Reborn in the 1970s — Married a Proud Rough Man

”It’s my usual private room,” Xu Jiali said, knowing exactly what Qin Mei wanted to ask.

”What’s in 206?” Qin Mei asked tentatively.

Xu Jiali stopped in her tracks and looked at Qin Mei as if she were an idiot before bursting out laughing with a PFFT. ”Girlfriend, you are so adorably naive. What kind of place do you think this is? I’m a customer. What do you *think* is in 206?”

Hearing Xu Jiali’s words, Qin Mei was instantly disappointed.

’A customer and a worker are two completely different things, okay?’

”I’m looking for—” Qin Mei didn’t get to finish before Xu Jiali cut her off.

”My Room 206 has everything you could want,” Xu Jiali said with a sly grin.

Qin Mei’s lips twitched. She looked at Xu Jiali with a strange, cold smile. ”Sis, you brought me here. If Jie Jingchen found out, what do you think he would do?”

”Girlfriend, what are you thinking? My nephew has the looks, the body, and the family background. And you’re *still* not satisfied? Girlfriend, did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?” Xu Jiali said, playing the champion of justice as she criticized Qin Mei.

Qin Mei’s eyebrow twitched. She took a deep breath and glared at Xu Jiali. ”Who said I’m not satisfied? And why am I here? Don’t you know damn well why? You’re the one who tricked me into coming out to ’have fun,’ and you’re the one who brought me to this place.”

Qin Mei was thankful she had followed Xu Jiali’s lead the whole time. Otherwise, not even the Yellow River could wash her clean of this mess.

Xu Jiali flashed a standard, eight-tooth smile and added, ”The guys in my Room 206 are incredibly talented. They can sing, dance, play all sorts of instruments... one of them can even break a stone slab on his chest.”

Hearing this, Qin Mei felt there was even less reason to go to 206 with Xu Jiali.

”I’m going back.” Qin Mei turned to leave. She wasn’t going to play along with Xu Jiali anymore. Xu Jiali had completely extinguished her motivation to make money, so what was the point of ”playing”?

”No, don’t go, girlfriend! We’re already here, it’d be such a waste not to have some fun! Girlfriend, I promise you, the treasures in 206 are top-notch. They’re guaranteed to make you ecstatic,” Xu Jiali said, grabbing Qin Mei’s arm.

If Qin Mei went back, she would have to go back too. And after they got back this time, she would definitely get a lecture, making it much harder to sneak out again.

”Not interested,” Qin Mei said listlessly.

”I brought you out to eat, drink, and be merry! We’ve eaten, so now it’s time to play, to have as much fun as we can. Come on, come on! If you don’t say anything and I don’t say anything, Jing Chen will never find out we were here. When we get back, if he asks, we’ll just insist we were wandering around the food street.” Xu Jiali half-dragged, half-pulled Qin Mei all the way to Room 209.

Xu Jiali glanced up at the number on the door and pushed it right open.

Qin Mei was dumbfounded. ’Wait, girlfriend, isn’t your usual room 206? What are you doing opening the door to 209?’

But open it she did, and she dragged Qin Mei inside with her.

With her back to the people inside, Xu Jiali yanked Qin Mei along and boomed, ”I’m here! Long time no see, did you miss me? I brought a dear friend with me today! Come on, come on, give us a warm welcome!”

Qin Mei froze as if struck by lightning, completely dumbstruck. She didn’t recognize anyone else in the private room, but she knew two of the people there.

Jie Jingchen was sitting on the sofa, dressed in a sharp suit, a glass of wine in one hand and a cigarette in the other. But that wasn’t what shocked Qin Mei. What shocked her was Qin Xiang, dressed in a white suit and standing over six feet tall, holding an apple and in the middle of feeding it to Jie Jingchen.

When Jie Jingchen saw Qin Mei, his amber eyes widened in shock, his pupils dilating in disbelief. But just as quickly, his expression returned to normal, showing no emotion at all, which sent a chill down Qin Mei’s spine.

Qin Mei wanted to strangle Xu Jiali. They had agreed on 206, but she opened the door to 209. If Xu Jiali claimed it wasn’t on purpose, Qin Mei wouldn’t believe her if her life depended on it.

’Wait, what does she have to feel guilty about? Jie Jingchen and her brother are the ones here. Why should *she* be the one feeling guilty?’

When Qin Xiang saw Qin Mei, a look of astonishment flashed across his face. His hand, still holding the apple, froze stiffly. ’How did my little sister end up here?’

’It’s over. If she rushes over and starts swinging, this whole operation will be a failure. All our plans will be for nothing.’

Qin Xiang tried to pull away but was stopped by Jie Jingchen. Qin Xiang’s pupils contracted. Jie Jingchen then lowered his head and took a bite of the apple in Qin Xiang’s hand.

Because of Qin Mei and Xu Jiali’s sudden entrance, everyone in the room had turned to look at them, and the room had fallen silent. The crisp CRUNCH of Jie Jingchen chewing the apple rang out, causing everyone else to turn their gazes back toward him and Qin Xiang.

”Is the apple sweet?” Qin Xiang asked, instantly slipping into character with a raspy voice.

’Her brother’s voice... Qin Mei couldn’t help but roast it in her head.’

”AHEM.” Someone coughed to cover up the awkwardness.