Chapter 1 Very Embarrassing

As the host of the party, Lou Guan Ning found it extremely embarrassing to have someone causing such a ruckus at his event. Then, Ye Xiu and Tang Rou repeatedly stepped forward to slap the person in the face, and finally, even Tang Rou's father showed up, delivering a continuous barrage that left Lou Guan Ning, the host, without a chance to intervene. If they let that Young Master Lü slip away quietly, how would he ever show his face again?

Young Master Lü wanted to take advantage of the chaos and sneak away, but unfortunately, he was noticed. To run away without a care would be the behavior of a street hooligan. People like them placed great importance on their image.

Young Master Lü turned back, this time not daring to provoke them, just waiting to see what Lou Guan Ning would do.

"I seem to remember a rule here, that if more than a certain number of members agree, someone can be kicked out, right?" Lou Guan Ning said to the staff member who had been standing by.

Everyone was shocked, never expecting the host, who had been watching the show the whole time, to suddenly make such a decisive move. To expel someone from the club would be a huge loss of face.

The staff member was also taken aback, but since the guest had asked about the rules, he could only answer truthfully, "Yes, that's correct."

"Very well, I suggest we kick this ignorant, talentless fellow out of the club. Anyone agree?" Lou Guan Ning immediately called out, his tone reminding Ye Xiu and the others of someone shouting for a party at a dungeon entrance in an online game!

The guests were just there to watch the spectacle; who would want to get involved in something so offensive? Ye Xiu and his group were just guests, not club members, and didn't have the right to respond anyway.

"I agree."

"I agree."

"I strongly agree."

"I agree wholeheartedly."

Just then, several voices rang out in succession. The guests were surprised; did someone really want to join in on this offensive act?

Ye Xiu and the others also looked over and saw that the ones responding were none other than Zou Yunhai, Wen Kebei, Gu Xi Ye, and Zhong Ye Li. The four of them calmly walked over to Lou Guan Ning's side and provocatively glared at Young Master Lü.

Those few…

Ye Xiu paused slightly, suddenly understanding something.

Zou Yunhai and the other three could respond, which meant they were also members of the club. And to join a club like this, you needed to have certain qualifications. If they were just Lou Guan Ning's playmates, then they would be like Ye Xiu and the others, visiting as Lou Guan Ning's guests. But to become a club member, they had to have a respectable identity. Just being Lou Guan Ning's Glory playmates wasn't enough.

Looking at the four of them, all dressed impeccably, not showing any disrespect in this setting, it was clear they were more than just Glory playmates. These four were also members of this social circle. Given their age and the amount of time they spent glued to their games, they clearly weren't self-made young talents, but rather rich young masters.

Team Yizhan wasn't just started by Lou Guan Ning alone, but by five rich players together.

No wonder they didn't listen to Ye Xiu's suggestion to find a strong veteran player to strengthen the team. Because in their team, no matter what, the five of them would always be the core players, which was absolutely unchangeable. This team was theirs; the five of them were basically the owners. They formed a team to have fun in the pro scene, not to invest and make money. Anyone who came to Yizhan could forget about taking a starting position. Yizhan's lineup was the most stable it could possibly be, and likely to remain so forever. That was why Sun Zheping, with his special circumstances, made Lou Guan Ning so happy. Otherwise, forget about a great god like him, any skilled player probably wouldn't be willing to be a substitute on a team where they had no chance to play.

With the addition of the other four, there were now five people supporting the expulsion of Young Master Lü from the club. Young Master Lü's face turned extremely unsightly. He didn't recognize any of these people, but to be members here, their identities must be extraordinary. But now that things had escalated to this point, Young Master Lü didn't care about being polite. Seeing there were five of them, he sneered, "Is that all? Seems like it's far from enough, huh?"

"Add me." Young Master Lü heard another voice behind him.

Who was that now?

Remembering Tang Rou's father showing up earlier, Young Master Lü felt a bad omen. Turning around, he saw a guy practically screaming arrogance, walking in. Everyone who came and went in the club, even the service staff, were impeccably dressed. The worst offenders were Ye Xiu and the other three, which was one of the reasons why Young Master Lü looked down on these pro players: unable to appreciate fine things. But this guy was dressed so casually, completely inappropriate for a party like this. But since he was speaking up, he must be a member of the club.

Young Master Lü also didn't recognize this person, but he saw the club staff approaching him respectfully, saying, "Young Master Zhong has arrived."

"Yeah, I'm here. Is that enough if you add me?" The guy known as Young Master Zhong was none other than Lou Guan Ning's childhood friend and mischievous buddy. The party had been going on for most of the day, and this guy was just showing up, clearly not giving the host much face. But as soon as he arrived, he did something to support the host.

"This… I'm afraid it's still not enough…" the staff member said.

"Really? How many more do we need? I'll call some people!" Young Master Zhong said, pulling out his phone, acting like a street thug about to start a fight, calling for reinforcements.

