"Yeah, impressive, impressive."
Since the other two options were too suggestive, Shen Lang just patted Li Liusi's head and gently rubbed it a couple of times.
This kind of gesture, like praising a child, made Li Liusi a bit embarrassed but still quite happy inside.
Yearning for affection, she even subtly nuzzled her head against Shen Lang's big hand.
"You should have a phone, right?"
Shen Lang pulled out his phone and said, "Let's add each other on WeChat. I'll come pick you up tonight."
"I do."
Li Liusi, surprised by the attention, took out her phone.
It was a no-name touch screen phone with a few cracks on the screen, probably worth just a few hundred bucks, and it might even be second-hand.
After adding each other on WeChat, Shen Lang saw her ID was "Peace for the Rest of My Life," with a golden sunflower as her avatar.
"Why not choose a nicer ID and a cuter avatar? It's not like you're an old person or anything," Shen Lang said with a smile, shaking his head.
This simple style seemed to match her personality.
"Alright, go check on your grandma now. I've got to get going. I'll come pick you up once I'm done. Don't walk back alone like a fool."
"Okay."
Li Liusi undid her seatbelt, holding the still-warm soup, and stood outside the car in the blazing sun. She bowed sincerely to Shen Lang.
"Thank you so much!"
"Ah, don't be like that. Next time, just stop being so dramatic."
Shen Lang couldn't handle seeing a woman being so humble in front of him, feeling like he was seeing his former socially anxious self. He quickly drove away from the hospital.
He arrived at the Guoyue Hotel in the city center.
Following Xia Shuyi's instructions, Shen Lang took the opulent elevator to the 22nd floor and headed straight to room 302, ringing the doorbell.
A young man in a suit, looking barely in his twenties, answered the door.
"This is room 302, right?"
Shen Lang stepped back to check the room number, which was indeed 302.
"Xiao Shen, that's right. Come on in."
A cheerful female voice came from inside the room. Xia Shuyi, wearing high heels, ran out, hugging Shen Lang's arm like a little wife and playfully complaining.
"Why are you so late? It's almost three o'clock."
"Traffic, you know."
"Alright, come on in. I'll introduce you to some of my friends."
Shen Lang followed Xia Shuyi into the room, where a mahjong table and three rather plump women were in sight.
"Wow, Shuyi, this guy looks pretty good."
"Yeah, yeah. Look at his arms and legs, tsk tsk..."
"No wonder Shuyi has been all smiles lately. Turns out she found a little wolfdog."
The moment these women saw Shen Lang, their eyes lit up with interest.
These women were either rich or influential and had seen countless men.
They could instantly judge a man's strength in that regard.
Shen Lang's well-defined face and impressive figure were a lot better than the little puppies and gym trainers they usually encountered.
They openly assessed Shen Lang, especially eyeing the lower half of his body, which made a few of the rich ladies feel quite excited.
"This is Li Jie, this is Hong Jie, and this is Fang Jie."
When introducing Fang Jie, Xia Shuyi whispered to Shen Lang.
"Fang Jie is quite a big player in Jianghai City. Many of the entertainment places around here are hers. It's good to get to know her."
"Got it."
"Xiao Shen, right? Do you know how to play mahjong?"
Fang Li gave Shen Lang a subtle flirtatious glance, briefly eyeing Xia Shuyi's position, "If you do, come join us for a few rounds."
If this were before, Shen Lang might have been too intimidated to speak to such powerful figures.
Now, though he still felt a bit nervous, he understood that wealthy and powerful women despise timid men.
If he was nervous now, he'd never be seen as a real man by these women in the future.
"Sure, I'll play a couple of rounds with you ladies."
Shen Lang smiled and confidently took a seat where Xia Shuyi had been, with Xia Shuyi also sitting happily next to him.
The rich ladies exchanged glances and all seemed interested in Shen Lang.
The men they usually met were all too submissive, so they enjoyed a man who was confident and open.
During the shuffling, Shen Lang noticed that the rich ladies were not just shuffling the tiles but also feeling up his hands.
Especially Hong Jie next to him, who almost openly felt his hands, making Shen Lang's fingers slightly sore from her rings.
"Shuyi, why don't you explain our relationship to these sisters?"
Shen Lang stopped shuffling and awkwardly but politely spoke to Xia Shuyi.
"Oh, sisters, Xiao Shen is not what you think."
Xia Shuyi, initially taken aback, quickly explained, "He's my adopted brother, not here to entertain us."
"Oh, I see."
Hong Jie awkwardly pulled her foot back and apologized to Shen Lang, "Sorry, Xiao Shen. I thought you were a male model."
"Ha ha, Hong Jie, you really have no eye for this."
Fang Li couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Shuyi isn't the type to play around like us. How could she be with someone for fun?"
"Oh, I guess I was just taken by the younger brother."
Hong Jie's mood shifted quickly, not wanting to ruin her relationship with Xia Shuyi. She quickly instructed the young man who had opened the door to get a bank card from her bag.
"Xiao Shen, don't be mad. It was all a misunderstanding."
Hong Jie handed the card to Shen Lang with a considerate smile, "There's 300,000 on this card. Spend it as you like. It's my way of making up for the mistake."