Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Three black lines appeared above Bai Li's head.

How exactly do these brain circuits grow?

Even though her eyes were still brimming with tears, the words she uttered always made people oscillate between heartache and speechlessness.

He reached out and grabbed the girl by the back of her hoodie collar, shoving her into the spacious back seat of the Alphard like a chick.

"Forget all that online stuff." Bai Li tapped on the car window. "Don't go wandering into those shady forums."

The car door slid shut.

Zhang Qian moved over to make room for Jiang Ruyue.

Bai Li sat in the passenger seat and turned to look back.

"Leave aside all that mess at home." Bai Li snapped her fingers.

"What a lovely evening! What do you want to do right now? Speak freely, and I'll cover everything tonight."

Chen Tingting immediately stepped forward and patted the leather surface of the driver's seat, offering her suggestions.

"Brother, why don't you take her to a bar and have some fun? Go clubbing, work up a sweat, have a few drinks, and she'll forget all about all this bad luck."

Bai Li decisively shook her head and refused.

The girl had just been kicked out of her home by her parents and didn't even have a place to stay.

Why go to a bar at a time like this?

"Let's go back to the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top first. Having a bowl of hot soup noodles, taking a hot bath, and getting a good night's sleep are the most important things to do."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ruyue, holding the golden nanmu bracelet in her hand, retorted in a soft voice.

I want to go to a bar.

"What are you going there for?" Bai Li frowned.

Jiang Ruyue straightened her back and retorted confidently, "I've always wanted to broaden my horizons."

"Back in school, classmates always talked about those glitz and glamour places. Parents and teachers would also use those places to scare people, saying that they were a mixed bag and full of bad people."

She paused for a moment, her large, watery eyes fixed on Bai Li: "But aren't you here right now?"

"So there's definitely no safety issue~"

That was a very effective way to flatter someone.

Bai Li smiled and immediately made the decision: "Alright, let's go and broaden our horizons."

The Alphard slowly started moving and merged into the nighttime traffic of the county town.

Jiang Ruyue hugged her knees, staring at the streetlights receding outside the window, and began to analyze herself.

"The reason my parents were so quick to kick me out of the house is simply to see me make a fool of myself," Jiang Ruyue said, mimicking the tone of an elder scolding someone.

"They concluded that I, a student, couldn't even survive three days in society."

"Once I've spent all my money, starved to the point of near collapse, and endured enough of the harsh realities of society, I'll naturally go back crying and begging for their forgiveness."

The little girl snorted coldly, her aloof, moonlit face returning to its usual expression:

"But they miscalculated; this time they overlooked one trump card."

Li Jiaxin asked curiously, "What's your trump card?"

Jiang Ruyue crossed her arms in front of her chest and announced with extreme pride, "I am now a contracted beast with a sugar daddy. I have the ability to survive completely independently."

The carriage was eerily quiet.

Bai Li spat out the mouthful of mineral water he had just drunk, coughing violently.

"What did you just say you were?!"

Jiang Ruyue was startled by this huge reaction and took a half step back, shrinking closer to Lin Xiaoshuang.

"A contracted beast," she said softly, her voice tinged with grievance. "Is that so hard to understand? Doesn't it just mean you're paying to support me? You provide food and lodging, and I'll follow your orders?"

Bai Li's brain was in excruciating pain.

The amount of information contained in these three words is terrifying.

The knowledge points learned deep within the brain are automatically activated, completely uncontrollably.

Images of cream puffs flashed through Bai Li's mind, along with images of the sugar daddy giving orders for the contracted beast to walk in the snow wearing only a pair of white stockings.

Even when you get tired of it someday, you can just kick it aside and throw it away like trash...

"You don't understand what I mean, so you're not allowed to say things like that again!" Bai Li said sternly. "Otherwise, your fate will be a thousand times worse than begging for food, leaving not even ashes."

Seeing that he was angry, Jiang Ruyue nodded obediently.

"I've got it," she whispered, promising, "From now on, I'll only say that word to you."

Then, she waved her hand dismissively.

"Hey, sir, let's go!"

"Don't call me sugar daddy!" Bai Li broke down again.

In the driver's seat, the driver's hands gripping the steering wheel began to tremble uncontrollably, and the Alphard swerved in an S-shape on the road.

The wealthy elites in this county are living a very extravagant life.

If these lewd words were to leak out, he would definitely be drowned in the river to silence him.

He quickly freed one hand and put the earplug into his ear.

I can't hear anything, I can't hear anything at all...

My wife even prepared vegetable noodles for me when I got home.

We must survive to get back for a midnight snack.

Twenty minutes later.

The Alphard came to a stop in front of Atlantis, the only large nightclub in Ping County.

Bai Li led the five girls and pushed open the soundproof door.

The deafening bass of the speakers pounded on our eardrums, and the air was filled with the mixed scent of perfume and alcohol.

Follow the marketing materials to the semi-private booths next to the dance floor.

Bars are usually places people go to after drinking; they're filled with intoxicated men and women.

Across from the other side of the table, a young man with a perm and wearing a high-quality knock-off Chrome Hearts t-shirt was standing in the aisle.

He was holding a cracked iPhone 12 and undergoing facial recognition verification, while Gogo nervously held up a flashlight, afraid that he wouldn't be able to get any money out of him.

