Chapter 97: Episode 97 Happy Halloween12 Chapter 97: Episode 97 Happy Halloween12 As Zhou Xueyin had expected, Ruan Ying also saw the post disparaging the event and thus mobilized his connections, zealously promoting the tolerance, magnanimity, and inclusiveness of the 51buy forum on various occasions.

[In today’s society, why are we always so scrutinized? We’re just living in our own circles, and we haven’t harmed anyone else. Why can’t people be more tolerant?]

[Exactly, it’s just an event. Anyone can join. It’s just about registering your ID card, how did it come to eating spoiled food? Don’t you register your ID card when buying a train ticket home?]

[Obviously, some people have malicious intentions, and they assume everyone else is the same! 51buy is doing great! I’m really looking forward to this event!]

There were many more such praiseful responses, complimenting 51buy while also attacking the original post for being biased and having malicious intentions.

“Let the internet trolls be handled by internet trolls; we just need to do our work well, as long as we don’t let down the people who pay,” said Zhou Xueyin, her conscience clear.

Since Halloween fell on a Monday, the costume event was set for the night before Halloween’s eve, Saturday the 29th. This way, even if they returned home late and slept in, it wouldn’t interfere with work on Monday.

Although the number of registrations exceeded the expected 100 people, it was still within the capacity Ruan Ying’s bar could handle.

That evening, Zhou Xueyin and the other staff members also attended the event.

The people really got into the spirit, painting their faces as white as possible and even drawing bloodstains at the corners of their mouths with lipstick.

There were even a few with special-effects makeup, dressing up like zombies from a horror movie.

You wouldn’t believe it, but a sudden turn around could really scare someone into screaming.

Ruan Ying then dressed up as the Vampire Countess, wearing a luxuriously long gown of red and black, sporting an overly large wide-brimmed hat, and holding a black cat toy, exuding nobility and elegance.

“Today, I’ve prepared sparkling wine for everyone! The alcohol content isn’t high, but still, be careful! Don’t drink too much!” Ruan Ying, holding a microphone, stood on the small stage in the center of the venue, “Let the music play! Let’s spend this night full of horror and fun together!”

With the lively music playing, the venue erupted into life with dancing, drinking, chatting, and even people lining up to form a conga line; it was more than just lively.

“Go on, you guys go have fun too; I’ll keep an eye on things,” Zhou Xueyin told her employees to relax, “Those who want to play can stay; those who don’t can sit in the VIP room to drink or sing.”

As for herself, she needed to keep a constant eye on the venue to ensure nothing went wrong.

“Why aren’t you joining in?” asked Wei Jingzhu, dressed as an ancient castle butler, as he approached.

“I’m working here…” Zhou Xueyin shrugged helplessly.

“It must be tough; I’ll keep you company…” Wei Jingzhu didn’t know many people here and wasn’t part of this circle.

Li Ranxu and Ding Wuping had gone abroad to study, Zhao Kai didn’t like these kinds of events, and others were far away in their hometowns. Thus, he was left on his own, continuing to strive in this city.

“Yao Shanshan? How come you’re here too?” Guo Yu spotted Yao Shanshan hopping around in the crowd from a distance.

He then made his way over, “crossing mountains and seas.”

“Guo Yu? Long time no see!” Yao Shanshan had a bit of sparkling wine and was slightly tipsy, speaking with a giggly tone.

“Long time no see, long time no see… I thought you weren’t interested in these kinds of events,” Guo Yu made small talk.

“Hehe, did you see that banner? I, I Yao Shanshan painted it! How about it? Impressive, right?” Instead of answering Guo Yu, Yao Shanshan pointed at the painting above the bar, urging Guo Yu to take a good look.

“Impressive! Impressive! How much have you had to drink?” Guo Yu, peering through the flickering lights, saw Yao Shanshan’s flushed face and worried she might have had too much.

“Not, not much really! Just two bottles, it’s only sparkling wine, no worries! Burp…” Yao Shanshan said, belching mid-sentence.

“Come with me… I’ll take you home!” Guo Yu really couldn’t rest easy, wanting to take her home.

“I’m not going home! Yinyin, kk, Jixiang are all here! We’ll head back together when it ends. You don’t need to worry, bye~” Thinking Guo Yu was leaving, Yao Shanshan quickly waved goodbye to him.

Although Yao Shanshan mentioned being with friends, Guo Yu didn’t see anyone else around—maybe they were somewhere else in the venue—so he willingly became her guardian.

This place is a gay bar, but whether the attendees were from that community wasn’t certain. Guo Yu, afraid that Yao Shanshan might get hurt again, decided to stay by her side the entire time.

Suddenly, the dim bar lights flared on, and the laser lights were turned off, but the music was still playing.

“The music! Turn off the music first! Who’s in charge here?” Two patrol officers shouted through a megaphone.

Wei Jingzhu quickly ducked behind the bar and turned off the deafening sound system.

“Ah, sir, I thought it was someone else. What brings you here?” Ruan Ying, sensing something amiss from the two men’s demeanor, quickly pulled out a pack of cigarettes and handed it over, “Ah, sir, we’ve reported tonight’s event already…”

“It has been reported, but we received a tip-off that there might be underage attendees tonight, so we came to check…” The patrol officer sternly refused the cigarettes.

“I swear, it’s the honest truth! Come and see…” Ruan Ying showed the notebook with the recorded information of everyone who came to the bar that evening to the police officer, “Look, this is the ID information of everyone who attended our bar tonight…”

“Old Zhang, there’s trouble!” Just then, a young patrol officer ran into the bar in a panic.

“What’s the rush? Is your butt on fire?” Old Zhang was still flipping through the notebook, “How many times have I told you, don’t be so jittery, don’t you ever learn!”

“Old Zhang, it’s not me being panicked, any later and it could cost lives!” The young patrol officer looked at the unflustered Old Zhang, nearly ready to cry, “The bar two streets over, there’s been an incident!”

“An incident? What kind of incident could there be? Did they also have an event tonight?” Zhang squinted at the young officer with a frown.

“I don’t know, but someone dialed 110, saying there’s a fire alarm going off in that bar…” The young officer took the notebook from Zhang’s hands and handed it back to Ruan Ying, “I know, your bar is fine! We can’t afford to delay here… go on! Sorry for the intrusion!”

The police officers came abruptly and left just as mysteriously.

“Xiaowu, go see what happened.” Ruan Ying’s curiosity had been piqued, and he knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight if he didn’t find out what exactly had happened at that other bar.

“All right, all right! False alarm! Everyone, continue! Continue!” Ruan Ying had Wei Jingzhu turn off the lights and turn on the sound system, and everyone resumed their unrestrained revelry as if nothing had happened.