Ye Wenyu suddenly came to her senses and said to the bar manager in a soft but firm voice, "No."

"What? What did you say? Say it again!" The bar manager, furious about the cost of the drinks, roared, "You dare say no? Do you know how much the drinks you broke cost?"

Ye Wenyu remained huddled there, pleading softly, "Manager, I'll pay whatever it costs, please? Can you keep your voice down? Let's talk outside, okay?" She was too afraid to look in Lin Tingfeng's direction, her voice barely audible, her body still trembling.

The bar manager sneered, looking at her like she was an idiot, and yelled at her, "You'll pay for it? Can you even afford it?!"

Ye Wenyu pleaded softly, "Manager, no matter how much it is, can you just deduct it from my salary? Please don't shout so loudly."

The bar manager felt he had encountered a complete idiot. He regretted hiring the girl; not only was she ugly, but she was also a moron! She actually thought her wages from working at the bar could cover the cost of those bottles of liquor. He reached out and shoved Ye Wenyu, who was trying to stand up and leave, against the wall again, yelling at her, "You think you can afford to pay for it? You're so stupid, so full of ideas, and so disobedient. Pay up and get out of here right now!"

Ye Wenyu really wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, but she also knew that if she didn't pay for the drinks today, the manager definitely wouldn't let her leave. She kept her head down and asked the manager softly, "How much do you want to pay?"

"Eight thousand!"

"What?! So much!" Ye Wenyu gasped, tears welling up in her eyes. All her savings combined didn't even amount to a thousand yuan. How could she possibly afford to pay it back! If she had known that working at this bar would lead to running into Lin Tingfeng, if she had known that she would break a bottle of liquor in her shock, she would never have come. Therefore, Ye Wenyu could only say through her tears, "Manager, how about this? I'll write an IOU. I don't have that much money right now, but I'll pay you back a thousand yuan first." She thought that with her savings and the money she earned working at the bar, she should be able to scrape together a thousand yuan.

"An IOU? You broke the bottle and you want to write an IOU to pay for it? Are you stupid?!" The manager was furious, thinking the ugly girl in front of him was playing a trick on him. He slapped Ye Wenyu's head again, reached out, lifted her from the corner, and tossed her into the middle of the bar like a ball, ordering her, "The only way is to apologize to the customer and see if he can forgive you and pay for your drink."

Ye Wenyu turned away, shaking her head desperately. No matter what, she couldn't go to Lin Tingfeng. She would rather die than go to Lin Tingfeng. Looking at the manager, her face full of pleading, she said to him, "No—"

The manager was furious. He rushed over with lightning speed, grabbed Ye Wenyu's long hair, and tried to drag her to Lin Tingfeng. Ye Wenyu stretched out one hand and gripped the back of a chair with all her might. No matter what, she couldn't get close to Lin Tingfeng.

"Are you stupid? Are you crazy?" The manager himself was on the verge of losing his mind, and the commotion naturally attracted Lin Tingfeng's attention.

Their tug-of-war became the center of attention in the bar, attracting a large crowd of onlookers who immediately gathered around to watch.

Lin Tingfeng was drinking with his friends, waiting for the drinks to be served, but they were slow to arrive. Then, he heard angry shouts and pleading from the bar. He looked over and saw a female college student-looking waitress pleading with the bar manager with tears in her eyes. The bar manager had a dark face and was furious.

Lin Tingfeng frowned.