"Silence," Amo commanded, unable to bear the sight of his young master being humiliated, bellowing in anger.
Yet the other party was not intimidated by Amo’s bellowing and continued with their acidic comments, "Young Master Li, you dare to do but not to own up to it? Many people saw what happened that day."
Li Fuyou’s eyes were ominously dark and terrifying as he spoke with contempt, "You are the eldest son of the Zhouji Pawnshop, aren’t you? I, Li Fuyou, will remember this."
The man chuckled, "So what if you remember? Can you eat me? Your Dongfeng Restaurant is about to be crushed by Yuelai Restaurant, and here you are, still having the leisure to visit a brothel. I truly admire you, truly."
"Hmph, whether I have the leisure or not is none of your concern, Young Master Zhou," Li Fuyou paused, then said to Amo, "Let’s go, Amo."
Just as the two were about to leave, Lady Mudan crawled out from inside, clinging to the madam’s trouser leg, and said in a dying breath, "Madam, save me."
The madam looked down, startled by Mudan’s appearance. What exactly had Mudan gone through just now?
No matter what it was, it was undoubtedly a cruel abuse. She shouted loudly, "Young Master Li, you cannot leave."
Li Fuyou and Amo halted their steps and turned back to see the madam’s ferocious face, pointing at Mudan and asking, "What is the meaning of this?"
When the crowd heard the madam’s voice, they too lowered their heads to look at Mudan at the madam’s feet.
Everyone gasped in shock. Was Li Fuyou not only homosexual but also such a brutal person?
The once radiant Lady Mudan had been tortured beyond recognition. Amo was startled. Could it be that his young master had been abusing Lady Mudan inside, and it was not as he had imagined?
Li Fuyou, unconcerned, said scornfully, "I paid with silver."
This sort of filth, even Li Fuyou himself felt his hands were dirtied by the touch, he would have never bothered if not to prove his virility.
"Young Master Li, we run a brothel business here. Indeed, the girl is at your disposal once you have called for her, but we have a rule, you cannot torture someone to the point they cannot serve other clients. You are affecting our business," the madam said.
"And what would you have me do?" Li Fuyou inquired.
"With her injuries, she’ll need at least twenty days of rest. Lady Mudan charges fifty taels a night. Pay a thousand taels, and you can leave," the madam commanded with a wave of her hand, as her enforcers surrounded them.
Li Fuyou, who had been consumed with fury earlier at his impotence, was shocked that he had so carelessly squandered a thousand taels. Not paying seemed to mean they could not leave the place, so he produced a stack of silver notes, "Take it. I, Li Fuyou, can afford to play."
The madam took the silver notes, released them with a laugh, and Li Fuyou and Amo finally left the brothel.
Meanwhile, the crowd had not dispersed, still watching Lady Mudan, who was helped up. The madam scolded, "Mudan, what is this? You can’t even serve a customer properly?"
Feeling wronged, Mudan spoke up about the truth, "Madam, it’s not entirely my fault. That gentleman is impotent. No matter what tricks I tried, it was useless. He took out his anger on me and tortured me ."
Upon hearing this revelation, everyone present was astounded. Li Fuyou of Yuelai Restaurant not only had homosexual proclivities but was also impotent—a scandalous piece of news.
At this moment, Li Fuyou was unaware that after his visit to the brothel, the news of his impotence had already been leaked.
By the time he found out, it was already too late, as the news spread like wildfire across the entirety of Shanshi County overnight.