My eyes wandered up and down Mei Jie’s perfectly curvaceous figure.

After a moment, I slowly spoke.

“Take off your skirt!”

Mei Jie froze.

She clearly hadn’t expected me to make such a request.

She looked embarrassed, but there was also a hint of unwillingness.

“This is how you want me to apologize?” she asked.

I nodded.

“Yes!”

“If I don’t take it off, you won’t forgive me?”

I lit another cigarette and took a deep drag.

But I didn’t answer her question.

Mei Jie hesitated for a moment, her face tense as though she had made a great decision. She spoke, her voice steady:

“Fine, I’ll take it off!”

Mei Jie was a tough character.

To recruit talent, she didn’t mind making sacrifices.

She wore a long dress, elegant and dignified.

The dress was light blue, complementing her delicate snow-white skin, which made her even more stunning.

She reached behind to unzip it.

The light blue dress slid down her smooth skin and fell to her ankles.

In front of me, Mei Jie was left in only three pieces of clothing.

I had to admit, Mei Jie had a great figure.

Curves in all the right places, a perfect silhouette.

Even her abdomen was flat, with no excess fat.

My gaze wandered freely over her body.

Meanwhile, Mei Jie’s expression gradually grew colder.

She was the manager of Tianxiang.

At Tianxiang, besides the owner, she was the one in charge.

And now, this woman, this ‘queen,’ was performing what she thought was a humiliating act in front of me, a mere server.

“Is this enough?” she asked coldly.

Her voice was tinged with anger.

“Keep going!”

“What?”

Her beautiful eyes flared with even more rage.

She hadn’t expected that I would ask her to keep going.

If she did, she would be left with nothing on.

“Chu Liu, you’re going too far!”

“You started it!” I replied, my tone still indifferent.

“I’ve already offered you such favorable terms, and you’re still not satisfied. Chu Liu, tell me, what exactly do you want?”

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I took a drag of my cigarette, then answered calmly, “I want too much, and you can’t provide it. Let someone who can afford it talk to me…”

With that, I stood up.

But then I turned back to look at the cold, aloof Mei Jie and added, “By the way, there’s one thing I can tell you in advance. You—I’m claiming you!”

With those words, I didn’t care about Mei Jie’s reaction anymore.

I walked straight toward the door.

Just as I reached the door, a knock came from outside.

Mei Jie hurriedly put her dress back on, somewhat embarrassed, and called out, “Come in.”

The person who entered was the thin man I had just gambled with—Gao Zhiqiang.

He stood in the doorway, glaring at me, and asked, “Are you leaving?”

I nodded.

“You can’t leave?”

“Why not?”

“I want to gamble with you again!”

I shook my head.

“Why? Are you scared?”

Gao Zhiqiang stared at me with cold, calculating eyes.

I slowly walked up to him, looked into his eyes, and replied coldly, “Because you’re not worthy.”

I didn’t say this out of arrogance, but because I had no personal grudge against him.

In the dice game earlier, he had deliberately provoked me, trying to make me bet my hands.

A person like that didn’t deserve to walk the blue path, didn’t belong in the Thousand Door world.

Let alone be my opponent.

With that, I pushed past Gao Zhiqiang and walked out.

Behind me, I heard Mei Jie’s angry, embarrassed voice.

“Chu Liu, don’t think you’re the only one who understands the tricks of the trade in Ha Bei. There are plenty of people who can walk the blue path. This casino would still run fine without you!”

I sneered.

Indeed, the casino would still run without me.

But what I wanted was to sell myself at the right price, not to cheapen myself.

What Mei Jie didn’t realize was that, from the moment I entered this so-called casino, I had already sensed something was wrong.

The casino was so rudimentary, the environment so poor, it even smelled of mold in places.

A person like Mei Jie, who valued quality in all aspects of life, how could she possibly be here gambling for a week and lose nearly three million?

And the dealers were unprofessional, the gamblers placing bets casually, without the slightest passion or greed.

This couldn’t possibly be a legitimate casino.

That’s also why I had no hesitation in sabotaging their betting system.

In most casinos, I wouldn’t dare do that, because they wouldn’t let me get away with it.

But I had already realized this was a trap.

Mei Jie thought I was the pawn in the game.

Little did she know, she was the one truly trapped.

Back home, I offered incense to my father’s memorial tablet.

Then, I lay quietly on my bed.

With my eyes closed, I couldn’t sleep.

For so many years, insomnia had become a habit.

Every time I tried to sleep, the scene of my father’s tragic death would replay in my mind.

Along with the mocking faces of the people who had brought him back.

I had always known my father was a cheat.

That’s also why I had firmly decided to learn the tricks of the trade from Sixth Master.

Without entering the Thousand Door world, how could I avenge the blood debts?

……

The day shift and night shift at Tianxiang Bathhouse changed at 8:00 PM.

But we had to be there by 7:30 PM.

Because the manager or supervisor would hold a meeting to summarize the previous work cycle.

Today’s meeting was different from the usual ones.

Mei Jie was present, as were the technicians who hadn’t worked the night shift the day before.

Including Hou Jun’s girlfriend, Chen Xiaoxue, whom I had won over from him, was also there.

We all stood in rows in the lobby.

Listening to the department heads speak.

After the supervisors finished speaking, Mei Jie asked if any of the group leaders had something to say.

At this point, the meeting was usually over.

Normally, the group leaders wouldn’t speak up.

But today was different.

As soon as Mei Jie finished speaking, the group leader of the men’s bath, Hou Jun, stood up and addressed Mei Jie.

“Mei Jie, there’s something I need to bring up!”

Mei Jie nodded.

Hou Jun glanced at my direction, deliberately or not, before continuing.

“I want to talk about the attendance in the men’s bath. Our Chu Liu hasn’t taken any leave, but he’s been absent for seven consecutive days.

Yesterday, he was supposed to work the night shift, but he still didn’t show up without taking leave.

According to the attendance system, he should be fined 100 for each day of unexcused absence. Chu Liu has been absent for eight days, so he should be fined 800…”

Hou Jun paused here.

He purposely looked at Mei Jie.

Mei Jie remained expressionless, cold and aloof.

The others were all looking at me, some curious, others enjoying the spectacle.

Of course, some were smirking, while a few sympathized with me.

The female technicians standing with Chen Xiaoxue were whispering among themselves.

“Chen Xiaoxue, your boyfriend is quite powerful. He says who to fine, and it’s done. So impressive…”

Chen Xiaoxue clicked her tongue, immediately denying.

“Bullshit. He’s not my boyfriend. We broke up. He’s just bullying Chu Liu because he’s so honest. I can’t stand how he uses his power to intimidate people…”

Chen Xiaoxue’s voice was a bit loud.

She glanced at me as she spoke.

I knew she was saying this deliberately for my benefit.

Of course, it wasn’t because she had any sympathy for me, nor was it because of our private time together.

She was just trying to get in my good graces because she knew I understood the tricks of the trade.

She thought she could team up with me and make money.

And I knew that after I beat Hou Jun and took his girlfriend, Chen Xiaoxue, he would try to get revenge.

But I hadn’t expected his revenge to be so childish.