Chapter 163: Ling Wu, do you really have to draw such a clean line with me?

The people in the banquet hall had arrived one after another, and though it did not appear crowded, it was under these very conditions that Ling Wu was bumped into by a waiter walking toward him; the wine in the tray spilled all over him, instantly staining his white suit.

Jin Shaoyu was already in a bad mood to begin with, and seeing someone ignore the wide path to deliberately crowd toward Ling Wu and spill wine all over him, his expression instantly turned cold and gloomy.

With such a commotion, almost the entire banquet hall's gaze was drawn to this side.

"How did this happen?"

"Yo, why is this waiter so clumsy."

"Although Ling Wu has a good temper and might not hold it against them, with Jin Shaoyu, who has a bad temper, standing right there, this waiter is likely in for a miserable time."

"I've seen this kind of tactic plenty of times; they want to rely on having a bit of looks to attract the attention of the young masters and misses of the nobility. Just send someone to throw them into the sea to sober them up properly."

"......."

Hearing the surrounding discussions, the waiter understood that they had provoked the few people they could least afford to offend; terrified, they went limp on the ground and hurriedly knelt to apologize: "I'm sorry....... I'm sorry, Young Master, I....... I didn't mean to!"

"The floor was too slippery, I just lost my footing."

"I....... I really didn't mean to, please spare me, I beg you."

The waiter who caused the trouble crawled on hands and knees to Ling Wu's feet, tugging at his trouser leg, lifting a delicate and beautiful face, crying pitifully: "Young Master, I beg you, spare me."

Ling Wu could tell that this person had done it on purpose, and he hadn't expected such a cliché event to actually happen to him.

This was the engagement banquet for the Jing and Wei families; even if this waiter had collided with Ling Wu, as a guest, it shouldn't be his place to dispose of someone at will. He understood this basic principle, and Jin Shaoyu was clearly also aware that the other party had specifically chosen this time to bump into them.

After all, if someone died at an engagement banquet, it would sound terrible if it got out.

The implication wouldn't be good either.

But fortunately, Jing Du came over quickly. He first glanced at Ling Wu's stained clothes and the waiter prostrate at his feet, and immediately understood what had happened. He beckoned, and several bodyguards quickly emerged from the shadows.

"Take them away and deal with it afterward."

Bodyguard: "Yes, Young Master."

The waiter trembled, and was quickly dragged away with their mouth covered.

"I am very sorry that such a thing happened," Jing Du said apologetically. He glanced at the time on his wristwatch and looked back at Ling Wu, saying, "The time is still early, let me take you to change your clothes first."

Ling Wu couldn't very well refuse Jing Du's face in public, so he could only nod in acknowledgment: "Sorry for the trouble."

Jing Du: "It's no trouble."

The two of them quickly left the banquet hall on the first floor; the sixth floor of this cruise ship was where the living quarters were, and the cabin doors on both sides were very exquisite.

Jing Du pushed open a room door and led him inside. What came into view was an ultra-large floor-to-ceiling window that could perfectly capture the sea view, and inside the spacious room were a custom-made luxury bed and a dedicated walk-in closet.

Jing Du stood at the doorway of the room and said: "You go in and change your clothes first, I'll wait for you outside."

"You are the host of the banquet, the guests in the hall are still waiting for you, no need to waste too much time on me," Ling Wu said to him. "I'll take the elevator down once I've changed."

After making his point clear, he prepared to close the door.

But it was held back by Jing Du raising his hand. His long arm braced against the door, his gaze looking down from above, and his tone had no discernible fluctuation: "Ling Wu, do you really have to be in such a hurry to draw a clean line with me?"

He pondered for a moment, meeting Ling Wu's clear and clean eyes, and as if compromising, he let go: "I still have this much time."

"Clack!"

The door was shut decisively, and the sound of it being locked came from inside.

Jing Du smiled with a hint of self-mockery; just how little did they trust him?