Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess - Chapter 263
Chapter 263 He Lulu Lookalike
The restaurants in the brothel street were decorated in an extravagant and magnificent manner, but the visuals could only be emphasized during the day. During the night when there was no sufficient lighting equipment, the extravagance was completely suppressed by the inky night.
When Cheng Xiaoxiao saw this street two days ago, she imagined the scene here at night and felt it was quite a pity.
The night in ancient times was dim and boring. What was the point of hiring so many beautiful harlots anyway, not to mention that the performance would be held on the second floor of the restaurant? They couldn’t even see the performance clearly without lighting!
However, the facts proved that Cheng Xiaoxiao was overthinking this. The ancient people were wise and niche in their problem-solving skills. The small lanterns, which were arranged in a zig-zag style and swaying in the wind, were the best proof.
These small lanterns made up for the lack of light at night, and they emphasized the beauty of the street without stealing the limelight.
Not only that, but the atmosphere created by those small lanterns was also very natural and refreshing. Cheng Xiaoxiao had just stood at the corner of the brothel street, yet the ambiguous atmosphere in the street rushed to her, making her dizzy in an instant.
Red lanterns were suspended in every restaurant on both sides of the street, and the street was very lively and vibrant.
Cheng Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up as she looked around curiously while listening to the crisp and cheeky voices of the harlots.
Men and women were embracing each other in the upstairs and downstairs of every restaurant, exuding a lustful and charming aura.
The harlots, in all shapes and sizes, were dressed gorgeously in their colorful silk dresses, exposing their flat bellies. They were singing and dancing slowly to the music, and the wisps of fragrance spread along with the lingering hum.
Along with the hum was the special sound of the musical instruments from foreign lands and the ringing of the bells on the harlots’ bodies. The men cheered and laughed while the women swayed their bodies enchantingly.
“What a perfect manifestation of a red-light district,” Cheng Xiaoxiao thought to herself. She was impressed by these sexy and charming harlots too.
She was wearing the Fairy Dress now, so she did not feel cold. She would have been so cold that she would have shivered as if she was in vibration mode had she worn an ordinary dress.
So at this time, Cheng Xiaoxiao admired the harlots who wore dresses that exposed their arms, shoulders, and backs.
In addition to their skimpy dresses, these harlots had to perform belly dancing on the balcony of the second floor, where the wind blew directly at them. Cheng Xiaoxiao did not think that they could warm up their body by dancing, so much so that they would not feel cold.
It seemed that making a living was never an easy task.
Cheng Xiaoxiao sighed as she continued to walk forward.
The further she went, the stronger the vibe of the red-light district. Cheng Xiaoxiao tried her best to shift her gaze away from the couple who were hugging and kissing at the entrance of one of the restaurants, but it felt as if she couldn’t control her eyes because she couldn’t look away from the couple who were kissing passionately.
At the entrance of the restaurant called “Jin Xiu Square”, s foreign woman who was obviously dressed as a harlot was embraced by a tall and sturdy middle-aged man with a beard. The harlot was a foreigner, so she was taller than the Chu women, but at this moment, she looked so petite as she snuggled in the man’s embrace.
Cheng Xiaoxiao swore that she only took a few more glances at them because of the prominent physique of the men, not because they were making out affectionately in public.
They were just swapping saliva. What was there to see?
Oh gosh, they started to grope each other! What the hell!
Wait a minute, why did the man move his hand to her back?!
No way! She needed the scene to be censored immediately!
This time, Cheng Xiaoxiao finally shifted her gaze away. She would gain nothing but harm if she continued to look at them.
But then again, the man looked a little similar to He Lulu. They both had beards and braids, and the man’s burly figure had a stark similarity to He Lulu’s.
Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled He Lulu’s appearance in her mind and then superimposed the image on the man who was crazily kissing the harlot just now…
Oh, dear…
Cheng Xiaoxiao shivered and felt goosebumps all over her body.
It was already hard for her to digest the fact that the Hu people would make out in public without any concern for privacy, and Cheng Xiaoxiao wished she could erase the memory when she combined He Lulu’s fierce face with the man who was doing the lustful actions she had just seen.
Cheng Xiaoxiao did not dare to stay here any longer. If that man was really He Lulu, not only would she be frightened, but she would also worry if He Lulu had discovered her existence.
However, when Cheng Xiaoxiao walked past Jin Xiu Square, she suddenly realized that there was no need for her to worry about it at all.
What was there to be afraid of anyway?
She was now a human, not a Persian cat!
Sure enough, she was a coward, so she was not bold enough. She felt sheepish all thanks to her guilty conscience.
Cheng Xiaoxiao decided to reflect on herself, but what should she learn from this? Should she learn from the bitter and painful experience and improve herself?
Should she try to strengthen her courage and confidence so that she would not be so embarrassed when she came to such a place again? Or perhaps she wouldn’t be so scared by the scene and try to run away?
Yes, it seemed that she should do it.
Cheng Xiaoxiao repeatedly turned back to look at the two people who were hugging each other at the entrance of Jin Xiu Square and thought to herself.
After reflecting on her “mistake”, she decided to continue to work hard and try to react in a better and more mature way next time.
Cheng Xiaoxiao, who had already walked a distance away, did not notice that a seemingly confused man behind her was looking at her with a pair of eagle eyes.
