It's evening. Zhao reached out to Li, "Li? What's up?"
"Don't even start with me. It's too early. Just don't start."
"Oh please. Let's talk about the clan. They are ready to meet with you. Be ready."
"Ready for what?" Zhao hung up without another word.
Li drove off to the field they met at the last time. Zhao smiled at him. "I think you'll do just fine."
Zhao said, "This is the head of the clan you sat with at the gambling party."
"Zhao please tell me you didn't. Just tell me you didn't do this. Did you?"
"Walk in. It's time for your initiation."
He pulled Li into the dark room, "He's here dad."
Jade smiled this time. "Li have a seat. You've done well. Take the other briefcases with you." He poured a little wine in the glass, he drank from it and handed one to Li. "Drink it."
Li drank from it. He dropped the cup. "Thank you sir." Jade walked out smiling at him.
Zhao held his shoulders, "Sit down. I'll need to give you the mark."
"What mark?" He asked as he sat.
"Oh you thought you just got here for nothing. Embrace the pain." Zhao opened a leather box. He lit a candle, he placed the steel on the flame he just lit, he waited for it to get hot.
He turned to Li. "Now sit tight or I'll have to calm the men to hold you tight. Which would you prefer?"
Li replied, "Now."
Zhao placed the little round steel on his lower waist. Li yelled out in pain. Zhao removed it. Li stayed calm on the chair. Zhao noticed he passed out. He placed the healing ice on it. He covered it with a plaster.
Li opened his eyes, his body covered with sweat. His lips reaching for water and his eyes filled with tears. "Zhao I need a pain killer."
"I already injected you with one. Give it time and take the pills every seven hours. Don't take any alcohol." Zhao said.
Li stood, he walked out of the room with the help of Zhao. He drove off to the office the moment he felt the pain was manageable.
Su brought in the team of media personnels, she introduced each and every one of them to Li. She made sure they had a lot to present to him in order to gain his acceptance for once.
Shen brought in the designs, "Sir this is it. The main design for the bill board."
"Really? They look good. Use them." Li signed on his document giving his approval. "Where's Lin and Jane? Su?"
"Outside. They've got calls on."
"Alright. Are you free for dinner?"
"Yes I am."
"Great. We could leave now. I'll pay you for your time." He attached his hand to money. He dropped ten thousand yuan on his hands.
The moment he said that, Jane turned a bit but he didn't notice. She sent him a text to confirm her interest, Sir I am available for the date when you are ready?
His eyes read the text. He thought she was a good girl the whole time. He replied, Tonight seems fine to me.
He walked out with Shen. They walked through the club door and felt the smell of hard drugs hit them hard. He asked, "Shen? Have you ever been here?"
"Yes sir. I worked as a cleaner here once. I couldn't keep up with the system. I left." He said.
"Really? Did you have any sexual with anyone?"
"No just my boss. I'm currently single."
"I would like to have you please me tonight. Do you mind?"
"I don't."
They fell on the couch, the romance began. They stayed with each other till it was 9:15pm. They drank and they smoked. He sat by the gambling table once again, this time he won fifty million yuan from the table. He increased his bank account and his enemy list.
He walked out of the club with smoke escaping his mouth. He remembered Jane. He dialed her phone, "Jane?"
"Sir are you ready?"
"Of course."
"Alright I'll pick you up."
When he arrived at the house. He stared at her, she looked amazing. She had a beauty he hadn't seen in a while, "Good evening sir."
"Get in."
Jane stood there, "I think you forgot to open the door." He stared at her surprised at her words, did she think they were part of a book or some movie show? "Sir?" She called out again.
"Jane get in." She stood still.
"Fine." He stepped out. He threw the cigarette out on the floor, he walked up to her, she could perceive the hard life he had. He opened the door anyway, "There princess Jane, get in."
"Ask politely." She said.
"Excuse me??"
"You heard me Li." He stared at her shocked at her confidence.
"What did you just call me? Li? It's boss or sir to you!"
"I don't like your tone."
"I don't like your attitude tonight." She could tell he was high on drugs or alcohol.
"Are you sure you want a date tonight? Or just intoxicated?" She asked.
"Fine. Please sit." Jane smiled at him and then she sat in the car. He closed the car gently, he walked over to his side and sat in the car. "Are you happy now?"
"Sure? Why not?" He couldn't believe the despair he felt.
He drove off to the club. He turned the car off. She asked, "Why are we at the club?"
"Well what do you want?"
"A dinner date." He nearly tore his chest into two.
"A dinner date? And I'll be paying right?" He asked.
"Of course. You are the man here."
"Fine. Which do you want?"
"Any you choose." He nodded. He drove off to the restaurant and he knew he had to open the car doors again. She stepped out of the car, she walked through the door till she got to the front of the restaurant. He nearly gave up.
She smiled at him. He opened the door and they had their date.