Dressed as a Stand-in for the White Moonlight

Su Yuli thought of the nursing home where Ding Yuan’s grandmother was living. It was the best nursing home in City A. The medical equipment and medical staff were excellent.
 

That nursing home wasn’t cheap. How could Ding Yuan work in a bar? How much money can he make here?

Is it to… experience life?

Before Su Yuli could think clearly, he heard Ding Yuan’s voice say angrily:  “Wang Sheng, keep your mouth clean.”
 

Su Yu-li turned to look at the young man named Wang Sheng in front of Ding Yuan. He saw that he was about twenty years old, around their age, dressed in in a flamboyant black leather coat. His hair was combed back and shiny, as if he had been licked by a cow.

He didn’t know how much wine Wang Sheng had drunk, but his whole face was red. It looked like a festive red lantern, but it was the kind that didn’t look very good.
 

Wang Sheng was humiliated by Ding Yuan in front of his friends, and said angrily, “What are you pretending to be pure here, Ding Yuan? Who in school doesn’t know that you have a gold-master, or that your grandmother can live in Jiahe Nursing Home with a family like yours? Do you know how much it costs a day? “

Ding Yuan clenched his fist tightly. Wang Sheng felt that he had stepped on the other side’s sore spot, which made him quite smug. Then who knows what he thought, but he became angry again: “I wondered at the beginning why you looked down on me, and it turned out that you met a rich man. I really don’t have that much money.”

He said sarcastically: “But it’s not easy to serve a rich gold-master. I heard that those rich people…”

Su Yuli saw that this Wang Sheng was a classmate of Ding Yuan, and he had tried to get together with Ding Yuan, but was rejected.

Wang Sheng knew that Grandma Ding Yuan was admitted to Jiahe Nursing Home. Today, when he came to play with friends, he happened to meet Ding Yuan. He felt bored and wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate him.

I don’t want Ding Yuan to have a bad temper, and working in a bar doesn’t give him any face as a guest.
 

Wang Sheng was still mocking loudly. Ding Yuan clenched his teeth. He was trying his best to restrain the anger in his heart and he didn’t want to cause trouble. however, this matter was not something he could endure.

Wang Sheng laughed over there: “Aiyo, are you angry? Ask your gold-master to help you out. He is so willing to spend money for you, he must love you very much, haha-“

Wang Sheng’s smile came to an abrupt end, because Su Yuli came over with a glass of wine and threw it all over his face.

Wang Sheng gave a shout and glared at Su Yuli: “What are you doing?”

Su Yuli replied: “What? Didn’t you want to see me? I’m here.”

He pulled Ding Yuan behind him and said to Wang Sheng: ” Oh, by the way, there is no gold master. I’m in a serious relationship with Xiao Yuan. Grandmother isn’t in good health. What’s wrong with the future grandson-in-law doing filial piety? It’s you, where did you hear that? You’re spraying manure here at random. Believe it or not, I’ll beat you to death. “

Su Yuli’s momentum was too strong, and Wang Sheng didn’t dare to act rashly for a while, so he stayed there.

After Su Yuli finished fighting Wang Sheng, he turned to Ding Yuan, his voice was neither too loud nor too low, so that everyone around could hear it, “Xiao Yuan, I just wanted to come to see you and surprise you. Who knew that, I would see this melon bullying you.”

Wang Sheng said angrily: “Who do you think is a melon?”

Su Yuli’s eyes are sharp: “Whoever answers the question is who.”

“You…”

No one expected the matter to development like this. Taozi sat there, her face pale. She whispered: “It’s over, we went out to play together on Christmas, and Xiao Jin was buried.  Mr. Lin had a lot of things to worry about so he didn’t care about me. I chose the bar this time, and Xiao Jin has a boyfriend. I don’t know how the president will feel when he finds out. “

Sasha thought for a while, and whispered, “Sister Taozi, President Lin should tie you to a stone and sink you in a pond.”
 

Taozi covered her face in horror and said, “Don’t talk anymore.”

Yang Shuo said: “Xiao Jin is not an unfaithful person. He must have done this for a reason. I’ll go and have a look.”

Taozi and Sasha also got up, “Let’s go too.” Over there, Wang Sheng and Su Yuli quarreled a few times. In anger, he picked up the cup on the table and started to throw it.

Su Yuli was not afraid at all, but before he could make a move, Yang Shuo, who had come over, kicked the man down.
 

The fruit plate and wine cup on the table were knocked to the ground by Wang Sheng and made a crackling sound, just like playing music.

Fights occur from time to time in the bar, and the guests around them all kept drinking and weren’t afraid at all. They all gathered around to watch the fun, and some people even applauded.

