Rebirth Begins with Rejecting my Childhood Friend - Chapter 516

The two of them continued eating, drinking, and chatting.

Xu Xiuwen found that Li Heng was actually quite to his liking.
Despite being the child of a high-ranking official, Li Heng was very easygoing.
They had many topics in common, but the one they talked about the most was women.

Maybe it was the alcohol talking, but Li Heng even asked how he ended up with his aunt, Li Haimei, considering their age gap of more than ten years.

Xu Xiuwen didn’t explain in detail, just smiled and said, “You don’t understand the charm of a mature woman.”

Li Heng shook his head. “I really don’t. I just like young ones. That smooth, supple skin—how can mature women compare?”

Xu Xiuwen shook his head. “If your aunt hears you saying that, you’re done for.”

Li Heng was startled. “Xiuwen, you wouldn’t tell her, would you?”

“I wouldn’t.”

“You’re a real bro! Let’s have another drink.”

Li Heng filled his own bowl with more liquor, raised it, and toasted Xu Xiuwen.
Xu Xiuwen could only go along with it.

Before they knew it, they had finished all five bottles of the special rice wine.

After drinking so much, Xu Xiuwen only felt his body heat up.

At that moment, Li Heng’s phone suddenly rang.
He took it out, answered the call, and started talking.

“Alright, alright, I got it. I’ll be there soon.”

Li Heng put down his phone and turned to Xu Xiuwen, his face flushed red from the alcohol.
With a wide grin, he said, “Xiuwen, I’ll take you somewhere else later.”

“Where to?”

“A bar. I’ll introduce you to some of my friends.”

Xu Xiuwen guessed that Li Heng’s friends were probably from the same kind of background as him.
As the saying goes, more friends mean more opportunities.
So, he didn’t refuse.

He raised his bowl. “Alright then. We’re pretty much done eating. Let’s finish this last bowl, and that’s it for the night.”

“Deal. One last bowl.”

After downing their final drink, Li Heng called for the bill.

He pulled out a blue card and handed it to the waitress.

The transaction was swift.
The waitress returned with the card, holding it with both hands as she handed it back to Li Heng.

Perhaps noticing Xu Xiuwen’s gaze, Li Heng explained, “This is a VIP card for this place. Only people with this card can dine here. If you like it, you can have it.”

Xu Xiuwen chuckled and waved his hand. “No need. It’s useless to me.”

Then, Li Heng drove him to the bar.

The place was in a rather secluded location,
but the parking lot was packed with all sorts of luxury cars.

Upon entering the bar,
Li Heng headed straight for a private room on the second floor.
Xu Xiuwen followed alongside him,
his gaze casually sweeping over the waitresses they passed along the way.

No wonder this was the capital—
even the waitresses were of a higher caliber than elsewhere.

They were all young, stunningly beautiful,
with curvy figures, ample assets, and slender waists.

Any one of them could easily be the campus belle at a university.

Upon reaching the private room,
Li Heng flipped on the lights.

The sudden brightness interrupted everything that was going on inside.

Xu Xiuwen took a casual glance around—
the room was full of young people, both men and women.

When the group saw Li Heng, one of the men laughed and said, “You finally made it! I thought you chickened out and wouldn’t dare to come.”

Li Heng glanced at him and chuckled. “Why wouldn’t I come?”

“Who was the one who drank until he puked last time? I thought you were scared of me.”

Li Heng snorted. “Last time, it was two against one. Of course, I couldn’t outdrink both of you.”

“So, you purposely brought someone with you tonight. What, planning to drink as a team?”

Since the guy brought it up, Li Heng went with it. “Might as well introduce you all—this is Xu Xiuwen, my aunt’s boyfriend. You better show some respect.”

“Him? Your aunt’s boyfriend? How old is he? And isn’t your aunt the one who’s been away for over a decade?”

The man clearly didn’t believe it, and the others also looked doubtful.

Li Heng rolled his eyes. “Believe it or don’t. Up to you.”

Seeing his attitude, the group, including the guy who had spoken, started to believe him.

After that, they each greeted Xu Xiuwen, and Li Heng introduced them by name and background.

The man who had spoken earlier was Ma Pengyi, whose father was a director in some bureau.

Before finishing, Li Heng added, “Don’t take them too seriously. They’re all childhood friends of mine. But they’re terrified of my aunt—seeing her is worse than seeing their own mothers.”

Xu Xiuwen laughed at that. “Li Haimei was that scary when she was younger?”

“Not scary, just… too fierce. Terrible temper. If something ticked her off, she wouldn’t hesitate to throw hands.”

“Hah… Never would’ve guessed.”

