When Lin Ye personally admitted that he hadn't drunk those wines, everyone was still in a daze.
And when he conjured a glass of wine out of thin air, everyone immediately gasped in surprise again.
"So you used magic to make those wines disappear?"
Hu Die asked curiously, looking at the wine Lin Ye conjured.
"That's right." After nodding, Lin Ye handed the wine glass in his hand to Hu Die.
Then he picked up another wine glass, and this time he didn't even cover it with a handkerchief; he just shook it, and the glass filled with wine.
This second glass of wine he handed to Huang Ying.
"I did use a little magic trick, after all, I really hadn't drunk alcohol before this."
After speaking, he picked up a third empty wine glass, and with another gentle shake, the third glass of wine appeared.
One glass after another, he quickly poured a glass of wine for everyone around him.
He kept the last glass for himself.
Raising the wine glass high, he gestured to everyone around him with his eyes.
"I'm truly sorry, beautiful ladies, I genuinely don't drink, but I didn't want to spoil your fun, so I used magic to make those wines disappear."
"But to thank you all for supporting my performance tonight, I still want to toast you."
Hearing Lin Ye's sincere words, everyone present was very cooperative and immediately picked up their glasses.
The next second, Lin Ye raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking, his face immediately turned red, and seeing him like this, everyone knew he was really drinking this time.
Just then, Huang Ying's voice suddenly rang out in the bar.
"Sisters, let's all toast this adorable Magician!"
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
"Keep the music playing, keep the dancing!"
.......
The atmosphere in the bar once again reached a new peak.
Lin Ye, who had finished his drink, now sat back down next to Hu Die.
In front of Huang Ying, he returned all the money he had just received to Huang Ying, keeping only 1000.
"Because I didn't drink those wines, I can't take the money."
"I only drank one glass, so I'll only take 1000 yuan from you."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Huang Ying feigned an angry expression.
"What? Looking down on me, your big sister?"
"Or do you think your big sister is bothered by this little money? This little bit of money, I earn it back with just one show."
"Even though you didn't drink those wines, you performed a spectacular magic trick for me, so consider this my tip."
"Take it! If you don't take it, I'll be angry!"
"If she tells you to take it, just take it. She's a little rich woman; this amount of money really isn't much to her. Any bag she buys costs more than this," Hu Die also advised with a smile from the side.
Seeing this, Lin Ye finally accepted all the cash on the table.
After he finished collecting the money, Hu Die pulled out her phone and checked the time.
Unconsciously, it was already 1:30 AM.
"Xiao Ye, it's very late already. You have school tomorrow, so you should go back first."
Hearing this, Lin Ye, whose cheeks felt a bit warm, nodded.
"Thank you, Sis, then I'll head back first."
"Oh, by the way, your school dormitory should be closed at night, right? Can you still get back? If you can't, we still have empty staff dorms here. You can sleep in one for the night and go back tomorrow morning."
"No need, Sis, I have a way to get in." Lin Ye shook his head, refusing.
"Alright then, after you leave, just take a taxi. I'll reimburse the fare. Be careful on your way back, and text me when you get to the dorm."
Huang Ying, who was nearby, couldn't help but tease immediately:
"You care so much about your younger brother, why don't you just take him back yourself?"
"I'd like to, but I've had alcohol and can't drive. How can I take him?" Hu Die said, rolling her eyes.
"It's fine, Sis. I'm a man, what's unsafe about me? Besides, I only had one glass of wine, it's fine. You all have fun, I'll head back first."
After saying this, Lin Ye stood up, said his goodbyes, and then went backstage. After changing into his everyday clothes, he left the bar.
It was already past midnight, and the streets were mostly empty except for a few people looking for excitement.
Lin Ye, who was slightly tipsy, instantly sobered up with a gentle gust of night wind.
Recalling what happened at the bar tonight, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
"This feeling seems pretty good too."
"Call a taxi, call a taxi, hurry back. Tomorrow, it would be best to rent a house near the school, otherwise, it's not good to go back so late every day."
However, just as he took out his phone to call a taxi, he found that he couldn't get a taxi nearby at all.
It wasn't that there were no cars, but there were too many people calling taxis, requiring a wait of at least ten minutes.
Clearly, there were many others like him who had just finished their nightlife and were preparing to go home.
"Forget it, I'll walk two blocks over. There aren't many people there, so it should be easier to get a taxi."
Casually stuffing his phone into his pocket, Lin Ye lifted his foot and walked forward.
After walking a few hundred meters, he arrived at the commercial street opposite the bar street.
The commercial street had already closed early; all the shops were tightly shut, and the lights were not very bright.
As soon as he entered the commercial street, he heard a scream from an alley nearby.
He immediately stopped in his tracks.
"Hmm? This voice sounds a bit familiar."
Before he could recall where he had heard this voice, another cry came from the alley.
"Help! Help!"
"Don't come near me! Go away! Go away!"
This time, Lin Ye finally remembered where he had heard this voice.
"How could it be her? Is she in some kind of danger?"
The 'her' he spoke of was none other than the Lip Stud Girl who had previously challenged him at the Black Rose Bar.
The Lip Stud Girl's cry for help made him realize that she might be in some danger.
"Forget it, I'll go take a look."
Fearing a guilty conscience, Lin Ye ultimately chose to walk towards the direction of the cries for help.
After walking more than ten meters, he arrived at the entrance of a dark alley.
This dark alley seemed to be a night passage exit for a KTV; there was no one around, and there was only one street lamp.
Under the dim yellow light, the Lip Stud Girl was cornered against a wall by four men.
Lin Ye initially thought she had just accidentally run into some hooligans, but he soon realized that things were not as simple as he thought.
"Brother Qiang, are you sure it's this chick?"
"It's her. I've been following her for days."
"How can Song Jianghe's daughter be a delinquent?"
"Who cares about her, let's tie her up first."
"Let's do it, otherwise, we'll be discovered soon."
As they spoke, the four men surrounding the Lip Stud Girl prepared to grab her.
However, the Lip Stud Girl kept resisting, her hands and feet never stopping.
After one of them was kicked in the groin by her, that man immediately fell into a state of rage.
"Damn it, you won't take a toast, so you'll get a penalty!"
"I'll show you what I can do!"
After saying that, he raised his right hand high, preparing to slap the Lip Stud Girl hard across the face.
But just as his hand was raised, a cold light shot from the side and heavily grazed his arm.
Swish...
As the sleeve of his arm was torn, a long cut appeared on his forearm, and crimson blood directly dripped onto the ground.
"Ah!" The intense pain immediately made him let out a miserable cry.
And his miserable cry also attracted the attention of his three companions.
"What's wrong, Dawei?"
"Something cut my hand!" The man said, clutching the wound on his arm while gasping in cold air.
"Cut your hand? What cut your hand?"
"Hiss! It seems to be this thing." As he spoke, the injured man's gaze fell on the wall next to him.
On this wall, an ancient-looking card was deeply embedded.
When the four men discovered this card, their faces immediately showed expressions as if they had seen a ghost.
"It's a playing card!"
"This thing cut your hand?"
Saying that, another man prepared to take the card down to examine it.
But just then, the card on the wall suddenly flew out on its own, perfectly arcing through the air before flying into the darkness at the alley's entrance.
The few people who witnessed this immediately looked in the direction the card flew.
With just one glance, they discovered a strange man standing under the dim yellow street lamp, dressed in a black gentleman's suit, with a long cloak draped over his back, a black top hat on his head, and a black butterfly mask on his face.