"Huh?" Looking at the beautiful woman sitting across from him, Liu Xing was stunned. He was certain he didn’t know the woman before him. His earlier greeting was just teasing—could this be... his lucky day?

  "Sorry, sir, this restaurant doesn’t have a back door, I can only..."

  "Miss Xia, how did you end up here? I just wanted to invite you to a meal." Before the woman could finish her words, a man in an Armani suit, looking refined, smiled and walked over. Judging by his attire, he seemed to be an elite from the business world. However, his insincere smile and slightly squinting eyes made him seem like a gentlemanly predator. Two people, one thin and one fat, followed him. They appeared to be his lackeys or bodyguards.

  "Mr. Jin, we all have our status, could you please not do this?" The woman, sitting next to Liu Xing, awkwardly looked at the man in the aisle.

  "Miss Xia, what are you talking about? To welcome you, I’ve already arranged a private room at Shangri-La, and the car is waiting outside. You wouldn’t refuse, would you?" The man smiled and said, maintaining a polite attitude.

  "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Jin, but I’m fine here!" The woman glanced at him, then picked up her chopsticks and started eating the dishes Liu Xing had ordered.

  "Here? I didn’t expect Miss Xia to like Russian cuisine, then we’ll stay here!" The man slightly furrowed his brows, clearly frustrated by her refusal, but still maintained his elegance. He then looked at Liu Xing, who was sitting next to Miss Xia. "Sir, I have important matters to discuss with this lady, could you please move?"

  "I..." Liu Xing was about to speak, but felt his left arm being pulled. He turned around and saw the beautiful woman giving him a pleading look. Liu Xing immediately understood.

  "Why?" Liu Xing looked at the man and said, "I haven’t finished eating yet. And this meal cost me quite a bit, I don’t want to waste food."

  "Waiter, I’ll pay for this table." The man, clearly not noticing the small gestures the woman had made, immediately called the waiter. "Come, please pack this up for this gentleman!"

  "No need, I prefer to eat here. The view is great with the mountains and water!" Liu Xing said, giving the man a look.

  "Mountains and water?" Upon hearing Liu Xing's words, the man was stunned. Surrounding them was a busy street, where was the mountain, where was the water?

  "Yes, I have the fragrant mountain behind me and the South Lake in front," Liu Xing smiled and said. Hearing Liu Xing's words, the woman beside him was a little stunned but then smiled slightly, admiring Liu Xing's response.

  To make the beauty smile, it was worth it!

  "Sir, you’re not joking with me, are you?" Hearing Liu Xing, the man, known as Mr. Jin, stopped smiling and frowned at Liu Xing. "Tell me, how much is this seat?"

  Revealing his true nature! Liu Xing smiled inwardly after seeing the sudden change in the man’s expression.

  "Sir, there are many things in the world that cannot be solved with money. Like your two lackeys behind you, if I gave you money, could you get them to lay eggs in public?" Liu Xing glanced at the man and said.

  "You..." The man’s face darkened. "So you’re not giving up the seat?"

  "Earlier, two people wanted me to give them the table, but I sent them away. It's the weekend, I’m free, unlike you elites whose time is so precious. I don’t mind ordering more dishes and spending the afternoon here."

  "Alright, kid, you’re the first to refuse me...!"

  "Please don’t say that, it’s like I’ve taken your first time, that’d make me embarrassed!"

  "Ha!" The beautiful woman beside Liu Xing laughed out loud. Ah, beautiful! A smile that could captivate a hundred charms!

  "Miss beautiful, it’s truly my honor to dine with you. Though I’m not very rich, today with such a beauty by my side, I’m willing to spend. What would you like to eat, I’ll pay for it!" Liu Xing, dressed like a rogue, acted like a gentleman, which seemed a little out of place, but the beautiful woman seemed to appreciate this and smiled, nodding.

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  The man gritted his teeth, the sound of his teeth grinding was quite noticeable.

  While Liu Xing and the beauty were smiling at each other, the "elite" gave a serious look to his lackey. The thin one immediately understood, pretending to be casual, and walked behind Liu Xing. He accidentally knocked over a bottle of vodka on the stone table, spilling it onto Liu Xing's chair.

  "Crash!" The bottle shattered with a loud sound, splashing vodka all over Liu Xing’s pants.

  "Oh, I’m so sorry, so sorry, this restaurant really should not place the liquor here, it’s so troublesome!" The thin man quickly grabbed a napkin and began wiping Liu Xing’s pants. While doing so, he stealthily took Liu Xing’s wallet from his pocket.

  "Looking for trouble?" Liu Xing was about to stand up, but the beautiful woman saw it and immediately grabbed a napkin to wipe the vodka off his face. Liu Xing gave up on making a scene. With a beauty serving him, it was quite pleasant! He gently licked the vodka on his lips. Ah! His tongue went numb!

  Looking at the broken bottle on the floor, damn it, high-proof vodka!

