Lan Qingyue was slightly drunk, but kept insisting on drinking, so Chu Ying had to get her some red wine with a low alcohol content. Midway through, Lan Qingyue wanted to go to the restroom, and Chu Ying, worried about her, went with her.

When they returned to their seats, they found that they were already occupied by three men. The empty wine glasses on the table were still there. Lan Qingyue frowned and glanced towards the door, then slowly looked back. Yes, this was the seat. Why was it already occupied? Besides, they hadn't paid yet.

The three men seemed oblivious to their presence, their heads bowed as they looked at their phones. Lan Qingyue couldn't make out their faces, but judging from their build, they were all quite tall. Suddenly, a chill ran down Lan Qingyue's spine, rising to her head. Her face, flushed from drinking, went numb with cold. She cautiously moved to hide beside Chu Ying, clinging to her arm, and asked in a trembling voice, "Chu Ying, what's going on? These three men, could they... be up to something?"

Definitely!

It's obvious at a glance.

Chu Ying really wanted to answer like that, but she was afraid of scaring Lan Qingyue, so she could only try her best to calm herself down, gently patted the back of Lan Qingyue's hand, and comforted her: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. Look, there are so many cameras here. Even if someone wants to do something, there's nothing they can do, right?"

Lan Qingyue: "..."

"Don't worry, we'll pay and leave. Don't look at those three men, just pretend you didn't see them."

"good."

Chu Ying led Lan Qingyue to the bar to pay. The waiter pointed to the three men and said, "Hello, those three gentlemen have already paid for your drinks."

Chu Ying got angry as soon as she heard this. "But we didn't agree! You didn't even ask us if we knew them or not. How can you just do this so casually?"

"I'm sorry." The other person realized that they had done something inappropriate.

"Alright." Lan Qingyue pulled Chu Ying back. She knew that if those three men were someone important, the bartender wouldn't be able to refuse them.

Chu Ying quickly understood this as well. She shielded Lan Qingyue behind her, stepped forward, and said with a forced smile, "Hello."

The three men slowly raised their heads, all staring at them with the same "fiery" gaze. Lan Qingyue was dressed more conservatively, while Chu Ying, wearing a skirt, felt a chill run down her legs as they stared at her. The combination of the air conditioning's coolness and the "heat" of their gazes made it feel as if the two girls had no privacy in front of three grown men.

Although Lan Qingyue had never seen such a scene before, she was not so frightened as to cry. Chu Ying was the same; her inherent pride did not allow her to show any fear.

She remained remarkably calm, her heavy makeup concealing her facial expression, and the dim lighting hiding the fleeting look of disgust in her eyes.

The man sitting in the middle looked the two women up and down, his smile becoming even more wicked. "Oh, the two beauties are finally back. We three brothers have been waiting for so long."

Chu Ying gave a forced smile, "I'm really sorry about that."

"It's alright, it's alright, the three of us brothers aren't in a hurry, it's just..."

"Oh, by the way, I just heard from the bartender that you paid for our drinks. We feel so bad about that. How about we pay you back and order you a few more bottles of good wine?"

"No, no, no, that won't do," the man said, raising a finger with a smug look on his face. He smirked and stared at Chu Ying more brazenly. "This wine was offered to you by someone. Don't you think you should thank them in person?"