With the departure of the wealthiest man in the room, no one dared to compete with Lu Qingyue for song request priority. Now, the playlist was entirely filled with Miss Lu's name. Every single one of them was a nursery rhyme. The two performers on stage were sweating profusely, praying for the night to end. Some were sad, while others were overjoyed.
Zhi Kai, the owner of the establishment, was naturally the happiest. It was his shop, after all, and the more the customers spent, the more he earned. He immediately shared the news with his girlfriend, Wang Yan.
"Wang Yan, you've struck gold today. I'm taking you on a trip for a few days! A Miss Lu just spent 200,000 yuan on a single song! She's filthy rich! And that's not even counting the rest, she's already blown through over 500,000 yuan in no time."
Wang Yan was thrilled to hear it—after all, her boyfriend was making money. But she hesitated when she heard the name "Miss Lu." She only knew one person with that surname. She had even invited her just to fill the headcount and then told her she would pay for everything tonight.
"Could it be her? If it's really her, is she trying to ruin me?!"
Zhi Kai's face turned pale upon hearing Wang Yan's explanation. He rushed to the back office to check who this Miss Lu was. When Wang Yan confirmed it, he felt like dying. All his joy vanished instantly!
Wang Yan was also panicking. She had only been acting in front of Lu Qingyue. This shop was barely breaking even with loans, and the actual monthly profit was only a few hundred thousand. This 500,000 was no small sum. She certainly didn't have the money to cover it herself.
"What do we do?"
"What can we do? Explain it to her clearly and talk her out of it, fast! Otherwise, we're going bankrupt tonight!"
Wang Yan immediately refused. She knew how dire the situation was, but she couldn't bring herself to beg, she just couldn't do it.
"I won't! I already agreed to it—how can I keep my pride if I take back my word now? If I break my promise, how will I ever hold my head up when we meet again?"
"Then you pay for it, and I won't mind. Just so you know, their spending is still climbing—it's already at 600,000!"
Wang Yan looked miserable. Her monthly allowance was only 10,000 yuan, and she still had installments to pay for her jewelry. She truly couldn't afford it.
"I..."
Wang Yan felt like her head was going to explode. Why did she invite her? Did she really have to teach her a lesson the moment she arrived? Seeing the expenses continue to rise, she couldn't wait any longer. She rushed to the bar to find Lu Qingyue and the other woman, and the first thing she did was snatch the tablet from her hand.
"Lu Qingyue, you bitch! Who told you to order songs! Are you trying to kill me?!"
Shen Xiao said curiously, "Beautiful lady, I remember someone telling me earlier that the two of us could do anything tonight, spend whatever we wanted, and someone would pay."
"Who said that? You need to provide proof before making such claims."
Having lost face, Wang Yan decided to deny everything and humiliate them both. But just as she was about to lash out, Shen Xiao pulled out his phone and played a recording. It was the recording of her bragging about paying for the both of them.
This shameless woman, she actually recorded it!
"You!"
Slightly tipsy, Lu Qingyue was not intimidated by Wang Yan this time: "I'm willing to spend, is that not allowed?"
"Do you know how much you've spent? Don't expect me to pay for it! Stop drinking! This glass of wine costs over three hundred!"
Lu Qingyue finished her drink in one gulp. "Pay for it? That's funny! Did I ever say you had to pay? Can't I use my own money?"
"You!..."
Zhi Kai cut Wang Yan off. This was a way out, if she was willing to pay, of course he was willing to let her. After all, it was a significant amount.
"Miss Lu, would you like to settle the bill first? Given that the amount is quite large."
Shen Xiao casually tossed a bank card onto the table. Zhi Kai processed it efficiently, and after hearing the notification sound, his attitude changed completely. He bowed and returned the card. However, Shen Xiao didn't take it: "Keep it for now, give it back to me when we leave."
"Okay, okay, then please, you two enjoy yourselves. And this bottle of wine is a gift from me, as a token of appreciation for the disturbance earlier."
Shen Xiao sneered. "You think you can get rid of us with just a bottle of wine? Is this how you treat customers who come here to spend money? And you haven't forgotten how this person called my 'friend' names, right? Are you just going to let that slide?"
Zhi Kai looked pained, as he had also heard Wang Yan call Lu Qingyue a bitch.
"Wang Yan, apologize! Apologize right now!"
"Apologize? You're joking!" Wang Yan couldn't accept apologizing at all. She had always been the one people apologized to, when had she ever apologized to anyone? To think she had to apologize to the poor person she had always looked down on! She was fuming. She would rather pay for it herself than apologize to her. Wang Yan folded her arms, showing no intention of apologizing.
"Wang Yan, hurry up!" Seeing Wang Yan standing still, Zhi Kai prompted her again.
"I won't apologize! Why should I? I invited all of you here, and you've made things difficult for me. If anyone should apologize, it's you people apologizing to me!"
"How funny. Entering a shop means you are a customer. Are we wrong for spending our own money? Boss Han, do you think we are wrong for spending money?"
"No, no! Wang Yan, apologize right now!"
Wang Yan turned and walked away. Leaving Zhi Kai behind, his face turned from pale to purple. Lu Qingyue went to stop Wang Yan. At this moment, the drunk Lu Qingyue had completely lost her temper. For three years, she had taken the blame for Wang Yan and suffered so much injustice. Now, she couldn't even get an apology?
"Apologize! What right do you have to call Shen Xiao a country bumpkin? You can look down on me, but why look down on him?! Apologize!"
"Just because of you?"
"You won't apologize?"
Wang Yan stood with her hands on her hips, speaking with self-righteous anger: "Yeah, you think just because you've hooked a rich man and have money, I'll respect you? Keep dreaming! You think I, Wang Yan, would apologize to a nobody like you? In your dreams!"
"Is that so?"
Lu Qingyue didn't continue arguing with her. She snatched the bank card back from Zhi Kai and tucked it into her pocket. At the same time, she picked up the tablet and looked at it:
"You know? I was bored earlier, so I looked through all the projects here! I was just trying to increase my knowledge so I wouldn't embarrass myself again. Guess what I saw? There's a project that requires a minimum expenditure of 500,000 to unlock, and it was activated for me right after I paid! Should I click it?"
Zhi Kai had a bad feeling and hurriedly tried to snatch the tablet from Lu Qingyue's hand. Before he could even move, he felt like he had been struck by electricity, unable to control his movements. A lightning-type ability user? Why was she so strong? I'm a level-one ability user! How could she control me so easily?!
...
Lu Qingyue swiftly took the tablet and clicked a project: "Don't want to apologize, huh? Let me tell you something funny."
Wang Yan watched in silence from the side, but when she actually heard it, her face turned deathly pale. The DJ on stage, seeing this project, lost interest in dancing and kicked the MC beside him twice. Instantly, all the music stopped, the lights dimmed, and the bar was plunged into darkness. Five seconds later, Miss Lu's name appeared on the electronic screen on stage, and a shout boomed out:
"Ladies and gentlemen, all expenses tonight are covered by Miss Lu! Let me hear you scream!"
In an instant, not just the dance floor, but all the booths erupted in cheers. Lu Qingyue tossed the tablet aside:
"Yeah, I really only have a few rotten coins left. Back then, you could do whatever you wanted with your money, so why can't I?" Waving her bank card, Lu Qingyue added: "I can pay the bill, but she must apologize to me!"