Bab 53: Episode 53: Unwritten Rules

Hai Mingzhu had already scoured the bar, but found no sign of Li Yawei. Upon hearing Shen Yue inquiring about Li Yawei's whereabouts, her spirits lifted immediately.

When the bartender collected the payment, the slick move swept four greenbacks under the counter. Each drink cost less than one greenback, the rest was all tip.

Although Shen Yue wasn't untypically lavish, his tip far exceeded that of those who had just arrived at the bar.

Gesturing towards the secluded side corridor of the bar, the bartender dismissed Shen Yue.

Shen Yue, however, understood, and, with drink in hand and arm around Hai Mingzhu's waist, started walking towards the quiet passageway.

The passageway was somewhat long, tranquility and darkness disconcerting enough to create unease. Stopping abruptly in the quiet corridor, Shen Yue, like a cheetah, swiftly glanced back to find that the bartender's gaze was shifting away from this area while he was speaking into a walkie-talkie.