Throw Him Out

"Who's causing trouble here?"

Just as everyone waited for the show to begin, a deep voice sounded behind them. The depth was clearly put on.

"Mr. Lin! It's Mr. Lin..."

The server cried out. The boss had arrived, so the problem would be easy to solve.

"You, Zhang Yang?" Lin Dongqiang walked through the crowd as it parted for him. At the sight of Zhang Yang, he flinched, and his cheek began to ache again.

That slap had taught him not only how formidable Zhang Yang was, but also where Lin Cheng stood. Lin Cheng was Lin Dongqiang's uncle.

Even Lin Cheng had bowed respectfully to Zhang Yang. Lin Dongqiang was only a minor figure in the Lin Family. Once he saw Zhang Yang was involved, he no longer cared who was right or wrong. He nearly wet himself.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Elegant Residence has failed to look after you properly. Please accept my apology."

From the moment he arrived, Lin Dongqiang kept apologizing to Zhang Yang. He couldn't afford to offend this man—Zhang Yang would use his fists.

It was a stunning reversal. Everyone had expected Lin Dongqiang to throw out a pauper like Zhang Yang. Instead, everything changed in an instant.

The customers and servers were stunned. Even Yang Qintian was shocked. What was going on?

"Get the hell out."

After learning what had happened, Lin Dongqiang pointed at Yang Qintian's nose and barked at him.

"I... I'm a Platinum Member of Elegant Residence! How can you throw out a customer?"

The food turned tasteless in Yang Qintian's mouth. He wore a bitter expression, completely unaware of the stakes and utterly bewildered.

"Security! Security..."

Lin Dongqiang had no desire to be hit again. He had already taken one slap from his uncle Lin Cheng over a woman. Taking another for Yang Qintian wasn't worth it, so he called security without hesitation.

"Mr. Lin, what can we do for you?"

Yang Qintian froze. Lin Dongqiang was serious—he had even pushed aside the glamorous secretary who tried to stop him. Zhang Jing was just as shocked. Lin Dongqiang was actually offending a major customer like Yang Qintian for a penniless nobody.

Zhang Yang stood by without a word. Cheng Dongxue was bewildered too, unable to understand what was behind any of this.

"Throw him out, and ban him from ever setting foot in Elegant Residence again."

Lin Dongqiang gave the guards his order.

Three or four guards grabbed Yang Qintian without another word and hauled him toward the entrance.

Yang Qintian struggled and shouted, but no one listened. This was Lin Dongqiang's turf.

Thud!

At the entrance, the guards tossed Yang Qintian straight out.

"Platinum Member or not, don't come back to Elegant Residence. You're barred from every business we own. If I see you at any of them, I'll throw you out and beat you every single time."

Lin Dongqiang meant it. Even the other customers were stunned. They had heard of businesses mistreating customers, but openly throwing one out of the restaurant? That was something else.

Zhang Yang shook his head and sighed, then sat back down at their table. Cheng Dongxue, however, was worried. Yang Qintian was her superior, after all. Now that she had offended him, how was she supposed to work under him? He would make her life miserable every day.

Worry showed on Cheng Dongxue's face.

"Zhang Yang, you shouldn't have done that."

"I didn't do anything!"

The corner of Zhang Yang's mouth lifted as he answered Cheng Dongxue. It was Lin Dongqiang who had thrown Yang Qintian out. Since Lin Dongqiang arrived, Zhang Yang hadn't said a single word.

"Don't worry, either. I guarantee Yang Qintian will be out of the company today. You won't see him there tomorrow."

Zhang Yang knew Yang Qintian would blame him for this no matter what. And the one who would suffer for it was Cheng Dongxue.

"Keep dreaming!"

Cheng Dongxue stared at him in disbelief, then slowly sat down.

"Heh. Now the food's finally starting to taste good. Let's keep eating."

Zhang Yang gestured for Cheng Dongxue to eat and placed a bite of food on her plate.

Yang Qintian lay on the ground, his face full of shock. What was wrong with today? Had he picked an unlucky day to leave the house? First, Zhang Yang had goaded him outside the office building, where he had hurt his knee. Now Elegant Residence had thrown him out. His luck couldn't get much worse.

His backside hurt when he tried to get up. Zhang Jing had slept with him, after all, and right now, she was the only one willing to lend him a hand.

"Mr. Yang, are you all right?"

Zhang Jing helped Yang Qintian up. He flung his hand out and cursed, "Get lost!"

His hand struck Zhang Jing across the face, smearing her makeup.

Zhang Jing's face was already burning with humiliation. Yang Qintian's slap left her seeing stars. Furious and embarrassed, she threw up her hands and stormed off.

"Pathetic. All he can do is bully women."

Someone among the onlookers pointed at Yang Qintian and cursed.

"Got that? Now get lost!"

Lin Dongqiang frowned, then suddenly glared at him. Yang Qintian fled in a panic, looking utterly wretched.

Amid stunned looks and murmurs of amazement, Lin Dongqiang returned to Zhang Yang's table and said respectfully, "Mr. Zhang, are you satisfied?"

Lin Dongqiang had learned that line from his uncle. He figured it would be to Zhang Yang's liking.

"Stop bothering me while I'm eating."

Zhang Yang had no affection for Lin Dongqiang. His arrival had let Zhang Yang hold his head high, but that was inevitable. Lin Dongqiang hadn't done it out of respect; he was afraid of what Zhang Yang might do to him.

Zhang Yang's words stunned everyone even more. Lin Dongqiang was a son of the Lin Family and the current manager of Elegant Residence. Yet Zhang Yang spoke to him like that.

Some began to guess that Lin Dongqiang simply wasn't important enough to be Zhang Yang's equal. Zhang Yang didn't have to give him the time of day.

Lin Dongqiang frowned. Clearly, his handling of the matter had not entirely satisfied Zhang Yang. He turned toward the heavily made-up server. She still clutched Zhang Yang's black No. 1 Supreme VIP Card, her hand now slick with sweat.

"You took Mr. Zhang's card and slandered him. That was an insult to his character..."

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Mr. Lin! I didn't mean to. I'm sorry..."

The heavily made-up server nearly wet herself. Who could have imagined she had offended someone even Lin Dongqiang couldn't afford to cross?

And who could have imagined that this shabby, penniless nobody could frighten Lin Dongqiang so badly?

"Do you think an apology is enough?"

Lin Dongqiang snatched the Supreme VIP Card from the server's hand.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang. I was blind and looked down on you. Please forgive me..."

As Lin Dongqiang scolded her, the server saw that Zhang Yang continued eating without a care. She understood that her boss's forgiveness meant nothing. She had to beg Zhang Yang himself.

"Hmph..."

Zhang Yang said nothing. He merely cleared his throat as if a fish bone were stuck in it, without so much as glancing at the server.

Thud!

The heavily made-up server dropped to her knees.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry..."

"Zhang Yang..."

How was Cheng Dongxue supposed to eat with a server kneeling beside their table? She called to Zhang Yang, hoping he would do something about it.