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"Is that why you didn't let him go to the hotel, afraid he would steal some liquor?" the burly man chuckled.
"Nonsense, am I that petty? I just think this kid is a bit strange. Did you notice that when you were about to charge at him with the steel pipe, he didn't seem scared at all? When I'm around, nothing goes wrong at the hotel, but a hotel needs a man!" Hong Guang said.
"We could go to the hotel," the burly man pointed at the person next to him and said with a smile.
"You guys? Are you going to cheat?" Hong Guang shot a glare at the burly man.
"Isn't that kid the same? He just spent the night with Wang Dan..." the burly man defended.
"That's why I say you guys are brainless. Wang Dan's expression when he was talking was off; he must be lying. Plus, that kid was drunk out of his mind; how could he do anything?" Hong Guang waved his hand impatiently.
As Hong Guang left with the two burly men, Wang Dan remained in the room.
"Give me back my jacket and tell me what work I need to do," Zhang Yang said. Wang Dan responded with an "oh" and led Zhang Yang to the first floor. At the entrance of the first floor was a small bar, where a heavily made-up Middle-Aged Woman was behind the counter, munching on sunflower seeds while playing an old matching game on her computer.
"Brother Guang told me that after closing at midnight, you can sleep in that room today. You should be free in the morning; just get up before noon. I'll arrange any work for you anytime," the Middle-Aged Woman glanced at Zhang Yang and said, "Just call me Hong Jie. By the way, Brother Guang said to take care of you; during lunch, you can have a bottle of Erguotou."
Erguotou is a type of Chinese liquor sold in small bottles, two liang per bottle, costing five yuan each.
This inn was called Rainbow Inn, with over ten rooms on both floors. Since it also offered massage services, there were four technicians who usually lived in the inn as well. Wang Dan was the youngest and most attractive one, and also had the best business.
These four technicians usually slept in the inn and generally woke up around noon. There was a small kitchen in the inn where Wang Dan usually cooked lunch.
On this day, Zhang Yang's main task was washing bed sheets. One of the sheets had some sticky substance on it; Zhang Yang grabbed a toilet brush and put on rubber gloves to scrub mechanically. "Hey, if you keep doing that, you'll ruin the sheets in no time," Wang Dan exclaimed as he walked into the washing area and bathroom.
"How should I wash it? Should I just use my hands?" Zhang Yang asked.
"That's not necessary. Just throw it in the washing machine. The washing machine only washes sheets and towels, nothing else. Add more detergent, spin it dry, and then wash it again," Wang Dan said without hesitation, starting to relieve himself behind a curtain.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zhang Yang turned and got up, tossing a large basin of sheets into the washing machine. As he moved around, the curtain swayed, revealing the flesh of White Flowers, but Zhang Yang didn't even glance.
This inn had little work aside from washing sheets and towels. In the evening, the technicians got busy. Hong Jie was smoking, and when Zhang Yang wanted a cigarette, he took one from the pack on Hong Jie's bar and walked to the kitchen to smoke. Amidst the swirling smoke, a faint blue light shone through his long hair, creating an eerie effect.
"Stop smoking all the time. You're a handsome young man; at least tidy yourself up and look like a person," Hong Jie said, appearing in the kitchen with a cigarette in his mouth.
Zhang Yang extinguished the cigarette butt and silently turned to leave.
The night passed without conversation. The next day at noon, Zhang Yang entered the kitchen where Wang Dan was already busy cooking. The aroma of rice and lard filled the air. "You're up! We're having braised pork today," Wang Dan said cheerfully.
"How can you be so happy after being tormented by strange men all day?" Zhang Yang leaned against the doorframe with a vacant expression and suddenly spoke.
Wang Dan froze for a moment, slammed the pot lid down with a "ping," turned, and walked out of the kitchen. She stopped beside Zhang Yang and gritted her teeth, cursing, "You bastard!"
As Wang Dan left, three disheveled women entered. Their hair was messy, remnants of makeup lingered on their faces, and their eyes looked so exhausted they seemed capable of collapsing a mountain.
They appeared to be older than Wang Dan; one was tall and seemed the oldest with two large breasts like big gourds; another was thin as a rake with a long face like a knife but had relatively delicate features; the last one had dark skin but was fit.
"Hey handsome, you're so young. What brings you here to wash sheets?" Gourd asked suddenly with a giggle upon seeing Zhang Yang.
"I owe money for drinks and accommodation, working to pay off my debts." Zhang Yang served himself a bowl of rice and scooped a spoonful of braised pork onto it.
The Blade-Faced Woman said nothing and also filled a bowl with rice. Sister Black directly picked up a piece of braised pork with her chopsticks from the pot, staring at Zhang Yang's face before putting it in her mouth, saying, "Emma, I wish I were as fair as you. You’re a big man with such a pretty boy face."
"Pretty Boy," Ding Weiwei had also called Zhang Yang that before.
As soon as Sister Black finished speaking, a cold light flashed in Zhang Yang's eyes. He suddenly raised his hand as if to strike down!
