Twisted Dreams-Chapter 160 - 132: Customer Return Visit

Night, Desire Trade Bar, ten o’clock.

Here, there’s dim lighting, rhythmic music, monotonous drinks, and a crowd drawn by the Black Witch’s curse.

"Boss, a drink please."

A heavily made-up woman leaned on the bar, saying with a grin.

Her name was Zhao Yuting, technically the very first guest in the Desire Trade Bar.

She had signed a contract with Li Yang, who had also given her a glass of cursed wine.

After drinking that glass, Zhao Yuting would be plagued by rotten romantic entanglements.

There wasn’t much change from when Zhao Yuting first met, except she now had some things that only Li Yang could see.

Li Yang looked at the aura of desire around Zhao Yuting and smiled:

"Long time no see. How have you been lately?"

Zhao Yuting blinked her eyes:

"Couldn’t be better! Lately, I’ve been really...."

At this moment, her phone rang.

"Hang on a second." Zhao Yuting said and started to reply to messages.

Foolish Boy: [Tingting, when are you coming back?]

Zhao Yuting: [Baby, I’m spending the night at a girlfriend’s place.]

Foolish Boy: [Alright.]

Then, another message came through.

Big Brother: [Little Beaker, my bro got beaten up, I’m gonna sort some stuff, wanna come watch the fun?]

Zhao Yuting: [What’s fun about watching you beat someone else? I prefer when you beat me (shy emoji).]

Big Brother: [Hahaha, alright, I’ll find you tomorrow. Maybe consider moving in with me in a few days.]

Zhao Yuting replied to a few more messages, put the phone aside, and looked at Li Yang with a smile:

"Do you see any changes in my face?"

Li Yang shook his head.

Zhao Yuting giggled:

"I don’t know what’s changed either, but since I left here last time, my life has changed.

A lot of men like me now, they are willing to spend money on me, although those men aren’t that rich.

But I don’t have to work anymore; someone takes care of my food and drink, and I enjoy the adoration of different men.

I’m practically a master of time management now, going on dates with different men every day."

Li Yang smiled and said:

"As long as you like your life.

As agreed, before your desires become what I want, you have one chance to break the contract."

Zhao Yuting didn’t understand what Li Yang meant.

After a while, she remembered the contract she signed with Li Yang.

Zhao Yuting looked playfully at Li Yang:

"Are you saying that the changes in my life now are related to the drink and the contract you gave me?

Even if they are, I definitely won’t change my current lifestyle; you can’t imagine how happy I am now!"

After speaking, Zhao Yuting stared at Li Yang, licking her lips seductively:

"I kinda like mysterious men like you as well. What time are you off tonight? I could leave with you."

Li Yang chuckled lightly and placed a crafted drink in front of Zhao Yuting.

Zhao Yuting pursed her lips:

"Boring."

She took a sip of the drink, furrowed her brows, and checked the glass.

It was juice, with no taste of alcohol.

Zhao Yuting looked at Li Yang discontentedly:

"What kind of bartender are you, making a drink with just juice and no alcohol?"

Li Yang continued wiping the glass, head lowered:

"I love new life, so when pregnant, drink less alcohol."

Zhao Yuting was stunned, looking at Li Yang in disbelief.

How did he know....

Zhao Yuting suddenly felt this bartender was a bit eerie.

It seemed like she had no secrets in front of him.

Zhao Yuting felt a bit chilled, got off the high stool, and walked toward the dance floor.

Soon, a man approached her.

Zhao Yuting immediately forgot about the encounter at the bar, losing herself in a close dance with the man.

.......

Night, Desire Trade Bar, eleven o’clock.

A coquettish woman walked into the bar, exuding a strong aura of desire.

Her name was Lin Yingxin, who once drank a peach-flavored drink here and signed a strange contract.

Li Yang smiled:

"Long time no see."

