People who come to ‘Huayue’ rarely refrain from drinking. The man had just consumed some alcohol, and his mind was a bit unclear.
Upon hearing the voice, he impatiently turned his head, “What does it matter to you what I remember? Dare to meddle in my affairs...”
Before the man could finish, his eyes widened when he recognized the man in front of him. “Manager, Manager?”
The manager’s gaze casually fell on the man’s hand holding Ruan Qing.
Seeing this, the man, as if struck by lightning, immediately released Ruan Qing’s hand.
Today, Rose wore the uniform for delivering alcohol. He was not a new customer and naturally knew that staff wearing such uniforms were off-limits.
The man didn’t know what had happened tonight. Clearly, he used to find everything about Rose gloomy and depressing, both on and off the bed, lacking charm.
But the moment he saw Rose tonight, he couldn’t control himself and grabbed him without thinking.
Perhaps it was due to being drunk.
But his behavior was undoubtedly a violation.
It’s worth noting that ‘Huayue’ had recently dealt with a large number of customers breaking the rules, and it was said that they had only touched the stage during the staff performance.
The man started sweating, and the little bit of alcohol he had consumed cleared his mind completely.
He immediately stepped back a few steps, softened his body, and knelt down in front of the man, his voice trembling, “Manager, I was wrong. It wasn’t intentional. I had a little too much to drink just now, so I didn’t see clearly that Rose was wearing the alcohol delivery uniform.”
As he spoke, he looked at Ruan Qing, “And I didn’t force him. He... he actively seduced me!”
Employees wearing alcohol delivery uniforms at ‘Huayue’ indeed shouldn’t be touched. However, if it’s the employee’s own choice, ‘Huayue’ generally wouldn’t pursue it.
Ruan Qing paused for a moment and, under the man’s expectant gaze, nodded slightly, acknowledging the man’s words.
This guest was one of the few customers the original owner had, not particularly generous, but the original owner did receive a considerable amount of money from him.
So, the original owner certainly didn’t want him to be dealt with.
After all, Ruan Qing’s choice to wear the alcohol delivery staff uniform was already somewhat inconsistent with the character of the original owner.
A foot injury could barely explain this choice.
But not serving a customer, especially not helping one of the few customers he had, was obviously not acceptable.
However, after Ruan Qing nodded, the manager lightly chuckled, “Is that so?”
The manager’s tone revealed no particular emotion, as if still gentle, yet somehow there was something else in it.
Others might not understand, but the bodyguard who had been following naturally understood.
The bodyguard, upon hearing the manager’s faint laughter, was frightened to the point of having a numb scalp. He couldn’t control the trembling of his body, and his head bowed even lower.
This Rose really managed to irritate the manager accurately every time.
You should know that the manager had to rush back because of the situation with Mr. Chu, and to return in time, he had been frantically catching up, directly postponing many things.
He even sacrificed some of the interests of ‘Huayue.’
As a result, when he came back, he saw Rose and this guest being overly affectionate.
They were even about to discuss things further in bed...
The bodyguard wasn’t sure previously if this guest would die, but now, he’s sure that the other would face a terrible consequence.
After all, the manager was currently very concerned about this Rose.
Unfortunately, that guest seemed to be unaware of the danger in the manager’s tone, thinking the manager had approved. He immediately excitedly spoke, “Yes, manager, I really didn’t force him.”
“He did it willingly.”
The manager chuckled lightly again, “In my rules, it seems there’s no clause allowing this even if the other party was wiling, right?”
The man, upon hearing this, became somewhat flustered, lowering his head with a hint of guilt. He spoke, “But... but it used to be allowed...”
Indeed, the rules didn’t explicitly state it, and ‘Huayue’ hadn’t questioned it before.
Because, willingly or not, it was just a matter of employees going back to change into their work uniforms.
“Not pursuing it doesn’t mean it’s not a violation.”
The manager looked down at the man, revealing a smile. “And it seems you’ve forgotten to check the newly added regulations.”
Newly added regulations?
