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"Lu Hao, what are you staring at?" Ning Shu saw him staring at the signboard without moving, so she waved her hand in front of his eyes.

Lu Hao snapped out of his reverie, touched his nose, and shook the thoughts out of his mind. "Oh, it's nothing. I just haven't been here in a long time, and I miss it a bit."

"It's better to come to places like this less often," Ning Shu muttered to herself, feeling a little uncomfortable with the people coming and going at the bar entrance.

Lu Hao turned his head, looked at her clear yet nervous eyes, and smiled. "This place is for releasing desires and venting repressed emotions."

"I don't understand you." Ning Shu shook her head and tugged at his sleeve.

"It's best if you don't understand." Lu Hao chuckled. "This place isn't suitable for you. Stay close to me and don't wander off."

As he spoke, he naturally took Ning Shu's hand and led her inside.

As you walk through the dimly lit corridor, the melodious strains of a guitar echo in your ears.

Compared to those deafening DJs, Lu Hao still prefers the vibe of this quiet bar.

Ning Shu followed behind Lu Hao with some trepidation, her eyes curiously looking around.

In the dim light, men and women clinked glasses in the booths, their ambiguous laughter and the clinking of bottles mingling together, the air thick with the scent of hormones.

Lu Hao, with Ning Shu by his side, found the channel number sent by Zhou Mengmeng.

Inside the booth, Zhou Mengmeng and Su Yu were sitting, with two men in floral shirts standing next to them, clearly trying to flirt with them.

Su Yu and Zhou Mengmeng were engrossed in their own conversation and ignored the two others.

Seeing Lu Hao approach, Zhou Mengmeng's eyes lit up. She raised her chin at the two men and pointed at Lu Hao, saying, "Look, my husband's here. Are you two sure you're not leaving?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Hao pulled Ning Shu down to sit.

One of the men in the floral shirt glanced at Lu Hao still holding Ning Shu's hand, a playful smile on his face: "Beautiful lady, your husband... is holding hands with another woman."

"Oh, that's his girlfriend." Zhou Mengmeng said without changing her expression, making a surprising statement.

These words silenced the man completely.

Lu Hao casually draped his arm over the sofa, put his arm around Ning Shu's shoulder, and grinned at the man: "Bro, does having a wife mean you can't have a girlfriend?"

The man was completely stunned. After a long while, he gave Lu Hao a thumbs up, and with a complicated expression, he pulled his companion away, turning back every now and then, his eyes full of admiration that he had "learned something."

Lu Hao ignored him, turned to Zhou Mengmeng, and said irritably, "You're really something."

"I learned it from you, we're in the same boat." Zhou Mengmeng raised her eyebrows smugly.

Lu Hao smiled and shook his head, then beckoned to the waiter and ordered two dozen beers.

The four of them drank some wine, and the atmosphere quickly became lively. It was mostly Zhou Mengmeng who was chattering away, with Lu Hao occasionally chiming in, making her giggle.

Ning Shu couldn't hold her liquor; her cheeks turned red after just a couple of sips.

Alcohol seemed to have flipped a switch on her; her usual quietness vanished, and now she was raising her two little fists, swaying gently to the music, her big eyes sparkling with excitement.

The quietest person in the room was actually Su Yu.

She didn't talk much, just held her wine glass, taking small sips every now and then. Her gaze shifted between Zhou Mengmeng and Lu Hao, then would inadvertently fall on Ning Shu, her eyes deep and unfathomable, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

After a few rounds of drinks, Lu Hao was also a little tipsy.

Su Yu put down her wine glass, looked at him with a faint smile, and said softly, "Lu Hao, it's been a long time since I've heard you sing. It's your birthday today, why don't you come up and sing a song?"

Already seven-tenths drunk, Lu Hao stood up on the spot, one hand on his hip, the other pointing at the three of them, and said with a thick lisp, "Alright! Today I'll show you what a karaoke king really is!"

After saying that, he swayed and walked towards the stage not far away.

"Wow, Lu Hao can sing too?" Ning Shu's eyes lit up instantly, and she craned her neck, looking at the stage with anticipation.

"Of course! He's a hidden powerhouse vocalist!" Zhou Mengmeng excitedly stood on the sofa, raising her hands high, ready to cheer for Lu Hao.

Her black skirt swayed with her movements, and her long, straight legs were dazzlingly white under the lights.

Su Yu quietly picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and stared intently at Lu Hao's back, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Meanwhile, in an inconspicuous booth in a corner of the bar, Li Xu pulled his baseball cap down low and nervously looked at the person opposite him.

Across from him sat a woman with an intellectual air and a touch of aloofness.

"Manager Lin, why don't we just go and find Brother Lu directly?" Li Xu asked in a low voice.

Lin Ran did not answer, but simply raised his wine glass, his gaze passing through the crowd and settling on the stage.

Meanwhile, in the shadows diagonally opposite Su Yu and the others' booth, Xiao Xiyue, wearing large sunglasses, leaned lazily against the sofa.

She took a sip of red wine from her glass, her fiery red lips meeting the gaze of the man who was walking onto the stage with his guitar.

On stage, Lu Hao greeted the resident singer Wang Jile and borrowed a wooden guitar.

He picked up his guitar, walked to the microphone in the center of the stage, and adjusted the microphone's height.

As he gently plucked the strings, a clear chord sound drowned out the noise in the room.

Many people turned their attention to the stage.

Lu Hao remained expressionless, then turned his head and winked at Wang Jile beside him.

Wang Jile understood immediately, picked up the microphone, and shouted in his weathered, husky voice, "Friends! Today is my brother's birthday. How about we give him a good show?"

"good!"

Happy birthday, handsome!

Instantly, the atmosphere heated up again, but this time, the heat was directed at Lu Hao.

Unfamiliar blessings, mingled with the smell of alcohol and laughter, rushed towards him. Lu Hao's face, already flushed from the alcohol, became even hotter.

"Wow! Go, honey!" Zhou Mengmeng jumped even higher on the sofa, her black skirt fluttering up and down.

She proudly raised her chin at the men watching the spectacle, "See that? My husband, isn't he handsome!"

Ning Shu cupped her flushed face in her hands, her big eyes sparkling with excitement.

Su Yu didn't speak, but her fingers unconsciously tightened around the wine glass, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

In the corner, Li Xu rubbed his hands excitedly: "Manager Lin, Brother Lu is going to sing!"

Lin Ran raised his hand to stop him, his gaze deep and silent.

In the shadows diagonally opposite, Xiao Xiyue took off her sunglasses, her alluring peach blossom eyes sparkling with interest under the hazy light.

On stage, Lu Hao took a deep breath, leaned close to the microphone, and his slightly drunken voice echoed throughout the bar through the speakers.

"Thank you for your blessings. The song I'm going to sing today is an inspirational one. I hope that you will not be defeated by hardship in the years to come. No matter how rugged and bumpy the road ahead may be, when we cross that mountain, everything will be under our feet, and all the hardships and difficulties will become stepping stones on our road to success."

"The song is called 'A Rolling Stone,' sung by Zhao Chuan. May each of us be a rolling stone that moves forward bravely, never stopping because of any obstacles on the road of life."