Pan Yu Mei was still sitting on the tree when she cursed Prince Shao out. He knew martial arts and could easily leave the tree. Unfortunately for her, she had to climb down inch by inch.
When she got back to the city, she started to get nervous. Her steps got slower and slower, the closer she got to the House of Splendor. It was in the richer corner of Luoyang where business was bustling. Her hands started sweating, she couldn't do this! She didn't even feel anything for men, how could she pretend to act like one. [Ju Ming, you can do this. Get him drunk, steal his jade and leave] she kept trying to brainwash herself. "Nervous?" out of nowhere, Prince Shao showed up and stood side by side with her. Pan Yu Mei turned her head surprised. Was she so nervous she didn't see him? How long had he been there? He casually put his hands behind his back and continued to walk side by side with her. "I'm Shao Yu," Prince Shao suddenly said. Pan Yu Mei rolled her eyes, did he think she was stupid. [Who do you take me for? Shao Yu? HA! What an ugly name!] that was what she wanted to say to him. Instead this is what came out of her mouth, "I'm Xu Ren,"
"Xu Ren?" he asked curiously. Pan Yu Mei scolded herself. [You fool, what a stupid name] Out of all names, she had to choose such a feminine one. Is this how her cover was going to be blown? "Matches you,"
The moment they stepped into the House of Splendor, Pan Yu Mei's eyes widened from shock. This was an entirely new world from hers. Women in thin bright gowns tightly hugging their waist line and…their chest…it was barely contained. She unconsciously crossed her hands by her chest and felt them. [How are their chests so big?] Pan Yu Mei didn't know if she should be jealous or not. Her eyes could not stop looking at them, it was purely too unreal. Prince Shao caught her looking at a girl's chest and chuckled in disbelief. "Brother Xu, do you like her?" he took a step closer to her and whispered, "We can request for her service later," Prince Shao teased. Pan Yu Mei immediately waved her hands denying it. Her cheeks were burning hot. A lady walked by her and skimmed her finger along her back and smiled when she caught the innocent look on Yu Mei's face. Pan Yu Mei felt goosebumps all over her body. This was too much for her, she needed to head out but...she needed that jade.
The boss lady came rushing over to them. She held onto Prince Shao's arm tightly and leaned towards him. She was being too friendly with him, as if he was a regular. Pan Yu Mei could not believe what she just saw; the lady was acting as if Prince Shao was a regular. Or was he? And she even asked if he had been to one. "Aiya, Master Shao, you haven't been here in such a long time, we missed you," she continued to sulk. He pulled out a gold tael and placed it into her hand. "Give us a private room with the most beautiful woman," The lady boss felt she could faint from his beautiful smile.
"Come this way," she led them to the second floor and placed them in a big private room. The room had a large round table in the center and a large bed on the right. The room was decorated with pink curtains and flowers. She couldn't help but turn around a few times amazed. Prince Shao was already seated, watching Yu Mei. At first glance, he could tell this was her first time. He wanted to make sure that his new buddy enjoyed his stay. "Brother Xu, come sit," Pan Yu Mei walked over there full of confidence and sat across from him. "Brother Shao, let's drink until dawn," Pan Yu Mei said grabbing the wine set and pouring a cup for him and her. She had no time to waste, if Pei Nan knew she was out, he would kill her. "Cheers to a new friend,"
"Cheers," Pan Yu Mei had just put the wine in her mouth when the door flung open. She nearly choked on her wine when a flood of women rushed in. *Cough* Pan Yu Mei didn't get a chance to get the burning pain in her throat to lessen when two woman sat next to her, one on each side. Her eyes almost popped out. [How do you act like a boy?] Pan Yu Mei had no clue what to do. She looked over to Prince Shao, he had a woman on his lap. [You male whore!] As if he could read her thoughts, he looked at her. "Brother Xu, are any of these women to your taste?" Pan Yu Mei didn't want to lose to him. She took a deep breath and put her hand around the woman on his left. Her hand was awkwardly on the woman's shoulder, hand almost touching the woman's chest. "Young master, have some more wine," the woman shyly offered him. "Good, let's drink more,"
Not long later, the food arrived. The fragrance was enough for Yu Mei to faint. The distraction from the dishes coming to the table distracted Yu Mei. The bold lady on the left had made a big move, placing her hand on Yu Mei's hand that was casually leaning on her shoulder. She gently moved Yu Mei's hand down to her bosom, waiting for a reaction. Yu Mei, who was oblivious to everything, kept staring at the food. She was about to move her hand to grab the chopstick, only then did she realize what she was grabbing…breast!
Prince Shao looked amused, [This young lad is quite bold for his first time]. But in the next second, his admiration for Yu Mei ended. She immediately moved her hand away from the woman and pushed her away gently. Yu Mei looked at her hands; she actually touched another woman's….thing. "Are they not to your liking?" Prince Shao asked.
"No no….they're fine. I haven't been here in a long time, it seems I've lost my touch, hehehe," she picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a big juicy piece of sweet pork and placed it in her mouth. The way she ate was way too feminine. Even if she was not a refined woman to begin with, her actions could still be considered womanly compared to men. Prince Shao let the woman on his lap down and took a gulp of his wine. Yu Mei caught the amused look on his face. "Is there something wrong, Brother Shao?"
"I've never seen a man as beautiful as you. You even eat more lady like than most men I know," he jokingly said but that almost made her choke again. "You must be kidding,"
"I'm not joking, you are the most beautiful man I have seen," His reply made her uncomfortable. She picked up her wine cup and drank it, looking back and forth. [Are you hitting on me? You're gay?] before she could let her thoughts go wild, he cut her off. "I've never seen you here before, is Brother Xu not from Luoyang?"
"You are quite sharp, I'm actually from Xi'an. I came here to look for someone,"
"If it's something I can help you with, please ask,"
"I'll have to thank you in advance," Yu Mei was about to pick up another piece of meat when she stopped and thought about it. He just told her she ate too lady like. She scanned all the dishes to see which dish she could eat the manliest with. [Not again, chicken legs!] She complained in her heart. She set her chopsticks down and picked up the biggest chicken leg and tore a huge chunk off of it like a savage. Prince Shao spit out his wine and coughed. She was purely too vulgar. Yu Mei on the other hand thought she wasn't eating manly enough when she saw the blank look on Prince Shao's face. [Still too lady like?] She placed both hands on the piece of meat and ate it like a piece of rib, ripping it apart like an animal. The women around them covered their mouths and smiled, it had been a while since they had seen such a man. Some of them even liked it.
A girl in a bright pink outfit who found it super attractive got up from her seat, walked over to Yu Mei and placed her hands on his shoulders. "Young master, you must be tired, let me help massage you," her voice was sweet and flirty. Yu Mei felt the shivers on her back once more. How is this woman acting so frivolous. Is this what men like? The woman leaned her chest on Yu Mei's back. Her scent was too strong, it made Yu Mei nauseous. Prince Shao sensed that Yu Mei was uncomfortable and had the girls sent away. And just like that, they went back to how it was, just the two of them.