She is the most beautiful rose

Chapter 323 Like a Satisfied Cat

"By the way, our event is scheduled for next week."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Afei stuffed a few more bites of meat into his mouth. He had just finished a large glass of beer and his stomach was a little empty. "Sister Zhi, are you coming?"

Chen Lin poured him a cup of buckwheat tea provided by the shop.

The event at the tea house is usually held once in the first half of the year and once in the second half. Last year's event happened to be scheduled for New Year's Eve. Without prior notice, the mature, husky-voiced man and the alluring female voice became an instant hit with their song "Hush".

Shen Manzhi didn't rush to agree, "What's the theme?"

Afei frowned. "It's not decided yet. Although the entertainment activities we organized in the second half of last year had a high participation rate, they weren't explosive enough."

Lu Zhe knew very little about what had happened before. "What constitutes an explosion?"

Ah Fei's eyes widened. "We're a bar!"

Chen Lin flicked him on the forehead, "What else is on your mind besides midnight movies?"

Ah Fei shrugged and pouted, "I didn't say that."

He Jia smiled and said, "It was originally planned to be a masquerade ball, but they said they wanted to do something more original."

“I saw online last time that a bar was holding this kind of event, so we have to come up with something new,” Afei stood up and continued pouring drinks for everyone, “Let’s make our tea house even more popular!”

Looking at his flushed face, Shen Manzhi smiled leisurely and said, "Why don't you dance a bit?"

Afei leaned back and covered himself, horrified. "Oh no! That wouldn't just be going viral, it would be going viral for all the time!"

Lu Zhe was somewhat confused.

Since Ah Fei didn't say anything, no one would expose his shortcomings; they would just smile knowingly.

After Shen Manzhi got Afei completely drunk, he poured him more drinks and said a few nice things before coaxing him to ask, "Why aren't you jumping?"

Ah Fei, leaning to one side, still wanted to play a drinking game with his sister Zhi. He leaned over and frowned, saying, "I studied ballet when I was a kid, and I danced for seven or eight years."

"puff!"

Lu Zhe couldn't help but laugh out loud, then looked at his physique and said, "He's quite slender."

You're the little dog!

"..."

Forget it, I won't argue with someone who's had too much to drink.

The result was obvious. Afei, the one who only talked big, was the first to give up, collapsing onto Chen Lin's shoulder, saying, "I need to rest for a bit..."

As Shen Manzhi added ice to his glass, she scoffed at him, "With this much alcohol tolerance, Fei, you'll be at a disadvantage when you meet your father-in-law."

It is well known that alcohol is an essential tool for men to win over their fathers-in-law, provided that both parties like it.

Ah Fei muttered, "It's still early. By then, I'll definitely be drinking with my father-in-law until we're like brothers!"

Chen Lin chimed in detachedly, casually adding, "You talk big, have you found a girlfriend yet?"

They even became brothers after drinking together.

Ah Fei scoffed and then fell silent, fluttering his eyelashes twice before closing his eyes.

Lu Zhe was also somewhat incredulous, looking at Shen Manzhi, "He only has such a low alcohol tolerance, how dare he drink like this with you?"

Even half a large beer mug is enough to make you feel full, let alone in the dead of winter with so little food. It's no wonder you get drunk.

Shen Manzhi, with a peanut in her hand, said, "It's alright, a lot of improvement compared to last year."

Lu Zhe turned his head to look at her, then glanced at the empty beer bottle at her feet. "You've drunk so much and you're still not drunk?"

Shen Manzhi tilted her head and smiled, "What do you think?"

Lu Zhe was now a little closer to her, and he could see her whole face.

With her striking features, her slightly flushed face after going makeup-free is as beautiful as a rose blooming in the night. She should be delicate, soft, and fragile, but she is drawn from a thorny branch. Thus, this fragility is like a trap to lure the prey, and unrestrainedness is her true nature.

Lu Zhe chuckled as he recovered from his daze, "I think he's drunk."

The dinner ended with Ah Fei getting drunk, and everyone packed up and left.

Shen Manzhi took a cigarette from Jia Ge and said, "There's something I need to tell you."

Lu Zhe, standing beside her, asked, "What?"

"I was drunk, and my hands started to itch."

Lu Zhe's lips twitched as he looked at her raised eyebrows and moved to the side.

The urge to get your hands itchy is all too familiar to someone who frequently gets into fights and brawls.

He couldn't help but whisper, "Sister, you're prejudiced against me."

Shen Manzhi, with a cigarette between her fingers, pulled up her beanie and left the private room with a smile.

He Jia went to pay the bill, and the group walked through the lobby and out.

"what are you doing!"

A girl's shrill, startled voice came from the doorway. She stood up abruptly, glaring at the burly man in front of her, angry but unable to speak.

The girl's companion also stood up nervously and grabbed her hand.

"Hey," the man said, his face flushed and eyes gleaming, clearly drunk, as he slapped the girl across the face. "You think you're so great?"

