Chapter 687


    After hearing what Haward said, Barrett''s expression sank. He shouted at Yuri with displeasure,


    "What''s wrong with you? Haward is your senior. Patting you on the shoulder is his way of showing


    trust and motivation, so why are you avoiding him?"


    "I-1..." Yuri looked wronged and she wanted to exin.


    However, Barrett did not give her a chance to finish. He said, "There''s no need to exin. Apologize


    to Haward!"


    As he spoke, he waved his hand and took her drink, recing it with a full ss of wine, saying,


    "Go ahead!"


    Yuri held the wine in her hand and was disappointed, but she didn''t know what to do since she had


    never really been in this position before. Furthermore, she had a low alcohol tolerance.


    Seeing Yuri''s hesitant look, Haward snorted softly and said, "You don''t want to?"


    When Barrett saw this, he frowned and said to Yuri, "Why are you still in a daze? Let''s toast!"


    Yuri''s eyes reddened. She bit her lip and stepped over, ready to drink and apologize.


    Fade, who was standing next to him, couldn''t stand it anymore. He strode over and took the wine


    ss from her hand. He looked at Barrett and Haward and said, "Yuri can''t drink very well. Let me


    drink this ss on her behalf."


    With that, Fade picked up the ss and indicated to Haward that he was about to drink it all.


    Seeing this, Haward''s eyes turned cold. Then, he snorted disdainfully and said, "Who are you? I


    don''t know you."


    The words caused Fade''s face to darken, and so did Yuri''s.


    Barrett''s eyes flickered when he saw this. He thought of how Fade had helped him once, and that


    Erasmus had brought him over. Barrett had to give him some face.


    So, Barrett stood up and said to Haward, "Haward, this is Fade Chen. He knows my teacher."


    After listening to this, Haward snorted softly, looked at Fade and said, "Since you know Elder Sun


    and Barrett, I''ll give you face this time."


    After that, Haward picked up the ss gently and took a sip. Then, he looked at Fade and said,


    "Let''s drink."


    Fade''s eyes darted around and Yuri, who was next to him, also felt his disdain. She tugged at his


    clothes and whispered, "Brother Chen, I don''t need..."


    Fade smiled at Yuri, gently pinched her cheek, and said, "Don''t worry. It''s just a ss of wine. It


    won''t be difficult for me at all."


    After he finished speaking, he took the full ss of wine and drank it in one gulp. His face wasn''t


    red nor did his heartbeat quicken. He had a great tolerance for alcohol.


    Haward noticed how intimate Yuri was with Fade,pared to how she hadpletely given him


    the cold shoulder earlier. So, Haward started sulking and his expression got gloomier.


    Noticing this, Barrett realized that Fade and Yuri must have had a disagreement with his own


    friends. They would not get along well.


    Barrett did not continue with the introductions around the room. He said to Yuri, "Miss Zhang, we


    still have something to tend to. Why don''t you go to the private room to rest up first?"


    After that, Barrett instructed a staff member to take Fade and Yuri out, while he exined his


    observation to Haward.


    Even though they kept their voices low, Fade''s hearing was good enough that he could hearthem


    very clearly.


    "Barrett, the neer you brought is pretty. But in terms of how she treats others, her performance


    was sub-par!"


    "Yes, what was that reaction to Haward when he tried to pat her shoulder? Given Haward''s status in


    the inner circle, so many women would never get the chance to be touch by Howard."


    "Haha. She''s just a little girl. She''d been fooled by that kid next to her."


    "Barrett, if it weren''t for your sake today, I wouldn''t have let this slide so easily." It was Haward''s


    voice.


    Barrett said, "I can''t do anything about it. My teacher brought him here, so I''ve got to give him some


    face."


    "Ah, your teacher is so old, and for the longest time, he had no apprentices. I have no idea what his


    thought process is - recruiting someone like her as an apprentice."


    The surrounding people immediately echoed with sighs.


    "I think Elder Sun is getting older, so he''s a little confused."


    "Maybe that little girl has some kind of rtionship with Elder Sun. Maybe he wants to do onest


    good deed for a rtive before he finally retires." "Haha. Maybe it''s not a rtive rtionship, but


    perhaps... After all, the little girl is quite lovely..."


    Then, the room burst intoughter. All men would know what theirughter meant.


    Barrettughed a few times, and then he felt that it was not appropriate to talk about Elder Sun


    behind his back. Therefore, he said, "Well, that''s it. The concert will begin soon, so I''m going down


    now."


    "Young Master An will be hereter. Please take good care of him for me," Barrett instructed.


    Haward and the others smiled and said, "Barrett, you don''t need to worry! No matter who this Young


    Master An is, we will take care of him."


    "We have to establish a good rtionship with Young Master An. From now on, our inner circle will


    be more powerful. Barrett, you are taking steps toward stardom, and you will be there soon


    enough."


    "Haha! Then I''ll leave it to you guys." Upon hearing this, Barrettughed and then left.


    After listening to this, Fade and Yuri also made their way to the private room next door.


    As he sat on the sofa, Fade couldn''t stop frowning. His impression of Barrett had worsened


    drastically within that short amount of time.


    When Yuri noticed this, she thought that it was because Haward seemed displeased with her. She


    went over to Fade. "Brother Chen, it''s all my fault. Because of me, they mocked you, and now I


    cannot be a singer anymore."


    When Fade heard this, heughed. He patted Yuri''s head, "Silly girl, I''m fine. And I don''t have the


    time to care about Haward either."


    "You like singing and you have the talent. Not pursuing your dream would be a waste," Fade


    reassured her.


    "But I don''t like what just happened today, they..." Yuri was worried.


    Fade smiled and replied, "Those people there imposed their own inner circle rules and did obscene


    things. You are different from them, and you should be yourself. Sing the songs you want to sing.


    Let me handle everything else."


    Yuri was moved and her eyes were a little red.


    Fade smiled and wiped away the tears from the corner of Yuri''s eyes. He smiled and said, "Let''s


    watch the concert. Yuri, you should learn as much as you can now and be a singer soon. I


    can''t wait to attend your concert."


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    "Okay!" Yuri nodded with a determined expression.


    Fade and Yuri were waiting in the private room for the concert to start.


    At this moment, the adjoining private room was


    very lively.


    Haward and the others had gathered around a young man in a white suit,plimenting the man


    with smiles on their faces.