Sister Chen smiled, calculation glinting in her eyes. "That place isn't open to just anyone. It's members-only, and they only let in familiar faces. Miss Su, if you went on your own, you wouldn't even get through the door."
She paused, her gaze flicking almost imperceptibly toward Pu Yu's handbag.
Pu Yu immediately caught her meaning.
Without the slightest hesitation, she unzipped her handbag, grabbed a fistful of banknotes without even checking how much she had taken, and held them out to Sister Chen.
"Then I'm sorry for the trouble, but could you show me the way?"
Pu Yu's voice was sweet. "If I can meet Boss Zhao and settle things for Yuan Hongzheng, I'll be sure to thank you properly again."
Sister Chen looked at the stack of red banknotes. There had to be at least one or two thousand.
She had handed over that tip without a second thought.
The gamblers around them stared with burning envy, itching to snatch the money, but none dared make a move because of Sister Chen's standing in the neighborhood.
Sister Chen's smile became considerably more genuine. She took the money with practiced ease and tucked it into her pocket.
"All right." Sister Chen stood up. "Since you're so generous, Miss Su, I'll do you this favor. But it's too late now. Boss Zhao generally only sees people in the afternoon. How about I pick you up tomorrow?"
"Yes, that would be wonderful! Thank you so much!" Pu Yu sounded as though a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders, her voice positively buoyant.
"You're too kind, Miss Su. Where do you live?"
Pu Yu said she wasn't from the area and gave the address of a five-star hotel. She also exchanged her newly registered contact details with Sister Chen before