2 Chapter 2 Need Validation

"The room you ordered, Mr. Li," a sharp-looking man in a tailored suit pulled the curtains open to the private room and beckoned the group in.

It was not bad at all. Super fancy with an exquisite array of beverages aligned. The group rushed inside and jumped onto the oval-shaped giant sofa in the middle. In front was a glass window with the whole dance floor in view below them, definitely not something they could have afforded without the man surnamed Li.

Li Tian swaggered to the sofa and sat down comfortably in the middle. He said nothing at all but they all noticed him unconsciously beaming with pride. He was in a great mood.

It was time to start buttering him up. The ladies started first.

"Oh wow, Tian, you weren't kidding," Cass purred next to him. "You really know how to show a woman a good time."

"You must have sooo much money to spare," Lila came up closer to him, flashing her massive cleavage.

The men would have flaunted their own if they had any but opted to hype the man up instead.

"Time to celebrate the man of the hour!" Yijun went through the bottles and chose the most expensive one. He uncorked the bottle of wine causing it to explode half its contents onto the floor.

"Hahahaha! Nice one! Pour it out for all of us, Yijun!" Zexi grabbed a bunch of glasses and passed them around. He forced one into Li Tian's hand as well, ignoring the annoyed stare he got back.

The rest of them laughed and giggled as they accepted the drink poured into their glasses, all of them pretending to not see Li Tian's expression.

In the end, he was just one person. He was also someone easy to persuade with the right words.

"Oh mighty Li Tian!" Yijun started with his glass up.

The rest repeated his words with fervor, "Oh mighty Li Tian!"

They had no problems with masking their true emotions to get into his pants.

The mighty Li Tian scanned the people before him with their worshipping gazes and glasses up. He would be crazy to not be affected. Life was definitely good.

"Speak," he said loftily.

"Bless us with a few words, mighty Li Tian!" Yijun appealed with admiration. "Your subjects want to celebrate your name!"

"Hmmm..." Li Tian swirled the glass of wine in his hand. The true reason why didn't drink wasn't that he disliked it, nor that he was underage. In fact, his family was just actually very strict, especially his mother. She absolutely forbade him from drinking a single sip. He had gotten drunk once before and the result wasn't something his mother delighted in seeing. His mother was absolutely terrifying when angry. He hadn't touched a drink since.

"Come on, Li!" Zexi hollered. "One sip never hurt anyone!"

"Everyone can't celebrate without you, Tian," the girls chipped in. "We 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 you."

"Fine." Li Tian stood with his glass up. He was feeling pretty good about himself tonight. It won't be a problem if he kept it under wraps. "This is how Li Tian parties! Everything's on me tonight!" He downed it all in one go.

"Woohoo!"

"Li Tian's come to party tonight!"

"Yay!"

They cheered and downed their drinks with him.

Only Yijun went to the opening in the window and yelled at the dance floor, "Listen up everybody! Drinks on Li Tian tonight!!"

He then splashed the wine in his cup at the crowd below him.

The crowd screamed and cheered in celebration.

"Go, Li Tian!!!"

"WE LOVE YOU!!"

"Li Tian! Li Tian! Li Tian!"

Yijun smirked and walked back to the sofa. "Let's get the party started or what? I say some dancing is arranged!"

"Why the fuck did you do that?" Li Tian suddenly shoved him harshly.

It hurt honestly, but Yijun kept the smile plastered on his face. "Come on, Li! You hear that? They freaking love you!"

The chanting continued below them.

"You don't wanna douse that flame do ya? Let the Pyros be," he continued to grin at the star before him, whose glare was slowly subsiding. "I'm sure it won't chip the great Li Tian's wallet now would it?"

The singer's eye twitched.

Yijun's finger secretly signaled the other members to hop into the conversation while it was still hot.

"Oh my god, as expected of the notorious Li Tian," Lila's eyes shined.

Cass, never knowing her bounds, groped the singer's biceps. "Being able to do that is kinda hot, not gonna lie."