His friends at the table behind him were all giving him knowing looks and malicious glances.

Shen Manzhi was a beat too slow. Lu Zhe, who was in front of her, had already rushed over and pulled the girl away, using his forearm to block the man. "Why are you bullying a little girl?"

The man glanced at Lu Zhe's tall, thin frame, then at the other people who had come out of the private room with him.

Shen Manzhi looked indifferent, Chen Lin was still supporting A Fei, and He Jia was paying the bill at the front desk on the other side.

A group of young people weren't even half his size.

He sneered contemptuously, puffed out his chest, and shoved the man aside, his strength and size giving the other person a significant advantage. "None of your business!"

Lu Zhe swung his fist at the man's face, but the big man was strong and didn't do much damage. Instead, it aroused the man's anger, and the fist went straight for Lu Zhe's temple.

Lu Zhe was pushed and caught a glimpse of a slender figure out of the corner of his eye.

Shen Manzhi easily grabbed the man's wrist, and with a sudden burst of strength, the man cried out.

She grabbed his strong arm, pulled him to her side, and slammed her knee into his back. The man stumbled and fell to the ground. "Fuck!"

Lu Zhe stood silently to the side. "Even drunk, his fighting power is still so strong?"

He turned back to look at Chen Lin and found that the latter's expression was clearly unsurprised.

Seeing that things were not going well, the men at the table stood up. One by one, they were burly men with fierce expressions, and they moved closer. The two girls quickly hid behind Shen Manzhi.

Lu Zhe stood in front of Shen Manzhi, his face cold, and said, "I called the police!"

Shen Manzhi tilted her head, brought the cigarette in her hand to her lips, pushed Lu Zhe aside, her eyebrows and eyes cold and sexy, and raised her chin at the group of people, "Go outside and fight."

The man sneered and shoved Shen Manzhi, "Someone like you isn't enough for me to mess with... damn it!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Manzhi, with a cigarette dangling from her lips and a cold face, brutally beat the man. The man's exclamation finally alerted the kitchen staff.

"Hey, hey, hey," the boss finally snapped out of his busy work, "Stop hitting them! Stop hitting them!" Instead of pulling Shen Manzhi and Lu Zhe away, his first instinct was to shoo the group of people behind him, as if he were afraid they would be beaten. He shouted angrily as he did so, "You bully people and you think you're in the right? Take your friends away right now! There are so many people watching, what kind of trouble are you going to cause!"

It was precisely because so many people were watching that he became resentful and afraid of losing face. The man who had initially fallen to the ground and been helped up couldn't be stopped and went forward to settle scores with Shen Manzhi, yelling, "You fucking come here! I'll beat you to death today!"

Shen Manzhi had just lit a cigarette with a lighter from the table behind her when she heard this. She looked up and calmly walked towards him.

The boss quickly stopped the burly man, "He's drunk, he's drunk..."

He then pulled the burly man aside and whispered, "If you don't want anyone to die, you'd better leave now!"

Since the boss had said that, and the woman's expression looked really cold, the man at the front desk heard the commotion and rushed over.

Seeing this, the men muttered a few words, essentially saying they couldn't save face and would let it go for now. They quickly pulled the two brothers who had been beaten away, saying, "Forget it, forget it..."

"Bullshit!"

The voice came from the front desk, and everyone watched as the proprietress rushed over with a broom, unleashing a barrage of blows on the burly man who had hit the girl, yelling, "How dare you cause trouble in my shop!"

Now the boss doesn't dare to recruit people anymore.

With a boss who protected her customers and a kind person stepping in, the group of people could only flee in frustration.

The person who came in stumbled from the bump, muttered a couple of curses, and then, seeing the woman standing at the door, raised his hand to greet her, "Sister Zhi."

Shen Manzhi glanced at him, not recognizing him, but still nodded in response.

Lu Zhe watched as the man sat down at an empty table by the door. Someone nearby leaned over and asked, "Who's that woman? Isn't she afraid of getting into trouble?"

"You don't even recognize this?"

The man chuckled, his hand pressed to his lips. "The little tyrant of the East District, she's the best fighter around here..."

Lu Zhe's lips twitched. Then he heard the proprietress pulling the boss by the ear and leading him to the kitchen, saying fiercely, "You dared to protect those brats just now?"

"Gently, gently!" the boss begged, bowing his head. "How could I dare? That little tyrant was obviously drunk. If she hit her any harder, and something serious happened, it would be hard to handle!"

The proprietress put her hands on her hips and said, "That man deserved it!"

"Yes, yes, he deserved it. I won't stop him next time..."

The proprietress kicked him, "Dare to do it again?"

The boss quickly said, "I'll report it to the police station and have them increase patrols and security here..."

Lu Zhe could no longer describe this "heroic act" as "magical," since the most aggressive and destructive force was Shen Manzhi, who was standing there perfectly fine.

