“Then your work will be as a waiter. The pay is thirty yuan an hour, plus commission—two percent of the alcohol sales.”
Sister Huang went on and on, explaining the main duties here to Shi Nianhuan.
Shi Nianhuan listened very attentively, striving to remember every word Sister Huang said.
“So, do you understand everything? You can start working tonight, right?”
Shi Nianhuan nodded firmly. “Yes.”
“Good. Go change first. Once you’re dressed, I’ll have someone do your makeup.”
Although Shi Nianhuan was completely confused, she still went to the changing room at Sister Huang’s signal.
“You can wear any of the clothes here. Hurry and choose something, then come to the office just now and find me. Do you understand?”
“Mm.”
Sister Huang seemed very busy. After explaining all these things to Shi Nianhuan, she left.
Shi Nianhuan took a deep breath, casually grabbed a garment from the rack, and was so shocked that she nearly bit off her tongue.
The clothes were extremely revealing, no different from what the two girls she had just seen were wearing. The quality was not very good either, and there seemed to be a stain above the neckline.
Shi Nianhuan threw the garment aside with obvious disdain and continued choosing.
After searching for ten minutes, Shi Nianhuan still could not find a single outfit she could wear.
Every garment was extremely revealing. Anything that could be exposed was practically begging to be shown.
“Why does a waiter have to dress like this?” Shi Nianhuan sat on the sofa and muttered softly. She was already beginning to resist the idea.
Just then, perhaps it was her imagination, but faintly from the small room next door came the moans of a Woman.
Shi Nianhuan sprang to her feet. The moans grew louder, confirming that she had not misheard.
Shi Nianhuan’s face flushed scarlet. Yet within only a few seconds, the sounds coming from inside became even more explicit.
Shi Nianhuan vaguely recalled something unpleasant and hurriedly left.
When Sister Huang saw Shi Nianhuan, she frowned, a trace of anger in her voice. “Why haven’t you changed after all this time?”
Under the light, Shi Nianhuan’s skin appeared whiter than snow. Biting her lip and lowering her head, she looked deeply aggrieved. “Sister Huang, I’m sorry. Something came up unexpectedly, and I don’t want to work today.”
Her voice was soft and sweet. Since she had hardly ever lied from childhood onward, she could not help feeling guilty whenever she did.
“You don’t want to work?” Sister Huang’s voice grew somewhat shrill.
Shi Nianhuan instinctively looked up at her, feeling uneasy.
“Do you think this place is a shelter? You come whenever you want and leave whenever you want?”
“I’m not. Something really did come up at home.”
Shi Nianhuan was truly terrified. The sounds she had heard in the changing room had frightened her, and she vaguely felt that this place was not suitable for her to work at.
Sister Huang carefully looked Shi Nianhuan over again. Of the Women who dared come to a place like this, how many could really be innocent?
Still, Sister Huang had no need to lose her temper with a little girl. If it had been someone else acting so troublesome, she would have simply thrown her out.
But this little girl was fresh and lovely today. If she could stay, she would definitely be a valuable asset.
Sister Huang was unwilling to let her leave.
“Listen to yourself. You’ve already come in, so don’t you want to earn money? I’ll tell you, as long as you work hard, earning five or six hundred yuan a day is no problem.” She assumed the little girl was a financially struggling college student, so she tried to tempt her with money.
However, Shi Nianhuan had never cared much about money. She was indeed short of it, but she had no real concept of the difference between two hundred and five hundred yuan. She did not need to earn too much; as long as she did not starve to death, it was enough.
By comparison, Shi Nianhuan was more afraid of hearing sounds like those from before, and even more fearful of wearing such revealing clothes.
“No, Sister Huang, something really did come up unexpectedly. I have to leave.”
As she spoke, she turned around and hurried away in small steps.
Behind her, Sister Huang clenched her fists. “You little brat. You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a penalty.”
Shi Nianhuan was unable to leave the club. A group of people surrounded her downstairs.
There were eight burly men standing around her, and Shi Nianhuan was so frightened that her legs went weak.
She had never encountered such a situation before. If she had known this would happen, she would rather have shamelessly asked Jiang Chenyu for money than put herself in this predicament.
Sister Huang appeared slowly from behind her.
She placed a hand on Shi Nianhuan’s shoulder, and Shi Nianhuan’s entire body went limp with fear.
“Little girl, listen to me. I would never hurt you. You’re only selling alcohol. You’re so beautiful—what man would be unwilling to buy a drink from you?”
Shi Nianhuan was so frightened that she could not speak. Her hand clutched her bag tightly as she wondered how she should escape this place.
When Sister Huang saw the moisture gathering in Shi Nianhuan’s eyes, she knew the girl was afraid.
Good. A little girl who did not know what was good for her needed to be frightened before she would behave.
“Little girl, come upstairs with me. I’ll pick out an outfit for you. Once you’ve changed, I’ll find an Older Sister to take you along.” After saying this, Sister Huang forcibly wrapped an arm around Shi Nianhuan’s shoulder and led her upstairs again.
Sister Huang selected a black spaghetti-strap short dress and handed it to Shi Nianhuan. The dress’s quality was truly indescribable. Holding it in her hands, Shi Nianhuan felt a jumble of emotions.
“Be good. Go change. I’ll wait here.”
Carrying her bag, Shi Nianhuan turned and walked into the changing room.
She locked herself in a small cubicle and, trembling, took out her mobile phone to call Lin Xiangyang.
The phone rang repeatedly, but no one answered.
Time passed second by second, and every second was torment for Shi Nianhuan. She was terrified that Sister Huang outside would suddenly bring people in.
She called again, but no one still answered Lin Xiangyang’s phone.
Uneasily, Shi Nianhuan hung up the phone. Even the fingertips holding the mobile phone trembled slightly.
Her finger accidentally brushed across Jiang Chenyu’s number. Looking at those three utterly familiar characters, Shi Nianhuan’s lips grew increasingly pale.
“Little girl, are you dressed? Come out and let me take a look.”
Sister Huang’s voice sounded from outside. She had probably grown impatient after seeing Shi Nianhuan stay inside for so long.
Shi Nianhuan gritted her teeth and pretended to be calm. “I’m done, I’m done. This zipper is a little hard to pull. I’ll be right out.”
“Hey.”
Shi Nianhuan’s finger pressed the dial button. She truly had no other choice.
The phone rang several times. Shi Nianhuan had not held out much hope. Jiang Chenyu disliked her so much that he might not answer her call.
However, this time, Jiang Chenyu answered.
“What is it?” His cool voice traveled through the receiver to her ear.
Shi Nianhuan gritted her teeth. “Gege, come save me quickly.”
There was no sound from the other end.
Shi Nianhuan was extremely anxious and continued. “I’m at Mingyue High-Class Club. I can’t get out now.”
She placed all her hope in this call. Her fate was in the hands of destiny.