Chapter 53 - Pursue a Narrow Gain While Neglecting Greater D
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nTranslator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
nUnbeknownst to them, their conversation had been recorded by Zi Lian.
nAfter the staff member left, Zi Lian followed behind him.
nThe staff member came out of the back room with a glass of alcohol and just as he was about to head towards the main hall, a woman suddenly walked over.
n“Hello.”
nZi Lian’s voice was soft and tender. The moment she spoke, the staff member found his heart melting. He finally reacted to her greeting and hastily asked, “Miss Zi, I wonder how I can be of your service?”
nZi Lian pointed to her skirt, and blushed in obvious embarrassment. “I accidentally spilled some red wine on my skirt. Can you help me with it?”
nGulp
nThe staff member was clearly charmed and subconsciously looked down.
nZi Lian wore a light-colored knee-length pleated skirt, which had an obvious red stain.
n“Please. If someone were to see this, I’d be too ashamed.”
nThe staff’s sense of justice shot through the roof and he said, “Miss Zi, please follow me.”
nHe led her to a room with a dry cleaner.
nZi Lian looked at the dry cleaning machine, pursed her lips, and appeared embarrassed. “I can’t possibly undress here so the skirt can be dry cleaned, but I also don’t know how to wash it by hand.”
nAfter she said that, she reached out her white and tender hands towards the staff.
nThe staff swallowed his saliva and his brain buzzed. He then suggested. “If you don’t mind, let me help you. The stained area is pretty small and it’s easy to remove it.”
n“Then I’ll have to trouble you.”
nThe staff was blinded by Zi Lian’s smile. He put the tray on the shelf next to him and squatted by her legs.
nWhile Zi Lian conversed with the staff, she looked at the several glasses of alcohol on the tray.
nIf her memory serves her right, the outermost glass was spiked.
nJust then, the staff spoke up. “Miss Zi, please stay here. I’ll fetch some dry cleaning wipes.”
n“Okay, thank you.”
nAs soon as the waiter turned around, Zi Lian quickly turned the tray, took out the drug she had prepared in advance, and spiked another glass.
nThe staff returned very soon, and Zi Lian picked up a glass of alcohol.
nThe staff was shocked. “Miss Zi.”
n“What’s wrong?” Zi Lian placed the glass against her lips and when she heard his call, she acted as if she realised she had been rude.
nShe hastily pushed the glass away, and said in embarrassment, “I saw that the alcohol seemed appealing and could not help myself and just had to take a sip. You won’t be angry, will you?”
n“Oh, no. Definitely not.” Even though the staff found her actions weird, Zi Lian had not picked up the glass he had spiked and so he was relieved.
nZi Lian shyly took out her lipstick and marked the bottom of the cup. “You can just pass me this glass of alcohol later.”
nThe staff found it very thoughtful of Miss Zi, and nodded. He then squatted by her legs to help her with the stains.
nA moment later.
n“Miss Zi, it’s done.”
nZi Lian glanced at her skirt that was stain free and gratefully smiled. “Thank you very much. If not for you, I have no idea what I would have done.”
nThe staff felt that he was suddenly a hero.
n“You seem to be on your way to deliver the alcohol. Let’s go together.”
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nWhen Zi Yi returned from the restroom, everyone was already in high spirits.
nSome danced while others drank and played games in groups of three and five.
nNext to He Fei were several men in their late twenties and it was obvious that they were discussing something.
nWhen Zi Yi walked over, she coincidentally heard someone saying with a tone of worship, “Second Brother is indeed worthy of his reputation. Several major groups collaborated to suppress the Lu Group last night, but he had swallowed all the funds they injected instead.”
n“It was nearly 100 billion yuan worth of funds, and he simply swallowed it whole. It is indeed true that one cannot compare with another.”
n“Well, he’s Second Brother after all. Say, what do you think he’s doing right now? It’ll be great if we can call him over.”
n“Who dares to call him? He Fei?”
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