Hu Yong was speechless. Although the claim was grandiose, when he thought about what Su Yang did on Lake Heart Island, he didn’t find Su Yang’s words to be an exaggeration.
The Qi Family of Wanhu, the foremost family of the Southern Six Provinces, could be swept aside by Su Yang’s capabilities. So, what was Lake Heart Island in comparison? What could Su Yang want to do that anyone could stop?
"Keep bragging!" Zhang Aiqin followed behind, her voice dripping with sarcasm: "In my whole life, I’ve seen people who can talk big, but I’ve never seen anyone as full of hot air as you. You destroyed Wanhu Manor? Picking up a business card from who knows where, and here you puff up your cheeks like Fatty? They just haven’t figured out what’s going on yet, but once they do, I want to see how you’ll die!"
Suddenly, Su Yang stopped walking and turned to look at Zhang Aiqin.
Zhang Aiqin stiffened her neck, her eyes wide with defiance: "What? Am I wrong?"
Su Yang ignored her and suddenly called out, "Manager Wang."
"Yes!" Manager Wang quickly jogged over: "Sir, what can I do for you?"
Su Yang pointed at Zhang Aiqin: "This person is not with us."
Manager Wang, a person of sharp wits, imdiately understood Su Yang’s aning and hustled to respond: "Xiao Zhang, co and take care of this, please. If she doesn’t have an appointnt, don’t let her into the shop!"
A server ran over to the entrance and stopped Zhang Aiqin, smiling, "Excuse , do you have an appointnt?"
Up ahead, Manager Wang led Su Yang, Hu Yong, and the others swaggeringly inside. Zhang Aiqin was left standing outside, her face white with fury.
"Those people didn’t have an appointnt, why can they go in?" Zhang Aiqin demanded angrily.
"That was arranged by Manager Wang. If you’re not with them, you need an appointnt," the server replied still smiling: "Sorry, do you have an appointnt?"
"Of course I have an appointnt!" Zhang Aiqin shouted: "My son-in-law invited to dine here, it’s arranged!"
The server asked, "I’m sorry, may I know your son-in-law’s na, so I can check for you?"
"Um..." Zhang Aiqin was suddenly flustered. She only knew her daughter was dating a wealthy man, but she really didn’t know the son-in-law’s na.
"Anyway, I have an appointnt, I’ll go in and wait!" Zhang Aiqin said.
"Sorry, this establishnt operates on a mbership basis, and outsiders generally aren’t allowed to enter on a whim," the server said with a smile: "If you can provide the na of the person who made the reservation, I could help you check. If not, I’m really sorry, but please wait outside."
Zhang Aiqin was getting anxious: "It’s so windy outside, you want to wait out there, what kind of service attitude is that?"
The server still wore a pleasant smile: "You can wait inside your car for a while. I’m truly sorry, but these are our rules, and there’s nothing I can do about it!"
Zhang Aiqin was about to faint from anger: "I ca by taxi, the cab has left, where can I go to sit in the car?"
The server was also taken aback; truth be told, those who ca here to dine always drove themselves. This was indeed the first ti they encountered soone arriving by cab.
"I’m really sorry, it’s our policy. Maybe you could call and ask for the na of the person who made the reservation?" the server suggested.
Zhang Aiqin pulled out her phone and dialed for a long ti, but no one answered. She was so angry that she nearly exploded. But the waiter still wouldn’t let her in, so she had no choice but to wait outside in the chilly night wind.
After a full half hour, a Porsche Cayenne finally roared up. A man and a woman got out of the car; though the woman was heavily made up, it was still clear that she was quite young.
The man had a potbelly and was half bald, looking to be in his late forties or early fifties. From the mont he got out of the car, his hand was constantly on the girl’s waist, occasionally pinching her perky butt while snickering lewdly. It was disgustingly repulsive to witness.
Seeing Zhang Aiqin from a distance, the girl excitedly waved her hands, "Mom, Mom!"
Hearing the voice, Zhang Aiqin imdiately beca smug and said to the waiter, "My daughter and son-in-law have arrived, let’s see if you still dare to look down on !"
With that, Zhang Aiqin turned around. When she saw the man, she was dumbstruck, her eyes nearly popping out.
The waiter behind her also frowned slightly. If this guy was her son-in-law, it was quite embarrassing indeed.
The girl was none other than Zhang Aiqin’s daughter Lili, who ca over beaming with joy, and introduced the man with a smile, "Mom, have you been here long? Let introduce you, this is my husband, Lin Shanko!"
Zhang Aiqin was still in shock, staring at the man and stamred, "Lin... Director Lin?"
"Ah? You know my husband?" Lili said in astonishnt.
Lin Shanko was also confused and asked, "You know ?"
Zhang Aiqin was on the verge of vomiting blood and said in a low voice, "A few years ago, I... I had wanted to introduce my younger sister to your son, and I... I visited your house once..."
Lin Shanko suddenly realized, "Oh, I see, you looked so familiar because we’ve t before. Ah, what a coincidence!"
Zhang Aiqin felt like she wanted to die. She had once wanted to introduce her younger sister to Director Lin’s son, and now, instead, her own daughter had gotten tangled up with Director Lin. What was this madness?
You see, Director Lin was nearly fifty years old this year, while her daughter Lili wasn’t even sixteen yet. Director Lin was so old he could be Lili’s father!
"Mom, why are you zoning out? Let’s go inside," Lili was clearly very happy, clinging to Director Lin’s arm, looking very much like a couple deeply in love.
Zhang Aiqin’s face showed her indignation, and she wanted to say sothing, but Director Lin shrewdly passed her a box, saying with a smile, "Auntie, I’m sorry for coming in such a hurry, and I didn’t bring any fancy gifts. Lili told you like diamonds, so I had soone make this diamond ring especially for you, as a gift for our first eting. Please don’t dismiss it!"
Zhang Aiqin opened the box and was instantly stunned. Inside was a huge diamond ring, surely larger than the ostentatious ones she had seen flaunted by the wealthy ladies in her presence before.
A diamond ring was sothing she had always dread of, and now, being presented with such a large one directly hit her weak spot.
Zhang Aiqin’s facial expressions rapidly changed and eventually she smiled, taking the box and said with a laugh, "Oh my, such an expensive gift for the first eting, how could I accept this..."
While her words were gracious, she already slipped the ring onto her finger.
"Auntie, it looks really beautiful on you!" Director Lin imdiately flattered her.
"What looks beautiful, it’s just a waste of money!" Zhang Aiqin protested with a laugh, gesturing with her hands, "Alright, let’s stop talking out here. I’ve been waiting half a day, and this waiter just wouldn’t let in. I’ve been standing here waiting for you for so long, it’s infuriating!"
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