Chapter 54: A Rare Oddball

If you ask others, they might find it outrageous. But for Bai Yunxian, he didn’t believe people unless he saw their true character with his own eyes.

Because he already saw too many things and had way too much than others.

As the sun began to set and the sky was filled with splashes of orange, Yun Shu’s hands tensed around the newspaper.

Foot traffic became increasingly frequent, and more people stared at the two of them.

“It begins.”

With Yun Shu’s signal, Bai Yunxian’s heart started pounding.

“Dear, they’ll be here soon,” Yun Shu said, inching closer to him to surprise him intentionally.

Bai Yunxian was already nervous, he glanced up in surprise as his lips slightly parted; he had called him dear just now?

Before he could say or do anything, Bai Yunxian felt the warm air of Yun Shu’s breath brush his cheek as he moved ever closer.

“They will be here soon, please be careful,” She whispered in his ear, her closeness filling Bai Yunxian with warmth.

Bai Yunxian’s cheeks turned a brilliant shade of crimson, and he could not meet his eyes. His beautiful pair of hand holding Yun Shu began to tremble as he left.

How close was he to discovering his secret? What did he know?

Nope, that’s not it either. This man knew everything from the beginning.

However, Bai Yunxian couldn’t tell why he let him go with them even though he knew his identity.

On the other hand, Yun Shu leisurely walked across the street and walked for a long while before entering the brothel again.

Everywhere she went, people gawked at her, surprised at her handsome and charming appearance.

“Oh my, isn’t it the Young Master who made the highest bid yesterday? For what reason do I owe this pleasure of meeting again, My Lord?” The Madam immediately recognised the cash cow she saw the day before, there’s no way she would just let him off empty handed.

“Hmm, looks like Madam knows me well. So, are there any fresh goods in your hand now? I don’t like the ones used by other people before. If you bring me some, I shall reward you handsomely.”

“Of course, of course, My Lord. Please follow me upstairs, after all, you are one of our VIP guests now. How dare I treat you badly?!” The Mcadam’s eyes were shining at the dream of having gold taels, she quickly invited the guy upstairs as Yun Shu followed her lead.

After Yun Shu sat down in the luxurious room, the Madam instructed the servants to go get the ’goods’, while she stayed to negotiate business with Yun Shu.

“Please be a little patient, My Lord. The goods will arrive soon!” Madam said with an excited voice as she looked at Yun Shu smiling.

“Hmm, good. But there is something I would like to know before checking the goods.” Yun Shu was relaxed as she took the tea cup and sipped on it.

“What is it, My Lord? I’ll answer everything as long as it’s within my limit.” The Madam’s words were full of flattery, but they weren’t enough to sway Yun Shu’s intentions.

“One of my good friends told me that this brothel has a history of girls dying here. No, to be more exact, it’s murder. The noble ladies who came to visit the brothel didn’t return in one piece.”

“That’s not the whole story, My Lord! If you are curious, then I can tell the whole story. This is what initially happened—” The Madam panicked as she quickly started to explain things, while Yun Shu stared outside the window blankly.

On the other hand, Bai Yunxian felt that Yun Shu’s presence had already disappeared. He couldn’t feel his aura around the street side he was waiting in. However, after waiting for more than two and half an hour, it was already evening with more and more people to be seen around the area. Bai Yunxian knew that it was supposed to be the plan, however, he still felt a little strange in his heart.

Before he could find out what he felt, his attention was drawn away from Yun Shu by a gentle and mellow voice.

Turning his head to the scholarly gentleman who looked to be around his 20s, Bai Yunxian smiled tightly. The guy smiling at him gently was truly put in the right place to lure teenage girls with this beauty.

“This miss, are you perhaps… waiting for someone?” The young man said imploringly, once he was sure he had Bai Yunxian’s attention.

Bai Yunxian had seen this before, this Young man was merely the bait, or else he is the mastermind behind it. And if he followed him then the real criminals would begin their work…

Even though he knew the tricks, he had to pretend he didn’t. He had to ensure no one suspected this was a setup.

“No, non, um… uh, actually yes. It’s just that, My Lord left me here for quite some time and told me to wait here for him to return till he came. It’s alright, I’m not feeling bad at all.” Bai Yunxian said with a bashful attitude, standing as he glanced at the guy sneakily.

Acting like a shy young maiden was helpful for him to keep up the appearance.

“Oh, I see. Could you tell me which way he went and what he looks like? Perhaps I can help you to find him, lady.” The guy threw another sweet smile at Bai Yunxian, indicating something.

However, Bai Yunxian felt like throwing up what he ate after watching this stupid behavior coming from this jerk, precisely, it was not because he was an actual woman, he found this sight to be rather disgusting.

Don’t tell me, is this how they lure those little girls away? How do they even think for them to fall for something this stupid?

“Well, if you say so, then I would be very grateful for the help, Mister. My Lord is a refined gentleman, he wore a red cloth this morning, and has a white jade insignia attached to his waist. Everything he wore is also very expensive, we are coming from the Capital, he is my… fiance.”

Bai Yunxian described Yun Shu vaguely, however, the glint in the guy’s eyes didn’t escape his eyes.

“Also, he went that way this afternoon, and didn’t come back anymore.” Bai Yunxian gestured towards the red street where Yun Shu went to and was waiting for him to lure the enemy. Since it has been a while, Bai Yunxian didn’t want to waste more time here.

“Ah, I see. If he went that way… then there’s the famous brothel of this county is, no? Ah! I didn’t mean to… you see…” The guy spilled the keywords while pretending to make a mistake as he looked back at Bai Yunxian apologetically, with a shocked expression.

However, he himself was shocked when he saw the expressionless face of Bai Yunxian.

In the mention of their beloved man going into a brothel, the girls would break down and start crying or making a fuss as they sat down on the bench, and he goes ahead to calm them down.

Usually, isn’t this the right reaction?

What’s with this rare oddball, staring at him like that?

Bai Yunxian also noticed that something wasn’t right reading the guy’s stupid expression, however, it was too late to act the way he intended.

“He… did he leave me alone here just to go and have fun with some lowly women in the brothel? He actually dared to betray me like this? This jerk!”

After Bai Yunxian ranted out his frustration, the guy’s face also seemed to relax again.

Ok, this was the right reaction.

Hmm, looks like she was too shocked to cry or make a fuss like others, a woman from the Capital would be more interesting than any usual girl, indeed. I was the one thinking too much.

If so, should I take the next step?

“Is that true, My Lady? I feel very sad for you, truly, to have such a dishonest man as your fiance must be so sad.” The guy approached Bai Yunxian while talking, with sympathy written all over his face.

“But it couldn’t be real that your fiance truly went to the brothels, right? It was just an assumption after all. I think—”

“Take me there, I want to see for myself whether it’s the truth or not!”

The guy wanted to say more, but Bai Yunxian cut him off in the middle of his sentence as he boldly made the ’request’ to the young man.

“That, are you sure you want to go there, Miss? It’s not a safe place for frail girls like you.” The guy restrained his almost blooming smile as he asked Bai Yunxian, pretending to be concerned.

“I want to see for myself if he really has the guts to cheat on me just for some mere girls of the brothel! Take me there right now, this gentle man.”

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