Snap—
Gu Liyan stared blankly at Qingqing, somewhat dazed by the slap she had given him.
Qingqing's chest heaved, her face was pale, and she glared at Gu Liyan with displeasure, her eyes seemingly burning with anger.
"What are you doing?" Gu Liyan asked in a low voice. "Did I do something wrong? Tell me, and I'll change!"
Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan with some surprise, then frowned. Not wanting to pay attention to Gu Liyan's insincerity, she turned to leave, but Gu Liyan grabbed her. Unable to break free, Qingqing was pulled to a secluded corner by Gu Liyan.
"Let go! You bastard!" Qingqing shouted angrily.
Upon hearing her speak, Gu Liyan quickly released her hand, looking apologetic. "I'm sorry, Miss Qingqing..."
"Hmph." Qing Qing snorted coldly. "Bringing me here, Young Master Gu, is it to be disrespectful to me?"
Gu Liyan choked, and hurriedly explained, "Miss Qingqing, that's not what I meant. I know you don't want others to know, you can speak up..."
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, Qingqing's expression changed, and she immediately rebuked him, "So, you're trying to use this to threaten me and achieve your goal? Let me tell you, I'd rather die than let you have your way!"
Gu Liyan was shocked to see Qingqing biting her own tongue. He hurriedly stepped forward to pry her mouth open, but Qingqing bit his hand instead.
"Well……"
Gu Liyan winced in pain, but Qingqing showed no sign of letting go, and instead tightened her grip even more.
A sweet taste filled her mouth, and Qingqing suddenly realized that she had bitten his hand until it bled, so she immediately let go.
Gu Liyan withdrew his hand and looked at Qing Qing, speaking gently, "Have you calmed down?"
"You, you..." Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan, not knowing what to say.
Looking at Qingqing's helpless eyes, Gu Liyan sighed with heartache, "Don't worry, I won't have any improper thoughts about anyone else, and I won't threaten you. I just... want to be friends with you."
Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan with some surprise, "Friend?"
Gu Liyan smiled and nodded. "Yes. The others don't seem very friendly and can't accept me."
Seeing Gu Liyan's lonely expression, Qingqing nodded empathetically, "They suspect you approached us with ulterior motives, so..."
Seeing Gu Liyan's gaze fall further, Qingqing quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, they can't accept you so quickly just because you're a man. They're all really nice people..."
Gu Liyan looked at Qingqing and asked with a serious expression, "Including Lan Ying?"
Qingqing was taken aback, her face stiffening. "Actually, she has many good points too, unlike me..."
Gu Liyan said very seriously, "You're wrong. It's you who's different from them!"
Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan, his clear purple eyes captivating her gaze, as if she were already deeply drawn into them and unable to extricate herself.
"Sorry, I have something to do, I have to go now." After some time, Qingqing came back to her senses and hurriedly spoke.
Before Gu Liyan could speak, Qingqing turned around and ran away.
Gu Liyan watched her retreating figure and suddenly smiled, "Your blushing face is so cute..."
—Bang!
Qingqing closed the door, her chest heaving.
"Oh my god, what's wrong with me? Why is my heart beating so fast? My face is so hot..." Qingqing covered her face, not knowing what to do.
Just then, singing came from outside, and Qingqing knew that Lan Ying, the host, had already started the show.
...
Gu Liyan was actually quite curious about the talents of the extraordinary women in the brothel, so he sat on the second floor and watched Lan Ying below the stage.
Her voice was clear and melodious, like a lark's, and her pure and lovely appearance revealed her unique charm.
The audience applauded enthusiastically, repeatedly shouting "Full!"
"My lords, today's performance is over. Which of you would like to drink the first cup of wine?"
Lan Ying raised an eyebrow and swept her gaze across the crowd with a seductive air.
"I want the first bowl, one hundred taels!"
"Tch, what a poor man. I'll give you a thousand taels."
"You only deserve the first two bowls of wine. I want the third bowl, ten thousand taels!"
"Miss Lan Ying only appears once in a long while, I must support her, I'll give 100,000 taels!"
"One million, I love Sixth Sister, no explanation needed!"
The bidding subsided at this point. A middle-aged man with a large build, who was sitting in the front row and playing with an iron ball in his hand, looked at Lan Ying with a lecherous gaze. He slowly stood up and said arrogantly, "Ten million!"
After saying that, he stood up, looked at Lan Ying, and said with a lewd smile, "Miss Lan Ying, have you considered what I said two weeks ago?"
Upon seeing the fat man, Lan Ying's expression immediately changed. This man was a fourth-rank marquis, holding a high position and great power. Every time Lan Ying appeared, the fat man would show his support and ask the same question.
Seeing the change in Lan Ying's expression, Gu Liyan looked at the fat man with some surprise.
"Miss Lan Ying, I, Guo Furen, asked you when you first performed that you would be willing to become my second concubine. You said you would consider it. I wonder what your decision is now?" Guo Furen looked at Lan Ying with a lecherous gaze.
Lan Ying's face darkened. She could refuse Guo Furen once or twice, but this guy had a nickname—"Three Refusals and the World Is Gone."
No matter who it is, he only gives face twice. Once, someone refused him three times, and that person's entire family disappeared the next day.
Lan Ying didn't know why he was targeting her, but this time she probably couldn't refuse.
However, just as Lan Ying was about to speak, a voice came from the second floor, "Brother Guo, what refined taste you have, coming to this brothel. I wonder if Madam Guo is aware of this?"
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