Incurable Pain

IP Chapter 46.3

Incurable Pain | Chapter 46.3

Ah Mo was startled and turned to look at Bai Xunyin in surprise. 

“Your friend must be really rich. They say only dignitaries and dignitaries can enter Pingxi. Let alone hosting a birthday party there.”

Bai Xunyin didn’t expect Yu Shitian’s background to be so impressive, but she still smiled indifferently, “It doesn’t matter. Anyway, I’ll just go and give her a gift.”

“How can it not matter!” 

Ah Mo exclaimed, then glanced up and down at Bai Xunyin’s white shirt and jeans, “Are you planning to wear this?”

Bai Xunyin hesitated for a moment, “Can’t I?”

Ah Mo said seriously, “Then you won’t even be allowed to enter Pingxi.”

…

Bai Xunyin was speechless. Reluctantly, she was dragged by Ah Mo to pick out clothes.

“Your clothes are really, not to be rude, too plain. Do you think you’re still in high school?” 

Ah Mo helped her pick out clothes while chattering away, educating her, “Even high school students nowadays dress more stylishly than you. Didn’t I remember you telling me that you have a decent salary from your project work, and you don’t spend much money, so why not buy a few outfits? These are unsightly!”

Bai Xunyin silently pulled back a corner of her coat and stubbornly said, “Anyway, it can be worn.”

Rolling her eyes, Ah Mo couldn’t bear it anymore and stuffed two skirts into Bai Xunyin’s arms. 

“Try these on.”

Forced into the fitting room, Bai Xunyin looked at the two skirts in her hands, feeling a little dazed.

Actually, she wasn’t so “unfashionable” before; she used to like wearing skirts. But in the cold weather of the north, there were only a few sunny days a year when she could wear skirts. 

Coupled with spending three hundred and sixty-five days a year in the lab, wearing skirts was inconvenient, so gradually, she had none left in her closet.

It was rare to have a break for two months, and it seemed like she could wear them again.

With a smile, Bai Xunyin took off her clothes and put on the emerald green suspender dress.

The dress was well-tailored, with a high-waisted retro style and a color that was somewhat vintage. It resembled the body-hugging skirts worn by British socialites in the 1990s, but it had been adapted and embellished by modern designers. 

Once she put it on, it accentuated Bai Xunyin’s already fair skin, making it look as delicate as porcelain.

The thin shoulder straps highlighted her slender shoulders, and the curves formed an S-shaped figure from the front arc to the slender waist. The satin dress showcased her white back and impressive waist and hips.

This kind of suspender dress, with just a casual outer layer, was perfect for the March weather in Linlan.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable, Bai Xunyin walked out of the fitting room, keenly aware of Ah Mo and the two salesgirls staring at her.

“Mi… Miss.” 

One of the salesgirls wiped away the saliva that almost dripped from her mouth, stammering, “Can I take a picture of you?”

Bai Xunyin “?”

…

In the end, Bai Xunyin didn’t want to try anymore and just swiped her card to buy the clothes.

Until she left with the excited Ah Mo, Bai Xunyin still couldn’t figure out why Yu Shitian’s birthday required her to buy clothes.

Logically, although she hadn’t returned to Linlan in recent years, she was still a native, but she hadn’t really heard much about this Pingxi Club. 

Was it really as exaggerated as Ah Mo said?

But on Yu Shitian’s birthday, when Bai Xunyin arrived at the agreed-upon time, she was surprised to find that the location was on the ‘Pu Guan’ side of the bustling commercial district of Linlan.

She had heard of Pu Guan from Bai Hongsheng before. It was the most prosperous business district in Linlan, where all the business people gathered.

But it was said that only those with liquid assets exceeding fifty million and a net worth exceeding one hundred million were eligible to enter Pu Guan.

Taxis couldn’t even enter the inner area of Pu Guan and could only barely stop on the roadside.

It wasn’t until Bai Xunyin walked for a while that she saw the Pingxi Club, a seven-story black building entirely made of marble glass panels. Even though it was already getting dark, it still seemed to ‘shine’ at a glance.

…No wonder Ah Mo said she would be kicked out if she came wearing a shirt and jeans. 

Now that she saw the Pingxi Club was such a place, Bai Xunyin didn’t even want to go in.

