"Since you're not fond of Ruo Xue, perhaps you'd be interested in one of the other courtesans... Fine, fine, I'll shut up. My apologies." Xu Yao's eyelids twitched. She ultimately suppressed the urge to keep talking and reluctantly withdrew.
At the same time, she was grinding her teeth. 'How can anyone be this difficult?!'
'He doesn't even look that old...'
'Shouldn't a young man his age be full of vitality? With a woman like Ruo Xue, a simple beckon of her finger should be enough to...'
'Am I supposed to offer myself? But it's not like he's shown any interest in me, either...'
Soon, only three people remained.
"...So, what's our next move?" Secretary Zhang composed himself and asked cautiously. He no longer dared to voice his own opinions in front of Chu Bamboo.
Even before they met, he had deduced from the intelligence on hand that Chu Bamboo must be a remarkable young man.
