At noon, it was the peak hour for this Sichuan hotpot restaurant. The previously empty tables gradually filled with guests, and waitstaff were bustling around. It was the busiest time at the restaurant.

At this moment, Lu Yu and Wen Ya were thoroughly enjoying their meal. Honestly, Lu Yu originally wasn't that interested in hotpot, but now, he found a special aroma in the food.

"How about it? Didn't I tell you this place has great flavors? You'll definitely like it," Wen Ya said to Lu Yu, her words filled with amusement.

Hearing this, Lu Yu smiled slightly and said, "Not bad. The main reason I'm enjoying this meal is because I'm dining with a beautiful woman like you, Sister Demon. Even hotpot tastes extra delicious."

The more open a woman appears, the more you need to be even more open than her. Otherwise, if she's flirting boldly with you and you're as shy as a little girl, she'll only find you boring and sleazy.

This was a truth Lu Yu realized in his early years.

Hehe.

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Wen Ya couldn't help but laugh. Her enchanting laughter spread across the restaurant, instantly attracting countless wolf-like gazes from men.

"Hey, look at that beautiful girl over there, not bad! Check out that figure, tsk tsk tsk."

"Just looking at her is unbearable. That voice—if I could take her home, it'd be worth dying for."

Wen Ya's impressive figure and seductive voice instantly sparked whispers among the perverts.

Wen Ya showed indifference to the perverts' discussions. These people usually have the heart of a thief but lack the guts, at most fantasizing privately without daring to come forward.

"Hey beautiful, you look familiar. Have we met before? Want to come to my table for a chat? We might hit it off even better,"

At that moment, a man wearing a black suit approached Wen Ya, casually showing off his Porsche car keys at his waist, and said to her.

"Sister Demon, it seems your charm is indeed substantial; everywhere you go, men are drawn to you," Lu Yu said to Wen Ya, laughing and blatantly ignoring the man in the black suit beside them.

"That only shows my appeal, doesn't it?" Wen Ya laughed and said, picking up a fishball and chewing it slowly, not even glancing at the man. She had no interest in engaging with such a braindead idiot.

The man in the black suit appeared to be in his thirties, burly with a rough face. A thick gold chain around his neck looked like a dog's collar, a clear indication of an uneducated nouveau riche, his demeanor as tacky as it gets.

Seeing that Wen Ya ignored him, the man tried to reach out to touch her, but Lu Yu intercepted his hand.

"Hey, buddy, can't you see my girlfriend doesn't want to deal with you? Just step aside and eat your food, don't humiliate yourself here,"

Seeing the man's hand, Lu Yu coldly glanced at him and spoke, his voice neither loud nor soft, but it instantly reached the ears of all the other diners.

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, the man noticed his plain suit and mockingly said, "Hey, what are you showing off for, pretty boy? Where did you get that suit from, a flea market? Who gives you the courage to speak to me like that? Your whole outfit isn't worth as much as my one necklace!"

Hearing these words, Lu Yu smiled, thinking the world truly remains balanced, as the number of smart people increases, idiots like this one are never in short supply.

Watching Lu Yu laugh, the man instantly felt bold and continued to mock him, "Your girlfriend? Have you even looked at yourself? How dare you think this beautiful lady could be your girlfriend?"

"What business is it of yours what I'm wearing? My girlfriend likes being with me. But you? Do you think a dog chain around your neck makes you a big shot?" Lu Yu loudly laughed at the man, "Wake up, you bumpkin! Go over there and eat your food, stop making a spectacle of yourself!"

As Lu Yu finished speaking, the hotpot restaurant erupted with laughter.

Hearing the laughter throughout the restaurant, a flush of anger and embarrassment crossed the man's face. He grabbed Lu Yu's shirt and angrily said, "Say that again, you little shit?!"

"Get your filthy hands off me!"

Lu Yu coldly said, looking at the man grabbing his shirt, "Take your dirty hands off, go eat your food, and I'll pretend this never happened, or else you'll regret it!"

"Regret my ass!" the man sneered. "You're just a punk who watches too many movies, acting tough with me? I'll fuck you up..."

Smack!

Before the man could finish, a crisp sound echoed. A bright red handprint instantly appeared on the man's cheek, with a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Fuck! You dare hit me?!" The man, slapped by Lu Yu, instantly blazed with anger. He grabbed a beer bottle, ready to smash it on Lu Yu's head.

At this moment, Lu Yu moved swiftly, instantly standing up and fiercely grabbing the man's neck, pressing him violently onto the ground!

Bang!

The man's hefty body thudded against the floor, causing a tremor. He felt a sharp pain in his back, writhing in discomfort.

"Apologize!"

Looking at the man under his control, Lu Yu coldly ordered, "Now apologize to my mother!"

"You—you let me go! Do you know who I am? Let me go right now!"

The man tried to pry Lu Yu's gripping hand off his neck but found that no matter how much force he applied, Lu Yu's hand held firm like an iron vice.

"I said, apologize!"

Lu Yu coldly demanded, his youthful recklessness leaving him with endless regrets toward his parents. The man's words had greatly angered him!

"What the fuck are you? How dare you threaten me?!"

The man, pinned to the ground, struggled and cursed incoherently, his words full of spite.