Chapter Fifty Two.

"Ah-Qing,Mister Yuan is angry again ,"one of the girls replies to the girl who just arrived.

Ah-Qing seems to be the head of the showgirls.

"Why is he angry?"Ah-Qing asks politely.

"The beauty products he ordered haven't been delivered so now he has to use the ones available and he says they don't suit his taste and they are of low quality,"another girl explains.

"Why haven't the products been delivered?"

"We don't know."

"He said the ones available are hard to apply. And Boss Shen said we shouldn't annoy him so we decided to leave the room."

The three men finally catch up with Ah-Qing.

"Ah-Qing,who are those handsome men?"one girl asks making the rest look in the direction where the three men are.

Ah-Qing seemed to be a little timid earlier because she was alone and couldn't figure out their real intention but now she is with other girls, her courage finally builds up.

"Who are you and how dare you come here!"Ah-Qing speaks up confidently sure that the others will back her up incase something happens.

"Beauty,we're here to see your boss,"Feng Yi speaks in a rather flirty tone.

"Our Boss? Boss Shen?"

"Not him. Mister Yuan,I mean Yuan Ye."

"He's not in the mood right now so he might not want to see you guys."

The door is suddenly opened and the girls who have been leaning against the door suddenly fall inside and lie on top of each other like rocks piling up on top of each other while screaming in the process.

Yuan Ye finally walks out.

"Who is looking for me?"Yuan Ye asks arrogantly.

"Them,"Ah-Qing points at the three men.

"So it's two handsome deities and a fatty."

"Who are you calling fatty?"Feng Yi raises his voice offended by Yuan Ye's words.

"Isn't it a shame to walk around with a fatty? It may tarnish your image as deities."

"You!.."Feng Yi is totally infuriated.

"Sir,Mister Yuan has a sharp tongue so don't take his words to heart,"Ah-Qing apologizes politely.

"Mister Yuan,we heard you're having trouble with your make up. Would you mind if I offer help?"Duan Xinyue finally speaks up.

"Help?"Yuan Ye asks in shock and turns around to look at the girls who are also in shock. A handsome deity who knows how to apply makeup.How charming is that! The girls can't hide their lustful attraction towards Duan Xinyue.

"It wouldn't be noble of you to keep your guests waiting. Let's go I will do the make up for you,"Duan Xinyue offers and walks inside the room. Yuan Ye takes a seat at the dressing table as Duan Xinyue applies several makeup products on his face. Yuan Ye looks exactly like the character he's playing.

"Mister you're so talented,can I hire you to be a make-up artist?"

"I'm afraid I can't. I'm just a passerby,"Duan Xinyue denies humbly.

"I'm sure you coming to look for me here it's because you want something from me."

"That's right,"Duan Xinyue admits,"But we can talk after your performance or some other time."

"Fine then. If I may ask what's your favourite colour?"

"Red."

"The colour just happens to match the colour of my makeup and the character I'm playing,"Yuan Ye speaks with a slight excitement evident in his voice.

Yuan Ye immediately gets up and walks past the curtains separating the room into two. After a minute,he comes back wearing a beautiful red costume.

"I bought this costume a long time ago but I've never tried it out."

"It suits you,"Duan Xinyue compliments.

"Mister Yuan,you look beautiful,"one of the girl compliments.

The girls finally feel free to talk to the grumpy and childish Yuan Ye who is always throwing tantrums at them.

"It's time to perform,"Ah-Qing reminds them.

"Mister Yuan,see you later."Having said that,the three visitors leave the room right away and go back to the upstairs venue. There are more people in the opera house than when they came in.

Some minutes later Yuan Ye and the showgirls arrive at the podium. With his unique voice, Yuan Ye sings one of the well known opera plays with the showgirls backing him up where necessary. The performance becomes so breathtaking that the guests throw different kinds of treasures to tip off the performing crew. Later after the rest of the guests leave, Duan Xinyue, Lei Qiang and Feng Yi stay behind as Yuan Ye approaches them with his makeup and costume still on.

"Mister..."Yuan Ye suddenly hesitates thinking of Duan Xinyue's name but then realizes that Duan Xinyue did not introduce himself earlier.

"I am Duan Xinyue. Just call me Xinyue."

"That won't do. If I call you that then you have to call me Ye'er."

"Then call me Mister Duan."

"Well Mister Duan,I feel I might end up passing out while talking to you so how about you come to my residence tomorrow so we can talk?"

"Then we'll do as you say."

"You can tell me where you stay so I can send a carriage to pick you up."

"No need. Bro Feng is a local he will lead us to your house,"Duan Xinyue puts his arm around Feng Yi's shoulder and pulls him closer.

"Fine,"Yuan Ye agrees unwillingly and leaves.

The three gentleman leave the opera house.

Meanwhile Yuan Ye goes to the Dressing Room to remove his makeup. Ah-Qing and a few showgirls are there and since they can sense he's in a good mood,they immediately strike a conversation.

"Mister Yuan,do you have any idea who those three men are?"

"I've only seen that fatty with General Fei during patrols. He's a military officer but the other two I've never seen or heard of them."

"They don't seem to be locals. Their accent sounds a little like those from Meanders City. They use a lot of slang words,"Ah-Qing deduces.

"They look like scholars or sons of those rich county officials in Meanders City,"one girl comments.

"Then they must be rich apart from being handsome,"another girl adds.