"Hello, the number you have dialed is currently switched off!"
The front desk fell into a dead silence.
This automated voice felt like a death knell, leaving Sun Kang completely stunned!
He was utterly bewildered, completely flabbergasted!
According to their usual routine, whenever there was trouble, he could just call his buddy Su Han and have Su Han foot the bill!
It was that simple...
But now, Su Han's phone was off.
"Damn it, fuck, Su Han, I'll ____ you!"
Sun Kang's facial muscles twitched uncontrollably as he cursed Su Han a million times. Unfortunately, everyone present was even more speechless than the last.
Especially those who had been immersed in the excitement of the lavish meal just moments ago!
At this moment, seeing the several fierce-looking security guards by the entrance, Hu Lili and the other girls were terrified into tears.
They began to sob uncontrollably!
As for Chen Liang, Zhao Peng, and the others, they became as silent as clams... After all, over sixty thousand yuan was a substantial amount for them.
Moreover, they were all here today because Sun Kang insisted!
If Sun Kang hadn't specifically chosen this place, they would have at most eaten hot pot in the university town, booked a couple of private rooms, and the bill would have been only two to three thousand yuan! But now...
The most speechless, of course, was Manager Zhang!
He had been carefully fawning over them earlier, only to realize upon following them in that they were a group of dine-and-dashers.
"What the hell, kid! Are you done with your phone call? Now, I'm giving you one minute. If you don't explain things clearly, none of you are leaving this place today!"
Manager Zhang bellowed.
Almost instantly!
The surrounding girls were so scared they burst into tears.
They had only just graduated from high school and had never been yelled at before. Today, in this setting, they were being accused of dining and dashing...
"Sun Kang, it's all your fault, sob sob... We all wanted to eat in the university town, but you insisted on coming here. What are we going to do now?"
"Yeah, Sun Kang! What do we do now?"
"Why don't you quickly contact Su Han? You're good friends with Su Han, and Su Han is quite generous. He should be able to solve this problem!"
"That's right, hurry up and contact Su Han!"
Everyone urged, their thoughts all turning to one person: Su Han!
Because in their impression, Su Han was the most generous second-generation rich kid. Although they usually looked down on Su Han, thinking he was just a good-for-nothing freeloader, in a critical moment, they all thought of him.
However, Sun Kang's head was spinning like a millstone, because he had just called Su Han!
"Damn it, stop talking! Let me have some quiet!"
Sun Kang was agitated, feeling as if he had stepped in something foul. He no longer wanted this network of connections.
After a moment's thought, six thousand yuan was too much pressure for him to pay alone!
He looked around.
A sudden idea struck Sun Kang, and he came clean: "Fine, let's split the bill!"
"Sixty thousand yuan, I can't pay it all by myself. I can't afford this money either! You all know my family situation. Last year, I even received over a thousand yuan in poverty assistance. So... let's split it! With 60 people, it's a little over a thousand yuan each!"
As soon as he said this.
The surrounding crowd cursed him violently!
"Fuck! Sun Kang, what do you mean? Damn it, you were the one who insisted on a five-star hotel and invited everyone to eat. Now you're saying we should split the bill? This is too much! Your character is absolutely pathetic!"
"I can't believe you're such a scumbag, Sun Kang! I was even thinking of asking you to take me home earlier. I'm so angry!"
"A thousand yuan! I just gave Su Han 200 yuan as a gift today, and that's all my pocket money! Do we have to take out a loan just to eat a meal now?"
Everyone was on the verge of tears, cursing Sun Kang a million times.
If Sun Kang hadn't made such confident promises before they came, they wouldn't have come to such a place! But now, when it came time to pay, Sun Kang directly told everyone to split the bill.
This was simply... a huge rip-off!
At this moment.
Manager Zhang had lost all patience. Seeing the situation, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Sun Kang by the collar!
"Kid, do you think this is an amusement park? You're playing with me! What kind of bullshit splitting the bill? With so many people, how am I supposed to collect the money? You said you were treating, so I'll deal with you. If you don't pay today, I'll cripple one of your legs!"
After all, this was Brother Long's territory, and the lobby manager had a bit of a rough edge.
He had dealt with troublemakers many times before, but this was the first time he had seen someone dare to dine and dash like this! And to do it under Brother Long's nose.
"Spare me, let me make one more call!"
"Make your ass! Come on, I think this kid has no money at all. Zhou Bo, Kun'er, you guys give him a taste of what's coming..."
As soon as Manager Zhang finished speaking, several security guards who had been watching intently immediately stepped forward and grabbed Sun Kang!
As they spoke, a resounding slap landed on his face!
Sun Kang, who had been smoking a cigar moments ago, was now utterly humiliated. After being slapped, he was completely stunned...
Suddenly!
Just then, at the elevator entrance, a short and stout man with a dragon tattoo on his arm and sunglasses, arm in arm with a seductive beauty, walked out.
This person was none other than the hotel owner, Brother Long, also known as Feng Tianlong, the "Fierce Dragon Crossing the River"!
And this Kempinski Hotel was one of Brother Long's most important assets, considered the premier five-star hotel in Jiangcheng.
"What's going on?" Brother Long asked in a low voice.
Instantly, Manager Zhang stepped forward cautiously and replied, "Brother Long, a group of these kids came, ate, and sang, but they didn't pay? What do you think..."
Glancing at the few people in front of him, when he saw Hu Lili and the other relatively attractive girls, a playful smile appeared on Brother Long's face.
"Didn't pay? Then we can do something else. Tell me, how much did it cost in total?"
"Over sixty-five thousand..."
"Damn, that much!"
Upon hearing it was over sixty thousand, Brother Long instantly lost interest in Hu Lili. After all, a girl with passable looks wasn't worth sixty thousand yuan! With that money, he could find some minor celebrities for a night!
"Follow the rules, break a leg! If you dare to dine and dash in my establishment, you have to pay a price!"
Brother Long said, then lost interest in staying any longer!
However, looking at Hu Lili and the others in front of him, he said with a smile, "This girl is not bad. Come, it's you. Tonight, you'll go out and have some fun with me!"
At this moment, Hu Lili and the others were completely terrified. They never expected a fierce boss to specifically ask them to go out.
And this time, Sun Kang actually... didn't say a single word!
"Sob sob, it's over, I want to go home!"
"Stupid Sun Kang, you've ruined me, what are we going to do now..."
"Sun Kang, I'll ____ you!"
The few girls cried out in terror, their faces turning pale with fear! They cursed Sun Kang a million times, thinking that if Sun Kang hadn't insisted on them coming today, they wouldn't be in this situation!
Just then.
When none of them dared to step forward and speak for Hu Lili and the others, and Chen Liang and Zhao Peng were hiding in the crowd, too afraid to speak.
At the entrance.
A man, incredibly handsome, walked in!