  "Your servant wasn’t paying attention, my apologies!" The man laughed and said, as the lackey handed him Liu Xing’s wallet from behind.

  "Sir, about this wine...?"

  "Don’t worry, I’ll pay for it!" The man smiled at the approaching waiter, then secretly pulled some money out of Liu Xing’s wallet—over twenty bills.

  "One, two, three... Ten enough?" The man counted the money in front of Liu Xing and handed it to the waiter.

  "Yes, yes!" The waiter quickly accepted the money and left.

  "Some dirty money, what’s there to show off?" Liu Xing said disdainfully.

  "Yes, I do have money, but it's not dirty money. Hm... it’s just as good as the aroma of the wine!" The man sniffed the money, looking like a nouveau riche, dressed in a suit that screamed "new rich." Was this what they called elite? Mr. Jin?

  "Mr. Jin, your cigarette..." The thin lackey smiled and stepped forward, offering a cigarette to Mr. Jin and holding a lighter.

  "Sorry, smoking is not allowed here..." At that moment, the waiter approached politely.

  "Ah!" The thin man’s hand holding the lighter trembled, and he accidentally lit the money in Mr. Jin’s hand.

  "I’m scared, Mr. Jin, I’m sorry, the money caught fire..." The thin man scolded the waiter and then apologized dramatically to Mr. Jin.

  "Heh, it’s alright, who told us we have money? And we don’t need to show off in front of women!" Mr. Jin smiled and slowly watched as the ten or so hundred yuan bills in his hand were burned.

  "Alright, since Miss Xia doesn’t want to honor my invitation today, we’ll try again next time." The man smiled, then turned to the waiter and said, "Miss, more and more people are eating free meals, your restaurant should be careful!" He then laughed and walked out.

  "Mr. Jin, the wallet..."

  "It’s just cards, what use are they? Burn it!"

  "Yes, Mr. Jin!" The thin man took out the lighter, and because the wallet was soaked with high-proof alcohol, it easily caught fire. They threw it outside the restaurant and sped away in a Mercedes-Benz.

  After they left, the restaurant finally returned to peace, and everyone resumed their meals.

  "Sir, thank you for helping me out!" The beautiful woman smiled at Liu Xing, then extended her delicate white hand.

  "No problem, it’s the duty of our kind to eradicate evil!" Liu Xing smiled and shook her hand. It was soft and cool, very comfortable. He wanted to hold it forever.

  "Sir, you’re so kind and humorous, your girlfriend must be very happy!"

  "Not at all, still a bachelor!"

  "Today, you really helped me a lot. Let me treat you to this meal..."

  "Stop, it’s not right for a woman to pay the bill. I can still afford this much!" Liu Xing declined.

  "Anyway, thank you. I still have things to do. I hope to see you again." The beautiful woman stood up. "Oh, by the way. My name is Xia Xue, here’s my business card. If you ever need anything, feel free to contact me. Well... goodbye!"

  "Mm, goodbye!" Liu Xing happily accepted the business card, unable to deny that her smile was truly beautiful. He waved as she left.

  "Not bad, this restaurant was worth coming to, met a gorgeous beauty, and got her contact info, haha!" Liu Xing sat down, looking at the business card in his hand, which still had a pleasant fragrance.

  Hmm? Xia Xue, Assistant to the Chairman of the Shanghai Xia Group?

  The sales company I work for is a subsidiary of the Shanghai Xia Group in Beijing, right?

  Xia Xue, Xia Xue... isn’t she the daughter of the boss, Xia Kai?

  No wonder it sounds familiar, Xia Yihua is the boss of the Shanghai branch of Liu Xing's company. Though his family can’t compare with Liu Xing's, he’s still a small wealthy man, a widower in his fifties, with tens of millions. Recently, the most talked-about topic in the company is that the Shanghai boss is getting married, a fifty-something man marrying a twenty-four-year-old fox. It’s said that the young lady isn’t happy about it. Should she call that fox her mom, aunt, or sister? The most important thing is, why did the young lady come to Beijing?

  It’s all so confusing! But she’s even more beautiful than the rumors said. Since she’s in Beijing and fits my taste, maybe I should think about it... hehehe!

  Huh? Liu Xing reached into his back pocket... where's his wallet? He quickly checked all his pockets, but it was gone!

  Could it be... I forgot it when I paid the electricity bill this morning?

  Looking at the waiter approaching with the bill, Liu Xing felt a bad premonition. His wallet was stolen, now how could he pay?

  Earlier, he had bragged about being able to pay, now won’t these people laugh at him?

  "Sir~~!"

  "Don’t say anything. Let me borrow your phone!" Liu Xing interrupted.

  The manager looked at Liu Xing suspiciously but still handed him his phone.

  "Hello, is it my sister? Hurry, I need help... I’m at the ‘Big Elephant Restaurant,’ come quickly, I’ll be waiting!" Liu Xing finished the call and returned the phone, then picked up his chopsticks and began eating!

  The waiter was stunned and walked away.