Hearing that, Li Heng looked at him in surprise and lowered his voice. “Wait… My aunt has never hit you?”

“Nope. We haven’t even had a single argument.”

Li Heng fell silent for a moment.

A minute later, he said, “Xiuwen, you’re impressive. Even someone like my aunt is completely tamed by you.”

Ma Pengyi, overhearing their conversation, chimed in, “If you can handle his aunt, I respect you already. I’ll drink to that!”

He grabbed a bottle from the coffee table, poured a drink for himself and Xu Xiuwen, and raised his glass for a toast.

Xu Xiuwen couldn’t refuse and had to drink along.

Once you pick up a glass, putting it down isn’t easy.

Now that they knew he was Li Haimei’s boyfriend, Li Heng’s friends were incredibly warm and respectful toward him.

One after another, they all came to toast him.

Having already drunk a lot of rice wine earlier, he was now mixing beer and spirits on top of it.

Before long, Xu Xiuwen started feeling the alcohol hit him hard.

He had no choice but to excuse himself to the restroom, temporarily escaping the drinking.

Stepping outside the private room, he quickly reached for the wall to steady himself.

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he asked a waitress where the restroom was. After getting directions, he leaned against the wall and made his way there.

After relieving himself, he splashed cold water on his face, which sobered him up a bit.

Just as he stepped out of the restroom, he heard an argument around the corner.

Then came a girl’s startled voice— “No! Let go of me…”

Xu Xiuwen wasn’t the type to meddle in other people’s business, but he couldn’t help himself.

Walking over, he glanced around the corner.

A young man had a girl trapped against the wall, gripping her wrist, and was about to force a kiss on her.

The girl was clearly unwilling, using her left hand to block the man from getting closer.

But there was a clear difference in strength.

Seeing that she was about to be forcefully kissed, she suddenly turned her head and spotted Xu Xiuwen behind the man.

Her eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately shouted, “Brother Xiuwen, help me!”

At that moment, Xu Xiuwen also recognized her—she was one of the people in the private room earlier, one of Li Heng’s friends.

Her name was Fu Mengrui.

He hadn’t expected her to be someone he knew.

That left him with even less of a reason to ignore what was happening.

“Let go of her!” Xu Xiuwen shouted at the man.

The man stopped and turned around with a furious expression. “Get lost!”

After cursing, he turned back, about to continue what he was doing.

Seeing that he had no intention of stopping, Xu Xiuwen acted without hesitation.

He grabbed the man’s wrist and, using sheer strength, forcibly pried his hand off Fu Mengrui’s wrist.

With the chance to escape, Fu Mengrui quickly ran from the man’s side and hid behind Xu Xiuwen.

Seeing that she was safe, Xu Xiuwen let go of the man’s wrist.

But as soon as he did, the man swung his left fist at him.

“Watch out!”

Fu Mengrui saw it and immediately shouted a warning.

Xu Xiuwen had already noticed the attack.

He quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the punch.

Since the man’s momentum was still carrying him forward, Xu Xiuwen seized the opportunity—he lifted his foot and delivered a powerful kick to the man’s waist.

The man was sent sprawling to the ground.

Had Xu Xiuwen been completely sober, his balance would have been perfect, and he would have remained firmly on his feet after that kick.

But with all the alcohol in his system, his control over his body wasn’t as precise as usual.

Although the man was knocked down, Xu Xiuwen himself also lost his balance and started to fall backward.

Fortunately, Fu Mengrui was right behind him.

Seeing him stumble, she quickly reached out and caught him, preventing him from hitting the ground.

The man, now furious after being kicked down, scrambled to his feet, ready to fight again.

But as soon as he got up, he saw Fu Mengrui holding onto Xu Xiuwen.

His eyes turned red with rage.

Xu Xiuwen had just steadied himself and hadn’t even had time to thank her when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the man charging at him again.

He immediately pushed Fu Mengrui aside, then stepped forward to meet the attack head-on.

The two quickly became entangled in a fight.

Xu Xiuwen took a punch, but it wasn’t too heavy.

Seizing the opportunity, he grabbed the man’s wrist, twisted it behind his back, and pressed it down hard—completely disabling his right arm.

With his knee pressing against the man’s back and his other hand gripping his neck tightly, Xu Xiuwen had him completely subdued.

The man struggled furiously, roaring, “Let me go! You’re dead!”

Xu Xiuwen remained calm. “Apologize to Mengrui, and I’ll let you go.”

“Apologize my ass—”

The man fought desperately, but it was useless.

Instead, his shouting and struggling only attracted a crowd.

Among them was Li Heng and his group of friends.

Li Heng had originally come out just to see what the commotion was about.

