Charlie frowned slightly. While the girl was attractive, she simply failed to capture his interest. Moreover, he had never been fond of women who didn’t maintain proper hygiene. As a result, he nodded coldly and remained silent.


    Liu Jiahui observed Charlie’s reaction and quickly realized he disapproved of this type of girl. Without hesitation, he turned to the second girl and said, “You,e over and greet Mr. Wade.”


    The girl appeared a bit shy, and when Mike coughed, she trembled slightly but forced herself to approach Charlie, saying timidly, “…Hello Mr. Wade… I… My name is Xue… Xue Ziqi…”


    Liu Jiahui frowned and remarked coldly, “I asked you to greet Mr. Wade. You can’t even look him in the eye. Do you understand what it means to be polite?”


    The girl, startled, looked up at Charlie. Her expression shifted to one ofplete shock as she eximed, “Ah! Why are you here!”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Charlie recognized her immediately.


    To his surprise, this was the same Huaxia girl he had encountered while she was singing on the streets near the University of Tokyo during his trip to Japan.


    Noticing she was dressed simrly to the first girl, Charlie couldn’t help but frown and ask, “Aren’t you studying in Japan? What brings you here?”


    Liu Jiahui gasped in surprise, “Mr. Wade, you know this girl?”


    Charlie nodded casually, replying, “We’ve met before.”


    Feeling embarrassed, the girl exined, “I… I graduatedst month. Initially, I nned to stay in Japan for my master’s degree, but Mr. Mike offered me a contract and a chance to release an album, so I… I came to Hong Kong Ind to join Mr. Mike’spany…”


    Charlie, with a hint of reproach, said, “When you sing, sing well; when you create, focus on your writing; and when you release an album, is dressing like this part of the n?”


    The girl’s eyes welled with tears as she nervously adjusted her cor and squeezed her legs together. She choked back her shame, saying, “I’m sorry, Mr. Wade… I’ve disappointed you…”


    Charlie had always felt grateful toward her.


    Back when he was performing on the streets of a foreignnd to support his studies, she had generously given him all her cash.


    Then, when she faced trouble with some locals in Tokyo, it was Charlie who stepped in to help her.<fn172c> ???? ????s? ???????s ?? find?novel</fn172c>


    That moment had left asting impression on her, and she had thought she might never get the chance to see him again.


    Since that day, she had continued to sing on the streets, risking retaliation from the locals, just hoping to catch a glimpse of Charlie in the crowd.


    Yet, Charlie never returned to that street in Japan after that.


    Now, seeing him here was a mix of surprise and deep embarrassment for her.


    Charlie nced at Mike, already aware of the old thief’s notorious reputation. Although he appeared harmless, he was, in fact, a predatory figure within the entertainment industry.


    Charlie raised his finger, pointing at Mike with a frown, and asked, “Is this old man pressuring you to dress like that?”


    Upon hearing this, Mike exploded in anger, shouting, “Who are you calling an old man?”