Chapter 202 I Will Definitely Take Revenge (1/2)
Half a year later, they were reunited in Hangzhou. Qin Sheng had fully recovered and everyone was in a good mood.
Han Bing was the only one that was in a foul mood. In the past six months, she often thought of Qin Sheng and had her fair share of painful longing. When she found out that Qin Sheng was in Hangzhou, she could not wait for a second longer and rushed over directly. Because of her, Xia Ding and Hao Lei were forced to wake up at 6:00am to head for Hangzhou. After seeing Qin Sheng, Han Bing was initially very excited. But after settling down, she felt a little unhappy. Without a doubt, she was not used to Lin Su' existence. After all, Lin Su was not part of their lives in the past. Today, Lin Su had become Qin Sheng's girlfriend. Han Bing felt that she had become the extra one.
In order to celebrate Qin Sheng's return with a full recovery, Xia Ding had made reservations at a high-class restaurant. Guiyu Shanfang was located at Manjuelong Road on hillside. It had a very quiet environment that made it seemed like it was cut off from the world. The outside was clean and quiet but the inside felt very welcoming. The window seat opened up to an overview of the West Lake. The restaurant boasted its creative dishes. Xia Ding was worried that they would not be used to Hang Bang dishes, which was why he chose this restaurant.
Xia Ding made the driver take a taxi back. The five of them fit into a car perfectly. Qin Sheng sat at the back with the two beautiful ladies with Lin Su on his left, Han Bing on his right. Hao Lei and Xia Ding had already felt that the atmosphere was not quite right a long time ago. They knew better than to get involved in this fight for attention. They had no choice; Qin Sheng had too much luck in the love game. First, he was being ambiguous with Miss Han, but then he rekindled with a good old flame. Although Miss Goddess Lin had successfully gained the throne, Miss Han was not someone to look down on. She had obviously not given up. She was probably going to fight it out soon.
Xia Ding and Hao Lei sighed. Not everyone could enjoy having two women in their arms. Sometimes it was also a headache.
In order to alleviate the awkward atmosphere in the car, Xia Ding, who was driving, took the initiative and said, ”Lanlian, Pushu, Jiangnanyi. Guiyu Shanfang, Muchenxi.” He was worried that everyone would have a hard time from holding back.
Han Bing said with a face full of despise, ”Why are you reciting a poem for no reason? You're just a playboy and only know how to spend money on wine and entertainment.”
Qin Sheng was familiar with Tang and Song poetry and could not identify which poem it was. There should be another meaning. Lin Su frowned slightly too. She was very curious.
Xia Ding had already gotten used to being attacked by Han Bing. He smiled and explained, ”This is not a poem that someone wrote, they are the names of the popular restaurants in Hangzhou. Lanlian Restaurant, Pushu, Jiangnanyi, Guiyu Shanfang, Muchenxi. Big Boss, in the future, when you and goddess have the time, you guys can go try these places out. They are quite suitable for couples to spend time together. Today we'll go to Guiyu Shanfang first, the environment there is better.”
Hearing this, Han Bing was boiling with anger from head to toe. Xia Ding was humiliating her. Actually, Xia Ding was being nice. Qin Sheng and Lin Su were indeed made for each other. They suit each other really well. Based on Qin Sheng's character, no matter how hard Han Bing tried, he would never give up Lin Su for her. Besides, Han Bing was indeed lacking a bit when compared to Lin Su. Hence, this was a wake-up call for Han Bing, to step back when it was time.
Han Bing rebutted directly, ”Don't you know that he liked to eat barbecue in the summer and hotpot in the winter? You should go to such a pretentious place with your girls!”
”You're right. Big Boss, there's no barbecue here during lunch hours. Try to live with it. We'll bring you to a very good barbecue place at night. By then, we'll drink and eat to our hearts' content!” Xia Ding replied casually. This was Qin Sheng's character. They also like this kind of gathering. Xia Ding was also trying to give Han Bing 'face'.
On the way, the group talked about small topics. Xia Ding was basically doing all the talking. He introduced the scenery and architecture along the way, talking about their allusions and stories. The rest listened.
Half an hour later, they finally arrived at Guiyu Shanfang on hillside. The entrance to the restaurant was a little primitive. The tiny door at the side did not attract much attention. It was usually closed and would only be opened when guests walked near. The white wall beside it housed the characters 'Guiyu Shanfang' carved out using metal strips. The top part was already rusty.
Xia Ding led the group and entered. The environment was indeed not bad. However, Lin Su and Han Bing were all born in wealthy families, they had seen all there was to see. Hence, they were indifferent towards the restaurant. Qin Sheng and Hao Lei were the only lame ones that were interested in the place. Qin Sheng even pointed out the patterns and details of various parts of the restaurant.
The waiter led them into a nostalgic private room. The humongous floor-to-ceiling windows opened up to the scenery of the West Lake. Xia Ding asked the waiter to serve a pot of Longjing tea and asked the two ladies to order the dishes. He then chose a bottle of red wine that was quite high-class. No matter how much money they spend today, Xia Ding would still be happy.
They finished ordering the dishes but asked the waiter to not serve them now. They enjoyed the scenery of West Lake and chatted over tea as they waited for Chang Baji to arrive...
About slightly more than 10 minutes later, the waiter knocked on the door and entered. Chang Baji had finally arrived after a long journey. It had been half a year since they last met and Chang Baji looked much more tired than before. His face looked like he had been through many vicissitudes, his hair was messy and he even kept a beard.
Although Chang Baji followed Qin Sheng to Shanghai, in others' eyes, Chang Baji was a senior. Hence, everyone stood up at the same time to welcome him. This was a form of respect for him.
Old friends met again but they had no words to say to each other.
Chang Baji studied everyone present. They were all the friends he had made while he was in Shanghai. His gaze eventually landed on Qin Sheng. Qin Sheng walked up to him slowly and they both looked at each other from head to toe. Chang Baji joked, ”It's much better than I thought, at least you didn't lose an arm or a leg.”
”Lao Chang, you're still so humorous,” sighed Qin Sheng. They did not know how to say those courteous yet superficial words. When they saw each other again, they felt happy, excited, and lucky.
Since Qin Sheng escaped from a narrow death, they must drink to their hearts' content. Chang Baji asked cheerfully, ”Is there wine?”
Xia Ding replied with a faint smile, ”Yes, but it's red wine, definitely not what you're looking for.”
”Get me a white one,” Chang Baji waved his hand and said.
Qin Sheng burst out laughing. ”Then let's drink a white one. I'll drink with Lao Chang to our hearts' content.”
Xia Ding quickly called a waiter over and chose a bottle of white wine. The drinking was suddenly brought forward from dinner to lunchtime. Indeed, if one has wine at night, he should get drunk at night. He shall worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes.