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After Yang Sisi succeeded, she left the second-floor platform, and I finally had a chance to call Taozi alone. However, Taozi hung up a few seconds after the call connected. Just as I was about to call Tienan again, the inn door was pushed open, but only Taozi returned.
This surprised me greatly. I clearly remembered that Tie Nan had called me not long ago, saying that he wanted to take her to a friend's bar.
Peach also came to the second-floor platform. She seemed to have drunk quite a bit, but wasn't drunk. I lowered my voice and asked her, "Why did you come back alone?"
"Tie Nan is staying at his friend's place and won't be back tonight."
I sensed something was off about Peach's expression and pressed her for an answer: "Why do you seem a little off?"
Peach sat down, lit a cigarette, and when she was almost finished smoking it, she whispered, "We almost had sex just now. I only wanted it to be a one-night stand."
I wasn't surprised, because after working in this industry for so long, they've become very numb to relationships between men and women. I replied, "You mean, Iron Man didn't lay a hand on you in the end?"
Peach took a deep drag on her cigarette, her eyes shimmering slightly in the lamplight. After a moment, she half-covered her face with her hand and said, "He stopped at the last step. He said he didn't want to treat me like a woman he could have casual sex with... He wanted to have a proper relationship with me."
"So what was your answer to him?"
"I just want to leave behind some memories, and then forget about Dali..." She paused slightly, then said with a pained expression, "Michael, I'm the kind of woman who becomes extremely clear-headed after drinking. I know that once we start, it's a one-way street... He respects me so much because he doesn't know my past. But I'm the kind of woman who sleeps with men for money, and he didn't see my promiscuity in nightclubs. So, I can't let my feelings get involved... I really regret coming to Dali!"
I don't know what to say. I just saw the differences between people in Taozi's words. For us, coming to Dali is a long journey of life, but for Taozi, the beginning is also the end.
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