Free Web NovelChapter 174: Chapter 174: Ren Hui Stood Us Up?
I just wonder if Ren Hui knows her boyfriend is a scumbag.
If she knows and still stays with that Sun Zi, then Yun Zijin can really only wish her happiness.
’Love-struck fool. There’s no talking sense into her.’
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At 5:00 PM, Ren Hui sent Yun Zijin the shared location for Sijie Restaurant, along with the time.
Yun Zijin casually forwarded it to Qin Sitong, then departed from Jade Lake, having Ling Er drive to the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop to pick up Qin Sitong.
The Wangyou Milk Tea Shop limits sales to 200 cups a day, so they were long sold out by 5:00 PM. Thus, when Qin Sitong received Yun Zijin’s message, she started packing up to get off work.
With no Wangyou Milk Tea left, the other customers in the shop didn’t mind Qin Sitong leaving for the day.
By the time Yun Zijin arrived, Qin Sitong had already changed into her own clothes and had been sitting in a corner booth for a little while.
"Boss Yun!"
"Boss Yun is here!"
The shop’s regulars all called out to greet Yun Zijin when they saw her.
They were all trying to get on her good side, hoping that maybe one day Yun Zijin would make them some Wangyou Milk Tea herself.
Yun Zijin nodded back to each of them, and Qin Sitong emerged from the booth. "Let’s go."
"Boss Yun, you’re leaving so soon? Come chat with us for a bit!"
Some of the more extroverted customers tried to get her to stay.
"Not today, we have something to do. Maybe next time."
Yun Zijin waved them off, leaving with Qin Sitong without a second thought.
Although the customers were disappointed, there was nothing they could do about it.
After all, anyone who could afford an 88 yuan cup of milk tea wasn’t short on cash. And Yun Zijin was clearly in a whole different league. They figured they should be content that she’d even opened a shop allowing them to drink this magical Wangyou Milk Tea.
After Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong left the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop, she led her to the nearest parking lot.
Seeing that Yun Zijin had changed cars again, Qin Sitong was already numb to it.
’The best part about having a super-rich bestie,’ she thought, ’is getting to see a different luxury car every day.’
So far, Qin Sitong hadn’t seen a single repeat.
"Get in."
Zero One opened the rear door for them, and Yun Zijin gestured for Qin Sitong to get in first.
Qin Sitong didn’t stand on ceremony, stepping right into the very mature and stately-looking Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Yun Zijin followed close behind. Once they were both settled, Zero One closed the door, got into the front passenger seat, and Ling Er took the wheel as usual.
Behind the Rolls-Royce Phantom, the Randomly Spend nanny van followed like a shadow.
"This Sijie Restaurant, how much do you know about it?"
After getting in the car, Qin Sitong started looking up information about Sijie Restaurant on her phone.
"I went there once, for a high school reunion."
However, that reunion hadn’t left a very good impression on Yun Zijin.
Since then, Yun Zijin had taken Sijie Restaurant off her list of places she would go.
You could say she’d blacklisted it.
She never thought she’d be going back to Sijie Restaurant under these circumstances.
"And? How’s the restaurant?"
"Unremarkable."
Anyway, it didn’t leave much of an impression.
Yun Zijin’s answer was as good as saying nothing, so Qin Sitong went back to dutifully doing her own research.
When the two arrived at Sijie Restaurant, a doorman immediately came to open their door, likely because of the opulence of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
The Randomly Spend nanny van behind them, however, was ignored.
But Zero Three and the others didn’t mind. They got out and parked the van themselves.
Ling Er also didn’t let the doorman park the car. After Yun Zijin, Qin Sitong, and Zero One got out, he drove it into the spot next to the Randomly Spend nanny van himself.
"Do you have a reservation?"
Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong went to the front desk to ask where Sun Zi’s table was, but the receptionist spoke first.
"It should be... a reservation for a Mr. Sun."
"Okay, one moment please... I’m sorry, we don’t have a reservation under Mr. Sun. Could there be some mistake?"
Hearing there was no reservation for Mr. Sun, both Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong’s expressions soured. Qin Sitong immediately took out her phone.
"I’ll call Ren Hui and ask."
Ren Hui had told them 7:00, and it was already 6:50, but there had been no word from her at all. Qin Sitong was getting angry.
’Now we ask the front desk, and there isn’t even a reservation? Is she trying to make a fool out of us?’
’You were the one who offered to treat us, and now we’re here, but the host hasn’t said a word and didn’t even book a table. What kind of invitation is this, a death trap?’
"Ren Hui isn’t picking up..."
Qin Sitong called Ren Hui; the call went through, but no one answered.
"Try calling Li Cui."
Qin Sitong nodded, found Li Cui’s number in her contacts, and dialed.
"It’s ringing, but she’s not picking up either."
With both of them not answering, something was clearly wrong.
Yun Zijin turned to Zero One and ordered, "Since the calls are going through, can you track their location?"
Although she wasn’t on good terms with Ren Hui or Li Cui, Yun Zijin still had some sense of camaraderie from their school days. She couldn’t just stand by and watch if they were in trouble.
"Yes."
This wasn’t a difficult task for Zero One and his team.
"Track them."
"Right away, Miss."
After speaking, Zero One gave Ling Qi a look. Ling Qi nodded slightly and left Sijie Restaurant.
"Zijin, they... they aren’t really in trouble, are they?"
Qin Sitong was at a loss now. Even though she really disliked Ren Hui and Li Cui, that didn’t mean she wanted something bad to happen to them.
"It’s okay, I have people looking into it."
"Excuse me, will you two still be needing a private room?"
The receptionist had overheard Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong’s conversation and felt a bit of sympathy, but she still had her job to do.
"No, thank you."
With that, Yun Zijin took Qin Sitong’s arm, ready to leave Sijie Restaurant.
Just then, Qin Sitong’s phone rang.
Qin Sitong immediately raised her phone to check. Seeing the name "Ren Hui" on the caller ID, she felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of relief and quickly answered.
"Hello! Ren Hui, you..."
"Qin Sitong, are you with Yun Zijin?"
Ren Hui cut her off before she could say more, asking about Yun Zijin.
Qin Sitong glanced over at Yun Zijin, who shook her head at her.
’It’s no secret that I have bodyguards with me.’
’Ren Hui is asking this because she wants to know if Qin Sitong has bodyguards protecting her.’
’As long as Yun Zijin is around, their chances of success are too low.’
"Huh? No, I’ve been at the milk tea shop all day. Zijin just forwarded me the restaurant location you sent and set off on her own."
"If it weren’t for keeping Zijin company, I wouldn’t have wanted to come to this dinner your boyfriend is hosting anyway."
Qin Sitong did her best to stay calm, trying to match the tone she usually used when talking to Ren Hui.
"So Yun Zijin has arrived at the restaurant?"
"How would I know? Why don’t you ask her yourself?"
