Under the envious gazes of many, Jiang Miaoke finished off that glass of "Nine Dragons Playing with a Pearl", and even after finishing, she appeared as if she hadn't had enough to drink. However, her flushed cheeks told everyone that the girl was a bit tipsy.

Just then, a round of applause erupted suddenly, followed by more until almost everyone was clapping for Ye Xiao. Clearly, Ye Xiao's techniques and the Nine Dragons Playing with a Pearl cocktail had thoroughly astonished those present. Was this cocktail even more sophisticated and elegant than the Seven-Colored Divine Dragon? Was this the drink that even the chief bartender at Black Mood Bar felt inferior to?

The person leading the applause was Hai Bo!

Hai Bo was undoubtedly a real man, at least on this front, he was genuinely convinced by the strength of a superior.

Yet, at this moment, he was also surprised. He really hadn't expected that one of the most important ingredients for Nine Dragons Playing with a Pearl would be baijiu, and that at the heart of this cocktail was the essence of Yan Country.

"Admirable, Ye Xiao. Today, you really have opened my eyes. If there was any rudeness earlier, please forgive me," Hai Bo said to Ye Xiao with great respect.

In any industry, those who are open-hearted acknowledge genuine skill, not with envy or jealousy, but with complete admiration.

By this time, it wasn't just Hai Bo who admired Ye Xiao; nearly everyone there was extremely impressed. If Ye Xiao had only been skilled in martial arts, he could have merely been considered a skilled fighter. But now that he also displayed such exceptional bartending talent, he undeniably had to be regarded as multi-talented.

In fact, by this time, everyone was most concerned about Feng Hai's reaction.

Jiang Miaoke, a little drunk, pointed at Feng Hai and said triumphantly, "Feng Hai, what do you have to say now? From now on, don't pester me anymore. Ye Xiao is better than you in every way."

Hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, Feng Hai, who had been able to maintain a smiling expression, suddenly turned dark as night. He couldn't pretend any longer. Originally, he had wanted to use Ye Xiao's failure in making the cocktail as an excuse to kick him out, but now, Ye Xiao had actually made the legendary Nine Dragons Playing with a Pearl, corroborated by Hai Bo, no less.

This was a total loss of face for Feng Hai.

Wu Pinliang, watching Feng Hai with trepidation, cautiously asked, "Young... Young Master Feng!"

Feng Hai glanced at Wu Pinliang, snorted coldly, and said, "Let's go!"

Feng Hai, filled with anger, strode outward, and Wu Pinliang naturally followed close behind, smilingly tagging along as they left.

"Ha-ha, the annoying bug finally left," Jiang Miaoke said with delight upon seeing Feng Hai depart. Clearly, the person she disliked the most here was Feng Hai. Her reason for bringing Ye Xiao to this place was simply to show everyone present that she, Jiang Miaoke, now had a boyfriend. Yet, unexpectedly, she had also managed to drive Feng Hai away – an unforeseen bonus.

"You're a bit drunk," Qi Xin immediately supported Jiang Miaoke, smilingly speaking to her.

Jiang Miaoke shook her head vigorously and said, "I'm not! I feel so great today. Let's choose a song, let's party!"

At Jiang Miaoke's words, the crowd in attendance instantly began to cheer and make a ruckus.

Jiang Miaoke had significant clout at the Black Mood Bar, and the place was meant for fun. Though people did form cliques while playing, she wasn't one for making alliances—unless you count her strong friendship with Qi Xin.

However, there was one point on which everyone agreed.

And that was, Jiang Miaoke was the undisputed karaoke queen of Black Mood Bar.

"Coco, what song?" a guy at the karaoke machine asked her with a smile.

Jiang Miaoke thought for a moment and said, "Leading Love Song!"

"OK!"

The music started!

And at once, the Black Mood Bar, which was relatively quiet before, livened up.

"Leading Love Song" was a passionate, high-energy track that made Xiao Yaxuan famous throughout the region.

At this moment, Jiang Miaoke was completely immersed in the music, holding the microphone and moving slightly on stage, clearly lost in the sea of tunes, her eyes tightly closed as if listening with her entire being through her ears.

Suddenly, Jiang Miaoke's eyes snapped open—those were bright, wide eyes. Her ruby lips parted and the passionate music flowed from her mouth.

"What am I singing? Feeling everything. Turns out, turns out you're my leading song. What are you saying? Just once heard and I remember. Listen twice, and I'm on fire. What am I doing? Feeling everything. The whole city's playing the leading love song..."

Jiang Miaoke's naturally sweet voice, combined with the fiery passion of the song, instantly brought out the feverish cells in every person present.

If Feng Hai knew that after his departure, Black Mood Bar had plunged into a wildly spirited moment, he probably would have been furious.

