Dusk was just falling.
The bustling commercial street was crowded with traffic, and in the center of the square, a large commercial bar with flashing neon lights stood out, particularly vibrant and lively.
"The Shepherd, are you feeling down?"
In contrast to the boisterous energy of the dance floor, the bar on the east side felt strangely quiet. Few dared to venture over.
"Zhi Mu, you really shouldn't drink so much. You've been having headaches lately, and it might be because of your old injuries. This isn't something to take lightly…" Lu Qinan hesitated for a long time before finally mustering the courage to say a word of advice.
The man on the left raised his glass and drank it in one go. He looked calmly at Lu Qinan's direction with a cold glance.
Lu Qinan's back went cold, and he immediately shut his mouth.
It's all because Pei Haoran's backyard caught fire, otherwise he definitely wouldn't face such a gloomy Jun Zhimu alone.
Lu Qinan knew he hated it when people brought up his past injuries, so he quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Zhi Mu, have you heard anything from Tang Yu?"
<"No one found">
The lord shepherd thought of his brother, his brow furrowing even tighter. He was feeling agitated and poured himself another half glass of whiskey.
"It's strange, I finally woke up and he vanished." Lu Qinnan raised an eyebrow slightly, mumbling softly.
But Tang Yu has always been an oddball. Although they've known him since childhood, no one really understands him. Lu Qinan's deepest impression is that every time he competes with that guy, his IQ gets crushed.
As Pei Haoran said, he doesn't like to be disturbed, not even by Jun Zhimu.
But...what exactly is Tang Yu trying to do?
When Lu Qinan turned his head to look at Jun Zhi牧 again, his expression was a little surprised. He found that Jun Zhi牧 had put down his wine glass and was staring at the several fiery women across from him with a complicated expression.
The women across the way were wearing fishnet stockings, bright red bodycon mini dresses, and heavily made-up faces with smiles that burned towards them.
One woman leaned against the bar, her right foot slightly lifted, revealing long legs. Everyone who came here was a player.
Is your master looking for a casual partner?
Lu Qinan's mind immediately came up with this idea.
But the next second, Lu Qinian felt his idea was a bit silly. If they dared to approach, the five bodyguards in the corner would definitely send them away first.
"Actually, women, as long as you spend money on them, they'll be moved to tears." Lu Qinnan suddenly said.
As expected, Junzhi's shepherd turned his eyes to him.
"I don't know who wrote that toxic relationship advice, but those women all agreed that the men willing to spend money on them are the true loves." Lu Qinan continued, lecturing with a serious expression.
Throwing money around is the easiest and simplest way for them. If they want something a little harder to get, they just throw more money at it—jewelry, houses, there's no woman they can't buy.
Spend money on her...
Jun Zhi Mu Xiu's long fingers held the crystal goblet, gently swirling the fragrant and potent liquor. His eyes flickered with thoughtfulness.
Lu Qinian put on a poker face and sarcastically remarked, "There is one exception, though. She's probably overnourished with nerves of steel."
However, Qiao Bao'er can't be blamed entirely; her program was a bit messed up. Jun Zhimu had never pursued her and couldn't possibly have sweet nothings to say.
Get on the bus and pay later, they'll take you back to your home and keep you there.
"You could get her some jewelry, or spend more time with her..." Women seem to be creatures born with a sense of insecurity. They always like to have someone around them.
Although Junzhimu didn't say it, Lu Qinian could guess with his toes that it was because of the incident in the basement last time, Qiao Baoer was afraid of him.
It's so awkward, I like her but I go scare her and then I worry about it myself.
"Why don't you guys take a belated honeymoon after Qiao Bao'er gives birth…" Lu Qinan gave a good suggestion.
Jun's gaze froze for a moment. He slightly opened his lips as if to ask something, but suddenly the phone on the bar vibrated and rang.
"Was it Tang Yu who called?"
Lu Qinian looked at the unfamiliar caller ID on his phone and excitedly asked.
Few people know Jun Zhi Mu's phone number, and this unknown caller...
They are all very worried about Tang Yu's situation, after all, he was injured too badly that year. He had been a vegetable in America for so many years, his body must have old ailments.
Junzhi Mu's expression became more serious, his finger lightly touching to answer.
He didn't say anything. The person on the other end of the phone seemed very excited and immediately raised their voice to ask a question.
"Hello, who are you?"
was a strange voice, and it sounded somewhat ingratiating.
The voice on the phone was a bit loud, as if afraid that Jun Zhimu hadn't heard clearly. And Lu Qinan, sitting beside him, could also hear it clearly, "'This English name is Jun Zhimu's English name."

