106: Forced to show off

“Didn’t they say there were no more seats? Are these people sitting here not new arrivals?”

A furious roar echoed, and everyone looked in its direction, only to see a corpulent man with a scarred face gesticulating wildly and shouting.

The man exuded a strong nouveau riche aura from head to toe, wearing an absurdly thick gold chain around his neck and numerous large, flashy rings on his fingers that glinted with his every movement, making him particularly conspicuous.

Faced with such an unreasonable person, the waitress remained remarkably calm.

After all, she had encountered countless such irrational and troublesome customers in her daily work, so she naturally knew how to respond quickly.

Thus, with a gentle smile but firm tone, she explained,

“I’m truly sorry, esteemed guest. These private rooms were indeed booked in advance.”

“However, we still have many regular seats available in the main hall for you to choose from, and the prices are relatively more affordable.”

However, the fat man showed no appreciation and instead became even more arrogant. He glared at the waitress with wide, furious eyes and roared,

“What do you mean by that? Are you implying that a big shot like me isn’t worthy of dining in a private room?”

As he spoke, he slammed the table forcefully, making the tableware nearly jump.

Seeing this, the other people present couldn’t help but frown, feeling utterly speechless at this guy’s overly dramatic behavior.

Chen Ping, in particular, helplessly whispered to Li Wen, the most thuggish among them,

“Is this dead fat pig out of his mind? He’s completely crazy!”

Because Chen Ping deliberately kept his voice low, his words didn’t reach the fat man’s ears. Nevertheless, the whispers from their table still caught the fat man’s attention.

The fat man turned to look, and when he saw that the table was occupied by young people who looked like high school students, his already restless heart immediately became active again.

From their appearance, they must be students who had just finished the College Entrance Examination and were celebrating. Thinking this, the fat man’s lips curved slightly upward, and he secretly began to harbor ulterior motives.

“You all look so vibrant and energetic. You must be students who have just finished the College Entrance Examination! How youthful you all are!”

“To be honest, I’m here today to celebrate with my own younger brother. So, I wonder if you could do me a favor and transfer this private room to me?”

The dead pig said with a smile, changing his tone.

Then she added, “Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce you, my brother’s name is Zhou Ze.”

“Speaking of which, he’s quite outstanding in our Tianlan City! He scored at the top of his class this time, performing exceptionally well in all aspects.”

“I’m sure you’ve all heard of him, more or less, right?” After speaking, he puffed out his chest slightly with a hint of pride.

Then she continued to persuade them.

“How about this, if you all are willing to give us the private room, then let’s consider it making friends!”

“If you ever need any help in the future, just ask, and I’ll make sure my brother takes good care of you.”

After hearing these words, the four people who had been sitting together couldn't help but exchange glances.

They exchanged looks, and it seemed they all saw a hint of unconcealed amusement in each other’s eyes, but they were trying hard not to laugh out loud.

Meanwhile, Chen Ping, standing nearby, was secretly delighted. With such a golden opportunity before him, he absolutely wouldn’t let it slip away easily.

So, he feigned curiosity and asked the other three, “Hey, have any of you heard of this person?”

The three of them, as if they had planned it in advance, answered in unison, “Never heard of him.” Their voices were so synchronized it sounded like one person speaking.

“Uh… although I haven’t heard your brother’s name, your brother might know my name.”

Li Wen’s tongue was even sharper, though he was only speaking the truth.

The person who looked like a pig’s head instantly flew into a rage, his face flushed red like a ripe pig’s liver.

He glared, his eyes bulging as if they might pop out, and his mouth was wide open, as if he could swallow a watermelon whole, as he bellowed at Li Wen with a hoarse voice.

“Who do you think you are? How dare you speak such arrogant words! How could my brother possibly know an unknown nobody like you!”

His deafening roar, like a sudden clap of thunder, echoed throughout the entire buffet restaurant.

Although their location was relatively secluded, the loud noise still successfully attracted the attention of many diners around them.

People put down their utensils and turned their curious gazes in their direction.

As luck would have it, at this very moment, Zhou Ze happened to walk into the buffet restaurant.

He immediately spotted his brother and Li Wen and the others arguing incessantly, so he quickly walked over and asked with a puzzled expression,

“Brother, what on earth is going on here?”

At this moment, Zhou Kai was already consumed by anger, completely forgetting his original intention of merely trying to scare Li Wen and the others.

Hearing his brother’s question, he pointed furiously at Li Wen’s table and said,

“Come and see, do you recognize these guys?”

Zhou Ze followed his brother’srefer to direction, and his gaze met Li Wen’s squarely.

With just that fleeting glance, the familiar face immediately appeared in his mind.

Even though two full days had passed, the scene from back then was still vivid, as clear as if it had just happened.

Especially when he recalled the splendor of “that sword strike.”

Zhou Ze instantly snapped back to reality, his expression drastically changed, and he quickly grabbed his still fuming brother, saying,

“Brother, I do recognize them. Let’s leave quickly!”

With that, regardless of whether Zhou Kai was willing or not, he pulled him and hurriedly left the scene.

The four people’s dinner could finally proceed smoothly.

As soon as they left the restaurant, Zhou Kai couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you so afraid of him?”

“Let’s put it this way, you have the strength of a high-level commander, and I’m just a low-level commander. Even if we both teamed up, we couldn’t beat him.”

...“What?!”

Zhou Ze: You even told me to take care of him, I’m afraid he’ll ‘take care’ of me.