Chapter 3 The masseur I know.

After a while, the masseur patted me on the shoulder and laughed:

"Alright, John supervisor, go and rinse off, and then let Parker give you a bathrobe. Just go to the front desk on the third floor!"

I thanked him and went to the shower area to clean myself up. Then, I found the waiter, Parker, and got a bathrobe.

As I was putting on the clothes, I chatted with Parker and found out that we were the same age. He finished high school but didn't get into college, so he started working. Parker was tall, about 180 cm, and a bit chubby. He had acne scars on his face and a medium-length hairstyle. He was a very cheerful and talkative person.

"John supervisor, once you're on the third floor, you can have a good time!"

Parker winked at me, followed by a mysterious smile that was hard to decipher.

I finished dressing and followed the direction pointed by Parker to take the elevator to the third floor. What surprised me was that the seemingly ordinary waiter, Parker, would later become a brother who would accompany me through thick and thin!

The elevator arrived, and I walked out to the third floor, where the bar was located. The middle-aged woman at the front desk looked at my key card and smiled eagerly:

"It's the new John supervisor. Sean boss has everything arranged for you. Follow me!"

I didn't say anything and followed the middle-aged woman through the dimly lit corridor to another area. The woman was named Lisa, and she led me into a room with the number 888 on the door.

As soon as Lisa turned on the light, a large round bed appeared in my sight. A bathtub was placed about a meter away from the round bed. The lighting in the room was a dark pink, casting a peculiar ambiguity over the room.

Looking puzzled, I asked Lisa:

"Lisa, what is this place for?"

Lisa laughed and said:

"You're still a virgin, aren't you?"

"Go and lie down on the bed. Someone will come to serve you, and you can have a good time today!"

Lisa didn't wait for me to speak and left, closing the door behind her.

I leaned back on the bed, lit a cigarette, and wondered what would happen next.

As I finished my cigarette, the sound of knocking came from the door. Then, the door was pushed open, and the sound of high heels clicking came along with it. A girl with her hair down and wearing a dress carried a box into the room.

"Hello, sir. I'm Technician Number Five, and I'm very happy to serve you!"

The girl's voice was pleasant and gentle. But it was only when she turned around that I could clearly see her face.

"You're… Coco?"

I was surprised to see her, and she was also confused when she recognized me.

"Sir… You, you've mistaken me for someone else!"

Coco looked nervous, but when she saw that she couldn't hide from me, she gave up the pretense:

"It's a coincidence! Lisa told me to make John supervisor happy. It turns out that John supervisor is you!"

Coco put down the box, sat on the bed, and held her hands together, looking restless.

I was quite happy to see her, as time had passed for three years, and I had encountered an old classmate who was also my very close desk partner during high school.

But then I suddenly realized something, and I asked in confusion:

"Oh, right, Coco, what are you doing here?"

Coco was taken aback by this, looking at me with a foolish gaze: "Dude, are you still as innocent as you were in school?" She sighed and continued, "Never mind, we're old friends anyway."

As if making a significant decision, Coco got out of bed and stood on the floor. In my state of confusion, she swiftly removed her dress, standing naked in front of me. "Since we're familiar, let's skip the formalities. Hurry up and get on with it," she said.

"Ah?" I was pulled back to my senses by her words, immediately shifting my curious gaze and turning around to say, "Coco, what are you doing? Put your clothes back on. Even if you have a crush on me, it doesn't have to be like this!"

Coco responded indifferently, "It's not about having a crush on you, it's my job. Whether you do it or not, Sean the boss will pay me anyway." "Put your clothes on!" I prompted her with a furrowed brow.

I never expected that after not seeing my old classmate for three years, the first thing she'd do upon meeting me again was to give me such a big "surprise!" But I have to say, I saw clearly just now; Coco has a great figure, where it should be big, it really is!

Coco picked up her clothes and put them on, then sat down on the edge of the bed, took a cigarette from the bedside, and expertly lit one. After blowing out a mouthful of smoke, she laughed softly, "I didn't expect you to be so proper."

Looking at her smile, my feelings were complicated. I didn't know if her laughter was genuine, thinking I was proper, or if she was mocking me for not doing what a man should do. I looked at her and realized, even if I were innocent, what her job entailed.

She was a young person striving and working hard for money, yes, this was my consolation to myself. I didn't understand why she had fallen into this line of work.

"Coco, that… do you still keep in touch with Alice?" As my desk partner and close friend, Coco naturally knew about my relationship with Alice.

Coco blew out some smoke and pondered for a moment: "Not really, but I heard she got into the University of Memphis. I ran into her once during the Spring Festival last year, but we didn't talk." "By the way, how did you end up working here? Didn't you go to college?"

I let out a bitter laugh and told her about what happened after the college entrance exam. After listening, Coco shook her head and clicked her tongue: "It's a pity, if you hadn't been impulsive back then, you'd be a student at the University of Memphis now, a top school with limitless prospects!"

"There's no such thing as a pill for regret!" I lamented and continued to ask: "What about you, even though your scores weren't high, you could have gone to a regular university. How come…"

Coco laughed: "I'm still in school, this is just a part-time job! My family can't afford the tuition, so I have to earn it myself!" "This industry may not be glorious, but the money comes quickly. Besides tuition, I can also buy a lot of things with the rest, and live a carefree life!"

I furrowed my brows at this: "Is money that important, that you'd give up your innocence and please other men with your body?"

Coco looked at me with disdain and laughed: "When my mom was sick, we had no money for surgery, and I watched helplessly as she went home from the hospital to wait for death!" "A hospital might not save a bad person, but it will never treat a poor one. Tell me, is money not important?"

This sentence resounded in my mind like a clap of thunder, and I felt my values being shattered.

Though I was reluctant to admit it, Coco's words were indeed very realistic!

Coco glanced at me and then stood up:

"Alright, I'm leaving. Since you're out, do a good job with the work!"

"I'll give you some advice, the world isn't as clean as you think it is. This bath center is full of infighting; be careful!"