The man blocked Qin Tian's kick with his arms, staggering back a few steps. He glanced at his three companions who were just getting up from the ground and decisively chose to surrender.
"We forfeit, you win."
"Is your hand okay?"
Qin Tian asked with a smile.
"It's fine, just a little swollen."
The man shook his sore arm, stepped forward, and offered Qin Tian his right hand.
"Yue Gang!"
"Qin Tian!"
Qin Tian shook his hand with a smile.
Then, Yue Gang introduced his three companions behind him.
The three greeted them with bright smiles, excitedly praising his fighting skills.
"You guys were pretty good too."
Qin Tian exchanged pleasantries with a smile.
"Has everyone had enough? Scatter, scatter, go do your own thing."
Yue Gang waved his hands at the surrounding customers and shouted.
The customers had watched an exciting fight and were indeed satisfied, feeling it was good enough to pair with drinks.
As they dispersed in groups of three and five, they naturally didn't forget to praise Qin Tian.
A few sophisticated mature women also came up, giggling, to ask Qin Tian for his contact information, their eyes clearly showing flirtatious intent.
If Qin Tian had been willing, he could have spent a very pleasant evening by sharing his contact details.
Of course, Qin Tian resolutely refused.
The mature women left with regret, looking back at him several times.
Seeing this, the other women around were hesitant to approach him for now.
"Those few are nice, judging by their looks, you could have had your pick of the litter tonight. Weren't you tempted?"
Yue Gang nudged his chin towards the departing mature women and asked with a chuckle.
Qin Tian shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I have a girlfriend."
"Good man!"
Yue Gang smiled and then looked towards Liang Yu and the others.
"What happened just now?"
"We're from the same school. My roommate wanted to ask him something, there was a bit of a conflict before."
Qin Tian explained concisely.
"I see. Then you guys continue. But after seeing your skills just now, I doubt they'll dare to make a move."
Yue Gang grinned.
Qin Tian nodded and looked questioningly at Cao Mingliang.
"Brother Tian, let's talk outside!"
Cao Mingliang rubbed the bruise on his face and said loudly.
"Okay!"
Qin Tian replied.
Cao Mingliang turned and gave Liang Yu a look, pointing with his thumb towards the bar entrance.
Liang Yu nodded calmly in agreement, and then the group headed towards the outside of the bar.
Qin Tian said goodbye to Yue Gang and his companions and followed them.
"Senior, can I have your QQ number?"
A shout came from behind him.
Qin Tian looked back and saw the high school girls looking at him with eager anticipation.
"Please."
The girl clasped her hands together, her eyes full of entreaty.
"Hurry back, this is not a place for you to be."
Qin Tian lectured them with a rather paternalistic tone.
"We're going back, QQ number..."
"No!"
Qin Tian flatly refused and turned to walk away.
"Senior, then when I get into Jiang University, can I have your contact information?"
The girl shouted.
"Still no, I have a girlfriend!"
"That's just a girlfriend!"
"She's also my future wife!"
Qin Tian waved his right hand, leaving the group of admiring young girls with a dashing silhouette.
The second floor of the bar.
"You guys have fun, I'm going out for a bit!"
The girl with smoky makeup said to her companions, then hurried towards the stairs.
"Yaoyao, you heard everything just now, he has a girlfriend. He rejected those mature women and the younger girls."
One of her friends said loudly.
"What does that have to do with me? I'm not a mature woman, nor am I a young girl."
Lu Yaoyao turned and smiled, then quickly went downstairs.
"Sigh, it's over, I've truly fallen for him now."
The friend shook her head and sighed.
The expressions of the few girls were telling, and their gazes all fell on the boy who was unrequited in his pursuit of Lu Yaoyao.
The boy remained silent, taking a large gulp of his drink with a displeased expression.
"Bro, let's switch. Your chances are even slimmer now."
The buzz-cut boy patted his shoulder and advised him kindly.
The boy remained silent, turning to walk towards the luxurious private booth.
Only alcohol could help him alleviate his current mood.
...
...
Qin Tian was the last to leave the bar.
Outside the bar, by the roadside, Cao Mingliang and his two companions stood facing Liang Yu and his group.
Cao Mingliang took out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from his pocket, gave Chen Zhuang a cigarette first, and then offered them to everyone who was smoking.
Finally, he put one in his mouth, first lighting Chen Zhuang's cigarette, and then his own.
"Hoo... Senior, go ahead!"
Cao Mingliang slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and with a cold gaze, tossed the lighter back to Liang Yu.
Liang Yu took the lighter, glanced at Qin Tian approaching, and said, "Cao Mingliang, before I say anything, I want to clarify, nothing really happened between me and Lü Yanran, at least not yet. Do you believe me?"
"I believe you!"
Cao Mingliang nodded.
Liang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, lit his own cigarette, and then confessed everything.
He recounted how he went shopping with Lü Yanran, how she coerced and tempted him, and how she made him play along with her lies.
During this time, Cao Mingliang's expression grew increasingly grim.
Even though he was somewhat prepared, hearing about Lü Yanran's lack of morals still made him feel incredibly upset.
"I've said everything. I swear that if I've lied about even one thing, I'll be hit by a car when I go out."
Liang Yu took another drag of his cigarette and continued, "I've also figured it out, that woman is a scheming bitch. She dated you for your money too."
Cao Mingliang lowered his gaze and said nothing, just silently smoking.
"I've told you everything I know. Today is just my bad luck. Lü Yanran will definitely cause trouble for me when she finds out I betrayed her!"
Thinking about this, Liang Yu scratched his head in annoyance.
"Serves you right!"
Chen Zhuang looked at him with a smirk and questioned, "Knowing they were dating, who were you trying to hook up with? You were practically asking for a beating!"
Liang Yu was speechless.
"If anyone tried to cheat on me, I'd beat them so badly their own mother wouldn't recognize them."
Chen Zhuang was still indignant, grumbling.
He felt it wasn't right that Liang Yu got off so easily. Liang Yu took a beating, but Cao Mingliang also got hurt.
It should have been Liang Yu who was beaten up alone.
"Alright, Brother Zhuang, stop talking."
Cao Mingliang interrupted him and looked up at Liang Yu, saying, "This time, I'll consider myself blind. From now on, we go our separate ways, and never cross paths again."
"Agreed!"
Liang Yu nodded seriously in agreement.
Cao Mingliang waved his hand, signaling that they could leave.
Liang Yu glanced at Qin Tian. Seeing that he had no objection, he turned and left without another word.
The others quickly followed.
As the traitorous brothers left, they gave Cao Mingliang a look, reminding him to transfer the remaining payment to him as soon as possible.
"What are your plans regarding Lü Yanran?"
After watching them leave, Qin Tian asked.
"What else can I do? Break up. We were just using each other anyway."
Cao Mingliang said indifferently.
But Qin Tian and the other two could sense that he wasn't as relaxed as he appeared.
After all, she was his first girlfriend, and to end things like this in such a short period, it was hard for him to feel good.