It was truly a chaotic scene.
Hu Jiasheng listened for a while, inhaling a lot of second-hand smoke, and could no longer sit still. He whispered a few words to the technician, then got up to leave.
A sea of people.
He pushed through the crowd, moving against the flow, and it took him two to three minutes to reach the door.
It seemed to be a martial arts performance rather than a fight, with everyone eagerly craning their necks to look inside, making it difficult to even open the door.
He politely asked the people blocking the entrance to move aside, and finally managed to pull the door open with effort.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, a woman stumbled into his arms.
The bar was kept at a low temperature, and Hu Jiasheng felt cool.
The woman, carrying the warmth from outside, rushed in and pressed against him, which felt quite comfortable.
Hu Jiasheng instinctively lowered his head and steadied the woman by her shoulders.
The woman placed her hands on his lower back, looked up, and apologized to him.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I'm sorry."
Her eyes and voice were too familiar. Even though she was wearing a mask, Hu Jiasheng recognized her.
Wasn't this the female driver he had encountered at the hospital during the heavy rain a few days ago?
She was wearing the same familiar black t-shirt and black ponytail.
Dressed like this at a bar, was she waiting for customers outside and perhaps wanted to join the fun?
Hu Jiasheng was so squeezed he had nowhere to stand. He grabbed her shoulders and lifted her out, placing her on an open spot.
"It's a mess inside, and there's no one coming out at this hour. Come with me."
His intention was: I'll take your car, you drive me.
The girl looked at him with confusion, "What?"
He looked around, "Where's your car? Could you please give me a ride home?"
"I'm not here to pick up passengers. You just came out from inside, did you see someone fighting in there?"
"Hmm?"
"That person is my brother. I'm sorry, I can't drive right now. You should find someone else."
Saying that, she turned and ran back towards the bar entrance, desperately trying to push her way inside.
Given her spending habits, it was not difficult to deduce that the powerful He Sansan could not possibly be her brother.
Therefore, he must be the "sucker" spoken of by others, the one being beaten.
Hu Jiasheng didn't want to meddle, but his curiosity was piqued.
How tragic was her life?
Last time she was extorted by someone called "Uncle" on the phone, and now she had to drive a car to rescue her brother who was fighting due to drinking.
What kind of family was she born into?
After thinking for two seconds, Hu Jiasheng followed her footsteps back to the bar entrance.
With her strength, it was impossible to push through such a noisy crowd.
Hu Jiasheng, like a bodyguard, protected her in his arms, spread his arms, pushed aside the people on both sides, and escorted her to the people who were fighting.
It was less of a fight and more like a group beating up one person.
The crowd was screaming and whistling, cheering. A man in white was lying on the ground, with fists and shoe soles landing around him with a crackling sound, looking shocking.
The girl rushed to the front of the crowd, looked for less than two seconds, and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Stop hitting him, stop hitting him! Quickly, stop, everyone stop!"
The crowd gradually quieted down, and everyone turned to look at her.
The girl walked towards the most ostentatiously dressed and seemingly most luxurious person in the crowd.
She questioned him in an unfriendly tone.
"Is this fun, He Laosan? How many times has this happened? Is this fun for you?"
"Don't think I can't do anything to you. If there's a next time, I'm done with you!"
After speaking, she squatted down to check the injuries of the man in white.
Brother He San, instead of being threatened by her, burst into laughter.
"Miss Tang is here, Miss Tang is here to clean up after this unpromising brother again, how very amusing."
"I knew she would come, brothers!"
The crowd roared, as if they had seen something interesting.
Brother He laughed and squatted down in front of the girl.
"Before, out of our past affection, didn't I overlook whatever trouble this fellow caused? Hmm?"
"But today is our bar's anniversary. On such a joyous day, you're smashing my place and threatening me. Nannan, in front of all the brothers, tell me, how can I swallow this insult."
The people behind him chimed in.
"You can't swallow it. We should have taught Tang Dong a lesson long ago. This time, San Ge can't swallow it!"
Brother He continued to laugh, "See, your brother is too much, even the brothers can't stand it."
"I've said it before, he's not welcome here. He shamelessly insisted on coming in. Not only can he not afford the bill, but he also causes trouble? Tsk."
Tang Nannan glanced at him with disgust.
"If you have the guts, speak the truth. What kind of man makes up lies in public? Don't you know why my brother caused trouble?"
Brother He stared at her for two seconds, then his smile disappeared, and his face darkened.
"You two siblings, on my good day, one is acting shamelessly, and the other is throwing a tantrum. Do you think I'll indulge you forever because of a bit of past affection? Look at yourselves now, and you still try to show off to me. Are you worthy?"
Someone else in the crowd chimed in, "Not worthy! Our San Ge has seen all sorts of women, it's not worth it for her, not worthy!"
Brother He reached out to pull Tang Nannan's mask, but she turned her head away in disgust.
He said with a forced smile, "You're not so ugly that you can't be seen, why do you wear a mask all day? Take it off, no one recognizes you now."
"It's been a long time since San Ge has seen your true face, take it off..."
Tang Nannan slapped his hand.
"Get away! Who is shameless? With so many people watching, stop touching me!"
"I just want to see your face, I'm not taking advantage of you, why such a big reaction?"
"As long as you take off your mask and let everyone present have a look, I won't hold your brother accountable for today's bill."
People in the crowd started discussing.
"So it's her, Tang Nannan. Once the most famous young lady of the Tang family in the entire Suzhou city. I didn't expect her to end up like this."
"Is that her biological brother, Tang Dongdong? Tsk, a once-famous rich second generation now beaten like this, a fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken."
I didn't realize this woman was originally rich.
Hu Jiasheng became even more curious about her.
"Who do you think you are? Why should I give you face on your anniversary? Quickly call an ambulance, my brother is seriously injured. If anything happens to him later, I'm not done with you!"
Tang Nannan not only didn't listen to him but spoke harshly. Brother He laughed in anger.
"Not done with me? How will you be done with me?"
"Who saw me beat him? What evidence do you have to prove he was beaten by me? You're not done with me, based on what?"
The crowd burst into laughter, as if everyone knew how vast the disparity in their strength was.
Tang Nannan was momentarily speechless.
Brother He stood up with a cold smile.
"It's not impossible for me to save your brother's life. Be good and take off your mask."
"Change into the same clothes as them and toast my brothers, one by one."