Young Master Lü turned around and saw who it was, and he started to get a headache.

Tang Rou's father earlier had clearly maintained his status and didn't bother to argue with these youngsters. With one sentence, he shut Young Master Lü up, then pulled his daughter aside and didn't pay him any more attention.

But Young Master Zhong was different; he had no sense of seniority. The thing this guy did most often at the club was to make small matters big, turning things into an unmanageable mess. He was the best at causing trouble. Why was he so unlucky today, to have attracted this guy here?

Having lost so much face, going up to beg for forgiveness was even more embarrassing. Young Master Lü's face was pale, and he glared fiercely at the group, including Young Master Zhong, who he was somewhat afraid of.

"You're ruthless…" Leaving those words behind, Young Master Lü turned to leave.

"Hey, why are you leaving? Put up a little resistance, don't just let us kick you out so quietly!" Young Master Zhong shouted loudly.

Young Master Lü would never turn back; he ran as fast as a thief, disappearing in the blink of an eye. In the end, he had escaped just like a small-time thug who couldn't win a fight, but in this situation, it was a smart move. Running away like this, destroying his own reputation, was a way to give the other side a reason to stop. After all, losing face by running away was still slightly better than being kicked out of the club. Being kicked out of the club was too easy to misinterpret as doing something outrageous, which would damage his reputation.

"How boring!" Seeing Young Master Lü run away like that, Young Master Zhong looked uninterested, and put his phone away.

"You're here so early!" Lou Guan Ning showed no gratitude for Young Master Zhong's support, but instead mocked him for arriving so late.

"Nonsense, I just finished a board meeting. Do I have as much free time as you?" Young Master Zhong said.

Ye Xiu and the others had no idea about these people's true backgrounds and broke out in sweat when they heard this. Seeing Young Master Zhong specifically trying to embarrass Lou Guan Ning, it was hard to imagine him being busy. A board meeting? Putting that together with this guy was like putting Ye Xiu together with Beethoven, completely mismatched, unimaginable.

"Oh, you guys are here too." Young Master Zhong actually took the initiative to greet Ye Xiu and the others, which surprised them.

As he was greeting them, a waiter arrived with a tray and offered him a drink.

Young Master Zhong casually took a glass and raised it to everyone, saying, "I have someone waiting for me to discuss a contract, I was just passing by, now I've passed by, bye bye." After saying that, he actually put the empty glass back on the waiter's tray, turned around, and left.

"Your friend…" Chen Guo seemed to be thinking about something.

"What?" Lou Guan Ning asked.

"Was he really just passing by, or was he in the middle of something, and came over specifically to see if you were in trouble?" Chen Guo said.

"Who knows what he's thinking." Lou Guan Ning looked like he couldn't be bothered with Young Master Zhong.

With Young Master Lü gone, the party returned to normal. But with Tang Rou's father's appearance, there was suddenly much more attention on Ye Xiu and the others. Their mismatched clothing had already made it clear to everyone that they weren't from this social circle, so few people had actively tried to talk to them, but now people were constantly coming over. Even Ye Xiu, who had continued hiding in the corner smoking, finally had someone trying to strike up a conversation. Team Happy was no longer something that people listened to and then ignored; many had taken it to heart and were planning to go back and look into the situation, especially what the Tang family's daughter was doing there. That was the most important point.

Tang Rou had been taken away by her father, no one knew where, and it was quite a while before she returned. But now her status was completely different. Inappropriate clothing? That was a minor detail that could be ignored.

When Tang Rou returned, it was as if she was about to be surrounded. The impeccably dressed people seemed to have forgotten their manners.

"Should we leave?" Chen Guo suggested immediately when she saw this scene. Lou Guan Ning, the host, uncharacteristically didn't try to persuade them to stay.

As soon as they heard Tang Rou was leaving, there were many voices trying to persuade her to stay, but no one dared to stop her. Seeing that she was determined to leave, they could only try to make a good impression in their farewells. Lou Guan Ning's party almost ended because of Tang Rou's departure.

"The car is coming right away." At the entrance of the club, looking at this group of shameless people, Lou Guan Ning couldn't help but wipe his brow. A bunch of people were fighting to see them off! The job of driver had suddenly become highly sought after.

"Miss!" Just then, a car that had been driving past stopped at the side of the road. The driver got out and called out.

Instantly, there was silence.

"Shall I take you back?" The driver said.

"Or, should we take my dad's car?" Tang Rou asked Ye Xiu and the others.

Since the main person was offering a ride, who would dare to compete?

"Whatever." Ye Xiu didn't care.

The four of them got into the car and left, and Lou Guan Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I never expected that Han Yanrou was actually the Tang family's daughter." Zou Yunhai said, still using their game names.

"Yeah… who would have thought?" Lou Guan Ning said.