Lin Yingxin sat on a high stool, her gaze at Li Yang tinged with fear, she swallowed and asked:

"Are you... a Demon?"

After drinking that drink the last time, she underwent a massive change.

In just a few days, the wrinkles on her face vanished.

The young woman’s looks combined with the charm bestowed by time, skyrocketing her allure.

She no longer scrimped like before and began spending lavishly on herself.

Buying beauty products, branded clothing, enrolling in various sports courses, she soon became a socialite in the circle.

Li Yang smiled and retorted:

"What would that answer mean to you?"

Lin Yingxin stammered:

"I just, just want to know, if there are... side effects.

Or...what kind of price I need to pay.

Such a magical drink can’t possibly be bought with my little money."

Li Yang looked at the woman with a seemingly meaningful smile:

"Didn’t we agree on the cost at first?"

Lin Yingxin remembered the contents of the contract.

One day, this man or someone else would come to claim her desires.

Desire was the cost of that drink.

But... what exactly is desire?

Li Yang continued:

"Tell me, how’s life been recently?"

The tone of this man was still like before, like an old friend.

Lin Yingxin’s face showed a hint of happiness:

"Recently it’s been great, my husband is infatuated with me again.

He keeps asking where I got my beauty treatment done, even wants to invest.

A few days ago, he had dinner with a leader, I flirted with the leader intentionally, my husband got really jealous.

I finally won his heart back."

Finishing, Lin Yingxin pondered for a while, cautiously looking at Li Yang:

"Could I get another drink like that?"

Li Yang looked into her eyes and asked:

"You’ve already achieved your goal, do you still need to become more beautiful?"

Lin Yingxin gripped her purse and said:

"I’m worried one day he’ll leave me again, so I want to be a bit more charming!"

Li Yang nodded, walked to the bar to craft a martini using a fruit from the Tree of Human Essence.

This time the martini contained two types of fruit.

One was a Transformation Fruit, and the other fruit held some ’Enchantment’ ability from the Tree of Human Essence.

The amount of these fruits squeezed into the glass was minuscule, not enough to grant extraordinary powers to the woman.

’Transformation’ would make a woman’s figure fuller, and ’Enchantment’ would grant her an indescribable allure.

Li Yang pushed the glass to Lin Yingxin:

"Please enjoy."

Lin Yingxin asked:

"Do I need to sign another contract?"

Li Yang smiled slightly:

"No need."

Lin Yingxin knew that free things always come with hidden high prices.

But, everything was worth it.

Without hesitation, Lin Yingxin drank the glass in one gulp.

...

Late at night, South Sea, Pharmacy.

Cao Yi, wearing casual clothes, walked into this pharmacy.

The owner wasn’t present, a young girl was sitting behind the counter, watching anime intently on a tablet.

Cao Yi glanced at the girl, asking:

"Where’s your adult?"

Suzu didn’t lift her head and answered:

"Went to move bricks."

Cao Yi was taken aback.

The pharmacy owner, moving bricks?

Suzu wrinkled her nose:

"Such a grown-up and doesn’t understand internet memes?!

He went to work, earn money, and support the family."

Cao Yi was even more bewildered.

The shop owner still needs to earn money to support the family?

Cao Yi contemplated and said:

"I’ll come by again tomorrow."

"Wait a minute."

Just as Cao Yi was about to leave the pharmacy, Suzu called him to a stop, and Cao Yi turned back.

Suzu took out a potion from the counter:

"Here, this is for you."

Cao Yi stared at that abyss-like potion, his eyebrows lightly furrowing.

The pharmacy already knew the Security Administration was looking for him!

Does the South Sea Public Security Bureau have his informant, or does the Security Administration have his informant?!

Or perhaps, as long as it’s in the South Sea, nothing escapes that owner’s knowledge?

Cao Yi thanked her, took the potion, and paused at the door:

"Send my regards to your master, I’ll visit him once I return from the Imperial Capital."

Suzu continued watching anime with great interest.