Insufficient balance

  Lin Xiaoyu couldn't calm down for a long time after leaving "Beyond Bar", her mind still filled with the passionate music she had just performed on stage.

  When the crowd in the bar had almost dispersed, Lin Xiaoyu and Yan Nan finally saw Li Zhihui and his band friends come out at the entrance of the bar.

  Lin Xiaoyu also saw the long-haired lead singer, and beside him stood a very beautiful woman. They looked like an intimate couple, and they were indeed very compatible.

  Yan Nan seemed to be quite familiar with Li Zhihui's friends, and everyone greeted her when they saw her. Li Zhihui invited everyone to get in the car and go for a midnight snack together.

  Lin Xiaoyu and Yan Nan got into Li Zhihui's Volkswagen, along with a man Lin recognized as the drummer from the band. Li introduced him as Lěizi, who worked at a small publishing house. This person named Lěizi seemed not to like talking much, after exchanging greetings with Lin he sat in the front passenger seat next to Li and didn't say another word, his eyes fixed on the outside of the window.

  On the right side of Guanghua North Road in Feicui City, there is a small road where many night stalls appear at night. This is also a great place for young people to drink and chat with friends. Eating some delicious snacks and barbecue, drinking those iced beers or throat-burning white wine, this is one kind of relaxation in life.

  Lin Xiaoyu sat around a large round table with Li Zhihui and his friends, on which some wine and dishes had already been placed. Li Zhihui introduced Lin Xiaoyu to his friends one by one.

  The long-haired lead singer's name was Yi Li, he held up a cup of white wine and nodded to Lin Xiaoyu, downing it in one gulp. Sitting next to Yi Li was his girlfriend, Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan was an outgoing and beautiful woman, she smiled and shook hands with Lin Xiaoyu, then playfully teased Yang Nuo: "Nuo Nuo, the boy you brought is really handsome, no wonder you're so cold to those little brats who've been chasing you... Hehe, it turns out you had him hidden away all along, you little girl are really good at keeping secrets."

  "Yan sister, don't talk nonsense, Xiao Yu is my good friend." Yan Nang's small face flushed slightly, she secretly glanced at Lin Xiao Yu sitting next to her, seeing that Lin Xiao Yu seemed not to have heard Yan's words, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved, while also feeling a bit disappointed.

  "Hehe, are you really good friends? How close are you?" Zhang Yan seemed to enjoy teasing Yan Nang, this pretty little sister. Yan Nang was intimidated by Zhang Yan's sly gaze and didn't dare speak again.

  The young man with glasses and a bit chubby who just found a good spot for Lin Xiaoyu and Yan Nan to watch Li Zhihui's performance is not a member of the band, but their good brother. He has made great efforts for Li Zhihui's band in his daily life. Now he is the boss of an advertising company that is not small in scale.

  There was also a bassist with a small mustache, Lin Xiaoyu didn't know what the bass was, this bassist named Huang Yongming was quite talkative, and his presence at the table added many topics of conversation.

  Lin Xiaoyu had never drunk before, although the beer they were drinking now was not very strong. But after clinking glasses with these band members, Lin Xiaoyu felt her head spinning a bit. The shock of the music she experienced earlier at that Beyond bar hadn't subsided yet, and the pent-up emotions in her heart were stirred up even more by the wine, making her want to let it all out. Lin Xiaoyu felt like finding a deserted mountain cliff where she could scream at the top of her lungs with all her might.

  At the dinner table, Li Zhihui asked Lin Xiaoyu if she liked the music just now?

  Lin Xiaoyu couldn't express her feelings about those rock songs in her own words.

  Everyone at the wine table looked at Lin Xiaoyu, a student who still had a hint of childishness, as if they had found a kindred spirit. They also had experiences of being drawn to rock music when they first came into contact with it. Seeing Lin Xiaoyu, who was also newly attracted to rock music, they seemed to see the shadow of their former selves.

  Li Zhihui downed the beer in his glass in one gulp, and patted Lin Xiaoyu's shoulder heavily: "If you like it, then that's great. Next time we have a chance, come jam with us, we'd all love to have you."

  "Really?" Lin Xiaoyu's eyes had a look of expectation, but soon dimmed. "But I don't know anything, and today was the first time I knew what rock music is."

  "It doesn't matter, the key is that you like it, you're with us, we have plenty of people to teach you, playing rock together is a very happy thing." Zhang Yan blinked her big eyes.

  "Right, Xiaoyu. Come join us, we're really looking forward to having you on board. At least I'll have another friend to chat with. I'll teach you my amazing bass skills that will shock the heavens and move the gods. Haha." Huang Yongming chimed in from the side.

