Chapter 7 Doing business at a loss is not something I would do

Ruan Qing didn't care how shocked others were. Without wasting any time, he decisively opened the door to the bathroom when he heard no noise outside.

Then he looked towards the window at the end of the bathroom and climbed out without hesitation.

The window of the bathroom was a bit high, and Ruan Qing struggled a bit to climb out. At this moment, he couldn't care less about getting injured.

Because if he delayed too long, that tall man would definitely come in to check.

He had to leave here as soon as possible.

Both Jiang Siniang and Gu Zhaoxi were acting strangely.

Although it wasn't certain if the two of them were assassins from the broadcasting room, Ruan Qing leaned towards the idea that neither of them were good people.

Jiang Siniang's speed in the elevator was too fast, so fast that it was eerie. That wasn't a speed an ordinary person could achieve.

And there was no trace of reverence for life in his eyes, which was too consistent with that of a ruthless killer.

As for Gu Zhaoxi? Ha! Who would react like that when someone borrowed fifty thousand yuan?

Especially from a stranger they had only met once.

Being gentle didn't mean being foolish and rich. Gu Zhaoxi didn't seem like a fool. Since it wasn't because of kindness, he must have had ulterior motives.

And the original owner was a socially anxious otaku. What could Gu Zhaoxi possibly want from him?

It could only be one of two things: this face, which looked almost identical to his own, or being chosen as a target for the broadcasting room.

Neither of these possibilities was good for Ruan Qing.

The bathroom of the bar was not on the edge, so even if he climbed out of the window, it didn't mean he had left the range of the bar.

Behind the bar's bathroom was a long corridor, which was the backstage of the bar.

Occasionally, there were men and women in waiter uniforms walking on the corridor, but Ruan Qing wasn't nervous at all. He walked naturally on the corridor, completely unapologetic, without any guilty look.

But occasionally, someone would curiously glance at Ruan Qing.

However, because Ruan Qing was wearing a mask, he didn't attract much attention.

There were people guarding many exits in the backstage of the bar. Ruan Qing observed from the shadows for a moment. If someone wanted to leave, they would be stopped and asked to leave through the main entrance.

This was normal, as they didn't want someone leaving through a side door without paying.

But it wasn't that no one left through the side door, just very few.

Just as Ruan Qing wanted to figure out who could leave through the side door, the previously quiet backstage suddenly became noisy, with a large number of footsteps.

His escape had been discovered.

Ruan Qing immediately flashed behind a door, standing in the shadow of the corner, blending into the darkness.

Because of his small stature, even if someone stood at the door, it would be very difficult to notice him standing behind the door.

"Check inside and outside carefully!"

Someone took out a walkie-talkie and notified the other side, "Seal off all exits of the Fengya bar and conduct a thorough search of the basement, first floor, second floor, and third floor! Retrieve all available surveillance footage! We must find him!"

The other end of the walkie-talkie immediately responded, "Roger!"

He couldn't get out.

Ruan Qing looked calmly through the crack in the door at the people outside.

Although a large number of people were mobilized to search the bar, it seemed that it didn't alarm the customers too much, so the search naturally slowed down.

Fengya bar wasn't just a bar; it was an entertainment venue with about five floors.

Only the first floor was a bar, and the second floor was a place where people played cards.

And the third floor seemed to be... a place for romantic encounters?

Only after Ruan Qing went up to the third floor did he realize this.

The lighting on the third floor was warm and dim, and the music was very soothing and ambiguous.

In the dim corners, two figures were entwined together, occasionally accompanied by some ambiguous moans.

Ruan Qing turned around without hesitation and wanted to find an opportunity to blend into the fourth floor.

The people who had just searched said that the focus was on the basement and the first, second, and third floors, so the fourth and fifth floors must not be among them.

However, just as Ruan Qing turned around to leave, the search team had already reached this floor.

It was too late.

Ruan Qing stood in the shadows watching the search team approach, then turned and headed deeper into the third floor.

Not everyone liked to expose everything they did to others, so besides the extremely ambiguous main hall, the third floor consisted mostly of individual rooms.

At first, Ruan Qing walked naturally, but as he went further, he quickened his pace.

At the corner of the corridor, a man walked slowly towards him.

Ruan Qing glanced at the people being searched not far away, removed his mask, quickly grabbed the man walking towards him, kicked open an empty room without a closed door nearby, and pinned the man down on the bed.

Ruan Qing blinked playfully at the man, revealing a slight apologetic smile.

Then he messed up his own clothes, rubbed his eyes and face vigorously, and then, under the bewildered gaze of the man, covered the man's mouth with one hand and leaned down to kiss him.

Ruan Qing's hand was between them, and he kissed his own hand.

"Knock, knock, knock." Although the door wasn't closed, there was a sudden knock.

The worst-case scenario had occurred; the people outside didn't leave because of some disharmonious activities inside the room, but rather with a polite request.

"Hello, although it's not very pleasant, we may need to disturb you for a while. We need to conduct a search, and we will compensate you for any inconvenience caused."

The man who had been suddenly pushed down understood instantly what was happening. It was clear that the girl in front of him was their target.

Fengya wasn't just a simple bar, and the owner of the bar, Gu Zhaoxi, was not someone an ordinary person could afford to offend.

As long as one had a bit of intelligence, they wouldn't offend Gu Zhaoxi for the sake of a girl they didn't know.

But the man hesitated as he looked at the girl in front of him.

The girl looked at him innocently, her appearance not like an ordinary person's. Her phoenix eyes slightly raised, her long eyelashes trembling like feathers, giving her an appearance like a bewitching fairy encountered in the forest, yet with a fragile air about her, and looking downcast, she exuded a sense of vulnerability.

At this moment, she looked pitifully at him, her beautiful eyes filled with pleading.

Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief at the man's silence.

"What are you doing!? Can't you see we're busy?" A seductive female voice sounded from inside the room, with a hint of impatience.

The woman on the bed sat up, turned her head back, and stared fiercely at the person who disturbed her.

But because of the slight redness at the corners of her eyes, and a hint of blush on her face, her slender and delicate figure lacked any intimidating presence, instead giving off a captivating feeling.

Although she was called a woman, it was more accurate to call her a girl. The girl's face was flushed, her eyes misty with moisture, shimmering and clear, her breathing seemed a bit hurried, as if she had just experienced something indescribable.

Many people present couldn't help but stare directly.

The man was also stunned, but he reacted quickly. He pulled up the blanket on the bed to cover the person on it, his expression unchanged, but with a hint of coldness. "What are you looking at! Still looking? Is this how Fengya treats its guests!?"

The person at the door finally came to his senses, and the leader's face turned red with embarrassment as he bowed apologetically. "Sorry, sir."

After speaking, the people at the door entered the room and quickly searched, not even neglecting to check under the bed.

Although the bed was large, everything on it was visible at a glance, with only the man and the girl clearly visible, obviously not the targets they were looking for.

After the search team finished, they apologized again and quickly left the room, considerately closing the door behind them.

When he heard the door close, Ruan Qing crawled out from under the blanket and smiled at the man in front of him. "Thank you."

The man also smiled slightly. "And then?"

"Hmm?" Ruan Qing looked up at the man somewhat puzzled.

The man raised an eyebrow, his voice slow and gentle. "Do you think I'm going to risk offending Gu Zhaoxi, that lunatic, just for a thank you?"

"I'm a businessman, I won't do business at a loss."

"And didn't anyone tell you that being alone with a man on a bed is a very dangerous thing?"