Chapter 152: Chapter 147: Fallen Socialite (Part 2)
"Amazing, Young Master Gu, with such simple guidance from you, you can serve on your own now, and this serve isn’t much worse than those seasoned players."
Not taking Shen Qiu’s flattery seriously, Gu Bai looked at her with a faint smile, "You’re quite good."
Receiving the compliment from Gu Bai, Shen Qiu’s face immediately blossomed with a smile, repeatedly saying, "It’s still because you, Young Master Gu, have talent."
"Help me set the ball; I’ll take a couple more shots."
As soon as Gu Bai finished instructing, Shen Qiu quickly fetched another new ball from the bag beside her.
While retrieving the ball, she glanced at Zeng Yaning, who stood with her hands together, motionless on the side, unable to resist giving her a provocative look.
What’s the use of size?
If it’s too big but can’t be put to use, it’s just decoration!
Seeing Shen Qiu’s provocative smile, Zeng Yaning was nearly about to explode with anger, her ample chest heaving up and down uncontrollably, but there wasn’t a trace of color on her face. Gu Bai was already a bit dissatisfied with her. If she caused any more trouble, she might as well quit her job.
Watching Gu Bai hit the ball out once more, casually retracting the club.
Shen Qiu clapped her hands and praised him from the side.
"Shameless!"
Zeng Yaning disdainfully spat lightly.
"Alright, that’s enough for now. Let’s wait for the Principal to come back and play together."
Principal Wang’s game was not over yet.
At this time, Zeng Yaning wouldn’t continue to be unreasonable, hearing Gu Bai’s words, she immediately unfolded the prepared folding chair and invited, "Then Young Master Gu, please have a seat for a while."
Gu Bai wasn’t shy, nodded, and sat down.
As soon as Gu Bai sat down, Shen Qiu, unwilling to be outdone, raised the parasol to shield Gu Bai from the sun.
Seeing the two vying for favor, Gu Bai couldn’t help but chuckle lightly.
Outside, with their figures and faces, who knows whose dream women they might be, but here, to win a smile from him, both were putting in extraordinary effort.
It’s already November.
Kyoto’s weather was starting to get cold, watching Shen Qiu thoroughly block the sunlight, Gu Bai helplessly said, "Why don’t you take a break for a while."
Shen Qiu misunderstood the meaning, thinking Gu Bai was concerned about her, and immediately broke into a sweet smile.
"It’s alright, Young Master Gu, I’m not tired."
"Whether you’re tired isn’t important, what’s important is that I don’t think there’s a need to block the sun in this weather."
Only then did Shen Qiu realize it.
Wearing a short skirt, her legs already felt cold outside, and she foolishly helped Gu Bai block the sun, making a big blunder, Shen Qiu blushed and put away the parasol.
"Help me get the cigarettes over there."
Receiving the instruction.
Shen Qiu hurried over to the pavilion, fetched Gu Bai’s cigarettes, and considerately lit one for him.
According to rules, smoking wasn’t allowed here, but those rules were generally for ordinary users. For clients of higher status, those rules were just nonsense. Let alone Gu Bai’s level, even having their boss light a cigarette for Gu Bai wouldn’t seem out of place.
Exhaling smoke rings, Gu Bai asked the two of them, "How long have you been working here?"
Shen Qiu: "I’ve been working here since I graduated from university, it’s almost three years now."
"How did you end up working as a ball girl?"
"Why else, for money, of course. Not afraid to make you laugh, I’m a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, and after graduation, I wanted to venture into the entertainment industry. However, from our whole class back then, only one person continued in the film and television industry, and even now, they’re just a bit player. If I had really blindly rushed into the entertainment business, I’d probably be no different from them. Now it’s so much better, easy work, and I get to meet big figures like President Gu."
As she spoke, she threw in a compliment for Gu Bai.
Hearing this, Gu Bai nodded.
Too many people want to break into the entertainment industry, yearly countless ones with dreams of stardom, but how many actually succeed? People like Shen Qiu, who know when to cut losses, are the smart ones.
Then turned to the aloof Zeng Yaning.
Zeng Yaning hesitated for a moment, then said frankly, "I’ve only been here for a few months."
Gu Bai then nodded, "I can see the difference between you and Shen Qiu."
