A few girls followed Lin Chen out of the private room, their faces still in shock, and their gazes towards Lin Chen filled with a hint of flirtation.
Beauty loves heroes, and today Lin Chen had appeared in a crisis, kicking around thugs and overpowering the gang leader, his performance was simply stunning.
The girls looked at Lin Chen with adoration in their eyes, even pondering how to win him over.
Seemingly sensing their intentions, An Xiaodi quickly grabbed Lin Chen's arm, "Lin Chen, now you can pass my test and be my boyfriend."
"What? When did I say I wanted to be your boyfriend?" Lin Chen was completely baffled.
The other girls, watching An Xiaodi and Lin Chen's affectionate demeanor, felt a pang of disappointment!
When Lin Chen had first arrived at school, dressed in cheap street clothes, many had kept their distance, looking down on him with disdain.
No one had expected that this shabbily dressed young man possessed such extraordinary skills and could afford to spend thirty thousand yuan treating others, his family background must be not bad at all.
The group took a ride and soon arrived at the Capital City Grand Hotel.
"I heard the food here is really good!" Li Li stated as she looked at the grand entrance.
"Pfft, not only is it delicious, but it's also expensive. A meal costing thirty to fifty thousand is only something rich second generations of Capital City can afford," Yang Wen scoffed.
"Today we're all basking in Xiaodi's light. You're so lucky, Lin Chen is handsome, can fight, and is so generous. Such a great catch and you snagged him," Zhao Min said resentfully.
The group looked enviously at An Xiaodi who was tightly clinging to Lin Chen's arm, their eyes full of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
An Xiaodi beamed with happiness, "Everyone eat whatever you want, order whatever you want, today my boyfriend is treating!"
The only one who was distressed here was Lin Chen, "When did I become her boyfriend."
If he was the boyfriend, he might as well enjoy some of the boyfriend's benefits.
However, he suddenly remembered Anna's warning, his face showing a miserable expression. That girl had said if he dared to take advantage of her sister, she would castrate him.
Just then, his phone beeped with a new message on WeChat, he looked down and saw it was from Xue Ying.
"You guys go ahead and order, I need to send a message to a friend," Lin Chen stopped and said.
"Okay, hurry up!" An Xiaodi and the others went ahead into the private room first.
"Honey, are you out flirting with girls?"
"How could that be, brother is seriously studying in the school's library!"
"Pfft, don't think I've never been to university, send me a photo right now!"
Damn, Lin Chen was instantly bewildered, how could he forget this trick.
"I confess, I'm eating out with friends," Lin Chen said, his face turning red as he opted to confess.
"You little rascal, I missed you, it's been a while," Xue Ying sent a blushing emoji.
"Alright then!" Lin Chen helplessly raised his phone and took a selfie.
Just then, a cocky voice sounded from behind him, "Look at that, dressed in cheap knockoffs and still narcissistic enough to take a selfie. You obviously haven't been in a fancy restaurant before, poor guy. Get out of my way, haven't you heard that good dogs don't block the path?"
Lin Chen frowned, turned around, and saw a young man dressed in brand names, tilting his head back, neck stretched, full of arrogance.
Because he was in a hurry to send the message to Xue Ying, Lin Chen didn't bother with him and turned to send the photo he had just taken to Xue Ying.
Unexpectedly, the jerk pushed further, snorting coldly, "Dressed like that and you dare to enter the Capital City Hotel? It's simply an eyesore. Get far away from me, don't let me see you again."
"Zuo Jie! Do not be disrespectful!"
At that moment, a commanding voice rang out as an elderly man, supported by a cane, approached surrounded by a group of people.
"Grandpa, today is your eightieth birthday. I was worried that this pauper might bring bad luck and offend you, so I wanted to drive him away," the young man said, quickly bowing his head in explanation as he saw the elderly man.
"You child, haven't I told you to keep a low profile outside and not to judge people by their appearances!" the elder scolded coldly.
"Yes, grandson knows his mistake..." Although the young man was dissatisfied, a humble expression appeared on his face.
At this point, the elder, smiling warmly, said to Lin Chen, "Just now my grandson was being foolish. I apologize to you on his behalf."
"Hubby, you look so handsome, give me a kiss!... Mwah!"
A soft and charming voice suddenly came from Lin Chen's WeChat on his phone, startling the elderly man, who looked embarrassed.
It turned out that Xue Ying had just sent a voiced message, and Lin Chen had accidentally turned on the speaker.
Lin Chen responded with a "mwah" toward his phone before putting it down.
"Are you courting death? My grandfather is talking to you, and you dare to use WeChat? Believe it or not, I..." Zuo Jie snorted coldly and wanted to continue his rude remarks.
The elder glared at him fiercely, and Zuo Jie immediately wilted, swallowing his next words.
Lin Chen put his phone back in his pocket and then lifted his head.
Having seen too many rich second generations like Zuo Jie with their noses in the air, Lin Chen wasn't interested in dealing with them. He did, however, feel a good vibe from the kind-faced elder.
However, when he looked into the elder's face, his expression slightly changed.
"Elder, there is something I am not sure whether I should say."
The old man smiled, "Speak freely!"
"You must seek medical treatment immediately; otherwise, you might have a sudden attack that could endanger your life."
"Motherfucker, are you seeking death or what? Today is my grandfather's eightieth birthday, and you dare to curse him!"
Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Zuo Jie immediately burst out angrily.
The faces of the other people accompanying the elder also turned ugly, and they began to criticize Lin Chen.
"This pauper is simply too uncultured."
"Raised by no one, spouting nonsense at such an event."
"How did such trash sneak into the Capital City Hotel?"
Seeing the displeasure on everyone's faces, Lin Chen shrugged, "I only said what needed to be said. If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do. Also, for the elder's sake, I won't take your insults to heart today, but if there is a next time, don't blame me for being impolite."
After saying this, Lin Chen no longer paid attention to the crowd and turned to leave.
"Grandpa, do you want me to find someone to fix this poor guy?" Zuo Jie furiously said, watching Lin Chen's retreating figure.
"Forget it, today is my birthday and I don't want you to cause trouble. Let's go in and eat," he said.
Zuo Tian had met countless people in his life and had an intuition that Lin Chen was no ordinary person.
Because Zuo Tian routinely focused on maintaining his health despite his advanced age and had always been in good condition, he didn't believe Lin Chen's words.
He had still been able to practice tai chi that morning, and even the doctor had given him a checkup showing no problems—it was simply a joke.