CHAPTER 449: CHAPTER 449: WATCH YOUR TONE WHEN SPEAKING TO ME

"What kind of rule is this? A restaurant actually has a dress code? Isn’t this a place to eat? How does what you wear affect eating? This seems like a discriminatory policy." Lin Fan frowned and said.

A rundown restaurant, yet they look down on people and actually require a dress code.

Manager Niu said coldly, "This rule was set by our boss. I’m just enforcing it. Sorry, but please leave!"

Young Master Ma laughed smugly, "Lin Fan, is this fun for you? Such a poor loser, truly embarrassing. If it were me, I wouldn’t have the face to stay any longer!"

Lin Fan said, "What if I don’t leave?"

Manager Niu said, "If you won’t leave, I see you’re intentionally causing trouble. You’re picking the wrong place. If you don’t leave, I’ll have to call security to escort you out!"

"Oh, feel free to try." Lin Fan smiled slightly, suggesting that calling security to escort him out was not really a good idea.

At this point, Wei Qingxue spoke up, "Manager Niu, he’s with me. I invited him here for dinner. Are you sure you want to kick him out?"

Manager Niu’s heart skipped when he saw Wei Qingxue. He recognized her. Wei Qingxue often dined here and was the third young lady of the Wei Family, the female CEO of the Wei Family Company.

What’s more, Wei Qingxue was also acquaintances with the restaurant owner.

He couldn’t afford to offend a guest like her.

If Wei Qingxue complained to the owner, he wouldn’t be able to keep his job as manager.

Manager Niu cursed Young Master Ma in his heart for nearly getting him into trouble.

"Miss Wei, I’m very sorry. Please forgive my shortsightedness. So, he’s your guest? It was a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding!" Manager Niu quickly said with a smile.

Wei Qingxue coldly said, "Manager Niu, are you still trying to kick my guest out?"

"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare. How could I? It was my mistake. Miss Wei, please don’t take offense!" Manager Niu replied with an awkward grin.

Then he also apologized to Lin Fan, "My friend, I’m really sorry for this misunderstanding!"

Seeing Manager Niu’s change of attitude, Young Master Ma was displeased, "Manager Niu, was everything you just said nonsense? Didn’t you say the restaurant has its own rules? This guy is dressed so inappropriately, and you’re not kicking him out? Are you going to break your own rules?"

Manager Niu forced a smile. The restaurant indeed had this rule, but it was only meant for ordinary people. Now that Wei Qingxue had brought someone in, never mind if he was wearing bargain basement clothes, even if he were in rags, Manager Niu wouldn’t dare to have an opinion.

However, Young Master Ma was also someone he couldn’t afford to offend, so he needed to smooth things over.

"Rules are dead, but people are alive. Since this gentleman is Miss Wei’s guest, we shouldn’t have anything to say about it. Young Master Ma, please understand." Manager Niu said.

Young Master Ma said, "Forget the dress code; fine, but the issue is, he did cause trouble earlier. He injured my wrist, and your restaurant allows this?"

Wei Qingxue coldly retorted, "Young Master Ma, I hope you won’t distort the truth. You were the one who offended me first, and Lin Fan was simply helping me stop you from doing wrong."

Young Master Ma was going crazy with jealousy. Wei Qingxue was constantly speaking up for Lin Fan. It looked like she indeed was pursuing Lin Fan.

"Wei Qingxue, I really want to ask you, aren’t you being cheap? You actually like this deadbeat delivery guy!" Young Master Ma shouted angrily.

Slap!

Suddenly, Lin Fan swung his hand and gave Young Master Ma a loud slap.

Young Master Ma’s face swelled on one side instantly.

"Watch your mouth!"

Lin Fan chuckled, "If you dare to speak offensively to her again, the next slap won’t be so light."

"Ah!"

Young Master Ma screamed again, tears streaming from his eyes.

The surrounding fell silent, and everyone was stunned.

One had to admit, this Lin Fan guy was really ruthless.

Who would dare to offend him?

Young Master Ma felt utterly humiliated, being publicly slapped by a mere delivery man, without the strength to retaliate. The most infuriating part was that Lin Fan, this guy, really didn’t care about his status as a young master of the Ma Family, not knowing where his confidence came from. Did he look down on the Ma Family?

Unable to fight back against Lin Fan, Young Master Ma could only pressure Manager Niu.

"Manager Niu, you saw it. This guy is too arrogant, causing violence in your restaurant, and you’re not doing anything?" Young Master Ma shouted.

Manager Niu felt bitter inside. This customer of Miss Wei was really overbearing. He should be grateful he didn’t have a conflict with Lin Fan, or else he might have ended up with a swollen face.

However, Young Master Ma was also a member of the gentry, and he couldn’t just ignore his demands.

Manager Niu could only say, "Miss Wei, it’s like this. The restaurant is a place for dining, and today’s incident has severely affected the restaurant’s normal order. I have to be responsible to the guests. Miss Wei, please understand my predicament. You’ve seen that he did strike someone. How about this: I suggest he apologize to Young Master Ma, and let’s move past this. What do you think?"

Wei Qingxue sneered, "The restaurant has rules, and of course, as guests, we should respect them. But I hope Manager Niu clarifies who exactly is causing trouble."

Manager Niu wiped his cold sweat, "Miss Wei, what do you suggest?"

Wei Qingxue said, "I initially just invited him here for a meal, but who knew Young Master Ma would come to harass me. Manager Niu, you saw it. That big cake was brought by Young Master Ma. I don’t like him, yet he insisted on proposing to me, and after I refused, he still tried to push himself onto me. Lin Fan merely helped stop him. It was an act of justice. Was it wrong?"

"This..." Manager Niu broke into a cold sweat, realizing what had really happened.

But he couldn’t afford to drive away the young master from the Ma Family.

"Miss Wei, Young Master Ma, this is a personal matter between you two, and it really shouldn’t be aired in public. If word gets out, it could harm both of your reputations. How about listening to my advice, both calm down, let this be, and consider it giving me a bit of face? How about dining here for free on my account today?" Manager Niu said, having no other option but to try to smooth things over.

However, Young Master Ma was displeased, "Manager Niu, who do you think you are? Why should I give you face?"

Manager Niu’s face changed, taken aback by the disrespect, but he still smiled apologetically on the surface.

Young Master Ma continued to rant, "You damn well better watch your mouth. You saw that he hit me. Call security now and get this guy out of here!"

Manager Niu dared not. Having seen Lin Fan in action, he knew that even calling security couldn’t do anything to Lin Fan.

Wei Qingxue laughed softly, "Manager Niu, I don’t want to put you in a difficult position. Things have become like this, and I’m not in the mood to eat here anymore. Lin Fan, let’s find another place."

Lin Fan nodded, "Sure."

So, the two of them planned to leave.

Manager Niu breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that Wei Qingxue willingly decided to leave. His favorability towards her instantly rose.

Miss Wei was far more reasonable than Young Master Ma.

Young Master Ma was furious, stepping forward to block Wei Qingxue, "Lin Fan hit me; don’t think you’ll just walk out so easily. Even if you leave, it will be by security kicking you out! Manager Niu, I’ll say it again, you..."

Before Young Master Ma could finish his sentence, Lin Fan suddenly lifted him up and sent him flying.

Slap!

Young Master Ma crashed into that big cake, burying his head into it, looking ridiculous and pathetic. When he finally stood up, half a cake was still stuck on his head, creating a very comical scene.

Boom!

The onlookers couldn’t help but burst into laughter.