"I have this restaurant's VIP card, so why won't you let me in?"
The waiter at the door replied in a frustrated tone, "Miss, as I've said, this VIP card has expired. You're no longer our restaurant's VIP!"
Hearing the waiter's voice, the girl also screamed,
"How is that possible? It was fine the last time I came, so how can it be expired? You must have made a mistake! I want to file a complaint against you!"
The waiter couldn't be angry even when he heard this unreasonable demand; he could only explain to her patiently,
"Miss, our restaurant's VIP card will be deactivated if you don't purchase from our restaurant for three days! You probably didn't buy anything from us recently. Otherwise, your card would've allowed you access."
The ruckus at the restaurant entrance quieted at the waiter's statement.
At this point, Chen Tianming's group had walked over.
At first, Chen Tianming had thought it was some uncultured stranger barking at the entrance.
But when he saw Jiang Lianlian, he knew what had happened.
In his previous life, Jiang Lianlian often invited her friends to this restaurant for dinner and always paid with his VIP card.
In this life, Jiang Lianlian still had his VIP card with her, but they had very little communication ever since the broken vase incident. Therefore, she didn't know he had gotten a new VIP card. Naturally, the old VIP card was no longer in use and expired.
However, there wasn't much of a relationship between him and Jiang Lianlian now, so there was no need to say anything more.
Therefore, Chen Tianming brushed past Jiang Lianlian's bunch and handed his VIP card to the waiter.
The waiter smiled when he saw the rare Premier VIP card in Chen Tianming's hand.
"Welcome to our restaurant! The private room has been prepared for you!"
Chen Tianming's Premier VIP card differed from regular VIP cards because it had a special function; he could book a private room in the restaurant using this card. The restaurant's cheapest private room costs tens of thousands.
And what's more, spending that much money would only get you two drinks in the restaurant's private room at most, so there were very few customers who could book these rooms.
Chen Tianming nodded. Just as he was about to take his parents inside, a surprised voice called out to him, "Tianming, what a coincidence! You're here for dinner too! Would you like to join us?"
Irritation flashed through Chen Tianming's mother—Su Qing—when she heard Jiang Lianlian's voice. However, her manners didn't allow her to say anything unpleasant, so she tried to make her displeasure known to Jiang Lianlian in a roundabout way.
"Lianlian, maybe next time. We've already made plans for tonight!"
Of course, Jiang Lianlian understood the meaning behind Su Qing's words. If it were any other time, she wouldn't say anything. However, she brought her friends here for dinner today, and it would be very embarrassing if they couldn't enter the restaurant!
Therefore, no matter what Su Qing said today, she would not change her mind. After all, the person with the VIP card was Chen Tianming, not Su Qing.
Jiang Lianlian turned to look at Chen Tianming.
Although Tianming's attitude towards her had changed, she knew it was just a ploy to attract her attention. She only needed to crook her finger, and Tianming would return to her.
And with that thought, Jiang Lianlian walked toward Chen Tianming and hugged his arm. She rubbed her body against the arm and said coquettishly, "Tianming, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't we have dinner together?"
Chen Tianming felt incredulous when he heard Jiang Lianlian's words, especially when they were uttered in that cutesy tone.
Jiang Lianlian's ability to lie through her teeth sure was something!
The two of them had lunch together just earlier today. Although they didn't get to eat the meal in the end, they met very recently. So how could she say they hadn't seen each other in a long time?
Chen Tianming didn't feel like being nice to her, and he was about to say something when Su Xiaonuan beat him to the punch.
"Miss Jiang, if I remember correctly, we just had lunch together, right?"
When Su Xiaonuan's voice rang out, the entire place fell silent.
Su Xiaonuan had wanted to speak up since Jiang Lianlian began talking. However, as there were others present, she didn't say anything. However, when she heard Jiang Lianlian's last sentence, she couldn't hold it in any longer, so she spoke up.
After all, she was just stating the facts; Jiang Lianlian couldn't refute that.
Jiang Lianlian wanted to get angry at Su Xiaonuan, but she didn't dare to do so when she saw Chen Tianming's parents.
After all, Chen Tianming's parents would be her biggest obstacle if she were to make a fortune by marrying into the Chen family. She had to make sure that they had a good impression of her.
Thus, Jiang Lianlian put on a coy expression. "Oh, Miss Su, don't you know the saying 'one day apart feels like three years!' Tianming and I haven't seen each other for a few hours; that's the equivalent of numerous days!"
Su Qing almost puked when she heard that comment. She couldn't stand it anymore. She glared at Chen Tianming, then looked at Jiang Lianlian and said, "Since that's the case, then Lianlian can come along!"
Su Qing felt even more nauseous when she had to invite the girl. She'd never felt so awkward in her life.
Chen Tianming was confused when his mother allowed Lianlian to cone with them. However, since his mother had spoken, he naturally had nothing to say.
When Jiang Lianlian heard Su Qing's words, she gave them a smile that she thought was beautiful. Then, she walked to her friends a distance away and said,
"Sisters, it's all good! Go ahead and order whatever you want; it's my treat!"
A few girls dressed in very unconventional clothes heard Jiang Lianlian's statement, and their faces were filled with greed.
The food in this restaurant was quite expensive; the price of a meal here wasn't something they could afford, even if all of them sold themselves. Tonight's dinner was worth all their time and effort stroking this sucker Jiang Lianlian's ego.
By the time Jiang Lianlian brought her friends over, Chen Tianming and the others had already gone in.
Jiang Lianlian quickly chased after their disappearing figures, and her friends followed. However, when she passed by the waiter at the door, she rolled her eyes at him.
"Next time, remove the scales from your eyes before you speak. Otherwise, you'll only receive complaints!"
After saying this, Jiang Lianlian left with her head held high.
The waiter wasn't affected by Jiang Lianlian's arrogant behavior. After all, he had seen many customers like Jiang Lianlian. If he were to hold a grudge against each and every one of them, he probably wouldn't be able to keep his job.
Therefore, instead of wasting time bickering with such people, he would serve those who should be served.
Jiang Lianlian continued to chase after Chen Tianming and the others, but they'd disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Just as Jiang Lianlian was about to look around for them, a waitress walked toward the girls.