The man looked puzzled; did ‘Huayue’ recently add new regulations?
No, right?
“No one is allowed to touch Rose.”
The manager smiled gently. “I just added that.”
Seeing this, the nearby bodyguard immediately had the person in charge of the rules add to this clause. Obviously, the manager’s ‘just now’ referred to the previous second.
The man did not understand the manager’s meaning, and he furrowed his brows in confusion.
The first thing he did every day was to check the rules of ‘Huayue.’ Recently, it seemed that there were no new rules added? Could he have misread them?
In ‘Huayue,’ the rules were paramount, always projected on the prominent spot in the lobby using electronic screens.
Moreover, each time a new rule was added, it would be in uppercase, bold, and displayed in red at the top, to ensure guests didn’t overlook it.
Although their location was in a corner, they could still see the rules projected on the lobby wall.
The man looked at the lobby’s rules, but he didn’t see any rules in bold and red. However, the next moment, the man widened his eyes because a line of bold, red text suddenly appeared at the top.
[Do not touch Rose.]
The manager glanced at the red text on the projection in the lobby and spoke gently, “You see, there it is now.”
The man looked at the man in front of him, who seemed to resemble a demon, and finally realized something. He cried out in panic, “No! This doesn’t count!!!”
“You just added that now!!!”
“How could I know?!”
The manager ignored the man’s screams and calmly looked at the man’s right hand. “Just now, you touched him with that hand, right?”
The bodyguard immediately understood the manager’s meaning, took out a knife, and approached the man.
The man, terrified, looked at the approaching bodyguard, wanting to get up and escape.
But this was the territory of ‘Huayue,’ and he couldn’t escape. Two bodyguards firmly pinned him to the ground.
The man could only desperately beg the man with a gentle face in front of him, banging his head on the ground, “Manager, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have touched him. I just grabbed his hand a moment ago, and it was just through his clothes.”
“Really, just a hand grab, and it was over his clothes.”
“Please, please forgive me this time.”
The man’s head was bleeding, but the manager just smiled at him.
The next moment, a piercing scream echoed through the first-floor corner, carrying a somewhat eerie feeling.
However, due to the loud music in the lobby and the emergence of new rules, it sparked discussions among everyone, drowning out the man’s desperate screams.
No one noticed what happened in the corner.
Even if they did, the next second, they would look away as if they hadn’t seen anything.
Ruan Qing, upon seeing this, felt his eyelashes tremble lightly. There was fear and dread in his eyes.
He bit his lower lip and instinctively moved backward, not daring to look at the man’s miserable state.
He didn’t dare to speak up or plead for help.
The manager glanced at the young man who had a hint of fear in his eyes, continuing to speak gently and indifferently to the man, “I didn’t like the way you looked at him just now.”
As the manager spoke, the man’s screams of agony echoed once again.
This time, the man was in so much pain that he couldn’t even utter a plea. He could only moan in agony on the ground.
The manager seemed unaffected by what was happening in front of him. He still wore that gentle and indifferent expression. His tone remained mild, but his words were merciless.
“Take care of him.”
The bodyguard immediately dragged the man away upon hearing this.
Ruan Qing now knew what ‘take care of’ meant. This person was truly capable of killing without any regard for human life.
Just like a murderer.
The efficiency of the ‘Huayue’ staff was remarkably high. They cleaned up the scene in just a minute.
The floor was so clean that there was no trace of what had just happened.
All the wrongdoing was concealed beneath a shiny surface.
“Why didn’t you come last night?” The manager looked at Ruan Qing, his tone identical to when he mentioned to ‘take care of’ the man.
Ruan Qing, his mind still shaken by the recent scene, spoke with a quivering voice, a hint of sobbing, “Manager, I-I know I was wrong. Can you give me another chance? I will listen to you in the future, and I won’t dare again.”
Ruan Qing’s voice trembled uncontrollably, fearing that in the next second, he would follow in the footsteps of the man from earlier.
The manager didn’t respond to Ruan Qing’s words but smiled and said, “I remember you said the same thing last time.”
