The bright moon hung in the star-studded night sky. Gu Liyan stood by the window, gazing at it, his purple eyes sparkling with a divine light as dazzling as the stars and moon, as if he could see through the vast universe...
"Now that no one's around, speak up. What are your intentions in coming to our Wind and Dust Restaurant?" The drunken old man sitting behind him, his face full of anger, spoke coldly and indifferently.
Gu Liyan smiled faintly, put the red umbrella in her hand aside, and kept her gaze on the bright moon outside the window. She said indifferently, "I am only staying here as Master Weng invited me. I have no other intentions."
"Don't try to fool me, you know that's not what I meant!" the drunkard said angrily.
"Does Master Weng mean... that I, an unknown nobody, deserve to be expelled from your school and hunted down by those covetous people?" Gu Liyan's voice was slightly cold.
"You!" Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, the drunkard lost his temper for a moment.
Unexpectedly, he had been outmaneuvered by a junior and had been tricked instead. He no longer cared about saving face and coldly said to Gu Liyan, "Boy, you'd better leave right now. Not just anyone can walk into my Fengchen Restaurant! If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"
"Hahaha, Master Weng is joking. Even if I leave now, do you think outsiders won't think that you killed and robbed because you were greedy for money? They'll turn around and point the finger at you again, wouldn't that be even worse!" Gu Liyan laughed and spoke without turning his head.
The drunken old man was trembling with anger, and now he was truly forced into a dilemma by Gu Liyan.
Seeing that the drunkard remained silent, Gu Liyan turned around and said with a smile, "Alright, I won't play riddles anymore. To be honest, I really love your Red Dust Wine. I just want to stay and have a few more drinks. I'll leave once I've had my fill."
"Hmph, that sounds nice! What if you leave and push my Fengchen Restaurant into an abyss?"
The drunkard wasn't stupid. If Gu Liyan just packed up and left, his Fengchen Restaurant would probably be unable to continue operating and would definitely be pushed into the limelight and oppressed by others.
"Don't worry, I, Gu Liyan, keep my word and won't cause any trouble for your Fengchen Restaurant!" Gu Liyan said solemnly.
Seeing Gu Liyan's resolute expression, Chi Zuiweng was suddenly taken aback and inexplicably trusted him, saying, "Alright, I'll trust you this once! If you do anything wrong, I will definitely find someone to get rid of you!"
The drunkard stood up and threatened, but Gu Liyan just smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I hate trouble, so naturally I won't cause trouble for others."
"Hmph, you'd better watch yourself!" The drunken old man turned and left the room.
Gu Liyan rubbed his head and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect them to be so heartless. Looks like we're in for some tough times!"
...The drunken old man walked out of the room and came to the conference room in the backyard. He pushed open the door and saw five elegant and beautiful young women dressed in red, orange, yellow, green and cyan dresses sitting there with solemn expressions. One of the women, dressed in cyan, was wearing a veil.
Upon seeing the drunken old man enter, all the women stood up. The girl in the red dress, Hong Ling, who was at the head of the group, asked with a serious expression, "Master, we heard that an unknown junior came to our Fengchen Restaurant to cause trouble. What is the background of that guy?"
“Yes, I heard from my fourth sister that the man spends a fortune on a dime and has gone to great lengths to stay. Have we made a new enemy?” said Cheng Xi, the woman in orange.
"Oh, I really didn't expect that Gu Liyan would actually stay..." Green Embroidery said angrily.
Seeing the worried looks on the women's faces, the drunkard waved his hand to signal them to calm down. "Don't panic, sit down!"
After the six women sat down, the drunken old man continued, "We can't force him to leave now; we can only let him realize the difficulty and leave on his own."
Hearing the words of the drunkard, the woman in green beside him frowned slightly, seemingly lost in thought, and sat there silently.
"Hmph, everyone knows that apart from Master Weng, everyone in our Fengchen Restaurant is a young woman. He's only staying here because he's attracted to our looks!" Huang Xi, a girl in yellow, slammed her hand on the table and stood up angrily. "Master Weng, we can't let this go. We must teach him a lesson!"
“That’s right!” Green Embroidery chimed in.
"Master Weng, we can't let him live!" Huang Xi said angrily.
The drunkard sighed, "If you few are capable of making him give up and leave, that's not a good strategy. The problem is that he might stay here and refuse to leave!"
"In that case, I'll go and meet this guy tomorrow! I'll let him know that Fengchen Restaurant isn't a place for ordinary people!" Huang Xi said, waving his fist.
...
The next day the sky cleared, and the night passed peacefully.
Gu Liyan's room was a guest room, and whether it was intentional or not, the bed board was broken, and no blankets were brought over, so Gu Liyan had to rest on the table all night.
Ding ding ding—
"Listen up, you inside! You have five seconds to open the door, or I'm breaking it down!"
Just then, there was a rapid knocking on the door, along with an urging voice.
Gu Liyan rubbed her eyes, still not fully awake, when the countdown outside had already begun:
"1, 2, 3—"
The number "3" had just been counted down when Huang Xi kicked the door open with a bang—
"Wow~" Gu Liyan yawned. "Didn't we say we'd count to 5?"
"Whatever number I say is the number, and you have no say in it!" Huang Xi said, her gaze falling on Gu Liyan's face. She stared blankly at Gu Liyan, whose stunningly beautiful face truly shocked her on the spot.
Seeing Huang Xi staring at him in a daze, Gu Liyan smiled slightly, "Miss, you came to my room so early in the morning, are you planning to invite me to breakfast?"
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