When I was 18, I went to Shanghai for a three-week program to advance my study of Mandarin. I stayed in the district of 桦θ₯Ώ (Puxi), which was residential and relatively poor compared to the business district on the other side of the river. The buildings were closely packed together, and everything that I needed was within walking distance. It was the densest city that I had ever visited.
I stayed about a five minutes' walk from my Mandarin school in an apartment with some roommates who were also in the same program. But I rarely saw them; they were probably constantly partying. I don't know what it's like now, but at the time, Shanghai was developing at an incredibly fast pace β just like the rest of the city, the nightlife was vibrant and constantly evolving. The best part was that if you were a Westerner, you could get into any nightclub for free. Sometimes, you could even get free drinks as well.
That's because all of the scions of wealthy Chinese businessmen who had made it big in the economic reforms of the 80s were finally coming of age. These people, known as the ε―δΊδ»£ (fuerdai), wanted to be associated with white people as part of their desire for status and veneration of Western culture. The degree of modernity of a nightclub was judged partially on the number of white people who attended. So being white in Shanghai at the time felt like you were a first-class citizen, and all of the locals wanted to get to know you and be friends with you.
Walking to and from the Mandarin school every day, I passed by a massage parlor called Lucky Massage (all names changed for legal reasons). One day, after a long day of classes and studying, I decided to go and get a massage. I had never gotten a massage in my life, but Shanghai was a place of many firsts for me. I wanted to try out as much as I could while I was away from my parents for the first time in my life. After all, I thought, massage was typically associated with Asian countries β what better place to get a massage than in China?
By this time, it was already around 9 pm, and I hadn't jerked off yet that day. I was used to masturbating every day, even twice a day, but this time, since I was especially tired, I wanted to relax. The vibe shifted when I entered the dimly lit reception to the massage parlor. Since this was a first time for me, and I would have to use my novice Mandarin skills, a bit of adrenaline started flowing through me. I felt alert but at ease. But if I had known what the MO of this massage place really was, I would have probably been jittery with excitement.
The reception to the massage parlor was luxurious but small. An old Chinese man greeted me, and asked me what type of service I wanted. He pointed to the menu, which had almost unintelligible English translations; it was clear that foreigners rarely frequented this place. I picked the most popular choice, not really knowing what the translation meant, and I sat on the plush velvet seats of the waiting room.
After about five minutes, a young Chinese woman in her late 20s came out to see me. She wasn't exactly beautiful, but she was very cute. She was about 5'4" and had wonderful curves. The most surprising part was that she had at least C-cup breasts, and they were very perky. Of course, I wasn't really thinking about this at the time, since I wasn't used to assessing women's appearances.
She welcomed me and ushered me upstairs to a private room with that was decorated in a feng shui style. A scent of jasmine pervaded the room from a small essential oil diffuser in the corner.
"ζ₯θ±δΈζ¨ηθ‘£ζοΌηΆεη©ΏδΈζζ©ε θ£€γ"
I asked her to repeat again slowly. Through hand gestures and some puzzle-solving, I figured out that she wanted me to take off my clothes and put on massage underwear, which was a disposable white garment made of very light fabric. Since I had never gotten a massage before, I had no idea that this was anything out of the ordinary.
I waited for her to leave, but she didn't move.
"ζδΈδ»ζοΌδ½ ε°±ε¨θΏζ’δΈͺθ‘£ζε§γ"