Chapter 72: You’d Better Not Mess with Him
The back gate of South Sea No.1 Middle School opens onto a bustling street lined with snack vendors, offering an array of delicious foods, while the seafood restaurants are relatively high-end dining venues. The environment here is elegant, and most importantly, it looks clean, making people feel safe eating here.
Two luxury cars were parked at the entrance of the restaurant. Chen Tianlong glanced at them and felt a bit strange. Generally speaking, people who drive such cars wouldn’t eat in a snack street like this, unless they were some pretentious student group, like the wealthy second-generation students.
Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting found a spot by the window to sit down. It was a four-person table, and after the two sat down facing each other, the waiter brought over the menu.
The place was known for its fast service, so after they ordered a few simple seafood dishes, the waiter brought the food to their table in less than ten minutes.
"Ahem... Tianlong, this time it’s my treat. Order whatever you want, eat plenty," Wu Mengting hurriedly reminded, fearing that Chen Tianlong might change his mind.
"Don’t worry, I’ll order more after I’m done with this. This is just a taste test, the real meal hasn’t even started yet!" Chen Tianlong said with a mischievous smile.
"..." Wu Mengting was speechless for a moment, realizing she had encountered a foodie, but she didn’t mind. She didn’t believe Chen Tianlong could eat that much.
After eating for a while, Chen Tianlong ordered two glasses of red wine. The alcohol content was low, so he wasn’t worried about Wu Mengting getting drunk.
At a table diagonally across from them, a four-person table was fully occupied.
Among them was Hao Ren, and sitting opposite him was Zhou Qianghan, the third-in-command of the Flying Eagle Gang.
Zhou Qianghan was quite notorious; he was one of the core figures of the Flying Eagle Gang. In terms of arrogance, he ranked second, just after the legendary leader of the Flying Eagle Gang, Hao Shuai.
The other two were Hao Ren’s followers.
Ever since Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting had entered the restaurant, Hao Ren had noticed them and was instantly furious. Originally, he had been planning to seek revenge against Chen Tianlong, but he hadn’t expected them to walk right into his trap, especially with Zhou Qianghan there.
"Brother Zhou, that’s the guy who almost beat me to death that day," Hao Ren said, feeling aggrieved at the memory. He had planned to confess to Wu Mengting, but the guy had ruined his plan.
"Oh? Isn’t that girl your girlfriend? Why is she hanging out with a pretty boy?" Zhou Qianghan asked disdainfully while eating seafood and smoking, looking at the two diagonally across the room.
"Well... girlfriend... she hasn’t agreed yet," Hao Ren said, lacking confidence.
"Damn, chasing for half a year and you still can’t get a girl?! It’s embarrassing!"
Zhou Qianghan sneered, stubbed out his cigarette on a plate of eaten seafood, producing a puff of dense smoke.
"Alright, let’s go over and snatch your girlfriend back, and don’t shame me, damn it," Zhou Qianghan said, grabbing a bottle of red wine and heading over.
Hearing this, Hao Ren stood up slowly and followed closely behind Zhou Qianghan.
Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting were eating and chatting as if they had forgotten the awkward incident, and with Chen Tianlong being so talkative, Wu Mengting soon got into a conversation with him.
However, just as they were engrossed in their conversation, an unwelcome voice interrupted.
"Mengting, how can you flirt with such a pretty boy right in front of my junior? Aren’t you ashamed?"
Upon hearing this, they turned their heads to see a tall, brawny man with a scar on his right arm walking over.
Following him was a somewhat sleazy guy, whom Chen Tianlong immediately recognized.
At this moment, Wu Mengting roughly understood the man’s implication. Even though she didn’t know who he was, anyone hanging out with Hao Ren couldn’t be good.
"Sir, mind your language. What do you mean by flirting with a pretty boy in front of your junior? Do I have anything to do with him?"
Though Wu Mengting was still in school, she retained a streak of stubbornness. This person was clearly assuming she was Hao Ren’s girlfriend – was something wrong with them?
"Heh, Hao Ren, tell me, is Wu Mengting your girlfriend or not?" Zhou Qianghan asked while giving Hao Ren a knowing look.
"Well... Uh..."
"Damn it, I’m asking if she’s your girlfriend! Why are you stalling?!" Zhou Qianghan felt like laughing at the ridiculousness. He came over to help him get Wu Mengting, yet the guy was hesitating like a fool.
"Yeah... she is!" Hao Ren said, his face flushed with embarrassment, shamelessly claiming it.
"Heh, are you guys crazy or something? Sorry, I don’t have such a cowardly boyfriend, and... I already have a boyfriend. Hao Ren, I hope you don’t bother me anymore, you’re very annoying, got it?"
Since she had made it clear, Wu Mengting decided to sever her ties with Hao Ren once and for all, leaving him no excuse to cling onto her.
"You have a boyfriend? Don’t tell me it’s this pretty boy, haha..." Zhou Qianghan pointed at Chen Tianlong, who was calmly eating seafood, and laughed. Hao Ren had mentioned once that a pretty boy pretended to be Wu Mengting’s boyfriend.
However, after observing, it wasn’t the case. Chen Tianlong was always seen hanging out with the eldest daughter of the Lin Family, reputedly as her sidekick.
"So what if he is? What’s it to you?"
After saying this, Wu Mengting glanced back at Chen Tianlong, who was currently enjoying the seafood, leaving her speechless. She quickly nudged him with her foot under the table to get his attention.
Chen Tianlong nearly cried out, but when he saw Wu Mengting giving him a meaningful look like a cross-eyed chicken, he immediately understood.
"Chen Tianlong, come over here for a second!" Wu Mengting called out.
"Alright."
Not knowing what Wu Mengting had in mind, Chen Tianlong stood up without hesitation and walked over.
In a blink, Chen Tianlong moved from the opposite side to sit next to Wu Mengting. Although she still felt a bit awkward, this was a great opportunity to shake off Hao Ren once and for all.
"Humph, see what I mean."
Wu Mengting snorted coldly, then grabbed Chen Tianlong’s arm and deliberately widened her eyes, "Hao Ren, I have a boyfriend now, please stop harassing me."
Damn, so she’s using me as a shield.
Chen Tianlong turned to look at Wu Mengting, who was gazing at him with soft eyes and a hint of helplessness.
"A real boyfriend?" Hao Ren was taken aback, looking at Chen Tianlong in disbelief, and then sneered, "Mengting, if you’re going to find a shield, at least find a decent one, right? Who’d believe you with this broke loser?"
"Who says a boyfriend has to be rich? I don’t need money; I’ll choose whoever I want, not that it’s any of your business," Wu Mengting coldly retorted. "I warn you, I have a boyfriend now, and he has a big temper, so don’t provoke him!"