Chapter 57: He’s Researching How Much He Can Earn as a Male Model in a Club!
Hearing these words, the three people present were quite shocked.
“Xiao Wan-ge, what did you say?” Xiao Linzi seemed not to understand and asked.
Qin Wan said with a smile: “I want to take over this shop.”
Qin Wan wanted to make money.
He needed money more than any of his peers.
He had to repay Gu Xinglan’s debt, provide Auntie Rong with a better life, and give himself a decent future.
The owner stared at his face: “Qin Wan, are you serious?”
Qin Wan nodded: “Mhm. At the price you mentioned. We know each other well, and you’ve treated me kindly, so I won’t haggle.”
Brother Liu looked at Qin Wan with disbelief: “Xiao Wan, where… where did you get the money?”
Qin Wan lowered his eyes slightly: “Mhm, I borrowed it from a friend and happen to be ready to do something.”
The owner knew that Qin Wan had always been very reliable and proper in his words and actions.
If he said it, it definitely wasn’t a joke.
“Alright! Qin Wan, I’d rather hand it over to you than to a stranger!”
Qin Wan smiled and nodded: “Mhm! Boss, when can we handle the paperwork?”
Owner: “Wait for me to prepare a contract. Tomorrow. We’ll do it tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Linzi and Brother Liu gathered around Qin Wan.
“Xiao Wan-ge, can I stay here and work for you?”
Brother Liu also nodded: “Mhm, mhm!”
Qin Wan laughed and patted Xiao Linzi’s shoulder, then looked at Brother Liu: “Of course. Neither of you is allowed to leave.”
“Eh! That’s great!”
At noon, the owner treated him to a meal at the food stall.
Then he explained the sourcing channels for ingredients, the contact information of regular customers, and other operational matters.
“Sigh, I didn’t even run it well myself, yet I’m giving you blind advice.” The owner was a bit embarrassed.
Qin Wan shook his head: “The things you taught me, Boss, are very useful.”
They chatted for a while longer before he left the food stall.
At five in the afternoon, Qin Wan returned to the Shengshi Daguan Villa.
His small face was beaming with joy.
Seeing how happy he was, Uncle Wang couldn’t help but curve his lips.
“Mr. Qin must have had a very pleasant day today?” he asked with a smile.
Qin Wan nodded, his eyes crinkling: “Yes, I handled a big matter today.”
Owning his own restaurant had been his dream for many years.
Now that this dream was about to become reality, he was naturally extremely happy.
When it started to get dark, Gu Xinglan sent a message telling Qin Wan that he had social obligations and couldn’t come home for dinner, so he should eat well on his own.
Qin Wan replied with a simple “Okay.”
He thought to himself that he wasn’t a child; did he really need someone to remind him to eat well?
In fact, without that troublemaking guy at the table, he would only eat more peacefully.
After dinner, Qin Wan went back to the bedroom, showered, and sat on the bed thinking.
He was planning things for after the food stall opened, and as he pondered, he circled back to that old question.
How could he pay off the debt he owed Gu Xinglan?
Although he would soon have a restaurant to manage, he understood that as a beginner, it would be good enough if he didn’t lose money in the short term; it was impossible to make a fortune immediately.
That was an unrealistic fantasy.
Then, when would he be able to clear the 7.45 million?
Thinking this, he became somewhat melancholy again.
As his mind wandered, a jarring term pointlessly popped up.
Repaying with his body.
Qin Wan’s face turned red.
What kind of messy things was he thinking about?
However, sometimes once a thought appeared, it was hard to stop himself from thinking about it in detail.
He couldn’t help but wonder: if he repaid with his body, how long would it take to clear the debt?
He would have to understand the market rates first, right?
He took out his phone and entered a few keywords into the search engine.
A lot of related content popped up instantly.
Clubs, male models, “young masters”…
It was a vast variety.
With a red face, Qin Wan lay on the bed and clicked through them one by one.
“Starting price 600…”
“If the customer is satisfied, tips of a thousand or even several thousand…”
“In top-tier first-line cities, monthly income of 80,000…”
While he was reading intently, he was muttering to himself.
