Ye Liangyong pointed to Ling Chen.
"This young friend over here is an acquaintance of mine. You best give me a proper explanation."
Hearing this, the face of Luo Quan who was standing behind him instantly paled. His heart was bitterly screaming with grievances, and he flusteredly rushed to say, "Mr Ye, this Mr Ling did not pay for his meal after eating, so I requested for him to vacate his table to make space for other guests."
"I indeed do not have any money on me, but I never said I was going to eat this meal for free. I already explained that my friend is bringing money over here. Manager Luo, you can't just blindly say whatever you want. Obviously, you intended to force me out under his bidding."
As he spoke, Ling Chen gestured towards Qin Yang.
Zhong Hao looked towards Qin Yang and frowned. "Luo Quan, was he the one who made you do it?"
"That's nonsense!"
The one who spoke was Su Lin, who hastily interceded after watching Ling Chen push the blame onto her boyfriend. She anxiously said, "Ling Chen, stop spouting nonsense. This matter had nothing to do with Qin Yang."
As a young lady who came from a wealthy family, how could she not tell that Ye Liangyong was no simple figure and not someone Qin Yang could afford to offend. She just could not understand how a bum like Ling Chen could have connections to an influential figure like Ye Liangyong. The disparity between their statuses was like the difference between heaven and earth.
"Miss Su, your desire to protect your boyfriend is something that I can understand very well. But I also can only feel that you are very pitiful. You're still desperately trying to defend him despite him already betraying you. I don't know whether to call you a fool or too innocent."
Qin Yang could not hold himself back and erupt with rage. "Ling Chen, you can eat whatever you want, but there are just some words that you cannot say. What dogshit eyes of yours saw me betraying Lin Lin?"
"Young Master Qin, next time you want to do something so shady, remember to be more meticulous. Don't you know that when you check your luggage in for your flight, there will be a flight label attached? Just now, when you handed me your bag, the information on the label clearly stated that you flew back to Donghai City from Casino City. Young Master Qin, the number of beauties in Casino City are as immeasurable as the clouds in the sky, you must have a euphoric experience there."
Qin Yang's complexion instantly turned ugly and his eyes gleamed, he looked like he had lost his composure.
Su Lin anxiously looked towards Qin Yang and asked, "Is that true?"
"Lin Lin, don't listen to his nonsense. I only had a transit flight to Casino City, and I didn't stay there for long."
"Really, now? Young Master Qin, you said that you underwent special training on the island, but why is your skin still so white and why does it not look sunburnt at all?"
Not waiting for Qin Yang to give his excuses, Ling Chen then continued, "Let's not talk about that first. Didn't you say that you were incredible at wilderness training, who would believe... Hmm? Manager Luo, prepare a raw steak for Young Master Qin now."
Luo Quan was a little apprehensive, but after Zhong Hao shot a glance over, he dashed into the kitchen. A short while later, a plate of raw steak was placed in front of Qin Yang.
"Young Master Qin, the taste of this raw steak should be much better than snake meat and bugs. You were bragging about how you even dared to eat bugs. I believe that this should be no big deal to you. Come, let everyone here bear witness to Young Master Qin's survival capability in the wild."
"Qin Yang..."
Su Lin had a face full of expectation and nervousness.
Qin Yang stared at the raw slab of beef, that still had blood dripping off it, and felt a wave of nausea sweeping over him. He hesitated for a while but ultimately decided to pick up the rare piece of steak with his utensil. Before he could even put it into his mouth, the thick stench of blood overwhelmed his nostrils.
The overwhelming smell of blood left his stomach churning, and he could not stop dry heaving, nearly vomiting the food he ingested just now.
He hesitated for a long time, before placing down the raw steak he was holding. Turning his head away from Su Lin, Qin Yang softly muttered, "I... I can't do it."
"So you... you actually..."
Su Lin went ghastly pale, and fat droplets of tears started spilling out from her eyes, leaving two distinct trails on her cheeks.
