Return of the Celestial King

After walking into the restaurant, Chen Biao immediately started posturing, acting as if he was extremely familiar with the place—a true regular.

Just then, a waiter saw Chen Biao arrive and quickly hurried over to greet him, already starting to suck up.

"Well, if it isn’t Boss Chen! To what do we owe the honor? Why didn’t you give us a heads-up you were coming?"

The waiter clearly knew how to play the game, giving Chen Biao plenty of face.

Chen Biao nodded in satisfaction, putting on the airs of a big shot.

"Ah, Xiaozhang, I’m treating my future mother-in-law and her family to a meal today. Make sure you arrange everything perfectly. If my mother-in-law’s family has a good time, there’ll be a generous tip in it for you!"

Hearing this, Xiaozhang’s eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again.

"Of course, Boss Chen! I guarantee I’ll take care of everything for you today!"

Chen Biao was the kind of guy who threw his weight around town, so Xiaozhang would never dare to offend him. ’I have to give him the full VIP treatment,’ he thought.

At that moment, Luo Xianggui and the others walked over.

Seeing her future son-in-law, Chen Biao, command so much respect, Luo Xianggui’s face was beaming, and she couldn’t stop smiling.

To show off his extravagance, Chen Biao said directly to Xiaozhang:

"Don’t bother with any special arrangements. Just take us straight to Private Room Number One!"

Private Room Number One was the most prestigious room in the entire restaurant. Without a doubt, anyone who could dine there was an important and influential local figure.

And nearly every time Chen Biao came here, he used Private Room Number One, to the point he treated it as his own personal space.

However, upon hearing this, the waiter Xiaozhang’s expression immediately changed, and he looked troubled.

Chen Biao’s face instantly fell!

He couldn’t afford to lose face in front of so many of his girlfriend’s relatives.

So, Chen Biao asked coldly:

"What? Are you telling me I can’t eat in Private Room Number One?"

With an extremely awkward expression, Xiaozhang said in a low voice:

"That’s not it, Boss Chen. It’s just... Private Room Number One is already occupied."

At these words, Luo Xianggui looked a little embarrassed.

But a blaze of fury erupted in Chen Biao’s heart!

Without another word, he viciously slapped the waiter across the face.

The slap left Xiaozhang’s face bright red, but he didn’t dare talk back. He could only apologize profusely.

After all, he was just a lowly waiter; he couldn’t possibly afford to offend a local tyrant like Chen Biao!

Chen Biao cursed furiously:

"You idiot bastard! Don’t you know to kick them out?"

The waiter, Xiaozhang, looked aggrieved and said:

"Boss Chen, the guest in Private Room Number One is a very big deal. I wouldn’t dare!"

Hearing this, Chen Biao was so angry he laughed.

’There aren’t many people in this area who can make me bow my head,’ he thought. Seeing that Qin Tuo and Chen Man Ni were there, he was even more determined to show off.

So he puffed out his chest and declared with a swagger:

"Go on, tell me. Who’s in Private Room Number One? I’d like to see what blind fool dares to take my spot!"

Just then, many other patrons were passing by. Seeing the commotion, they couldn’t help but stare.

This only spurred Chen Biao on, making it clear he was determined to pick a fight with the occupants of Private Room Number One.

The waiter, Xiaozhang, said helplessly:

"Boss Chen, the person eating in Private Room Number One... it’s Manager Liang!"

The moment he heard this, the furious expression on Chen Biao’s face froze solid. Then, his whole demeanor changed in an instant.

"Oh, it’s Manager Liang! In that case, never mind!"

Chen Biao immediately waved his hand, trying to hide his awkwardness.

The moment Qin Tuo and Chen Man Ni saw his reaction, they knew this Manager Liang must be someone extraordinary—someone even Chen Biao wouldn’t dare to cross.

In his head, Chen Biao cursed the waiter, Xiaozhang, a thousand times over.

’Great,’ he thought. ’Now I’ve been completely humiliated in front of everyone.’

But he couldn’t worry about that now. He put on a fawning smile and said:

"Xiaozhang, go send two bottles of Maotai over to Manager Liang on my behalf. Tell him I say hello!"

Xiaozhang nodded, immediately grabbed two bottles of Maotai from the counter, and headed toward Private Room Number One.

And so, Chen Biao and his party could only settle for Private Room Number Two.

Once the group entered Private Room Number Two and prepared to order, Chen Biao very extravagantly announced to everyone:

"Order whatever you want! Don’t even think about the cost!"

This made Luo Xianggui, who was sitting beside him, absolutely ecstatic. She couldn’t stop praising Chen Biao, calling him young and promising, a good man worthy of spending a lifetime with.

Chen Biao was bursting with pride!

Meanwhile, Jiang Wanyu sat beside them with her head lowered, remaining silent the whole time.

At that point, Chen Biao had the waiter bring in a bottle of fine liquor.

Chen Biao took the bottle of Maotai, showed it off to everyone at the table, and then said smugly:

"This is a bottle of premium Maotai I keep here. You can’t just find liquor like this anywhere."

Hearing this, Luo Xianggui quickly nodded in agreement.

"That’s right! You can tell just by looking at it that it’s expensive. I doubt very many people can afford to drink this!"

However, Qin Tuo merely glanced at it and sneered inwardly. He just didn’t think it was the right time to expose him.

But, not knowing when to quit, Chen Biao took the initiative to mock him.

"Qin Tuo, you’ve probably never had liquor this good in your entire life, have you? How about I let you have a taste in a bit, so you can see how the world really works?"

The atmosphere instantly turned quiet. No one expected Chen Biao to suddenly start mocking Qin Tuo.

A trace of jealousy flickered in Chen Biao’s eyes. It was obvious he was envious that Qin Tuo had such a beautiful girlfriend in Chen Man Ni.

Luo Xianggui suddenly felt a bit awkward and was about to say something.

But Qin Tuo just shook his head and said casually:

"You’re right, I’ve never had this kind of fake liquor before."

"What?! Fake liquor? Qin Tuo, stop spouting nonsense!"

Chen Biao grew furious, grinding his teeth in frustration.

Everyone else at the table was also stunned, wondering why Qin Tuo would say something like that.

Chen Biao continued to rage:

"You damn brat, you’d better explain yourself, or I’m not letting this go!"

But Qin Tuo just sneered and said:

"This bottle has been a fake from the start. The smell is acrid—real Maotai tastes nothing like this. It might be good enough to fool other people, but if you’re trying to fool me, you can forget it!"

Hearing Qin Tuo’s explanation, everyone was starting to believe him.

Humiliated, Chen Biao flew into a rage. He slammed his hand on the table and yelled:

"What are you pretending for, Qin Tuo? A guy fresh out of jail, you think you’ve had real Maotai? I bet even your girlfriend is just a rented escort, isn’t she?"