Tu clinked glasses and drank another two rounds before stopping. The original owner loved having fun, but he was no great drinker.

Guo Lantai himself was not much of a drinker either. Too much alcohol went straight to his head, and he knew whose turf he was on. He did not want to drink himself into letting down his guard and stirring up more trouble.

"Let's sing for a bit and take a breather, then!"

Tang Xu suggested. As he spoke, he went over to pick songs, then turned back to ask Guo Lantai, "Brother Guo, what do you want to sing? I'll queue it up for you."

Yu Tu slammed his wineglass onto the table, poked a finger into Guo Lantai's shoulder, and shouted at Tang Xu, "I'm telling you, your Brother Guo is a walking song library. You don't even need to ask him. Just pick whatever you want to hear, and he'll definitely sing it for you!"

Tang Xu was delighted. His eyes lit up as he looked at Guo Lantai. "Really? Brother Guo must be an amazing singer. Then I'll just pick whatever I like, Brother!"

Since they were out to relax, Guo Lantai did not put on airs with them. He loved singing, and now that he had the chance, naturally he was going to enjoy being the king of the microphone.

He nodded readily. "As long as you two don't get sick of me hogging the mic, go ahead and pick whatever you want. I haven't sung in ages. If you get to hear me, consider yourselves lucky!"

He sounded a little tipsy and floaty. In the original owner's memories, he had never been a modest person. Besides, Yu Tu was tone-deaf and could not sing a complete song to save his life, so who else was going to keep the mood going?

Still, Tang Xu genuinely surprised him. He looked shy and well-behaved, and he could hold his liquor, but Guo Lantai had not expected his singing to be such a showstopper too.

Tang Xu's opening English song left Guo Lantai stunned. If Guo Lantai had not gone over to turn off the original vocal track, he could have passed for the original singer.

"Not bad, kid. You've really been hiding your talent. That was way too good!"

When the song ended, Guo Lantai applauded without hesitation and praised him. Then he glanced at Yu Tu and shook his head. "Look at your cousin. His genes are way better than yours."

Yu Tu was not annoyed by the jab. He sprawled against the back of the sofa and said proudly, "Of course they are. Our Xiao Xu is determined to become a singer and enter the entertainment industry. How could he make it without some real skills?"

"Really? You want to be a singer?" Guo Lantai asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hehe, I'm just saying. School has to come first right now. I can think about singing later."

Tang Xu scratched the back of his head out of habit, then awkwardly handed the microphone to Guo Lantai. "Brother Guo, the next song is your Stars. I can't wait."

Tang Xu really was a good kid, Guo Lantai thought. Look at his attitude toward studying and singing—he knows what comes first and has a mind of his own. If he develops well, he'll definitely have a bright future.

He took the microphone and casually yanked Yu Tu to his feet. He had no intention of letting him off the hook. "Even if you can't sing, don't just sit there. Come dance backup for me!"

"Hey, look at you, acting like some big star. How much appearance fee are you planning to pay Young Master Yu for backup dancing? No way. Not happening!"

"Tone-deaf and uncoordinated, right?"

Guo Lantai held on to him and ruthlessly exposed his shortcomings.

"Nonsense. I drank too much, so it's affecting my mobility. Besides, there aren't even many people watching. Why make me grace the stage? I'm not dancing!"

"Brother, just dance a bit!"

Tang Xu found their tugging and bickering amusing and could not help joining in.

Guo Lantai said, "A Māori haka would work too."

Yu Tu said, "Am I sick in the head? You want me to do a Māori haka to Stars?"

Just then, the private room door was suddenly pushed open from outside, followed by a voice. "I'm back... Huh? Oh! Sorry, wrong room!"

All three people inside froze. Guo Lantai and Yu Tu in particular could not help cursing inwardly when they saw the person at the door. Fuck, he really knew how to walk into the wrong place!

"Oh! Guo Lantai! It's actually you!"

When Song Anning saw Guo Lantai, a look of considerable surprise immediately appeared on his face. At the Cen family home, he could still politely call him Mr. Guo, but now he called him by his full name with effortless familiarity, clearly having no intention of being polite.

After expressing his surprise, his gaze quickly landed on the half-pulling, half-embracing posture between Guo Lantai and Yu Tu. As if something had stabbed him in the eyes, he swiftly turned his head away.

"Looks like I came in at the wrong time. Sorry, I'll leave. I didn't see anything!"

Yu Tu snapped out of it and let go, clenching his fists. "Are you fucking sick? What kind of bullshit are you spouting?"

