'Duan Fei is truly a fool. What would he think if he knew I'm just using him to make Chen Tianming mad?'
'The nerve of that man, Chen Tianming! I don't know what he's thinking, dropping me for that hussy! Don't I have a better figure than Su Xiaonuan? I have to beat her later!'
And with that, Jiang Lianlian's inner voice came to a halt, and Chen Tianming now knew what she was really thinking.
'Good heavens! Why was Jiang Lianlian so shameless?'
Chen Tianming suspected that she must have a screw loose. Otherwise, why would she have such a ridiculous idea?
Despite his thoughts on the matter, he didn't expose her.
While Chen Tianming was busy with his thoughts, Jiang Lianlian had all but climbed into Duan Fei's lap. However, she kept glancing over at Tianming to see if he was jealous.
However, she didn't know Chen Tianming's eyes weren't on her. Instead, he was looking at the door of the private room.
Jiang Lianlian wondered why Chen Tianming didn't react to her provocation when he suddenly stood up.
Jiang Lianlian felt smug when he did. 'Tianming is jealous; why would he stand up if he isn't?'
'As expected, men are all so predictable!'
Chen Tianming almost spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard Lianlian's thoughts.
'My goodness! She's so full of herself! Where did she get her confidence from?'
'Why didn't I realize that Jiang Lianlian was so egotistical before?'
'Oh, right! In the past, I was Jiang Lianlian's number-one suck-up. I was so busy pandering to her; how would I have noticed such things?'
Jiang Lianlian stared at Chen Tianming. She was waiting for his next move when the manager suddenly came in.
When the manager saw Chen Tianming had stood up, he thought he was going to leave, so he hurried over and said softly,
"What's wrong, sir? Is there anything you're not satisfied with? If so, feel free to let us know! We will rectify it! And the taster dishes are ready to be served. If you leave now…"
The manager's words trailed off, but Chen Tianming understood what he meant.
Chen Tianming felt that the manager was a little paranoid. After all, he was just standing up and stretching his body.
Tianming shook his head and said, "Since the dishes are ready, bring them in."
Duan Fei had been marveling over his restaurant manager's eloquence, but his expression changed when he heard Chen Tianming's words.
This was his family's restaurant. Why was Chen Tianming ordering the manager around?
Initially, Duan Fei just silently stewed in his thoughts, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
'Why was Tianming acting so special in my territory?'
At that thought, Duan Fei couldn't take it anymore. He smacked his hand on the table and stood up. He coldly said to the manager, "Mr. Manager, take a good look and tell me who is your master here. Stop wasting time and effort on inconsequential people!"
Duan Fei felt quite proud after his little speech. He was waiting for the manager to admit his mistake, but he wasn't paying attention to him at all. Moreover, the man's eyes were fixed on Chen Tianming.
Duan Fei's face twisted as he looked at the obtuse manager. He paid no care to his current surroundings and started to swear at him.
"Don't you f*cking understand what I'm saying? You won't lick your young master's boots, but you would lick an unimportant person's boots instead. Do you think you're indispensable, or do you not want your job anymore?"
The manager was dumbfounded at Duan Fei's tirade but quickly realized what was happening.
He knew who Duan Fei was; the boy was just the son of one of the shareholders of their restaurant. Usually, he was respectful to Duan Fei out of courtesy.
However, being polite didn't mean he was easy to bully.
Duan Fei was just the son of a shareholder. What right did he have to order people around?
However, the manager didn't dare to speak his thoughts. After all, the shareholders were still his superiors, so he could only resignedly explain, "Young Master Duan Fei, Young Master Chen is here today to inspect our restaurant. Whether our restaurant can be listed or not depends on him."
Duan Fei's face was full of disbelief when he heard the manager's words.
'What? Since when did the Duan family need an outsider to invest in their business?'
'There are so many people in this restaurant, so the profits will definitely be quite high. There is no need for outsiders to invest!'
'This manager must be lying to me!'
'That's right! That must be the case!'
After Duan Fei convinced himself of his thoughts, he affected a lofty demeanor and looked at Chen Tianming and the manager like they were ants.
"The Duan family doesn't need to involve outsiders in our business! I'll decide on behalf of my family."
After saying this, Duan Fei paused for a while before continuing, "The Duan family's business doesn't need investment. We can go public on our own!"
Duan Fei thought he would receive warm applause for his statement, but the private room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The manager looked at him as if he was a fool.
'Where did this idiot come from? How could he say such an arrogant thing?'
'He thought he could go public on his own?'
If that was the case, their restaurant wouldn't have stayed in this place for so long and even showed signs of closing down.
If one of his employer's friends didn't suddenly withdraw his investment, the Duan family wouldn't even have had the chance to do so!
The restaurant's situation was clear to the manager, but he feared what twisted conclusions Duan Fei's mind would come up with if he told him the facts directly.
Hence, the manager began carefully thinking about how to handle this matter.
While the manager was thinking, Chen Tianming couldn't help but sneer, "Duan Fei, are you sure you've thought this through?"
Chen Tianming had planned to invest in this restaurant before he came here; he had only tried the taster menu for show. After all, in his previous life, this restaurant had become one of the most popular restaurants here.
The restaurant's daily income was astronomical.
In his previous life, if Jiang Bei hadn't been lucky enough to have lent Duan Fei money, he wouldn't have been able to invest in this project.
However, judging by the current situation, Jiang Bei probably wouldn't be involved with this restaurant in this lifetime.
Duan Fei laughed at Chen Tianming.
'What a joke!'
'You think you can scare me? Bring it on! Of course, I've thought this through! What was there to be afraid of?'
With this thought, Duan Fei said in a particularly unyielding manner, "I've thought it through!"