PEOPLE LIKE ME

Instead of receiving an answer to his question, Wu Jingguo could hear someone clapping in response to his question, and when he turned to look at the person who dared to give him such a response, he could see that it was Yu Ming who calmly clapped while walking towards him.

"Aiyah! It's a good play, but everyone should go back to their activities now. This is just a play, and nothing serious here," Yu Ming spoke casually as he finally stopped walking in front of Wu Jingguo.

"What do you mean it's just a play, Yu laoban?" One of the men who had reacted angrily when Wu Jingguo broke the pretty man's hand immediately asked a question while frowning at the boss of the Red Pavilion.

Yu Ming glanced at the person, and he could find a fat man in green clothes looking at him with clear curiosity in his eyes. He recognized the man as one of the regulars at the Red Pavilion, and that was why he smiled kindly at the man before replying, "This is indeed just a play, Master Huang. This young man is a friend of mine, and you can tell he is an actor. He just rehearsed his lines, so you don't have to think about it."

Yu Ming didn't want to lose any customers, and that was why he politely answered the question that came from the man surnamed Huang. However, he received another response, but not from Huang this time.

"What do you mean he just practiced his lines, Yu laoban? Can't you see that he has broken your employee's hand? How can you turn a blind eye to such evil?"

That question did come from another man, but it was still an opinion against Wu Jingguo, and Yu Ming even glanced at one of the male prostitutes who had his hand broken by the Prince. He could see how the short man looked like he was about to cry as he helplessly held onto his broken hand. Everyone could see that his hand had indeed been broken, and that was why Yu Ming coldly glanced at Wu Jingguo before turning back to look at the man who had just questioned him.

That man was also one of the regulars at the Red Pavilion, and that was why Yu Ming had once again smiled kindly at him. "My friend here is not only an actor who will perform at a play, but he is also good at martial arts. I think he used too much strength just now, but there is no need to worry about our little guy. I will treat his injuries so that everyone can continue to have fun now."

It seemed that Yu Ming knew what he was doing, and he even kept smiling at the customers who were still gathering around him and Wu Jingguo. Perhaps those customers were still worried about the little hare as they once again glanced at the poor man, but then they listened to Yu Ming as they started to return to their activities.

It seemed that no one cared about the drama anymore, and Yu Ming sighed heavily. The heavy sigh also wiped the smile from his face as he faced the little hare whose hand was broken by Wu Jingguo.

"Let one of your friends treat your injuries, and you can rest now. You don't need to worry because I will still pay your salary for today even if you don't work today," Yu Ming sternly spoke to the short man who was still in pain because of Wu Jingguo.

The short man even looked scared, and he glanced at Wu Jingguo one more time before finally nodding his head at Yu Ming. Everything could probably be solved with money, and that was why the short man listened carefully to Yu Ming's orders as he carefully brought his feet away from the two men.

Yu Ming and Wu Jingguo both saw how the short man walked away from them, and the former once again let out a heavy sigh before turning to the Prince. "Let's talk in my office," he said before starting to walk away from the younger man.

However, before he could go very far, his wrist was caught by the younger man, and he was forced to look back once again.

"Why don't you tell everyone here that I am the Second Prince of Wu Li? They misunderstand me as a customer here because they don't know my true identity, and I hate that kind of misunderstanding. You should tell everyone that I am one of the Princes in Wu Li, and those people who come to me rudely will definitely regret their attitude toward me. They might even kneel before me."

Yu Ming was still watching Wu Jingguo, but he didn't look pleased after hearing what the younger man had just said.

"So, you only want people to kneel before you, Your Highness?" Coldly, Yu Ming asked the tall man standing in front of him. "Perhaps you're right that those people will regret their disrespectful attitude towards you, and they might soon kneel before you as well. That's what they would show in front of you, but what do you think they would say about you if they found out that the Second Prince of Wu Li even went to a place like this? You hate people like me, so you surely wouldn't like it if people thought that you were the same as me, right, Your Highness?"

"..." Wu Jingguo couldn't directly rebuke this time.

Even if Yu Ming didn't say it clearly, Wu Jingguo could understand what he meant when he said "People like me." Sure enough, Yu Ming was talking about men who like other men, and Wu Jingguo really didn't want to be seen as one of them.

Wu Jingguo didn't say anything in response, but Yu Ming could understand the man's silence. Thus, he smiled bitterly as he removed the man's hand from his wrist before walking away from the man.