29: Chapter 29, Not Giving Face!
29: Chapter 29, Not Giving Face!
Binnan seemed to struggle to utter that word.
Shen Xiaoxiao giggled, “That’s great!”
Then Shen Xiaoxiao suddenly stood up from the back seat, walked around to the passenger seat, and sat facing Fang Yi, her eyes locked on him, and a smile on her lips.
Fang Yi said, “Don’t look at me like that, I’m afraid I’ll crash.”
Shen Xiaoxiao said, “You’re supposed to be a bodyguard, aren’t your driving skills supposed to be good?
Drive faster, let me see what you can do.”
Fang Yi asked, “You want to see my driving skills?”
Shen Xiaoxiao nodded quickly, “Mm-hmm.”
Fang Yi laughed, “My driving skills aren’t that great, don’t look.”
Shen Xiaoxiao’s expression immediately soured, “No way, I’ve seen your skills that day at the airport where you knocked those bodyguards down swiftly.
How can your driving skills be bad?
They can’t be worse than mine.”
“You can drive?” Fang Yi said with surprise.
“What do you mean ‘you can drive too’?
What’s with that tone?
When we get back, I’ll take you street racing, and you’ll see how good Miss Little’s driving skills are, definitely dazzling your eyes.”
Shen Xiaoxiao said confidently.
Fang Yi went with the flow, “Alright, I guess I can look forward to it a bit,” his tone sounded quite helpless.
Seeing Fang Yi’s skeptical look, Shen Xiaoxiao thought to herself: I’ll definitely give you a big surprise later, hehe.
After about fifteen minutes, Fang Yi parked the car in front of a luxury hotel.
A valet came over to park the car, and Fang Yi walked into the hotel with Shen Binan and the others.
The hotel decor was extremely luxurious, exuding a rich golden vibe everywhere.
Just the crimson carpet was notably expensive, not to mention the decorations inside the hotel – vases, ancient paintings, all indicating that the hotel owner was very generous.
A cheongsam-clad waitress came up, obviously recognizing Shen Binan, and led them upstairs.
Once inside the private room, the cheongsam waitress respectfully asked, “General Shen, would you like to start the meal now or wait a while?”
Shen Binan sat down and said, “Serve the meal.”
The cheongsam waitress left, and everyone sat down.
Fang Yi, however, to avoid trouble, chose a more secluded seat, trying to keep some distance from the three women.
Nevertheless, even if Fang Yi wanted to avoid trouble, trouble was determined to find him.
Shen Xiaoxiao, clearly very curious about him, sat down next to Fang Yi as soon as he had just seated himself.
“Big handsome guy~~~~”
“Better call me by my name.”
“Oh, sure, Brother Yi~~” Shen Xiaoxiao’s voice turned coquettishly sweet.
Fang Yi knew she was doing it on purpose but couldn’t help feeling goosebumps all over, and he simply ignored her.
But do not underestimate the liveliness of a young girl’s mind; it can be terribly scary.
Shen Xiaoxiao held a Western-style fork in her hand, twirling it like a spinning pen, her gaze still fixated on Fang Yi, as if she had locked him down.
Fang Yi still felt a creepy sensation of being watched, and couldn’t help saying, “Does the fork have a grudge against you?”
Shen Xiaoxiao shook her head, “No.”
“Not really,” Shen Xiaoxiao replied indifferently, as if she were doing him a favor by even responding.
Fang Yi felt deeply wounded and, in an attempt to save face, said, “Let me show you a magic trick.”
“Really?!” Shen Xiaoxiao immediately perked up, her eyes riveted on him.
As Fang Yi spoke of magic, Shen Binan and Jian Jing also became curious.
They both wanted to see what kind of magic trick Fang Yi could perform.
Fang Yi pointed at a wooden column, picked up a fork, and said, “Watch closely, now I’m going to make this fork appear on that column.”
His statement successfully captured the attention of all three.
Even Shen Binan couldn’t help but watch intently.
The next moment, Fang Yi, holding the fork, flung it casually like throwing a flying knife.
The fork struck the wooden column and wobbled a few times.
Shen Xiaoxiao’s lips parted in awe, “Is…
is this the magic trick you were talking about?”
“What, you don’t think it’s magic?” Fang Yi countered.
Shen Xiaoxiao shook her head like a bobblehead doll, a bright smile spreading across her pretty face: “That was amazing!
Do it again,” she urged as she gathered all the forks from the table and placed them in front of Fang Yi.
I’m not a juggler, dammit!
Finally, the food arrived, standard Western cuisine.
Under Shen Binan’s scolding, Shen Xiaoxiao reluctantly returned the forks to the table.
Throughout the meal, Shen Binan remained silent and reserved, and Shen Xiaoxiao’s close friend, Jian Jing, was also demure and well-mannered, even more graceful than Shen Binan, making no sound at all.
This made Fang Yi feel somewhat overwhelmed by the formal atmosphere.
But the silence was soon broken when the door to the private room was pushed open, and someone came in.
The newcomers were several young men, the leader among them smiling and emitting the demeanor of a well-off young master, followed by others whose attitudes marked them as wealthy ne’er-do-wells.
“Boss Shen, Boss Shen, you come to my hotel and don’t even tell me?
Ah, that really puts me in a tight spot,” said the leading young man as he entered.
Shen Binan, who was dining, put down her utensils and wiped her mouth with a napkin before looking at the young man, “Young Master Li, I just didn’t want to disturb your busy schedule over a simple meal.”
Young Master Li immediately shook his head and said, “You’re wrong there, Boss Shen.
In Moon City, you are considered the top beauty.
If I didn’t come to serve you personally, that would be remiss.
Manager Zhou, go fetch my prized bottle of ’69 red wine, I want to treat Boss Shen properly.”
A man responded and left to fetch the wine.
Shen Binan’s tone turned colder, “Young Master Li, we have barely met, and this lavish hospitality seems a bit much for me.”
Young Master Li smiled slightly and said, “The top beauty of Moon City, who would dare to take lightly?
Oh, by the way, aren’t you going to introduce me to these people?”
Shen Binan replied indifferently, “No need for introductions, Young Master Li, I just want to eat quietly.”
Her words clearly meant that she wanted to have her meal in peace, but Young Master Li lingering implied he was quite thick-skinned, giving himself no credit.
But that’s how Shen Binan always was—cold to everyone, Young Master Li included.
However, this irked Young Master Li.
He, Li Zijie, was a recognized figure in Moon City, and although he might not be one of the top four young masters of Moon City, the Li Corporation was well-known.
Yet here she was, not giving him any face.
How could Li Zijie step down from this?
Especially with others watching, if word got out, his reputation might suffer and others might ridicule him.
So, Li Zijie became angry and said, “Boss Shen’s rejection is really not giving me, Li Zijie, any face at all.”