When Li Xiaolian returned to her school dormitory, she told Fang Yu everything that had happened that night.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yu burst out laughing. She teased, "Xiao Lian, you've really gone to such lengths to get that ugly guy to talk?"

Li Xiaolian was embarrassed by Fang Yu's laughter. She glared at Fang Yu and said, "If it weren't for you, my best friend, I wouldn't have paid any attention to that ugly freak! His rough stubble and stinky alcohol smell made me want to vomit. If I wasn't trying to get information out of him, who would get so close to him!"

She continued, somewhat distressed, "I'm really at a huge loss! The main problem is that I didn't get any information about Chang Jing's family at all; it seems he didn't reveal anything to Scarface."

Fang Yu frowned and said, "That's true. Chang Jing is too cautious. Judging from various signs, he does have a powerful background. Otherwise, he wouldn't have opened a high-end milk tea shop at such a young age, and the investment in the internet cafe must have been substantial. This is not something an ordinary family can afford."

Seeing Li Xiaolian's disgusted look, Fang Yu couldn't help but laugh.

She knew that with Li Xiaolian's aesthetic sense and standards, someone like Scarface was simply not to her liking. If it weren't for Chang Jing, Li Xiaolian would never have taken the initiative to seduce Scarface.

Thinking of this, Fang Yu also felt that tonight's "sacrifice" was too great, so she quickly comforted her, "Alright, there's finally new progress in Chang Jing's matter. I'll never let you seduce that kind of person again. Don't worry, I'll come up with a better way!"

Li Xiaolian felt a little relieved after hearing this. She said with annoyance, "If I hadn't found out Scarface's weakness, I wouldn't have agreed to go on a 'date' with him! When I get back, I need to take a good shower right away and wash off this smell!"

After saying that, Li Xiaolian grabbed Fang Yu's bath towel and went into the bathroom.

Fang Yu chuckled softly as she listened to the rushing water in the bathroom.

She knew that Li Xiaolian was really angry with Scarface, otherwise she wouldn't have been so diligent as to take a bath right away before going to bed.

Fang Yu thought to herself, Li Xiaolian's "sacrifice" tonight was too great. If she were to seduce that ugly monster again next time, she would probably be rejected outright!

Fortunately, this operation wasn't entirely fruitless. At least we learned that Chang Jing not only owns a milk tea shop but also an internet cafe, suggesting that this kid's family background is indeed quite impressive.

Fang Yu waited for Li Xiaolian to finish washing up so they could discuss their next move.

She believed that as long as the two of them worked together, they would be able to come up with a better way to gain a deeper understanding of the mysterious Chang Jing.

...

Scarface returned to the bubble tea shop looking utterly dejected, by which time the shop was almost closed.

The waiters on the night shift greeted him, but Scarface just gave a lifeless "Oh".

This was the first time the shop assistants had ever seen the scarred shop manager look so utterly hopeless.

However, no one dared to step forward and ask what was going on, so they could only look at each other in bewilderment.

Scarface walked to the stairs on the second floor, looked around at the staff, and found that they were all busy with their own things and no one was nearby.

The second floor has private rooms, which are specifically for guests who do not like noisy environments.

Scarface slowly walked up the stairs to the second-floor private rooms and then went straight into one of them.

Just as Scarface entered the private room and closed the door...

He suddenly became energetic, completely shaking off his previous dejected appearance!

He rubbed his hands together, a big smile on his face, and walked to the sofa in the private room. There sat a handsome young man—Chang Jing!

Scarface saw Chang Jing, rubbed his hands together with a smile, and walked over to Chang Jing, saying, "Boss, it worked! Li Xiaolian fell for it completely. Gu Ji has probably told Fang Yu everything that happened tonight. They should be planning how to get more information out of me now."

Chang Jing smiled and nodded, saying, "Well done. Guide them slowly like this. Remember, never reveal too much about me; let them figure it out gradually."

Scarface nodded quickly: "Don't worry, boss, I know exactly what to do. Right now they probably think I'm an idiot, easily fooled. I'll gradually reveal some irrelevant information to lure them deeper, until they finally realize it's all a lie!"

Chang Jing nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good. Keep doing this and see what kind of tricks they will eventually figure out."

Scarface hurriedly said, "Boss, Li Xiaolian's performance tonight was absolutely disgusting. If it weren't for this plan, I simply couldn't stand her flirtatious manner. I've been throwing up in the car for ages!"

Chang Jing chuckled and comforted him, "Bear with it. This is all part of the plan. Once it's all over, you'll naturally take your revenge."

Scarface's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he quickly said, "Don't worry, boss, I'll settle this score properly!"

Chang Jing nodded, then stood up and said, "That's all for tonight. Take your time dating Li Xiaolian and get more information. Let me know if there's any progress."

Scarface quickly replied, "Don't worry, boss, I will report everything to you. Please be careful. Li Xiaolian and Fang Yu seem very interested in you, and they might try to take advantage of you if the opportunity arises."

Chang Jing smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, I'm confident I can handle small fry like them. You just focus on your date with Li Xiaolian, I'll take care of the rest."

After saying that, Chang Jing left the private room.

Scarface watched Chang Jing leave, and only after Chang Jing had disappeared from sight did he let out a long sigh, looking up at the sky with a look of utter despair.

He deeply regretted agreeing to Chang Jing's plan. If Chang Jing hadn't promised him a reward, he wouldn't have bothered with that despicable ugly woman, Li Xiaolian!

Scarface sat on the sofa, composed himself, and then slowly stood up, revealing that idiotic smile.

He knew that a long and arduous "dating" journey awaited him, one that would be worse than hell!

However, the thought of the generous reward that would follow, and the opportunity to scheme against Li Xiaolian, still filled Scarface with excitement.

He had even planned that once the plan was over, the first thing he would do was to settle scores with this slut in front of him who had caused him so much suffering!

Scarface straightened his clothes, then stepped out of the private room and reappeared in front of the staff.

Seeing the scarred shop manager smile again, the staff breathed a sigh of relief.

Scarface waved to everyone and said, "You've all worked hard tonight. I have some personal business to attend to. See you tomorrow!"

After saying that, Scarface left the milk tea shop, preparing for his second "date" with Li Xiaolian.