Shi Nan, clad in hot pants and a low-cut V-neck top, both sang and danced sensually.
At that time, traffic was jammed, and both Luo Yang and Qiao Zai Shui were looking towards the stage.
"She sings quite well, really sounds like a guy," Luo Yang said, leaning over the steering wheel to look outside.
Shi Nan was singing "Norwegian Forest," and her voice was remarkably close to Wu Bai's.
"There the lake always stays clear
There the air is filled with tranquility
Snowy bright moon shines on the earth
Hiding memories you're reluctant to revisit
You say a true heart can always start anew
True love can always last long
Then why do your eyes carry the loneliness of solitude
Am I merely a place for you to escape
Filling the emptiness of your feelings
...
..."
Listening to a live performance is more resonant.
Just then, three flamboyantly dressed women suddenly rushed onto the stage.
At first, Luo Yang thought they were backup dancers.
Little did he know, those three women charged straight at Shi Nan, grabbing hair, tearing clothes, and kicking, working in concert with clear purpose.
A gasp rose from the audience.
At that moment, Shi Nan was singing the lyric "Filling the emptiness of your feelings."
The curly-haired woman in a leather jacket grabbed Shi Nan's hair and shook her head vigorously.
Due to this, Shi Nan's singing became shaky, and all one could hear was her quivering, "Empti-ty-ty, ty-ty-ty..."
Then they heard the leather jacket, curly-haired woman harshly curse, "You slut..."
It was possible that Shi Nan turned off the microphone, so it was no longer clear what was said afterwards.
The audience below became rowdy, having seen a singing performance and now, they wanted to witness a real female fight. Someone even started shouting, "Take off the clothes, quick, take off the pants..."
Amidst bursts of laughter, the scuffle on stage intensified.
Shi Nan's top was torn, with her underwear faintly visible underneath.
Men from the crew tried to intervene, but it was too noisy to hear what they were saying.
Luo Yang's hearing was much better than the average person's. If the audience had been slightly quiet, he would definitely have been able to hear what was being said on stage.
As soon as the leather jacket, curly-haired woman yelled at the crewmen, they all backed off, no longer daring to step forward and mediate.
From this, it was clear that the leather jacket, curly-haired woman had some background, otherwise she couldn't scare those men off.
What was previously a traffic jam, now allowed for slow movement.
Luo Yang had once met Shi Nan and wanted to help her out after seeing this scene.
Being young, he placed great value on friendship.
He had chatted with Shi Nan before; they had hit it off well. Although not close friends, they had shared a meal together.
As he hesitated whether to get out of the car, the vehicles behind honked their horns, urging Luo Yang to move forward.
When Luo Yang looked to Qiao Zai Shui, she had already grasped what he was thinking from his inquiring gaze.
"Don't ask me," Qiao Zai Shui said.
Looking back at the stage, he saw that Shi Nan had been pinned down and was being brutally beaten by the three women.
Luo Yang then steered the car towards an empty parking spot by the roadside.
After parking the car, he said, "Little Sister Qiao, wait here in the car. I'll be back soon."
Hundreds of people surrounded the stage, several layers deep.
Were it not for Luo Yang's exceptional strength, he wouldn't have been able to make his way through the crowd.
"Excuse me, please let me through," he said politely as he pushed his way forward.
With two steps, Luo Yang squeezed to the front of the stage. The stage was about 1 meter high, and he leapt up with ease.
Suddenly a young man was on the stage, and the audience became silent, curiously watching the scene.
As he got closer, Luo Yang finally heard what the leather jacket, curly-haired woman was cursing about.
The woman in the leather jacket with curls spat out her words as she cursed, "You slut! Dare to seduce my husband, I'll beat you to death!"
Back in the car, Luo Yang hadn't thought too much about it.
Now, hearing it was a fight between the mistress and the wife, Luo Yang suddenly felt at a loss.
But having already stepped onto the stage, something had to be done.
The microphone in Shi Nan's hand had been snatched away by the woman in the leather jacket, and her forehead was bleeding from being hit with the mic.