He didn’t notice a dark shadow slowly approaching behind him.
Suddenly, a cold, low male voice came.
“What are you looking at?”
Qin Wan was so scared his neck shrunk.
He scrambled up: “Gege, you’re back!”
Gu Xinglan’s gaze landed on the phone lying on the bed, staring fixedly at the screen.
“What are you looking at?” He asked the same question again.
Qin Wan’s gaze swept over the screen, and his heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, a bright line of text was visible on the screen: How much is the average monthly income for a male model in a club?
Now things were impossible to explain.
He didn’t know if Gu Xinglan had seen the text on the screen clearly, or how much he had seen.
If the man saw him searching for this on his phone, it would be too shameful!
Qin Wan quickly grabbed the phone and turned off the screen.
“Nothing! I was… I was watching videos!”
Gu Xinglan’s expression was slightly grim. He stared at Qin Wan’s face for a moment, then reached out his hand.
“Give it to me.”
Qin Wan instinctively hid the phone behind his back.
He shook his head subconsciously.
“Give it to me!” Gu Xinglan’s tone sharpened, and his face darkened further.
Qin Wan’s heart began to panic.
“Gege, I didn’t…”
“Qin Wan, do I have to say it a third time?” Gu Xinglan’s lips pulled into a straight line, and anger brewed in his deep eyes.
Qin Wan knew he couldn’t hide it anymore, so he could only sluggishly hand over the phone.
Gu Xinglan unlocked the phone, and that title once again clearly entered his vision.
In fact, as he was walking over, he had already seen the content on the screen perfectly.
He hadn’t originally intended to peek at Qin Wan’s screen.
It was just that when he entered the inner bedroom, he saw Qin Wan lying on the bed, his slender fingers tapping the screen, reading intently.
His calves were raised, and his pant legs had slid down, revealing his fair, delicate ankles which swayed occasionally.
Gu Xinglan’s gaze rippled as he watched, and he didn’t want to break this beautiful scene, so he walked over soundlessly.
But when he saw what Qin Wan was looking at, his breath stalled.
He was actually researching how much he could earn as a male model in a club!
This caused a flare of nameless anger to rise in Gu Xinglan’s heart.
Additionally, the fact that he had asked for the phone just now and the boy hadn’t complied twice further proved that he had something to hide.
Gu Xinglan’s anger surged.
He exited the page and checked the search history.
Sure enough, it was exactly as he thought—all related content.
“Qin Wan, you want to go out and make money?” His voice was extremely cold.
Hearing this, Qin Wan quickly waved his hands: “No, Gege, no! It’s not what you think…”
“Then why are you searching so thoroughly? Hm?” Gu Xinglan narrowed his eyes, his gaze icy.
Qin Wan was so scared his tongue was tripping: “I… I was just… just curious…”
“Qin Wan, lying again.” Gu Xinglan ground out these few words.
He grabbed the boy’s wrist and pulled him toward himself.
Qin Wan was already panicked, and being pulled so hard, they were almost face-to-face.
The panicked expression on his small face was captured entirely by the man.
“What exactly do you want to do? Huh?” Gu Xinglan’s lip twitched slightly.
“Is the money I give you not enough to spend? Or can I not satisfy you, so you want to go out and find comfort elsewhere?”
He tightly gripped the boy’s wrist, the angry pressure in his eyes making it hard for Qin Wan to breathe.
“No, Gege, listen to my explanation…”
“I didn’t mean that, it’s really not what you think!”
“Then what is it?”
“I…” It wasn’t that Qin Wan didn’t want to tell the truth.
But he knew that if he said he was researching how to repay him with his body, and how long it would take to clear the debt so he could leave, the man might die of anger.
Translator’s Note: Oh boy, the misunderstanding is real! Qin Wan was trying to be “responsible” by calculating his “flesh debt,” but to Gu Xinglan, it looks like he wants to sell himself to others. The tension is sky-high! “Male model” (男模 – nán mó) in this context is a euphemism for a male escort in high-end clubs.
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