She hesitated at the door for a moment, took out her phone, and called Yu Shitian.

Five minutes later, Yu Shitian, wearing a shiny pink fishtail skirt, ran out. She had a shiny tiara on her head, looking like a real little princess.

“Sister, why did you just come? I missed you so much.” 

Yu Shitian, still agile in her fishtail skirt, ran over in three or two steps and grabbed Bai Xunyin’s arm, smiling sweetly and cutely, “Come in quickly! It’s the first time I’ve seen you in a skirt, and you look so beautiful!”

“Wait… Shítian, happy birthday.” 

Bai Xunyin handed her the box in her hand and then smiled politely, “I think I might not fit into this environment very well. Everyone here is so young…”

“Tsk, you’re only a year older than me and you’re acting all mature?” Yu Shitian rolled her eyes, very unhappy. 

“We haven’t seen each other for so long, and you just want to give me a gift and leave? No way, you have to come in and cut the cake with me! I have something to tell you later.”

…

There was no way, so Bai Xunyin was pulled in by her.

When Yu Shitian was celebrating her birthday, she just wanted her to be happy, not to argue.

But fortunately, once inside this secluded club where every brick seemed to be engraved with ‘money’, Bai Xunyin found that it wasn’t as noisy as she had imagined.

Everyone was mingling, chatting in groups of two or three, and only cheered a few words when the birthday girl returned.

Naturally, many people’s eyes lit up when they saw Bai Xunyin, and they hurriedly asked Yu Shitian to introduce them.

“Get out of here.” 

Yu Shitian naturally knew that Bai Xunyin didn’t like this noisy atmosphere, and she said unkindly, “This is my sister, hurry up and go drink your own wine, don’t mess around.”

The crowd rolled their eyes at Yu Shitian’s extreme ‘protectiveness’ and reluctantly dispersed.

But they still had to annoy her elsewhere. A man wearing a motorcycle outfit with five or six ear studs on his left ear brought a bottle of Lafite and raised his eyebrows at Yu Shitian. 

“Opened?”

“Sure, why not?” Yu Shitian raised her eyebrows. 

“Anyway, my brother will come over later to settle the bill for me. Feel free to drink.”

With someone backing her up, she was generous without fear.

Bai Xunyin smiled and said softly in her ear, “Tiantian, I’ll go sit over there. You don’t have to worry about me.”

She knew she didn’t quite fit into this atmosphere, but she also didn’t want to ruin her own mood by making Yu Shitian take care of her too much.

“Mm-hmm.” 

Yu Shitian was busy dealing with the people coming and going around her, nodding like a mole, “Sis, you go sit. I’ll come find you later to hang out.”

Bai Xunyin nodded and found a corner to sit down casually.

She still wasn’t used to places with so many people and so much noise, not accustomed to others openly or secretly striking up conversations. So, she just occasionally sipped from the glass in front of her, keeping her presence to a minimum.

Fortunately, the private room Yu Shitian reserved was quite large, so there weren’t many people paying attention to her amidst the hubbub.

While lowering her head, Bai Xunyin noticed that the strap of her shoe had come loose. With a slight frown, she bent down to tie it — she had previously mentioned that she wasn’t used to wearing shoes like these with low heels and straps, but Ah Mo insisted she wear them.

Sitting close to the door, whenever she lowered her head, she felt a gust of wind brush by her ear, as if someone had pushed the door open. 

Then, Yu Shitian’s voice rang out excitedly from a distance, “Bro! Over here!”

Looks like it was time to pay the bill, and the little girl was in a great mood.

Bai Xunyin playfully pondered in her heart as she raised her head to see who Yu Shitian was eagerly talking to, the one she frequently complained about but secretly depended on. 

She wanted to see the ‘true face’ of the brother Yu Shitian often mentioned. However, in the instant she lifted her gaze, her chestnut-colored pupils froze in their sockets.

Bai Xunyin had thought about the possibility of encountering Yu Luoyin after returning to Linlan, but the city was so big, and every street and alley could lead to a missed connection, perhaps never to meet again.

But she absolutely never expected to meet Yu Luoyin at this time and place.

Even more unexpected was that he turned out to be the brother Yu Shitian often mentioned.