Su Ning had chased after idols before.
However, she would usually chase for a bit, give up, and move on to the next one.
That was because most of those celebrities were just products of heavy editing.
Once she actually met them in person, she would find that their appearances couldn’t withstand close scrutiny, and she could always find flaws.
Yet Shen Yanli was the only man she had ever seen who looked good no matter how she looked at him.
The hotel’s standard waiter uniform was very ordinary.
But worn on Shen Yanli, his tall and upright figure made him look like a green pine tree by the roadside, pleasing to the eye.
His pale, fair ears still wore silver hearing aids, contrasting against the ceiling light of the private dining room, giving him a faint, fragile vibe.
If he had entered the entertainment industry in her past life, she definitely would have noticed him long ago.
The young man’s attractive peach-blossom eyes met hers, a flash of astonishment crossing the depths of his eyes.
Then he lowered his gaze and stopped looking at her.
The words of greeting that Su Ning had wanted to say swallowed themselves back down to the tip of her tongue.
Running into an acquaintance while working part-time at a hotel must be pretty awkward, right?
Besides, Su Nanye was right here.
Su Nanye had originally wanted to settle scores with him, but she had interrupted it.
Seeing him here now, would Su Nanye do something to him?
Given that she did not know what kind of conflict existed between these two people.
The spirited young Su Nanye also differed in personality from the brother she truly knew well.
She wasn’t sure what Su Nanye might say.
It might end up deepening the hatred between the two.
If the person who caused her brother’s bankruptcy harbored a one-sided grudge against him, Su Ning wouldn’t feel any sympathy for such a person.
However, the young man before her looked extremely poor and came with physical flaws.
Her brother had also brought a bunch of people to corner him, so her brother was also in the wrong.
Therefore, she couldn’t completely stand on the opposite side to condemn him.
What she wanted to do more was to resolve the hatred between the two of them so that he wouldn’t retaliate against her brother when he grew up.
It would be even better if the two of them could become friends.
Anyone capable of bankrupting the Su family had to be formidable.
If this person became her brother’s friend, it would be immensely beneficial to her brother.
Su Nanye had also heard the waiter’s voice.
Just as he wanted to raise his head to take the menu.
Suddenly, a sharp cracking sound rang out!
His attention was drawn, and he looked toward the source of the sound.
A wine glass had somehow fallen to the ground, shattering into pieces.
“Oh dear, I was so clumsy!”
Su Ning said, looking somewhat apologetic.
Squatting down, she reached out her hand as if to pick up the shards on the floor.
Shen Yanli had only found this part-time job at the hotel this year.
There were quite a few wealthy students from Huizhong here, and he had run into them a few times.
Yet he always went about his duties as usual, feeling no awkwardness or discomfort.
Earning money through his own abilities was nothing to be ashamed of.
That kind of psychological complex had appeared when he was young, but he had already passed that age now.
Now, he could even use his classmates’ connections to push a few extra bottles of wine.
However, tonight.
He saw the pretty girl sitting by the table, a pair of shimmering, watery eyes looking toward him.
He inexplicably felt a sense of embarrassment, and his breathing even grew restricted.
Clearly, her gaze didn’t carry any mockery or disdain, yet he didn’t want to look into those eyes any longer.
He quickly averted his gaze.
Su Nanye’s hair color was extremely eye-catching, but that wasn’t what he had noticed first.
However, upon discovering that he was also in this private room.
Shen Yanli suddenly didn’t want to serve this room anymore at all.
Su Nanye would definitely mock him and make things difficult for him!
Yet before Su Nanye could notice him.
The girl’s elbow accidentally bumped into a wine glass, sending it crashing to the floor.
Su Nanye’s attention was drawn away.
Shen Yanli breathed a sigh of relief, about to turn around and walk right out.
Out of the corner of his eye, however, he saw the girl reaching out her hand to pick up the glass shards.
“Don’t use your hand!”
Three voices rang out simultaneously inside the private room.
