The spacious Yueman Restaurant was packed with other seats, even a bit crowded, but one window seat remained empty.

Moreover, this empty seat seems to be the best seat in the entire restaurant, bar none.

"Isn't there an empty table over there? Why won't you let us sit there?"

The guest who noticed this detail immediately asked about it.

After this guest mentioned it, the others also noticed this table and started discussing it.

"Yeah, since that table is empty, why won't they let us go and eat there?"

"Is this how you treat your guests?"

Upon hearing these questions, the staff explained with great regret:

"Excuse me, everyone, that seat is our restaurant's most prestigious VIP seat. Regular guests are not allowed to sit there."

Upon hearing this, the others frowned slightly.

Because of the argument between these guests, some other diners in the restaurant also turned to look.

"Huh........"

Not far away, a young man who was having a meal looked at Ye Chen standing there and made a surprised sound.

"Young Master Xue, what's wrong?"

"Is there a problem, Young Master Xue?"

The other guests dining with him asked curiously.

"Look who's that?!"

Xue Shao pointed to Ye Chen in the distance and said in a low voice.

Following the direction Xue Shao pointed, the guests also felt that Ye Chen was extremely familiar.

"That's the number one among the top ten outstanding young entrepreneurs in Shanghai. Even Wei Yudie was surpassed by him and only got second place."

Young Master Xue smiled and explained.

This Xue Shao is none other than Xue Qiwen, the third of Shanghai's Top Ten Outstanding Entrepreneurs.

Back then, after Xue Qiwen learned that he was third, he sent people to investigate Ye Chen's background, wanting to teach Ye Chen a lesson.

After learning that Ye Chen's identity was not simple, Xue Qiwen was frightened and chickened out, not daring to do anything to Ye Chen.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Ye Chen here.

"It's him."

"Is he really number one?"

The other guests sighed in admiration. Although they admired Ye Chen greatly, they dared not say anything in front of Xue Qiwen, fearing they might anger him.

The group suppressed their urge to curry favor with Ye Chen.

"What, the number one among Shanghai's Top Ten Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs? I... pshaw..."

Xue Qiwen looked coldly at Ye Chen and spoke disdainfully:

"So what if you're number one? Here, you still have to queue and wait, pshaw!"

Not daring to confront Ye Chen directly, Xue Qiwen could only indulge in verbal sparring, acting as the "king of verbal prowess" and secretly mocking Ye Chen in private.

"Exactly, how can he be compared to Young Master Xue?"

"The number one spot among Shanghai's Top Ten Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs should clearly belong to Young Master Xue."

"What first place? There aren't even any seats. Our Young Master Xue is still the best."

Several guests quickly spoke up, flattering Xue Qiwen.

Instead of praising some unknown number one, they should try to please Xue Qiwen, whom they know. That way, they might even gain Xue's favor.

Anyway, they weren't worried that Ye Chen would hear them saying bad things.

To their surprise, Xue Qiwen became arrogant after hearing their praise.

Xue Qiwen stood up and walked towards Ye Chen.

"Hello, Mr. Ye."

Xue Qiwen approached Ye Chen with a sincere and bright smile.

He didn't dare to confront Ye Chen directly, but he was willing to say a few sarcastic remarks.

"Who are you?"

Ye Chen countered with a question.

"My name is Xue Qiwen, and I am the third of the top ten outstanding young entrepreneurs in Shanghai, after Boss Ye and Wei Yudie."

Xue Qiwen explained.

"As the number one of the top ten outstanding young entrepreneurs in Shanghai, it's really too much for Yueman Restaurant not to prepare a seat for Mr. Ye."

Xue Qiwen started speaking in a sarcastic and unsettling tone.

"If Mr. Ye doesn't mind, how about sharing a table with us? I can have them add three seats to our table."

“In that case, Mr. Ye won’t have to wait so long. That would be so unbecoming of Mr. Ye’s status.”

"No."

Ye Chen refused.

If there's no place, there's no place. So what?

I want to eat here, but they expect me to wait because there are no seats? How can that be?

There's no space available now, but if I acquire it, will there still be no space?!

Ye Chen is ready to buy the Yue Man Restaurant.

"Heh, so stubborn."

Seeing Ye Chen refuse, Xue Qiwen didn't dare to do anything on the surface, but inwardly he sneered repeatedly, showing extreme disdain.

Just as he was about to continue his sarcastic remarks, a portly customer suddenly spoke up:

"By the way, I am a VIP guest of your Yueman Catering Group."

"This is my Platinum VIP card."

As he spoke, the guest prepared to take out his platinum card.

Didn't this staff member say that the best seat was reserved for VIPs? He can take that VIP seat now.

"Excuse me, sir, even platinum VIPs cannot sit in that seat."

The staff member politely declined.

"Platinum VIP is not acceptable, but my Diamond VIP status will do, right?"

Another guest, of even higher status, casually tossed a Yueman Catering Group Diamond Card to a staff member with an air of superiority.

Just as the VIP was about to take his wife to the best spot, the staff immediately stopped him.

"I'm sorry, sir, even diamond VIPs can't go to that spot."

"This seat is reserved for the most prestigious VIP cardholders of our Yueman Catering Group."

The staff explained.

VIP?!

"Are you kidding me? A VIP? How many VIPs does your Yueman Catering Group even have?"

Some people are complaining.

Yueman Catering Group is a well-known catering group in China with a strict VIP tier system, and the higher the VIP level, the fewer the guests there are.

There are probably only a handful of people in the entire country who possess their VIP cards.

Is it not absurd to reserve a seat exclusively for the holder of the VIP card?

Just as everyone was feeling helpless and preparing to leave, a sudden voice rang out.

"The VIP card, is this the one?"

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Ye Chen took out a special VIP card.

Ye Chen has too many top-tier VIP cards and bank cards. He didn't know when this card was given to him at a banquet.

He casually put it away, not paying much attention to it.

Ye Chen suddenly remembered it only after the staff mentioned it.

The staff member took the VIP card from Ye Chen, carefully verified it, then his expression changed drastically, and he immediately spoke respectfully:

"Yes, this is our group's most prestigious VIP card!"

In an instant, it seemed as if the whole world had fallen silent!