Red Light

Wants and Hopes

Xiao Xingchen was dutifully parked near enough to the Yu residence to observe but still remain totally unobtrusive. He watched as she pulled out after ten o'clock.

'She definitely keeps weird hours.' he thought as he followed her to an up and coming neighborhood. It wasn't gated but it was still expensive. Exclusive.

He was surpised when the garage door opened. She either had a remote for it or the occupant was waiting for her. He couldn't get the camera out fast enough to zoom in on a second car in the garage. It was a black Mercedes but he missed the license plate. He chose his spot carefully. He wanted that license plate.
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Yu Ziyuan laid back panting. Jin Guangshan rolled over with a grunt and headed for the bathroom. She grinned maliciously at his retreating back. Her investment was going to be lucrative and it was all thanks to that stupid man. Politically astute to a certain extent but he still thought with his dick too much.

It didn't matter. As long as nobody found out.

Why anybody would care about those people was beyond her. As long as she got what she wanted and continued to make money off the situation, they had a purpose. Otherwise, they were a waste of resources.

Jin Guangshan leaned nude against the doorway. "Again?" His grin dripped lust. Come to think of it, his smiles usually did. At least the ones not in front of the cameras or his constituents.

"I would buuut there's a board meeting for the charity tomorrow. Don't you think we should be well rested for it?" She stood and walked toward him, a smooth predator. A nail slid over his shoulder to his collar bone. She smiled at his shiver.

"Why? Half the board has no idea and the other half can't say anything. They're in it up to their eyebrows. Why bother to be rested?" Jin Guangshan asked as he firmly wrapped a hand around her hip pulling her flush against his erection.

"And the silent partners?" She ground against him just to hear him groan.

"What about them? The charity is the perfect cover. Why would they alter a situation that works this well and is tax exempt?" He groped a breast while kissing her neck.

'Maybe he isn't as stupid as I thought...' Madame Yu smiled. "In that case..."
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It was 5:38 am when the garage door raising startled a half asleep Xiao Xingchen. The camera was up and focusing in seconds. He wanted the license plates side by side. No doubts about them being in the same garage. The camera click became a whir he took so many pictures. Minute adjustments to insure focus. Surely one of them would be a legible shot of the second car's license plate. One last focused shot and the door closed,

Madame Yu was long gone.
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Lan Wangji laid in bed thinking about the evening. He knew it would be different but he hadn't been prepared for what had happened.

They were no longer pariah. Ignorable. Now they were part of the money flow and that made them desirable. Zhang Zihao was especially surprised. The women flocked to him. He had expected to be propositioned but the level of touching they were doing was borderline needing consent.

Lin Cheung was scandalized. Woman draping themselves all over Zhang Zihao who was handling it the best he could. He had lost track of how many times he had rescued the poor man. Dragging Zhang Zihao away while looking daggers at the women.

Several bolder women had sauntered up to him but his glare had sent them scurrying away in search of more receptive prospects.

It took some time but they discovered there was a lane on the sidewalk they could actually move with minimal disruption. Far enough away from the road, the street prostitutes left them alone. Not close enough to the windows to be caught in those standing and watching. Once they got into that groove, they could cover some serious ground.