This was a direct question about Zeng Yaning’s professional skills.
Zeng Yaning felt a pang of bitterness inside and slowly spoke, "I once ran a company with my husband, but after a few years, it went bankrupt, leading to a divorce. On top of that, the mortgage isn’t paid off, so I had to come out to work. I used to like playing golf, so I found a job like this."
Hearing Zeng Yaning’s words, Gu Bai couldn’t help but give her a second glance.
Unexpectedly, this voluptuous woman was actually a fallen noble?
After a brief chat, getting to know the two a bit, Gu Bai asked once more, "Where do you usually like to go for fun?"
This time, Zeng Yaning answered first, shaking her head, "I used to just come out to play golf during my spare time, but now the golf course has become my workplace, so I don’t really have any hobbies."
Shen Qiu: "Work is too monotonous, so usually when I’m free, I’ll go clubbing, drinking with my girlfriends, looking for some excitement."
Gu Bai: "Excitement? Is it the decent kind of excitement?"
Shen Qiu assumed a coy stance, "What are you saying, Young Master Gu, it’s decent, just gatherings among friends, you wouldn’t prefer something indecent, would you?"
"That would depend on what kind of indecent you’re talking about."
Gu Bai chuckled.
With a system at hand, Shen Qiu’s properties were clear to Gu Bai.
Whether decent or not was already known. To be honest, compared to typical clubbers, Shen Qiu’s health value was relatively good; at least it stayed above 80.
While for most clubbers, it might have long been degraded.
As for those who declare, "I party, I tattoo, I smoke and drink, but I’m a good girl..."
Whether or not she is a good girl, Gu Bai doesn’t know, but he can definitely tell the stupid from such people.
Drinking cola every day only makes you fat, gaming every day only makes you nerdy, clubbing every day is different.
Human nature cannot withstand tests and cannot resist temptation, you can be self-restrained, yet some will always have sinister intentions.
The best way to keep your shoes dry is not to walk by the river.
People who proclaim "I party, I smoke, I drink, but I have self-control" are either foolish or ill-intentioned; as a man, especially one like a playboy, Gu Bai understands the kind who likes to go clubbing?
As for why Shen Qiu could keep to her so-called principles.
According to Gu Bai’s understanding, it can be summed up with a very down-to-earth saying.
"Once you’ve seen a hawk, how could you fancy a crow?"
Working in a high-end place like Hua Bin International, dealing with wealthy and honorable clients, this makes a girl like Shen Qiu understand more about self-restraint, after all, giving one’s body to a rich and powerful man is an investment.
Giving it to the riff-raff salivating over her, who can barely open a card with borrowed loans, is just plain stupid.
Thinking of this, Gu Bai couldn’t help but say, "So, are you familiar with Kyoto’s nightclubs?"
Shen Qiu: "Not very familiar, but I know which ones are fun and lively."
"Then are you interested in showing me around? I haven’t been to a nightclub in Kyoto yet."
"Since President Gu has invited, of course I’d agree."
The excitement coursed straight from her heart to her brain.
Gu Bai inviting her to a nightclub, what did that imply? There’s a high chance of them getting involved in some risque activities, and maybe she could realize her dream of becoming a socialite just like that.
If Gu Bai knew what she was thinking, he would surely roll his eyes at her.
If there were some unspeakable desires for Shen Qiu, indeed, but thinking she could climb up to success with him, that was just daydreaming, to put it bluntly.
Shen Qiu wasn’t qualified.
His gaze returned to Zeng Yaning.
"What about you? Wanna join us?"
"I’ll pass... I rarely visit nightclubs."
"Then it’s settled, we’ll go together tonight, I’ll have someone pick you both up."
Speaking thus, Gu Bai headed over to the now-finished game with Principal Wang.
Zeng Yaning’s opinion didn’t matter to him, as long as he made the request, if she wanted to keep her job, she would have to go, even if she didn’t want to.
Gu Bai was more interested in her than in Shen Qiu.
After all, men are like children, not yet weaned, a small bottle isn’t enough, they still need to find a bigger one to be satisfied.
It’s I who might have some unspeakable desires for Shen Qiu, that’s true, but as for wanting to climb up using myself, that’s purely absurd. No other meaning, just wanting to leave a sweet memory with a Kyoto lady.
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