When Jono first started working, she truly found it hard to adjust. She was inexplicably subjected to unwanted advances and pressured to drink... But considering the massive debts she owed and the fact that she couldn't find a job that paid better than this one, she had no choice but to endure it.
Still, she couldn't shake off the discomfort. She often overheard a few girls talking about how much money a certain wealthy man had tipped them or who had caught someone else's eye, claiming they wouldn't work as waitresses anymore...
Jono pretended not to hear and went home late at night after her shifts.
A few days ago, Qiao Chen hadn't realized Jono was coming home so late. It was only when she got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom that she discovered her sister had just returned from outside. From then on, every night, Qiao Chen would wait at the street corner for Jono to come home together.
Qiao Chen couldn't help but worry about her sister. Coming home so late every night, reeking of alcohol, Jono always brushed off her concerns with excuses about work-related socializing. But Qiao Chen wondered if her sister would start to think too much about it over time.
The only solution seemed to be finding Qiao Chen a boarding school... Sigh, and there was that lawsuit; they needed to win it. They couldn't let anyone bully them anymore...
Forget it, she'd think about it tomorrow... Jono lay in bed and quickly fell asleep.
After working in the nightlife scene for a few days, Jono had figured out the ins and outs of the place. She knew which drinks had to be consumed and which hands could be swatted away immediately... She considered herself quite adaptable to her environment.
However, tonight, Jono felt an incessant twitch in her left eyelid. Her fellow waitress, Xiao Xiao, told her to stick a piece of white paper on her eyelid; it would mean nothing if it twitched.
Jono didn't believe in such things and got busy pouring drinks, soon forgetting about it.
Later, the manager asked Jono to serve drinks in the VIP room. Knowing that Jono needed money, he mentioned that customers in private rooms were usually generous with tips. However, those customers were also much harder to please than those outside.
Not wanting to offend the manager, Jono reluctantly pushed the drink cart into the VIP room.
As soon as she opened the door, a strong smell of smoke hit her. She frowned slightly but suppressed her urge to leave and pushed the cart inside.
Inside the room were seven or eight men, each accompanied by a princess from the nightlife scene. It was truly a lavish sight, and Jono couldn't see any reason why they would need her to serve drinks here.
"Hey, is this the new waitress? I haven't seen her before," said the man in the middle, who weighed at least three hundred pounds, pointing at Jono.
The princess beside the Fat Man immediately grabbed his hand and said, "She's just a waitress. Don't you have eyes for me, Boss?" Her voice was soft and delicate, causing the men around to chuckle.
However, the Fat Man remained unfazed. He pushed the princess aside and stood up from the sofa, walking toward Jono.
Jono sensed that the situation was turning sour. She had never encountered this group before, but she couldn't ignore the thuggish aura surrounding them.
She knew she couldn't just turn and leave; otherwise, she would definitely lose her pay for the day. Taking a deep breath to steady herself, she pulled a bottle of Chivas Regal from the cart and said, "Boss, here's the Chivas Regal you wanted. Would you like me to open it or just set it down?"
Keeping her head down, she tried her best to avoid letting the Fat Man see her face.
Xiao Xiao had always told her that if Jono wore makeup, no one in the entire nightlife scene would dare to compete with her.
Jono had laughed it off before but also felt concerned. It was undeniable that she was beautiful, especially in a place like this where looks often weren't an advantage. The more she tried to hide it, the more things seemed to spiral out of her control.
The Fat Man closed in on her, laughing as he approached. The men sitting around began to whistle and cheer him on.
Jono took a step back, but he persisted relentlessly until his thick hand brushed against her wrist.
"Wow, such delicate little hands! Why not quit being a waitress and come with me? I can guarantee you'll live a life of luxury!"
"Yeah, yeah!" The men on the sofa cheered in agreement.
Jono tightened her nerves and calmly replied, "Boss, I've placed your drink on the table. If you need anything else, please call for us!"
With her head lowered, she set the bottle on the coffee table. At that moment, everyone in the private room fell silent, leaving only the music playing from the speakers behind Jono.
"How shameless can you be!" The Fat Man suddenly got angry and pushed Jono onto the coffee table.
The fruit wine glasses on the table toppled over, crashing to the floor as Jono turned her head. Before she could react, the Fat Man was already pressing down on her.
With a three-hundred-pound man on top of her, how could she possibly push him off!
"Get off me!" Jono's face flushed with anger as she turned to the princesses sitting on the sofa for help. "Please go call Sister Chen... I'm just a waitress... I can't do anything else..." She thought that since they were all in the same nightlife scene, they wouldn't just stand by and watch her suffer.
But to her surprise, those princesses either lowered their heads or turned to look at the men beside them, remaining silent.
Jono felt hopeless. Although she had anticipated such an incident might occur, she never expected it to happen so quickly!
The Fat Man leaned in with a disgusting kiss, mumbling, "We're in a place like this, so why act so high and mighty? I guarantee you'll never forget this taste after your first time... It is your first time, right? What luck to encounter something like this..."
His vulgar voice echoed in Jono's ears, and at that moment, her mind went blank as her hands flailed wildly on the coffee table.
Suddenly, she felt the bottle of Chivas Regal that she had set down earlier.
Without thinking, she grabbed the bottle and smashed it down onto the Fat Man's head!
- End of Chapter -
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