“There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Maybe it’s part of their marketing strategy. They let you try the product out for free first, and then when you get hooked onto it, they start charging you a fee.” Bai Rong guessed.
“That’s what I think too. Why don’t we chase them away?” The girls discussed in low voices.
Bai Rong nodded. “That would be for the best.”
“Let’s go back then.” Liu Yan pushed open the door and called, “Hey, you over there! Please leave, we don’t need your service.”
“Did we do something wrong?” The man with the wolf mask asked whiningly.
“I think you talk too much.” Liu Yan said roughly.
Shen Yiyan, who was wearing the dragon mask, seemed nonchalant. He stood up and dusted off his clothes, then dipped his head in an elegant nod to Bai Rong and Liu Yan before walking out.
Since Shen Yiyan had left, the man in the wolf mask hurried after him.
Seeing how compliant they were, Liu Yan heaved a sigh of relief. She lifted a glass of wine to her lips and took a sip. It tasted pretty good.
Right then, Bai Rong’s mobile phone started ringing.
Gu Mingchen was calling her. She picked up the call immediately.
Hearing the faint music in the background, Gu Mingchen asked, “Did you go in?”
Bai Rong felt a little angry at herself. She had been in such a hurry to pick up her phone that she had completely forgotten to turn off the music first. “I only came here to sing, really.”
“Go to the entrance right now. If you go in again, I promise I’ll break one of your legs.” Gu Mingchen said angrily.
“Got it.”
“You know that the men outside are all mine, right? Don’t try and gamble with luck.” Gu Mingchen reminded her sternly.
“Yup.” Bai Rong hung up the call.
“What’s going on?” Liu Yan looked at her quizzically.
“I have to step out for a while and I might not be able to come back inside though. Why don’t you leave with me?” Bai Rong was quite worried for Liu Yan.
“I booked a three-hour session. This karaoke room lets you have the room for the entire night if you book it for three hours. I’m not going to work tomorrow, so I’m going to sing as much as I want.” Liu Yan didn’t want to leave.
“It’s too dangerous for you to be alone here.”
“What danger can there be? Sexual assault? I wish, ha ha! Nothing will happen to me. Go do your thing. If you still want to sing later on, come back to this room to find me.” Liu Yan hurried Bai Rong out of the room.
Bai Rong felt very apologetic.
She was supposed to accompany Liu Yan the entire night. But she had never expected that something would happen to Mu Xiaosheng.
“Call me if there are any problems. I’ll accompany you to a karaoke room for the whole day next time.”
“Sure! After you leave, I’ll have the microphone all to myself. I’m going to have a blast, ha ha!” Liu Yan said cheerfully.
Bai Rong’s phone started to ring again. It was an unknown number. Guessing that the call was from the director, Bai Rong picked up.
“Um, Miss Bai Rong, I’m Zhang Donglai from the Public Security Bureau. Someone has informed us that we have to go inside and look for you if you don’t come out yourself in five minutes.”
“I’m coming out now.” Bai Rong explained.
That ‘someone’ Zhang Donglai had referred to must be Gu Mingchen.
She had already broken up with Gu Mingchen, but he still insisted on keeping her on a tight leash.
It wasn’t as if she was his girlfriend.
Bai Rong was too tired to complain. However, if he continued being like this, she would never be able to escape from the cage he had built around her.
As she exited the room, she was in too much of a hurry to notice that someone was watching her.
“Young master, the girl has left the room. We don’t have to lure her away anymore, do we?” The man in the wolf mask asked.
Shen Yiyan’s lips curled into a smile. “This was meant to be, after all. After Liu Yan finishes her drink, take her away.”
“Yes, sir.”
When Bai Rong arrived at the gate, there were two police cars waiting for her.
A fit, middle-aged male was waiting by the two cars. He looked very suave indeed in his police uniform.
He stretched out his hand to greet Bai Rong and spoke very politely, “A pleasure to meet you. I’m Zhang Donglai. What do you need me to do for you?”
“Hello, I’m Bai Rong.” After she had introduced herself, Bai Rong cut to the chase. “Find out who Tony’s guests yesterday were. I want all of their detailed personal information.”
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