Cats remember for a thousand years, dogs for ten thousand, and puppies hold grudges forever!

When Li Yi got off work, he received a WeChat message from Zhou Xuanze.

[Come to Starlight Bar. It's Song Tianyi's birthday.]

Starlight Bar was one of the most famous bars in Beicheng. It operated on a membership basis, with fees starting at a million, and generally only accepted members through referrals.

In other words, money alone wouldn't necessarily get you in, but anyone who could get in was definitely rich.

It had been the same in his previous life. He had happily brought a gift, thinking Zhou Xuanze was finally going to introduce him to his friends, only to be met with everyone's ridicule and mockery.

As he floundered in embarrassment, Zhou Xuanze had merely watched coldly from the sidelines.

Even at the very end, he had only stepped forward to casually say, "Everyone was just joking. Don't be so petty."

[Sure, I'll be right over. I'll bring him a nice gift, too.]

This time, not a single one of them was getting away!

Cats remember for a thousand years, dogs for ten thousand, and puppies hold grudges forever!

Just you wait~

Li Yi went to ask Yingjun for an unwanted gift box, then cleaned out Sheriff's litter box. Finally, he found a random gift bag and tossed the box inside.

He hailed a taxi and headed straight for Starlight Bar.

"See? Didn't he come running like a good boy?" Zhou Xuanze held up his phone arrogantly, then tossed it over for the people in the private room to see.

"Our Zhou really is the best!" Sun Xing gave him a thumbs-up, his grin sleazy. "You've really got a knack for training dogs. He kicked up a fuss about breaking up a few days ago, so you deliberately ignored him. After being left hanging for a few days, he must've been worried sick.

"And look, one WeChat message and he comes running.

"Just like a dog. Starve him for a few days, then give him a meaty bone, and he'll be eternally grateful. He'll never dare make a fuss about breaking up again!"

The flattery hit Zhou Xuanze right where he liked it. Exactly. Li Yi was his dog.

"Zhou Xuanze, did you call Li Yi over because you're ready to formally introduce him to us?

"Then what about Junjia?"

The speaker was Lu Junjia's good friend Li Xu, who had always known about Zhou Xuanze and Lu Junjia's relationship.

Later, when Zhou Xuanze had inexplicably gotten together with Li Yi, Li Xu had taken a dislike to Li Yi, deliberately targeting and embarrassing him on multiple occasions.

This gathering was supposed to be just their group of friends celebrating Song Tianyi's birthday. He had no idea why Zhou Xuanze had called Li Yi over.

"Oh, Xu, the more the merrier." Lu Junjia stole a glance at Zhou Xuanze. "Li Yi is Brother Xuanze's boyfriend. It's perfectly normal to invite him."

"You're just too kind. You can even give away the person you like." Li Xu folded his arms and snorted. "Just watching it makes me mad."

"Brother Xuanze treats me very well." Lu Junjia hugged Li Xu's arm and shook it. "Xu, don't be mad."

"If you're not mad, what do I have to be mad about?" Li Xu pouted.

"Hey, it's been over an hour. Why isn't Li Yi here yet? Didn't he always come scampering over the moment Zhou called?" Xu Ming called out loudly, looking ready to enjoy the show.

"My younger brother has been leaving early and coming home late these past few days. Our elderly butler said he got a job. Maybe his workplace is too far away," Lu Junjia said.

"Why does he need to work?" Song Tianyi asked. "Doesn't your family give him money? He's still a distant relative, after all."

"My parents are afraid he'll go astray if he has money, so they only give him a living allowance each month." Lu Junjia looked at everyone and said somewhat delicately, "He did come from an orphanage, after all. It's inevitable that he picked up some bad habits."

"I don't know what Zhou Xuanze was thinking, passing up a precious young master like you to fall for a poor relative like Li Yi," Li Xu muttered.

"Who said I got together with Li Yi because I liked him?" Holding a glass of liquor in one hand, Zhou Xuanze's lips curved with amusement. "Someone like Li Yi doesn't deserve my affection. I'm only playing around.

"Watching him offer up his heart, then crushing it under my foot.

"Don't you think that's fun?"

"Hahaha..." Li Xu clapped his hands and laughed. "I knew it. How could Second Young Master Zhou's taste suddenly fall so low that he'd like a pauper like Li Yi?

"So you're just playing with him like a dog.

"No wonder. Li Yi is so obedient. He never dares contradict anything you say. He's a good dog!"

"Of course. How could our Zhou possibly like Li Yi? Junjia's the one he's liked since he was little." Sun Xing cupped his hands over his heart, raising his eyebrows at Lu Junjia with a grin. "The person you like is someone you treasure in your heart."

"Sun Xing, you're teasing me so much I'm getting embarrassed." Lu Junjia moved closer to Zhou Xuanze, then suddenly said, "Oh, I forgot. My younger brother doesn't have a membership here. Could security be stopping him at the entrance right now?"

"Why do you care?" Li Xu rolled his eyes. "If he can't even get into this place, it just proves he doesn't deserve to be part of our circle."

"Zhou, aren't you going to get him?" Xu Ming said with a smile. "The membership fee here is a million upfront. He probably doesn't have that much money to pay for it, and he needs a referral, too. Other than us, he probably doesn't know anyone else."

"Li Xu's right." Zhou Xuanze rested his hand on Lu Junjia's shoulder, contempt in his eyes. "If he can't even get through the door, he has no right to join our circle, much less attend Song Tianyi's birthday party."

"He did come all this way specifically for my birthday party." Song Tianyi stood up. "I'd better go get him."

"Suit yourself," Zhou Xuanze said.

"I'm coming, too. I'm coming, too." Xu Ming immediately followed.

Staying in the private room was boring as hell. He might as well follow Song Tianyi and join in the fun.

Li Yi was surely begging security to let him in right now. When they went to find him, he would be surprised and grateful, thanking them endlessly as though they were his saviors.

But his supposed saviors were actually... Heh heh. Just thinking about the show to come was getting Xu Ming excited.

Today was definitely going to be fun!

Meanwhile, Li Yi was filling out the registration information for his membership card.

Of course he knew he needed a membership card to get in. Having suffered that loss in his previous life, how could he make the same mistake in this one?

Hadn't Zhou Xuanze called him here just to watch security stop him at the entrance and see him make a complete fool of himself?

When begging security failed, he would have no choice but to call Zhou Xuanze in tears. Zhou Xuanze would deliberately refuse to answer, leaving him frantic outside before finally sending someone to fetch him at his leisure.

But he had miscalculated. Li Yi happened to have a million, and it was money Zhou Xuanze himself had given him last time.

As for the referral, that was even easier. Shi Yan was one of the bar's investors, and Yingjun had access to all of Shi Yan's membership cards.

One WeChat message from him, and Yingjun had sent over Shi Yan's membership card information.

With the referring member's card information, he could apply for a membership card directly.

It couldn't have gone more smoothly.