Chapter 70

I didn't know what was being said over the ear mic.

The server immediately stopped adding dishes and even took away the tablet.

"What are you doing?" Chu Lian frowned, looking over displeased: "I haven't finished ordering yet."

All I heard was the server's polite but icy voice: "Sorry, miss, the Xingquan supplementary card you just swiped has already been cancelled, so you can't continue ordering."

No sooner had she spoken than the chatter at the table died down and everyone turned to look.

"……" Chu Lian momentarily wondered if she had misheard: "You must be mistaken, right?"

She immediately grabbed her small bag from behind the chair, opened it, and pulled out the consumption card: "See? My card is right here, fine and sound—I haven't even left, how could it possibly have been cancelled?"

The server smiled and explained: "It was cancelled directly from the primary card."

"Where did this primary card come from?"

Chu Lian had never heard of it before, but the server didn't care; just moments ago, the manager over the ear mic had made it crystal clear—he was only following orders from above, so he simply reached out and said plainly:

"You'll need to figure this out yourself, because this private room was opened with the supplementary card, which is now invalid, so please, everyone here, leave."

No extra words were spoken.

The server simply pressed the mic, and in less than two minutes, the security personnel who had come in escorted everyone out of the private room.

… -> ellipsis, no content.

What kind of experience is it to be waiting for food one second and then being kicked out the next?

It's an embarrassing experience; everyone in Class 1 was dumbfounded.

"Chu Lian, what… what is going on……?"

Even Chu Lian herself was stunned.

What did that server just say? Primary card? Hers is a supplementary card.

But her card was given to her by Shu Lingchen, who never mentioned having a primary card.

Could Shu Lingchen have a primary card? Did he cancel his own card? Regardless, Shu Lingchen surely knows what's going on.

Everyone was still looking at her, waiting for her to explain.

Chu Lian's scalp tingled; as usual, when her identity persona was on the verge of collapsing, she rolled out her well-rehearsed excuse, her face showing a resentful expression:

"It must be a system error; I'm going to find the person in charge at Xingquan. This experience was terrible; after we get it resolved and finish eating, I will definitely file a complaint."

Saying that, she reassured everyone: "Everyone, wait for me a moment in the lounge area here; I'm going to find the person in charge."

Chu Lian also gave Shi Jin a significant look: "Class Monitor, please wait for me here a moment."

Unlike others who looked surprised or uneasy, Shi Jin's normally composed face remained calm throughout; he quietly gazed at Chu Lian for a few seconds, then gave a slight nod: "Hmm."

… -> none.

Chu Lian detoured through another corridor to reach the private room area.

While hurrying, she pulled out her phone and removed Shu Lingchen's WeChat and phone number from the blacklist.

She wanted to send a message, but a red exclamation mark popped up indicating she was no longer his friend.

She tried to call, but the prompt kept saying the call couldn't go through.

Chu Lian's pupils contracted slightly; as if unable to believe, Shu Lingchen had actually deleted her and blacklisted her number—what a ruthless move!

Chu Lian really started to panic now; she needed to find Shu Lingchen first, so she lied to a cart-service staff member, saying she and her classmates had come to eat. After coming out of the restroom, she got lost and wanted to ask how to get back to that private room.

The staff member happened to come out of a private room with students and kindly told Chu Lian.

… -> none.

"Rising Sun" private room.

The atmosphere at the table was great; as they ate, they started chatting about some funny stories.

Nothing more than embarrassing stories about someone in the class.

Bo Luo Zai had the most.

"It's pretty hilarious; the last time the monthly exam results came out, Lao Liu said Bo Luo Zai made it into the top 260, and this guy, clueless, stood up and said—" The speaker, embellishing, imitated Bo Luo Zai at the time: "Um, teacher, I, I and Shu Shu were assigned to the same exam hall, and I, I copied Shu Shu's multiple-choice answers."

"Hahahaha." This provoked a burst of laughter.

Bo Luo Zai's face turned red, he wanted to rush over and beat that guy, shouting: "Damn, am I really that stupid?! You little punk, you're itching for a fight! I gotta teach you how to behave!"

Pei Muyin looked at the other party involved in the fun, Shu Shu. The girl seemed to enjoy this atmosphere, her peach-blossom eyes soft and curved as she smiled; Shu Shu responded by winking back at her.

Shu Lingchen also cracked a smile.

The private room door was pushed open at that moment.

"Shu Lingchen——"

A female voice rang out.

Chu Lian.

The laughter died down, and everyone turned their heads in surprise.

Naturally they were surprised, given that usually they only knew Chen Ge chasing after Chu Lian; this was the first time Chu Lian had taken the initiative to seek out Shu Lingchen.

"……Shu Lingchen." Chu Lian forced herself to ignore all the gazes and called out again.

Shu Lingchen's seated posture didn't change at all; his voice calm: "Anything?"

"Can you come out for a moment?"

Chu Lian looked pitifully at Shu Lingchen, just as usual, trying to appear fragile with her eyes glistening.

After a moment of silence, Shu Lingchen stood up.

Just as everyone thought he would listen to Chu Lian and go out, the boy's face showed no emotion, as if he knew why Chu Lian had come to find him; he directly, in front of everyone, said to Chu Lian in a detached tone:

"I cancelled the card; my card, I have the right to cancel it. You don't need to come here and put on an act—aren't you tired of pretending?"

"Oh, I doubt it would tire you, after all, before you not only lived in a luxury mansion, had money to spend, and could come to Xingquan Restaurant for a meal."

Two sentences choked off all the words Chu Lian had prepared.

It also amounted to pulling down more than half of her fig leaf.

At that moment Chu Lian's face went white; she was filled with doubts—how could Shu Lingchen look so alien, as if in some unknown midnight he had suddenly become enlightened overnight, no longer the soft-hearted, easily duped person he used to be.

"Ah Chen, I know you're angry with me because of what I said; sorry, I made you sad……"

Chu Lian, acting as if she wouldn't believe it, tried to unleash her 'weakness' big move, but before she could finish, Shu Lingchen didn't even want to hear her out, and turned straight to the waiter: "Sorry, could you please ask this person to leave? They're disturbing our meal."

"Okay."

In Chu Lian's incredulous gaze, she was once again 'driven' out of the private room by the waiter.

Shu Shu's expression showed no surprise; from earlier, when she herself had told the little idiot to go use the main card to cancel the secondary card in the lounge, he had gone without a word, and she could tell.

The little idiot is no longer a little idiot; he is now Niuhulù·Chen!

The private room door closed.

Everyone didn't have time to be surprised at how Shu Lingchen was so cold toward his 'sweetheart' Chu Lian; instead, they were left bewildered by his earlier words.

"Brother Chen, what mansion, what money? And what card?"