As everyone knew, the owner of Shuimu Nianhua had an extraordinary background. He was not only well-connected in Dragon City but also had deep roots in Shao City. Precisely because of this, although Shuimu Nianhua was extremely prestigious in Dragon City, no one dared to set their sights on it.
Chen Gang had come from the city, and his family even had a father who was an official, so he naturally knew Shuimu Nianhua’s connections very well. Although Shuimu Nianhua had failed to climb the Mo Family’s lofty branch, it had become entangled with the Song Family. Do not be fooled by how the Song Family usually kept a low profile. They had been entrenched in Shao City for many years and possessed profound foundations. Ordinary people simply could not afford to provoke them.
Therefore, even Chen Gang had to follow the rules whenever he came here to have fun.
Yet now, Fan Xiwen, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, had made a phone call and wanted to secure the Best-positioned table at Shuimu Nianhua. Chen Gang immediately burst out laughing, as if he had just heard the funniest joke of the year.
Chen Gang was not the only one treating it as a joke. Li Yuan and the whole group of friends Chen Gang had brought along were doing the same.
“Brother Gang, let’s not hurry inside. Everyone really wants to see where this classmate’s phone call is going to reach. He says he wants the Best-positioned table, and he’ll get the Best-positioned table. He’s really something, isn’t he?”
“Exactly. If he really manages to get the Best-positioned table, Brother Gang, we’ll have to bask in the glory of your classmate then.”
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Birds of a feather flock together, and the people who had come with Chen Gang were no good either. Although they had not yet stooped to bullying women and men, their ability to sneer and mock others was truly extraordinary.
They were not merely mocking Fan Xiwen. Some even shouted loudly, so much so that other people arriving at the bar afterward stopped rushing inside and joined this group in watching the commotion at the entrance.
“What’s this young man’s background? I went to so much trouble just to buy a table. Can he get one with a single phone call?”
“He’s a student from Second High School. Of course he’s different.”
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Chen Gang’s group of wastrel friends was extremely active, and the onlooking crowds instantly became interested as well. Everyone began discussing the matter animatedly.
The situation instantly became different. Xie Min stomped her foot and seemed to make up her mind as she reached for her phone.
Now that everyone was waiting to see Fan Xiwen make a fool of himself, Xie Min certainly could not stand by and watch. Although the Xie Family’s influence was far away in Yanjing City, fortunately, one of her grandfather’s former subordinates had a nephew in Dragon City. His position was not high, but he could at least speak to the owner of Shuimu Nianhua. If that did not work, she could simply take Li Yuan’s table. Li Yuan’s background was the weakest among everyone present, so bullying him would not be a problem.
However, Fan Xiwen seemed to have guessed what she was thinking. Smiling, he said, “It’s just a small matter. There’s no need to make such a fuss.”
Xie Min was immediately left speechless.
“Classmate Fan Xiwen,”
Tang Qingrou also looked at him with some concern. It was not good to boast too much. With so many people watching, he would be utterly humiliated later.
“Don’t worry.”
Fan Xiwen remained calm. He ignored those gesturing and pointing at him nearby, merely letting his gaze occasionally fall on Tang Qingrou before saying in a distant tone, “How could a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well know the vastness of the heavens and earth?”
“Exactly. I just wonder how these frogs at the bottom of the well will get out of this later.”
Thinking that he was about to vent his anger thoroughly, Chen Gang felt both his hands trembling.
“Just wait. You’ll see how you die later.”
Chen Gang thought viciously to himself, and a trace of ruthlessness appeared in his gaze as he looked at Fan Xiwen.
However, when Chen Gang looked at Fan Xiwen, Fan Xiwen happened to look at him as well.
For some reason, just as their gazes were about to meet, Chen Gang suddenly lowered his head.
“Brother Li.”
Just as the crowd gathered at the bar entrance had made it impossible for anyone to pass through, a young bartender in a black Tailcoat came running out, panting heavily.
Li Yuan chuckled. “My friend has come to urge me inside. Classmate Fan Xiwen, I’ll wait inside for your grand arrival.”
“Little Zhou, I was just dealing with a personal matter. I’m coming in now. I’m sorry to have troubled you by making you come out here.”
Li Yuan patted the young bartender on the shoulder. His tone was very polite, but everyone could hear the strong undertone of showing off.
Unfortunately, Li Yuan’s smile did not remain smug for long. The young bartender said apologetically, “Brother Li, I’m sorry. Your table had already been reserved, but a distinguished guest is coming, so the owner has temporarily decided to free up your table.”
Li Yuan’s smile immediately froze. “What do you mean?”
“Brother Li, please rest assured. Our bar will refund your payment in full and provide you with additional compensation.”
The young bartender continued smiling apologetically, but in Li Yuan’s eyes, that smile had become a form of mockery.
“Little Zhou, you know how much I’ve spent at your bar. Do you think I care about that little compensation?”
He had been showing off one second, only to be slapped in the face the next. Teacher Li Yuan was someone who cared deeply about his dignity. Having his face slapped so loudly in public, how could he endure it?
He had to be given an explanation!
