Chapter 46: Qian Duo the Master Thief

"Hold on! Beautiful lady, please stay!"

Jiang Cheng's voice was cold, carrying a hint of playfulness in his tone.

The beautiful woman paused slightly, turning back with a smile, her eyebrows and eyes as picturesque as a painting.

Dressed in a fiery red mini evening dress, paired with a devilish figure boasting full breasts and a slender waist, her radiant smile exuded an overwhelming aura of a confident, mature beauty.

Many people present were utterly transfixed.

"Mister? Is there anything else?"

Her magnetic voice was like aged wine, full of lingering charm that left people intoxicated and entranced.

Even Jiang Cheng could not help but sigh inwardly that this woman was simply a femme fatale!

If placed in ancient times, she would purely be at the level of Daji or Baosi!

Jiang Cheng smiled. "Nothing much, just wanted to ask for your WeChat!"

As soon as Jiang Cheng said this, many people on the scene were stunned.

One after another, they cast contemptuous glances at Jiang Cheng.

Not even bothering to check that his entire outfit was worth at most a few hundred yuan, he was nothing more than a toad trying to eat swan meat!

Even Wang浩 beside him looked at Jiang Cheng with a peculiar expression.

Naturally, he wasn't despising Jiang Cheng for reaching too high!

Rather, he was quite startled. Who still used such a blunt and straightforward pickup line these days?

At least offer to buy her a drink or something first, right?

Anyway, even he was not very optimistic about Jiang Cheng's crude attempt at flirting.

Upon hearing Jiang Cheng's words, the woman was momentarily taken aback before a charming smile spread across her face.

"Oh? How much do you want it?"

Jiang Cheng: ???

The woman's simple sentence instantly ignited Jiang Cheng's temper!

Goodness gracious, did she really have to be so seductive?

A wave of heat surged within Jiang Cheng; he never expected the woman's reply to carry such profound implications.

With quite a few seasoned veterans of romance present, how could they fail to grasp the underlying meaning of her words?

If she had rejected him, she would have given him the cold shoulder and walked away long ago; instead, the woman countered with a deeply suggestive remark.

Everyone could see that as long as Jiang Cheng's next response satisfied the woman, exchanging WeChat contacts was a done deal!

Each of them felt a burning resentment. How could such a stunning woman be picked up by a penniless nobody?

Suppressing the heat in his heart and ignoring the fervent gazes of the crowd, Jiang Cheng smiled and walked straight toward the woman.

To everyone's astonishment, seeing Jiang Cheng approach, the woman made no move to step aside.

She still stood smiling in her spot, watching Jiang Cheng with rapt interest.

Even when Jiang Cheng's body was practically brushing against hers, and his lips were nearly touching her earlobe, the woman remained completely motionless, her expression unchanged.

"Miss Qian Duo, can you return the piece of paper in my pants pocket?"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Cheng leaned into the woman's ear and whispered these words.

Then, he stepped back two paces, smiled as he pulled out his phone, opened his WeChat QR code, and presented it right in front of her.

Naturally, Jiang Cheng wasn't really trying to pick her up. Earlier, when the woman had lost her footing and fallen into his arms, he discovered that she had imperceptibly stolen the piece of paper he had used for practicing sketches that morning right out of his pants pocket.

That morning, he had tucked that sheet of paper into his pocket.

Drawn on it were the sixteen special symbols found on the black stone.

Had Jiang Cheng's eyesight not been extraordinarily sharp, he would never have noticed the woman extracting a thin sheet of paper from his pocket.

Astonished by the woman's god-tier sleight of hand, Jiang Cheng subconsciously used his X-ray vision to scan her bag, where he caught the information on her ID card.

That was how he learned her name was Qian Duo, aged twenty-five!

She was a full three years older than him!

No wonder she radiated such a mature, charismatic aura.

Qian Duo froze for a long moment, her expression turning extremely complex.

Her mind was in turmoil, filled with utter shock.

"He—how did he know my name is Qian Duo?"

"And furthermore, he actually knew I secretly took a piece of paper from his pants pocket?"

Not even her master could have seen through her "breeze rustling the willow" technique; how on earth did he manage to perceive it?

Could this guy also be an expert from the Rong Sect?

Earlier, she had lost her footing and tumbled into Jiang Cheng!

Her professional reflex had kicked in, and feeling an itch in her fingers upon seeing how handsome Jiang Cheng was, she had simply wanted to tease him a little.

Never did she expect that she was playing the broadsword before Guan Yu and showing off her axe before Lu Ban!

Since he could see through her trick and even knew her name, he must be some senior figure within the Rong Sect, and likely well-acquainted with that old geezer.

