Chapter 41: Not Giving Any Face?

Wang Tengfei was truly feeling like he wanted to die!

Damn it!

What’s going on!

Didn’t anyone check the calendar before going out today?

How come he keeps getting slapped in the face by that loser Ye Chen?

He never would have guessed that the painting was actually real, and worth over two hundred thousand!

But now that he had boasted so boldly, what was he supposed to do? Was he really going to eat the table?

That was impossible!

So what if the car burned? It could be replaced, but how could anyone possibly eat a table?

If he really did eat it, wouldn’t he just die?

At that moment, other classmates started teasing him: “Hey, Wang Tengfei, you said you’d eat the table. You’re not going back on your word now, are you?”

“Yeah, we’re all waiting for your performance!”

Someone suddenly slammed the table: “Brother Tengfei, please start your performance!”

Wang Tengfei’s face turned extremely ugly, and he blurted out, “Come on, we’re all classmates here. There’s no need to kick me when I’m down!”

“Kicking you when you’re down?” Ye Chen laughed and said, “You brought this on yourself. We’re just urging you to keep your promise. How is that kicking you when you’re down?”

Wang Tengfei realized he couldn’t get out of this mess today. He had to swallow his anger and said in a muffled voice, “I was impulsive just now. I didn’t recognize the situation. I apologize to Ye Chen and to everyone else. I hope you can forgive me.”

Seeing him suddenly back down, everyone was very surprised. Was this really Wang Tengfei? When had he ever backed down?

But Wang Tengfei had no choice.

What to do?

If he didn’t back down, he would have to eat the table, and there was no way he could do that.

If he tried to weasel out of it, he would definitely incur everyone’s wrath, and they would probably ridicule him even more.

So, the only option was to back down. Only by doing so could he get through this hurdle.

Sure enough, as soon as he backed down, someone said, “Wow, it’s not easy for Wang Tengfei to admit his mistake and apologize. Besides, no one would really force him to eat the table, so let’s just forget about it!”

“Exactly, let’s forget it! Eating the table is impossible. We haven’t even eaten yet; let’s just get the meal started!”

Ye Chen also knew that Wang Tengfei would never eat the table, but now that he had backed down, his goal was achieved. If you want to show off, you have to be prepared to face the consequences.

However, this little bit of consequence was definitely not enough. This was just the beginning; worse things were waiting for him later.

So he said, “Since classmate Wang Tengfei has admitted his mistake and apologized, let’s forget about the table-eating incident. Today is a joyous occasion for the opening of Daokun Restaurant, so let’s not steal their thunder!”

Wang Tengfei let out a sigh of relief.

But inside, he wished he could kill Ye Chen to relieve his hatred.

Ye Chen wasn’t planning to let him off easily. He sent a text to Wang Dongxue: “Is there a vice president with the surname Wang in the company whose son is named Wang Tengfei? Please help me check.”

Wang Dongxue quickly replied, “There’s a vice president named Wang Donghai, and his son is Wang Tengfei. What’s up, Chairman? Any instructions?”

Ye Chen replied, “Fire him. Let him leave right now.”

“Okay!”

…

Wang Tengfei had no idea that his father had already been fired by the Dihao Group and was currently going through the dismissal process.

Finally getting through the bet challenge, he felt a bit relieved but was secretly plotting to find an opportunity to take revenge on Ye Chen!

More importantly, he needed to find a way to regain his dignity in front of his classmates. Otherwise, how could he continue to show off after being slapped in the face by Ye Chen twice in a row?

Just when he was at a loss for how to regain his face, a commotion suddenly erupted at the entrance of the restaurant.

Everyone turned to look.

A group of vicious young thugs barged in, each covered in tattoos and wielding baseball bats and galvanized pipes, clearly not to be trifled with.

Seeing this group rush in, everyone’s expression changed, especially Wang Daokun and Liu Lili, whose eyes were filled with fear.

The leader, a scar-faced man, entered and first scanned the hall, then pointed at Wang Daokun with a sneer, “Boss, you’re opening a restaurant this big without giving us a heads-up? Do you look down on us brothers?”

Liu Lili’s face turned pale as she forced a smile, “What… what do you want?”

Before the opening, Liu Lili had heard that there were gangsters collecting protection fees here. The previous owner of this restaurant was said to have been driven out by these thugs, which was why he had to transfer the shop.

But Liu Lili thought, in broad daylight, would those shady characters really dare to rob? That’s why she bought the place at a low price, planning to run it well.

Unexpectedly, right after opening, these gangsters showed up!

The scar-faced man grinned, “To do business here, you naturally have to pay some respect to our Brother Biao. We won’t ask for much; just give us twenty percent of your restaurant’s shares. If anything happens here in the future, we’ll take care of it.”

Saying this, the scar-faced man coldly added, “If you don’t give it, don’t blame me for being rude. You’ll have to close down today!”

Hearing this demand, both Wang Daokun and Liu Lili gasped in shock.

Twenty percent of the shares right off the bat!

This was outright robbery!

“You have one minute to think about it.”

Wang Tengfei suddenly felt that his chance to shine had come!

So he stepped forward and said, “Who are you guys with?”

The scar-faced man sneered, “Who do you think you are? Why should I tell you who I’m with?”

Wang Tengfei chuckled, “Let me tell you, my dad has connections in both the underworld and the upper echelons in Jinling! I’m calling the leaders of the development zone right now to ask!”

The scar-faced man looked at him with some caution and asked, “You know the leaders of the development zone?”

“Of course!” Wang Tengfei said coldly, “If you don’t want to die, you better scram!”

The scar-faced man frowned, “Fine, if you can find someone who can speak on your behalf, I won’t come here again. But if you can’t, don’t blame me for being rude!”

Liu Lili, looking anxious, said, “Brother Fei, please help us contact someone. I’m begging you!”

Wang Tengfei smiled faintly and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll call the leaders of the development zone right now!”

The Dihao Group also had projects in the development zone, and it was Wang Tengfei’s father who was in charge, so the leaders of the development zone had quite a bit of interaction with him and knew Wang Tengfei as well.

Wang Tengfei directly called the top leader, deliberately raising his voice, “Uncle Li, why are there a bunch of thugs collecting protection fees in the development zone? They’ve come to my classmate’s restaurant!”

On the other end, there was a moment of silence, then Uncle Li said, “Tengfei, what’s going on?”

Wang Tengfei replied, “A friend of mine is opening a restaurant and is being harassed for protection fees, so I wanted to ask if Director Li could look into it.”

After a brief pause, the other side said, somewhat awkwardly, “Sorry, Tengfei, but these matters aren’t under my jurisdiction. I’m in a meeting right now, so I’ll hang up.”

Before Wang Tengfei could respond, the call was disconnected.

Wang Tengfei was dumbfounded.

What was going on? Wasn’t Director Li always trying to curry favor with his dad, hoping to attract more investment from the Dihao Group?

Why was he giving him no face at all now?

Wang Tengfei had no idea that the news of his father being fired from the Dihao Group had already spread throughout the leadership in Jinling!