At the tea house, the middle-aged custor was on his knees, huffing breathlessly and with extre pain surging through his arm
"Who...who the hell are you...?" He gritted his teeth, sweat forming on his forehead. He couldn’t understand the heads or tails of how a delicate man like Bojing was able to subdue him so easily.
The crowd gathered around the tea house threw incredulous looks at Bojing.
What kind of a monster is he?
The man, unable to bear this humiliation, lunged at Bojing, thinking that the earlier attack might be a fluke. But he was soon proved wrong when Bojing adeptly dodged and landed a sharp kick on his back that sent him tumbling down the stairs.
Bojing cried, rubbing his trembling hands together. "I am s-so sorry! Did it h-hurt too b-badly?"
Everybody - "..."
How can he ask that when he is clearly gasping in pain...Is he a sadist or sothing?
"B-But you left w-with no choice. I was te-telling you to let go of her, but you didn’t l-listen to ..."
"I will make you pay for this," his expression contorted in pure fury.
"Will you now?"
A calm, placid voice resonated from the back and Bojing ekly turned. His teary eyes blinked at a middle-aged woman standing at a distance, wearing an elegant silk cheongsam colored in a muted lavender. She held a traditional folding fan that partially covered her face from nose down. Her serene, black eyes were the only visible features on her face.
"It’s Madam Ian!"
"She ca here personally!"
Hushed whispers and curiosity quickly filled the atmosphere with her entrance. She walked with soft but firm steps as if grace ca ever so naturally to her. She eventually stopped beside Bojing, staring at him in silence.
"H-Hello..." Bojing nervously greeted her.
The woman’s silence unnerved him the more she kept quiet. After a long mont, her tepid voice gently asked from behind the fan she held.
"...Who are you?"
"I-I am Lu Bojing..." he introduced himself.
She slightly tipped her head to the side. "Lu Bojing?"
"Y-Yes..."
She peered at him with such intensity that Bojing felt like running away from this awkward situation.
W-Who is this elderly woman?
"It’s a nice na," she softly said.
Bojing blinked at first and then bead. "R-Really?"
Though the fan covered her face, her eyes conveyed the sa smile as on her lips.
"I heard sobody was causing a commotion here and misbehaving with Xiao Lei."
The waitress, who was serving the custor, bowed tremblingly, "The custor didn’t like the tea and demanded compensation. That kind of compensation...Fortunately, this gentleman here helped ," she wiped her eyes.
The man clenched his jaw. "Are you the owner of this damn tea house?"
Madam Ian squinted her eyes at him like a hawk. "Yes. I am the owner of this team house and of the Ian House as well."
"Who cares! I want you to punish this wench! She disrespected and then this man violently beat up!"
Bojing jolted with his loud voice. "Y-you were v-violent first though..."
"Shut up!"
Tears pooled in his eyes, his voice choking at that scolding. "I am s-sorry! I didn’t m-an to hurt you..."
"Yet you almost broke my arm and kicked in the back!" He exclaid.
Madam Ian watched Bojing’s pitiful expression and directed her cold gaze at the custor again.
"I believe Xiao Lei was quite clear that the Ian House doesn’t involve in sex work. We serve a different clientele."
He sneered, albeit painfully. "So you are giving that bullshit answer as well?"
"The answer becos bullshit if it doesn’t suit your convenience?" She grimly asked. "But it doesn’t matter as you are not welco here anymore."
"As if I want to co to this wretched place again! But first, you have to give my compensation! Hand that woman for a night!"
Xiao Lei felt chills crawling at the back of her neck.
She narrowed her eyes. "Do not test my patience. Despite the disrespect you spewed towards Xiao Lei, I am giving you a chance to leave from here by yourself."
"Or!? Or what will you do!"
"Give you a lesson worse than this young man gave you. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s not enough so allow to explain my house’s rules in my own way."
Two n stepped forward from the crowd like silent shadows and grabbed the man by his shoulders.
"Hey! What is happening? Where are you taking ?"
Her eyes mysteriously smiled. "You wish for a pleasurable evening, which is what you will get. Hope you have a good ti."
"Let go! Where the hell are you taking ?"
Eventually his screams drowned in the festival’s zealous music and peace returned.
Bojing blinked twice.
Where did they take him?
He looked at Madam Ian, whose eyes were already watching every twist and turn of his expression. She humbly bowed.
"Thank you for helping out Xiao Lei."
Xiao Lei bowed as well. "Thank you so much, Sir!"
"Oh n-no, no! I didn’t d-do much..." he swallowed a gulp anxiously.
Madam Ian asked, "Would you like to join for a cup of tea?"
Xiao Lei bead. "Yes, please! I will brew our House’s best tea for you as my gratitude!"
Bojing would have definitely taken up their offer but he rembered he still had to complete the treacherous task of finding Jia and Mingshen. He burst into tears.
"Oh my. Why are you crying? Did I say sothing wrong?" Madam Ian asked, slightly concerned.
He sniffled. "I c-ca here with my sis and B-Boss but I got l-lost...I lost my phone too. I don’t k-know how to f-find them anymore. I am so useless...!"
"You are not useless, beautiful brother!!"
Suddenly, a small fur ball of energy ca crashing towards Bojing and hugged his legs tightly with the brightest smile on her lips.
The sa radiance reflected in Bojing’s misty eyes. "Danya!"
He bent on his knees and hugged her, ruffling her hair in delight. "It’s you, Danya!"
"Beautiful brother, I am so happy to see you again! But why are you crying?" She looked puzzled.
Another fountain of tears burst forth his eyes. "I g-got lost..."
"Why cry for that? Isn’t beautiful brother a responsible adult? Responsible adults quickly find their way back~"
An arrow stabbed right through his heart. His self-esteem completely collapsed.
I am not even a responsible adult...! He covered his heavily embarrassed face.
Danya grinned and forcefully pulled back his hands. "Worry not beautiful brother! You saved from the bad guys that day so I will pay you back this ti~ Today is the martial arts festival, so everybody will be at the plaza. Let show you the way~"
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