Ding Yuan whispered: “Thank you.”

Yang Shuo turned his head and met Ding Yuan’s clear and grateful eyes.

The bar was full of lights, and the colorful light hit Ding Yuan. It didn’t give him a worldly atmosphere. Instead, it made his temperament cleaner and refreshing. Yang Shuo couldn’t help but startle for a while before saying, “That’s okay.”
 

Su Yuli whispered: “Xiao Yuan, why are you being polite to me? We have bumped into each other so many times, that we’re friends.”

Hearing the word “friend”, Ding Yuan’s slightly frowning brows relaxed, and he said softly: “Thank you for visiting my grandma last time. She was very happy.”
 

Su Yuli smiled: ” Of course. The apple grandma gave me was big and red, so sweet. I was thinking of begging for some food next time. Grandma won’t get annoyed with me, will she? “

Ding Yuan shook his head and said, “Of course not. She likes you very much.”

 

Su Yuli smiled and said, “Let’s exchange contact information later.”

Ding Yuan said: ” Ok.”
 

Su Yuli and Ding Yuan chatted warmly. And in the eyes of the onlookers, they seemed to be a loving couple. When they looked at Wang Sheng, he became even more unpleasant to the eye.

Su Yuli and Ding Yuan were chatting. Wang Sheng had already climbed up, clutching the broken wine bottle in his hand, and staring at Su Yuli and Ding Yuan viciously.

Shuo Yang stood in front of Su Yuli and Ding Yuan and said, “Back off.”
 

Alcohol rushed to Wang Sheng’s head. Feeling ashamed again, he roared and rushed out. He was furious and big. Ding Yuan took a step forward with some apprehension. He didn’t want others to be hurt for him.

Su Yuli grabbed Ding Yuan by the arm and said, “Don’t worry. Leave it to Brother Shuo. He can beat ten of this kind of weak chicken.”

The onlookers were very nervous, afraid someone would be seriously hurt. But in Yang Shuo’s eyes, Wang Sheng was full of flaws.

When Wang Sheng rushed over, Yang Shuo only leaned sideways He raised his hand, grabbed the broken wine bottle in Wang Sheng’s hand, and  then pushed him back. Wang Sheng took a few steps back and was caught by his friend.
 

Su Yuli raised his eyebrows at Ding Yuan: “I’ll just say, with Brother Shuo here, you don’t have to be afraid of anything.”

Just then, the door of the bar was opened from the outside. The cold wind came in wrapped in snowflakes. Su Yuli looked at the flying snowflakes and asked, “Is it snowing?”

Then he looked up and met the eyes of the man at the front.

It was Mu Lang.
 

Mu Lang was dressed in a tailored black suit and a black coat. He was surrounded by handsome men and women. One of the sweet-looking women was holding his arm, looking very intimate. He thought that this person was Mu Lang’s new love.
 

Ding Yuan was still laughing at Su Yuli’s words. When he saw Mu Lang and the woman come in, the smile on his face disappeared. His face turned pale, and he turned his head away.
 

When Mu Lang saw Ding Yuan, he frowned slightly, then turned his eyes away from Ding Yuan. He said with a smile, “Junior, what a coincidence to meet you here.”

Su Yuli has always been wary of Mu Lang but he hid it well and showed no sign of it.

Su Yuli said: “I came here to play with a few friends. Did President Mu also come here to relax?”

Mu Lang said: “Yes, I’m too busy recently. It’s rare to have time to get together with friends.” He said and looked at Su Around Yuli: “Suiyan didn’t come with you?”

Su Yuli said briefly: “He’s working.”

“Oh?” Mu Lang stepped forward and shortened the distance between him and Su Yuli.

He lowered his eyes and looked into Su Yuli’s eyes with an ambiguous smile on his face, “There are so many men and women like wolves in this place. You’re so cute, can Suiyan really rest assured that you are here alone? If it was me, I would definitely be reluctant. “
 

Su Yuli didn’t expect Mu Lang to say such shameless words. Did he eat the truth that his friend’s wife could not be bullied into the belly of the dog?1

Su Yuli pondered Wen Jin’s character, took a step back, and said with a smile, “President Mu, you’re really joking. I’m not alone. I’m here with friends. Besides, I’m an adult. Why should I be so worried?”

Mu Lang smiled. He seemed to have noticed the mess on the ground. Looking at the positions of Su Yuli and Ding Yuan, he knew that they were the protagonists of this farce.

After Mu Lang arrived, the bar manager also rushed over quickly. As soon as he saw Mu Lang his attitude became very attentive and respectful.
 

Mu Lang asked what had happened, and the manager called the waiter over to him.

