Shen Mushu's SOS call eventually made Xiao Yu leave Ye Yanxi behind. He told her to go back to the villa on her own first and then went to find Shen Mushu.
When he arrived at the address Shen Mushu had given, Xiao Yu heard a deafening noise. The air was filled with the smell of tobacco and alcohol, and the whole hall was in a smoky mess.
Xiao Yu frowned slightly. He never liked such entertainment venues, but Shen Mushu especially liked to come here to wallow in debauchery.
He searched one private room after another along the corridor. During this time, several heavily - made - up and charming women deliberately rubbed against him, but Xiao Yu dodged them imperceptibly.
In the noisy corridor, Xiao Yu called Shen Mushu again and asked for the number of the private room he was in. Finally, he found him.
Xiao Yu thought it was an urgent matter. But when he pushed open the door of the private room, he saw Shen Mushu standing at the door with a big smile. His eyes were blurred; he was probably a bit drunk, and there was a strong smell of alcohol on him. The private room was intact without any signs of a fight. It was not as exaggerated as what he had said on the phone.
"Yu, you're finally here. I knew you were so loyal!" As soon as Shen Mushu saw Xiao Yu appear, he immediately pounced on him like seeing a savior.
"I left Xiao Xi on the way to come here. What on earth happened?"
Shen Mushu clicked his tongue, then dragged Xiao Yu into the private room. "I didn't want to trouble you either, but you know Jiang Ye has to go back at ten every night. He's unreliable. So I had no choice but to call you."
The smell of tobacco and alcohol in the private room was pungent. An unknown love song was playing on the big screen. The colorful lights were flickering. There were many empty wine bottles piled up on the table, and the table was in a complete mess.
On the big sofa behind the table, there was a curled - up petite figure.
The woman was wearing a miniskirt. Her long legs were hanging on the edge of the sofa. She was dressed in a red leather bustier on top, showing her slender waist that was hardly graspable, looking sexy and charming. However, her long curly hair was loose, covering her face, so it was hard to see what she looked like. Judging from her dressing, she must be extremely beautiful.
After just a quick glance, Xiao Yu shifted his gaze and said in a faintly sarcastic tone, "What's going on with you this time? Is there a woman you can't handle?"
"Hey, don't mention it. This time it's different. She is... she..."
Just as Shen Mushu was anxiously explaining, the woman curled up in the corner of the sofa seemed to move. She lifted her head. After her loose long hair scattered, a small and pitiful face was revealed. She seemed to be dead drunk.
"Mushu, who are you talking to?"
Hearing this voice, Shen Mushu felt a shiver down his spine.
Xiao Yu looked up at the figure again and instantly recognized the woman's face.
When he saw her face, Xiao Yu showed a rare look of surprise. "She... isn't she..."
Shen Mushi looked at her helplessly, as if he was the one being tortured. "It's her, Zhao Yinyin. She's back."
"Didn't she go abroad and get married? Why is she still coming to look for you?" Xiao Yu frowned. "No, since she's already married, why are you still entangled with her?"
"Stop. Things are not what you think!" Shen Mushi interrupted Xiao Yu's wild speculation loudly. "She's already divorced."
Xiao Yu's face darkened. "Back then, she left you without hesitation and went abroad with another man. Now, after getting divorced from that man, she comes back to you. What, do you still want to rekindle your romance with her?"
"Hey, listen to me. It's not what you think!" Shen Mushi explained. "I didn't want to have anything to do with her. It's her who wanted to follow me. I just..."
Xiao Yu was also aware of what had happened between Shen Mushi and Zhao Yinyin in the past, and he had a general idea in his mind.
"You mean she came to you and then got drunk. You were worried that she couldn't go back alone? And you were afraid that if she knew it was you who sent her back, she would think you still had feelings for her and keep pestering you. So you called me and wanted me to send her back?" Xiao Yu said with a straight face, hitting the nail on the head of what Shen Mushi was thinking.
Shen Mushi nodded sheepishly. "Well... Xiaoyu, you know I had no other choice. You're my best friend. You can't just stand by and watch me in trouble, right?"
Xiao Yu coldly said, "Since you've made up your mind to cut off contact with her, just ignore her. Being indecisive like this will only make things more complicated."
"I'm just..."
"What are you? Are you still worried that she'll be bullied by other men?" Xiao Yu said word by word in a deep voice. "Don't worry. She hurt a lot of men back then. She's always the one who bullies others."
"Come on, let's not talk about the past." Shen Mushi immediately flattered him. "We're good brothers. Just help me this time. In the future, whenever you have something, I'll definitely rush in front of you to protect you."
"Mushu, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just..." Xiao Yu paused and then continued. "If I help you this time, what about next time, and the time after that? Have you ever thought about it?"
