C28 Singing

They had all been looking forward to Zhao Su making a fool of himself. Luo Yuyan had described him as just a low-level employee at her company, one who didn't even own a car.

His presence made them uncomfortable; they were determined to see him embarrass himself.

However, they hadn't expected Zhao Su to be so formidable, managing to drink Liang Tu, the best drinker among them, under the table.

"Come on, let's sing!" shouted the tall girl, grabbing the microphone from the table.

Her shrill voice echoed throughout the private room.

At that moment, Luo Yuyan leaned in close to Zhao Su and whispered, "Are you really okay? It's my fault. I should have never asked you to come."

Zhao Su winked at her and whispered back, "I'm fine. Don't you remember my special ability? This amount of alcohol can't defeat me."

"Is that so?" Luo Yuyan blinked in surprise.

Zhao Su nodded with conviction, and Luo Yuyan's concern melted away.

Under the soft lighting of the room, Zhao Su admired Luo Yuyan's exquisite face, reminiscent of finely carved white jade.

Zhao Su coughed and turned his head away, suppressing a fleeting impulse.

"Why don't you just kiss her, Zhao Su?"

"Zhao Su's too scared."

"I've lost respect for you!"

The live stream audience noticed Zhao Su's every small movement and expressed their disdain.

Zhao Su stayed quiet. He had his thoughts, but it wasn't the right moment.

The tall girl's singing was painfully off-key. "Huo Yingjiao, you're awful. Let Sheng Geng sing!" exclaimed the woman with wavy hair, unable to take it anymore.

Huo Yingjiao set down the mic, replying, "You just love to show off. Everyone knows Sheng Geng's a great singer. He can go on later."

"But listening to you sing is torture. Come on, let my Sheng Geng have a go. Yuyan, what do you think?" Zhao Yingying added.

Luo Yuyan nodded, "Right, your singing really isn't great."

Huo Yingjiao drew the ire of the group. She said discontentedly, "Fine, let Sheng Geng sing then."

Subsequently, all eyes turned to Sheng Geng. He demurred, "Oh, please, my singing is just so-so, nothing special. You guys should sing instead."

"You sing," the two who hadn't spoken chimed in.

Seeing that everyone was urging him, Sheng Geng cleared his throat and said with modesty, "I really can't. If I sing now, how will you all follow? Let's have Zhao Su go first."

He deftly shifted the attention to Zhao Su.

Caught off guard, Zhao Su looked up and replied, "I'm not a great singer. You should take the lead, especially since you're a top 50 contestant."

Sheng Geng lifted his chin slightly and responded, "Even though I'm a top 50 contestant, I don't want to overshadow anyone. But since you all insist, I won't refuse!"