Jiang Yin actually didn’t know how to mix drinks, but Qv Si Nan had once told her that she had two ways of bartending. One was simply to complete an order—just making drinks step by step with basic techniques according to proportions.
The other was used to attract customers, known as show bartending.
This method was tiring, and if customers specifically requested it, they had to pay extra—the extra money counted as her tip, and the bar didn’t take a cut.
So she rarely performed for customers for free.
At the time, Jiang Yin had even thought she was full of herself, acting like those few tricks were treasures. To put it bluntly, it was just selling her skills.
But she had to admit…
It did look good.
Under the dim bar lights, her gaze was focused, her expression serious, not flashy for the sake of showing off, but dazzling like an acrobatic performance.
Even slicing a lemon was fluid. The tall, long-haired woman held the shaker in both hands, shaking it so the ice clinked against the glass, making a pleasant rustling sound.
The icy blue highlights hidden in her hair shimmered with her movements, like a flowing glacier.
Yellow-green liquor poured into the goblet. She added a straw and lemon, gently pushed it with the tips of her right index and middle fingers, and looked at the white-haired girl with a soft, earnest gaze. The icy expression melted in an instant, revealing a gentle smile.
“Your Mojito.”
The way she mixed the drink was beautiful, and so was she. In this place overflowing with desire, that one smile was the ultimate temptation, an extreme flirtation to the senses. If it had been any other girl, her heart might have skipped a beat.
In fact, Qv Si Nan really had seduced quite a few young women with that move—many were loyal customers and… one-night girlfriends.
Yes, Jiang Yin knew this scumbag t’s true nature too well. Back when their relationship was still decent, he had personally witnessed Qv Si Nan hook up with a stranger, a college student, from first meeting to checking into a hotel in just two hours.
So she wasn’t affected at all—in fact, she almost couldn’t keep a straight face.
It felt like your best bro suddenly slicked back his hair, squeezed into an ill-fitting suit, put on makeup and a dress, then tried to act mature in front of you, spreading his feathers like a peacock and using every trick in the book—pretending not to care while trying to show off.
He even practiced his pick-up lines and poses right in front of you back in the day.
Jiang Yin was already giving it her all not to laugh.
Reminder: this scumbag t has a girlfriend. Although her super-rich Little Princess girlfriend didn’t seem to care about Qv Si Nan’s antics, she was still a confirmed girlfriend.
‘This guy is rotten as ever.’
Jiang Yin raised her glass, took a small sip, and clapped with an admiring expression.
“Awesome!”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
Qv Si Nan bowed gracefully.
“Then, please allow me to excuse myself for a moment to serve other customers.”
Seduction by Retreat.
From the lingering look in her eyes before leaving, Jiang Yin could tell this was a deliberate tactic.
But it was just as well—she needed some time to complete her patrol mission too.
No rush. She had plenty of time to play with the old maggot.
Holding her drink, Jiang Yin pretended to be curious, wandering around the bar. She even watched a performance at the stage in the center. Only after seeing no reaction from her bracelet did she quietly sigh in relief.
After hearing the news earlier in the evening, patrolling alone in a bar where weirdos gathered was a bit scary.
Luckily, her luck wasn’t that bad—she only detected a few faint traces of resentment that would dissipate by the next day. Not worth worrying about, just mark them on the app.
But in a bar, danger never came only from weirdos.
“I’m sorry, I don’t drink with strangers.”
She’d only made it halfway through the card seat area, planning to return to the bar counter to tease Qv Si Nan, when Jiang Yin unexpectedly ran into trouble.
Well, it wasn’t exactly serious—just a group of drunkards insisting she drink with them.
Honestly, in social places like bars, inviting a pretty girl for a drink was normal. Some girls even came just to score free drinks and post photos with card seats on their social media.
Going to a hotel together after drinking was nothing unusual.
As long as it was consensual and not a monetary transaction, nobody cared.
Bars these days weren’t the chaotic messes they used to be. Back then, monsters and demons of all kinds gathered, and fights broke out at the drop of a hat.
Nowadays, generally, if someone refused, others wouldn’t force it. People joked and chatted, and things passed quickly.
It was just that these guys seemed truly wasted…
“Don’t be so shy! You came to the bar to have fun—who you have fun with doesn’t matter!”
“You’re not into that trashy bartender too, are you!? Hahahahaha, what a waste!”
‘Ah.’
Jiang Yin looked at the greasy young man reaching for her wrist—a big, sweaty, booze-soaked hand—and felt nothing at all. In fact, she almost wanted to laugh.
People were still people. Just because society was safer and bars had become more proper didn’t mean scum had vanished.
These bastards could do all sorts of disgusting things when drunk. Over the years, she’d partied, gotten drunk, and hung out at bars so much she even became friends with bartenders. She’d seen plenty of incidents like this.
She wasn’t afraid.
Let alone now, with her physical abilities enhanced by magic—she was on a completely different level from ordinary people. Even before, she wouldn’t have cared.
She’d fought plenty as a kid; when it came to brawling, she could take on these spoiled second-gens, wasted by wine and women, no problem.
She silently sidestepped the purple-haired, long-haired, cigarette-chomping punk who thought he was cool, shot a contemptuous glance at his lower body, smirked, and turned to leave.
“I’m not interested in seeing your little toothpick~”
“What did you say!?”
Whether it was her disdainful look or the words themselves that set him off, the purple-haired guy staggered after her, reaching out as if to grab her shoulder.
Jiang Yin had been waiting for this. As a Magical Girl, even as a trainee, she was a public servant now. Randomly beating up civilians was against the rules and would get her disciplined.
But if it was self-defense, it was fine.
Reason?
No reason—she just found this jerk annoying.
The white-haired, purple-eyed girl narrowed her eyes, timing her move to catch the purple-haired man’s hand and twist it back with a punishing punch to teach him a lesson.
But in the next moment, she was pulled aside.
A wave of alcohol mixed with fruity fragrance and a soft yet firm touch washed over her.
‘Crap, now she’s showing off.’
“Security, security! Someone’s harassing a female guest here.”
Qv Si Nan pressed the communicator hidden under her long hair.
Soon, four security guards who’d already noticed the commotion hurried over, escorting the now sober and cowardly young men outside. Despite their bravado, they only muttered curses to save face.
“Are you hurt?”
“I’m sorry for the unpleasant experience.”
“As an apology, how about I buy you another Margarita?”
Jiang Yin: “….”
I think you just want to get me drunk so you can take advantage of me.