Chapter 11 Chief Steward Li Xian (1/2)
Since the moment they entered the earthly dining booth at Yunxuan Restaurant, the three Zhong siblings had taken turns provoking Zhou Donghuang. Every word and sentence from them emphasized the difficulties he was facing.
At first, Zhou Donghuang thought that the three of them were shooting off their mouths.
But now that he knew Qin Fei was the one treating them to the meal, he could guess with certainty that Qin Fei had deliberately brought Xiaoyu along to witness his humiliation.
His motive was obvious.
It was surely to belittle him and diminish her impression of him, in the hope that she would not stick as close to him as before.
Because Qin Fei had eyes on Xiaoyu.
It was a man's possessiveness that made Qin Fei refuse to accept that Xiaoyu could be close to another man.
Because of this, Zhou Donghuang had naturally become a thorn on Qin Fei's side.
Upon realizing this, Zhou Donghuang laughed in his heart.
Still just a… little fart who has not grown up.
It was as though Zhou Donghuang had forgotten that he was only sixteen years old, and Qin Fei was a year older than him.
”Brother Donghuang, we have always heard that you are unable to manifest your qi… how did you maim Wang Feng? You must know that Wang Feng's ability is comparable to mine and Zhong Gang's,” Qin Fei asked curiously, looking at Zhou Donghuang.
At Qin Fei's question, not just the three siblings Zhong Gang, Zhong Yi and Zhong Xiu, but also Qin Xiaoyu, turned curiously to look at Zhou Donghuang.
They were all evidently curious about this.
The fact that Zhou Donghuang was a martial invalid who could not manifest his qi was no secret in the whole of Qingshan Town.
”Although I have no qi, I still have brute strength,” Zhou Donghuang said as he helped himself to the dishes on the table. Till now, he had not so much as glanced at Qin Fei.
Qin Fei's face sank a little at Zhou Donghuang's perfunctory reply, although he still managed to force a smile. ”From what I know, Wang Feng has manifested his qi at a reasonable standard and should have at least a few hundred jin of force… even if Wang Feng had been careless, mere brute strength should not have been enough to force his arm into a knot, should it?”
”That can only be because his arm was too weak and fragile,” Zhou Donghuang said.
”Zhou Donghuang, the reason that you could have such brute strength is that Guild Master Lin Lan has searched everywhere for some rare and exotic supplements to increase your physical strength, am I right?”
Zhong Yi gave Zhou Donghuang a profound look. ”If that's not the case, you could not possibly have such brute strength!”
Zhong Xiu snorted in derision and added, ”No wonder Chen Dandan betrayed Guild Master Lin Lan, she showed such favoritism...”
Zhong Xiu stopped in the middle of her sentence and shut her mouth because Zhou Donghuang had stopped helping himself to the food and was glaring at her icily.
Zhou Donghuang's icy glare exerted a great unseen wave of pressure on her, robbing her of the courage to continue.
”Mention Chen Dandan again, and I won't mind… tying your arm in a knot too!”
Zhou Donghuang grinned slowly, revealing two rows of gleaming white teeth. His icy voice seemed to bring the temperature in the booth down by several degrees in that instant.
”Zhou Donghuang!”
”Zhou Donghuang! You've gone too far!”
Seeing Zhou Donghuang threaten their sister, both Zhong Gang and Zhong Yi stood up in an instant, staring daggers at Zhou Donghuang.
However, Zhou Donghuang did not even spare either of them a glance and continued eating as though they did not even exist.
This only made them both even angrier!
”Everybody, please sit down… we don't meet up often, why make it so tense? Zhong Xiu, you are at fault. Chen Dandan is an ingrate and is no better than a rat on the street. She is the object of everyone's ire. How could you stick up for her?”
Once again, Qin Fei played the peacemaker and at the same time sent a strong hint to Zhong Gang and Zhong Yi. Both of them resumed their seats reluctantly.
”Xiaoyu, am I not correct?” Qin Fei followed up immediately with a smile.
”Big Brother Qin Fei is correct; Chen Dandan is truly an ingrate, just like a rat on the street!”
Qin Xiaoyu nodded diligently and thanked Qin Fei softly while giving him a grateful look.
”Big Brother Qin Fei, thank you for getting Big Brother Donghuang out of that difficult situation.”
”Xiaoyu is too courteous, your friends are also my friends,” Qin Fei replied softly, but joy blossomed in his heart.
This was exactly what he wanted. Otherwise, why would he have saved Zhou Donghuang from embarrassment?
Anyway, he still felt that Zhou Donghuang had been able to maim Wang Feng because Wang Feng had been careless. Zhong Gang and Zhong Yi together were more than he could handle, and he could not imagine that Zhou Donghuang would be a match for them.
The discreet exchange between Qin Xiaoyu and Qin Fei, although soft, was still clearly audible to Zhou Donghuang.
The Way of the Supreme Four Divisions which he had been practicing was an extremely potent technique, and aside from raising his physical level, it was also capable of heightening his senses.
Although he had not yet attained level-one of the gathered qi, his hearing had been greatly enhanced.
What a hypocrite! Zhou Donghuang cursed in his heart.
It was obvious that Qin Fei was trying to court Qin Xiaoyu's favor.
The atmosphere in the booth calmed down once more.
”Brother Donghuang.”
In the end, it was Qin Fei who broke the silence and asked Zhou Donghuang, ”Frankly speaking … the troubles faced by the Magnolia Guild, do you think they can be smoothly resolved this time?”
”Frankly speaking?”
Zhou Donghuang gave a blank stare, followed by a smile. ”I love speaking frankly.”
Then in front of Qin Fei and the others in the booth, Zhou Donghuang said as frankly as he could, ”Whether or not the Magnolia Guild can resolve its problems, I really couldn't care less about that. The only thing I care about is that my mother remains safe.”
Zhou Donghuang spoke the truth.