A fight

After messaging Lu Cizhou to say he was going to rest, Shen Zeyu put his phone away and focused on drinking the cocktail mixed specially for him.

Not long after finishing it, he ordered a few more and kept drinking.

He had chosen a secluded spot, screened by shadows. Unless someone looked closely, they would never notice another person sitting nearby.

"Yi, listen to me. Be with me, and the lead role in this production is yours." A voice Shen Zeyu found utterly sleazy rang out.

A cool voice replied, "Director Wang, you must be joking. I've already made my position on this perfectly clear."

Director Wang raised his voice. "I'm telling you, don't make me do this the hard way. You should count yourself lucky I took an interest in you. If it weren't for your agent, do you think I'd be talking to you myself? I can have anyone I want in this industry."

Bai Yi froze at those words. He remembered his agent beaming at him before he left today, saying that after tonight, their good days would finally begin.

Actually, he had sensed something was wrong as soon as he arrived, because nobody discussed business out here.

But thinking of his agent, he had assumed he had landed a good role. Was this what he had meant instead? Yet he had never been this kind of person before.

At the thought of his agent arranging something like this behind his back, hurt crossed Bai Yi's face. This was the person who had been with him every step of the way.

Seeing Bai Yi remain silent, Director Wang adopted a tone of earnest concern. "Yi, look, even your agent knows what's right. You need to know when to go with the flow."

"No, thank you, Director Wang. If this isn't about acting, I'll be leaving." Bai Yi stood up and headed for the exit.

But Director Wang stood up too and grabbed his hand. "You think you can still leave tonight?"

Bai Yi pulled free of the man blocking his way and instinctively picked up a bottle beside him.

Seeing this, Director Wang advanced on Bai Yi, step by step. "Go on, smash it. You'll have to pay for everything you break. But can you afford that?"

Hearing that, Shen Zeyu wondered whether he should have stayed home today. He couldn't even have a drink without running into something like this. Though his mind felt a little foggy now, he still remembered that this was the sort of thing he hated most.

So he rose from his sofa and slowly walked toward the voices. "Hey, are you deaf? Didn't you hear him say no?"

Angry at having his fun interrupted, Director Wang started swearing before he even got a good look at the newcomer. "I'm warning you, mind your own business."

Once he saw Shen Zeyu's face clearly, Director Wang's eyes lit up. He ogled Shen Zeyu and said in a sleazy voice, "Pretty boy, want to join us for a drink?"

Bai Yi immediately panicked. If it were just him, he could go down fighting, but if someone else got dragged into this because of him, his conscience would never let him rest. He didn't want anyone getting hurt on his account.

Feeling the man's lecherous gaze on him, Shen Zeyu looked Director Wang over, then said mockingly, "With that fat head and those huge ears? You're a toad dreaming of a swan."

Director Wang snarled, "You little brat. I was only being nice because you've got a decent face. Since that's how you want it, don't blame me for getting rough."

Shen Zeyu tilted his head, gave him a scornful smile, and raised his middle finger. "Try me."

In a rage, Director Wang grabbed a nearby bottle and hurled it at Shen Zeyu.

Shen Zeyu sidestepped the flying bottle, strode up to Director Wang, and sent him crashing down with a shoulder throw. Luckily, he had been exercising these past few days, or he might not have managed to throw the man.

As it turned out, Director Wang liked bringing bodyguards with him when he went out. Hearing the commotion, the nearby bodyguards gathered around. Seeing his men arrive, Director Wang, who lay on the floor unable to move, shouted furiously, "Are you blind? Can't you see I've been beaten up? Get him!"

The bodyguards immediately charged at his command. Everyone nearby had already moved away from the center of the fight. Bai Yi wasn't much of a fighter, but seeing the men rush over, he charged in with his bottle anyway.

When Lu Cizhou came downstairs, he walked straight into the sight of a fight.

Seeing who was fighting, Lu Cizhou was so furious he almost laughed. He had never known the man could fight.

Before he could finish getting angry, he saw someone rushing up behind Shen Zeyu with a club. Without time to think, Lu Cizhou ran over and kicked the man away from Shen Zeyu's back.

"Hey, Cizhou, what are you going over there for?" Mo Chen called after him.

"Obviously, one of the people fighting over there is the Shen family's adopted son," Lin Zi'ang said calmly. He had met Shen Zeyu once before, so he had recognized him just now.

"Then we'd better go help too." With that, Mo Chen headed over.

Lin Zi'ang told Si Anran gently, "Be good and wait here. I'm going to help too."

Si Anran couldn't fight, so he obediently stayed to one side and watched them.

But before the two could help, the bar manager came out. After all, this was happening in his bar, and he couldn't pretend not to see it, especially once Lu Cizhou had joined in.

The manager quickly called security and had them restrain both sides, though mainly Director Wang's men.

The moment he saw Lu Cizhou appear, Director Wang was already terrified. Anyone with a little money knew who Lu Cizhou was.

Director Wang endured the pain and climbed up from the floor, saying cautiously, "Young Master Lu, Young Master Lu, this is all a misunderstanding."

Lu Cizhou held Shen Zeyu against his chest, keeping him from lifting his head. He was afraid seeing Shen Zeyu's face would only make him angrier.

"If I remember correctly, you're the head of Yaoguang Entertainment. May I ask what my husband did to offend you?" His tone was so level that Director Wang couldn't tell whether he was angry.

But even if he couldn't tell, he could imagine that anyone would be angry to find their spouse in a fight. At that thought, Director Wang broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "Young Master Lu, this is a misunderstanding. I failed to recognize someone important."

Lu Cizhou had heard of this man: a lecher who would go after anyone. The mere thought of him looking at Shen Zeyu that way stirred a surge of anger in his chest, and his gaze on Director Wang unconsciously changed.

Feeling the pressure radiating from Lu Cizhou, Director Wang hardly dared breathe.

Lu Cizhou was about to speak when Shen Zeyu began squirming wildly in his arms, almost too much to hold down.

"Who keeps holding my damn head down? Got a death wish?"

Lu Cizhou's expression grew darker and darker. Lin Zi'ang quickly spoke up beside him. "Cizhou, take him home first. I'll handle things here."

The manager hurriedly added, "Young Master Lu, rest assured, we'll resolve this to your satisfaction."

After all, one look at Director Wang made it clear he was the one at fault.

Hearing that, Lu Cizhou was about to take Shen Zeyu outside when Bai Yi, who had been keeping a low profile beside them, stepped forward. "Wait. I need to make sure he really knows you. He saved me, so I'm responsible for him."

After all, the man had been dragged into this because of him. It was better to make sure.

Before Lu Cizhou could speak, Mo Chen clapped a hand over Bai Yi's mouth.

He said in a cheeky voice, "Hey, kid, relax. These two really do know each other. If you keep talking, though, I can't promise you'll get out of this in one piece."

After all, Lu Cizhou's expression was already beyond description.

Bai Yi was startled by the man rushing at him, and in that moment of distraction, Lu Cizhou carried Shen Zeyu away.

Once he was picked up, Shen Zeyu realized nobody was holding his head down anymore and immediately looked up.

Seeing the man carrying him, he asked, "Hey, handsome, what's your name?"

Lu Cizhou was too angry to speak, so he didn't answer.

But Shen Zeyu took a closer look at him and said, "You look so much like that heartless husband of mine."

Hearing that, Lu Cizhou slowly turned his gaze on Shen Zeyu and asked, enunciating every word, "Who did you say?"