At these words, Ruan Qing’s eyes turned red. His legs went weak, and like the man before him, he was ready to kneel on the ground and plead for mercy.
Even though he knew it might not help, it was human nature to try when there was even a glimmer of hope.
After all, besides pleading for mercy, there was no other path for him now.
However, Ruan Qing hadn’t knelt down yet when the manager directly grabbed his hand, preventing him from doing so. Then, in a calm tone, the manager spoke. “What did your supervisor teach you?”
When new employees come in, the supervisors usually trained them to prevent any violations of the rules of ‘Huayue.’
Of course, they also taught some techniques and methods on how to attract ‘customers’...
Ruan Qing’s eyelashes trembled lightly, and he didn’t dare to pull his hand away from the manager.
His slender body trembled slightly, and with red eyes, he spoke softly, “They taught us to abide by the rules of ‘Huayue’ and some things to be mindful of...”
The manager spoke calmly, “And what else?”
At the manager’s words, Ruan Qing lowered his head even further, and in a soft voice, he mentioned what was taught during the supervisor’s training, “During work, we can’t be lazy, can’t go to the second, third, or fourth floor without reason, can’t go to the manager’s office, can’t disturb valued guests...”
This time, Ruan Qing’s explanation was very detailed, but the manager still spoke in a calm tone, “What else?”
The manager’s tone clearly indicated dissatisfaction with Ruan Qing’s response.
“We, we have to obey...” Ruan Qing hesitated, his voice trembling noticeably, and tears were swirling in his eyes.
It seemed like he was on the verge of crying at any moment.
However, the manager repeated the same question without any change in tone. “And what else?”
“I, I have to, I have to follow the rules of ‘Huayue,’ and I have to be obedient.” Ruan Qing was getting more and more frightened, his words becoming incoherent, and he didn’t even know what he was saying anymore.
“What else?”
“And, and, I have to... obey the manager.”
“And what else?”
Ruan Qing: “...” Wasn’t that enough?
Was there something else he wanted to hear?
People who come to ‘Huayue’ rarely refrain from drinking. The man had just consumed some alcohol, and his mind was a bit unclear.
Upon hearing the voice, he impatiently turned his head, “What does it matter to you what I remember? Dare to meddle in my affairs...”
Before the man could finish, his eyes widened when he recognized the man in front of him. “Manager, Manager?”
The manager’s gaze casually fell on the man’s hand holding Ruan Qing.
Seeing this, the man, as if struck by lightning, immediately released Ruan Qing’s hand.
Today, Rose wore the uniform for delivering alcohol. He was not a new customer and naturally knew that staff wearing such uniforms were off-limits.
The man didn’t know what had happened tonight. Clearly, he used to find everything about Rose gloomy and depressing, both on and off the bed, lacking charm.
But the moment he saw Rose tonight, he couldn’t control himself and grabbed him without thinking.
Perhaps it was due to being drunk.
But his behavior was undoubtedly a violation.
It’s worth noting that ‘Huayue’ had recently dealt with a large number of customers breaking the rules, and it was said that they had only touched the stage during the staff performance.
The man started sweating, and the little bit of alcohol he had consumed cleared his mind completely.
He immediately stepped back a few steps, softened his body, and knelt down in front of the man, his voice trembling, “Manager, I was wrong. It wasn’t intentional. I had a little too much to drink just now, so I didn’t see clearly that Rose was wearing the alcohol delivery uniform.”
As he spoke, he looked at Ruan Qing, “And I didn’t force him. He... he actively seduced me!”
Employees wearing alcohol delivery uniforms at ‘Huayue’ indeed shouldn’t be touched. However, if it’s the employee’s own choice, ‘Huayue’ generally wouldn’t pursue it.
Ruan Qing paused for a moment and, under the man’s expectant gaze, nodded slightly, acknowledging the man’s words.
This guest was one of the few customers the original owner had, not particularly generous, but the original owner did receive a considerable amount of money from him.
So, the original owner certainly didn’t want him to be dealt with.
