Chà Chà Novel

“Don’t even mention it. A whole day at work has exhausted me.”

“Oh? Has our Young Master Lin turned over a new leaf? Didn’t you swear you’d never take over your father’s company?”

Yu Wenle was Lin Huaiqing’s closest friend. They told each other everything and were practically inseparable.

There was no need to pretend around him. Lin Huaiqing wanted to unload every frustrating thing he had experienced lately.

“I don’t want the responsibility, but I don’t want to hand the Lin Group to someone else either. That cousin of mine really thinks I’m an idiot. Sooner or later, I’ll teach him a lesson!”

“You’re too nice. If it were me, I’d already have hired someone to teach him a lesson in private. If you decide to do something, come to me! I have experience!”

Compared with Lin Huaiqing, Yu Wenle was a notorious spoiled rich boy in the capital’s elite circles. He had done plenty of things on both sides of respectability.

The Yu family also held a certain standing in the capital. Unfortunately, after the Lin family went bankrupt, their many enemies gradually brought them into decline too.

Otherwise, borrowing money from him would have been far more reliable than asking the protagonist!

“Forget it. I can’t be bothered stooping to his level. Besides, if I beat him up, I’d have trouble explaining it to my father.”

Once most of the group had arrived, Lin Huaiqing drank glass after glass until he was half-drunk.

If he was drunk, the beating later would hurt less.

Meanwhile, he kept looking around for his mission target.

The bar was full of servers in extremely short uniform skirts. Which one was the heroine?

As he searched, Yu Wenle leaned over and draped an arm around his shoulders.

“Tell me! Which one caught your eye? I’ll sort it out for you!”

Lin Huaiqing’s cheeks were flushed, perhaps from the alcohol.

“It’s fine. Don’t worry about me! I’m only looking.”

“A lot of the servers here are university students working to pay their way. Very clean girls.”

The remark made Lin Huaiqing uncomfortable.

They might both be rich playboys, but without the mission, he would certainly never target female students trying to earn their tuition.

Suddenly, a lovely figure entered his view.

Her youthful, pretty face was striking even with minimal makeup. Beneath her short skirt, her legs were long and fair, making it difficult to look away.

One glance was enough for Lin Huaiqing to feel certain. This was the heroine. There could be no mistake.

Qin Feng really was lucky with women!

Yu Wenle had clearly noticed her beside the bar too. He stared, transfixed.

“Young Master Lin! Excellent taste! Want me to help?”

Knowing his friend’s temperament, Lin Huaiqing immediately refused.

The man had too many bad ideas. If he got involved, Qin Feng would surely beat him to death.

Lin Huaiqing could not avoid his own beating. Better not drag anyone else into it.

He rose, picked up a glass of red wine, and casually approached Shen Jingyi. As he passed, he deliberately bumped into her, spilling the wine over himself.

A trick did not have to be new. It only had to work.

Carrying a tray, Shen Jingyi startled. New to the working world and inexperienced, she genuinely thought she had bumped into him.

She hurriedly fetched a towel and tried to wipe his clothes, apologizing as she worked.

“I’m so sorry, sir. Let me clean that for you.”

Before Lin Huaiqing could react, Yu Wenle appeared from somewhere.

“Enough! Stop wiping! Do you know how expensive Young Master Lin’s clothes are? Can you afford to replace them?”

Lin Huaiqing silently mourned for his friend.

Getting so carried away with the performance would come at a price later.

Still, since someone had volunteered to play along, the show had to continue.

“Move! You’re so clumsy! Did they train you before putting you to work? Get your manager! I want to complain!”

“Sir, I’m truly sorry. I stained your clothes, but please don’t complain. It was so hard to find this job. Could you give them to me? I’ll wash them for you.”

Those words confirmed it: she was the classic innocent, vulnerable heroine.

And he was the villain making her life difficult.

“You’ll wash them? Do you even know how? This outfit can’t be washed in water. However…”

Feigning sleaziness, Lin Huaiqing rubbed his chin and looked Shen Jingyi over suggestively.

“Are you a student nearby?”

“Yes… I’m a freshman. I wanted to earn some money for tuition.”

Lin Huaiqing silently cursed Qin Feng.

“Beast!”

An older man going after a young girl!

Qin Feng was two years older than him, yet he was pursuing a university student—a freshman, no less. Shameless!

“Earning tuition money…”

Lin Huaiqing drew out the words. His sleazy manner was entirely at odds with his handsome appearance.

“Come on. Have a drink with me, and you won’t have to pay for the clothes. How about it?”

He leisurely returned to his seat, crossed his legs, and beckoned to Shen Jingyi with a finger, his voice coaxing.

“Come and sit…”

He was already behaving like a complete creep. Any ordinary person would have turned and fled.

Whether the innocent heroine was unusually brave or misled by his looks, she actually gathered her courage and approached the booth.

Nervous and uneasy, she asked, “You said if I drink one glass, I won’t have to pay for your clothes?”

Beside him, Yu Wenle laughed, eager to stir up more trouble.

“It’s not that simple! Young Master Lin said to drink with him! You should at least sit on his lap!”

Before he finished speaking, someone in the crowd pushed Shen Jingyi. Wearing high heels, she lost her balance and fell straight into Lin Huaiqing’s arms.

He suddenly had a soft, fragrant woman in his lap, but no such thoughts crossed his mind. His hands froze at his sides, not daring to steady her.

Caught off guard, Shen Jingyi tried to stand. In her haste, she twisted her ankle and fell against him again.

This time, she fell hard and was about to collapse onto the floor. Lin Huaiqing quickly caught her around the waist, preventing it.

She was just about to thank the handsome young man when a large, well-defined hand seized her wrist and forcefully pulled her out of his arms.

The grip was so strong she felt her wrist might dislocate.

“Who said you could touch her?”

Qin Feng had already been furious to learn that Shen Jingyi was working in a place like this.

After rushing over, he found her in another man’s arms, which only enraged him further.

When he saw that the man harassing her was Lin Huaiqing, he lost all reason.

“Lin Huaiqing? You again!”

He had just seen Lin Huaiqing pull Shen Jingyi into his lap and put his hands on her.

If he had not arrived in time, who knew what might have happened?

Faced with his accusation, Lin Huaiqing retorted sarcastically.

“Well, if it isn’t the Qin family’s eldest young master. Not competing with me for a bracelet today? You’ve moved on to women instead?”