Wang Xiangxiang had not expected to see him in a place like the brothel, he wasn’t the type to visit such places. Her face turned cold and frightening, and upon seeing Wang Xiangxiang, he exchanged a few words with the person beside him and then walked over to where Wang Xiangxiang and Chu Lian were seated, asking quite normally, "When did Young Master Wang arrive in Lin County, and why haven’t you come to find me?"
Seeing her dressed entirely in men’s attire and appearing at a place like the brothel, although he didn’t know what she was up to, he still played along and asked her without exposing her disguise.
Wang Xiangxiang didn’t answer his question but rather bluntly said, "Less nonsense, are you giving up this person today or not?"
The two interacted like old acquaintances, which sparked intense jealousy in Chu Lian, especially when he saw the other man playing along with Wang Xiangxiang and speaking in a doting tone, and even spending generously, all of which made Chu Lian feel threatened.
"Yes, yes, yes, how could I not yield to the person Young Master Wang fancies?"
Then the man looked toward Xiaoxiao and said very courteously, "A gentleman delights in seeing others succeed; since this young master has taken a liking, I will not bid."
After finishing, he gave Wang Xiangxiang a meaningful look, with a smile forming at the corners of his mouth, "Is Young Master Wang satisfied now?"
Wang Xiangxiang cracked a slight smile and said without reservation, "That’s more like it."
Although Xiaoxiao didn’t know the relationship between Wang Xiangxiang and this man, she was obviously relieved now, as the game she had entirely scripted and directed herself was finally coming to a close.
For the perfect ending to this game, Xiaoxiao still feigned surprise and asked, "Are you sure, young sir, that you’re not going to raise the bid?"
"Anyone else bidding?"
The people at the event looked around at each other, and since no one bid, it was clear that the unfamiliar young master was set on winning, and any further bids would be pointless.
Wang Xiangxiang was very excited at that moment and quickly signaled to Chu Lian, "Hurry, take out the silver note, you’ve won the bid."
Seeing this situation, Xiaoxiao slowly walked down the stairs, approached the table of Wang Xiangxiang and Chu Lian, and with a coy smile, gently took the silver note from Chu Lian’s hand, "Congratulations, sir. You’ve successfully bid nine hundred silver notes, and now you may accompany me upstairs for a moment of spring evening."
"..." Chu Lian’s face twitched, wishing Xiaoxiao wouldn’t speak like that, Yang Ming would kill him if he found out they were enacting such a scene, "Your name was ’Spicy Skin Oil,’ right? You go upstairs first, I’ll come up later."
"Pfft." Hearing Chu Lian say ’Spicy Skin Oil,’ Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but burst out laughing, quickly regained her composure, and spoke very gently and politely, "Then, young mistress will wait upstairs."
Afterwards, under the escort of the bodyguards, Xiaoxiao returned to her room upstairs. Once inside, she could no longer contain herself and burst into laughter, laughing at the expression on Chu Lian’s face when she mentioned spending a spring evening together; he looked absolutely terrified of Wang Xiangxiang—even though it was all pretended.
And Wang Xiangxiang’s male attire, was she sure she wasn’t here to be comical? Which man has such a prominent chest?
"Shopkeeper, what are you laughing at?" the Little Maid asked.
Xiaoxiao stopped laughing and said, "Nothing, nothing," but then couldn’t help laughing out loud again, "Haha, hehe."