Chapter 1798 - 1799: Radiant Charisma

Nie Qing looked a bit more reserved, but she still stepped up and linked her arm through his other arm.

Zhuang Tong and Nie Bohao were already very good-looking to begin with, and after carefully dressing up, their looks were at least a solid 95 out of 100.

On top of that, both of them were over 1.65 meters tall, wrapped in brand-name outfits full of fashionable allure that perfectly outlined their figures.

Years of dance practice made every move they made carry a certain charm, and paired with those delicate watches and accessories, they looked young and stunning right now, radiating pure attraction.

This scene instantly attracted a crowd, countless envious gazes falling on Lin Xian.

Even Lin Xi's eyes flashed with a hint of envy.

With a little lover on each side of him, Lin Xian asked with a grin, "Had fun yesterday?"

"Pretty good. We shopped all afternoon, had French cuisine at the hotel in the evening, and then did a spa…" Zhuang Tong counted on her fingers, listing everything off like treasures.

As she finished, she suddenly twitched her perky little nose a couple of times, sniffed Lin Xian's body, then curled her lips into a sly smile and said, "Honey, where'd you go to have fun last night again?"

She was very clear about her own role—she was just a little lover. So no matter how many women Lin Xian had, she didn't care, and didn't intend to care. If it were Zhang Mengyao, her reaction would be completely different.

With Zhuang Tong, Lin Xian didn't bother hiding anything. He chuckled and said, "Went to a party last night, captured a new little slave."

That's the difference between a lover and a girlfriend.

Especially with someone like Zhuang Tong, who was close to the perfect lover, he could speak freely and say things he'd never dare say in front of Zhang Mengyao and Yan Xiaoman.

That was one of the reasons why Lin Xian spoiled the two of them so much.

Lies are just a way for people to protect themselves.

But you have to understand, nobody actually likes lying, and Lin Xian was the same.

One lie needs countless other lies to keep it standing, so Lin Xian hated the feeling of lying, even if many times those were "kind" lies.

But when he was with Zhuang Tong and the others, he had no scruples, and could say whatever was on his mind.

"Honey, you're seriously amazing!"

Zhuang Tong tilted her head up, her face full of worship. Her dark green short hair looked especially eye-catching in the sunlight. With that expression and that tone, whether it was sincere or flattery, it would still inflate any man's ego.

His little lover was really getting more and more professional.

"Come on, let's get the paperwork done early so we can get out to sea sooner."

After Lin Xian spoke, he led the two girls into the building. Watching the backs of the three of them, Lin Xi seemed deep in thought.

He'd heard the entire conversation between Lin Xian and Zhuang Tong just now. Before this, he'd always looked down on the idea of keeping lovers or side chicks.

But right now he felt that if he had a sensible, obedient, and considerate little lover, that actually sounded pretty damn nice too. Looked like his own Brotherhood bro really knew how to play. Later on he'd go find—no, find three little lovers.

After making up his mind, Lin Xi's lips curved into a wicked grin, without the slightest thought as to whether his waist could handle it.

The membership procedures for joining the Club of Pleasure were very simple, finished in less than half an hour. After paying this year's membership dues, Lin Xian received a club membership card. The material of this card was very similar to the Centurion Black Gold Card, both being a special kind of metal card. The whole thing was silver-white, with a raised line drawing of a yacht on the front.

At the bottom of the card was a string of serial numbers, and nothing else. Seeing him examine the card, Lin Xi explained, "This membership card is extremely useful. With it, you can freely pass through all private docks nationwide.

In addition, if you run into a surprise inspection from the marine police out at sea, you just need to show this card. In an emergency, you can even temporarily dock at large ports or shipping terminals."

"Impressive."

After listening to Lin Xi's explanation, Lin Xian couldn't help lifting his eyebrows.

If that was really the case, then the membership card's function was definitely no joke; it could save him a lot of trouble. "What's next?" Lin Xian asked.

"Of course we pick a professional management team."

Lin Guan shrugged, as if it was obvious. "That guy before you never actually used his yacht, so of course he never signed a professional management team… asking for flowers."

Aside from those yachts worth only a few tens or hundreds of thousands, any normal mid-sized yacht needed to be equipped with a professional management team.

One captain, one chief engineer, one deckhand, one person for logistics—that's the most basic team setup.

But for a super yacht like Lin Xian's, more than 140 meters long, the team wouldn't be fewer than 20 people. That super yacht, including the lower decks, had a total of six levels and more than twenty bedrooms. Just for cleaning staff alone he'd need at least three people, around two chefs, eight to ten service staff, plus the captain, chief engineer, deckhands and the rest—twenty people might still not be enough.

Fortunately, after becoming a member, he didn't need to worry about any of this, because the club would provide everything for free. The professional teams provided by the club were divided into two types. The first was basically temp workers, hired temporarily before going out to sea, and after the trip ended and the contract expired, everyone went their separate ways.

The second type was full-time permanent hire, which was equivalent to signing the entire team as your own employees.

Whether you went out to sea or not, you'd have to pay them their monthly salaries.

Each model had its pros and cons.

The advantage of the first temp model was saving money.

The teams provided by the club were all carefully selected and professionally vetted, so their professionalism and service attitude were beyond question.

The catch was, going out to sea was only a little spice in life; at most you'd head out two or three times a year. Sometimes you might not go for two or three years.

So the first temp-employment model saved money.

You pay each time you sail.

The downside was that you had to hire them in advance every time, and if you were unlucky, you might have to wait a long time.

The second model was more expensive, because they were your employees and you had to pay their salaries every month even if you didn't go out to sea. But the upside was obvious: since they were employees, the whole team served only you and was on standby at all times.

Whenever you felt like heading out to sea to relax, you just said the word and you could sail immediately.

To put it bluntly, it all came down to one word—money!

But was Lin Xian short on money?

Not at all.

So he didn't hesitate in the slightest, and directly chose the second option, signing the entire team as his own employees.

For those professional teams, of course they were more than happy to sign permanent contracts.

After all, there's a big difference between temp workers and official staff. First of all, if the boss chose to sign the team, it clearly meant he wasn't short on cash. So every time they went out to sea, if they worked well and made the boss very satisfied, they'd earn better tips and bonuses.

Second was stability. As official staff, they'd receive a monthly salary, way more reliable than temp work. And lastly, it was easier.

Like mentioned earlier, at most they'd go to sea two or three times a year, so for the vast majority of the year they'd basically be in "rest mode."

It was practically a fully paid vacation. How could that not be sweet?

Taking the tablet the club staff handed to him, Lin Xian sat down on the sofa, wrapped an arm around each of his little lovers, and leisurely started choosing his professional team.

Honestly speaking, the quality of the service staff in these teams was pretty high. Most were between 20 and 28 years old.

In terms of looks and figures, even the weakest ones were starting at 80 points. At first he was a bit surprised, but after hearing Lin Xi's explanation, he immediately understood. Many of the service staff on luxury yachts had once worked as air stewardess, or were female college students doing part-time gigs. Makes sense—

The work environment on a luxury yacht crushed 99% of other jobs.