After all, Ruan Qing’s choice to wear the alcohol delivery staff uniform was already somewhat inconsistent with the character of the original owner.
A foot injury could barely explain this choice.
But not serving a customer, especially not helping one of the few customers he had, was obviously not acceptable.
However, after Ruan Qing nodded, the manager lightly chuckled, “Is that so?”
The manager’s tone revealed no particular emotion, as if still gentle, yet somehow there was something else in it.
Others might not understand, but the bodyguard who had been following naturally understood.
The bodyguard, upon hearing the manager’s faint laughter, was frightened to the point of having a numb scalp. He couldn’t control the trembling of his body, and his head bowed even lower.
This Rose really managed to irritate the manager accurately every time.
You should know that the manager had to rush back because of the situation with Mr. Chu, and to return in time, he had been frantically catching up, directly postponing many things.
He even sacrificed some of the interests of ‘Huayue.’
As a result, when he came back, he saw Rose and this guest being overly affectionate.
They were even about to discuss things further in bed...
The bodyguard wasn’t sure previously if this guest would die, but now, he’s sure that the other would face a terrible consequence.
After all, the manager was currently very concerned about this Rose.
Unfortunately, that guest seemed to be unaware of the danger in the manager’s tone, thinking the manager had approved. He immediately excitedly spoke, “Yes, manager, I really didn’t force him.”
“He did it willingly.”
The manager chuckled lightly again, “In my rules, it seems there’s no clause allowing this even if the other party was wiling, right?”
The man, upon hearing this, became somewhat flustered, lowering his head with a hint of guilt. He spoke, “But... but it used to be allowed...”
Indeed, the rules didn’t explicitly state it, and ‘Huayue’ hadn’t questioned it before.
Because, willingly or not, it was just a matter of employees going back to change into their work uniforms.
“Not pursuing it doesn’t mean it’s not a violation.”
The manager looked down at the man, revealing a smile. “And it seems you’ve forgotten to check the newly added regulations.”
Newly added regulations?
The man looked puzzled; did ‘Huayue’ recently add new regulations?
No, right?
“No one is allowed to touch Rose.”
The manager smiled gently. “I just added that.”
Seeing this, the nearby bodyguard immediately had the person in charge of the rules add to this clause. Obviously, the manager’s ‘just now’ referred to the previous second.
The man did not understand the manager’s meaning, and he furrowed his brows in confusion.
The first thing he did every day was to check the rules of ‘Huayue.’ Recently, it seemed that there were no new rules added? Could he have misread them?
In ‘Huayue,’ the rules were paramount, always projected on the prominent spot in the lobby using electronic screens.
Moreover, each time a new rule was added, it would be in uppercase, bold, and displayed in red at the top, to ensure guests didn’t overlook it.
Although their location was in a corner, they could still see the rules projected on the lobby wall.
The man looked at the lobby’s rules, but he didn’t see any rules in bold and red. However, the next moment, the man widened his eyes because a line of bold, red text suddenly appeared at the top.
[Do not touch Rose.]
The manager glanced at the red text on the projection in the lobby and spoke gently, “You see, there it is now.”
The man looked at the man in front of him, who seemed to resemble a demon, and finally realized something. He cried out in panic, “No! This doesn’t count!!!”
“You just added that now!!!”
“How could I know?!”
The manager ignored the man’s screams and calmly looked at the man’s right hand. “Just now, you touched him with that hand, right?”
The bodyguard immediately understood the manager’s meaning, took out a knife, and approached the man.
The man, terrified, looked at the approaching bodyguard, wanting to get up and escape.
But this was the territory of ‘Huayue,’ and he couldn’t escape. Two bodyguards firmly pinned him to the ground.
The man could only desperately beg the man with a gentle face in front of him, banging his head on the ground, “Manager, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have touched him. I just grabbed his hand a moment ago, and it was just through his clothes.”
“Really, just a hand grab, and it was over his clothes.”
“Please, please forgive me this time.”
The man’s head was bleeding, but the manager just smiled at him.
