Please Don't Rub Salt in My Wound

However, after listening to Meng Wenzhou's analysis, Ji Bo finally understood.

"What a great move! Why didn't Brother Yang help me as my wingman earlier?"

"You didn't ask him, whose fault is that? But even if he did act as your wingman, it would've been useless."

"Why?"

"The girl wasn't even willing to have the most basic conversation with you. Isn't that obvious? She wasn't interested in you from the first glance."

Meng Wenzhou spoke bluntly.

Ji Bo was still making excuses: "Who says she didn't talk to me? I just didn't use the right approach."

......

On the other side, Su Yang smiled and asked, "What's your name, beautiful?"

"My name is Gao Yue. You can call me Yueyue or Xiao Gao~"

Su Yang nodded.

Gao Yue asked, "And what's your name, handsome?"

"My name is Su Yang, and this friend of mine is Chu Qiunan."

"Oh, okay~"

The two chatted for a bit. A few minutes later, Chu Qiunan, who was pretending to be unconscious, slowly "woke up." He lifted his head, gave a sudden start, turned to look at Gao Yue beside him, leaned back, and wore a completely bewildered expression.

"Wha... what... what's going on here?"

Su Yang glared at him. "You have the nerve to ask? You forgot already?"

"Huh? Ouch." Chu Qiunan pretended to have a headache, holding his head.

"Drank a bit too much. What did I do just now?"

"Hmph, what did you do? You mistook this beautiful lady for your ex-girlfriend and got handsy."

"What? No... no way?"

At this moment, Gao Yue smiled slightly. "It's fine. You were drunk, it's understandable."

Chu Qiunan hurriedly apologized. "I'm really, really sorry, miss. I... I..."

Gao Yue turned to look at the apologetic Chu Qiunan, reached out, and tugged at the corner of his clothes. "I already said it's fine. Your friend here already told me about your situation."

Chu Qiunan turned to look at Su Yang. "Old Su, you... what did you say?"

"Just that stuff about you and your ex-girlfriend. What else could it be?"

"Damn! You told her that?"

"Well, yeah? If I didn't tell the truth, how could I explain things to her properly? You were grabbing her hand and leaning on her shoulder."

Chu Qiunan scratched his head. "Uh... alright then."

Then, Gao Yue picked up her glass and smiled. "It really doesn't matter. Actually... I just went through a breakup not long ago myself."

Su Yang was taken aback and asked, "You... also just had a breakup?"

"Yeah." Gao Yue said nonchalantly, looking at the swirling liquor in her glass before taking a sip.

"Otherwise, why would I come to a bar alone?"

"Oh, so you're here to drown your sorrows?"

"Not exactly. Just in a bad mood, wanted to come have a drink."

"Got it. Relationships, who hasn't been through a breakup? We all understand~"

Gao Yue nodded with a smile and clinked glasses with Su Yang.

Chu Qiunan, still looking apologetic, said to Gao Yue, "Sorry about that, miss. I was a bit out of line after drinking too much."

"It's okay."

"Well, to make it up to you, I'll finish this one."

As he said this, he picked up his own glass and downed it in one go.

Seeing this, Gao Yue said, "You shouldn't drink anymore. You just sobered up a bit; don't get drunk again later~"

Chu Qiunan chuckled sheepishly. "Uh... won't happen, won't happen."

"By the way, what's your name, miss?"

Hearing this, Su Yang thought to himself, 'Not bad, he's got talent. Didn't casually call out her name.'

"My name is Gao Yue. You can call me Xiao Gao or Yueyue."

"Okay, Yueyue. Are you a local of Xicang?"

Gao Yue shook her head. "No, I'm traveling too, just like you guys. But I'm alone."

"Oh, I see."

"So, shall we have a few more drinks together?"

"Sure, we've sort of met now~" Gao Yue smiled brightly.

Seeing his part was done, Su Yang took out his phone, deliberately replied to a WeChat message, and smiled. "Sorry, Xiao Gao. A friend suddenly needs me for something. How about you two continue?"

Gao Yue looked up at Su Yang. "Okay, Brother Yang. Go ahead if you have things to do. But what about your friend?"

"Him? He's fine. They don't need him over there~"

"Oh, okay."

Hearing this, Chu Qiunan deliberately leaned back and gave Su Yang another thumbs-up.

"Alright then, you guys chat. Don't drink too much, okay?"

Chu Qiunan nodded. "You really don't need me to come along?"

"You're already drunk silly, what would I need you for? Keep Xiao Gao company and chat. Remember to pick up the tab later. See you."

