Shen Mingjin was stunned as soon as Xu Duwan finished speaking.
He hesitated, his eyes darting around. His gaze fell on the “waitresses” who were either kneeling at the feet of the rich young masters or sitting in their laps, letting them touch them however they pleased. He couldn’t help but frown and looked up at Xu Duwan:
“Are you really going to do this?”
It’s not that it’s impossible, but the hobbies of these rich young men are truly… rather peculiar.
Shen Mingjin pondered to himself.
Seeing Shen Mingjin’s furrowed brows and somewhat displeased expression, Xu Duwan felt a sudden surge of pleasure for some reason.
He slumped into the booth, his fingertips lightly tapping his temples. A cold glint flashed in his beautiful eyes, which he quickly suppressed with arrogance, and he raised his chin.
“What, you’re not going to make money even though it’s available?”
“…Fine, if you insist on doing it this way.”
Shen Mingjin then walked up to Xu Duwan, bent down, and his face, which was enough to make the world pale, suddenly approached Xu Duwan. When he saw Xu Duwan lean back uncomfortably, he couldn’t help but smile.
In an instant, their eyes met, their breaths mingled, and all they could hear was the pounding of their heartbeats.
In a daze, Xu Duwan seemed to return to the time when he fell in love with Shen Mingjin at first sight. At that time, the young master of the Shen family was wearing a black and white school uniform, which made his figure tall and handsome. He also had an old-fashioned silver necklace inlaid with Hetian jade around his neck. Just one glance was enough to steal his soul. In the years that followed, there was no possibility of forgetting him.
At this moment, those dark eyes, which had never lingered on him for long, were fixed intently on him. Even when Shen Mingjin smiled, they seemed to melt into shattered blue gemstones, shimmering with a soft, bright light. The slight curve of his lips and the resulting laughter were like a low, tingling spring breeze, blowing into Xu Duwan’s heart and causing a strong tremor within him.
“As you wish.”
Before Xu Duwan could understand what Shen Mingjin meant, he was suddenly enveloped in a warm embrace.
He was so startled that he trembled and fell backward, but was quickly caught by a strong hand and pressed forward.
The light scent of lavender shower gel immediately rushed into his nostrils. It was the cheapest perfume in the guesthouse, but at this moment it was like a high-quality incense, making Xu Duwan dizzy and disoriented, and his mind went completely out of control.
He stared wide-eyed at Shen Mingjin’s delicate, fair collarbone and slightly bobbing Adam’s apple. Faint veins were visible on his smooth skin, appearing and disappearing with Shen Mingjin’s even breathing close to his ear.
“…………”
Before him was the man’s strong, warm chest. Xu Duwan swallowed hard, resisting the urge to reach out and touch his abs. He gritted his teeth and feigned annoyance, saying:
“What do you do?!”
“Didn’t you tell me to feed you alcohol like this?”
Now it was Shen Mingjin who was puzzled. He calmly picked up the wine glass, raised an eyebrow condescendingly, and with that simple gesture, Xu Duwan almost had his heart stop.
“Here you go, drink it.”
“…” Xu Duwan was speechless for a moment. His gaze swept over the onlookers, and he frowned deeply, his anger rising as he said:
“Who told you to hug me?!”
He thought he could take this opportunity to flirt with Shen Mingjin, but instead he was the one flirting with him.
Doesn’t he have any pride?!
“Didn’t you see they were all being held?”
Xu Duwan grew angrier the more he thought about it. He struggled a bit, but found he couldn’t break free, which made him even angrier.
Reminded as if just realizing something, Shen Mingjin turned his face away.
Watching those handsome and slender boys being held and fondled by those rich young masters, and then looking at Xu Duwan sitting on his lap, Shen Mingjin finally realized how inappropriate his behavior was and how out of place he was in this situation.
A hint of apology appeared on his face. Like offering a Buddha statue, he reverently carried Xu Duwan away, stood up, and bowed deeply in apology.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t understand your needs in time.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Duwan’s expression softened slightly, and he awkwardly said, “Never mind, never mind…”
“But there’s a different price for letting you hug me.”
Shen Mingjin made a startling statement.
“……..”
Xu Duwan almost choked to death on the alcohol; the liquid was stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t catch his breath.
He clutched his chest, coughed violently a few times, his cheeks flushed red, whether from anger or coughing, it was hard to tell, as he glared intently at Shen Mingjin: “……..”
Shen Mingjin looked completely bewildered, tilting his head, seemingly unaware of what he had done wrong: “…”
“…Little beauty, come to me.”
Another rich kid, seeing Shen Mingjin release Xu Duwan and noticing Xu Duwan’s dark complexion, mistakenly assumed that Shen Mingjin had “fallen out of favor” with Xu Duwan. Excitedly, he slapped his thigh and said to Shen Mingjin with great enthusiasm:
“Come to me, and I will definitely treat you well.”
