Everyone fell silent for a moment, but then suddenly burst into laughter.
Cui Si was too much. How could she say that she was the boss of this place? How could Xia Qiang, at the very least, not have known about this?
Xu Yue almost laughed until she was out of breath. Cui Si was simply telling a big joke.
If what Cui Si said was true, how could she, Xia Qiang's girlfriend, not know?
"Cui Si, let's stop all these false fronts. Your lies might have been exposed, but don't worry, your lovely classmates won't look down on you."
Despite her kind words, the disdain in Xu Yue's eyes was undeniable.
"Cui Si, Xu Yue is right. Why are you doing this?"
"Did you fool yourself too? Do you really think you are rich?"
Cui Si shook her head helplessly amidst the laughter of the crowd. It seemed like Xu Yue and the rest would not give up.
Cui Si took out her phone and dialed the number of the hotel's former owner.
"Cui Si, who are you calling now?"
"Stop pretending. Sit down and eat. You won't be able to enjoy such a delicious free meal in the future."
Cui Si managed to say what she needed to say amidst people's mockery and turned to smile at Xu Yue.
Xia Qiang walked in again. But this time, his face was looking a little pale. It was as if he was a child who had done something wrong and had been discovered by his parents.
Xu Yue stood up and did not notice that Xia Qiang was not looking that well.
"Darling, why did you come in? There's no need to send anything in anymore. We're very satisfied with the food and have enough wine."
Everyone started trying to curry favor with him too.
"Manager Xia, there's no need to trouble yourself."
"We've already had our fill. Thank you for your hospitality, Manager Xia."
"Manager Xia, you're such a young and promising person!"
Cui Si sat there with a glass of red wine in her hand as she watched the situation slowly unfold with cold eyes. She was waiting to see Xu Yue's expression.
Xia Qiang shook Xu Yue off as he made his way to Cui Si, his face still pale.
"Xia Qiang, what are you doing? Have you gone mad?"
Xu Yue was angry. How dare he shake her off in front of so many people?
The worse was that he was heading straight for Cui Si. His actions confused the others in the room.
But Xia Qiang could care less what others thought of him at this moment. He could no longer save himself now.
"Ms. Cui, please forgive me. We had just received the notice of your new appointment. We truly did not know. Please don't fire me."
Xu Yue and the others were shocked by what they were witnessing.
Did Xia Qiang call her Ms. Cui? Could it be that Cui Si wasn't bragging just now? Was she really the owner of the hotel?
Xu Yue was beside herself. How had she not have known of this?
Cui Si, on the other hand, remained seated silently while swishing the red wine in her glass. She could not accept such an explanation from Xia Qiang.
How could he so willingly allow them to feast in such a way? What a waste of wine and resources! That shouldn't be how a manager runs a hotel.
"Manager Xia, you are quite amazing. I don't think Yunfeng Hotel can afford to hire you anymore. Our employment offer simply can't live up to your service. If you stayed, it would be a waste of your talent!"
Upon hearing Cui Si's words, Xia Qiang's eyes opened wide and he immediately stood up.
He slapped Xu Yue and based on how well the sound of it echoed throughout the room, it must have been quite a hard slap.
Xu Yue sat paralyzed on the ground. She never dreamed that Xia Qiang would dare to hit her.
But Xu Yue would not take things laying down. She immediately pounced back on Xia Qiang. She had never suffered such injustice since she was young.
Xia Qiang didn't care whether Xu Yue was his girlfriend or not. Right now, he only wanted to keep his job.
Cui Si couldn't stand it anymore. No matter what, Xu Yue was still her classmate.
"Xia Qiang, stop right now. Otherwise, I'll call someone to throw you out. Stop, now."
Xia Qiang heard Cui Si and immediately stood still.
Xu Yue continued to scratch and bite Xia Qiang. How could he have slapped her so hard?
The crowd hurriedly pulled her aside and looked carefully at Cui Si.
"Ms. Cui, I beg you, don't fire me. I know that I'm wrong. It was Xu Yue, that b*tch, who forced me to do all this."
Xia Qiang knelt on the ground and sobbed bitterly as he recounted all the things that Xu Yue had told him to do.
Cui Si looked down on Xia Qiang even more. This was definitely not the first time such a thing had happened.
If she let him off this time, it was hard to guarantee that Xia Qiang would not go even further in the future.
"Manager Xia, why are you doing this? Just leave this place. There are so many hotels out there. Aren't there better ones you can work for out there?"
"Leave Yunfeng Hotel. Don't make me repeat myself."
After saying that, Cui Si did not look at Xia Qiang anymore. She called everyone back to their seats and continued to eat and drink. Today's meal was still on her, Cui Si.
Everyone looked at Xia Qiang kneeling on the ground and Xu Yue with her swollen. They suddenly realized that these two had brought this upon themselves.