Outnumbered, Shi Nan had no chance to fight back.
Seeing that Shi Nan's upper body was exposed, and her pants were being pulled off, it wouldn't be long before she was left completely naked.
Luo Yang had no choice but to step forward and plead, "Ladies, please stop fighting. There are a lot of people watching below, let's settle this privately."
Unexpectedly, the woman in the leather jacket fiercely retorted, "You dare to meddle, I'll beat you to death!"
Luo Yang thought to himself that she had just used this sentence to scare off those male staff members.
But this threat had no intimidation power at all and sounded completely hollow.
Seeing that Shi Nan's lower half was about to be stripped bare, and if her body were to be seen by hundreds of people, it would be shameful for Shi Nan.
Luo Yang had no option but to pull away the woman in the leather jacket first and then separate the other two women.
When Shi Nan caught sight of Luo Yang, a flash of gratitude passed through her eyes.
"Quick, put these on."
Luo Yang handed over the pants to Shi Nan and, seeing that her top was torn, had no choice but to take off his own T-shirt and give it to her.
At that moment, the woman in the leather jacket charged at Luo Yang to hit him.
To say nothing of one, even ten women like her would be easy for Luo Yang to handle.
"Big sister, she's hurt. I need to take her to the hospital. You can have a proper talk about it later."
While explaining, Luo Yang pushed away the woman in the leather jacket.
"Do you know who I am?" the woman in the leather jacket glared and asked.
Luo Yang guessed she might have some background.
Then he heard the woman in the leather jacket angrily declare, "I am Big Brother B's wife!"
Upon hearing Big Brother B, Luo Yang immediately remembered the past incidents from the bar.
The blood flowing from Shi Nan's forehead stained the T-shirt red. Sitting there trembling, she might have been more emotionally hurt.
"Big sister, I'm going to take her to the hospital first; we can talk about the rest later," Luo Yang said, helping Shi Nan to her feet.
"You dare take her away, let's see if you can survive until tomorrow!" threatened the woman in the leather jacket.
Big Brother B was also a boss in the underworld.
But Luo Yang, who never cared about Wang Yunxiong, wasn't the slightest bit panicked by a Big Brother B.
"Big sister, I'll explain personally to Big Brother B when I have a chance. But for now, I must leave," Luo Yang said, supporting Shi Nan to the edge of the stage.
He had intended to step down from the stage first and then carry Shi Nan down.
However, the three women in leather jackets charged aggressively, forcing Luo Yang to gently lay them down on the stage one by one.
Then he picked up Shi Nan horizontally and jumped off the stage with her in his arms.
The audience, seeing the blood gushing from Shi Nan's forehead, quickly cleared a path.
After putting Shi Nan in the backseat of the car, Luo Yang said, "Little Sister Qiao, you drive."
So Qiao Zai Shui moved from the passenger seat to the driver's seat.
Renmin Hospital was close by, and they would arrive in no time.
Shi Nan sat numbly in the car, her expression downcast, her eyes empty, looking as if she had lost all will to live.
Luo Yang saw this and thought to himself that if she had known the consequences, why did she begin?
Getting out of the car, Shi Nan just sat there, seemingly unwilling to move.
In the end, Luo Yang had to carry her out and then into the outpatient clinic of surgery for dressing.
All along, Shi Nan was like a clay sculpture, silent, not looking at anyone, her gaze hollow, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
By that time, Qiao Zai had gone for a physical examination, and Shi Nan's wound on the forehead had been treated.
Luo Yang paid Shi Nan's medical bills, initially planning to tell her to go back on her own.
However, considering the woman in the leather jacket and her people might be waiting outside the hospital, and if Shi Nan went out by herself, she would be beaten again.
Moreover, Shi Nan was like a walking corpse, and Luo Yang felt even less at ease.
He could only sit with Shi Nan on the chairs in the hospital corridor, and seeing her wooden expression, he sneered internally.
If she dared to be the other woman, why feel this sad?
Luo Yang wanted to throw in a mocking remark, but seeing her deeply depressed state, he held back.