Our Journey - Chapter 5 Meet Him Again

After entered the brothel, I stand in corner. I don’t know what must to do. I just stand it and looking around. Looking men and woman here in intimate scenes, makes me feel ashamed. I really want to leave this place.

Unlike me, Zhang Shiyu immediately walks toward a beautifull middled-aged woman. The middle-aged woman seemed to be the one who managed this brothel. She called some woman whou younger tha her. She gave instructions to them. Then, one of them, come to me.

“Gongzi (Young Master), please follow me,” said the beautiful young lady. She smiled. Her voice sounded spoilled. She grab my hand. Made me feel very uncomfortable. I turned my head to Zhang Shiyu. He smilled and give me code to follow that woman.

In fact, in my hearth, I wanted to tell her to not touch my body. However, I am afraid my friends will suspect me. The young lady took me to brothel hall. She pulled me in to empty chair. I sat and she sat beside me. She grabbed my shoulders. Makes me shiver. To avoid my uncomfrotable feeling, I looking around the hall. I found that in center brothel hall had a stage.

Zhang Shiyu also sat near me. He laughed happily. Many woman accompanied him. They praise him with spoiled voice. Similiar with his friend, Ma Hongqi looks happy. His face flushed when a woman embraced him.

The woman who sat beside me, tried to talk to me. She introduce her name is Xiaoli. She asked me a lot. However,I answer briefly. At least, she talk herself. I just heard her speak patienly. Sometimes, I smile to make her feel that I interest with her topic. Actually, I heard just a little.

“Gentleman, welcome to Spring House,” someone said. My head follow the voice. I found a beautifull woman stand on stage in center hall. She wear pink silk clothing.

“My name is Xiaoying. This night I will give my best performance to you,” she said in soft voiced. She speaks like singing. Everyone looks her seriously.

“I will show my dance. Like flower blooming in spring. After my dance finish, I will throw this flower bouquet. I will accompany who get this flower. First, please enjoy my dance,” she said. All men in hall cheered and clapped.

“Xiaolin, who is she?” I asked to Xiaolin. Her face turn green. She stared the stage with unhappy face.

“She is the most beautiful and most talented woman in here. She get special treatment from our Madam. She is allowed to choose the person who will be with here. And she is allowed to refuse the person who need her too,” Xiaolin said with low voice. I think she feel envy to Xiaoying.

“You know, Zhou Gongzi. There are many rich man and noblemen had rejected by her. I think she is soo arrogant. I don’t like her,” Xiaolin said. I opposite her thinking in my heart. I feel that Xiaoying is special woman. She have high pride. I admire her pride.

Music sounds and feel entire hall. Xiaoying started dancing. As she said before, her dance like bloomed flower. Sometime, she jumps. Sometime she spin arround the stage. Her clothes like a flower blowed by wind. Really beautifull perfomance. I amazed to watch that difficult dance. I admire her again in my heart.

I looking around. They are just like me. Was admiring the dance that Xiaoying played. Until the dance over, no one speaks. All men focuss to watching. After the dance finish, everyone stand and give applause. I give applause too.

“Gentleman, thanks for your praise. Now, I will throw this bouquet,” Xiaoying said. Then she throw her flower bouquet. Incidentally, her bouquet fall in my lap. Make me stratled.

“Whats going on…?” I said.

“Congrats, Liu Wei. You got it,” Zhang Shiyu said to me. He smiled. Taped my shoulder repeatedly. His face shows happy. Make me understand the danger situation will come to me. I see Xiaoying walked gracefully to my place.

“What should I do now? If I refuse her, my indentity would caught,” I talk to my self. I really feel confused now. But what I did not expect was happening. A man appeared betwen Xiaoying and me. He seize the flower bouquet I held.

“Xiaoying, you must stay with me tonight,” he said to Xiaoying. I see his face. He looks familiar to me. After thinking a while, I realize who that man. He was the person who fought againts me at the Inn.

“You..you again!” I said with surprise.