That’s right, a pair of eagle eyes.
Cheng Xiaoxiao felt that the middle-aged man was indeed He Lulu.
After Songtao went back to report the situation to Chu Yunshen, He Lulu and his fellows finally had some free time. Only then did they meet up in the brothel street to release their stress.
And the woman in He Lulu’s arms was his long-time lover, Yuanyuan. Tonight, He Lulu came over to tell Yuanyuan that he would be busy recently and might not have time to come over.
After all, Chu Yunshen had already begun to investigate the suppliers, and his subordinates monitored He Lulu’s every move tenaciously. Even if Songtao went back, there would always be someone else to replace him and observe the Hu merchants in the dark.
He Lulu realized how serious and critical the matter was, so he came here to inform Yuanyuan about his possible absence.
Much to his surprise, he met such a refreshing and refined Chu woman in the brothel street. The woman in blue was petite, and her facial features were exquisite and delicate. Her big and sparkly eyes were shining in the dark night, just like the stars in the sky above their foreign highlands, bright and charming.
The woman in blue that He Lulu saw was none other than the naive Cheng Xiaoxiao.
When Cheng Xiaoxiao was watching He Lulu just now, He Lulu had long noticed Cheng Xiaoxiao and gingerly sized her up.
The more He Lulu looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao, the more he felt that she looked familiar. However, he had never seen such an outstanding and bold woman, which was different from the Chu women he had seen in the past. If He Lulu had really seen Cheng Xiaoxiao before, he would have imprinted her image in his mind due to her uniqueness.
Then, why would he feel that she looked familiar?
He Lulu couldn’t figure out why Cheng Xiaoxiao looked so familiar as if they had only met recently.
The confused He Lulu was about to expose himself by staring at Cheng Xiaoxiao, but Cheng Xiaoxiao walked away after a while. In fact, she walked further and further away without the intention of turning back, although she looked back at He Lulu from time to time.
It was just that she was standing too far away that He Lulu couldn’t interpret the meaning of her gaze.
When Cheng Xiaoxiao walked further away, He Lulu retracted his gaze and continued to make out with Yuanyuan. Soon, he forgot about the familiar and strange blue-clothed woman.
The clueless Cheng Xiaoxiao continued to walk forward and forgot about He Lulu. After all, there were too many interesting and exciting things to look at in the brothel street. That intimate couple was not her priority.
Cheng Xiaoxiao leisurely walked and stopped. The fragrance of the perfume and wine, as well as the scent of foods that she had never smelled before, stimulated her sense of smell. It seemed that the different aromas were trying to attract Cheng Xiaoxiao’s attention with their unique smell.
“Calm down, guys! Just wait! I’m coming!”
Those two Hu men had long gone from Cheng Xiaoxiao’s line of sight. She could only choose the restaurant by herself. No matter what, she was determined to have a good time tonight and enjoy herself to the fullest!
Cheng Xiaoxiao swore that this was what she would do!
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a tiger by the toe!
Cheng Xiaoxiao, who was dressed in blue, suddenly stopped in the middle of the bustling brothel street. She did not step aside. Instead, she stood in the middle of the street and pointed at the restaurants on both sides of the street while making her choice.
“Ouch… It hurts so much…”
What was going on?
Cheng Xiaoxiao, who was originally focused on choosing the restaurant, was in a daze. When she quieted down and wanted to obtain some useful information from the noise beside her, she found that she did not hear anything.
Was she hearing things?
Cheng Xiaoxiao shook her head carelessly and pointed at the houses on both sides with her index finger again. However, just as she raised her hand, she heard the faint cry again.
“Ouch… It hurts…”
The sound of the crying was a little weak, and it was precisely because of this that Cheng Xiaoxiao was unable to distinguish where the sound came from.
Moreover, it seemed that the owner of the sound was trying to tease her. As long as Cheng Xiaoxiao stopped what she was doing, the sound would stop abruptly. However, if she ignored the sound, it would be louder than before. It sounded so pitiful as if it was deliberately seducing her to go over.
It was so noisy!
Alright, Cheng Xiaoxiao decided to find out where the sound came from and see what kind of monster it was!
It could just reveal itself pompously. Instead, it hid in the shadow and secretly did this kind of menial trick to lure her.
Cheng Xiaoxiao impatiently picked her ears and deliberately flicked the non-existent ear wax in her hands in an exaggerated manner. She pretended to walk forward, swaying her fingers as if she was choosing the restaurant.
Sure enough, there was the sound again!
Cheng Xiaoxiao did not stop the movement of her hands, and there was no panic in her eyes. She calmly looked at the crowded street and restaurants as she did before while thinking about how to find out the person who was pranking her.
At this time, Cheng Xiaoxiao’s keen observation and extraordinary hearing when she was a cat came in handy. These sensitive skills provided her with a lot of precious experience, so she only needed to focus a little and quickly found the general direction of the sound.
Gotcha!
In fact, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt a little strange about what she had observed. The Hu people were open-minded, and the brothel street was full of men and women who were hugging and kissing each other. Those harlots did not entertain guests in the restaurant. Instead, the guests groped them directly when they were at the entrance of the restaurant welcoming guests.