But when he saw Xu Xiuwen, he was stunned and quickly stepped forward.

“Xiuwen, what the hell is going on?”

Xu Xiuwen either didn’t hear or simply ignored him.

Li Heng turned to Fu Mengrui.

She lowered her voice and quickly explained what had happened.

After hearing her account, Li Heng immediately looked down at the man on the ground.

“Xiuwen, let go of him!”

He stepped forward and pulled Xu Xiuwen off the man’s back.

Once freed, the man—Lin Chengzhi—was still unwilling to back down. He got up, ready to charge at Xu Xiuwen again.

But Li Heng quickly stepped between them.

“Lin Chengzhi, don’t be impulsive!”

Lin Chengzhi glared at him. “Li Heng, get out of my way! This has nothing to do with you!”

“Of course it does. He’s my uncle-in-law. You’re not allowed to touch him!”

Lin Chengzhi froze.

He looked skeptical. “What did you just say? He’s your uncle-in-law? Which aunt of yours?”

“I only have one biological aunt. Who else could it be?”

Lin Chengzhi’s pupils dilated in disbelief.

But after a moment, he started to accept the reality.

The anger on his face subsided a little, but there was still resentment in his expression.

“Even if he’s your uncle-in-law, he hit me. I need to settle this.”

Before Xu Xiuwen or Li Heng could respond, Fu Mengrui suddenly stepped forward.

“Lin Chengzhi, can you stop making a scene?”

Her words immediately drew Lin Chengzhi’s attention.

He glared at her. “You think I’m making a scene?”

“Who else if not you?”

“Fine, fine…!” Lin Chengzhi was furious.

“Since you say I’m making a scene, I’ll leave right now. Don’t regret this.”

“Just go already. I don’t want to see you.”

With that, Lin Chengzhi stormed off.

Li Heng dispersed the crowd of onlookers.

“Xiuwen, are you hurt?”

“I’m fine. Who was that guy?”

“Him? He’s Fu Mengrui’s boyfriend.”

Just as Li Heng finished speaking, Fu Mengrui cut in.

“Li Heng, don’t talk nonsense. He’s not my boyfriend.”

“Everyone knows about you two.”

“We broke up already.”

“Broke up? Since when?”

“None of your business!” Fu Mengrui shot him a glare.

“Alright, alright, I won’t ask.”

Li Heng turned back to Xu Xiuwen. “Xiuwen, let’s go back and keep drinking. Don’t let this ruin the mood.”

Back in the private room, everyone acted like nothing had happened and continued drinking.

Fu Mengrui, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, seemed to be in a bad mood and hadn’t spoken much.

Suddenly, she stood up and walked over to Xu Xiuwen.

She picked up a bottle, poured herself a drink, then raised her glass to him.

“Brother Xiuwen, thank you for helping me just now. I’d like to toast you.”

Xu Xiuwen turned to her, slightly surprised, then said, “No need to thank me. Honestly, I shouldn’t have interfered in your affairs.”

Fu Mengrui’s expression shifted slightly.

“Brother Xiuwen… do you dislike me?”

Xu Xiuwen chuckled. “Why would I?”

“Then why do you drink with everyone else, but when I offer you a drink, you don’t want to?” Her voice carried a hint of grievance.

“Uh… fine, I’ll drink with you.”

Hearing this, Fu Mengrui immediately smiled.

After finishing the drink, she leaned in a little closer to him.

Xu Xiuwen tried to shift away, wanting to tell her to keep some distance, but he couldn’t find the right words.

At that moment.

Li Heng said, “Fu Mengrui, you’ve finished your drink. You can go back to your seat now.”

Fu Mengrui ignored him. Instead, she smiled sweetly at Xu Xiuwen and said, “Brother Xiuwen, I want to go dance downstairs. Will you come with me?”

Xu Xiuwen frowned.

What was this girl trying to do?

Was she flirting with him? Why?

Just because he helped her escape from Lin Chengzhi earlier?

Xu Xiuwen suddenly had a feeling that he might have gotten himself into more trouble than he realized.

Li Heng, clearly annoyed, spoke up, “Fu Mengrui, if you want to dance, go by yourself. Xiuwen doesn’t have time for that.”

“Hmph.” Fu Mengrui shot Li Heng a glare and let out a cold snort.

But Li Heng didn’t back down. He simply stared her down in return.

Seeing this, Fu Mengrui had no choice but to sit back down.

Once seated, she stayed quiet, her gaze fixed on Xu Xiuwen—her eyes filled with an almost pitiful sense of grievance…

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Friendly reminder: Scumbag Xu is about to get seriously drunk…