He watched as Jia Ge took ice from the previous private room and handed it to Shen Manzhi. After the latter stubbed out his cigarette, he pulled the beaten girl down to sit, then took out a square handkerchief from his pocket, wrapped the ice in it, and gently placed it on the girl's cheek, saying, "To reduce the swelling."

How come this person has everything?

I used to carry band-aids in my pocket, and now I always carry a handkerchief with me.

Lu Zhe looked suspicious, then suddenly froze.

If you frequently suffer minor injuries, then it is indeed very useful.

Afei was still clinging to Chen Lin's arm, completely drunk and unconscious. Among the parties involved, only Lu Zhe was truly shocked. They all seemed to be used to such scenes and even handled the aftermath with great care.

They don't cause trouble, but they're definitely not afraid of trouble either.

"My friend and I were eating quietly and chatting softly, not disturbing them at all. I don't know what I did to offend him..."

Shen Manzhi's expression was indifferent, but his movements as he applied the face mask to the girl were gentle. "He's just sick."

The girl's eyes reddened, and she choked out in a low voice, "Thank you so much just now, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."

Shen Manzhi folded the handkerchief a few more times to avoid the ice cubes being too irritating to her skin. "It's right to strictly stop him, but for someone like this who's mentally ill, ask the boss for help, or avoid him first to ensure your own safety. If necessary, preserve evidence and call the police. Don't confront him head-on."

This was the first time Lu Zhe had ever heard Shen Manzhi curse someone so concisely.

He strolled over and picked up the girl's bag from the ground, saying, "Unless you have the same explosive fighting power as this lady."

Shen Manzhi remained noncommittal, handed her the handkerchief wrapped with ice, and said gently, "Maintaining your own safety is the most important thing."

The girl and her friend sincerely thanked her.

Finally, the proprietress dragged the owner over to apologize, gave them a free meal, and repeatedly expressed her apologies to the customers in the store, and the matter was finally settled.

The two girls couldn't eat anymore and said they wanted to go home early. Shen Manzhi offered to take them out to hail a taxi on her way.

The streets in the East District have always been somewhat chaotic, with some things on the surface and others hidden in the shadows. In addition, these streets are occupied by vendors at night, so most cars picking up passengers are unwilling to come in.

"I'm going back to the shop," He Jia said, glancing at his watch as he parted ways with everyone. "Linzi, remember to settle Afei in. Contact me anytime if anything happens."

The tea house and the exit are in two different directions, and with Shen Manzhi there, there's no need to worry about safety at all.

Shen Manzhi waved her hand, "See you next time."

The remaining group led the two girls back towards the exit.

Ah Fei, perhaps chilled by the cold wind, shivered and became a little more awake, his eyes still blurry. "Ah, we're going back?"

Chen Lin wrapped the scarf that was hanging down around his neck again. "Go to sleep, we'll be home soon."

Lu Zhe, hands in his pockets, followed Shen Manzhi. "Is someone coming to pick you up later?"

Shen Manzhi's sweatshirt collar was a bit loose, and the cold wind was blowing straight in. She remembered that Qin Yanfeng had reminded her to wear a scarf before she left.

Lu Zhe's words interrupted her thoughts, "Drive back."

"..." Lu Zhe was stunned. "Wait, you've been drinking and you can drive?"

Ahead was a small square where a group of young people had gathered. Street performers were playing rhythmic drum music, enlivening the atmosphere around them.

Shen Manzhi blinked, then said a beat late, "I forgot."

Chen Lin chuckled and chimed in, "She's really drunk. You can't tell on the surface, can you? But actually, her thoughts are a bit muddled."

Lu Zhe was speechless. "Then I'll take you back."

The person beside him didn't reply, and he thought that the person's enthusiasm had worn off and they were starting to get tired. Then he turned around and a phone and keys were stuffed into his hand. "Hold these for me."

Lu Zhe looked up, but before he could speak, his head was covered by a coat. After finally managing to pull it off, he saw Shen Manzhi squeezing into the crowd.

Wearing a beanie and a loose sweatshirt, she easily blended into the group of young people. When someone greeted her, she snapped her fingers in response, swaying her shoulders gently to the rhythm of the music. Her rolling body movements were perfectly in sync with the beat of the music, exuding a lazy and casual vibe.

He was completely different from his usual indifferent and uninterested self.

Lu Zhe was captivated by her multifaceted charm and unconsciously moved closer to Chen Lin, thinking, "What an all-rounder!"

Chen Lin laughed and said, "That's right."

A rapid vibration came from his hand. Lu Zhe touched his phone before realizing it was Shen Manzhi's. He accidentally swiped to answer.

Qin Yanfeng's video call.

Wow, we're doomed!

Lu Zhe immediately raised his phone and flipped the camera to avoid any misunderstanding, "Sister Zhi is over there!"

Qin Yanfeng's vision blurred for a moment before clearing again, and he immediately spotted Shen Manzhi in the crowd.

She had just finished a cool skate pose and paused, raising her eyes with a languid smile like a satisfied cat.

It looked like she was smiling at him.