Four and a half minutes later, "Leading Love Song" gradually concluded. Energized by the song and unable to tame her passion, Jiang Miaoke, pointing at Ye Xiao below, said with a smile, "Ye Xiao, come up here and sing."

Ye Xiao chuckled inwardly. Having already taken the spotlight earlier, there's a saying—once is chance, twice is coinсidеnсе, but never three times. Even if he could sing, he shouldn't now; being too conspicuous is never a good thing.

Ye Xiao shook his head with a smile, "I don't really know how to sing."

"Not really, but that means you still can," Jiang Miaoke had just had a drink and was really in high spirits at the moment.

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "I really can't sing."

"Humph, that won't do, today you must sing a song. Everyone, should we make Ye Xiao sing one?" Jiang Miaoke shouted to everyone present.

"Let's have one! Let's have one!" The people around, fearing the world was not chaotic enough, all shouted loudly.

Ye Xiao genuinely didn't want to get up on stage to sing. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Jiang Miaoke with a mischievous smile, her cheeks flushed, and said, "You want me to sing? Okay, but I see you're quite good at singing upbeat songs. If you can sing a song I choose, then I'll listen to you."

"Oh?" Jiang Miaoke smiled and said, "Tell me, let me see what song it is and just how difficult it could be."

At this moment, Qi Xin stood beside Ye Xiao and said with a smile, "You're going to be in for it, Coco's singing is unmatched in the world."

Hearing Qi Xin's words, Ye Xiao inwardly laughed wryly, realizing he had really miscalculated. He had thought that since Jiang Miaoke could sing 'The Main Love Song' so effortlessly, she would surely struggle with something more somber. But now, with Qi Xin saying this, it was obvious...

Since he had already miscalculated, Ye Xiao had no choice but to soldier on.

"Then sing 'Red Bean,'" said Ye Xiao.

When Jiang Miaoke heard Ye Xiao, she smiled faintly and immediately called out, "Music!"

Suddenly, the music changed from the high-energy 'The Main Love Song' to the poignant and tranquil 'Red Bean.'

'The Main Love Song' is one of Xiao Yaxuan's most popular songs, whereas 'Red Bean' is one of Wang Fei's most popular songs, and even more so, it's well-known.

"We haven't taken the time to feel, the climate when the snowflakes bloom, shivering together, we'll understand what tenderness is, haven't yet held your hand, and walked through the desolate sand dunes, but from now on, we'll learn to cherish what's heaven-sent and ever-lasting..."

Ye Xiao listened to Jiang Miaoke's singing and was genuinely mesmerized. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought it was the original singer. Jiang Miaoke's singing talent was indeed hundreds of times better than many female singers.

Moreover, the fact that she could emulate both the charm of 'The Main Love Song' and 'Red Bean' to perfection, it was clearly no simple feat.

"You admit defeat?" Jiang Miaoke's face was full of smug pride, clearly very pleased with her own singing.

"I admit defeat!" Ye Xiao said.

"Then come up and sing," Jiang Miaoke hadn't forgotten this point.

"I'm hungry, let's go eat, my treat!" Ye Xiao tried to change the subject.

However, Jiang Miaoke clearly wasn't going to be so easily fooled by Ye Xiao's antics. She smiled smugly and said, "Trying to change the subject? Hmm, food? It doesn't matter who's paying, but you still have to sing. And, hehe, should I choose or should you?"

Obviously, everyone present supported Jiang Miaoke, the karaoke champion of Black Mood Bar, so they immediately clamored for Jiang Miaoke to choose.

"Can I choose for myself?" Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Miaoke, her face full of smug triumph and a hint of a sneaky smile in her eyes. Ye Xiao knew that if he let Jiang Miaoke choose, there certainly wouldn't be any good songs.

But Jiang Miaoke had finally seized such an opportunity to get back at Ye Xiao, how could she let it go? She laughed and said to Ye Xiao, "Don't worry, I'll definitely choose a very nice song for you. I promise it's something everyone's familiar with."

The more innocent Jiang Miaoke smiled, the more Ye Xiao felt she was up to something, and certainly, it was something highly unfavorable to him.

"Choose the song!" Jiang Miaoke said to the DJ.

"What song?" the person at the DJ booth immediately asked.

Jiang Miaoke chuckled and said, "The Mouse Loves Rice."

'Pfft!'

Hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, nearly everyone was about to fall over in shock.

Now that was indeed a well-known song, wildly popular on the streets in the past three years.

"Are you kidding?" Ye Xiao clearly understood Jiang Miaoke's intention. This girl was definitely doing it on purpose, responding to Ye Xiao's earlier attempt to challenge her.

"Absolutely serious, let's get started!" Jiang Miaoke laughed triumphantly.

By then, Ye Xiao had deeply realized what was meant by 'a woman and a small-minded person are hard to keep in check.'

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