The kicking at the entrance continued.
Red Hair was the most vicious—leaping repeatedly to stomp his full weight onto the manager’s body.
By now, the manager’s face was unrecognizable.
Yet the assault showed no sign of stopping.
Garten Chen watched with a grin, arms crossed.
Li Yue couldn’t bear seeing her boyfriend beaten any longer.
Through choked sobs, she begged Garten Chen:
"Please stop… they’ll kill him…"
Her voice was raw with tears.
Garten Chen remained unmoved, smirking.
He lifted her chin with two fingers.
"Stop? Sure. Drink one glass with me inside—just one. Deal?"
At the mention of a single glass, Li Yue nodded frantically, gasping between sobs:
"Okay… one glass… I’ll drink it…"
Only then did Garten Chen signal Red Hair to halt.
The group filed into the nightclub.
By now, the alcohol was hitting me hard.
A wave of nausea surged.
I barely made it to the restroom before retching over the toilet.