In order to get this scantily clad gogo to dance in front of his table for fifteen minutes, the young man did not hesitate to choose Alipay installment payment and scanned two hundred yuan.

The device that Gogo used to collect payment was a brand new Apple 17 Pro Max.

Jiang Ruyue sat in the middle of the leather sofa, staring in disbelief.

Bai Li flipped through the drinks menu and casually asked the marketing team to arrange a 1288 yuan set meal.

These aren't any particularly good wines. They sell for 2 yuan outside but 30 yuan inside. They're just enough to get a little tipsy. There's no need to put on airs here.

The waiter worked quickly, arranging a table full of Power Train and Heineken drinks, green tea, and fruit platters.

Jiang Ruyue picked up the cup and took a small sip, only to choke and cough repeatedly.

"It tastes awful." Jiang Ruyue put down her cup and gave an objective assessment: "And it was so noisy. I've seen it all. I definitely won't be coming back."

Bai Li leaned back on the sofa and gave a casual reply.

However, his captivating eyes seemed to have a mind of their own, fixed intently on the lead dancers in front of him.

That's the factory setting for men. The guy on stage, Gogo, was wearing a fishnet outfit with very little fabric, and the range of his hip-lifting and twisting movements was astonishing, which was indeed eye-catching.

At this moment, Bai Li felt a sharp pain in his body.

Zhang Qian and Chen Tingting each occupied one side, pinching Bai Li's soft flesh at the waist and performing a 180-degree loop.

"Big brother, are you engrossed in watching? Is it good?" Chen Tingting asked through gritted teeth.

Bai Li gasped in pain and nodded instinctively.

Then, realizing what was happening, he shook his head vigorously.

"Pah!" Li Jiaxin slammed her wine glass down on the glass coffee table, tossing her high purple ponytail.

"Brother, your taste is truly disheartening. You actually find those heavily made-up gogos, wearing brothel-like crystal shoes, quite appealing?"

Lin Xiaoshuang leaned closer, her soft, delicate face showing a hint of reproach.

"You like watching dancing, right? You want to play, right?" Lin Xiaoshuang reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck: "Today, you'll have a blast!"

Zhang Qian and Li Jiaxin exchanged a glance and stood up together.

In this cramped booth space, Bai Li's body pressed against them from the left and right.

Accompanied by deafening electronic drumbeats, the two began a close and passionate dance without any restraint.

The movements are expansive and bold, revealing every curve of the body.

The emotional value provided with that wildness and extreme cooperation is simply incomparable to those working-class people on stage who charge by the minute.

This is not over yet.

Lin Xiaoshuang took out a thin silver hairpin, put it in her mouth and lit it.

She took a deep breath, then cupped Bai Li's cheeks and pressed her red lips directly against his.

The smoke, mixed with the refreshing scent of mint, entered Bai Li's lungs through her lips.

Chen Tingting on the right is even more stunning.

She used her mouth to hold a slice of watermelon from the fruit plate.

He grabbed Bai Li's trench coat collar with one hand and bent down.

With an extremely intimate feeding gesture, the watermelon was brought to Bai Li's mouth.

This scene completely broke the guard of the guests at the surrounding tables.

The energetic young man at the table diagonally across from me, who had just paid for his Alipay installment plan, was holding a wine glass and his eyes were practically popping out of his head.

Blatant envy.

The most painful thing in the world is to be a man surrounded by five extremely beautiful women.

Red, yellow, blue, purple, plus a more delicate, older flower, each with its own unique style.

These five exceptional individuals not only don't need to spend money on tips, but they even pay him to serve them.

Why does he get to enjoy himself so much?!

Bai Li leaned comfortably into the depths of the sofa, resting his hands naturally on the backrest, enjoying this imperial treatment so comfortable that he even squinted his eyes into slits.

The dance ended.

The girls returned to their seats.

Chen Tingting took the bottle opener, pried open a bottle of elderflower-scented Corona, and shoved it into Jiang Ruyue's hand.

She picked up the pitcher herself and held it high.

"Come on, let's have a drink!" Chen Tingting's voice was loud and clear, exuding the aura of a boss.

"To celebrate Ruyue leaving that cold, lifeless home!"

Several wine glasses clinked together crisply.

"This is absolutely fantastic news!" Chen Tingting took a big gulp of wine and shouted enthusiastically.

"Leave that oppressive, awful place. May your future days be as free as a bird in the sky, free to do as you please!"

Jiang Ruyue held the Corona bottle in both hands, her cool face flushed with the alcohol.

"No wonder you're one of Bai Li's followers," Jiang Ruyue praised earnestly. "You're so cultured; even you can use metaphors now!"

Inspired by the toast, Jiang Ruyue put down her bottle and looked up at the constantly rotating laser ball on the top of the bar.

The "literary youth" attribute has fully emerged.

"Yes," Jiang Ruyue murmured, expressing her feelings.

"Birds are so free. Once their wings are fully grown and they have learned to fly, they can roam freely in the sky."

"They don't need to follow anyone's orders; they can land wherever they want to rest on. They are free and unrestrained."

The atmosphere was beautifully created, warm and full of anticipation for the future.

Just as Bai Li was about to clap and cheer.

Chen Tingting, who was standing next to her, let out a hiccup and finished the sentence in a loud voice:

"Yes! The birds are doing very well!"

"Being able to fly onto the head of someone you hate anytime and take a good, satisfying dump!"