"Bad luck? How so?" Lanlan asked curiously.
"You might run into some people you shouldn't be messing with, so you should be careful lately," Ye Xingchen said seriously.
"Haha, okay, I'll do whatever you say." Lanlan laughed heartily, but in her heart she was even more unconvinced.
The bar owner is someone important, and she works there. Who could she possibly offend?
Soon, the drinks and food the two ordered were served.
Ye Xingchen glanced at it; the lobster was so thin it looked unrecognizable, and its color didn't indicate it was fresh.
The so-called French giant snail is not the real giant snail in French cuisine, and as for the steak, it is mostly artificially synthesized.
The ingredients weren't great, but the price tag was comparable to that of a five-star hotel.
And the main attraction is those two bottles of tequila. Regardless of whether they're genuine or not, in a place like this, the price is probably more than ten times higher than normal.
"Handsome, why aren't you eating? The food here is pretty good." Lanlan picked up her knife and fork.
"I've already eaten, so I'm not hungry now. You can start eating, don't be shy," Ye Xingchen said with a slight smile.
"Alright, I won't stand on ceremony." Lanlan picked up her cutlery and started eating, and even asked the waiter to open two bottles of wine.
They ate and chatted, and an hour passed quickly.
"Ah, today's meal was really good, thank you, brother. Tomorrow I'll take you to see all the tourist attractions in Yun City, and I'll be your free tour guide for a few days." Lanlan grabbed a napkin and wiped her mouth. "Shall we go for a walk now?"
"Okay." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"Waiter, the bill, please." Lanlan turned and called out.
"Sir, today's bill is 39,000. You can pay 38,800." The waiter walked over with a bill in hand.
"Oh, okay, give her the bill." Ye Xingchen pointed at Lanlan.
"This..." The waiter was stunned.
"Give it to me? Brother, are you kidding me? You promised to buy me a drink." Lanlan said with a giggle.
"I'm not kidding, when did I say I'd treat you to drinks?" Ye Xingchen looked bewildered. "I'm sitting here, and you inexplicably come over and want to share a table with me."
"Stop messing around, is it that fun?" Lanlan's smile vanished. "You come to Yun City, stingy and still expect to have a romantic encounter? Are you dreaming?"
"A romantic encounter?" Ye Xingchen glanced at her: "You're not bad looking, but you're far below my standards."
Ye Xingchen was absolutely right. This woman was beautiful in the eyes of ordinary people, but she paled in comparison to the people around him.
Moreover, he exuded a worldly and shabby air about him, let alone any refined demeanor.
"You..." Lan was furious: "Are you trying to renege on your debt?"
"I didn't renege on my debt. Look, I didn't even touch my chopsticks. You ate all the food and drank all the wine." Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "We just met by chance, and you think I'm wearing gold to treat you to a meal?
"Alright, alright, since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite." Lanlan clapped her hands: "Brother Qiang, someone here is trying to renege on their debt."
"Who wants to renege on their debt?" a deep voice rang out, followed by a bald, burly man leading a group of people over.
It's common for bars like this to keep a few burly thugs, since people brought there by bar girls aren't paying willingly, and that's where the thugs come in handy.
"Brother Qiang, it's him. He spent 38,000 yuan at our store and now he's trying to renege on his debt," Lanlan said angrily, pointing at Ye Xingchen.
"Friend, let's talk in private." The bald man put his hand on Ye Xingchen's shoulder and pressed down hard, putting pressure on Ye Xingchen.
"No need to talk in private, let's talk right here." Ye Xingchen gently pushed the burly man's hand off his shoulder. "Doing business requires integrity and reason, right? I didn't order the food, and I didn't touch it, so why should I pay?"
"There are rules in Yun City. Lanlan came in with you, right?" Brother Qiang sneered. "She's sitting at the same table as you now. If you don't pay, who will?"
"That's none of my business. Whoever wants to pay can pay. I'm not paying." Ye Xingchen laughed: "Do you think I'm a victim of injustice?"
"That's not up to you." The big man said, reaching out and putting his hand on Ye Xingchen's shoulder. He tightened his grip, intending to teach Ye Xingchen a lesson.
The big man was also a skilled martial artist with immense strength. When arm wrestling with someone, he could crush the opponent's hand until it was broken.
He put his arm around Ye Xingchen's shoulder and pulled hard.
However, he did not see Ye Xingchen's pained expression. Instead, a force rebounded from Ye Xingchen's shoulder, causing him to stagger back several steps.
"You..." The big man looked at Ye Xingchen in surprise, feeling a slight numbness in the mouth of his hand.
And it was only then that he realized that Ye Xingchen was no ordinary person.
"Looks like my friend is a trained fighter. I misjudged him." Qiang's tone was much more respectful than before: "Well then, I won't make things difficult for you. Just give me the cost price of this meal, 28,000 yuan."
"Brother Qiang, how can this be?" Lanlan was anxious. Putting aside whether this was the cost price, she had worked hard to catch this guy. If she lost 20,000, she would lose a lot of her sales.
"Shut up." Qiang glared at him.
"I won't pay a single penny today," Ye Xingchen grinned.
"Go to hell, you don't know what's good for you." Qiang Ge roared, "Take him to the back."
Several thugs behind Qiang Ge stepped forward to pin Ye Xingchen down.
However, these ordinary people, even if they were big and burly, were nothing more than weaklings in Ye Xingchen's eyes.
Ye Xingchen flipped his right hand and flung away the people who were close to him.
"Looking for death? Call your men." Qiang's face darkened.
As soon as he shouted, dozens of people rushed over and surrounded Ye Xingchen.
"Kid, I've already conceded. All a guy in this business cares about is face." Brother Qiang stared at him: "Twenty-eight thousand, not a penny less, or you won't be leaving this room today."
"Is this threshold very high?" Ye Xingchen glanced at him: "I can leave whenever I want, let's see who can stop me."
"Heh, then let's try it." Brother Qiang laughed in fury, waving his hand: "Beat them to death..."
A group of people grabbed their weapons and were about to rush forward, but just then, a voice came from the doorway: "Stop..."
A man walked in, followed by several henchmen; they seemed to be from a nearby bar.
"Mr. Huang, it's you?" Brother Qiang glanced at the man: "What brings you to my place today?"
"It seems you're about to make a move. Come over and take a look. Oh, isn't this Ye Xingchen?" The newcomer turned his head and glanced at him, his expression slightly taken aback.
"Are you Huang Ping?" Ye Xingchen turned his head and glanced at him. He felt that Huang Ping looked familiar, and it took him a while to suddenly remember.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com