He gritted his teeth. Had this guy's brain short-circuited? He had already come in, yet he said he had come at the wrong time. Did that mean he had wanted to come in all along and was just waiting for the right moment?

"Cousin, who is he?"

Tang Xu had no idea what was going on. He only felt that this person's arrival was bizarre, and what he said made even less sense. What did he mean, he had not seen anything? Had he seen something he should not have?

Guo Lantai no longer knew how to describe what he was feeling. This plot felt awfully familiar. If he matched it up, was this not the exact trick the original Guo Lantai had used in the novel?

Pretending to enter the wrong room and running into the domineering CEO by chance.

But the original owner had done it to take the opportunity to worm his way into Cen Muxiao's little circle and make his presence known.

So what was Song Anning trying to do by suddenly pulling the same stunt now?

He did not look drunk. The lighting outside was dim, but the private room doors all had illuminated signs, and there were servers waiting only a few steps away. He said he had walked into the wrong room? Only a ghost would believe that!

His acting was so terrible that Guo Lantai could barely stand to watch.

Still, it proved one thing: Song Anning must have spotted him, so he had come over to confirm it.

As for how he had noticed him, Guo Lantai could not figure it out for the moment. He could only sigh inwardly. Just as he had expected, even if he did not take the initiative to provoke Song Anning, Song Anning would find a way to come looking for him.

What Song Anning had just said clearly carried another meaning. He was implying that Guo Lantai and Yu Tu had an improper relationship, that they had been pulling each other around and doing something indecent.

Heh. Was that not a little too much of a stretch?

"Song Anning, Song Anning, wherever you go, you just have to drive all the peace out of the place. Since your eyes are so blind that you walked into the wrong room, then don't talk nonsense with your eyes wide open either. Or you might get what's coming to you!"

Guo Lantai was not polite either. Since Song Anning had delivered himself to the door, Guo Lantai would feel bad if he did not give him a proper welcome.

"Guo Lantai, why do you have to talk so unpleasantly? Did I see wrong just now? You only got married, and you're already here pulling and tugging with another man in an unclear relationship. Don't you think you're letting Muxiao down?"

Guo Lantai looked at him from the corner of his eye, his tone drawn out. "Oh? You're standing up for him? Never mind that I didn't do anything. Even if I really had, he doesn't care, so what gives you the right to say anything?"

Song Anning crossed his arms and spoke stiffly. "Since you bear the title of Mrs. Cen, you should exercise self-discipline and self-reflection. You are degrading yourself and tarnishing Muxiao's reputation. I won't tolerate it!"

"Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter. Song Anning, ever since you showed up at yesterday's wedding banquet, which thing you've said or done has proven that your relationship with a married man is perfectly innocent?"

Guo Lantai could not help laughing out loud. He had heard of people turning the tables and twisting black into white, but he had never seen someone so shameless—wanting to be a whore while still demanding a chastity arch.

Guo Lantai was genuinely curious just how stupid Song Anning had to be to have the nerve to push open this door.

"Exactly. Haven't you meddled enough in a married couple's affairs? What right do you have to spout nonsense here?"

Yu Tu could not help cutting in. As he spoke, he stepped forward and raised his fists. "I wanted to beat you up last night. You got lucky and ran fast. Since you've delivered yourself to us now, don't blame me for not being polite!"

Guo Lantai suddenly thought of Cen Muxiao, who might appear at any moment, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Yu Tu. "Yu Tu, calm down!"

At that moment, Tang Xu came over holding two jingle bells, speaking with righteous indignation. "Brother Guo, all green tea bitches are the same. Talking is useless. Just let my cousin beat him up!"

Tang Xu had listened to his cousin go on all the way about the green tea bitch who had caused trouble at last night's wedding. Now that he heard this, he understood. The person who had accidentally entered the room was the green tea bitch himself. He was even pretty good at twisting logic. He really deserved a beating!

Guo Lantai: ...He had heard of people breaking up fights, but he had never seen anyone like Tang Xu, who encouraged the beating instead.

Yu Tu grew even more fired up. "That's right. Today, I'll teach him a proper lesson in how to behave!"

Guo Lantai quickly blocked his path. "Calm down, Yu Tu!"

Almost at the same time, a cold voice sounded from outside the door. "I'd like to see exactly how you intend to teach him how to behave!"

Guo Lantai could not help facepalming and rolling his eyes. Damn it, he really couldn't be mentioned. The big pig trotter is here!