The next moment, a piercing scream echoed through the first-floor corner, carrying a somewhat eerie feeling.
However, due to the loud music in the lobby and the emergence of new rules, it sparked discussions among everyone, drowning out the man’s desperate screams.
No one noticed what happened in the corner.
Even if they did, the next second, they would look away as if they hadn’t seen anything.
Ruan Qing, upon seeing this, felt his eyelashes tremble lightly. There was fear and dread in his eyes.
He bit his lower lip and instinctively moved backward, not daring to look at the man’s miserable state.
He didn’t dare to speak up or plead for help.
The manager glanced at the young man who had a hint of fear in his eyes, continuing to speak gently and indifferently to the man, “I didn’t like the way you looked at him just now.”
As the manager spoke, the man’s screams of agony echoed once again.
This time, the man was in so much pain that he couldn’t even utter a plea. He could only moan in agony on the ground.
The manager seemed unaffected by what was happening in front of him. He still wore that gentle and indifferent expression. His tone remained mild, but his words were merciless.
“Take care of him.”
The bodyguard immediately dragged the man away upon hearing this.
Ruan Qing now knew what ‘take care of’ meant. This person was truly capable of killing without any regard for human life.
Just like a murderer.
The efficiency of the ‘Huayue’ staff was remarkably high. They cleaned up the scene in just a minute.
The floor was so clean that there was no trace of what had just happened.
All the wrongdoing was concealed beneath a shiny surface.
“Why didn’t you come last night?” The manager looked at Ruan Qing, his tone identical to when he mentioned to ‘take care of’ the man.
Ruan Qing, his mind still shaken by the recent scene, spoke with a quivering voice, a hint of sobbing, “Manager, I-I know I was wrong. Can you give me another chance? I will listen to you in the future, and I won’t dare again.”
Ruan Qing’s voice trembled uncontrollably, fearing that in the next second, he would follow in the footsteps of the man from earlier.
The manager didn’t respond to Ruan Qing’s words but smiled and said, “I remember you said the same thing last time.”
At these words, Ruan Qing’s eyes turned red. His legs went weak, and like the man before him, he was ready to kneel on the ground and plead for mercy.
Even though he knew it might not help, it was human nature to try when there was even a glimmer of hope.
After all, besides pleading for mercy, there was no other path for him now.
However, Ruan Qing hadn’t knelt down yet when the manager directly grabbed his hand, preventing him from doing so. Then, in a calm tone, the manager spoke. “What did your supervisor teach you?”
When new employees come in, the supervisors usually trained them to prevent any violations of the rules of ‘Huayue.’
Of course, they also taught some techniques and methods on how to attract ‘customers’...
Ruan Qing’s eyelashes trembled lightly, and he didn’t dare to pull his hand away from the manager.
His slender body trembled slightly, and with red eyes, he spoke softly, “They taught us to abide by the rules of ‘Huayue’ and some things to be mindful of...”
The manager spoke calmly, “And what else?”
At the manager’s words, Ruan Qing lowered his head even further, and in a soft voice, he mentioned what was taught during the supervisor’s training, “During work, we can’t be lazy, can’t go to the second, third, or fourth floor without reason, can’t go to the manager’s office, can’t disturb valued guests...”
This time, Ruan Qing’s explanation was very detailed, but the manager still spoke in a calm tone, “What else?”
The manager’s tone clearly indicated dissatisfaction with Ruan Qing’s response.
“We, we have to obey...” Ruan Qing hesitated, his voice trembling noticeably, and tears were swirling in his eyes.
It seemed like he was on the verge of crying at any moment.
However, the manager repeated the same question without any change in tone. “And what else?”
“I, I have to, I have to follow the rules of ‘Huayue,’ and I have to be obedient.” Ruan Qing was getting more and more frightened, his words becoming incoherent, and he didn’t even know what he was saying anymore.
“What else?”
“And, and, I have to... obey the manager.”
“And what else?”
Ruan Qing: “...” Wasn’t that enough?
Was there something else he wanted to hear?
