The more he thought about it, the more excited he got. George even felt that he could make a fool out of Yuchi Shen as revenge for telling on him.
After some time, Han Muzi looked at the watch on her wrist and wondered why they had not arrived after being on the road for twenty minutes. Why did they have to travel so far just for supper? She looked at George and asked, “Is the place we’re having supper at very far?”
George waved his hand while driving. “Not far. Not far at all. It’s right around the corner. We’ll be there in no time. Don’t worry. If we happen to stay until late, I’ll bring you home. I won’t let you get hurt.”
He looked like an upright person, so he did not cause Han Muzi to be skeptical.
After a couple of minutes, the car came to a stop. George helped Han Muzi out of the car, passed the key to the valet, and took Han Muzi in. “Let’s go. We’re here.”
Han Muzi stood there and looked at her surroundings; her face suddenly changed. “Is this the supper place that you were talking about?”
Without noticing that her face had changed, he mindlessly nodded his head. “Yes. This is the place.”
Han Muzi’s face fell. She tightened her lips and stood there, unmoving. George curiously turned over and looked at her. “Let’s go.”
“I’m not going.” Without any hesitation, Han Muzi immediately turned around and left, leaving no time for George to react.
When he got back to his senses, she was already far away. He quickly ran to catch up with her. “Oh my goodness, how can you just walk away like that? I spent half an hour on the road just to get here.” George stood in her way, stopping her from walking any further.
Han Muzi stared at him unemotionally. “You didn’t ask Yuchi Shen out, and you’re not here to buy me supper.”
To his surprise, he was exposed. But, given the kind of person George was, he was used to being in this kind of situation, so he knew how to respond to her. “Of course I am. I’m here to buy you supper.”
“Eating supper at a place like this?”
George nodded confidently. “Of course it’s at a place like this. That’s what we do here in this country… Yuchi Shen is the same. Have you never heard him talk about this before?”
Han Muzi did not know how to respond. The confident look on his face made her feel like she was an alien to this unfamiliar culture, and so she started to doubt herself. Perhaps she had misunderstood him. She frowned and looked around once again. “What is there to eat at a place like this?”
George smiled and gently explained to her, “You have no idea. Is this your first time coming to a place like this when you’re abroad? This place has everything—not just supper. Even if you want to eat breakfast now, they will be able to make you some.”
Han Muzi did not know what to say. That’s one hell of a bar. Precisely. George had brought Han Muzi to a bar. Places like these with all their bright lights were not somewhere that Han Muzi had been to a lot.
It was not that she disliked places like this; it was just that she rarely had any spare time. She also felt that adults should exercise more self-control.
“Let’s go. Let me bring you in.” While she was still trying to process everything, George had dragged Han Muzi in. After entering the bar, Han Muzi realized that this place was quite clean, and everything inside was different from what she had imagined. Even though the music that was playing was loud, everyone else was properly seated at their seats, drinking. Unless it was consensual, nobody would try to go up and take someone away.
“Not anyone can be here.” Seeing that she was contemplating, George decided to explain to her by saying, “You have to be someone well-off to be able to be here. Everyone knows that whatever happens here is consensual; nobody would dare to go overboard.”
Based on what George had just said, Han Muzi could tell that he was experienced and was obviously a regular in this bar. He seemed to be familiar with all the rules here as well. The thought that he and Yuchi Shen frequented this place made Han Muzi frown.
Did George start bringing Ye Moxuan to this place after he lost his memory—to look for some consensual “fun”?
Han Muzi asked, “Did you say earlier that… Yuchi Shen also comes here with you a lot?”
George took a step back. Seeing her frowning eyebrows, he knew exactly what was on her mind. Truth be told, Yuchi Shen had only come here with him once, and he left right after he had a couple of drinks. It was obvious that he was uninterested in places like this. But of course, when he was here, many women came up to him and surrounded him trying to hit on him.
Rather than saying Yuchi Shen was uninterested in this place, it was perhaps better to say that he left because of those women. Nevertheless, George would never say these things to Han Muzi. He quickly waved his hand instead and replied, “It’s no big deal. He only comes here occasionally. Please don’t think too much about it.”
His hesitation to say the whole story intrigued Han Muzi to find out the real truth. It seemed like Ye Moxuan did come here often, and George was just covering for him.
Han Muzi felt a little annoyed and followed George to the second floor with a serious look on her face.
“We have a private room and it’s right around the corner.” As he was speaking, he brought her to a room, opened the door, and entered.
A pungent alcohol smell came at them the moment they entered the room. Han Muzi almost passed out as a result of that, so she quickly took a step back.
“What’s going on?” George turned around and looked at her.
“The smell of alcohol here is too strong.” She wrinkled her nose.
George looked at the inside of the room and smiled. “I will keep the door open for the smell to go away. I will ask them to stop drinking. Please don’t be afraid; let’s go in.”
Since they were already here, Han Muzi had no choice but to go in with George. She frowned while she was walking in, and the thought of Ye Moxuan visiting places like these lingered in her mind. Why would someone who cares so much about his hygiene and is a germaphobe come to such a messy place?
When everyone else saw George, no one paid attention to him. But, the moment they saw he had a woman behind him who was dressed conservatively without any make-up on and a head full of dark hair, they were all stunned.
“My God. Young Master George, did your taste change? Since when are you into women of this kind?”
“Of course. He’s probably sick of the sexy and hot ones and is now into someone pure and innocent. Just that…” A man with his hand under his chin let out a perverted smile. “Is she the same kind of person on the inside?”
Han Muzi was shocked by these words. She looked toward where the voice came from and saw a Caucasian man sitting indecently with a sexy-looking girl in his arms. He was speaking English, as he thought that since Han Muzi was Chinese, she would not understand him. Perhaps that was why he spoke in an unrestrained manner.
George was frightened. He was merely testing Yuchi Shen and had no intention of getting involved with the woman that Yuchi Shen had a relationship with. Otherwise… he might get in trouble in the future.
He immediately denied it and said, “What’re you talking about? This woman belongs to Yuchi Shen.”