As Su Yang said this, he stood up to leave. "Oh, I need to use the restroom first. You guys talk."

"Okay~"

Su Yang nodded with a smile and headed towards the restroom.

After walking a distance, he turned around and hid at a corner to take a look. The two seemed to be getting along well.

Su Yang smiled slightly. "Mission accomplished~"

[Ding. Detected that the host successfully helped a friend pick up a girl and is in a great mood. Reward: 2 million.]

— Oh, and I get a paycheck too. Heh, not bad.

Su Yang then went to the restroom and afterwards sneaked back to where Meng Wenzhou and the others were sitting.

The group was now staring at him wide-eyed as if he were a monster.

"Who would've thought! You, Brother Yang, where did you learn these slick moves?" Liu Bo demanded.

"Yeah, Brother Su Yang, out with it! Confess!" Meng Qianyu chimed in.

Su Yang glanced over at Chu Qiunan and Gao Yue in the distance. Good, Gao Yue's seat was still facing away from their table.

Su Yang said calmly, "Let me sit down first, or we might get spotted."

Meng Qianyu and Su Qingci leaned aside to let Su Yang in. Pan Ning also shifted her legs.

After sitting down, Su Yang quickly poured himself a glass of whiskey.

"Phew, performing is exhausting~"

"So it's really settled?" Ji Bo asked, unwilling to give up.

Su Yang nodded. "Barring any surprises, there shouldn't be any surprises. The rest is up to Old Chu himself."

"Ugh~" Ji Bo shook his head in misery.

"Why wasn't it me!! I really liked that girl!"

"Pfft~" Meng Qianyu couldn't help but laugh. "Who told you not to ask Brother Su Yang to be your wingman from the start?"

"I didn't think of it! I thought my own looks would be enough. Who knew! Sigh."

"Hahaha." The others couldn't hold back their laughter.

Meng Wenzhou then looked at Su Yang. "Old Su, this move was your idea?"

Su Yang nodded. "Yeah~"

"Goodness, where did you see this?"

"Douyin, of course~"

"Interesting. Send me the video link later."

"No problem~"

"You guys are something else. So this is how you boys trick us girls into your hands." Zhong Qing took a sip of her drink and laughed.

"What do you mean 'trick'? We call it using reasonable methods, right, Brother Yang?" Liu Bo looked at Su Yang and winked with a smile.

Su Yang nodded. "You could say that. Mainly, if you don't use a smooth approach to break the ice, it's hard for two people to start a conversation naturally. Going in for a direct, hard pickup like Ji Bo did can easily put people off."

Ji Bo: "Bro, please stop rubbing salt in my wound."

"Uh... sorry~"

"Hmph, you boys always seem so unreliable!" Zhong Qing added.

"Now that's not fair. Isn't Old Chu approaching this with the intention of a serious relationship? As long as the final outcome is good, that's what matters." Zhang Ziming retorted.

"Ugh~ She was clearly my girlfriend! And just like that, Chu Qiu Nan snatched her up."

"He's crazy, this guy's gone mad." Liu Bo shook his head helplessly.

"Yeah, you were the one who went over first yourself, how can you call him snatching her?"

"I don't care, seeing the two of them being all lovey-dovey over there makes me sick."

Meng Wenzhou laughed, "You're the classic example of someone who's afraid their buddy suffers, but also afraid their buddy drives a Range Rover~"

"Brother Yang, if there are any more targets later, could you be my wingman for once?" Ji Bo ignored Meng Wenzhou's joke and looked at Su Yang.

Su Yang picked up his glass and said resignedly, "If there are any more, we'll talk about it then~"

Zhang Ziming chimed in, "Wait, if any more beauties appear, let me handle it!"

After saying this, he looked at Pan Ning and added, "What I mean is, let me be Ji Bo's wingman. I've got plenty of moves too, hehe, I'd say there's an eighty percent success rate."

"Really? Why do I feel like you're not very reliable?" Ji Bo was skeptical.

"You're looking down on me, kid, is that it?"

"Well, not exactly."

"Good, then just wait and see."

A little over an hour later, Chu Qiu Nan and Gao Yue stood up together in the distance.

Everyone turned to look. "What's the meaning of this? Are they calling it a night?"

"Probably the girl is leaving, Old Chu is seeing her off."

As they were speaking, while Gao Yue had her back turned getting her things, Chu Qiu Nan looked over at the group, pointed at himself, then pointed towards the bar's main entrance.

"What does that mean?" Ji Bo asked.

Meng Wenzhou smiled faintly, "It means he's not coming back～"

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