"Everything you said was a lie, to think that I was so gullible to believe you. Qin Yang, you can go to hell!"
Under the influence of her volcanic rage, she swiped the glass of red wine off her table and flung its content towards Qin Yang's face. Crimson red wine immediately splashed across Qin Yang's entire body, making him seem incomparably haggard like a half-drowned rat.
Seeming as though she had not fully vented her anger yet, Su Lin then smashed the glass in her hand against Qin Yang's head. Instantly a bloody hole appeared on his forehead, with fresh blood profusely flowing out.
Qin Yang felt utter humiliated, having a woman disgraced him like so in front of a large audience, and he barked out, "You crazy lunatic, are you done? Yes, I did go to Casino City to have fun with beauties, but isn't that because of you? I've been dating you for over a year, but other than letting me hold your hand, you wouldn't let me do anything else. I'm a man with needs as well! Anyone who dates a woman like you definitely won't be able to hold back as well."
"You... Ling Chen, kill this bastard for me!"
Ling Chen threw his hands into the air. "Miss Su, murder is against the law. You should settle this personally. Oh look, there's a knife on the table, how great. Just give him a little stab and all your problems would be solved."
Qin Yang saw Su Lin's gaze actually turning to the knife on the table and jumped with fright. Is this crazy bitch for real? He hurriedly leapt off his seat and dashed towards the restaurant exit.
Watching the departing back of Qin Yang, Su Lin collapsed into her chair and buried her face into her hands, sobbing loudly. After a while, she dabbed at the tears in her eyes. She stood up, slamming a card against the table, before turning to leave the restaurant.
After walking off a few steps, she turned her head and with her eyes still red from crying, she pointed to Ling Chen and tersely said, "I'm settling his bill as well."
"Miss Su, Miss Su!"
Ling Chen called out her name a few times, but Su Lin paid no heed to him, stomping out of the door.
Looking at the current situation, he felt like things had gotten out of hand. The wench couldn't have suffered such a big emotional blow that she's thinking of doing something silly, right?
"Young friend, why are you not going after her? Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned." Ye Liangyong gave a timely reminder.
"Mr Ye, then I'll be leaving first. I'll catch up with you another day."
Rushing out of the restaurant, Ling Chen was still too late by a step. He could only blankly stare as a Maserati roared off, leaving a long trail of vapour behind it, instantly vanishing into the horizon.
Oh shit!
Ling Chen cursed in his heart. The keys to the Maserati were with him, but he could never have expected Su Lin to have a spare pair of keys with her. He was the one who accompanied Su Lin out, so if anything happened to her, he could not absolve himself of any responsibility and more importantly, he would not be able to live with himself.
Thinking of this point, he frantically hailed a taxi to chase after her.
However, the Maserati was simply too fast. When Ling Chen got on the road to chase after her, Su Lin was already long gone. At that time, he could only give Nanrong Hao a call, asking for Su Lin's number. However, when he made the call, the only response he got was that the other party's phone was switched off, and he could not get through to Nanrong Hao.
Helpless to do anything else, he could only contact Zhong Wei and report the current situation to him. It was exceedingly difficult to find Su Lin in the immense Donghai City by himself, so it was better to ask the company for help. After all, there was strength in numbers.
Before long, Zhong Wei returned a phone call, ordering him to rush back to the company immediately to report to the Chairwoman.
Back at the headquarters of Hongyu Multinational, Ling Chen directly walked to Nanrong Wanqing's office.
After entering, he was greeted by Nanrong Wanqing's frigid face, and could distinctly feel a chill that left shivers running down his spine.
"Chairwoman."
"What happened to Xiao Lin? Why is her phone turned off?"
"Things happened like this..."
Ling Chen recounted the entire incident to Nanrong Wanqing.
She coldly said, "You were her chaperone, and her safety falls entirely on your shoulders. Now that she's missing, this only proves that you were inept with your duties. If anything happens to her, can you afford to bear responsibility?"