Not bad, you could go into acting.

Meng Qianyu and the others now noticed the change in the boys' demeanor.

Following their gazes, they turned to look, but could only see a girl's retreating back.

"What are you all looking at?" Meng Qianyu asked.

"A target has appeared!"

"Where?"

"That girl sitting at the bar counter." Ji Bo nodded in that direction.

Su Qingci looked and said, "Can't see her face, though?"

"We saw it earlier. Still can't compare to you girls, of course, but hey, she's good enough~"

Ji Bo grinned.

Meanwhile, in the boys' group chat.

Chu Qiunan: Lao Su, are you for real?

Liu Bo: Yang-ge, do you really know magic?

Meng Wenzhou: I'm convinced~

Su Yang: What if I said I was just talking nonsense, would you believe me?

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Meng Qianyu then rolled her eyes playfully and smiled, "Since a target has appeared, which of you is going to make the first move?"

As she spoke, she looked at Meng Wenzhou and the others with an expectant expression.

"Qianyu, why do you look so happy?" Meng Wenzhou asked.

"Hehe, I'm just here for the show. I want to see how you guys actually hit on girls."

Meng Wenzhou smiled faintly and glanced again at the girl sitting at the bar. "You guys go ahead. Too many wolves, not enough meat. I'm a bit older, I'll let you youngsters have the first chance. It's easiest to approach someone who's alone."

"Yo, Meng-ge, since when are you so modest?" Ji Bo laughed.

Chu Qiunan: "She's not bad. You guys go for it~"

"Hey? How come when it's crunch time, you all start being so polite?"

As he spoke, Ji Bo smoothed his hair and smiled. "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. I'm off~"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, he stood up and walked towards the bar.

Clap clap clap~

Meng Qianyu cheered happily, "Little Ji Bo has the guts, you all should learn from him~"

The boys exchanged smiles and glances.

Soon, Ji Bo reached the bar. He first lingered around the girl, then plopped down on the stool next to hers and ordered a drink.

Everyone craned their necks to watch. As soon as Ji Bo sat down, the girl turned her head, glanced at him, stood up, and moved to a different seat, not even giving him a chance to speak.

"HAHAHAHA!!"

"She left!" Liu Bo guffawed.

The girls also laughed, enjoying the spectacle.

"Little Ji Bo isn't so smooth after all~"

Over at the bar, seeing the girl get up and sit down a couple of meters away, Ji Bo scratched his head, got his drink, and trotted over to sit next to her again.

He had just sat down and was about to speak when the girl stood up and returned to her original seat.

"Pfft!" Chu Qiunan couldn't hold back a laugh. "She probably thinks he's an idiot, right?"

"Hahaha~"

After two consecutive failures, Ji Bo retrieved his drink with an embarrassed look and walked back.

Facing their smiles, Ji Bo said deliberately, "That girl seems to be in a bad mood. I said I wanted to get to know her, and she said maybe next time."

Liu Bo lowered his head, suppressing a grin. "Are you sure you even talked to her?"

"Of course I did."

Ji Bo defended himself and sat back down.

"Wasted a drink for nothing," Chu Qiunan remarked flatly.

"If you're so good, you go!"

"Fine, I will. Watch how it's done." Chu Qiunan stood up, but paused and looked at Su Yang. "Lao Su, how about you be my wingman?"

"How?"

"Haven't figured it out yet."

Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "First, are you sure you want to hit on her?"

"Sure."

"Alright. Pan Pan, let me out."

Pan Ning shifted her legs to let Su Yang out. Su Yang walked over to Chu Qiunan and whispered, "I have a plan."

"Oh? Tell me."

"Like this. In a bit, we'll take two drinks over and sit at the table behind her. Then you pretend to be drunk, go up to her, and deliberately mistake her for your ex-girlfriend..."

Before Su Yang could finish, Chu Qiunan's eyes lit up. "Wait! I get it. You mean I pretend to be drunk, think she's my ex, try to win her back, act all devoted and heartbroken, and then you step in to stop me..."

"Smart~"

Chu Qiunan rolled his eyes, a visible smile spreading across his face. He looked Su Yang up and down. "Not bad~"

"Saw it in a video online. I wouldn't come up with these cheesy moves myself."

Seeing this, Liu Bo and the others sitting nearby asked, "Hey, what are you two whispering about? Share with the group."

Chu Qiunan shook his head with a smile. "Hehe, not telling. Just wait for my triumphant return."

Under everyone's puzzled gazes, the two picked up their glasses and headed towards the bar.

Because Su Yang was involved, Pan Ning also turned to watch.

They saw the two sit down at a small table for two near the bar and start chatting and drinking.

Seeing them not approach the girl but instead sit there laughing and talking, Liu Bo asked, baffled, "What's the plan?"

"No idea~" Zhang Ziming was also confused.

Meng Wenzhou smiled. "Don't rush. Let's watch."

Over at their table, after Su Yang and Chu Qiunan sat and chatted idly for a few minutes, Chu Qiunan pretended to be drunk and slumped over the table as if asleep.

Su Yang began his performance.

"Lao Chu, what's wrong with you?"

"Wake up~" Su Yang called out while nudging Chu Qiunan's shoulder.

"Hey, what kind of tolerance is this? You're drunk after just a few sips."

Shaking his head in feigned dissatisfaction, Su Yang took a sip of his own drink.

The girl at the bar counter next to them remained with her back to them, drinking by herself, seemingly also nursing a broken heart.

Two minutes later, Chu Qiunan lifted his head and leaned back in his chair.

Seeing this, Su Yang asked, "Stop sleeping. If you can't hold your liquor, let's go."

Chu Qiunan mumbled groggily, "Don't... don't touch me. I'm upset!"

"What are you upset about?"

"You wouldn't understand."

As he spoke, Su Yang signaled that it was about time to start the act.

Chu Qiunan blinked in acknowledgment. Then, quickly slipping back into his half-drunk state, he stood up. "Huff~~ Gonna use the restroom!"

He turned and staggered off as if looking for the toilet. Just then, a server walked by.

He immediately reached out to steady Chu Qiunan and asked, "Sir, do you need any help?"

Su Yang thought, 'Perfect timing!'

Chu Qiunan swayed his head. "W-where's the restroom?"

"The restroom? Go straight ahead and turn right. Do you need me to show you?"

"Nah~" Chu Qiunan said, continuing to sway his way towards the restrooms.

Watching him, Su Yang thought, "Not bad. He's putting on a pretty convincing act."

After Chu Qiunan disappeared around the corner, Su Yang's phone buzzed.

Chu Qiunan: "So, Lao Su, how was my performance?"

"Not bad. You could go into acting. Hurry up, before she leaves."

"Got it. Oh, when I come back, do I just go for it?"

"Obviously. When you walk past her, pretend to notice her, then go sit next to her and start your act."

"Oh, and make sure your watch is visible, but casually."

Chu Qiunan: "Brilliant. Be right there."

A minute later, Chu Qiunan walked back. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and his face actually looked a bit flushed now.

Su Yang was taken aback. 'Damn, did this guy just slap himself twice? He's really going all out.'

Chu Qiunan staggered quickly toward Su Yang's direction.

Just as he was about to pass by a girl, he suddenly halted, tilting his head to look at her and stopping in his tracks.

"Yutong?"

Hearing the call, the girl caught a glimpse of Chu Qiunan standing beside her from the corner of her eye. Sensing he might be addressing her, she frowned slightly and turned to look.

"Yutong!! It really is you!" Seeing the girl's face clearly, Chu Qiunan became even more 'certain.'

He shouted while rushing over to sit down next to the utterly confused girl.

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