The dim bar smelled of hormones and alcohol. The music wasn't deafening, just a softly lilting tune.
"What, not going to join in when the big boss is buying tonight?"
At the bar, a tall man in a black trench coat sat quietly to one side, drinking.
The handsome playboy beside him lifted his glass and lightly clinked it against the man's. It was Mu Shaoxuan, whom he hadn't seen in quite some time.
The man wearily lifted his eyelids, seemingly uninterested in what he had to say.
"No. There's a kid waiting for me at home."
Mu Shaoxuan raised his eyebrows. It had been a while since he'd seen Xiao Ze.
"Seriously, Zhiyuan? How many times have you used that excuse when I've invited you out these past few days? Besides, why not just bring Xiao Ze along?"
"Tch."
The glass struck the bar with a sharp clink.
The man sounded displeased.
"He can't drink."
Mu Shaoxuan couldn't help rolling his eyes. Come on, man. You really are raising him like a kid.
As the two chatted idly over their drinks, a waft of perfume drifted over, accompanied by a woman's sweet voice.
"Hey, handsome. All alone?"
The woman was fashionably dressed, with five or six studs in her ears, over-the-knee boots, and a short skirt that barely covered her thighs.
Her tone was suggestive. Under the bar's dim lighting, her sultry gaze stayed fixed on the tall, aloof man before her.
Beside him, Mu Shaoxuan's expression darkened. All alone? What am I, invisible?
Clearly, the woman had automatically overlooked him. From the moment the man entered the bar, his looks and presence had drawn the attention of countless men and women.
This woman was one of them.
Meng Zhiyuan didn't even glance at her. He took a small