Shen Yannian gave him a sidelong glance, signaling that he would settle the score with him later.
Fang Youwei had followed them over as well. Having witnessed Shen Yannian "saving the beauty," he had not stopped smiling.
"Had enough fun?"
"Shen Yannian, what are you doing here?"
To keep Shen Yannian from probing further, Su Cimu took the initiative and questioned him instead.
Shen Yannian raised an eyebrow without answering his question.
"Hehe, um, hello, Second Master Shen." Liang Tian greeted Shen Yannian with a smile.
What was he supposed to do when he had taken Second Master Shen's fiancé out for fun twice and been caught by Second Master Shen himself both times?
In any case, Liang Tian had already worked out what to write in his last will.
"Were you the one who brought my sweetheart to a place like this?"
Shen Yannian was good-tempered with Su Cimu, but he had no such patience for anyone else.
"I..."
"Don't blame Liang Tian. I wanted to come here myself. It has nothing to do with him. Don't be so stern. You're scaring him."
Su Cimu frowned as he spoke to Shen Yannian in all seriousness.
Shen Yannian drew a deep breath, seemingly very displeased with Su Cimu for taking someone else's side.
Shen Yannian was just about to speak when his friend interrupted him:
"Shen Yannian, everyone's watching. Whatever you have to say, let's go upstairs and talk."
Only then did they realize that everyone on the dance floor had stopped dancing and was staring at them instead.
Without another word, Shen Yannian pulled Su Cimu straight up to the private room in the loft. Seeing this, Liang Tian tried to slip away, only to be caught by Fang Youwei:
"Come upstairs and hang out with us. You're already here."
And so, a thoroughly miserable Liang Tian was dragged up to the second-floor private room by Fang Youwei.
Once they left, the dance floor returned to its previous lively, orderly state, and everyone went back to dancing.
Meanwhile, in the loft's private room, Shen Yannian sat without saying a word.
Su Cimu and Liang Tian stood there like elementary school students being punished for misbehaving, as though competing to see who could hold out longer.
In the end, Su Cimu was the first to lose patience and plopped down directly opposite Shen Yannian.
"Seriously, what's the meaning of calling me up here and then not saying anything? Do you think this young master has such a good temper?"
Su Cimu did not think he had done anything to offend Shen Yannian. Hadn't he merely come out to have fun with Liang Tian? Hadn't Shen Yannian come to this sort of place with a friend too? What right did he have to blame him?
"Now you're the one getting angry? Don't you know how dangerous that was? He had a knife. What did you have? What if you'd gotten hurt?"
Shen Yannian was genuinely angry. He felt that Su Cimu did not cherish his own body or health at all.
If he had not arrived in time, that man's knife really would have stabbed Su Cimu.
"I could've dodged it without your help, but no matter what, I still have to thank you for helping me."
Su Cimu had always drawn a clear line between gratitude and grudges. Though he was angry about Shen Yannian's attitude toward him, he was still grateful that he had helped him deal with that thug.
"All right, all right, please don't fight. We came out to have a good time. Young Master Su, I've heard so much about you. I'm Shen Yannian's childhood friend, Fang Youwei. Just call me by my name."
Worried that Shen Yannian really would get into an argument with Young Master Su, Fang Youwei immediately stepped in to ease the tension and raised his glass to Su Cimu.
Only then did Su Cimu turn his attention to Fang Youwei.
"That's an interesting name. I'm Su Cimu. My dad is Su Huaiyuan, my older brother is Su Yunchao, and my fiancé is Shen Yannian."
Su Cimu readily gave an introduction of his own.
Hearing Su Cimu introduce himself that way, Fang Youwei could not help laughing. He clinked glasses with him, then drained his drink.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Liang Tian quietly sat down as well.
The moment he sat down, Fang Youwei turned his gaze on him:
"Handsome, what's your name? Which family's young master are you?"
Fang Youwei's tone was slightly teasing and playful, but not in a way that made anyone uncomfortable.
"My name's Liang Tian. I'm Mumu's older cousin. My family's business is mainly overseas. We haven't ventured into the domestic market yet," Liang Tian replied with a slight smile.
At that, Fang Youwei grew a little more serious:
"You don't look very old. How old are you?"
"I..."
Before Liang Tian could answer, Su Cimu interrupted:
"Young Master Fang, are you trying to hit on my Xiao Tiantian? That won't do. Xiao Tiantian is very innocent. He's never been in a relationship, so you can't play with his feelings."
Su Cimu spoke half jokingly and half seriously. Fang Youwei froze for a moment, then laughed:
"I wouldn't dare. I just want to make friends with your cousin. Don't be so wary. I'm a law-abiding citizen. Ask Shen Yannian if you don't believe me. I keep my private life very clean too. Right, Second Master Shen?"
Fang Youwei glanced at Shen Yannian, signaling for him to put in a good word.
"Yes, right. The kind of clean living that involves going through five or six boyfriends a year."
Fang Youwei: ... I'd be better off without this friend. Young Master Su can have him. I don't want him anymore.
Hearing that, Liang Tian could not help laughing. He thought Fang Youwei was rather amusing too.
Seeing Liang Tian laugh, Fang Youwei gave an embarrassed smile as well.
The atmosphere among the four eased considerably, and they began chatting.
Shen Yannian sat with Su Cimu held possessively in his arms. "Have you studied dance?"
"Yeah, I joined the dance club in college and took a few classes. Even our club president said I had talent," Su Cimu said proudly, his eyes sparkling.
Shen Yannian could not help rubbing his fingers together, pondering something as his eyes grew darker.
"Which university do you attend, Young Master Su?"
"University A. I'm majoring in materials in the chemistry department."
Hearing Su Cimu's answer, Fang Youwei immediately became respectful:
"You go to University A? Then we're fellow alumni. The entrance score for the chemistry department is really high, isn't it? Not bad, Young Master Su. You've got a bright future."
University A was one of Hua Country's top institutions. So many prominent business figures had graduated from it that an entire wall could not hold all its distinguished alumni.
Everyone who got into that university was talented. There was no room for fraud or ignorant incompetence.
Fang Youwei and Shen Yannian had both graduated from University A, then gone abroad for further studies before returning home.
"I do all right. My Xiao Tiantian is impressive too. He's doing a double major in finance and business administration at University A," Su Cimu introduced him proudly, putting an arm around Liang Tian's shoulders.
Su Cimu's tone left Liang Tian rather embarrassed.
"Oh, I really couldn't tell! You're a top student too. Impressive. I have to drink a toast to you!"
Once they heard that Liang Tian was a top student, both Fang Youwei and Shen Yannian's impressions of him improved considerably.
Unable to turn down Fang Youwei's enthusiasm, Liang Tian could only raise his glass and drink with him.
He and Su Cimu had already drunk quite a bit earlier. The little incident afterward had merely sobered them up somewhat.
But that did not mean they could keep drinking a lot more!