However, the young bartender merely chuckled. “Brother Li, this was ordered personally by the owner.”
Li Yuan’s face immediately paled. He certainly could not afford to provoke the owner of Shuimu Nianhua.
“But my table isn’t even that well-positioned. Why would the distinguished guest sit there?”
Li Yuan still wanted to make one final struggle, but the young bartender laughed awkwardly. “We certainly can’t guess what the owner is thinking.”
Li Yuan was immediately left in an utterly awkward predicament.
“Teacher Li, it’s fine. Just come in with us later. Our table is large enough for everyone.”
Chen Gang smiled from the side. “Besides, if it really comes to that, we can always go find our classmate Fan Xiwen later. After all, he did reserve the Best-positioned table.”
At those words, Li Yuan immediately perked up.
“That’s right. We might have to rely on Classmate Fan Xiwen later.”
So what if he no longer had a table? In any case, it was impossible for him and Xie Min to be together. He could get some compensation while watching Fan Xiwen make a fool of himself. What could be better?
“First blood.”
Fan Xiwen merely said four words softly, leaving Chen Gang and Li Yuan stunned. What did he mean?
But would Fan Xiwen explain it to them?
Before the young bartender could leave, another fat man in a suit ran out of the bar.
“Young Master Chen.”
“Manager Huang.”
When Chen Gang saw the fat man, a bad feeling immediately surfaced in his heart. After all, it had only been a few minutes since Brother Gang had been stripped of his table.
Sure enough, after running out, Manager Huang smiled and said, “Young Master Chen, I’m sorry. A distinguished guest is coming, so the owner says you’ll have to change places.”
Damn it!
The same excuse again!
Chen Gang immediately glared viciously at the fat Manager Huang, his expression ferocious. “Don’t tell me the distinguished guest your owner is talking about is this person?”
Pointing at Fan Xiwen, Chen Gang suddenly felt as if the sky were about to collapse.
“No.”
The fat Manager Huang shook his head. This answer did make Chen Gang relax slightly.
As long as it was not Fan Xiwen, Chen Gang could accept it no matter who else it was.
“Then who is your distinguished guest?”
“A teacher named Xie Min.”
“Oh, so it’s Teacher Xie.”
Chen Gang smiled instinctively, but he immediately realized what that meant and stared at Fan Xiwen as if he had seen a ghost.
What had Fan Xiwen said on the phone earlier?
Once it was settled, he was to have someone go find a teacher named Xie Min...
That meant Fan Xiwen had truly secured the Best-positioned table with a single phone call.
He had not been pretending during that call. It was real...
Chen Gang roared inwardly, not only because Shuimu Nianhua had reassigned his table and angered him, but also because of the attitude the other party had displayed.
They would rather offend Chen Gang than offend Fan Xiwen.
“Who exactly is this Fan Xiwen?”
Chen Gang was completely dumbfounded!
The situation had turned around too quickly. Chen Gang was dumbfounded, and everyone else was completely stunned.
Chen Gang’s wastrel friends muttered under their breath, “He really reserved the Best-positioned table at Shuimu Nianhua with one phone call, and even Brother Gang has to make way for him?”
Brilliant light flashed through Xie Min’s eyes. She knew that she had consistently underestimated this student of hers.
Tang Qingrou was also filled with disbelief. She thought to herself, “So he really wasn’t boasting? And I was even worried about him earlier.”
“She’s Teacher Xie Min. Take us inside.”
Fan Xiwen said this from the side, then looked at Tang Qingrou. “Chen Gang’s table is probably the one Li Yuan had. It’s not only far away but also small. Chen Gang and the others have a lot of people, so don’t go join them. Go to the front with Teacher Xie and watch.”
Tang Qingrou glanced at Chen Gang, looking somewhat troubled.
“Don’t you like this female celebrity very much? Watching her from close up will definitely be different.”
“Besides, if you don’t go, Chen Gang might not even have a table.”
Tang Qingrou immediately opened her mouth wide, no longer knowing how to describe Fan Xiwen.
So overbearing?
At that moment, this was practically what everyone was thinking.
If the girl named Tang Qingrou refused his invitation, did that mean even Tang Qingrou’s companions would be unable to enter Shuimu Nianhua through this door?
“Teacher Xie, let’s go in quickly. My boss has been waiting for you for quite some time.”
As if he still thought the matter was not dramatic enough, the fat manager directly played his rocket.
The owner of Shuimu Nianhua would personally accompany them...
Many people drew in a sharp breath. This young man’s face was truly too powerful, wasn’t it?
“Let’s go.”
Seeing that Tang Qingrou was still hesitating, Fan Xiwen directly took her by the hand and walked into the bar.
If this had happened in his previous life, Fan Xiwen certainly would not have dared to act this way. But ever since becoming the Chu Emperor, Fan Xiwen had long since developed this kind of temperament. Whatever he took a liking to was his.
“Let go of me. I can walk by myself.”
With everyone watching, Tang Qingrou’s face flushed with embarrassment, and even her voice weakened considerably.
“I won’t.”
Fan Xiwen chuckled.