Shen Yanli didn’t understand why his mouth was faster than his brain.
Would the little princess need his reminder?
Still, the little princess’s skin was delicate; if she were cut by the glass, she would surely start dropping large tears again.
But this was none of his business.
He should have left long ago.
Fortunately, Su Nanye’s attention was entirely focused on the girl, completely missing the fact that a third voice had spoken.
Another voice belonged to the stern-looking middle-aged man.
With these three people together, Shen Yanli couldn’t guess what their relationship was.
Nor did he have the mood to guess.
Seeing the young girl’s slender, fair wrist already grabbed by Su Nanye.
Shen Yanli turned around and walked out of the private room.
“It broke, so let it break. Just let the waiter clean it up,” Su Nanye said with lingering fear.
Luckily he reacted quickly, or else his younger sister would have gotten cut.
When Su Jianheng saw her action, he had also been startled at the time. “Right, right, get up quickly, don’t worry about it. It’s just a glass, and don’t ever try to pick up broken glass with your hands again; it’s very easy to get hurt.”
If his daughter shed blood on her very first day meeting him, his wife wouldn’t skin him alive!
Su Ning had been given safety education by her brother since she was little, so she naturally knew this common sense.
However, she blinked her large eyes and straightened back up. “Got it, I’ll pay attention next time.”
With Shen Yanli’s figure gone from the private room, the corners of her eyes and brows curved slightly.
Plan success!
It looked like Shen Yanli didn’t want to see Su Nanye either.
“Huh? Why did the waiter leave? Wasn’t one just coming in?”
Su Nanye sat back down in his chair, looking somewhat puzzled.
Su Jianheng had also seen a young waiter walk in just moments ago. “Maybe he went to get a broom.”
Soon, another middle-aged female waiter walked in. “Hello, the three of you. Let’s see what you would like to eat.”
Su Jianheng took the menu and handed it to Su Ning. “Xiao Ning, you order. Order whatever you want to eat.”
Su Nanye didn’t think much about the change of waiters, only saying, “Please bring a broom in to sweep up the broken glass on the floor.”
The waitress glanced at the floor. “Alright.”
Suddenly, she felt a bit puzzled as to why Xiao Shen didn’t want to serve this private room.
The guests in this room looked quite nice, after all.
The young girl was extremely pretty, the middle-aged man was handsome, and that rainbow-haired punk seemed quite well-mannered too.
Hongyan Tower was a very famous restaurant in Haishi, frequently patronized by the wealthy.
However, being wealthy and having good manners were two different things.
Thus, they often encountered some difficult-to-handle guests.
Since Xiao Shen was working part-time and was still a student, everyone took good care of him.
On his very first day, they had told him that if he didn’t want to serve a particular private room, he could speak up, and they would gladly take his place.
Today was the first time he had ever made such a request.
Not thinking too much of it, the waitress went out to fetch a broom.
Su Ning flipped open the menu with her slender, fair fingers, ordered a few signature dishes, and then added stewed bamboo shoots with pork belly and sweet and sour pork ribs.
These two dishes were ones that Su Nanye had always loved to eat.
Upon hearing the names of these two dishes, the rainbow-haired one-eyed teenager twisted the corners of his mouth into a smile.
Sister treats him too well!
He must definitely remember all of his sister’s preferences too!
Clueless as to what silly joy his son was indulging in, Su Jianheng looked at his hairstyle, stopping and starting as he wanted to speak. “What’s going on with this hairstyle of yours?”
Su Ning was also very curious as to why her brother’s aesthetic at eighteen years old was so explosive.
Su Nanye tossed his bangs with a rebellious tone, “Mind your own business!”
He had sported this hairstyle for half a year already, changing hair colors several times, and his dad was only noticing it today!
Su Jianheng had long since noticed his son’s rebellion, and the two of them would end up arguing after barely speaking two sentences.
Unwilling to fight with his son in front of his daughter, he took a sip of the water poured by the waitress. “Fine, whatever you want.”
