Compared to the delicate features of people like Davis, Allen attracted a certain crowd particularly interested in his type, after all, he was tall and muscular.
Just as Ao Chen helped Huo Qi to his feet, Huo Qi slumped over his shoulder, completely unsteady on his feet. Ao Chen reached out to pat his face, "Hey, wake up."
Huo Qi nuzzled into his neck in a muddled voice and slapped him on the chin, "Shut up, piss off."
The air suddenly went quiet.
Allen snorted, and under Ao Chen’s threatening gaze, quickly gestured that he would keep quiet. Jessica and the others stared in surprise at Huo Qi, wondering what fate awaited this handsome young man who was the first to greet Ao Chen’s face with a slap.
Contrary to expectations, Ao Chen simply restrained the man’s hand and clicked his tongue, flicking it slightly.
"Don’t be ungrateful. If I leave you here, you might be contemplating suicide by tomorrow, believe it or not?"
He hadn’t spoken in English, and Jessica and the others didn’t understand, but Davis thought he was being too smug, "You’re worried we’re listening to your conversation, huh? Have the guts to say it in English."
Ao Chen retorted, "If you’re capable, understand what I said. Asking that kind of question only makes you look uncultured."
Davis, "I want to kill you."
Ao Chen stretched his neck, a face full of provocation, "Come on, if you don’t kill me, I’ll look down on you, and I won’t invite you for hotpot next time."
Ao Chen wore his shamelessness as a badge of honor, "As long as the goal is achieved, what does it matter if I’m despicable or not? Where does that even start?"
"Sir, this is my student. Please hand him over to me." The tutor saw Huo Qi as they were arguing and hurried over to Ao Chen’s side, focusing on Huo Qi without noticing the person in the booth.
Ao Chen raised an eyebrow, slightly turned to look at him, "Your student? But just now he said he wanted to spend the night with me."
Jessica, Allen, Davis, Angus: "...shameless, this man is too shameless."
The good-looking young man was in such a state; when had he ever spoken to him?
In short, although he had saved the person, such shamelessness was unprecedented.
The tutor still had Huo Qi’s name tag and presented it, "This should prove my student’s identity, right? And besides, sir, you took advantage of my student just now. If you continue to be unreasonable, I’ll call the police."
Ao Chen responded with a casual "Oh," his tone dripping with sarcasm, "Then you better call the police quickly. You think holding a name tag proves he’s your student? Sorry, but he just sold himself to me. If you want him to take out the money, I might consider it."
The man who had been with Huo Qi came up at this point, his gaze fixed on Huo Qi and didn’t move away. Ao Chen felt very annoyed, and this irritation seeped into his bones, turning into aggressive energy output.
Ao Chen, with his imposing presence at full throttle, had an intimidating and forbidding air about him.
The man instinctively took two steps back, shifting his gaze from Huo Qi to Ao Chen’s face, "Sir, you too have no evidence to prove that he agreed to go with you. We have surveillance footage as evidence that he came with us."
Ao Chen replied with a sarcastic "Oh," "Even if what you say is true, what does that have to do with me? I do what I want, when I want, and it’s my natural right to take someone I fancy from here. And you?"
This place belonged to Allen and Angus’s enterprise.
The two treated it more as a hobby, but thanks to Jessica and some influential friends, the place wasn’t low end.
Those who could be here were either rich or noble; and not many were as brazen as Ao Chen.
Allen rubbed his forehead, "This mess, how am I supposed to clean it up, Aegis? Is it really worth it for a meal of hotpot?"
Angus looked calm and comforting, "This isn’t just about a meal of hotpot anymore, it’s about two."
Allen’s eyes lit up, "Alright, I can handle this mess."
Jessica, "Can’t you guys have a little decency? I can’t even watch this."
Davis scoffed, "Our brother Ao, even without this capital, is just as confident. He’s been in a bad mood for a long time, and now that he’s finally found something he likes, we should at least help him get it."
Everyone fell silent.
For a long while before, Ao Chen had been in low spirits. It was said that his apprentice had passed away, a girl he had high hopes for, and he even went back to his home country because of it.