Sister Black let out a startled scream, and the piece of braised pork on her chopsticks rolled to the floor. Zhang Yang's hand instantly changed direction, and a gust of wind swept past Sister Black's face as he walked out of the kitchen with his bowl of rice.
A slight thud brought Sister Black back to her senses. Looking down, she saw her chopsticks had snapped cleanly in half.
"Damn, that scared me! Is this guy a psychopath?" Gourd clutched his chest.
"Definitely a psychopath; it's best not to provoke him," the Blade-Faced Woman said while enjoying her rice and braised pork, mumbling something indistinctly. "Hey, who are you calling provocative?" Sister Black threw away her broken chopsticks and shouted at the Blade-Faced Woman.
"Enough noise! If you keep it up, you’ll be cooking tomorrow!" Wang Dan walked in and served herself a bowl of rice.
Everyone fell silent immediately, but they didn’t expect that this "psychopath" would take action that afternoon.
Two burly men, one tall and one short, entered the shop and ordered from Wang Dan and Sister Black. After finishing their meal, they attempted to leave. "You haven't paid yet," Hong Jie shouted from behind the bar.
The Tall Guy stopped in his tracks, pulled out a newspaper from his backpack, unwrapped it to reveal a foot-long cleaver. With a loud thud, he slammed the cleaver onto the bar, sending wood shavings flying. "How much is it?" the Tall Guy asked with a smile as he retrieved the cleaver.
"This is Brother Guang's shop, you two should inquire a bit," Hong Jie said, showing her experience.
"Is she talking about Hong Guang?" Shorty asked.
"A small-time thug, how dare he bring that up? Boss Lady said to deal with him!" Tall Guy said, weighing the knife in his hand, ready to leave.
At the entrance, Zhang Yang appeared out of nowhere.
"Pay before you leave," Zhang Yang said calmly.
"You little brat, looking for trouble!" Tall Guy shouted. "I'll give you three seconds to disappear from my sight."
"Pay before you leave," Zhang Yang remained unmoved.
"Damn it!" Tall Guy swung the knife at Zhang Yang's shoulder, his movements quick and clearly not clumsy.
However, the knife stopped mid-air and could not descend any further. Shorty suddenly shouted, "Holy crap, this is Lu Xiaofeng!"
Zhang Yang pinched the blade with two fingers. Tall Guy pulled the knife with all his might but couldn't budge it. Seeing an opening at Zhang Yang's side, Shorty kicked out. Everyone heard the sound of bones cracking.
Shorty clutched his foot and fell to the ground, letting out a cry of pain as Zhang Yang lightly brushed his fingers over the sole of his foot, shattering the bones.
"Pay before you leave," Zhang Yang said coldly.
"Okay, okay." The Tall Guy took his hand off the knife handle, quickly pulled out a wad of cash from his wallet, placed it on the bar, and helped the Shorty to leave.
"Wait." Zhang Yang picked up the knife and pressed it against the Tall Guy's neck. "Go back and tell your Boss Lady that this place should not be troubled for three months."
"I will definitely pass it on." The Tall Guy hurriedly supported the Shorty and walked out of the door.
"Damn, there's 1000 yuan here. I'll give you 500!" Hong Jie counted the wad of cash on the bar, smiled, and handed 500 yuan to Zhang Yang.
"No need, just buy me a pack of hard Zhonghua cigarettes, and use the rest to buy some drinks." Zhang Yang said expressionlessly as he walked straight inside.
"Wow, what kind of attitude is this? You don't have a dime to your name but still smoke hard Zhonghua?" Hong Jie clicked his tongue, picked up his phone, and dialed Hong Guang's number.
That day there were few customers, and by midnight Zhang Yang lay down in bed.
With a creak, the door opened, and a graceful figure slipped in.
"Get out." Zhang Yang lay on his back with his eyes closed and said coldly.
"Thank you!" The figure did not leave; instead, she walked to the bedside. It was Wang Dan.
"This is my job." Zhang Yang's tone softened a bit. "If there are no customers, you should rest well; your job is harder than mine."
Hearing the word "harder," Wang Dan shivered slightly. "You are an extraordinary man; why do you want to give up on yourself?"
"You are a very beautiful woman. Why do you want to give up on yourself?" Zhang Yang said.
"Because a man broke my heart," Wang Dan's hand gently slid across Zhang Yang's chest. Although it was through clothing, Zhang Yang could still feel the delicacy of her fingers. "What about you? Did a woman break your heart too?"
As she spoke, Wang Dan took Zhang Yang's hand and placed it on her own chest, the soft warmth radiating through a thin layer of nightwear.
Zhang Yang did not withdraw his hand. "No." A sigh escaped in the darkness.
"If not, then why have you become like this?"
"Because I have no money, and I like to drink."
"You also like women and need women. You helped me, and I want to help you." After saying this, Wang Dan mounted Zhang Yang as if riding a horse.
"Get lost!" Zhang Yang growled, and Wang Dan flew off the bed with a thud as she hit the floor.
"You really are crazy!" Wang Dan surprisingly sat on the ground and laughed, "You're even worse than the man who abandoned me!"
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