The food and drinks were served.
The two women sat beside Yun Fan, one on each side.
"Darling, drink up!"
Jiang Xueyan solicitously lifted a wine glass and personally fed it to Yun Fan.
Seeing this, Lin Tianxin was not to be outdone and directly picked up a piece of meat, offering it to Yun Fan's mouth.
"Husband, open wide!"
Yun Fan accepted the enthusiastic service from the two women with a clear conscience. He had been threatened into coming, and even though he felt he had lost out, it didn't matter.
Zhou Tianhong wished he could strangle Yun Fan. If not for Yun Fan, he should have been the one in this position.
After eating and drinking their fill, Yun Fan immediately said to the waiter, "The bill, please!"
"Hello sir, your dining expenses are five million!"
"What?"
Yun Fan was stunned. It was just a meal, at most tens of thousands, how could it be so high?
The waiter smiled and said, "Your friends ordered the most expensive dishes and wine in our restaurant, totaling five million!"
The two women were instantly enraged and looked coldly at everyone. The others, knowing they were in the wrong, dared not meet their gaze.
Zhou Tianhong, however, said, "Brother Yun, you don't have money, do you? Perhaps I should pay for this meal?"
In fact, Zhou Tianhong was overjoyed. He wanted to leave a good impression on the two women, and his next step would be to poach them. He figured the two women must be thoroughly disappointed with Yun Fan by now.
"Exactly, if you don't have money, don't put on a show!"
"Young Master Zhou is so generous!"
Everyone started to whisper and point, showing no regard for Yun Fan's feelings.
"All of you, shut up!"
Jiang Xueyan scolded, "Does my man need to pay for himself?"
"He's not your man. I am his fiancée, so it's only right that I pay the bill!"
Lin Tianxin rushed to pay.
Everyone was dumbfounded. It turned out Yun Fan was a gigolo, and what's more, they were envious and jealous! After all, they didn't even have the chance to be gigolos.
Zhou Tianhong was almost furious to death. Yun Fan indeed couldn't afford five million, but the two women were both wealthy young ladies; five million was nothing to them. He looked at them with deep unwillingness and continued, "Let me pay! What's the rule about girls paying?"
Saying that, he took out his bank card, wanting to show off in front of the two women.
But Lin Tianxin disdainfully said, "Get lost. Five million spent to make my husband happy is money well spent!"
Jiang Xueyan cursed Lin Tianxin for being shameless and quickly said, "Darling, just give them a chance to pay!"
Yun Fan heard this and immediately refused, "It's fine, it's fine, I have money!"
Yes, he did have money, because Hei Long had recently transferred him a sum. Since it was all for reimbursement anyway, it was fine for him to pay it first.
"Swipe five million!"
As Yun Fan took out his bank card, the waiter said, "Sir, there's also a service fee!"
"How much?"
The waiter said seriously, "Twenty million!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan immediately put his bank card back. It wasn't that he was unwilling to pay; he wouldn't shortchange any money that was due.
On the contrary, he wouldn't pay a single cent that wasn't due.
"Your service fee is outrageous, I can't accept it!"
Yun Fan stated directly.
But the waiter calmly said, "I'm sorry, this is the rule set by our boss. If you don't pay, don't blame us for being rude!"
"Oh! Is that so?"
Yun Fan sneered and sat back down. "I'd like to see how rude you can be."
"Beautiful!"
Zhou Tianhong was secretly delighted, but outwardly he said with a grave expression, "Brother Yun, perhaps you should just pay! After all, this is the Chen family's restaurant. If we truly fall out, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."
"Exactly, if you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"
Everyone was a little scared. After all, the Chen family was powerful in Jiangnan; they didn't have the guts to offend them.
Yun Fan ignored them and continued to chat and laugh with the two women.
The waiter said coldly, "You guys wait here, I'll go get the manager!"
Then, the waiter went to the office.
He saw the manager chatting with Chen Qingyun.
"Boss, don't worry, I'll heavily fleece any wealthy person who comes to the restaurant!"
Chen Qingyun smiled, "Good job. Fleece them to death."
The Chen family's finances had been tight lately, and with the need to raise ten billion for Wang Tianba, he couldn't come up with it. Thus, he came up with this idea. Although it might offend people, he wasn't afraid of offending them. For now, the most important thing was to gather ten billion, otherwise, his own life would be in danger.
"Manager!"
The waiter rushed in from outside the office.
"Who let you in? Get out!"
The manager was furious.
The waiter quickly said, "Manager, someone ate and doesn't want to pay!"
"Is that so?"
"Yes!"
The manager instantly became angry and said, "Damn it, don't they know whose restaurant this is? I'll go down there right now!"
Chen Qingyun also said, "I'll go too. I want to see who's so blind as to cause trouble on my turf!"
In the restaurant, seeing the two of them and a group of people blocking the entrance, Zhou Tianhong stepped forward to greet them.
"Hello Mr. Chen, I am the nephew of Bai Hu, Zhou Tianhong!"
Zhou Tianhong immediately announced his name. His intention was to get Chen Qingyun to show him some respect, and then deal with Yun Fan properly. He figured that once the two women realized his power, they would surely change their minds and throw themselves at him.
"Hmm!"
Chen Qingyun naturally knew Zhou Tianhong's background, but he didn't take him seriously. After all, Ye Mu was already being completely suppressed by Tian Men. It wouldn't be long before not only Bai Hu, but the entire Ye Mu would disappear from this world. Therefore, he said coldly to Zhou Tianhong, "Are you the one who ate without paying?"
