Shen Ke Qin had nothing more to say since the conversation had reached this point.
Seeing this, Ye Jing Qiu immediately placed the gift into Shen Ke Qin's hands. "When I saw this necklace, I immediately thought of you. It felt perfect for you, so please accept it."
Shen Ke Qin looked at the necklace in her hands and, for some reason, her mind suddenly conjured the image of the Guanyin necklace Jian Mu Bai had given her.
Why did men these days all love giving necklaces?
Shen Ke Qin returned the necklace to Ye Jing Qiu. "Jing Qiu, I can agree to consider it, but until we've confirmed our relationship, I'm sorry, I cannot accept this necklace."
Ye Jing Qiu looked a little disappointed but didn't want to make Shen Ke Qin uncomfortable. "Okay, I'll wait for your agreement and personally put this necklace on you then."
Shen Ke Qin smiled, her feelings rather complex.
By the time she got home, Shen Ke Qin was quite exhausted. She hadn't expected that having dinner with someone would be more tiring than working.
Logically, she was already twenty-two, and it was time for her to date.
Moreover, Ye Jing Qiu was so outstanding; he was more than qualified to be her first love. Yet, she didn't know why, but she always felt something was missing between them.
In the following days, she also seriously considered her relationship with Ye Jing Qiu. Not knowing what to do, she called Song Qi Nian.
Song Qi Nian only said one thing: to follow her heart.
She touched her heart and asked, but there was no answer.
Around ten o'clock that evening, just as Shen Ke Qin finished showering and got into bed, she received a call from Han Yu Nuo.
Ever since their last hair-pulling fight, they had deleted each other's contact information. Han Yu Nuo was calling Shen Ke Qin from a new number.
"It's me..."
Upon hearing Han Yu Nuo's voice, Shen Ke Qin's already not-so-good mood worsened. Just as she was about to hang up, Han Yu Nuo seemed to realize her intention and anxiously blurted out, "Guess who I saw at Jin Se?"
Jin Se was a well-known club in Jing Hua City. Its fame stemmed from the fact that all its attendants and public relations personnel were male.
Most importantly, Jin Se was exceptionally good at recruiting. The male hosts there were all stunning, embodying various archetypes: the reserved type, the gentleman type, the yandere type, the sunny puppy type, the dominant CEO type, and so on. With such a wide variety of types, it was highly popular among the women of Jing Hua City.
Han Yu Nuo was a regular at Jin Se, spending lavishly there whether she was in a good or bad mood.
Shen Ke Qin had no interest in such places. Just as she was about to speak, Han Yu Nuo's voice rang out again, "It's Jian Mu Bai."
Shen Ke Qin: "..."
Immediately after, Han Yu Nuo burst into laughter. "I truly never expected that the former bodyguard of the Shen family's little princess would stoop to being a host."
Shen Ke Qin's grip on her phone tightened slightly.
"I'm calling you because I have good news to share. Jian Mu Bai offended your family. After Chang Ming De's law firm was completely shut down, he lost his job too. Now, he can't even find a decent job in Jing Hua City and has to resort to this kind of business, selling smiles and flesh."
Shen Ke Qin's face turned grim and unsightly. She gritted her teeth in anger.
"What do you think, should I be his first customer? Although he's a bit cold, at least his face and body are good, and he should be relatively clean."
Shen Ke Qin angrily hung up the phone.
That scoundrel Jian Mu Bai actually went to Jin Se to be a host? Did Lin Zhu Yin know about his degeneracy?
Han Yu Nuo's call had completely dispelled Shen Ke Qin's sleepiness. She paced anxiously in her room, her anger burning fiercely.
Thinking of something, she took out her phone and dialed a number. "Let's go out and have some fun."
"Fun? Look at the time, do you think your parents will let you go out?"
"That's why I'm asking you to call my parents for me."
Guan Ming Xu: "..."
Half an hour later, Guan Ming Xu arrived to pick up Shen Ke Qin. He put on a placating smile for Xi Ru Xue. "Auntie, please don't worry. I'll take good care of Qin Qin."
"Okay, okay, it's natural for me to support young people going out. Just drink a little less, don't get into fights, and don't stay out too late."
"Got it, don't worry."
After exchanging a glance, they got into the car.
Guan Ming Xu was quite exasperated. "What's going on with you? You've already showered, why do you want to go out?"
"I can't sleep, I want to go out and have fun, is that not allowed?"
"Yes, yes, yes. But why call me? Why not call someone else?"
Shen Ke Qin looked back at him with a cold gaze. "Don't forget, the last time you wanted to see my sister-in-law, you used the excuse of asking me out for a meal."
Upon hearing this, Guan Ming Xu was rendered speechless.
Indeed, what you owe, you eventually have to repay.
"Alright, so where do you want to go?"
Shen Ke Qin stared straight ahead with a cold expression. "Jin Se!"
"Screech..."
Guan Ming Xu slammed on the brakes, turning back to look at her with disbelief. "What did you just say? Say it again."
"I said I want to go to Jin Se!"
Guan Ming Xu was beside himself. "My dear ancestor, anywhere but Jin Se! If your elder brother and fifth brother find out I took you there, they'll skin me alive!"
Guan Ming Xu shuddered at the thought and immediately shook his head. "I'm not going, and you're not going either. I'll take you home right now."
Seeing Guan Ming Xu about to turn the car around, Shen Ke Qin was somewhat exasperated. "I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of? Let alone the fact that my elder brother and fifth brother won't find out, even if they do, I'll bear all the consequences myself."
Guan Ming Xu deeply regretted answering Shen Ke Qin's call.
"There are so many clubs to choose from, why must it be Jin Se? Do you even know what kind of place that is?"
"I know."
"Then why are you..."
"I just want to go find some handsome young men to have fun with. If men can seek pleasure with women, why can't women seek pleasure with men?"
Guan Ming Xu was completely floored. Just as he was about to try and persuade her, he met Shen Ke Qin's cold, unwavering gaze. "If you don't accompany me, I'll go by myself. I'm definitely going today."
Guan Ming Xu: "..."
Guan Ming Xu didn't understand Shen Ke Qin's sudden whim. It wasn't until he saw Jian Mu Bai in a private room at Jin Se that he seemed to understand something.
In a club, money was king.
Han Yu Nuo had asked the manager to summon Jian Mu Bai to her table long ago. Seeing Shen Ke Qin and Guan Ming Xu enter, she smirked and waved enthusiastically at Shen Ke Qin. "Qin Qin."
As soon as Guan Ming Xu saw Han Yu Nuo, his head started to ache. The last time they met, these two had been fighting like cats and dogs, wanting to scratch each other's faces to shreds. How had they ended up meeting again?
Han Yu Nuo stood up and extended her hand to Shen Ke Qin. "Qin Qin, about last time, we both made mistakes. It's normal for close friends to pull each other's hair and fight. Let's shake hands and make peace!"
Shen Ke Qin gave Han Yu Nuo a cool look and, without returning the handshake, walked over and sat on the sofa, crossing her legs.