Chapter 152 — Since When Do I Not Know?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
It was only a little past seven in the evening, still early, and the striptease hour had not yet arrived. The performances onstage were all fairly proper.
"Ladies, would you prefer to sit at the bar or in a booth?" The doorman was a seasoned old hand. Seeing Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu glancing curiously around the bar, he knew at once that this was their first visit. Regular customers generally found their own seats as soon as they came in and had no need for a doorman to guide them.
"Find us a quieter booth, would you?" Much as Gu Mengyao had envied those scenes on television of people gathered around the bar drinking, this was, after all, her first time here, and she felt a little too timid to try it.
"Very well, the two of you please follow me." The doorman handed Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu over to a reception waiter in the main hall, then returned to the bar entrance.
The waiter led Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu to a booth set somewhat off to the side and asked with a smile, "Will this do?"
"It is fine. We will take this one." Gu Mengyao nodded, and she and Shen Yushu sat down.
A secluded booth like this was seldom chosen except by those nursing their sorrows alone over a drink, and even they mostly sat by themselves at the bar.
So these two pretty girls really were first-timers. The waiter sighed to himself. Innocent girls like these, so unversed in the ways of the world, actually coming into a bar... Did they not know how many wolves lurked in here, the kind who singled out exactly their sort to prey on?
As for the seasoned women who haunted bars regularly, who was playing whom was anyone's guess; more often than not a wolf would spend a fortune and not even get to touch a hand, drawing water with a bamboo basket and coming up with nothing.
So the wolves all fixed their attention on inexperienced girls like Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. The moment the two stepped into the bar, dozens of pairs of eyes locked onto them...
Still, seeing that Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu carried themselves with uncommon poise, a few curious souls made inquiries and learned the two had arrived in an Audi S5. Many of the poor wolves retreated at once; anyone could see these were rich young ladies, and the poor wolves did not think they had the means to win either of them over.
As for the wolves with a bit of family money, though they had some cash in hand, not knowing how deep the waters ran, they dared not step forward either. They all hung back and watched, waiting for the first one to go dash himself against the wall.
Wei Zhao parked the Beetle beside Gu Mengyao's Audi S5. Seeing that Wei Zhao had come alone, the doorman said no more than, "Sir, welcome."
Young masters came here alone all the time, plenty of them every day. The doorman assumed Wei Zhao was likewise out hunting for beauties, so naturally he offered no explanations, merely opened the car door for him and ushered him into the bar.
As he went in, however, Wei Zhao glanced back casually toward the entrance, a thoughtful smile on his face.
Turning back, he saw Gu Mengyao looking his way and knew at once his cover was blown. Since there was no point in hiding any longer, he shrugged and walked straight over toward Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, taking a seat at a small two-person table not far from the two of them.