"Come on, Li! It's a celebration! Let's just chill and enjoy the great Li Tian party!" the compliments flew out of their mouths so fluidly that it almost became second nature.

The most stupid thing was that the obnoxious fellow was actually buying into all of it. The so-called Mighty Li Tian, the God of Fire, and controller of Pyros.

He was nothing but a spoilt rich kid.

Getting into his pocket would be a piece of cake.

Yijun grabbed another bottle of alcohol and passed it to him. "Show us how to party, Li Tian."

Li Tian narrowed his eyes and grabbed the bottle. He really shouldn't be taking in any more alcohol. But the sound of the crowd chanting his name soon drowned out his thoughts. They were waiting for him to make a gesture. They wanted him, needed him. Every pretentious thought possible budded into his mind and started to cloud his judgment. Not to mention the reverence in the eyes of his companions aroused the ego within him like a volcanic eruption.

He smiled. He 𝘸𝘢𝘴 the number one 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 in South Huaxia... Time to show the crowd who's boss.

He walked towards the window opening and gazed at the crowd below him still screaming his name. Seeing his figure caused absolute mayhem. Li Tian was actually here in the club with them!

He wasted no time and popped the alcohol bottle in hand, soaking numerous people down below. They loved it.

"Your king is here! It's time to party, suckers!!!"

"WOOOOOOO!"

The music blared even louder, with sweaty bodies crowding the dance floor in chaos.

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The night went on with loud music and the musky smell of sweat. Every time his glass emptied, it became full again. He was pretty sure he asked for tea from the private hire, but somehow his tastebuds must not have been working right.

The tea tasted not to his liking at all. He drank them anyway. He was too lazy to get up from the couch and just made his companions get it for him. He never once got up to dance, instead choosing to watch the bodies from the top as a monarch would. His companions, on the other hand, came and went, enjoying the dance floor while leaving him alone with one or two of them, usually the girls.

He enjoyed it when they spoke of his excellence but told them to shut up if they spoke too much. His head was killing him already.

"Tian, it must be so great being you," Cass tempted beside him. Her fingers were slowly circling parts of his body.

"It is," he replied while taking another sip from his glass.

"I hear you can get anything you want," she pushed her body against his.

"I can," he replied again while glancing at the glaring pair of mountains against his arm.

"I can give you-"

"Not interested," he cut her off.

"But-"

"No." he glared at her.

"F-fine..." she shrank back. That was when Lila arrived with Zexi and Yijun from the dance floor. She eyed Yijun desperately as they sat down.

Catching her look, Yijun stood back up, "I forgot something. Be right back."

"I have to use the ladies' room," Cass also got up and went out the door after Yijun.

They went to a somewhat deserted area. After making sure no one could hear them, they began to speak in whispers.

"It's not working, he ain't taking the bait," she spat with a contorted expression. A hormonal teenager like Li Tian should have been all over her natural breasts and stunning looks. He was cocky as hell and as stupid as a starfish but it was almost like, other than validation, he didn't care for anything else. Even a hot babe served on a steamy platter didn't pique his interest.

"His head is too up in the clouds," Yijun's mind reeled. "We mean nothing to him and have nothing good to offer. The only reason he keeps us around is so that he has a way to showcase how better he is than everyone."

"Then how are we supposed to take a shot at him if he won't assault me?" she whined.

Drugging him was out of the question. Tricking him to drink all that alcohol was as far as they could go in that regard. He was too high profile for them to get away with it. Instead, they had to make sure he stuck his hand out first. As for how far it went, she had her ways.

"If we can't give him an offer... then we'll make 𝘩𝘪𝘮 offer us everything he has," he sneered. "In the end, he's still just a spoilt rich kid that never got the attention from his mommy. We as his 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 will give him all the attention he needs."

"Oooh, you sound so evil," Cass giggled flirtatiously.

"Oh yeah?" Yijun grabbed her waist. "Maybe I should assault you in his stead."

"Mmm... Please do."

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