Chapter 258

Xie Chengyue gave his second son a strange look. "You want to go to a male host club?"

Xie Tingsi's eyes widened. "Dad, what are you thinking?"

"I'm going to be Little Pear Blossom's bodyguard!"

Xie Liuzheng refused at once. "We can bring bodyguards."

"It's a girls' gathering. What's a man doing tagging along?"

Xie Tingsi wouldn't give up. "Dad, talk to Aunt."

Xie Chengyue waved a hand. "Your aunt's right—"

Before he could finish, Xie Liuzheng launched into her recommendation.

"Shen Wan, I'm telling you, the men at Heaven on Earth are gorgeous. The manager said a few new ones just arrived. Their figures, their faces—all top-tier. We can book them all..."

"Ahem." Xie Chengyue changed tack. He curled a finger and tapped Xie Liuzheng on the head. "Xiao Zheng, I'm still alive."

Xie Liuzheng covered her forehead and shrank back. "Brother!"

Still unwilling to give up, she ventured, "Or... you could come with us?"

Xie Chengyue, Xie Zhiyu, and Xie Tingsi: "..."

Xie Liuzheng had grown much livelier. She had always been well-behaved around her brother, but lately she'd grown bolder.

Shen Wan smiled. "I think that's a good idea."

Xie Tingsi was happy to add fuel to the fire. "So do I. Count me in."

Xie Zhiyu gave a soft cough. They could treat it as a family gathering.

He agreed with Xie Liuzheng's suggestion. "Besides the male host club, we could take a trip together."

"A family trip."

Xie Chengyue seized the opening to change the subject. "That sounds good. You all have time, right?"

Xie Liuzheng, bolder than ever, clicked her tongue twice. "Of course."

Xie Tingsi answered honestly, "I'll have to ask my agent, but I should be able to make time."

Thinking back, he had finished nearly all his scheduled work for the