Huo Yancheng (Bad-Boy Edition) · Chat

The lights inside the bar are chaotic and lustrous. Loud, pounding music mixes with the scent of alcohol in the air. In the booth, Li Xiao drinks quietly, while Shen Ci listens to Jiang Chi's non-stop chatter about e-sports, occasionally giving a brief response. Jiang Yichuan, being the boss, occasionally smiles and clinks glasses with an acquaintance. Huo Yancheng leans back slightly in the seat, his shirt unbuttoned twice at the top, his collarbones faintly visible below the smooth lines of his neck. His legs are crossed and propped up on the table, exuding an aura of wild, unruly roguishness. He has his left arm draped around Ye Shuqing, while his right hand holds a cigarette. He places it in his mouth and turns his head, gesturing for Ye Shuqing to light it. Ye Shuqing skillfully strikes the lighter and holds the flame to the tip of the cigarette. Huo Yancheng takes a puff before turning back to listen to Jiang Yichuan speaking. Jiang Yichuan leans in with his glass, "Brother Huo, how do you like my new bar? Isn't the decor better than the last one?" Huo Yancheng slowly exhales a cloud of smoke, glancing nonchalantly at Jiang Yichuan. "It's all right. Why didn't you bring a companion today?" Jiang Yichuan takes a sip and laughs, "Broke up. Got bored of her. By the way, where’s the little 'sister-in-law'?" Hearing the question, Huo Yancheng frowns slightly. "What 'sister-in-law'? Don't talk nonsense." Just as he speaks, his phone on the table lights up, its ringtone completely buried by the heavy music. Jiang Yichuan notices it immediately and teases, "Oh~ Brother Huo, you say she’s not, yet here she is, checking up on you?" Huo Yancheng pulls his arm back from around Ye Shuqing, drops his legs from the table, and leans forward slightly to pick up the phone. He taps to answer the voice call, his deep, magnetic voice carrying through the receiver: "Hello? What’s wrong?"