After saying that, as if showing off his wealth, he pulled out a wad of banknotes from his wallet and, to the astonishment of the onlookers, forcefully flung them into the air. The fluttering red bills landed everywhere, and he said smugly:
“If you spend one night with me, I promise I will treat you well.”
Seeing this, Shen Mingjin’s expression gradually became serious, his face turning solemn:
“You’re doing it wrong.”
He frowned, his expression serious, as if he was about to say something.
Before he could even open his mouth, the people around him gasped in surprise at his expression, especially his seasoned colleagues, who were afraid that this newbie, Shen Mingjin, would utter some classic, brainwashing lines from novels like “Money can’t buy dignity” or “You can have my body but not my heart.”
If that’s the case, then their business tonight is probably going to fall through.
Amidst the apprehensive gazes of his colleagues and the knowing, “Man, you’re quite interesting” looks from several wealthy young men, Shen Mingjin lowered his head and said earnestly:
“I’ll stay with you if you want, it’s not a big deal, but how could you just throw money on the ground and waste it?”
After saying that, he squatted down and calmly picked up the money one bill at a time.
Xu Duwan: “…….”
Jiang Ruoling: “…….”
Colleagues & Rich Kids: “………”
Jiang Ruoling was so astonished by Shen Mingjin’s bizarre thought process that his jaw nearly dropped. He rubbed his forehead and turned to Xu Duwan, whose face was grim, and said:
“Now I finally understand why you liked him before.”
Xu Duwan turned his head away, his expression hidden in the shadows of the light, making it impossible to discern his emotions: “Why?”
“He really has guts…”
Jiang Ruoling stretched out his arm and gestured in the air, thinking for a long time before finally coming up with a suitable description, and then declared decisively:
“He truly has a kind of beauty that comes from a lack of brainstem.”
Xu Duwan: “…….”
He was unable to explain…
However, Shen Mingjin was not like this before.
As the two were talking, Shen Mingjin had already taken the money and walked towards the rich second-generation.
His original intention was to return the money to him and continue his services, but the rich second-generation thought that Shen Mingjin was also interested in him, and pulled Shen Mingjin to sit down next to him.
Shen Mingjin still thought his job was to sell wine, so he sat up straight and used the remaining knowledge in his brain to introduce the quality and price of the wine to the rich second-generation in a serious manner.
The rich second-generation looked at Shen Mingjin’s beautiful, almost otherworldly profile and became somewhat distracted. His lustful gaze kept sweeping over Shen Mingjin’s face and waist, causing Xu Duwan to clench his teeth.
Jiang Ruoling initially thought Xu Duwan didn’t care, so he put his head down and shifted his gaze downwards—
Wow, he almost crushed the cup in his hand.
This is a quick way to learn Iron Palm!
“Since you’re out here selling… selling alcohol, how will we know if this alcohol is good or not if you don’t drink some?”
The rich second-generation heir first tried to touch Shen Mingjin, but he skillfully dodged him. Frustrated, he decided to take a roundabout approach, getting Shen Mingjin drunk before luring him to bed. So he smiled and coaxed him:
“Here, you drink it first, and tell me what it tastes like before I buy more.”
For some reason, after touching the money, the smell of ink lingered around Shen Mingjin’s nose. His stomach began to contract rapidly, and his heart raced. At that moment, he not only felt like vomiting but also felt dizzy.
The rich kid’s face suddenly loomed large and distorted before my eyes, and his eerie voice was like a demonic whisper, the words amplified and crammed into my ears, causing a sudden and intense discomfort and vibration in my eardrums.
Before he knew it, a cold wine glass had been half-forced against his lips, trickling down his slightly parted teeth and causing him to cough violently. The hot wine felt like a wet cotton ball blocking his throat, making it difficult for him to breathe, and even his coughing couldn’t expel it.
Shen Mingjin may have amnesia, but he’s not so incompetent as to lack common sense.
He immediately realized something was wrong with his body, and abruptly pushed away the rich second-generation who was trying to get close to him and touch his waist like a venomous snake. He staggered to his feet, trying to force himself to lift his legs and rush out the door.
However, the scenery in front of them was gradually distorting and deforming, like the pattern on a lollipop, and everything around them was no longer the same as before.
His vision went black, and he could no longer hold on. He grabbed the table next to him and slowly collapsed to the ground.
“Shen Mingjin!”
Xu Duwan was startled by Shen Mingjin, who suddenly stood up but then fell down.
He abruptly stood up, rushed over, and helped Shen Mingjin up by the arm. Looking at the large patches of red rash that had suddenly appeared on his body, he couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine, a sense of foreboding rising within him:
“What’s wrong with you?!”
“Cough cough cough…” Shen Mingjin had trouble breathing, but the itching on his arm kept stimulating his senses, forcing him to stay awake and face Xu Duwan’s questions. His face was pale and he weakly replied:
“I feel… I feel a little unwell…”