It's good for a newbie to be so enthusiastic, but Consul Wang had more important things to do at the moment.
"Hey, hey, hey... Han Mei, you come with me! You can go to the second floor now!"
Li Xiaguang was taken aback. She looked back. She didn't remember there being a newbie named Han Mei. And she got to go straight to the second floor right after coming. She must have gotten in through some shady connections. Li Xiaguang was determined to see who this shameless person was.
Li Xiaguang had already made a thousand malicious assumptions about this girl named Han Mei in her mind.
Consul Wang impatiently shouted at Li Chuchu, "I'm talking to you. Hurry up! What are you standing there for?"
Li Chuchu: ... Wasn't she just called Han Xiang?
She silently stepped forward and followed Consul Wang.
Li Xiaguang stared directly at her, her eyes popping out. Her voice suddenly rose several octaves. She couldn't believe it. "You're Han Mei?"
Han Mei, Li Mei. They both had the character "Mei" in their names.
She must have changed her surname after coming in to get attention.
Why hadn't she thought of that possibility?
Why hadn't she thought of such a trick?
Li Chuchu looked innocent. It should be so.
She'd only just found out.
Li Xiaguang flew into a rage. This woman must have been waiting to see her make a fool of herself!
She worked on the second floor while Li Xiaguang was on the first. She had access to far more resources than Li Xiaguang, yet she'd deliberately agreed to her request.
Li Chuchu's innocent face looked like a blatant show-off to Li Xiaguang. She stared at her fiercely. "Li Mei, I'll make you pay! Just you wait!"
Consul Wang didn't have the time to deal with these women's petty schemes. All he wanted to do now was get this precious girl to the second floor quickly to be Dongtai's cash cow. He then said to Li Chuchu, "Hurry up! There are people waiting upstairs."
When she'd first come in, everyone had disliked her. She'd sacrificed a lot to get to her current position. Why did Li Mei get Consul Wang's special attention as soon as she came in and even got taken upstairs by him?
This sense of disparity was too much for Li Xiaguang to bear. Driven by jealousy, she took a quick step forward and rushed in front of Consul Wang. Pointing at Li Chuchu's nose, she shouted, "Consul Wang, I have something to report. This Li Mei has a shady background! She's not here to work properly at all. She's here to snoop on our secrets! She's been asking about our place just now."
Consul Wang's face darkened at once. "Han Mei, is there any truth to this?"
This was a very serious matter. Everyone on this street in Guancheng was in this line of business. If it were true, Li Mei was either a spy sent by another place or... a person sent by the police.
No matter which was the case,
Li Mei was in big trouble. If it was the second one... a dark glint of killing intent flashed in Consul Wang's eyes. It was a pity to lose a good prospect, but for the safety of Dongtai, he'd have to silence her forever.
Li Chuchu stepped forward and said calmly, "Consul Wang, I'm new here and was afraid of breaking the rules, so I asked a few more questions. If Li Xiaguang found me annoying, she could have just refused to answer my questions. But after helping me, she's now turning against me. I really don't understand why."
Since Li Xiaguang was making her life difficult,
she'd make sure Li Xiaguang suffered too.
Didn't she say Li Chuchu was a spy?
Well, if Li Xiaguang knew she was a spy and still revealed information to her, wasn't she an accomplice?
After Li Chuchu said this,
Li Xiaguang got anxious at once and quickly retorted, "I didn't know at that time!"
Li Chuchu shot back, "So when did you know? Did you only figure it out when you learned I was going to the second floor and wouldn't be able to split the tips with you? It's only been a few minutes. You can't change your tune that quickly, can you?"
Such a stupid and brainless thing!
Li Chuchu knew Dongtai was a complex place. If she said the wrong thing, she might not even know how she died. So Li Xiaguang's actions really angered her.
After their argument, Consul Wang had a general idea.
Whether Li Mei was a spy or not, Li Xiaguang definitely had a problem. She'd only been on stage for a few days, and already she was trying to take advantage of the newbies to benefit herself. As soon as she found someone was no longer useful to her, she immediately claimed that person was a spy.
Consul Wang's look at Li Xiaguang grew colder. "Li Xiaguang, I let you perform on stage because I thought you were doing well. But I didn't expect you to start causing trouble from the beginning. Since you're so impetuous, you can go back to the sidelines for a few days. You're not allowed to perform on stage starting tomorrow."
Li Xiaguang suddenly sobered up. Her face showed panic. "No, Consul Wang, listen to me..."
That was the performance opportunity she'd worked so hard to get!
Consul Wang didn't have the time to listen to her cry. Before she could finish, he took Li Chuchu upstairs.
...
When they reached the second floor,
Li Chuchu noticed the decoration was different.
Compared to the bright lights downstairs, it was more low-key and luxurious here. The lights were dim, and the air was filled with the smell of various spices and tobacco.
No wonder it was an entertainment venue for the rich. The carpet was so soft under her feet. It was made of imported wool.
Well, Li Chuchu started to miss the cashmere carpet at home.
Consul Wang didn't say a word on the way.
It wasn't until they entered the exquisite dressing room that Li Chuchu saw several girls with different styles sitting in front of the mirrors, doing their makeup.
Consul Wang said loudly, "Makeup artist, this is the new Han Xiang. Pick a suitable outfit for her and do her makeup."
Li Chuchu watched helplessly as her hair was styled into a strange shape, and then she was given a hat with a half-veil in front of the brim.
As for the makeup,
the makeup artist racked her brains and just put on a bright red lipstick.
But after it was done, Li Chuchu looked at herself in the mirror. The half-veil gave her an air of mystery, like a flower seen through a fog. The red lips were charming and alluring. She really looked like a cabaret dancer from the 1980s.
Consul Wang gave Li Chuchu a meaningful look. "Working here, you can earn at least eighty a day. With your conditions, you can easily triple that amount."
"Han Xiang, cherish the position Dongtai has given you. Don't do anything to betray Dongtai."
Li Chuchu was shocked.
That was three months' worth of her salary in a single day!
No wonder they said the money came fast here. It was really that fast!
If it weren't for the thousands of yuan in rewards from the system from time to time, the tens of thousands of yuan given to her by the villains, and the translation rewards from the Lotus Factory occasionally, she might have been tempted.
Li Chuchu nodded sincerely.
Consul Wang was satisfied now.
He believed no one would turn down money.
With such a high salary, any girl in her twenties would be tempted enough to exchange her dignity for it.
Li Chuchu nodded repeatedly, indicating that she understood.
After Consul Wang left, Li Chuchu finally let out a sigh of relief.
Now that she knew the approximate location of the small dark room, the next step was to escape.