Chapter 12: Kill That Gold-Digging Scammer 12
“Oh, okay—”
Shen Wu looked at Xie Cishu, “Mr. Xie, take your time drinking. I’ll get back to work first.”
Xie Cishu didn’t speak, just nodding his head.
He couldn’t be any more aloof and cold.
……
After Shen Wu left, Xie Cishu downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Then he stood up and left Hello without looking back.
By the time Shen Wu finished attending to the guests and glanced over at the booth, the person was gone.
Shen Wu: …
The first attempt to strike up a conversation ended in failure.
He didn’t know when Xie Cishu would come next time.
He sighed, secretly lamenting in his heart that this one hundred billion was indeed not easy to get.
…
By the second half of the night, the crowd gradually thinned out.
Shen Wu walked to the side of the bar counter, propping his chin up to watch Ran Min mix drinks.
Ran Min’s hands were very beautiful, with distinct knuckles and very long and slender fingers. Every time he forcefully shook the cocktail shaker, the blue veins on the back of his hands would bulge slightly.
It looked very powerful and very sensual.
Normally, the high stools in front of him would be occupied by all sorts of girls, most of whom had ideas about him and wanted to strike up a conversation.
However, Ran Min always kept a cold face, as if someone owed him millions.
His face was entirely written with displeasure.
As a result, the colder he was to people, the more people flocked to him.
Shen Wu didn’t know what kind of psychology this was based on.
His gaze moved from Ran Min’s hands to his face.
Looking at Ran Min’s extremely cold face, Shen Wu suddenly somewhat understood why so many people threw themselves at him one after another.
Just based on this face, it truly would make a trace of inexplicable desire to conquer arise in someone.
Wanting to see him reveal other expressions because of oneself, or perhaps… kneeling at one’s feet and crying?
Just thinking about it, why does it inexplicably feel a bit satisfying?
Shen Wu reflected for a moment, feeling that he suddenly seemed to have become a bit of a pervert in this moment.
“What are you staring at me for?”
After handing the mixed drink to a server, Ran Min lifted his eyelids and looked at Shen Wu. His voice was unhurried, revealing no emotion.
“Looking at how good-looking you are.” Shen Wu gave a hehe laugh after speaking. “Did you collect a lot of tips again tonight?”
Ran Min froze for a moment.
After realizing Shen Wu was joking, his brows furrowed slightly. His voice was a bit colder than before, “Not much.”
After speaking, he suddenly grabbed Shen Wu’s collar and pulled him forward.
“Hey, hey, hey, what are you pulling me for?” Shen Wu leaned forward due to inertia.
Ran Min sniffed lightly, his frown tightening.
“You smell bad.”
Shen Wu: …
“You’re the one who smells bad. I take a serious shower every day, okay?” Shen Wu looked displeased.
“No, the perfume smell on you is awful.” Ran Min shot a sideways glance at Shen Wu. “Did you mingle with a bunch of women again?”
Shen Wu stood up straight and spoke with a cheeky smile. “What do you mean by a bunch of women? It was a few young girls at Table 7 who specifically asked me to deliver their drinks, and they even gave me a tip to pour the wine for them.”
Shen Wu raised an eyebrow, in quite a good mood. “They gave me a thousand just in tips.”
Ran Min: …
Looking at Shen Wu’s smiling face, he felt inexplicably irritable.
He didn’t even know what he was feeling irritable about.
He didn’t chat with Shen Wu anymore, occupying himself with cleaning up the bar counter.
Shen Wu didn’t mind either.
He knew Ran Min had this fastidious personality, but fundamentally he was a good person. They had only known each other for a week, and he had already treated him to late-night snacks twice.
Shen Wu knocked on the bar counter.
“Ran Min, later when we get off work, I’ll treat you to late-night snacks.”
Ran Min stopped what he was doing and looked at him. “Eat what?”
“Anything is fine. What do you want to eat?”
“Whatever.”
“If you say that, then how about we go eat barbecue?”
“Sure.”
Ran Min was concise, reluctant to say an extra word.
Shen Wu clicked his tongue and didn’t speak again, taking a glass cup on the bar counter and spinning it around to play.
When it wasn’t busy and he couldn’t play on his phone, it was truly boring.
Ran Min stared at him for a second and quickly withdrew his gaze.
After a few minutes, a light blue cocktail was placed in front of him.
“Taste it.”
Shen Wu raised an eyebrow. “Your treat?”
“Mm.”
Shen Wu gave a hehe laugh. “Thank you, Boss Ran.”
The drinks Ran Min mixed tasted exceptionally good. After Shen Wu drank it once, he somewhat couldn’t forget about it.
However, even employees had to pay to drink. Even with the employee discount, one glass still cost tens of yuan, so Shen Wu couldn’t bear to spend it.
The first sip had a light, refreshing fruity flavor. The taste was on the sweeter side, yet carried a hint of white wine.
“What kind of drink is this? It’s quite good.”
Ran Min paused for a second before speaking, “First Love.”
“What does first love mean?”
For Shen Wu, who only recognized the letters abcd in English during his school days, he only knew that ‘love’ meant love.
Ran Min didn’t say, but instead changed the topic. “This is a new cocktail I just developed. You are the first one to drink it.”
Shen Wu let out an “Aiyo”, “Then I’m too honored.”
…
“Shen Wu, hurry up and come clean up.”
Shen Wu shivered. “Hey, I’m going to clean up.”
After drinking the wine in his glass, he pushed the cup to Ran Min. “Thanks.”
After Shen Wu trotted away, Ran Min’s gaze fell on the glass. He remained silent for quite a while before picking up the glass to examine it closely.
A moment later, he saw a very faint lip print on the rim of the glass.
A tiny bit of liquid remained in the cup.
Ran Min’s gaze moved from that faint lip print to the tiny bit of light blue liquid.
His Adam’s apple rolled gently, then he turned around and carefully washed the glass clean.
———
Shen Wu returned to the bar counter when it was almost time to get off work.
He sat on a high stool and yawned.
“So tired. I’m so envious that you only need to mix drinks to earn a lot of money.”
Ran Min looked at him. “Mixing drinks doesn’t earn much money.”
Shen Wu rolled his eyes at him. “Your salary is more than triple mine.”
“Your salary is too low.”
Shen Wu: …
“I feel attacked, thank you.”
Ran Min looked at Shen Wu’s darkened face and only then realized with hindsight that he seemed to have said the wrong thing.
He hesitated for a second, attempting to salvage the situation. “Actually, it’s alright. At least your salary is a bit higher than the cleaners.”
Shen Wu: …
“You really don’t need to comfort me.”
“I feel like you’re not very happy,” Ran Min stated earnestly.
Shen Wu tugged at the corner of his mouth. “Who says I’m not happy? I’m too happy.”
Ran Min: …
He felt like he truly wasn’t very good at comforting people, so he simply didn’t speak anymore.
Shen Wu was indeed not unhappy, because Ran Min was telling the truth…
——
When it was time to get off work, Shen Wu followed Ran Min to the locker room to change clothes.
Every time at this hour, a group of people changing clothes was a chaotic mess.
There were only a few private cubicles—too many monks and too little porridge.
Since the group was all men, some didn’t want to wait and simply changed their clothes directly outside.
Shen Wu took a glance. Compared to squeezing in with them, he was more willing to squeeze in with Ran Min.
He stepped forward and knocked on the door of one of the changing cubicles.
“Hey, Ran Min, let me in.”
He had just seen Ran Min snatch a changing cubicle with quick eyes and hands.
He was preparing to squeeze in and change clothes together with him.
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