Chapter 99: They came with ill intent
Su Can, Xue Yiyang, and Liu Rui boarded the bus with their whole entourage of youngsters in tow, then got off at the stop near the club, crossed the zebra crossing, and went inside. All three agreed that the greeter at the entrance had probably taken them for instructors from some nearby youth winter camp.
The youngsters following Su Can were all children of Engineering Division Four employees, and almost none had ever been here before. They looked a little nervous after entering K Yang. Two twelve- or thirteen-year-olds even huddled behind Su Can, lightly tugging his sleeve.
Su Can ruffled their hair and gave them a faint smile. This seemed to fill the two with boundless confidence. When they reached the second floor, the floor manager came over to greet them. Although he remained fairly courteous, his expression stiffened somewhat at the sight of their group.
At the entrance to a large private room, Xue Yiyang stepped forward and kicked the door open, shouting, "We've dragged the star of the show here right on time!" The floor manager outside gave a slight twitch of his eyelids at this.
The crowd inside the spacious room was still quite subdued. A girl from Class Four seemed to be singing a Fish Leong love song with deep feeling, and countless heads turned in unison toward them at the door.
Then the room erupted. Mao Xiaoshi and several others immediately rushed out and practically carried Su Can inside. Beer bottles were opened one after another, and at least thirty neatly arranged glasses covered the table-a rather spectacular sight.
Du Ting and several other girls came up together. She smiled at Su Can. "You're really something. Were you going to copy Tang Wu and sneak away without