Chapter 9: The Pickup Artist

  The man slowly turned a pair of sharp and cold black eyes, like a black leopard, through the soul of Huamu Qing, into her eyes...

  As if he wanted to scrutinize her for something, he stared at her without blinking for a moment.

  Huā Mù Qíng's entire body seemed to have been electrocuted, and his heart was beating wildly.

  A flash of cold light flashed through the man's eyes, and after a long while, his thin lips finally curved upwards, drawing out a warm smile like the sun, ruining his cold face.

  After they finished dancing and got off the stage, the three of them walked to the bar together and ordered three cocktails with a low alcohol content.

  "Hmm... it's quite bitter." After taking a small sip of wine, Hanaki Haruka slightly furrowed her brow, looking like she couldn't get used to the taste.

  Ah, so this is what wine tastes like!

  "Ah!" At this time, Han Yixia next to him faintly raised a smile with a hint of abandon, then took a deep breath and drank it all in one gulp.

  "Wow, this beauty is so aggressive, finishing a cup of wine in one breath." A man holding a wine glass, looking elegant and refined, walked up to her side and said.

  Huā Mù Qíng and the other two looked at the man with some astonishment, instinctively wanting to dodge him.

  "It's boring for one person to drink alone, why don't we drink together!" He had been observing from the side for a long time, although there were only three of them together, with no one else around. Who didn't know him in this place? They still had to rely on him for food, and besides, he brought so many bodyguards today...

  This soft and delicate face with a hint of masculinity, an uninhibited temperament, was truly unique compared to any other woman present, and instantly caught his eye.

  Especially when her eyes are filled with a carefree and uninhibited look, that kind of demeanor is really attractive, making him want to "pamper" her thoroughly.

  Ha! The beautiful woman is his plaything, he's never had a beauty like this before, tonight she's his captive! He thought to himself.

  "No need, we'll drink ourselves." Hanaki Haru smiled politely and declined the lewd man in front of her, blocking his line of sight that was placed on Han Yixia.

  They immediately left their original seats and planned to sit in a corner, but the man followed them like chewing gum.

  "Don't be so distant, we can be friends." The man smiled with a sly grin, his eyes scanning Han Yixia's body up and down.

  "Sorry, we three just want to calm down quietly." Chenzi Ye's voice came out again, refusing the man's request.

  His frivolous gaze made people feel somewhat disgusted, but based on etiquette, she didn't show it clearly on her face. Chenzi Ye turned his head and simply ignored him.

  "Alright, alright, since the beauty has spoken, I have no choice but to comply." He stood up and left without any further ado.

  Just as Hanaoki and Shinji thought they had calmed down and were about to leave their seats, the man came back again.

  "This cup of wine is for you to drink, let's consider it a memento of our chance encounter from thousands of miles away. I swear, once you finish drinking, I'll automatically disappear." He handed the wine over to Han Yixia, putting on an honest face.

  Han Yixia stared at him, although he hadn't seen much of the world, but still knew a thing or two about these things, and had already seen the cunning calculations deep in his eyes.

  "Alright, thank you for the drink." After thanking him, Han Yixia downed the contents of his cup in one gulp, and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye. He found that the man had a sly smile playing on his lips, as if he was plotting something. Han Yixia's mouth curled up into a cold smile, thinking that he wanted to scheme against him? No way! Not even a window of opportunity existed!

  "Hmm, what a naive and innocent girl, easily hooked! "Hmm, I won't bother you then." The sly man took the empty wine cup and bid farewell.

  After drinking, the man kept his promise and gave her back her solitary space.

  As soon as the lecherous man left, Han Yixia immediately spat out all the wine in her mouth.

  "Ah, how...!" Seeing Han Yixia's movements, Hua Muqing couldn't help but exclaim.

  "There's something wrong with this wine." Han Yixia said bluntly, without letting her two friends be surprised for too long.

  "Ah......" Tatsuko Haibara and Hanae Kohinata were clearly intimidated by this momentum.

  In the midst of crisis, Huamu Qing hastily grabbed Chenzi Ye and Han Yixia's hands, wanting to escape from this 'Jiangnan style' bar. Since Han Yixia said there was a problem with the wine, if that man found out he hadn't drunk it, that sly guy would definitely try every means to persuade him to drink another cup until he achieved his goal.

  They came to this bar just to enrich her life experience, and as for the cost of being a dancer, they didn't care about it either. After all, they weren't those poor people's children. But now, who knows where Robin has gone to flirt with girls again? He is nowhere to be seen, and they don't have time to wait for him to go out together.

  As long as they leave the bar now, that despicable man won't be able to find them, and this unnecessary trouble can be lifted. But... it seems like heaven is not going their way, just now that despicable man appeared out of nowhere, also shattering Huamu Qing's urge to escape.

  "Hey beautiful, where are you girls going? Want me to accompany you?" The lecherous man stood in front of them with a calm and collected demeanor, as if he was fearless.

  The lecherous man's reaction was extremely intense, and there was even a hint of excitement in it, as if he had encountered his favorite toy like a child. Hanaki's eyes narrowed: It seems that this lecherous man is going to cling to the three of them, but...

  Huā Mù Qíng's heart was filled with some hesitation, the despicable man had such a calm capital, it was clear that he had come prepared, everything seemed to have deviated from the predetermined track, this time, how should she make her choice?

  Turn against directly? Or compromise and yield? Everything depends on their thoughts.

  But Huamu Qing quickly vetoed the second idea, compromising was undoubtedly the stupidest approach, after all, the shrinking man in front of him was just a small role, and he believed that he wouldn't really do anything to them.

  "It's no use, the place we're going to, you're not suitable for it." Chenzi Ye frowned, apparently also annoyed by the man in front of her. If she got angry, the consequences would be very serious.

  "Don't be polite to me, brother. Come over tonight and we won't be strangers anymore, will we, beauty?" The lecherous man's gaze remained fixed on Han Yixia, who hadn't spoken a word.

  "We should head back." Han Yixia didn't answer directly, but said lightly, with an unyielding dignity in his tone.

  "Stop pretending, I guarantee that in a moment you'll be very comfortable and will also make you feel extremely pleased." He completely revealed his "wolf" form.

  What did he say?! He wouldn't dare think of doing anything untoward to them, would he?!

  How could this be? She, Huamu Qing, had only come here to accumulate life experience, and she never thought that she would push herself into another predicament. No, she absolutely wouldn't let such a thing happen!