Ch 42: A Bitter Taste
However, Zhao Fangyuan and Luo Li were different. She was a friend she had made for the first time after entering society. Their relationship was extremely good at the time, and this reunion quickly rekindled their old feelings.
Xiao Yao felt like she had found her group, so she drank very heartily.
After playing until a little after ten o’clock, Zhuang Lingyun suddenly called.
He had been working overtime recently. After finishing work, he would come to the bar and take her home together.
Listening to the noisy sounds on the other end of the phone, Zhuang Lingyun said, “I’m leaving now, wait for me at the intersection in twenty minutes.”
“You go by yourself!” Xiao Yao slurred, “I’m not going home tonight! Hey? Why are you being stubborn? Fill it up, fill it up, if you secretly pour less, I’ll make you drink the whole bottle.”
“You’ve been drinking?” Zhuang Lingyun frowned. The latter sentence was clearly not said to him, “Who are you with?”
“Um, I had a drink with friends, don’t worry, go home by yourself. I’ll stay at my mother’s tonight, bye!” Yelling into the phone, Xiao Yao threw her mobile phone aside.
Zhuang Lingyun sat in the car, silent for two seconds, then called Manager Zhang.
Manager Zhang was a smart man. Hearing Xiao Yao’s conversation just now, he immediately knew what Zhuang Lingyun wanted to ask.
“Mr. Zhuang, don’t worry, they are two women, they seem to be friends of the boss. They came at around eight o’clock and had a lot of fun drinking.”
“Friends?” Does Xiao Yao have friends he doesn’t know? Or to put it another way, does she have friends?
Zhuang Lingyun was curious. He said he understood and hung up the phone, but he felt a little uncomfortable, as if he had been abandoned, sour and astringent.
Thinking about going home, he would be alone in the empty room. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He simply stepped on the gas pedal, turned the steering wheel, and drove towards the bar.
He was considering whether to sell the bar and let Xiao Yao manage a different shop.
A coffee shop? A flower shop? A bookstore? A toy store?
His mobile phone suddenly rang again. Zhuang Lingyun glanced at it; it was an unknown number, so he answered the phone.
“Zhuang Lingyun! How long are you going to hide from me? I know I was wrong, okay? I know I was wrong!” Zhong Lingxiu cried, her words slurred from drunkenness.
Both were drunk women, but this one made him feel disgusted, and he especially didn’t want to listen anymore.
He hung up without saying a word. Zhong Lingxiu seemed to guess what he wanted to do and shouted urgently: “If you dare to hang up on me, I’ll wait for you at your doorstep today. I’ll tell that woman about our affair! If I can’t tell your father, I’ll tell her, try me!”
“Why don’t you learn your lesson?” Zhuang Lingyun paused, sneered coldly, “Do you think Ban Wu will keep quiet for you? Three years in prison is not short. If he can’t take it and wants a reduced sentence, do you think he’ll reveal anything? Don’t forget, the shameless things he did for you are more than one or two.”
“You…” Zhong Lingxiu sobbed, “Do you have to treat me like this? Do you know how much pain I’m in? My heart hurts, everything I did was for you.”
“Thank you, but what I hope most is that you stay far away from me and never appear in front of me again, that’s best.” After saying this, Zhuang Lingyun hung up the phone.
He didn’t investigate, he didn’t know, this Zhong Lingxiu’s Ban Wu behind her was involved in prostitution, gambling, and drugs. He ran a casino, kept prostitutes, and trafficked drugs. He was originally a street thug. Without substantial funds, how could he have done it?
Moreover, he also had conclusive evidence of their financial transactions. If it weren’t for his father’s health and the Zhuang family’s reputation, he could send Zhong Lingxiu to prison at any time, or even… execute her.
Now, he just hoped that Zhong Lingxiu would keep her tail between her legs and not disgust him anymore.
In the brightly lit entertainment venue, as time went on, more and more people came. Under the DJ’s guidance, the bar’s interaction entered a new climax.
Men and women excitedly jumped onto the dance floor, wildly twisting their bodies to the dynamic music.
The bar holds a dance battle every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. The top three winners will stand on a high cylindrical platform to lead the dance and receive gifts from the bar.
Mobile phones, computers, or some electrical appliances, priced over 3000 yuan. Manager Zhang was a marketing expert who could achieve higher profits with minimal investment.
Now, the Missing u bar is a very popular entertainment venue in Beibin City, and it’s full every day. Competitors try to divert some customers, but they still can’t compare.
Luo Li took off her thin knitted coat, revealing a sexy dancer’s outfit underneath. She had already drunk a little too much. At this moment, she was holding a bottle of wine and stepping on the table. Her ultra-short shorts exposed a little of her curvy buttocks as she stepped on the seat, which was very tempting.
Nearby guests saw the alluring scene and whistled from time to time. Some even got closer, dancing beside Luo Li, hoping to attract her.
Luo Li didn’t care at all. She alluringly beckoned Xiao Yao with her finger, “Come on, let’s compare, see who can be the champion?”
Xiao Yao still had some sense, repeatedly shaking her head, “I can’t, we’re not in the same league, no, no dancing, no dancing…”
Before she finished speaking, she was suddenly lifted up by Zhao Fangyuan beside her and pushed directly onto the dance floor. Zhao Fangyuan joined in the fun without hesitation.
“Yaoyao will never back down! Dance! Dance!” Zhao Fangyuan jumped back and forth in front of Xiao Yao, and Luo Li also looked at her with a challenging smile.
The surrounding people made a small space, and under the raging music, they waited for a good show.
Maybe she was too happy tonight, or maybe it was because she had been drinking. Normally, she would never do this kind of high-profile behavior, but now… she started to sway with the music.
Xiao Yao had a dance background, and she was a professional belly dancer. Following the rhythm of the music, she blended belly dance, jazz, and other styles together.
Luo Li was not to be outdone, directly hugging a pole, slithering up and down like a water snake. Soon, they became the focus.
Zhao Fangyuan cheered here for a while, and then ran to the other side shouting “So cool!”
Luo Li was quickly defeated, and her attention was diverted by another woman in a red dress who danced a bold and seductive hot dance. But more and more people gathered to watch Xiao Yao, and she seemed to be heading for the top three.
The woman in the red dress wanted to compete with her, but Xiao Yao originally just wanted to play with Luo Li and didn’t intend to win any ranking; the bar was hers, so she didn’t care about the rankings at all.
When Luo Li stopped, Xiao Yao stopped too, held her hand, and returned to their booth with Zhao Fangyuan.
“Xiao Yao, you’re amazing!” Zhao Fangyuan’s face turned red from drinking, her round face was red like a big apple, extremely tender and alluring.
Xiao Yao pinched her cheek and said with a smile, “Of course, look at what your sister studied.”
Luo Li touched her stomach and exclaimed, “What’s in here? How can it be like waves? I want to learn too.”
Xiao Yao was ticklish and slapped her hand away. The three of them sat together and continued drinking.
After the lively performance, people kept coming to chat up Xiao Yao’s booth.
Suddenly, the bartender brought three Bloody Marys to Xiao Yao’s table, awkwardly smiled at Xiao Yao, “Boss, the guests at table seven sent this to you.”
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