Chapter 1435 - The Yacht (2/2)
On this day, Lu Ning decided to take leave for a short vacation - a month's break to rest and relax.
She had not slept well these past three months. Lu Ning's mind often replayed the scene of a particular sedan some three months ago. Perhaps it was just Zhihan's way of flirting with girls, but she could not help but read more into it.
This holiday was a chance to let her hair down, to forget the pesky nuisance that was her overactive imagination. It was a time for fun and games.
Lu Ning did not go alone. She went on vacation with her good friend and colleague, Xiao Qiu. The two of them spent seven days shopping in Hong Kong before flying into Macau for some fun.
One day, Xiao Qiu brought her to a white sandy beach overlooking a large, pellucid lake. She pointed at a palatial yacht cresting over the blue waters. ”Ah Ning, let's board that yacht.”
Lu Ning glanced at the yacht and smiled. ”Xiao Qiu, stop fooling around. That yacht is a place for the rich. It isn't something we can venture into without an invitation.”
”You'll be glad to know, then, that I managed to snag one!” Xiao Qiu smirked proudly.
Lu Ning's gaping mouth resembled an elegant koi. ”Oh my God, Xiao Qiu, you're... amazing. I don't know what to say. How did you get your hands on an invitation?”
”I got this invitation from a good friend of mine. She couldn't attend the event - she said something about having another engagement - so she transferred her invitation rights to me.”
”Is that so? When did you become friends with such a wealthy person? The invitation can't be fake, can it? If we get kicked out, it'll be such a scandal!”
”Ah Ning, this invitation is real. Come one, let's go in already!”
Xiao Qiu all but dragged Lu Ning to the yacht with giddy excitement. ”Ah Ning, let me tell you. There are many rich people on board this yacht. This yacht is hosting a masque and an underground casino. Honestly, we've been in Macau for so long but not once have you stepped foot into a casino. You don't know what you're missing!”
A casino?
Casinos were places where vice took on physical form and clung to individuals like a second skin. They were sites of opulent indulgence, where the upper rungs of society mingled and enjoyed themselves. Those who did not lack money and those who hoped to strike it rich often mingled shoulder to shoulder in these raucous dens. People like Lu Ning would never venture into one. All that she had was won through hard work. It was not something she could afford to squander in places like casinos.
As someone from the mainland, Lu Ning feared the many stigmas attached to casinos in general, many of which stemmed from the vague impressions of them she had garnered via television dramas and old-fashioned crime movies. She was afraid of being caught by the police.. She did not fancy the idea of sitting behind bars for the rest of her life.