Because Jiang Chao had decided to hold the so-called "second half" at a karaoke bar, Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou made sure to eat until they were half full before coming over.

The two stood at the entrance of Manda KTV.

The huge neon sign constantly changes its colorful lights in the night sky, bringing a unique atmosphere to the place.

"This doesn't feel like a place a good kid would come to." Liang Zhirou glanced at the waiter standing at the door, pressed close to Chen Lu's shoulder, and muttered softly.

"It doesn't really look like one, but most KTVs are pretty proper. Let's just treat this as an opportunity to broaden our horizons. This KTV is really expensive."

Chen Lu's explanation sounded somewhat guilty; in truth, he didn't really like these kinds of places, so he had basically never participated in any of those messy social events.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the girl's timid appearance and felt that something was not quite right.

This simpleton never wears makeup and is naturally pure and gentle.

Now, I stand timidly with him at the door, looking like I'm hesitant to go in.

Looking at it this way, he doesn't seem like a good person.

This was evident from the scrutinizing glances of several passersby; even a boy who was about to enter had eyes filled with both regret and envy.

Goodness, you condemn this act of abducting innocent girls, yet you also hate that you're not the one doing it, right?

Seeing this, Chen Lu decided to play the villain to the end and deliberately put his arm around Liang Zhirou's slender waist and hugged her to his chest.

Liang Zhirou was startled, but instead of resisting, she quietly snuggled closer to him.

Seeing the man walk away with a sour look on his face, he whispered, "Let's go inside quickly, otherwise it will look like I'm the one who's ruining innocent girls."

"Huh? Oh..."

The two were led into the private room where Jiang Chao was. As soon as they entered, a strong smell of alcohol hit them, followed by Jiang Chao's almost wailing voice.

Ten years later~

We're friends, so we can still exchange greetings.

Just that kind of gentleness

There's no longer a reason to hug.

Chen Lu was even more stunned than Liang Zhirou, who had never seen such a scene before, and froze on the spot as soon as he entered the door.

Singing this on his girlfriend's birthday, I have no idea what's going on in his head.

However, Liu Yan seemed to enjoy watching it quite a bit, and kept recording him with her phone.

There were quite a few people in the private room, but apart from Jiang Chao and Liu Yan, the other girls were all people in the company who had connections with Liu Yan; there wasn't a single outsider.

In other words, there was no one Liang Zhirou didn't know.

A group of girls were chatting about something, and in the distance sat Lin Miaomiao, who was eating a large plate of fruit and looked extremely satisfied.

It seems that every karaoke bar has this kind of person who comes in but doesn't sing a single song, doesn't drink much, and just keeps eating fruit.

Liu Yan, who was sitting there happily recording a video, saw Liang Zhirou come in and silently reached out to soften the somewhat glaring light in the private room.

Jiang Chao, who was singing enthusiastically, stopped singing and waved to the waiter to bring in all the cakes and other items.

Chen Lu led Liang Zhirou to sit down on the side and quietly watched her look around.

"How does it feel?" he asked, leaning close to the girl's ear.

"I'm a little nervous, and it feels... a bit noisy."

Afraid that he wouldn't hear her, Liang Zhirou cupped her hands around her mouth and whispered in his ear.

The surroundings were brightly lit, and even Chen Lu's cheeks were tinged with a strange color by the lights. Although the original dazzling lights were gone, the noise from the speakers still made her eardrums bulge.

She felt she might never be able to adapt to this place.

"It's okay, you can eat more fruit, it's not our money anyway." Chen Lu gave Xiao Jie, who was sitting next to Lin Miaomiao, a look, signaling her to bring over a fruit platter from Lin Miaomiao's territory. "Here, I'll feed you."

Liang Zhirou looked left and right, and only after making sure no one was watching her did she quickly eat the cantaloupe that Chen Lu had fed her.

"Feed me a piece," Chen Lu said.

Okay~

The two whispered to each other for a while, when they heard someone shout in their direction.

"Wait! What's going on with these two? Why have they been showing off their love ever since they came in?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Lu turned his head to look. Lin Miaomiao had just swallowed the fruit in her mouth and was glaring at him fiercely.

I don't know if it's because I kept chatting with her best friend or because I deducted her salary, but she seemed very resentful.

Lin Miaomiao waved to Liu Yan, who was chatting, "Sister Yan, it's your birthday today. Aren't you going to ask them to sing you a song? Look how rude Chen Lu is, flirting with girls at your birthday party."

Liu Yan was initially hesitant, knowing Liang Zhirou's personality, but after seeing Lin Miaomiao winking at her, she nodded repeatedly, "That's really going too far. Chen Lu, it's my birthday today, are you two going to sing or not?"

"I'm not very good at it," Chen Lu said, then turned to Liang Zhirou, "Do you know how?"

Liang Zhirou lowered her head, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes. "I'm not very good at it either."

In fact, since she started drawing, she has been listening to more and more music, since almost all artists listen to music while drawing.

But if she's going to sing... I'd rather just kill her.

"Brother Lu, a well-rounded individual, can't sing? I don't believe it at all."

"Boss lady, give it a try! Your voice is so beautiful, you're sure to sing well!"

Several girls joined in the commotion, and Lin Miaomiao even shoved the microphone into Liang Zhirou's hand.

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