Chapter 192 - 144: Carrying Out the Punishment in the Restroom (Part 3)
Chapter 192: Chapter 144: Carrying Out the Punishment in the Restroom (Part 3)
He grabbed Yanyan’s hand and led her away.
Gao Yuan didn’t care what other people thought. After all, he hadn’t really done anything.
He had just used a little too much force when he touched her, and Yanyan’s cry had been a bit exaggerated and alluring.
That was really all there was to it!
Even if no one else believed him, it was enough that he believed himself.
He didn’t return to the booth with Yanyan. Instead, he had her go back first while he stood in a corner, lit a cigarette, and smoked in silence.
At that moment, Gao Yuan seemed completely detached, as if the surrounding chaos had nothing to do with him.
He quietly watched the crowd wantonly unleashing their youth and desires. Suddenly, he felt they were like his former self, immersed in superficial happiness.
’Thankfully, the Money Power System gave me a new lease on life.’
After finishing his cigarette, Gao Yuan returned to the booth.
"What took you so long?"
"Just had a smoke."
Yaoyao smelled the strong scent of tobacco on Gao Yuan’s breath and didn’t ask any more questions.
She used to hate it when people smoked, especially the smell. Her college boyfriend smoked, and she had found it utterly repulsive.
The smell of smoke killed any desire to kiss, let alone do anything else.
But now, smelling the smoke on Gao Yuan, she suddenly didn’t feel that revulsion.
In fact, when she had kissed him earlier, the scent of tobacco in her nose and mouth had given her a completely different feeling.
The game continued, and now it was the girls’ turn.
Gao Yuan hadn’t expected to walk into such a dramatic scene right after coming back.
The girl spinning the spoon landed on another girl.
And she rolled a seven.
Everyone started hooting and hollering, insisting the two of them had to kiss and couldn’t get out of the punishment by drinking.
The two girls acted shy for a moment, but then they actually kissed.
Although they didn’t kiss on the lips, it still made everyone feel like the fun had doubled.
People came out looking for a thrill, and if two girls could provide that emotional high, that was all that mattered.
「Midnight.」
The explosive music that had been blasting all night slowly faded. The lights dimmed, sweeping slowly across the entire venue and illuminating each person in turn.
At this, their group stopped their game as well.
Everyone sat down and turned their attention to the stage.
"Here comes emo time!"
Wang Sichao leaned back on the sofa, propped his feet up on the table, and clasped his hands behind his head, watching quietly.
Just then, the bar manager brought over some props. Gao Yuan knew they were for the "mourning of past loves" part of the night.
Before long, a platform slowly rose from the center of the stage, a woman in a white dress standing upon it.
"I’d like to dedicate a song, ’Hollow Heart,’ to all my friends here tonight."
The music started, and the female singer began to perform.
Wang Sichao looked at Gao Yuan with a smile. "’Hollow Heart’! After hearing your version, listening to anyone else’s just doesn’t feel the same!"
It was only then that the others at the table realized he was *the* Gao Yuan!
Gao Yuan had been blowing up recently; even today, he was still on TikTok’s trending list.
The lighting in the bar was dim, and while playing the game, the girls had only felt that Gao Yuan looked familiar. They hadn’t connected him with the Gao Yuan who sang.
"Wow! It’s my idol!"
"I want to have a drink with you!"
"I want a picture!"
"I want an autograph!"
...
"Let’s listen to the song first. Show some respect for the singer."
Seeing the girls crowd around him, Gao Yuan spoke up.
When the song ended, red paper slips fluttered down all over the bar, and cheers rose and fell in waves.
"She’s not bad, but compared to you, it just feels like she’s lacking soul."
After listening to the song, Wang Sichao raised his glass and clinked it against Gao Yuan’s.
They had their drink, but the girls at the table hadn’t forgotten. One by one, they crowded around him again.
As for those wanting to toast him, Gao Yuan wasn’t foolish enough to drink a glass with each of them. Instead, he poured a single glass and said to all the girls surrounding him, "Let’s all have a drink together!"
Now, under the halo of his idol status, Gao Yuan’s words carried much more weight. The girls all raised their glasses and clinked them with his.
After the drink, Gao Yuan took turns taking photos and signing autographs with them, which made Yaoyao, sitting beside him, clench her fists.
’These girls are so shameless,’ Yaoyao thought. ’A picture is a picture, but why do they have to get so close? And they’re practically attacking Gao Yuan with their chests.’
But that wasn’t how Gao Yuan saw it. ’These girls just admire their idol. What ulterior motives could they possibly have?’
’Besides, if you don’t get close for a photo, people might think it’s photoshopped!’
In truth, that alone wasn’t enough to make Yaoyao clench her fists. The main issue was the autograph session.
Signing on clothing was normal enough. But one girl—the same one who had played the game with Gao Yuan earlier—gave him a sultry look and asked him to sign her back!
And after Gao Yuan finished signing, she saw the girl smile at her.
After that girl broke the ice, others started to follow her lead.
Some asked for autographs on their thighs, others on their chests. One even leaned over the table, bracing herself, and asked Gao Yuan to sign just below her waist.
As Gao Yuan was signing, the girl even pulled her shorts down a little.
’So shameless!’
’If I were his girlfriend right now, I would’ve torn that girl to pieces!’
She could only see it as these girls seducing Gao Yuan, while he was just too embarrassed to refuse a fan’s request.
Gao Yuan finished signing for the last girl. Just as he sat down to rest his eyes, he saw a young man approaching with a girl in a white dress.
"Brother Wang, a friend told me you were here, so I rushed over."
Wang Sichao saw Li Yu and nodded. "Sit down and join us!"
Li Yu didn’t sit down right away. Instead, he pointed to the girl in the white dress beside him and said to Wang Sichao, "This is my girlfriend, Shuya. She has millions of followers on TikTok. She’s the one who just sang that song."
Wang Sichao nodded again, this time giving the girl a longer look. ’She’s good-looking, and her smoky singing voice isn’t bad.’
"She sings way better than that... what’s-his-name... Gao Yuan."
Li Yu muttered, then pulled Shuya toward the empty seat to Wang Sichao’s left.