Zhang Qiang stared at the bill in his hand, his face filled with astonishment.
"How can there be so much money? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Yes, sir, the bill has all the details, there's no mistake."
The waiter said with a smile.
Zhang Qiang looked at the bill carefully and quickly discovered the problem.
The bulk of the bill came from a bottle of red wine.
The lunch cost 300,000 yuan, with the bottle of red wine alone accounting for more than 200,000 yuan.
What's the deal with the cost of this bottle of red wine?
"Didn't your boss say this bottle of red wine was a free gift?"
"Why is it still recorded on the bill? Isn't this a rip-off?"
"Sir, you've misunderstood."
"The red wine that our boss gave us wasn't recorded."
"This bottle of red wine was ordered by another gentleman."
Only then did Zhang Qiang remember the bottle of red wine that Ye Chen had been drinking.
At first, he thought Ye Chen was drinking the red wine that Wang Datong had given him.
Therefore, Zhang Qiang didn't take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, Ye Chen ordered an extra bottle of red wine, and it was quite expensive.
What angered Zhang Qiang the most was that he hadn't drunk a single drop of this expensive red wine; it had all gone into Ye Chen's stomach.
"Damn Ye Chen!"
Zhang Qiang cursed under his breath, his eyes practically spitting fire, his hands clenched into fists.
He paid the bill, but Ye Chen enjoyed the benefits.
He gained absolutely nothing from the whole process, and Zhang Qiang became increasingly furious.
At this point, Zhang Qiang realized that he had fallen into a trap.
Ye Chen's words at the dinner table were meant to provoke him and set a trap for him.
I just didn't realize it at the time because I was too embarrassed to admit it.
Looking back on everything that happened, I realize I was completely taken advantage of.
"Sir, would you like to pay by card or something else?" the waiter asked again.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiang immediately turned his cold gaze towards the waiter.
"Zhang Qiang, is something wrong?" Qin Xiulian's voice suddenly came.
"Hasn't this debt been settled yet?"
Zhang Qiang was startled and immediately suppressed his anger, then gripped the bill tightly in his hand.
He also gestured to the waiter with his eyes to keep quiet.
"It's okay, Auntie. I just finished looking at the bill and was about to pay."
Zhang Qiang forced a smile, but his expression seemed somewhat unnatural.
"Oh, since everything's alright, let's settle the bill quickly so we can leave."
Qin Xiulian, unaware of what was going on, said to Zhang Qiang.
"Ah, this, this..." Zhang Qiang stammered, looking a little embarrassed.
"What's wrong, Zhang Qiang? Is there a problem?"
Seeing Zhang Qiang's stammering manner, Qin Xiulian thought something had happened.
"Zhang Qiang, just say what's wrong."
"Could it be that they don't have the money to pay the bill?" Ye Chen's voice suddenly came.
Lin Ruoxi and Lin Sanguo also came over.
"How could that be? How could I not have the money to pay the bill?"
Zhang Qiang reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, saying, "Ye Chen, don't talk nonsense."
Ye Chen was right; Zhang Qiang really didn't have enough money to pay the bill.
After all, his monthly allowance is only a few hundred thousand yuan.
But Zhang Qiang, stubborn as ever, wouldn't allow this problem to be exposed.
Otherwise, he would lose face completely.
"Then you should pay the bill quickly."
"Don't drag this out and waste everyone's time," Ye Chen said, narrowing his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiang was so angry that he almost cursed out loud.
If Ye Chen hadn't ordered that bottle of red wine, would he have been so slow to pay the bill?
Ye Chen enjoys it, he pays the bill, and he suffers.
Zhang Qiang was truly on the verge of tears; at this moment, Zhang Qiang had actually stabbed Ye Chen.
However, despite his anger, Zhang Qiang naturally dared not show it in front of everyone.
He also had to pretend that he was rich.
A classic case of being so concerned with saving face that it leads to suffering.
"Uncle, Aunt, Ruoxi, why don't you leave first? I still have some things to take care of."
"So it will take some time before we can settle the bill. I'm afraid it will delay you."
Zhang Qiang looked at Qin Xiulian and forced a smile as he spoke.
"Okay, we'll be going now."
Unaware of the situation, Qin Xiulian nodded and then called Lin Sanguo to leave together.
"Ruoxi, let's go too."
Ye Chen said softly, and then, in front of Zhang Qiang, he put his arm around Lin Ruoxi's slender waist.
This scene infuriated Zhang Qiang, but he was helpless.
"Ye Chen, I will make you pay a terrible price."
"Sir, you are..."
"What's the rush? Do you think I'm short of your little bit of money?"
Zhang Qiang finally couldn't hold back and started cursing.
After venting his anger, Zhang Qiang had no choice but to call a friend.
They had the other party transfer some money over, and only then was the 300,000 yuan debt settled.
"Ye Chen, I felt like Zhang Qiang was acting strange when we were paying the bill, like he was really unhappy," Lin Ruoxi said casually.
"He's probably not happy at all; he probably wants to tear me to pieces."
Ye Chen looked at Lin Ruoxi and chuckled.
"Why?" Lin Ruoxi frowned slightly, looking at Ye Chen with a puzzled expression.
"Because lunch cost 300,000 yuan."
"Zhang Qiang doesn't have that much money to pay the bill."
But he couldn't show it in front of you, so of course he was unhappy.
"What?! This meal cost 300,000?!"
Lin Ruoxi exclaimed, looking at Ye Chen in disbelief, "How can there be so many?"
Lin Ruoxi remembered that the meal cost 50,000 yuan, plus 10,000 yuan for the private room and the rest of what Ye Chen ordered, so it would only cost around 60,000 to 70,000 yuan at most.
The result was 300,000, which naturally shocked her.
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