"Do you have a waitress here named Qin Yaoyao?"
The moment Bai He asked the question, the two waitresses who had just entered exchanged a look, and understanding smiles appeared on their faces one after another. "Her? She's busy."
"What is she busy with?" Bai He was a bit puzzled and pressed further. "Isn't she a waitress here? Call her over. We're her friends and want to have a chat with her."
"She probably doesn't have the time." The waitress refused directly, but her words clearly carried an underlying meaning. "It's eight o'clock now. The show has just started. She should be dancing on the stage downstairs for people's amusement."
Everyone knew what kind of dance it was in this kind of place.
Hearing this, Bai He was shocked. "Dancing? She... She can't be..."
"She's a well - known dancer here now!" The waitress said with a smile, then put down the drinks and left the room.
Bai He was a bit distracted. "Sister Yu Wan, I'll go out and take a look."
"I'll go with you." Yu Wan's face was calm. She wasn't surprised at all by Qin Yaoyao's situation.
Although she hadn't delved deeply into all the details of Xiao Yanzhi's move to Tan Mizong, she could more or less guess that Qin Yaoyao wouldn't have an easy time.
Needless to say about the Xiao family, the Zhou family's temper would never let Qin Yaoyao off easily.
The two of them walked out of the room. The corridor outside had hollow railings, through which they could easily see the scene on the ground floor.
In the very center of the ground floor, there was a stage surrounded by blinding multicolored lights. Vaguely, they could see someone dancing on the stage, accompanied by the cheers of men.
"Let's go down and take a look." Yu Wan whispered, then pulled Bai He downstairs.
When they got closer, the scene was far more lascivious and luxurious than they had imagined.
The woman on the stage only had two wide ribbons around her chest and hips, barely covering her modesty. She was almost naked.
Her fair body was writhing to the music. The lights were too bright, and the dancer was wearing a feather mask on her face, so they couldn't see her features clearly. But with such a sexy scene, the men didn't really care what her face looked like.
Even though Bai He had studied abroad before, she blushed at this sight and didn't know where to put her eyes.
This was a man's carnival. A group of men were shouting to pull off her ribbons and take off her mask. They were extremely excited.
Yu Wan whispered a few words to the staff beside her. Immediately, two strong men walked onto the stage, said something to the woman, and directly carried her over and brought her in front of Yu Wan.
"Why did she leave? Why doesn't she continue dancing?"
"I haven't had enough of the show yet! How disappointing..."
Amid the complaints, a new girl quickly took over. Everyone's attention was diverted, and no one was paying attention to them anymore.
Yu Wan politely asked the two strong men to help send the woman into the room.
When they returned to the original private room, the strong men threw the masked woman inside. She was obviously exhausted and knelt directly on the ground.
Bai He reached out to take off her mask. When she saw Qin Yaoyao's face, she couldn't help being surprised. "Yaoyao, it's really you!"
Qin Yaoyao, who was sitting on the ground, visibly trembled, but she just lowered her head even more and didn't want to look Bai He in the eye.
"Miss Qin." Yu Wan's voice was very gentle, with a kind of delicacy that made people let down their guard. "Don't be afraid. We're here to help you."
Hearing this, Qin Yaoyao finally looked up warily. Her eyes were full of fear and nervousness as she looked at the two of them. "Help me? How can you help me?"
Thinking of the arrogant attitude of the Zhou family and their all - powerful influence, Qin Yaoyao was so scared that her whole body trembled, and she even closed her eyes tightly. "Please let me go back. I haven't finished my dance yet."
"If I don't make them happy, I'll be in big trouble tonight." Qin Yaoyao staggered to her feet, but her legs were obviously weak, and she fell to the ground again.
Yu Wan went over to support her and leaned close to her ear. "Miss Qin, trust me. I can help you."
Qin Yaoyao swallowed hard and looked blankly at this strange woman.
There was a reassuring smell on her.
"My name is Yu Wan. I'm sorry to meet you in such a way." Yu Wan reached out and held her hand. "Your hands are very cold. Put on some clothes."
Saying this, Yu Wan draped her own windbreaker over Qin Yaoyao. "Don't catch a cold. Do you want a cup of hot water?"
As she spoke, she helped Qin Yaoyao sit on the sofa and carefully straightened the collar of her clothes so that she wouldn't look too embarrassed.
Qin Yaoyao held the hot water that Yu Wan had handed her. Thinking of the miserable and dehumanizing days she had spent here, her eyes welled up with tears.
"Thank you... You're the first person here who has ever cared about me." Qin Yaoyao's nose was sour, and her words were slurred. After just a few words, she started to cry again.
Seeing this, Yu Wan gently patted her on the back and comforted her softly. "It will all pass. Just cry it out."
Bai He watched this scene from the side and couldn't help sighing. Sister Yu Wan was really an angel, radiating a holy light all around.
After Qin Yaoyao finished crying and regained her composure, she said slowly, "I have to go back first. Excuse me."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Yu Wan suddenly said, "I have a way to get you out of here."
Qin Yaoyao stopped in her tracks.
After a while, she said dully, "No need. I like it here."
Yu Wan saw through her lie and directly exposed it. "There are scars on your arms and thighs. It's obvious that you've had a hard time here."
Yu Wan suddenly raised her voice and questioned her. "Why are you lying?"
Bai He also thought it was strange. It was obvious at a glance that Qin Yaoyao wasn't doing well here. Why did she insist that she liked it here and refuse Sister Yu Wan's help?
Qin Yaoyao opened her mouth, but finally just gave a bitter smile and shook her head. "No one can save me."
She had offended the Zhou family and had no chance of escaping.
All she could do was dance her body again and again in this nightclub, cheaply and humiliatingly pleasing those men.
"Not even Xiao Yanzhi?" Yu Wan suddenly asked out of the blue.
"Xiao Yanzhi?" Qin Yaoyao was in a daze for a moment when she heard this name. "He won't help me."
"Why?" Yu Wan's eyes darkened slightly, and then she casually asked, "Weren't you two together before? Since you had feelings for each other, why doesn't he want to help you?"
Qin Yaoyao laughed. It was a strange laugh, mixed with unwillingness and hatred. "He never liked me. He knew from the start that I was from Tan Mizong. He just wanted to use me as a shield to protect the person he really wanted to protect!"
"Who is the person he really wants to protect?" Yu Wan could feel that the answer was about to come out.