The waiter told him what had happened. It turned out that Wang Sheng had asked Ding Yuan to accompany him to drink wine, but Ding Yuan didn’t want to. And the two sides clashed.

“So that’s how it is.” Mu Lang looked at the bar manager with a half-smile, “I didn’t know that Yeshi had started the pimping business.

“Oh, President Mu, look at what you’ve said. We’re regular businessmen. “The manager was dripping with sweat. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, “We don’t do anything illegal or criminal here.”

He pointed to Ding Yuan, who looked pale. “This child is still a student. So he’s just working part-time with us, running errands, serving wine and so on, but not doing anything else.”

As he spoke, he patted Ding Yuan, “Come and talk to President Mu.”

Ding Yuan frowned and said nothing.

Mu Lang glanced at Ding Yuan, as if he didn’t care about his attitude. He looked at Wang Sheng again and said, “Then what’s going on with this thing?
 

Wang Sheng was first scolded as a melon, and now he is called a thing. He was so angry that he could die. but Mu Lang was tall and powerful and the bar’s manager had called him President Mu. Wang Sheng was a student. His family condition’s were better than Ding Yuan’s, but in front of richer and more powerful people, he didn’t dare run rampant.

He almost choked himself to death.

Mu Lang smiled and said to the bar manager: “Yeshi is also ranked first in City A. Shouldn’t the quality of the guests be screened too? You can’t accept everything, right?”

The manager laughed with him: “Yes, president Mu. What you said is true.”

 

Mu Lang was a frequent visitor to Yeshi, and the manager knew that this person couldn’t be messed with. So he smiled and called security to drag Wang Sheng out. Then he put this person on the blacklist, so that he would not be allowed to enter Yeshi in the future.

After dealing with Wang Sheng’s matter, the manager said to Ding Yuan, “Ding Yuan, say thank you to President Mu.”

Ding Yuan looked at Mu Lang and the woman who was holding his arm intimately, and said nothing. He rushed passed Su Yuli and Yang Shuo and said in a low voice, I’ll go first. Then he pushed the crowd away and pushed his way out of the bar.
 

“Hey, this kid is so ignorant.” The manager wiped his sweat and said to Mu Lang, “President. Mu, your seat is reserved. I’ll take you there now?”

Mu Lang nodded, but didn’t leave. Instead, he looked at Su Yuli and invited him to join him.
 

Su Yuli was a little worried about Ding Yuan’s situation. After Mu Lang appeared, Ding Yuan’s face didn’t look good. Ding Yuan’s family situation was difficult, but he and Mu Lang don’t seem to have the kind of relationship Wang Sheng said.

Su Yuli, saw the birds and swallows beside Mu Lang and that he was also indifferent to Ding Yuan, and wondered if they had already broken up.

That’s fine, Su Yuli thought, Ding Yuan and Mu Lang, the playboy, are completely different people from two different worlds. They’re better off separated.

Su Yuli thought so, and said to Mu Lang: “No, I’m here with my friends. You….”

Mu Lang said: “That’s okay, let’s go together. There’s so many people.”


Because of this farce, the light in the bar was on and the smile on Mu Lang’s face was clearly visible to Su Yuli. Suddenly he was amazed by the man.

No matter what the relationship between Mu Lang and Ding Yuan was now. The person who used to be so close to him is now being bullied in front of him. He didn’t care and can even flirt with others in front of him.

Su Yuli rejected Mu Lang’s invitation again. At this moment, the door of the bar was opened from the outside, and a slender young man came in.

As soon as Su Yuli saw the person coming, he happily greeted him: “Suiyan, you’re here.”

It was none other than Lin Suiyan who came in.

Su Yuli wasn’t shy even when there were so many people here. He held Lin Suiyan’s hand to test the temperature, and said with a distressed expression: “It’s snowing outside. Aren’t you cold from wearing so little?”

Lin Suiyan smiled: “It’s not cold.”

He noticed Mu Lang not far away, and slight surprise flashed in his eyes. Then he walked over to say hello to Mu Lang.

Mu Lang smiled and said: “Suiyan, you came just in time. Let’s sit together.”
 

Su Yuli thought about Ding Yuan’s thin clothes. He scratched at Lin Suiyan’s palm, indicating that he shouldn’t delay and should leave here early.

Lin Suiyan tightened his fingers and held Su Yuli’s hand. He said to Mu Lang, “It’s getting late, and the snow is going to get heavier and heavier. So we won’t stay.”

“Have a good time,” he said with a nod.

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1.朋友妻不可欺的道理被他吃到狗肚子里去了？ This sounds like it could be an idiom or something similar but I’m unfamiliar with it. I’ve left it as a literal translation for now.