The guy was decked out in designer suits, looking like he was loaded.
Surrounded by over a dozen beauties fawning over him on the sofa, his attention was still fixed on Kawashima Miki.
“What’s up, Brother Xiong? Got your eye on that chick? Hang on, I’ll go get her for you!”
A lackey nearby, seeing his boss staring intently, hurried to flatter him.
But this flattery landed squarely on the horse’s hoof, and Akihara Xiong slapped the guy, snapping angrily, “All you think about is chasing girls! I told you to keep your eyes sharp, but you never listen.”
“Is that some random chick? Open your damn eyes and look closely, that’s Kawashima Miki, the young lady of the Kawashima family!”
After the boss’s reminder, the lackey finally recognised her identity.
“Oh… my mistake, boss, I was blind, I’ll go—”
But before he could finish, Akihara Xiong stopped him.
“Hey, hold on, don’t rush off. Precisely because she’s the Kawashima family’s young lady, I *have* to invite her over!”
Seeing the mysterious smile on his boss’s face, the lackey instantly got the hint.
“Oh… I get it, I get it, boss, wait a sec, I’ll handle it!”
Unaware, Xu Fei and Kawashima Miki were still dancing in the crowd. Feeling a bit tired, they casually sat at a nearby table.
“So this is a bar? It’s not as scary as my dad made it out to be. Why does he always stop me from coming?”
Miki’s face was flushed, whether from being with Xu Fei or from dancing.
So far, she found the place decent enough, aside from being a bit noisy after a while, overall her impression wasn’t bad.
Xu Fei just smiled without responding.
He’d seen plenty of shady things in bars like this.
He understood that Miki, born into privilege and always protected, struggled to grasp the darker sides of the world.
Explaining it forcefully might annoy her, so Xu Fei decided to change the topic.
“We’ve danced enough, where to next?”
Xu Fei’s casual topic shift hit right at Miki’s sweet spot.
“Hey? How’d you know I’m tired of dancing and ready to grab some late-night snacks to relax?”
“No time to waste, let’s go!”
With that, Miki grabbed Xu Fei’s hand, excited to leave.
But as she turned, she found a man standing in her way, blocking her path.
“Excuse me, please move!”
Miki, raised in the Kawashima family, was taught to be polite from a young age.
To avoid trouble and leave quickly to eat with Xu Fei, she spoke courteously.
But Miki might not realise that her etiquette worked fine on ordinary people but was useless against thugs.
The guy immediately put on a disdainful look, eyeing her up and down before saying, “Hey, beauty, don’t rush off. The real fun at the bar’s just starting, it’d be such a shame to leave now!”
