After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 37 Threesome

Jiang Shu suddenly turned around.

The streets were chaotic, and the streetlights were dim.

Li Yubai wore a mask, yet his exquisite bone structure, noble temperament, and phoenix eyes that seemed to hold the vastness of the stars still made him the most dazzling sight in the broken night.

He walked into the fairly spacious store from the outside, and his imposing aura instantly made the store feel cramped.

Today, Li Yubai wasn't wearing any bright colors, just a simple white shirt and gray suit, which made him appear even more aloof and ascetic than usual. The leopard cat in Jiang Shu's arms suddenly bared its sharp claws, its deep eyes meeting Li Yubai's for a moment before both looked away with disdain.

“This is…” Li Yubai chuckled softly, appearing very magnanimous.

Jiang Shu nodded: "Yes, this is Ali—you two should be quite familiar with each other by now."

“Of course I’m familiar with him.” Li Yubai stretched out his hand. “Let me hug him. Your arms will get tired if you, a girl, carry such a big guy.”

The leopard cat cautiously shrank into Jiang Shu's arms.

Li Yubai said in a serious but subtly reproachful tone, "After all, it's not a real cat, but... cough, what kind of behavior is it to snuggle into a girl's arms like that?"

Then, grab the cat's paw and pull the cat away!
The cat's gaze was overly dismissive. Just as Jiang Shu was about to speak, Li Yubai placed a coupon in front of her:
"This is a 30% off coupon for this store."

Jiang Shu's attention was instantly diverted. Her eyes sparkled as she took the 30% off coupon, paid the bill, and then pointed to the thick stack of coupons in Li Yubai's hand: "Let me see them all?"

Li Yubai lowered his head and casually tugged at the cat's fur: "They're all yours."

Jiang Shu grabbed them all, picked through them casually for a while, and then took out several large-denomination vouchers: "Let's buy you milk tea, let's go!"

Li Yubai gave a gentle "hmm" in a very virtuous manner, stroking the cat's neck lightly with his hand: "Yes, now that Ali has entered the house, we should order a cup of milk tea to welcome him and wash away the dust of his journey."

The leopard cat gritted its teeth and let out a soft meow.

Milk tea shop.

A man, a woman, and a cat sat in a triangle around a round milk tea table.

Even though he was wearing a mask, Li Yubai's unique aura still attracted a huge crowd. Jiang Shu squeezed through the throngs of young girls who seemed to want to devour Li Yubai, finally reaching the ordering counter.

"Hello, we're very busy right now. You can scan the QR code on the table to order." The young woman at the milk tea shop was also sizing up the stunningly handsome Li Yubai through the gaps in the crowd, and had no interest in her work.

Jiang Shu took out several coupons: "I want to use three 20-yuan vouchers."

The young woman at the bubble tea shop paused for a moment, then took the voucher, her attitude becoming noticeably more polite.
Okay! What flavor would you like to order?

Jiang Shu pointed to the milk tea menu: "One of each of these three priced at 20."

The young woman enthusiastically introduced, "Would you like to try our new products? It only costs one more dollar."

“No need.” Jiang Shu pointed to the round table that was already surrounded by the crowd. “We’ll deliver that table later—the white peach flavor is for that handsome guy. He’s picky and wants to drink warm beverages at 45 degrees Celsius.”

The little girl nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I'll deliver it myself later."

A colleague leaned over, puzzled, and asked, "When did our store ever offer such a large-value coupon with no minimum spend?"

The milk tea girl gave a soft shushing: "This street was bought by a rich guy an hour ago. He even asked for the coupons, saying he wanted to give them away." "What kind of rich guy? Spending a fortune to buy an entire street just to get a few coupons to curry favor with someone..."

"Don't ask. The world of the rich is full of novel ways of doing things; how would we mere mortals understand?" The milk tea girl paused for a moment. "I'll pay for it myself, and also get some things from the warehouse for me!"

Jiang Shu squeezed back into her seat. Several girls around Li Yubai were already boldly asking for his WeChat. Li Yubai refused with some annoyance, pointing at Jiang Shu: "My girlfriend is strict and doesn't allow me to add girls on WeChat outside."

A dozen pairs of eyes turned to look at Jiang Shu!
Then, the girls' eyes lit up:
"Miss, I just wanted to add your boyfriend on WeChat to be friends. I work at a modeling agency and would like to invite him to be a print model. It's a high-paying and fast-grossing job!"

"It's just adding each other on WeChat! Miss, please agree, let's just be friends. My family owns a restaurant, and from now on, as long as you bring your boyfriend, all the food and drinks will be free!"

"Miss, your boyfriend is so handsome, you should show him off to everyone. It's no fun hiding your good looks in the dark..."

Jiang Shu said in a serious tone: "Taking a photo costs 50 yuan, adding me on WeChat costs 200 yuan, no physical contact is allowed, and you must keep a distance of at least 10 centimeters."

Li Yubai: "..."

The girls fell silent! Could this be a staged scam to swindle money?

Jiang Shu reached out and gently removed Li Yubai's mask.

The surroundings fell silent instantly!
Then came a deafening roar of voices!
Countless adoring gazes nearly engulfed the two people and the cat, while their ears were filled with frenzied screams!
Five minutes later, a long queue had already formed at the street corner a hundred meters away from the milk tea shop, extending into the flea market...

Even the usually agitated leopard cat was now calmly propping up its cheek with one paw, watching the spectacle with wide eyes.

Nearby, a girl who was still anxiously waiting in line glanced at the cat unintentionally:
"It...it even watches the show with its paw on its head! So cute...I really want to pet it!"

"Wow, this is a top-quality cat, a Bengal cat! I've heard they're incredibly intelligent!"

Jiang Shu was placing her payment QR code on the table when she heard this. She gently rubbed the cat's head, and as the leopard cat's eyes narrowed in enjoyment, she softly added:
"Petting a cat costs 50 yuan per minute."

The leopard cat looked at Jiang Shu with a protesting gaze, its eyes filled with grievance.

"What a vivid cat..." A girl's hand suddenly reached out and grabbed its ear. At the same time, Jiang Shu received a notification that her money had been deposited into her account.

On the other side, after being photographed and added on WeChat for five minutes, Li Yubai finally couldn't hold on any longer and softly asked Jiang Shu, "Is it okay now?"

Jiang Shu looked at the increasingly congested crowd: "Hold on for another five minutes?"

Li Yubai coughed lightly: "How much money did you make?"

Jiang Shu glanced at her phone: "Not counting Ali's, you earned three thousand five hundred all by yourself..."

Li Yubai spoke softly: "I usually earn a thousand times that amount per minute on average—Master Jiang, you've used me cheaply."

Jiang Shu said "Oh," and replied, "That's different. No matter how much you earn, it's all yours. Every penny I earn today is mine."

Li Yubai: "..."

Ten minutes later, with Jiang Shu's tacit approval, the bodyguards waiting outside finally arrived and separated the crowd.

The milk tea was served. Li Yubai wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the milk tea in front of him was much larger and had more toppings. In comparison, the milk tea in front of Jiang Shu and the cat seemed rather bland.

(End of this chapter)