Chapter 1138: Chapter 1136 Wu Cheng

“Sir, Miss, this way, please!”

After Hao Jian gestured to Brother Spice Ginger and the others, a waiter from inside the restaurant immediately freed up and ran over to Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue, guiding them to a two-person table by the window.

“Order whatever you want to eat!”

Taking the menu handed over by the waiter, Hao Jian looked at Lin Qingxue and said with a smile.

“Okay, sure!”

Lin Qingxue didn’t stand on ceremony and immediately ordered a few dishes she liked, but as soon as she did, she suddenly paused—wasn’t she the one treating today? How come she ended up ordering herself?

Right then, Lin Qingxue quietly glanced at Hao Jian, wanting to mention it to him, but Hao Jian just kept ordering food on his own, not responding to her gaze, and she wasn’t sure if it was intentional or not.

Sigh, forget it!

Lin Qingxue shook her head silently. Anyway, Hao Jian wouldn’t care, and when the time came, she could just run to pay the bill herself. If this guy dared to snatch it, she would definitely teach him a lesson!

Thinking this way, Lin Qingxue felt much better inside, with a smile on her face, revealing no hint of her inner thoughts.

Hao Jian only ordered two steaks before handing the menu back to the waiter. Lin Qingxue had already ordered quite a lot—any more and the table wouldn’t have space.

“Damn it, I must make that guy recognize my strength!”

While Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue were waiting for their food in the restaurant, the young man who had been tailing Hao Jian arrived at the same restaurant in his Porsche, accompanied by two minivans.

“Young Master Wu, those two are inside the restaurant!”

As soon as the cars stopped at the restaurant entrance, more than a dozen people jumped out of the two minivans. Upon counting carefully, there were actually fifteen people.

One of them, who seemed to be the leader of these bodyguards, immediately ran up to Wu Cheng with a fawning posture and a respectful tone.

“Get in there for me!”

“Yes, sir!”

The bodyguard nodded immediately, then led the way into the restaurant.

After the bodyguards entered the restaurant, Wu Cheng straightened his clothes and walked slowly inside, putting on an ostentatious display.

However, this ostentation vanished completely as soon as he stepped inside, because Wu Cheng was staring furiously at the scene within his sight. By the window, Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue were chatting and laughing merrily.

“Bastard! How dare you chase after my girl?!”

Wu Cheng suppressed his angry roar and, followed by his bodyguards, marched straight towards Hao Jian, his imposing manner causing the couples dining around them to turn pale.

No matter what, Wu Cheng had been pursuing Lin Qingxue for a year or two, originally thinking that he’d have an even better chance once she came to Hua City. But he never expected this country bumpkin to win over his girl?!

When he went to the school earlier, he thought this man only had a slight connection with Lin Qingxue, but now that they were in the most famous couple’s restaurant in Hua City, didn’t this signify something?!

“Damn it! What does this kid have over me?! Only his car is better than mine, does he surpass me in any other aspect?!”

Wu Cheng couldn’t figure it out. He had everything one could want, better than this kid in every way, yet why wouldn’t Lin Qingxue look his way? She’d rather be with this poorly dressed bumpkin, despite his family’s considerable influence in Hua City!

If she were with him, wouldn’t Lin Qingxue have everything she could ever want?! Yet she chose to hang around with this bumpkin!

“No, I have to rescue Qingxue!”

Wu Cheng’s face turned grim, and in the span of a few steps, these thoughts flashed quickly through his mind, his expression growing darker until it was as gloomy as stormy waters.

“Brother Spice Ginger, these people are planning to cause trouble!”

The subordinates eating with Brother Spice Ginger not far away suddenly witnessed this scene, their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately looked toward Brother Spice Ginger. If something happened to Young Master Hao, they feared they would be directly blamed by their own gang later!

But without Brother Spice Ginger’s order, they dared not act rashly. What if it was part of Young Master Hao’s plan? Just the thought of ruining Hao Jian’s plan made them shudder uncontrollably—that would be worse than death.

Upon hearing this, Brother Spice Ginger glanced at those people, sneered, shook his head, and said, “Without Young Master Hao’s order, nobody is allowed to act. Otherwise, if Young Master Hao blames you later, I won’t plead for you.”

“Besides, you all know Young Master Hao’s strength. Do you really think these little novices can take him on? They’re courting death!”

With Brother Spice Ginger’s reassurance, the subordinates breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Young Master Hao was fine, what did it matter to them?

“Alright, finish your food. Maybe we’ll get our turn later!”

Brother Spice Ginger pointed at the table full of food and chuckled.

“Haha, just a small matter!”