"Yes." Jun Zhi Mu replied calmly.
Upon hearing his voice, the other party became even more excited. "Hello, I'm from Class 301, Grade 5 of No. 1 High School in the city... You used to be our teaching assistant..."
"Next week, we're having a class reunion, I don't know if you'd be interested in coming?"
The other person hesitated for a moment, as if afraid of being rejected. They solemnly emphasized, "Not just our class, but also students from other grades in the same year group, they are all social elites, and they all really hope to meet..."
"No."
Jun's shepherd was out of patience and coldly said two words.
The person on the other end of the phone, hearing his cold tone, was a little embarrassed. "Well, I heard you were from the city, and we chose City's Red Mountain Villa for this gathering..."

“Slap! There was no follow-up, because Jun Zhimu hung up the phone and slammed it onto the bar.”
Lu Qinan wasn't surprised to see him hang up the call. There were plenty of business tycoons who would usually invite him out for socializing, let alone this group of young rookies.
But thinking back to the past, Lu Qinian still didn't understand.
Why did Junzhi Mu that year run to the city high school to be an assistant teacher out of the blue, letting those students know who he was, they must have been terrified...
Lu Qinan's expression suddenly stiffened, Qiao Baoer seemed to be a student from that year as well.
Jun Zhimu clutched his glass of wine, his mood even more agitated after that call.
Chasing women is really troublesome——
Ding dong...
The phone in the bedroom kept ringing.
Qiao Bao'er was still applying body lotion in the bathroom when she heard the doorbell and immediately ran out.
She moved a little too quickly, as if she were afraid of missing something.
"Little Zhu?"
It was already 11 o'clock at night. Qiao Bao'er answered the phone and heard Zhu Xiaowei's voice, she thought it was Jun Zhimu...
"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you two so late." Zhu Xiaowei's voice was muffled, clearly in a bad mood.
"He hasn't come home yet," Qiao Baoer expressed her concern, "Is something the matter? Did something happen?"
Zhu XiaoWei wasn't being polite to her anymore, she let out a furious yell, " Qiao Baoer, I'm telling you, I feel like I'm about to explode!!"
Qiao Ba'er, “...”
"I'm about to lose it, and since your husband isn't home yet, you could just take one for the team and be my emotional trash can for a bit. I need to vent."
"Do you know how ruthless my mother is? I went home today to discuss my brother's wedding with her, as she asked. I told her that all my money went towards the down payment, and at most I could scrape up 30,000 yuan. She immediately yelled at me for buying a house without consulting her..."
"Finally, you know how it went... My mom and my stepbrother, along with my stepfather, surrounded me, acting all righteous and making me hand over the apartment keys. Now my brother doesn't have to bother buying a new place; he just gets to use mine."
"You really gave them that?" Qiao Baier was taken aback.
“You didn't see the look on my future sister-in-law's face when she saw my apartment. She said it wasn't in the city center and was only 80 square meters, too small. She has no idea that I had to pull some strings just to barely afford the down payment. Does she really think buying a place in the city is so easy?” Zhu Xiaowei felt her liver ache with anger.
Speaking and speaking, even Zhu Xiaowei, who was always optimistic, couldn't help but feel down. "Qiao Bao'er, I think life is really tiring."
"Back when I was in university, I had a full scholarship to study abroad. But at that university, over half of the students were wealthy kids who bought their way in. While I worked part-time jobs to make ends meet and had to wake up at 4 am to cram for exams, they spent their time partying and gallivanting around with their diplomas. Thinking about starting behind everyone else, I realized no matter how hard I tried, it would be impossible to catch up..."
"I finally got my own little nest, and it's about to be taken away from me."
Qiao Ba'er's mood also became heavy, "Xiao Zhu, don't listen to them, the property deed is in your name, why should you listen to them."
"I'm not that stupid, I'll handle it." Zhu Xiaowei was just in a bad mood and venting.
However, some things she truly saw through, "Right now I just want to find a man who is willing to be good to me and doesn't care about his looks or background. We work together, share the daily chores, and have someone to chat with, that's enough."
"Joe Bao'er, if your chubby husband really treats you well, you should cherish him. It's not easy to meet someone."
Qiao Bao'er held her phone, suddenly falling silent.
Except for the last time Junzhimu took her to the basement to scare her, actually...
“He’s been so kind to me…” she murmured softly.

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