Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!-Chapter 784 - 332: The Cousin-in-law Who Loves to Sing_2
Chapter 784 -332: The Cousin-in-law Who Loves to Sing_2
Zhou Yuwen chuckled and said, “That’s just his personality. He doesn’t mean any harm. Cousin, if you feel like it’s too much, I’ll cover it.”
“No need, I’ve already paid for it,” Peng Xiaoyong replied sullenly.
At that moment, Zhou Yuwen suddenly realized that Peng Xiaoyong actually resembled Aunt quite a bit.
He chuckled softly and said, “Cousin, you really don’t need to be so polite with him. That’s just how he is. If you ask him to pay, he wouldn’t mind.”
“Well, you’re right.”
Peng Xiaoyong didn’t understand the relationship between Zhou Yuwen and Liu Shuo, but grumbled to himself about how Liu Shuo had absolutely no sense of boundaries!
They exchanged a few words.
Liu Shuo had already come back with his purchases.
When Liu Shuo appeared carrying bags upon bags of stuff, Peng Xiaoyong truly furrowed his brows.
Su Qing and Lu Wanting were much more restrained, only bringing back a few bags of chips and some drinks.
Su Qing handed Zhou Yuwen a bottle of mineral water.
Peng Xiaoyong had mentally prepared himself to pay, but now seeing bag after bag piling up, the total came up to over two hundred!
Peng Xiaoyong was genuinely about to explode!
Even Zhou Yuwen felt Liu Shuo was being excessive.
“You pay for it,” Zhou Yuwen said.
As Peng Xiaoyong was pulling out his wallet, he hesitated upon hearing that.
No matter how much he cared about appearances, this was getting to be too much.
“Alright!” Liu Shuo responded briskly, squeezing forward immediately afterward.
Peng Xiaoyong said, “It’s fine, I’ll pay.”
He hadn’t even finished his sentence.
Liu Shuo suddenly said, “Miss, swipe the card!”
“???” Peng Xiaoyong froze.
Liu Shuo proceeded to dictate a phone number.
“Liu Jian, yep, that’s my dad!”
“Alright, please enter the PIN.”
Beep beep beep!
The payment was completed.
The cashier said, “There’s still a balance of over eighty thousand on this card.”
“?”
Not only were the group stunned for a moment, even the attendant nearby now looked at Liu Shuo with a different expression.
Well, this guy definitely made an impression.
After paying, Liu Shuo grabbed the receipt and casually said, “Miss, will there be fruit platters later?”
“Yes, there will.”
“Alright then! Let’s go, time to sing!”
Liu Shuo swaggered off in the lead. At this point, Peng Xiaoyong felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.
Even Zhou Yuwen couldn’t help but find Liu Shuo’s smug attitude unbearable.
He kicked Liu Shuo squarely on the backside.
“Ouch! Bro, why are you kicking me?”
Zhou Yuwen said, “You could’ve mentioned you had a card earlier!”
“I wanted to, but Cousin here was so eager to pay!” Liu Shuo replied with an aggrieved expression. “Besides, this is my dad’s card, not mine.”
Zhou Yuwen said, “Your dad’s something else, recharging fifty thousand.”
Liu Shuo waved it off, “Where would we get that much?”
“Recharge fifty thousand, get fifty thousand free!”
“My dad’s pretty close with the owner!” Liu Shuo said this part rather proudly.
Zhou Yuwen responded, “Then why are you paying at all, you punk? Haha.”
Peng Xiaoyong followed behind Zhou Yuwen and Liu Shuo, listening to their banter.
Truthfully, at this moment, Peng Xiaoyong didn’t feel like saying anything.
While Liu Shuo could be pretty ridiculous, one thing was undeniably true: the luxury suite was indeed worlds apart compared to the mid-tier ones. Small and mid-tier suites were essentially designed for students to sing casually.
The luxury suite seemed more geared towards a premium crowd.
Earlier, Liu Shuo had pulled Zhou Yuwen aside and whispered, “My dad’s fifty thousand yuan wasn’t spent without purpose.”
“Bro, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes here!”
Liu Shuo told Zhou Yuwen that there were quite a few attractive girls around, and if someone recharged a card with ten thousand, they’d be able to… you know.
“My dad has a lot of social engagements, so spending money here is definitely worth it.”
Zhou Yuwen said, “You seem to know quite a lot; clearly you come here often.”
“No, I just overheard them chatting once. I wouldn’t dare come here. How about we sneak over together someday?” Liu Shuo suggested.
Zhou Yuwen dismissed the idea, “Forget it.”
Lu Wanting, naturally playful, was thrilled as they entered the suite. She was quite satisfied seeing the high-end equipment and immediately went to pick out songs.
Meanwhile, Peng Xiaoyong, still feeling burnt after Liu Shuo’s antics, simply sat on the sofa, sulking.
