At Vault Night Club
The dance floor pulsed with bodies moving in rhythm, while the VIP section held clusters of familiar faces from Musical Roads.
Yang Lingyun stood near the bar, one hand resting on the counter, a drink untouched in front of him. His gaze moved occasionally across the room, scanning without seeming to.
He was waiting for Xia Lihua to arrive.
Across the lounge, Wang Nuozhi leaned against the back of a couch. Kang Minghao sat beside her, one arm draped casually along the backrest, the other holding a glass.
"You survived the reality show with me," Wang Nuozhi said dryly over the music.
"Barely," Kang Minghao replied. "I deserve an award for emotional endurance."
She snorted softly. "You? Emotional?"
"Excuse me," he said, placing a hand over his chest. "I am very in touch with my feelings."
"Name one."
"…Annoyance."
She rolled her eyes.
Before he could continue, a voice cut in—bright, amused, unmistakably foreign-accented.
"Kang Minghao!"
He turned.
