After work, Du Ming sent Yun Cai back home as usual. After staying at home for a while, he felt bored and said goodbye to Yun Cai, deciding to go out for a stroll.
After wandering around for a while, Du Ming chose a bar that looked nicely decorated and decided to go in and have a couple of drinks to relax.
Du Ming walked up to the bar and ordered a cocktail, at this time there was a band performing on stage, the atmosphere of the whole bar was mobilized.
Du Ming was drinking wine casually and watching the band sing when he suddenly heard someone calling his name, "Hey, Du Ming?"
He turned around and found that Bai Mei Gui was sitting at a small table not far away, waving at him.
Du Ming got up, holding a wine glass and walked over, sitting down beside Bai Mei Gui, "What are you doing here?"
"Hey? This question should be asked by me instead! How are you also here? Why aren't you at home accompanying our Cloud?" said the white rose with a tone of discontent.
Du Ming spread his hands and said, "I also need a rest, just in time to take advantage of the opportunity to rest for a while."
"Ha! You live in a mansion, drive luxury cars and spend every day with beautiful women. And you say you need to rest? Pfft."
Du Ming's eyes narrowed into a sly smile, "Isn't it a pity that the beauty is reduced by a bit? If you accompanied me every day, wouldn't I not need to rest?"
"Get out!" White Rose kicked him under the table, "Scoundrel! You'll never be decent!"
When two people were talking, the performance of the band on stage came to an end and they went off stage to rest amidst applause.
At this time, a young man holding an electric guitar came over to Bai Mei's side, "Mei, come and listen to me sing, it really surprises me, how did I perform today?"
Du Ming was taken aback, looked at the man who came over, saw that he had some exaggerated makeup on, wore somewhat unconventional clothes, and had an expensive electric guitar slung over his shoulder.
The white rose shifted uncomfortably and moved a little further away from the man, "Sorry, I just happened to come into this bar, didn't expect you to be singing here, don't get me wrong."
That young man died of thick skin and leaned in next to the white rose again, "Hehe, Rose, you're shy, I know, it's okay, women are like that, being reserved is also good, I like it."
Du Ming gave the man a cold glance and asked Bai Mei Gui, "Hey, who is this guy?"
"He's called Duan Liming, the guitarist and lead vocalist of this bar's resident band."
Duan Liming slightly raised his chin, "My dad is the chairman of Jiana Company, and I'm also a member of the board of directors. Ah, Mei Gui, who is this kid?"
Jiana is just a small business in Donghai City, not worth mentioning compared to the Song and Yue Meng families. Du Ming doesn't even put the four major families in his eyes, let alone think that a young director of Jiana Company is anything special.
"Hey, look at Du Ming," said Bai Mei with a sly smile. "This guy... this guy is my boyfriend!"
Du Ming was stunned, speechless as he looked at Bai Mei Gui. Duan Li Ming looked at Du Ming in shock, "Him? Your boyfriend? Rose, are you kidding me?"
Bai Mei looked at Du Ming with pleading eyes and whispered to him, "This person is pursuing me, but I don't like him. He still won't stop bothering me, can you help me out?"
Du Ming reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"The white rose hurriedly said seriously, 'I'm not joking, he is my boyfriend.'"
Duan Liming's face changed, and he said: "Rose, I know, is it because I kissed that woman last time? You're jealous, aren't you? You found another man to provoke me. Last time was my fault, Rose. My relationship with that woman was just a game, but I'm sincere with you. Don't be angry, hurry up and get rid of this kid. It's better for us to live in a world of two."
Bai Meiyan was somewhat annoyed, and her tone became heavier as she said: "Duan Liming, I've already told you before that I won't agree to your pursuit. Now this person is my boyfriend, his name is Du Ming, he's much better than you, so stop bothering me!"
Duan Liming's face sank, "Rose, didn't you say before that you like men with talent? And you like listening to music, I have musical talent, I can play the piano and sing for you. Can this man do it? Does he have any talent? I don't see him having any skills at all, where is he better than me?"
"White Rose said sternly: 'I say he's better than you, it means he's better than you. I won't like you, please keep a distance from me in the future.'"
Duan Liming angrily said: "I don't care! I don't believe it! He can't be better than me! You dare to compete with me?"
Du Ming was leisurely drinking his own wine, and Duan Liming said so, only to faintly raise his eyes to look at him, asking "Compared to what?"
Du Li Ming suddenly held up his guitar, "Bet on music! We'll each go on stage to perform a solo, whoever gets the most applause from the audience wins!"
Bai Mei knew that Du Ming was good at fighting, if it were Duan Liming now, he would probably have already settled the matter with a few blows. But music was something that didn't seem like Du Ming's thing, so she quickly said: "The audience here are all regulars, they're all familiar with you, naturally they'll be biased towards you, this competition isn't fair, I refuse!"
Du Ming said calmly: "Okay, then you perform first. I'll wait for you to come down and then go on stage."
"Du Ming!" White Rose glared at him and whispered, "I'm helping you, why do you still want to go on stage?"
Du Ming smiled faintly, "It's okay, aren't these just small things? Playing a guitar and singing a song, what's the big deal? You wait here for me, I'll go backstage to see if there are any instruments."
Duan Liming was met with Du Ming's challenge, nodding his head in satisfaction. "Hmm, you dare to take me on, you're still a man, but wait till later, you'll lose miserably. Come on, I'll take you backstage, you can choose any instrument you like."
Du Ming followed Duan Liming to the backstage preparation room, where there were many new and old instruments scattered around.
Du Ming glanced over and picked up an electric guitar from the ground nearby.
A person next to him saw Du Ming pick up the guitar and suddenly reminded him, "Hey, brothers, this guitar is already broken, it's out of tune now, you can't use it, change another one."
Du Mingchong shook his head, "It's okay, who says playing in a band has to be expensive and buying high-priced instruments? I can perform with a broken guitar too. What was that segment... thingy? Hurry up and get on stage, after you're done, it's my turn, and I haven't had enough fun drinking yet."
Duan Liming felt that his words were secretly mocking himself, and he muttered a curse under his breath, glaring at him fiercely before turning around and walking towards the stage, saying "You just wait, I'll make you lose so badly today!"