Everybody Always Has a “挡箭牌 (Dǎng Jiàn Pái )”: See If You Do!

Dialogue:

Mike: Jack, xiàbān hòu wǒmen yìqǐ qù yuèliàng jiǔba ba?
Mike: Jack, 下班 后 我们 一起 去 月亮 酒吧 吧？
Mike: Jack, let’s go to Moon Bar after working, shall we?

Jack: Wǒ bù néng qù. Wǒ nǚpéngyǒu bú ràng wǒ wǎnshàng.
Jack: 我 不能 去。我 女朋友 不 让 我 晚上
hējiǔ.
喝酒。
Jack: I can’t go. My girlfriend doesn’t allow me to drink in the evening.

Mike: Nǐ kě zhēn sǎoxìng, měi cì dōu ná nǚpéngyǒu dāng
Mike: 你 可 真 扫兴， 每 次 都 拿 女朋友 当
dǎngjiàpái.
挡箭牌。
Mike: How disappointing! ___________________ .

What does Mike mean according to the dialogue?

A. Jack always cites his girlfriend as the excuse that he can’t go to the bar.
B. Jack can’t go to the bar because of his terrible girlfriend.
C. Jack always takes his girlfriend to the bar.