Chapter 25

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The manager apologized with an expressionless face. “Sorry, the other customers have a 50% discount, but you bullied the people under our boss’s protection, so you need to pay the original price!”

Huang Mei was flustered and exasperated. “Y-you’re clearly twisting your words and deliberately targeting us!”

The manager nodded seriously. “That’s right. You guessed right. We’re deliberately targeting you.”

Huang Mei almost exploded on the spot when she heard that.

Si Xue tugged at the sleeve of the impulsive Huang Mei and smiled at the manager.

“Manager, that girl’s name is Si Fan. She’s my Big Sister. She had some misunderstandings with us and that’s why we had a fight. Besides, you saw it just now. We were the ones who suffered a loss. You can’t go against your conscience and help the evildoer!”

The manager looked surprised. “Isn’t she your sister? You’re not helping your big sister. Instead, why are you helping outsiders abuse your sister?”

Si Xue’s expression froze for a few seconds before she smiled awkwardly. “I’ve always helped the righteous and not my family.”

The manager looked at Si Xue strangely for a few seconds, but he didn’t argue with her.

“Even if you two sisters don’t have a good relationship, there’s no need to tell me such nonsense. The boss instructed me to do this. Unless…”

Si Xue continued to ask, “Unless what?”

The manager said, “Unless you apologize to the lady, we will then agree to give you the discount.”

Si Xue’s expression darkened. Apologize to Si Fan?!

How was this possible?!

She would never do that!

Huang Mei also felt that her dignity had been severely humiliated. She said angrily, “Your restaurant has just opened and you’re already lying to consumers. I’m going to call 12315 to complain about you!”

The manager was unmoved. “Whatever!”

Huang Mei was so angry that she wanted to take out her phone to make a call, but Si Xue stopped her.

She said calmly, “Isn’t it just the original price? We’ll pay for it.”

She did not want to lose her reputation for being calculative over a little money.

“Why didn’t you cooperate with us earlier?”

As the manager spoke, he checked the bill for Si Xue and the others. “You ordered a few signature dishes from our restaurant, including drinks, red wine, desserts, and fruit salad. A total of 54,838 yuan.”

After a pause, the manager glanced at Si Xue. “Are you paying with Alipay or WeChat? Card or cash?”

Si Xue gritted her teeth and gave a fake smile. “I’ll swipe my card.”

The manager took out the card reader and extended his hand to Si Xue. “Alright, give me the card.”

Si Xue glanced at her friends and all of them looked away. Even Huang Mei lowered her head, as if she couldn’t hear them.

Suppressing her anger, Si Xue could only take out her card and pass it to the manager. She even pretended to smile generously.

The manager took the card, swiped it, and returned it to Si Xue.

Si Xue glanced at Huang Mei and the rest. “Let’s go!”

Just as they were about to turn around, they saw Si Fan and Gu Xiaoxiao standing a meter behind them, staring at them for a long time.

Huang Mei couldn’t suppress her anger and said sarcastically, “Si Fan, you’re really good. You’ve hooked up with a big shot, right?”

Si Fan looked straight ahead and completely ignored them. She walked up to the manager and said indifferently, “The bill, please.”

The Manager was a little embarrassed. “Ahem, Miss, your meal is on my boss. You don’t have to pay the bill.”

Si Fan lifted her eyelids. Her peach-blossom-like eyes had an otherworldly coldness to them. “I don’t deserve this. I don’t know your boss. If he really wants to settle the bill, ask him to come out and settle it personally.”

The manager almost couldn’t take Si Fan’s stare, but he was just an employee. How could he order his boss?

He had no choice but to use his ultimate technique.

Hence, the manager shouted loudly, “Everyone, the restaurant has made an important decision at the last minute. The entire restaurant will be free today. Everyone, eat and drink for free!”

Everyone was in an uproar.

“What?! Free food and drinks??”

“Wow, this is awesome!”

“I wish the restaurant a prosperous business in the future and a bountiful income!”

Someone shouted.

“Thank you, Boss. Thank you, Lady Boss!”

“…” Si Fan.

“…” Gu Xiaoxiao.

Si Xue, Huang Mei, and the others, who had just paid in full, instantly looked as if they had eaten sh*t.

Wasn’t this too f*cking double standard?

Why did they have to pay in full while Si Fan didn’t have to? Why did the manager have to let everyone dine and dash?

This!

This!

Comparisons were really infuriating!

After saying that, the manager smiled at Si Fan and said, “Miss, your meal is free. You don’t have to pay the bill. Please come again!”

Si Fan stared at the manager expressionlessly for a few seconds before turning back to glance at the stunned Gu Xiaoxiao. Then, she hooked her arm around her shoulder. “Let’s go.”

Gu Xiaoxiao came back to her senses and replied, “Oh!”

Si Xue watched as Si Fan walked past her.

The girl’s eyes were cold, revealing a trace of careless laziness and arrogance. In Si Xue’s eyes, it was as if Si Fan was silently showing off something.

She stared at Si Fan’s back and secretly clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms.

Huang Mei was also very angry. She couldn’t help but complain to Si Xue, “Si Xue, what kind of Big Sister is that? She kept watching you from behind and didn’t say anything to help you when she saw you being bullied by the restaurant manager just now. She didn’t take you seriously at all!”

Si Xue slowly let go and shook her head. “Stop talking. I’m already used to Big Sister being like this.”

Her tone was slightly desolate.

Huang Mei snorted. “Don’t speak up for her next time, and don’t treat her to a meal. She’s an ingrate. She’s not worthy at all!”

Si Xue lowered her eyes and head. She did not speak, but her expression was rather cold.

***

After school in the afternoon.

Si Fan did not choose to stay on campus. Instead, she returned to the hotel.

It was mainly because it was too inconvenient to stay on campus. Moreover, S University’s ordinary dormitory was a four-person dormitory. Si Fan was assigned to a four-person dormitory.

She had never liked her private space being invaded by others, so choosing to stay in a hotel was a good idea.

She would buy a house and live there after she gradually earned some money.

She planned to go to the clothing store in the mall and buy a few new sets of clothes for herself before returning to the hotel.

She was wearing clothes that Si Xue and Si Ya didn’t want. She felt very uncomfortable.

She was the interstellar’s God of War and Queen. Even if she was so poor that she had to wear a… trash bag, she wouldn’t be willing to wear someone else’s discarded clothes!

She strolled around casually. Suddenly, she seemed to have seen something and stopped in her tracks.

In a clothing store not far away, Jiang Qin’s figure could be seen clearly as she shuttled back and forth.

Si Fan’s gaze froze. She pondered for a moment before walking over.

Jiang Qin paced around the rows of dresses.

She took a fancy to a yellow dress and held it in her hand. She even held it against her body for a moment before shaking her head. Then, she walked over and asked the shop assistant, “Excuse me, is this yellow dress of size M?”

The shop assistant glanced at the dress and nodded. “Yes, please wait a moment.”

After a while, the shop assistant brought over an M size and handed it to Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin tried to hold it against herself and frowned. She felt that it was not suitable.

Thinking about it carefully, it had been a long time since she bought clothes for Fanfan. No matter what she chose, it did not seem to suit her.

She was not satisfied no matter how she looked at it.

It was not good to buy a bigger size, nor was it good to buy a smaller size. However, she did not know what size was suitable for Si Fan.

It was a headache.