Chapter 214: No Funny Business

Restaurant.

The lobby manager went upstairs, wearing a puzzled expression as he looked at the two window-side tables—one seated a man with two women, the other a beautiful woman.

It was strange because both groups had come claiming they were waiting for Wu An.

He specifically asked Qin Zong for instructions.

Qin Zong himself said to reserve the two tables, which is why he did so.

Otherwise.

These two groups weren't ordering anything, just waiting idly; at such a busy time, he couldn't possibly keep two tables free for them.

Some customers had already expressed dissatisfaction.

The two tables he held, one in front and one behind, both by the window, weren't spectacular, but they were definitely better than the other seats.

The manager shook his head; both groups were waiting for Wu An, yet they didn't know each other.

As for the customers pointing and gossiping about these two tables, he certainly couldn't control that.

Based on experience and intuition, there will definitely be some drama to watch later.

Shen Fang stared blankly out the window.

Her mind was full of Mao Wang's affairs; she had no spare attention for anything else.

From yesterday to today, she didn't know how many times she had sighed; sighing so much left her mouth dry and throat parched.

Adding to her anxiety, she just wanted to drink some water to calm herself.

Without realizing it, she had finished an entire pot of tea.

The other table held Cao Zhiqiang, his girlfriend, and her female friend; feeling the odd glances from surrounding customers, the three felt somewhat ill at ease.

"Cao Zhiqiang, I heard you say we'd be eating here, so I came along," said the pretty girl sitting next to Cao Zhiqiang's girlfriend, her face displeased: "But we came just to wait here doing nothing!"

"If you don't want to eat here, just say so!"

"I told you, if you can't even bear to eat here, I definitely wouldn't agree to date you."

"You know I hate stingy guys the most."

Cao Zhiqiang quickly said, "Don't rush."

"You just heard—my old classmate and the owner of this restaurant are friends."

"Don't look down on him just because he's a fisherman now; he's doing quite well for himself."

"I've run into him here a few times before."

His girlfriend also said, "Yeah, Wanwan, the guy I set you up with won't be bad."

The pretty girl, namely Liu Wanwan, pouted and said, "Honestly…"

"Guys always wait for me; this is the first time I've ever waited for a guy."

"Hopefully he's as good as you say he is."

Cao Zhiqiang gave an embarrassed laugh.

He lifted his head and saw Shen Fang walking over from behind, passing by him and leaving a pleasant fragrance.

Men, huh.

They always subconsciously pursue beautiful things… and women!

His gaze followed Shen Fang as she walked into the restroom.

His girlfriend noticed, grabbed his ear, and said, "Hey, hey, hey—want to go take a look?"

Cao Zhiqiang hurriedly begged for mercy.

Liu Wanwan snorted, "Men, honestly—is it just because that girl is a bit prettier, her skin a bit fairer, her figure a bit better, that you'd love to have her eyes glued onto her?"

You don't even bother to look at yourselves to see if you're worthy of her!

Just then.

Wu An happened to walk up to the second floor; Cao Zhiqiang saw him, quickly waved and shouted, "Wu An, over here, over here—I'll go get him."

Having said that, he quickly rose to his feet.

His girlfriend stopped pulling his ear, leaned over to Liu Wanwan's ear, and whispered, "Look, that's him—isn't he pretty handsome?"

Liu Wanwan sized him up: Wu An was 1.8 meters tall, half a head taller than Cao Zhiqiang; not saying he's especially handsome, but at least he's fairly clean‑looking, which is somewhat rare around here.

She gave a slight nod: "His looks are okay."

"It's just that his clothing is a bit shabby."

"Even if you didn't say it, I can tell at a glance he's a fisherman; coming to meet someone without even tidying up, he's a bit sloppy."

"Points deducted."

She bluntly launched into her critique.

Cao Zhiqiang's girlfriend, knowing her friend's high standards and sharp tongue, could only offer an embarrassed smile: "Overall, the quality is still not bad, right?"

Liu Wanwan raised her chin, haughtily saying, "Make do."

"Let's see how he performs next."

"Since he's here, let's quickly call the waiter to order—I'm starving."

Cao Zhiqiang also pulled Wu An over.

Wu An wore an expression of impatience and said, "Cao Zhiqiang, I don't need you to set me up with some random girlfriend—I'm being serious… I don't even need that for a meal…"

Seeing Wu An and Cao Zhiqiang tugging at each other, Liu Wanwan thought they were just shy and scoffed, "It's just a meal—why are you grown men acting so fussy?"

"No wonder your girlfriend dumped you—with you like this, not even I, let alone any girl, would look your way."

"Right now, you're in the negative with me."

She crossed her arms, lifted her chin to look at him, then lowered her gaze, giving off a distinctly superior air.

Wu An looked utterly bewildered.

I'm thinking, who the heck are you? You even gave me a rating?

He looked at Cao Zhiqiang with a displeased face and said, "You're just bored, randomly clicking on some mandarin duck manual?"

"We're old classmates; if there's a good resource I'd definitely think of you." Cao Zhiqiang, still unaware that Wu An was already very displeased, laughed and said, "She's my girlfriend's best friend, pretty, right?"

"Don't stay silent."

"Just boldly praise, definitely don't be shy."

His girlfriend also helped smooth things over, letting Wu Anxian sit down.

Liu Wanwan puffed out her chest and lifted her head, proud as a peacock.

Wu An was completely numb.

"This girl in front of me isn't even as pretty as Shen Fang, and you're telling me she's a good resource?"

He pulled Cao Zhiqiang aside, suppressing his anger, and said word by word: "Cao Zhiqiang, considering we're classmates, I'll tell you again."

"Thanks, thanks for your kindness!"

"No need for you to introduce me to any girlfriend."

"I have a girlfriend."

"Well then... I still have things to do."

Cao Zhiqiang was shocked and turned pale.

He never expected Wu An's standards to be so high that he didn't even like his girlfriend's best friend; as for Wu An saying he had a girlfriend, he didn't believe it at all, just taking it as an excuse.

Liu Wanwan also muttered under her breath: "This guy is no good, a big man who can't even speak; this kind of blockhead is the most annoying."

"This kind of man, surely no one wants him, destined to be single for life."

"But since we've come, this meal..."

Suddenly, Liu Wanwan's voice cut off, because she saw the pretty girl whom Cao Zhiqiang had been staring at earlier come out of the restroom, then suddenly run toward Wu An and grab his arm!

"What's going on?"

As a result, the next moment, Wu An, with a look of disgust, forcefully swung his arm, directly shaking off the girl's hands.

"Immediately after."

Wu An still had a displeased face and reminded: "Hey hey hey, stop, stop."

"Just talk if you're going to talk."

"Don't get handsy."

"If you keep doing that, I'll just leave."

Shen Fang raised both hands to her chest, indicating she wouldn't mess around, and said solemnly: "Wu An, I just suddenly saw you so excited that I couldn't control myself."

"Don't go."

"I promise not to get handsy."

Liu Wanwan, who already had trouble keeping her mouth closed while speaking, couldn't help but open it even wider.