Zhou Yuwen noticed that Su Qing seemed a little distracted and asked her what was wrong.
Su Qing said, “I think I just saw your sister outside.”
“My sister?”
“You know, Yilin,” Su Qing clarified.
Zhou Yuwen responded casually, “Oh, maybe she’s here hanging out with classmates.”
“Mm, or maybe I just saw wrong,” Su Qing replied.
As they exchanged a few words, Lu Wanting, who had already finished selecting her song, grabbed the mic and was ready to start singing.
Once inside the karaoke suite, Lu Wanting seemed like a completely different person, buzzing with energy. Today, she was wearing a white knit round-neck tight dress, paired with long flowing hair and fleece-lined nude stockings.
Standing in front of the coffee table with a bright smile, she asked, “Anyone know this song? If you do, feel free to join in!”
The first song she picked was an English track. The intro sounded familiar, but Zhou Yuwen couldn’t manage to sing it.
Lu Wanting swayed to the rhythm, laughing openly, and repeated, “Come on! Anyone who knows it, join in!”
Then, she handed the microphone to Peng Xiaoyong.
Peng Xiaoyong adjusted his glasses and took it.
The tune of the English song was catchy and upbeat.
The lyrics seemed to convey something like:
“I’m ready to fall in love,
I’m willing to give it all to you!”
After a few verses, it was evident that Lu Wanting had some vocal training. Her pitch was solid, and her voice had a distinctive tone.
The song was meant to be a duet between her and Peng Xiaoyong.
However, Peng Xiaoyong’s voice barely registered, entirely drowned out by Lu Wanting’s powerful rendition.
Focused, Lu Wanting alternated between bouncing around to sitting cross-legged on the sofa as she sang.
When Zhou Yuwen glanced at her, she even turned to look back at him.
Her slightly tilted posture was undeniably striking.
But Zhou Yuwen only spared her a couple of glances before Liu Shuo came over to chat, drawing his attention away.
Liu Shuo showed Zhou Yuwen his phone and grinned, “Bro, what a coincidence! I just saw in one of the group chats that they’re also hanging out here.”
When Zhou Yuwen saw which group Liu Shuo was referring to, the Xu Huai Association, he said, “Makes sense. It’s a small town, running into each other isn’t unusual.”
“Bro, should I go say hi?” Liu Shuo asked.
Zhou Yuwen replied, “Go ahead.”
“Bro, come with me?”
“Nah, you go by yourself,” Zhou Yuwen said.
Liu Shuo scratched his head and said, “Bro, you’re not even going to meet your little followers. They all idolize you.”
Zhou Yuwen corrected him, “Those aren’t my followers.”
“They’re yours!”
“Come on, they respect you, not me.”
“If you’re going, fine. Just don’t bring them over here,” Zhou Yuwen warned.
This comment made Liu Shuo pout even more.
After exchanging a few more words with Zhou Yuwen, Liu Shuo left.
At this point, Lu Wanting had finished her song and looked curiously at the departing Liu Shuo, asking, “Huh? Where’s he going?”
“He bumped into someone he knows and went to check it out.”
“Oh, I’ve noticed people around here are pretty friendly. Everywhere you go, you run into acquaintances.”
Zhou Yuwen nodded, “It’s not bad.”
“Do you want to sing?” Lu Wanting asked.
“You all go ahead. To be honest, my girlfriend and I aren’t very good at singing.”
“Nonsense, your girlfriend even said you can write songs,” Lu Wanting teased.
“She’s just bragging,” Zhou Yuwen replied.
“Let me pick one for you!”
Lu Wanting was quite enthusiastic, feeling that the atmosphere needed everyone’s participation to be lively.
Zhou Yuwen said, “Then choose ‘Rice Aroma.'”
“Oh, you’re a Jay Chou fan too?!” Lu Wanting asked excitedly.
Zhou Yuwen nodded and said, “Of course, we share the same surname!”
Lu Wanting covered her mouth and burst into laughter.
Feeling uncomfortable about his girlfriend chatting so animatedly with Zhou Yuwen, Peng Xiaoyong stepped in and asked Lu Wanting what song she wanted to sing.
“Oh, I’ll go pick one,” Lu Wanting said.
With that, she got up to choose another song.
A little later, Liu Shuo returned, grinning, and carrying half a case of beer. He said, “Bro, there are quite a lot of them. Two rooms full. I sent them two cases of beer.”
“That many people?”
“Yeah, seems like a class reunion. They found out you’re here and want to come meet you.”
“Pass,” Zhou Yuwen said.
Zhou Yuwen wasn’t interested in showing off. Perhaps in the eyes of these younger folks, doing something like that seemed impressive. But Zhou Yuwen, as a middle-aged man, didn’t see the appeal.
He told Liu Shuo to let them enjoy themselves and leave him out of it.
