"Another self draw, Young Master, you've self drawn again!" Yi exclaimed excitedly beside him.
"No way?" Xiao Han looked at Bai Yunhan's tiles, "Are you really sure you're a beginner?"
They had played four rounds total, and Bai Yunhan had self drawn three times!
"I might just be...really lucky." Bai Yunhan smiled.
Sang Li looked at him, "Luck is one thing, but you're really good at this game."
Several times when someone else drew a tile that could win, Bai Yunhan didn't win off of it, instead waiting to self draw.
"Ah, we're all human, so why is there such a huge gap?" Fang Qing scratched his head.
"Right, why do Brother Fang and I keep losing? Could we really be that stupid?" Yi was also a bit confused.
Bai Yunhan stood up, "It's getting late, I should head back to the Bai family first. Let's play again another day."
"Alright." Sang Li knew he had been busy with the Bai family business lately, and barely had any free time.
The group saw him out of the courtyard, but Fang Qing kept looking at Xiao Han, seeming like he wanted to say something but couldn't get it out.
"Brother Fang, if you don't give your gift soon, you'll miss your chance!" Yi whispered in his ear.
Fang Qing hemmed and hawed, not knowing how to speak up.
Seeing them about to leave, Fang Qing immediately ran back and grabbed Xiao Han who was turning to go back into the courtyard.
"Miss Xiao! I...have something to discuss with you." Xiao Han looked at him curiously.
"What is it?"
"Could we talk outside?"
"Sure!" Xiao Han readily went with him to a spot not far outside the courtyard. "What's up?"
"I..." Fang Qing scratched his neck, not knowing how to bring it up.
Seeing his awkward manner, Xiao Han couldn't help but frown, looking at him with distaste.
"Brother, why have you suddenly become so delicate?"
"......"
Fang Qing's face turned red from Xiao Han's words.
"Aiyo, what are you doing? Don't scare me! Did you take some strange medicine or something?" Xiao Han looked at him puzzled.
"......" Fang Qing felt like all his earlier shyness had been completely wiped away by Xiao Han's words.
"Miss Xiao, I...wanted to thank you for saving my life last time."
"Psh, that was just a small thing. I see you as a brother, and you're making a special trip just to thank me?" Xiao Han waved her hand, "Aren't you being too polite?"
"......"
"Well if that's it, I'm heading back!" Xiao Han was about to leave.
"Miss Xiao!" Fang Qing called out to stop her again.
Xiao Han looked back to see Fang Qing holding an exquisite hair pin.
"This is for you...Not only did you save me, but you gave me a sword before too. I feel I should properly give you a gift."
Xiao Han took the hair pin from him and looked it over.
Fang Qing's heart was suspended - he had spent a month's wages to buy it, and didn't know if Xiao Han would like it.
"Hm, it is quite good looking..."
Hearing Xiao Han's words, Fang Qing let out a breath of relief.
"It's perfect for Miaomiao!"
"Cough, cough, cough..." The breath Fang Qing had just let out got stuck again, and he choked from not paying attention.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Han asked.
"I'm...fine."
"Then thanks! I'm sure Miaomiao will really like this hair pin!" Xiao Han patted his shoulder, "Brother, I didn't expect you to have such good taste for a guy!"
Fang Qing didn't know what more to say, just kept a bitter expression.
Xiao Han seemed to think of something and immediately asked, "Oh right, can I ask you something? Are there places around here to drink and have fun?"
"Drink? Like taverns?"
"Taverns? Are there handsome guys there? I mean hotties!"
"......"
"Well, are there?"
"I think...not really..."
"Then are there places around here with lots of hot guys? Kind of like brothels, but with men instead of women!"
"......" Fang Qing looked at Xiao Han in shock, "Miss Xiao, you..."
"Psh, don't be shocked. My sister just got dumped, so I wanted to take her to look at some hotties. She loves hot guys! Maybe it'll help her forget Shadowless! Just tell me if there are places like that or not?"
Fang Qing was a bit embarrassed, "There are...I guess..."
"Really? What are they called? Where are they?"
Fang Qing looked at Xiao Han uncertainly, "Miss Xiao, do you really...want to go to that kind of place?"
"Why are you hem-hawing around? Us going to that kind of place isn't any different from you guys going to brothels right? Why can't we go?"
"I...I've never been to a brothel!" Fang Qing quickly clarified.
"Psh, I don't care if you've gone or not! Just tell me where to find hot guys?" Xiao Han said impatiently.
Fang Qing hesitated, but eventually gave in, "There's Xiang Gu Hall in Lan City, a place called Fu Hua Building."
"Great, thanks brother!" Xiao Han turned and went back into the courtyard.
"Sigh..." Fang Qing watched Xiao Han's back as she left, letting out a deep sigh.
That night, Su Mo was dragged out of bed by the three girls.
One picked out clothes for her, one did her hair, and one put on her makeup.
"I don't want to go out...you guys can go wander around!" Su Mo complained.
"No way, we have to drag you out today! Su Mo, I guarantee you'll love this place we're going! It's totally your thing!" Xiao Han said.
"Su Mo, you've been in a slump for days now. It's time to cheer up! You can't keep going on like this right? Think about it, just because you lost Shadowless, does that mean your life is over?" Sang Li consoled.
"That's right, Su Mo. There are so many men in the world, you can't give up on the whole forest just because of one tree!" Xia Miaomiao said.
"That's why I say, men are all transient. Who needs men when you have sisters?" Xiao Han said.
People are always like this - they can preach such reasonable advice when consoling others.
But when it happens to themselves, they have such a hard time getting over it.
Su Mo was silent. They were right, just because she lost Shadowless didn't mean her life was over. The four of them still needed to find a way back, she really couldn't keep going on like this.
She had been in a slump for days now, it was time to move on.
Su Mo sat up straight and looked into the bronze mirror in front of her, "Help me get dolled up like a fairy!"
The three girls exchanged a look, knowing Su Mo seemed to have come to terms with things, and smiled, "As you wish, our little fairy Su Mo!"
A half hour later, Su Mo stood in front of the three girls, dressed up in a bold exotic dancer's red outfit.
She already had a hot figure, now she looked downright deadly!