Gu Sheng had drunk quite a bit at the restaurant and was somewhat tipsy, but he had completely sobered up by the time he returned to the bar.
The bar was at its liveliest.
Ho Ka-nam was performing onstage that day. She had recently released an album and was quite popular, and she came to perform at the bar once a month.
He ordered a Coke and had barely sat down when he saw a woman approaching. Before she could get close, someone stopped her.
"Let me through. Brother Sheng and I go way back!" The woman kept craning her neck to look over. It was Liu Piaopiao.
When she saw Gu Sheng look her way, she immediately waved over and over. "Brother Sheng, it's me! Piao Piao!"
"Brother Sheng, should we send her away?" Leung Siu-tong leaned down to ask.
"Let her over," Gu Sheng said casually.
Leung Siu-tong went over and gave the word before Liu Piaopiao was allowed through. She immediately sat down beside Gu Sheng with great enthusiasm.
"Brother Sheng, long time no see! You're a big boss now!"
"I keep hearing about you even in Yuen Long. Everyone says Yuen Long has produced a big shot!"
Liu Piaopiao still remembered Gu Sheng's preferences. She wore no makeup at all and dressed youthfully enough that anyone who didn't know her would have thought she was a schoolgirl.
"Out with it. Need a favor?" Gu Sheng asked with a smile.
"It's perfectly normal to come see you without needing anything, Brother Sheng. But you know how far Yuen Long is from here... Actually, I really do have a little favor to ask today. It'd be a piece of cake for you!"
Only after rushing through all that did Liu Piaopiao get to the point, smiling broadly. "I