Xiao Yu's cold eyes stared straight at Shen Mushi, not allowing him to evade at all. "Do you still plan to call me next time to send someone for you? I'm not going to help you send her today, no matter what."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Xiao Yu, Shen Mushi slumped down on the sofa dejectedly, looking exhausted.
"Xiaoyu, Yinyin is alone now. She broke off contact with her family because of her marriage. Now that she's divorced from that man, she has nowhere to go after returning to China. So she came to me. I can't just..."
Xiao Yu frowned tightly and stared at Shen Mushi on the sofa.
This good brother who had grown up with him since childhood, although a bit of a playboy, knew what was important. In others' eyes, he was the eldest young master of the Shen family, wearing the mask of a playboy. However, in Xiao Yu's eyes, Shen Mushi was not as he seemed on the surface. The women around him changed every now and then, but none of them was his lover.
Maybe in others' eyes, he was just a prodigal who had no true feelings.
But Xiao Yu knew that in Shen Mushi's heart, he had once been completely hurt by a woman, and that woman was Zhao Yinyin.
That period was the darkest time for Shen Mushi, but he seemed to enjoy it.
So that's why he called his good brother in the middle of the night just to ask him to help send someone.
A man who didn't care much about women had gone to such lengths for Zhao Yinyin. How could Xiao Yu believe his simple excuse that he was just being kind - hearted?
"Mushu." After a moment of silence, Xiao Yu looked up at him. "I'm asking you, do you really plan to get back together with her?"
"No!" Shen Mushi refuted loudly.
"Since you have no such intention, then she has nothing to do with you from now on. Why do you have to care so much about a stranger?" Xiao Yu stared at him. "Unless, you still want to be with her."
"I..."
Just as Shen Mushi was about to refute, Xiao Yu's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Ye Yanxi calling.
After answering the phone, Xiao Yu gently comforted Ye Yanxi on the other end. "It's nothing serious. I'll be back soon. Don't wait for me. Go to sleep if you're sleepy."
After saying that, Xiao Yu hung up the phone and said to Shen Mushi, who was in a daze on the sofa, "I've said what I need to say. If you don't want to repeat the same mistake, stay away from her. Xiao Xi is still waiting for me to go back. I'll leave first. You'd better take care of yourself."
After that, Xiao Yu turned around resolutely and walked out of the private room. Shen Mushi shouted after him in a string, but Xiao Yu didn't stop.
Shen Mushi knew that Xiao Yu wouldn't help him anymore. He slumped down on the sofa, feeling quite annoyed.
Looking at Zhao Yinyin curled up on the other side of the sofa, Shen Mushi had a splitting headache. Should he just leave her here and ignore her?
After thinking for a while, Shen Mushi suddenly thought of someone.
When He Chuyan rushed to the private room, it was already midnight. The night was deep and the dew was heavy. It was still a bit cold in October, but He Chuyan was sweating all over.
When she received Shen Mushi's SOS call, He Chuyan hesitated for a moment. Finally, she couldn't resist Shen Mushi's nagging and came to help him send the woman back to her residence.
The place where Zhao Yinyin lived was also the house He Chuyan had found.
It was a long story. One day, Shen Mushi suddenly had an idea and asked He Chuyan to find a house for him. He Chuyan originally planned to ignore him, but Shen Mushi was so generous that he directly offered to pay two months' rent as the intermediary fee. Moreover, he didn't bargain about the house price at all. He was so straightforward.
It was an effortless thing, and He Chuyan didn't want to miss such an opportunity. So she found a relatively expensive duplex apartment in the city center for him. When handing over the house, Shen Mushi added some extra tips on top of the original intermediary fee.
This wealthy young master was so generous that He Chuyan didn't decline and just took it.
But who would have thought that because of this little tip, she was called out by Shen Mushi's phone call in the middle of the night and was even willing to make this trip.
So, as the saying goes, one should be careful when accepting favors from others.
After settling Zhao Yinyin down, He Chuyan left her house and closed the door.
Shen Mushi had been waiting for her outside.
Naturally, Shen Mushi was very grateful to her for calling her out in the middle of the night to help.
He Chuyan had taken care of Zhao Yinyin all the way. The other woman was dead drunk, and it was He Chuyan who helped her up. Now she was sweating all over. Shen Mushi was very observant and took out a few tissues and handed them to her.
"Thank you so much today." Shen Mushi looked at her gratefully.
When He Chuyan went out, she didn't wear a coat. She just wore a white shirt and rushed out in a hurry.
Now, after sweating all the way, the white shirt was soaked and stuck tightly to her body. One could faintly see her plump curves under the shirt.
He Chuyan had unbuttoned the top two buttons of her shirt because it was too hot. When she raised her hand to wipe the sweat, one could almost see her bosom under the thin shirt.