A flash of disappointment crossed Su Nanye’s eyes as the tips of his eyebrows drooped. He retorted unpleasantly, “Just worry about your factory!”
Having grown up alongside her brother, Su Ning held him as the person she cared about most.
Looking at his expression and tone of voice, she sensed a hint of grievance beneath it.
Supporting her alabaster chin with one hand, she suddenly realized.
Could her brother be trying to use this rebellious behavior to attract their parents’ attention?
Even though she had never enjoyed parental love, she had never suffered harm from her parents either.
Parents having a discordant relationship would cause harm to their children, wouldn’t it?
Su Ning hadn’t liked her brother’s hair color to begin with, but now it didn’t seem so bad.
What wrong could a brother possibly do? Her brother was merely trying to draw the attention of their parents.
“Brother, I think this hairstyle of yours looks great! Plus, it’s gradient-colored, very creative!” Su Ning said sincerely.
Color instantly returned to Su Nanye’s eyes as he raised a hand to fiddle with his hair. “Right? I spent several hours bleaching and dyeing it!”
Su Jianheng’s mouth twitched slightly, immensely impressed by his daughter’s silver tongue; she could actually find a way to praise that.
He was equally impressed by his son’s intelligence for actually believing those words.
With the dishes yet to be served, Su Ning suddenly felt an urge to relieve herself.
Pulling a few tissues from the table, she announced, “I’m going to the restroom first.”
Su Nanye instinctively wanted to stand up and say he would accompany her, but realizing his sister was a girl and that might not be quite appropriate, he gave up on the idea.
“Just ask a waiter if you can’t find it,” Su Jianheng’s voice came from behind.
Su Ning touched the bridge of her nose.
She was eighteen years old this year, not eight.
Stepping out of the private room and looking up to find the restroom sign, she indeed couldn’t spot one.
Walking forward a few steps, she found a waiter to ask.
The waiter told her there was no restroom on the second floor, only on the first and third floors.
Expressing her thanks, she headed toward the stairway, planning to go up to the third floor.
The first floor of Hongyan Tower was the main lobby, while the second and third floors were all private dining rooms.
Su Ning found many things in this era novel and interesting.
She had already seen the first-floor lobby when she arrived, so she wanted to check out the third floor.
Every private room was occupied, and the sounds along the way were quite bustling and noisy.
She casually glanced left and right.
Right at the entrance of private room 306.
She suddenly caught sight of a tall, handsome figure bending over to show a menu to a guest.
The table was already covered with dishes and wine.
Many plates only had a bit left at the bottom, looking as though they were about to order more food.
Shen Yanli had transferred to the third floor to serve.
Su Ning quietly watched for a moment, mentally complimenting his build as exceptionally nice once again.
Even his back was remarkably eye-catching.
Emerging from the restroom, Su Ning walked back.
Passing by the private room where Shen Yanli was serving, she subconsciously glanced inside again.
The next second, her pupils dilated in shock.
Inside the private room right then, a fat, ugly, greasy man was pinching Shen Yanli by the chin while his other hand held a full glass of wine, attempting to force-feed it down his throat.
The greasy man wore an extremely wretched smile, baring a mouthful of yellow teeth.
The handsome youth held his head back like that, letting the potent liquor pour straight into his windpipe.
Standing at the doorway, his facial expression couldn’t be seen, only the hands hanging by his sides stiffened rigidly.
The veins on the back of his pale, fair hands bulged like thriving vines.
What an outrageous scene.
Yet all the men in the private room watched with keen interest, with only two women showing traces of intolerance in their eyes.
Clearly, however, they were just foils for this dinner banquet and didn’t dare speak up.
The youth’s forbearance and humiliation formed a stark contrast to the lively, spectator-like atmosphere of the private room.
Su Ning’s brows knitted tightly together.
She strode right into the private room.
Snatching the wine glass from the fat man’s hand in one swift motion, she hurled the remaining wine fiercely right into his face. “You old fogey! You’re going way too far!”