With Brother Spice Ginger’s assurance, the subordinates let go of their tense hearts and went back to eating and drinking, chatting and laughing as they did.

“How is it him?!”

The commotion when Wu Cheng and his group entered was so big that everyone noticed, and Lin Qingxue couldn’t fail to notice either. When she saw Wu Cheng, her pretty face changed slightly and she instinctively let out a low cry.

“That guy?”

Hao Jian glanced at Wu Cheng, who was walking towards them, but paid no attention.

“This guy has been chasing me for two years, and I’ve never paid him any attention…”

Lin Qingxue spoke cautiously. She had no choice but to mention it; if Hao Jian wanted to know, he could easily find out. Besides, she didn’t want to hide anything from him, trusting Hao Jian’s abilities.

She was concerned that Hao Jian might mind such things. Unknowingly, Lin Qingxue started to care about Hao Jian’s opinion, something even she hadn’t noticed.

“I see…”

Although Lin Qingxue only said one sentence, from Hao Jian’s experience, he roughly understood the whole story. It seemed like yet another troublemaker.

Hao Jian shook his head secretly, confirming that indeed, beautiful women were trouble. However, he didn’t react and just quietly enjoyed his coffee.

“Kid, what’s your name?! Daring to make a move on Wu Cheng’s girl?!”

At this point, Wu Cheng, with his bodyguards, approached Hao Jian, slamming his hand hard on the solid wooden table. He glared at Hao Jian with a questioning gaze.

Damn, why is this table so hard?!

With that slap, Wu Cheng’s hand slightly trembled. To maintain an intimidating image in front of this rival, he had to endure it.

“Your hand… does it hurt?”

Unfortunately, Hao Jian didn’t answer Wu Cheng’s question. Instead, he focused on Wu Cheng’s trembling hand and laughed lightly.

“Tick tock…”

As soon as Hao Jian spoke, the restaurant fell silent, save for the ticking clock and Wu Cheng’s increasingly heavy breathing—an imminent outburst of rage…

“Damn it! Kid! Are you looking to die?!”

Being figuratively slapped in the face by his rival, Wu Cheng’s expression turned extremely ugly. Suddenly, he roared at Hao Jian, spitting in rage.

But with a few slight head movements, Hao Jian easily dodged the spray, which mostly landed on the floor.

“Speak! Who are you?! Daring to make a move on my girl?! Are you courting death?!”

Upon hearing this, Hao Jian chuckled disdainfully, looking at Wu Cheng with a face full of mockery. He laughed, “I’m Lin Qingxue’s boyfriend, is that enough?”

Boyfriend?

Upon hearing Hao Jian’s words, everyone’s expressions changed. Lin Qingxue’s face immediately blushed bright red, like a ripe apple.

However, she said nothing to refute it because those words filled her heart with immense sweetness. Although they hadn’t confessed or officially become a couple, Lin Qingxue was overwhelmingly delighted, feeling sweeter than eating a thousand honey candies.

Wu Cheng, of course, didn’t know Lin Qingxue’s thoughts. He only saw her face turn red and noticed her bashful expression like a shy woman, immediately darkening his expression.

In the one or two years he’d pursued Lin Qingxue, she’d never shown such expressions and demeanor. But today, she was showing them to another man!

How could he not be angry?! How could he tolerate it?!

“Bastard! Someone like you can chase Qingxue?!”

Wu Cheng angrily roared at Hao Jian, “I’m telling you, with the kind of trash you are, no matter how hard you try, or what status you have, you’re not worthy of Qingxue!”

“The only person in this world worthy of Qingxue is me, Wu Cheng! Everyone else is trash!”

Each slur of ‘trash’ made Hao Jian’s face gradually turn cold, a silent sneer streaming beneath the surface, though he didn’t act on it.

Lin Qingxue, initially happy to hear Hao Jian claim to be her boyfriend, suddenly felt anger on her pretty face after hearing Wu Cheng’s harsh words.

Then, like a protective mother cow, she shouted at Wu Cheng, “Wu Cheng, that’s enough!”

When Lin Qingxue finally spoke, Wu Cheng’s face became even uglier, roaring, “Fine, fine, fine! You’re siding with an outsider, I’m… I’m furious!”

Although Wu Cheng was angry, he retained some sense and didn’t lash out at Lin Qingxue. Instead, he directed his anger at Hao Jian, glaring furiously.

“Kid, don’t think just because Qingxue backs you up, I won’t dare to do anything to you!”

Wu Cheng shouted, his gaze fixed on Hao Jian, until he suddenly noticed a waiter standing still not far away with a tray. The items on it were evidently what Hao Jian and his group had ordered, prompting Wu Cheng’s eyes to suddenly narrow.