Huahua quickly shrank, and Jiang Shuyue cupped him in her palm before tucking him into the front of her clothes.
Huahua: [Good thing I bathed this morning, or I'd suffocate in here.]
Jiang Shuyue tugged at her neckline and ran up to the proprietress with a beaming smile. "I'm ready, ma'am! Where are the cosmetics? I'll help you carry them!"
How could the proprietress dare let her carry anything?
She simply handed her an exquisite little box. "These are our new products. Having a pretty young lady like you carry them will make our shop look good, too."
Jiang Shuyue's cheeks flushed, and Huahua snarked, [She just tossed out a compliment. What are you blushing for? I've never seen you blush when the Great Villain compliments you.]
Jiang Shuyue: [What do you know? Books say men usually want something when they compliment you. My husband is after my beauty. Pretty ladies are different-they definitely mean it.]
Huahua: Right, right, right. Whatever you say!
She told Little Apple to stay put and behave, then followed the proprietress into the alley behind the Happy Red Courtyard.
Even the doors here were different from those elsewhere, each looking as though it had quite a story to tell.
After entering through a small door, Jiang Shuyue watched the proprietress speak with the brothel's male attendant.
As she walked, she surveyed the Happy Red Courtyard curiously.
Jiang Shuyue: [They're all square courtyards, but this place somehow reeks of decadence. Even the air feels dangerous and suggestive. I wonder if it's just in my head.]
Huahua: [A lot of it is. The decor and layout here are deliberately suggestive, too. They plant ideas in your mind.]
*[Look at the second-floor corridor up ahead on the left. There are lots of wind chimes hanging there, and each