Even Su Zhan perked up upon seeing this uninvited guest. He was full of disdain for this man who lusted after his friend’s wife. “Ah, a rare guest indeed. What are you planning this time?”
Bai Yinning ignored him and looked at Guan Jing. “Please inform him I’m here.”
“Stop putting on an act. You’re acting like a gentleman even though deep down you harbor ill intentions. How could you be so shameless?”
“I’m shameless?” Bai Yinning snorted. He didn’t want to argue with Su Zhan, but the man’s words made him furious. “Did your wife cheat on you with me? Why do you hate me so much?”
“You—”
Shen Peichuan immediately stopped Su Zhan lest they really start hitting each other. “You’re all famous people. Don’t humiliate yourself in public.”
Bai Yinning glared at them. “Chief Shen, he provoked me first. I might be a cripple, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a temper!”
Shen Peichuan glanced at him and scoffed before leaving with Su Zhan in tow. Su Zhan refused to back down and tried to break free from his grasp.
“Stop it. Do you really want to get into a fight with him here?” Shen Peichuan reminded him and pulled his hand. “Let’s go have breakfast.”
Su Zhan was disgruntled. “I’m not in the mood to eat.”
“You have to eat no matter what. Do you think you can survive just by breathing?” Shen Peichuan demanded. Why do they like to torture themselves? He thought in exasperation.
“We don’t have enough men. If it wasn’t for Gu Bei, I would’ve sent someone to find out where Xinyan and Qin Ya were. As soon as this is over, I’ll send our men to find their whereabouts.”
He would’ve sent his men after the girls if they had enough manpower.
“I was mad at Bai Yinning. He’s too harsh.”
“I know. Don’t worry, he’ll end up in our hands later. You can punish him by then.” Shen Peichuan patted his shoulder to comfort him.
Su Zhan grunted in agreement. As there was a store selling breakfast across the street, they made their way there.
The store was on the third floor. On the right side was a glass wall. You could see the splendid view outside no matter where you were seated. After sitting down, Shen Peichuan ordered three bowls of century egg and pork congee with a few other side dishes. When he returned the menu to the server, he said, “Please pack up one serving of the congee.”
“No problem. Your order will be here soon,” the waiter replied and left.
Shen Peichuan picked up the glass of free water and took a sip. When he placed it back on the table, he asked, “You’re acting strangely. What’s wrong?”
Su Zhan sighed. “Don’t you think we’re weirdos?”
“Weirdos? How so?” Shen Peichuan furrowed his brows. What is he going to say now?
“We’re no longer young. Besides our career, what else do we have?”
This was the first time Shen Peichuan had ever seen Su Zhan being so pessimistic. He was the most cheerful one among the three of them. Su Zhan might be talkative, but it still felt strange when he became quiet all of a sudden.
He would rather let Su Zhan tease him about him being a virgin than being this quiet.
Shen Peichuan couldn’t enjoy his meal upon seeing a dejected Su Zhan. The food was delicious, but it tasted bland to him.
Crash! Suddenly, the sound of glass shattering on the floor was heard. A new waitress had bumped into a customer. The glass of water she was holding spilled onto the customer’s body before it shattered into pieces on the ground.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” The new waitress hurriedly apologized.
As the server’s voice seemed familiar, Shen Peichuan turned to see who it was. He saw Sang Yu dressed in the store’s uniform—an apron with white flowers embroidered on it. She was bowing and apologizing to the customer.
Actually, the male customer was the one who stood up abruptly and bumped into her. Her manager had told her when she was hired, “Our customers are mostly working nearby, so they are really influential. If a conflict arises, we need to apologize first. The customer is king, get it?”
That was what her manager had told her, so the first thing she did was apologize profusely.
However, this middle-aged man dressed in a professional suit insisted, “Are you blind? I have a meeting with an important client later. How can I meet him in this state?”
Sang Yu continued apologizing. “I’m really sorry.”
“What’s the use of apologizing?” The middle-aged man who wore glasses seemed like an easygoing person, but in reality, he refused to back down.
Right then, the manager came to him. “I’m really sorry for the poor service. This is her first day at work, so she is still getting used to it. Please forgive her this once.”
The middle-aged man scoffed, “Do you know how expensive my suit is? Look at the huge stain. How am I going to meet my client wearing this?”
The manager apologized frantically. “We’re really sorry. I’ll make sure she learns her lesson. Please forgive us.”
“Is saying sorry and asking for forgiveness the right way to solve this problem?” the man demanded.
“Then how do you want them to solve it?” Shen Peichuan strode to them. As this breakfast store was located in the financial district in B City, most of the men were dressed in professional suits. The ladies were clad in formal wear, too. But as Shen Peichuan didn’t work here, he was wearing a casual outfit. He wasn’t even wearing his uniform as he was off duty. Nevertheless, he towered above the middle-aged man. With his icy expression, it was apparent which of the two had the upper hand.
He exuded an oppressive aura because he was used to arresting armed criminals.
The middle-aged man looked up and asked, “Who are you?”
This wasn’t Shen Peichuan’s first time here. He had been here several times with Zong Jinghao, so the manager knew who he was. She immediately greeted him with a smile. “Captain Shen.”
Shen Peichuan didn’t return her smile. Instead, he looked straight at Sang Yu and questioned, “What happened?”
He knew the middle-aged man was after money. If it was Sang Yu’s fault, she should compensate him. But if it wasn’t her fault, he shouldn’t receive any compensation.
The middle-aged man was stunned. The surrounding buildings were all leading corporations, so he didn’t know which captain was the manager referring to. He had never heard of that form of address here.
At that thought, he glowered at the manager. “Don’t try to scare me.”
Sang Yu glanced at the arrogant man and replied honestly, “I was going to serve the customer at that table. He was sitting here.” She pointed at the man’s seat. “Then, he stood up before walking toward me with his eyes on his phone—”
“What nonsense is that!” The man declared.
Shen Peichuan swept his gaze across the man’s phone in his right hand. The man took a step back instinctively. Su Zhan, who had been watching the entire debacle, leaned back against his chair lazily. “Mister, where do you work?” He despised bullies like that middle-aged man.
The man glanced at Su Zhan and Shen Peichuan before realizing they obviously weren’t people he should mess with. He snorted and said, “Forget it. What an unlucky day.”
With that, he turned and left.
Su Zhan’s sarcastic voice rang out, “Hey, don’t leave. Why are you leaving? We haven’t compensated you for your loss. Do you know Wanyue Group right across the street? We’ll be waiting for you there.”
