Soon, the waiter brought platter after platter of sumptuous dishes.
Cang Xuan ignored Qin Yi and the other two, picked up his chopsticks, and began eating by himself.
"Hmm, the taste of this dish is mediocre. Let's try another place next time!"
As he ate, he also critiqued the food.
His demeanor suggested he was the host!
"Mr. Qin, Uncle Xiong, you should eat too!"
Lü Xiaoqing felt extremely embarrassed and called out to Qin Yi and Xiong Zhentian.
They had previously agreed that when others were present, Lü Xiaoqing would address Qin Yi as Mr. Qin.
Then, she introduced to Cang Xuan, "Master Cang, these are my friends, Qin Yi, Xiong Zhentian..."
However, before she could finish speaking, Cang Xuan interrupted directly, "Miss Lü, weren't you inviting me to dinner tonight? Why are there other people?"
Lü Xiaoqing's words faltered, and she explained, "They just happened to come from out of town to see me, so I..."
"Let's let it slide this time. If there's a situation like this in the future, tell me in advance!" Cang Xuan interrupted again, speaking as he ate, "I don't like eating with strangers, and when we're eating, I don't want anyone else present!"
Lü Xiaoqing sat at her seat, unsure of what to say.
Qin Yi and Xiong Zhentian couldn't help but exchange glances, seeing a look of astonishment in each other's eyes.
How could this Cang Xuan be so obnoxious when he spoke?
What did he mean by that, as if Lü Xiaoqing were his woman!
At that moment, Xiong Zhentian spoke, "If I had known you were this kind of person, even if Miss Lü invited me, I wouldn't have come!"
Xiong Zhentian was the underground emperor of Hai City, and his temper was naturally rough and irascible. Since Cang Xuan spoke impolitely, he naturally wouldn't show him any respect.
"Hmm..."
Cang Xuan's brows twitched slightly as he looked at Xiong Zhentian and said, "Are you talking to me?"
"Are you asking a stupid question? If I'm not talking to you, who else could I be talking to, Mr. Qin or Miss Lü?"
Xiong Zhentian still showed no signs of politeness.
Cang Xuan put down his chopsticks, turned his head, and said to Lü Xiaoqing, "Ask those two to leave!"
"What?"
Lü Xiaoqing was shocked, thinking she had misheard.
"Miss Lü, if you want me to help you tomorrow, you need to kick those two out now! Otherwise, you'll have to fend for yourself tomorrow!" Cang Xuan said again.
His tone was filled with absolute certainty.
It was an overt threat!
At this moment, Lü Xiaoqing's face turned pale, and she was deeply conflicted.
Qin Yi was the God King of the Shenmen. Regardless of her personal opinion of Qin Yi, she was his subordinate. She hesitated to ask Qin Yi to leave.
But if she didn't ask Xiong Zhentian to leave, she would offend Cang Xuan tonight.
If the latter didn't help her tomorrow, and she lost her bet with Qu Shangbo, her life would be ruined.
Therefore, after a brief period of hesitation and deliberation, Lü Xiaoqing finally stood up and said, "Mr. Qin, Uncle Xiong, please leave!"
Xiong Zhentian angrily slapped the table and stood up, "Miss Lü, what do you mean, you're really going to kick us out?"
Seeing Xiong Zhentian's reaction, Lü Xiaoqing's initial feelings of reluctance and guilt diminished somewhat, and her tone became more resolute, "Please leave!"
Xiong Zhentian was about to say more when Qin Yi stood up and placed a hand on his shoulder, stopping him.
Then, Qin Yi said, "Alright, let's go!"
Xiong Zhentian: "But..."
"That's enough, let's go!"
Qin Yi patted his shoulder, turned away from the table, and walked directly towards the door.
Xiong Zhentian had no choice but to follow.
As soon as they were outside, Xiong Zhentian said indignantly, "God King, we're just leaving like this?"
"What else? The host asked us to leave, are we supposed to shamelessly refuse to go?"
Qin Yi stopped and asked playfully.
"We waited for an hour or two, the dishes were served, and we haven't eaten a single bite..."
Xiong Zhentian said, both indignant and furious, "Lü Xiaoqing went too far. It's one thing for her to treat me like this, but she even dared to treat you like this!"
Qin Yi clicked his tongue. "She could kick us out, wasn't it because you spoke carelessly and offended that Cang Xuan!"
Xiong Zhentian: "What do you mean by speaking carelessly? I was just stating the facts!"
Just then, Qin Yi's phone rang. He took it out and found a text message from Lü Xiaoqing.
The message was simple, apologizing and saying that she was forced to do so tonight, asking them to return to the hotel to rest, and that she would atone for her actions later after this matter was resolved.
As soon as Qin Yi finished reading, Xiong Zhentian also received an apology text message from Lü Xiaoqing.
After reading the message, Xiong Zhentian's anger subsided slightly.
He asked Qin Yi, "Then, God King, where are we going now? Should we go back to the hotel?"
Qin Yi thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's go back to the hotel. Since we're already here, if we leave before tomorrow, won't our trip be in vain!"
To be honest, fortunately, Lü Xiaoqing had sent an apology text message just now. If not, Qin Yi, although he appeared smiling on the surface and seemed unfazed, would have been very angry.
He might have truly taken Xiong Zhentian and left, returning to Hai City that night, and no longer caring about Lü Xiaoqing's duel with Qu Shangbo!
Having received her message, his anger subsided a little, and he finally decided to stay another day and see what happened tomorrow.
Qin Yi and Xiong Zhentian took a taxi back to their hotel.
To their further appeasement, as soon as they returned to the hotel, Lü Xiaoqing sent another text message to Qin Yi, saying that they had not eaten dinner and suggesting they could choose any place in Ning City to eat, and she would reimburse all expenses.
Later, Qin Yi and Xiong Zhentian had a simple meal at the hotel where they were staying and returned to their respective rooms.
Qin Yi returned to his room and did not sleep. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the bed and meditated.
Unknowingly, time passed until the next morning, when Qin Yi was awakened by a knock on the door.
"God King, are you up? Miss Lü is here!"
Qin Yi opened his eyes, got out of bed, and opened the door. He saw Xiong Zhentian and Lü Xiaoqing standing outside.
"God King, I'm sorry!"
Without any surprise, Lü Xiaoqing's first words to Qin Yi were an apology.
In response, Qin Yi waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you've already apologized to us twice via text message yesterday. Let's not talk about anything else! Is your match with Qu Shangbo about to begin?"
"Yes, Qu Shangbo has already arrived in Ning City and is waiting for us at Shangbo Building!" Lü Xiaoqing replied.
Shangbo Building was a property of the Qu family in Ning City, named after Qu Shangbo himself.
"What about that Cang Xuan?" Qin Yi continued to ask.