"Yo, little bro, where are you from? Looking for work? If you're looking for work here, I'll have to test if you're any good first!" The woman, swaying her hips, took two steps forward and charmingly approached the man in the floral suit, her eyes full of allure.
This floral-suited man was naturally Li Moyan, playing the role of a lackey collecting debts for his boss. It was a challenging role for his acting skills, as it wasn't easy to shed the inherent nobility he possessed.
Fortunately, he had acted before and had a good grasp of characters, which is why he appeared so rakishly handsome now.
He had instantly captivated the bar's proprietress.
This turn of events was completely outside Ye Huohuo's calculations. She had come to find Chen Yuan, but her plan had immediately gone awry with Li Moyan being mistaken for a "gigolo"!
He was the third young master of the Li family, and Ye Huohuo was genuinely afraid he would ruin her plans in a fit of anger.
Fortunately, Li Moyan was quite professional. Although he frowned when the proprietress's hand "patrolled" his chest, he endured it and didn't throw her out.
"Proprietress, you've got it wrong. I'm not looking for work, I'm here to collect money!" Li Moyan grabbed the proprietress's wrist and pushed her back.
"Oh, don't you get money when you have work? Little brother, don't be so rigid. With your looks and your physique, you could be driving luxury cars and living in villas in no time. What do you say?" The proprietress clearly didn't want to let such a juicy prospect slip away.
"I'm here to collect money for my boss. This little girl owes us money, and she said she could repay it by finding a friend of hers who's here. Hurry up and find her for me!" Li Moyan grabbed Ye Huohuo from his side and pulled her to the front, showing no tenderness.
The proprietress then noticed the young girl beside him.
She scrutinized Ye Huohuo from head to toe. Seeing her innocent, schoolgirl appearance, she also felt a flicker of interest. If managed well, she could become a money-making asset.
"Looking for someone? Little girl, who are you looking for?" the proprietress asked, hooking Ye Huohuo's chin with her finger, examining her face like a piece of merchandise. "You're quite pretty."
"I... I'm looking for Lu Qing! She's my friend!" Ye Huohuo pouted, looking as if she was about to cry.
"Lu Qing? She's with A Yuan. Where is she? I don't know her exact address, but you don't necessarily need to find her to make money. I can help you too!" The proprietress ran her fingers over Ye Huohuo's face.
"A young girl's skin is so tender. I was like a fresh green onion back in the day. Following me is more promising than finding that scoundrel A Yuan. What do you say?"
Ye Huohuo bit her lip. "I... I don't know you. I'm just looking for Sister Lu. She said she would help me find a way, and that I could come here to find her if I couldn't find her."
Seeing that the girl was quite stubborn and couldn't be easily swayed, the proprietress felt it would be a pity to let her go. Her eyes flickered, and she settled for a compromise. "Look, Lu Qing isn't here right now, but Chen Yuan is sleeping in the backyard. How about I call him to take you to Lu Qing?"
Ye Huohuo shivered, looking like she was about to retreat. "If Lu Qing isn't here, then I... I'll look for her elsewhere."
"What elsewhere? You've had me running around. Hurry up and let that Yuan fella take you to her. Don't mess with me anymore, understand?" Li Moyan, standing beside her, grabbed Ye Huohuo's hair and threatened her.
The pain from his pull brought tears to Ye Huohuo's eyes. She cursed him inwardly, certain that Li Moyan was taking advantage of the situation to get back at her. She vowed to pull all his hair out once this was over.
Despite her thoughts, her face remained impassive, a look of terror plastered on it. "Big brother, I understand. I'll listen to you."
The proprietress had been wondering how to keep Ye Huohuo there when Li Moyan's intervention, like a divine assist, came at the perfect moment. She couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, thinking that today, both the handsome man and the beautiful woman would be hers to devour.
Ye Huohuo and Li Moyan followed the proprietress into the bar. It was daytime, and there were no customers. The entire bar was deserted and dimly lit, giving it a somewhat eerie atmosphere.
Once inside, the proprietress whispered a few words to a server, then led them through the bar, out a small door, and to a staircase. The two followed the proprietress upstairs to the third floor.
As they passed the second floor, Ye Huohuo glanced at the dark corridor. "What is the second floor for?" she asked, her voice barely audible and trembling slightly, feigning extreme fear.
Li Moyan, if he hadn't known Ye Huohuo's true capabilities, would have been fooled by her act and taken her for a helpless, delicate young girl.
The proprietress squinted, a hint of mysterious amusement in her smile. "Perhaps it's where you'll be working in the future!"
Ye Huohuo shivered. "Working... working here? Doing what?"
The proprietress's gaze kept lingering on Li Moyan, her eyes seeming to devour him. When Ye Huohuo asked, she chuckled even more flirtatiously. "Doing what? You'll find out slowly. But this little brother, if you can make this sister happy today, what price are you willing to name?"
In the dim light, Li Moyan's undeniable aura was even more captivating. The sharp lines of his jaw were made even more alluring by the dim lighting.
The proprietress was completely smitten. She deliberately leaned closer to Li Moyan.
She wasn't wearing much to begin with. Initially, only one button of her shirt was undone. Now, at some point, she had undone another. In the dim light, her fair "breasts" were faintly visible.
She deliberately rubbed her chest against Li Moyan, her breathing so heavy that Ye Huohuo could hear it clearly. "Little brother, wearing sunglasses in such a dark place!"
As she spoke, she reached out to remove Li Moyan's sunglasses.
Li Moyan quickly raised his hand to stop her. "I'm used to wearing them. Hurry up and take us to find someone!"
His eyes, hidden by the sunglasses, glinted with disgust and a hint of murderous intent.
Ye Huohuo glanced at Li Moyan's face from the corner of her eye. His cheeks were tightly clenched, and she could guess that he was grinding his back teeth.
This young master was likely being flirted with by an older woman like this for the first time, and he was probably regretting ever coming to a place like this with Ye Huohuo.
Ye Huohuo bit her lip tightly, struggling to suppress her laughter.
Seeing Li Moyan's lack of cooperation, a dark glint flashed in the proprietress's eyes, and a cold smile curved her lips.
Soon, the three of them arrived outside a room on the third floor. The proprietress raised her hand and knocked on the door. "A Yuan, someone's looking for you!"
After a long pause, there was movement inside.
"Damn it, who's looking for me in broad daylight!"
A man in his early twenties, while pulling on his clothes, opened the door.
Upon seeing this man, Ye Huohuo secretly gritted her teeth. What a coincidence!