"Mr. Chen, you've misunderstood. It wasn't me, it was him!"
Saying that, Zhou Tianhong smugly pointed at Yun Fan.
Chen Qingyun looked over and was instantly startled. He thought it was someone else, but it turned out to be this malevolent star.
At this moment, Zhou Tianhong said righteously, "He treated them, but he doesn't want to pay. Mr. Chen, could you give me some face and let the others go? They are innocent."
Instantly, everyone felt grateful, secretly rejoicing that if Zhou Tianhong hadn't spoken up for them, they would have been doomed today. In contrast, Yun Fan became useless in their eyes. Fortunately, they had targeted Yun Fan earlier because of Zhou Tianhong. Otherwise, Zhou Tianhong wouldn't have spoken up for them.
Zhou Tianhong thought the two women would be grateful to him, but instead, they looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"Bang!"
At this moment, Chen Qingyun kicked him in the stomach.
"Oof!"
Zhou Tianhong grunted and knelt on the ground, grimacing in pain.
"What makes you think you deserve any face from me?"
"Pah!"
Chen Qingyun spat on his face and then strode towards Yun Fan.
Zhou Tianhong was furious, but thinking that Yun Fan was about to die, he felt somewhat relieved. It was okay to lose face; after all, when his uncle came to Jiangnan, Chen Qingyun would have to face the consequences.
Everyone cried out in despair. Chen Qingyun didn't even give Zhou Tianhong face, so there was no hope for them. They all wished they could devour Yun Fan alive, believing that Yun Fan's recklessness had doomed them.
However, at this moment, Chen Qingyun approached with a smile, cupped his fists, and said, "So it's President Yun who has graced us with his presence. I am deeply humbled!"
"How could that be?"
Everyone was stunned. They couldn't believe that Chen Qingyun, who was lawless in Jiangnan, would be so polite to a gigolo. Of course, Zhou Tianhong was equally shocked; he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Under the astonished gaze of everyone, Yun Fan said calmly, "Patriarch Chen, we can accept a few million for a meal, but you want to charge me twenty million for service fees. I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation!"
Everyone was startled, cursing Yun Fan for being ungrateful and daring to demand an explanation from Chen Qingyun. Yun Fan was surely in trouble now. Of course, whether Yun Fan lived or died didn't concern them, but they might be implicated.
"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! It's all my subordinates' fault for being ignorant. I hope President Yun will not hold it against them!"
Chen Qingyun was startled and cursed his subordinates for being too greedy. The key was that they should have known who they were dealing with! Su Dan Novel Network. For now, the Chen family had been beaten so badly by Yun Fan that they didn't recognize their own mothers, and even Wang Tianba had almost been defeated. The Chen family dared not fight Yun Fan. As long as Tian Men didn't resolve Yun Fan, he would forever have to live like a turtle in its shell. Therefore, he explained to Yun Fan, "This is the Chen family's mistake. Not only will this meal be free, but I will also prepare a generous gift afterward and personally apologize."
"What?"
Everyone was completely dumbfounded. This was the first time they had seen Chen Qingyun so subservient. Now they deeply regretted their actions. If only they hadn't targeted Yun Fan earlier and had befriended him, it wouldn't have been difficult to achieve great success in the future.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Yun Fan said calmly, "No need for apologies. I don't like to owe favors. But since this is your Chen family's fault, I won't pay for this meal."
"Thank you for your understanding, President Yun!"
Chen Qingyun bowed so deeply his waist formed a 180-degree angle. Yun Fan was now too powerful, and he knew he had to endure. Forget not paying; even if Yun Fan slapped him twice, he would only smile apologetically.
"Hmph! You're wise enough!"
Jiang Xueyan snorted coldly, then linked arms with Yun Fan on either side and left.
After the three of them left, Zhou Tianhong and his group also tried to leave, but as they reached the door, Chen Qingyun ordered his men to stop them.
"You can't leave yet!"
Chen Qingyun sneered, "His portion is free, but yours, every bit of it, will be charged!"
Upon hearing this, everyone trembled. Although they all had money, they couldn't afford that much. Thus, someone immediately pointed at Zhou Tianhong and said, "He ordered the most expensive food, four million out of the five million. He ordered at least four million worth."
"That's right! I can testify."
Zhou Tianhong was almost choked to death. These guys had sold him out in an instant. Including the service fee, he alone would have to pay over ten million. Therefore, he quickly said to Chen Qingyun, "Mr. Chen, can you give me a discount in consideration of my uncle Bai Hu?"
"Certainly!"
Chen Qingyun sneered, "Break his bones!"
Instantly, the restaurant was filled with screams of agony. Of course, Yun Fan couldn't hear any of this.
The three of them arrived outside the restaurant. Lin Tianxin immediately reverted to her cold demeanor, "Come with me, I have something to tell you!"
"You're not allowed to go with her!"
Jiang Xueyan did not back down at all.
"Look, a UFO!"
The two women instinctively looked up, only to realize they had been tricked by Yun Fan. By the time they came to their senses, Yun Fan had already made his escape.
At this moment, Jiang Xueyan snorted disdainfully, "Lin Tianxin, we were evenly matched back then, but this time, I will definitely win!"
"Alright! Since you've put it that way, I'll settle the score with you from back then."