Chapter 57 Chen Zhi's Secret
Now that they were out, the two of them naturally wouldn't go home so soon. Chen Wangshu smiled as he watched the cart carrying Li Si to another place for a tour, and said, "Since we're here, how about Azhi taking me around Moyun City? I'm not very familiar with this place yet."
When Chen Zhi saw her cousin's beautiful face with a gentle smile, her mood was completely different.
Before she left the house this morning, she was still full of resentment towards others, thinking that she must teach this dishonest and unruly woman a lesson, but now she is convinced by just a few words from others... No wonder the eldest brother was transferred like this, this Shen Wangshu is a smiling fox, and you will fall into her trap if you are not careful.
She invited him so kindly that Chen Zhi dared not refuse. She said honestly, "Okay, where do you want to go, cousin?"
"No, I'll follow you today anyway." Shen Wangshu was easy to talk to.
However, these words took on a different meaning when Chen Zhi heard them - this woman must be threatening her. If she was not satisfied with the shopping she had taken her on today, she would not let it go.
But she still had the leverage in someone else's hands, what could she do? She could only swallow her anger and say, "It's just in time for lunch, how about I invite my cousin's wife to Furonglou for dinner?"
A person who has eaten someone's food should be grateful. Shen Wangshu ate her meal, so he should think twice before telling on her, right?
Chen Zhi pinched her purse and decided, "Let's go. I'll treat you to a good meal. Don't say anything nonsense when you go back. Pei Xuan is really just someone I take care of because I feel sorry for him. He is not the man I like."
Shen Wangshu reasoned slowly: "So the person you like is actually someone else, but this person is not open to the public? Otherwise, why do all your sisters think that you like Pei Xuan, but you have never denied it... It turns out that Pei Xuan is just a cover, and you don't want too many people to know who you really like."
Chen Zhi was so frightened by her words that she broke out in a cold sweat: "You...you..."
She didn't dare to say anything more. The more she explained, the worse it got. She originally wanted to explain herself, but she ended up guessing the truth!
Chen Zhi walked forward with her head down, and this time she really refused to talk to her at all. She decided that after finishing this meal, she would never have anything to do with this terrible woman again.
As the most prosperous restaurant in Moyun, Furonglou is not only a place for dining and lodging, but it is also half a brothel with additional consumer services. Beautiful girls are dancing on the central stage in the lobby on the first floor, and there are private rooms on the second floor and above. You can imagine how pleasing it is to enjoy the singing and dancing from the best perspective while dining.
"Miss Chen!"
Chen Zhi was a familiar customer at first glance. The waiters at Fu Rong Lou all recognized her. As soon as she entered the store, someone came up to greet her and said familiarly, "There are so many people now that there are no seats in the lobby. However, your private room is reserved for you, and the waiters are also reserved for you."
When the waiter winked at the last sentence, Chen Zhi almost couldn't control her expression. She secretly glanced at Shen Wangshu, and seeing that she didn't say anything, she said righteously: "This girl has paid for it, isn't it your duty to keep the room? And you, speak properly, don't be vague and make people misunderstand."
The servant was startled, then quickly responded with a smile: "You are right, you are right. Come over here with me. There are fewer people here, so I won't bump into you."
The topic was over and Chen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Wangshu, who had said nothing, was concentrating on listening to the little girl's nervous thoughts: "Fortunately I didn't ask, fortunately I didn't guess, fortunately I didn't say too much... That person should be in the academy today, so I definitely won't run into him, don't be afraid."
Chen Zhi pretended to be calm and walked in front, not noticing that the beauty behind her slightly raised the corners of her lips, and was preparing to try with interest whether she would have good luck today and catch the lover that little Azhi had tried so hard to hide.
The servant of Furong Building led the two into a private room. The incense smelled elegantly of white orchid. Chen Zhi walked in front and looked around cautiously. When she saw no one was there, she strode in and invited them with a normal look, "Sit down, cousin. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
Shen Wangshu said, “I like to eat lighter food recently.”
"Oh, something lighter." Chen Zhi skillfully ordered a few signature dishes without even looking at the menu, and then asked the servant to go down and prepare them.
It sounded very lively outside, so the two of them didn't look at each other in surprise in the private room, but leaned against the window to watch the excitement.
I don't know when the song and dance on the first floor changed. A beautiful woman with a face covered and wrapped in gauze was dancing on a red drum. Her fair skin was exposed during her movements. Many enthusiastic men were surrounding the stage, throwing lottery tickets at the stage.
"What is this? An auction?" This scene reminded Shen Wangshu of a gigolo club he had seen when he was traveling to an island country before. The one who received the most money from customers was the Oiran, and the biggest sponsor could book the Oiran to spend the night with him.
Chen Zhi nodded, "That's about right. Every half month, there will be three people competing for the title of Oiran in Furong Building. They can be dancers and singers who have sold their bodies here, or they can be servants and prostitutes. In short, anyone who has sold their bodies here can participate. The three of them will take turns to perform their talents. The one who gets the most votes will compete for the indenture after seven days, and the one with the highest bid will win."
“You know a lot about this,” Shen Wangshu said casually.
Chen Zhi immediately denied it nervously: "Everyone who comes here often knows it! It's not just me who knows it."
"Okay, okay."
The beauty dancing on the drum has finished her performance, and the audience sat back in their seats with a sense of unsatisfied desire, waiting for the next one to come on stage.
The next one was a young man in blue, with fair and handsome features. But the moment he appeared, Chen Zhi's expression suddenly became strange, and she even broke the wooden window frame that the two of them were holding on to!
Shen Wangshu was startled by the noise, and when he turned around, he saw Chen Zhi's face flushed, her eyes filled with anger, and she didn't notice the blood dripping between her fingers, she just stared at the young man in green playing the piano on the stage.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Wangshu took her hand off the window, frowned, and called Chen Zhi's maid to get water and clean cloth: "Do you recognize the man downstairs?"
Chen Zhi was about to rush out angrily, but was stopped by Shen Wangshu and warned: "Although I don't know what happened, people often do things they regret when they are angry. Chen Zhi, do you really want to go out?"
Being stopped by her, Chen Zhi stopped with red eyes, but refused to say anything. Her gaze remained on the stage, as if she wanted to stare a hole through people.
The maid behind Chen Zhi came back and helped her master treat the wound with a nervous look on her face. Shen Wangshu heard the maid's inner voice: "Oh my God, why is Mr. Bai on the stage...Hasn't he been redeemed by the girl a long time ago to study? What's going on!"
Shen Wangshu: “…” Okay, so that’s what happened.
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