A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 114

Of course, if the Qius sold their cars and houses, they would be able to raise enough money to settle the bill.

But clearly, none of them wanted to do so.

The Qius had no intention of contributing even a single cent.

"That's right! You told us this was your treat, so why should we have to pay?”

"You were bragging so loudly just now! But you were just lying to us, weren't you!"

"If you don't have any money, then you shouldn't have tried to show off!"

"Because of you, we are all being shamed!"

In the face of the three-million-yuan dinner bill, the Qius soon revealed their ugly side. They no longer treated Chu Wen-Fei with the respect and courtesy they had shown earlier.

And the most offensive of them all was their aunt, Jiang Hong. She had been the most active when the Qius were sucking up to Chu Wen-Fei. And now, when it came to scolding him, her voice was also the loudest.

"The person who is treating us to dinner should be the one to pay up."

"You can dream on if you expect us to pay as well!" Jiang Hong's choice of words made it very clear that there was no way the Qius were going to pay for dinner.

Qiu Mu-Ying was in an awkward position. It was difficult for her to pick a side between her husband and her relatives.

But, after giving the matter some thought, she turned to her husband and said: "Wen-Fei, it is only three million. Let's pay up. If you don't have enough money, you can go get some from your dad. After all, we are the hosts tonight, so we should foot the bill. If you make my relatives share the cost, then I will lose my standing among them!"

Chu Wen-Fei blew his top when he heard this!

"Get some from my dad? Why don't you go get some from yours?"

"You stupid bitch! Even now, you are still concerned with keeping up appearances!”

"I should have listened to my father and stayed away from a stupid bitch like you!"

Chu Wen-Fei was truly enraged. Even now, his wife was still preoccupied with her reputation and vanity. To think she was actually shameless enough to expect him to call his father for help!

"Fine. Since none of you want to pay up, then let us all wait here."

Perhaps, due to the amount of alcohol he had consumed, Chu Wen-Fei was in an especially foul mood. In a fit of anger, he decided to just abandon himself to despair.

"Well, who do we have here? Auntie Jiang Hong? Uncle Guang?"

"Why are you fighting instead of enjoying your dinner?"

Just then, a peal of soft laughter rang out from behind the Qius.

When the Qius turned around, they saw Ye Fan and Qiu Mu-Cheng walking toward them. It looked like the couple had just finished their meal.

"You piece of trash! You shut your mouth right now!"

At this moment, the Qius were fuming with rage. So right after Ye Fan had spoken, they lashed out at him without a second thought.

Of course, the Qius made no mention of the fact that they were being detained because they could not afford to pay for their dinner. None of them wanted to lose face in front of Ye Fan.

"Hmph, you poor bastard. Don't get all smug on us."

"Let's see if you can still laugh like this when it's time to pay your bill," Jiang Hong snorted coldly.

However, just when the Qius were expecting Ye Fan and his wife to go through the same humiliation as they had, the couple simply ignored the cashier on their way out. And Mr. Wang, the front desk manager, even respectfully held the door open for them as they left. Finally, the manager bade them farewell with a face full of smiles.

"What is going on?"

"Are you blind? That loser just left without paying!" Qiu Mu-Ying said angrily.

Mr. Wang smiled and said, "They don't have to pay."

What?

"Are you all idiots?"

Qiu Mu-Ying blew her top and asked, "Why did you let them get away without paying?"

The other Qius were also furious. They felt a sense of unfairness about the whole situation.

A loser like Ye Fan had his meal comped.

But, on the other hand, the hotel was detaining them against their will?

"Miss Xu!"

Just as the Qius were seething in rage, Xu Lei came down from upstairs. The moment she appeared, her mesmerizing figure and distinguished presence attracted attention from everyone.

Without delay, Mr. Wang hurried forward to greet her.

Xu Lei gave a nod and went after Ye Fan.

When she saw Xu Lei, Qiu Mu-Ying reacted like a drowning woman who had just seen a lifebuoy. She dashed forward and pleaded, "Miss Xu, we are from Qiushui Logistics. The company that will be working with you. We have run into some trouble. Could you speak to the manager and tell him to comp our meal?”

Both Qiu Mu-Ying and her mother kept talking as they chased after Xu Lei but, from beginning to end, the elite businesswoman did not spare them a single glance.

"That's enough. Stop dreaming, will you?"

"Who do you think you are? Do you think you are worthy enough to speak to Miss Xu?”

"Do you have the money?"