She simply hadn't expected to encounter such a young expert from the Rong Sect, leaving her thoroughly startled for a moment!

After a brief moment of thought, Qian Duo smiled.

Quite naturally, she took out her phone from her bag, scanned the QR code, and added Jiang Cheng on WeChat.

Jiang Cheng put away his phone without a word, turned around, and walked back to his seat.

The moment he sat down, the piece of paper in his pants pocket was already back where it belonged.

Qian Duo glanced at Jiang Cheng once before turning and disappearing into the crowd.

Flirting, taking out a phone, scanning the code to add a WeChat friend—everything had happened as naturally as could be.

Everyone stared blankly at Jiang Cheng with utter disbelief in their eyes.

They actually added each other just like that?

The WeChat contact of a femme fatale-level beauty was acquired that effortlessly?

Wasn't this a bit too absurd?

By the time they reacted and wanted to approach Qian Duo to flirt and get her WeChat as well, they realized she had long since vanished.

Filled with bitter regret, they wondered why they hadn't gone over to strike up a conversation themselves.

Their gazes toward Jiang Cheng were now brimming with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

At that moment, Xu Fei walked into Tianhao Entertainment from outside. Sweeping her gaze across the crowd, she paused momentarily upon spotting Jiang Cheng.

Her alluring peach-blossom eyes instantly flooded with venomous malice.

Naturally, Jiang Cheng noticed Xu Fei as well, his expression turning somewhat complicated.

He naturally harbored a deep hatred for a swindler like Xu Fei.

However, he hadn't come to exact revenge today, and now that he knew the Bee Sect was backed by Huang Kun, he lacked the capability to pick a fight at present.

A gentleman takes revenge ten years later; it's never too late.

Lin Zhou was still in the hands of the Bee Sect, and Jiang Cheng had no desire to complicate matters unnecessarily. If swallowing a bit of pride could resolve this issue, Jiang Cheng didn't mind conceding a little!

Still, the grievances he suffered would not be in vain; Jiang Cheng naturally wouldn't let national parasites like Huang Kun and the Bee Sect off the hook.

Tonight simply wasn't the right time.

Wang Hao also spotted Xu Fei, his expression instantly turning frosty.

Xu Fei glared resentfully at Jiang Cheng, wiggled her hips, and walked straight toward him.

She sneered, "Heh! Kid, you really had the guts to show up! Pretty daring, aren't you? Alright! Since you're here, come with me! It's time to settle accounts between you and the Bee Sect tonight!"

Jiang Cheng nodded, stood up, and followed her.

Without a word, Wang Hao followed them into the elevator.

Inside the elevator, Xu Fei pressed the button for the second basement floor, standing stiffly without uttering a word.

Watching the floor indicator light up for the second basement, Jiang Cheng felt a fluttering in his chest.

Earlier at the small inn, he had essentially used his X-ray vision to inspect every corner of Tianhao Entertainment except for the second basement level, yet this Sister Xu insisted on taking him right down there.

What on earth was hidden on the second basement floor?

A wave of apprehension washed over him.

Rolling his eyes, he adopted a pleasant demeanor and cajoled, "Sister Xu! I wonder how my friend is doing right now?"

Xu Fei sneered, "Him? Quite the tough guy, tailing me for the better part of the day. If Scarface hadn't spotted him, I wouldn't have even known!"

"Kid, I'm quite curious. How did you figure out that I was the one who dismantled the engine?"

Wang Hao said coldly, "We sat in the car parked right beside you for the entire night yesterday!"

Hearing Wang Hao's words, Sister Xu was taken aback.

She never imagined anyone would have nothing better to do than sit in a car in the dead of night.

Jiang Cheng hurriedly jumped back into the conversation, plastering a flattering smile across his face. "Sister Xu, don't get angry! Regarding the incident at Fuyuan Restaurant earlier, I, Jiang Cheng, certainly acted wrongly, and I apologize to you! It's really nothing major, there's no need for mutual retaliation, right? How about this, I'll pay you tenfold—one million yuan—and let's wipe the slate clean, how does that sound?"

Watching Jiang Cheng's submissive posture, Sister Xu felt immensely proud of herself.

She mocked derisively, "Heh! Kid, weren't you acting all high and mighty earlier? Where's that arrogant, cocky attitude of yours now? Want a reconciliation? What the hell were you doing earlier! Begging me is useless; the person you offended is Brother Dong, and the Bee Sect! If you have the ability to convince Brother Dong, I have nothing to say. If you don't have the capability, you'll just have to quietly endure whatever punishment Brother Dong hands down!"

Jiang Cheng looked at Xu Fei, a fierce glint flashing briefly through his eyes...