  Lin Xiaoyu, this easy-going and straightforward boy is also quite popular. Even the drummer Lei Zi, who doesn't like to talk much, and the cool lead singer Yi Li are both eager for Lin Xiaoyu to join them.

  "Thanks everyone, I'll make sure to like rock music from now on." Lin Xiaoyu raised his glass and downed it in one gulp. The cold beer flowed into Lin Xiaoyu's chest, but he felt a warmth in his heart because he had just made some new friends who were really nice big brothers and sisters.

  "Come on, let's all raise our glasses for our new little brother!" Huang Yongming shouted as he raised his glass.

  Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together above the dinner table.

  Lin Xiaoyu couldn't remember how many glasses of wine she had drunk, looking at the pile of empty bottles under the table, Lin Xiaoyu knew that at least a few of them had flowed into her own belly. After drinking too much beer, she felt the urge to urinate, so Lin Xiaoyu excused herself and went to the toilet.

  Lin Xiaoyu felt her footsteps were floating, with a kind of drifting feeling, but her slightly dizzy head made Lin Xiaoyu see the road unclear. Lin Xiaoyu, who had just come out of the bathroom, accidentally bumped into someone's body.

  "Sorry. Excuse me." Lin Xiaoyu politely apologized to this man who was half a head shorter than her.

  "Are you blind when walking? Watch out!" The 27- or 28-year-old man became even more arrogant and defiant after seeing Lin Xiaoyu apologize, completely ignoring the fact that Lin Xiaoyu was a head taller than him.

  "I've already apologized, try saying one more word about my mom." Lin Xiaoyu glared fiercely at the man.

  The man was stunned by Lin Xiaoyu's gaze and didn't dare say anything. However, when he saw his two companions coming over, he immediately became arrogant again: "I'm saying something, you have a problem with it? I'm saying your mom is how?"

  The man had just finished speaking loudly and proudly, when he immediately covered his face and fell onto the table beside him.

  Lin Xiaoyu couldn't stand it when others used language to insult his own family members. Lin Xiaoyu punched that man's disgusting face with a fist. Usually, playing ball didn't lack conflicts with others, and the power of Lin Xiaoyu's fists left many people with painful memories. After drinking, Lin Xiaoyu's punch was unbearable, and the man groaned on the ground for half a day without getting up.

  Lin Xiaoyu coldly stared at the man lying on the ground, and the wine fumes in his heart made him want to kick a few more feet, but Lin Xiaoyu was not that kind of person who likes to take advantage of others' misfortune, so he didn't make a move.

  "What are you doing! Why did you hit my brother?" The two companions of the man saw their friend being knocked to the ground by Lin Xiaoyu, and after a moment's pause, they closed in.

  Lin Xiaoyu dodged one of the men's swinging fists, but couldn't avoid another man's kick.

  Lin Xiaoyu had no choice but to use her own hands to block the kick. Lin Xiaoyu was already a bit unsteady on her feet from drinking too much wine, and now with this powerful sideways kick, Lin Xiaoyu managed to block it with her hands, but was forced to retreat several steps by the sheer force of it. Lin Xiaoyu's unsteady footwork collided with an empty table beside her, and in a moment of instability, Lin Xiaoyu fell backwards onto the ground. Instinctively, Lin Xiaoyu used her hands to prop herself up against the table to steady her body, but her dizzy head made it impossible for her to exert much strength. All she could do was knock over the empty table and fall to the ground.

  The sound of Lin Xiaoyu's fight spread to Yi Li and others who were sitting a few tables away. Seeing that Lin Xiaoyu was being beaten, they immediately rushed over.

  With a wine bottle, he knocked down the man who was about to kick Lin Xiaoyu, who was lying on the ground. Another man was also punched in the stomach by Li Zhihui and bent over to hold his stomach and dry retch. This also made Huang Yongming, who had brought a wooden bench, lose the opportunity to strike.

  Yan Nan rushed to where Lin Xiaoyu was lying, anxiously asking if Lin Xiaoyu was injured. But at this time, Lin Xiaoyu was a bit drunk and unconscious. Yan Nan looked at Lin Xiaoyu's body and didn't see any wounds, so he put his mind at ease.

  "Is Xiaoyu okay?" Zhang Yan asked Yan Nang with a worried face.

  "It's okay, Xiaoyu seems to have fallen asleep." Yan Nan stroked Lin Xiaoyu's face.

  "Haha, he must be a first-time drinker, it's okay that he passed out. We should probably head out too. Get some good rest." Li Zhihui and the others came over after cleaning up those three guys.

  (First time uploading at this hour, watching the European Cup Netherlands vs Russia. Now Netherlands is one goal behind. Tonight's Netherlands made me sweat but I still have to cheer "Go Netherlands")