Chapter 158 — Why Can't We?
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Wei Zhao had been dragged off by that woman to serve as a temporary shield! The discovery let Gu Mengyao breathe a sigh of relief, yet at the same time left her secretly disgruntled. Why should that be? You're my shield, and now another woman has hauled you off. What was that supposed to mean?
But Gu Mengyao had no way to step forward and interfere, while Shen Yushu looked on as though watching a good show, leaving Gu Mengyao helpless to do anything but watch Wei Zhao perform...
When she saw that Wei Zhao had actually pocketed a thousand yuan in the end, she could not help cursing him inwardly as a moneygrubber!
"Yao Yao, I've discovered that Shield Bro is really something!" Shen Yushu's observation was far more meticulous than Gu Mengyao's. "That wallet in his hand, he lifted it off the man in the suit!"
"..." Gu Mengyao was somewhat speechless. "You certainly are observant. When we get home, make him hand it over to the communal pot! Confiscate the illicit gains from his side job."
"Hehe, sure!" Shen Yushu nodded in agreement.
"Then it's up to you," Gu Mengyao said. Seeing how eager Shen Yushu was, she handed the task to her.
"Huh?" Shen Yushu blinked. "I was saying, Sister Yaoyao, we haven't even ordered anything to drink yet. We've just been watching the commotion—how about we get something first?"
Once again Shen Yushu played to her strength and steered the conversation elsewhere.
"All right..." How could Gu Mengyao not know what Shen Yushu was up to? But she had only been speaking idly. Wei Zhao's paltry money was nothing Gu Mengyao would ever think twice about; she had said what she said purely out of spite.
Taking advantage of the night to protect herself with her skills, and not forgetting to earn a little extra on the side.
Shen Yushu raised a hand and summoned the waiter, ordering several drinks off the menu, all of them with baffling names. Neither of them had ever set foot in a bar before, so they had no idea whether any of it would taste good.
The waiter noted down what the two wanted, hesitating ever so slightly. It was plain enough that Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were first-timers in a bar—their order was a complete jumble, with no rhyme or reason.
"Is there something else?" Shen Yushu asked, a little puzzled. Did they have to pay up front here?
"Ladies, would you like someone to keep you company and chat?" Since the waiter had seen that this was their first time, he ventured the question on the off chance. Plenty of people came to bars looking for male escorts, after all.
"No need..."
"Yes, please..."
Shen Yushu and Gu Mengyao—one said "No need," the other said "Yes, please"—which left the waiter momentarily stunned.
"Sister Yaoyao, you—" Shen Yushu looked at Gu Mengyao in some bewilderment, unable to understand why she would summon someone to chat with them. Wasn't that what people crudely called a "duck"?
"Find us a handsome one!" Gu Mengyao ordered the waiter.
"Very well, please wait a moment." The waiter nodded and withdrew respectfully, thinking to himself that these two innocent-looking schoolgirls had indeed come for exactly that sort of thing—so one really could not judge by appearances...
Just like that ripe woman from before... and now these two refined young ladies... The waiter only regretted that he was not a little more handsome himself; otherwise he would have taken this good fortune for himself.
"Sister Yaoyao, what are you calling a handsome man for?" Once the waiter had gone, Shen Yushu grew anxious. "Sister Yaoyao, you're not thinking of trying some special service, are you? You can't! You're still young—what if you hemorrhage badly..."
"Xiaoshu!" Gu Mengyao heard Shen Yushu go further and further off the rails, more and more bawdy, and could not resist rapping her on the head. "What are you thinking? If Wei Zhao can find himself a beauty, why can't we find ourselves a handsome man?"