Jia Lu Li looked at Xua Ying Yue who has stood up for her just now and even though the latter made it look like she was just mistaken, Jia Lu Li knew that she was subtly telling her that paying with both money and self-respect was nothing but foolish.
She was the one who was paying for this meal, so, of course, the dishes and everything else should have been consulted with her —— but Qi Qiao and Fang Jiayi were selfish till the end, they ordered the dishes without asking what she wanted but she was still willing to let this small thing go but when did she ever expect that these two girls would not only eat the food which was bought by her money but even call her fat before taking the one dish that she had chosen for herself.
And this meal alone was going to cost her two hundred yuan! That was enough to buy meals for more than six months in this economy!
When Qi Qiao saw that Jia Lu Li was staying silent and was not speaking while the mockery in the eyes of those who were looking at her and Fang Jiayi was increasing bit by bit, she could not help but be slightly flustered as she looked at Jia Lu Li and hissed sharply, " Lu Li, what are you doing?"
Her cheeks flushed with anger and not embarrassment, she was not upset that the others found out that she was not the one who was paying for the meal but she was upset because Jia Lu Li was not saying anything in response to the waitress's attempt of slinging mud at her, why? She was her friend, wasn't she? She was the only one who was willing to talk to this pompous, chubby and average-looking girl. Jia Lu Li should be grateful that she was willing to become her friend even when she looked like a sack of potatoes.
Jia Lu Li raised her head upon hearing the hiss from Qi Qiao, the latter was looking at her with flushed cheeks and angry eyes as if she was asking her to say something which would embarrass Xua Ying Yue but how could Jia Lu Li do something like this, this was the first time anyone had spoken for her without any hidden motive behind. She could have ignored her and let Qi Qiao have her way, after all, Qi Qiao loved her face and reputation, and as long as the bill was paid, she would surely leave a generous tip for Xua Ying Yue was there even a need for her to do something like speaking up for her and losing this tip?
Xua Ying Yue had spoken up for her because she knew that it was the right thing to do, she couldn't just stay silent and cause this waitress to be embarrassed because of her silence right?
Jia Lu Li took a deep breath before opening her mouth as she said, " I want..wanted to eat the pork belly bowl, and I only wanted to order four to five dishes and not an entire table of dishes. My father works hard as well, why is it that your mother's hard-earned money cannot be spent but my father who toils away in the garage day and night had to fork out a sum of two hundred yuan for the two of you when you won't let me eat?"
The more she spoke the louder her voice became as she looked at Qi Qiao whose entire face had gone from red to pale before changing into purple, her bottom lip was trembling while she looked at Jia Lu Li in shock even Fang Jiayi was looking at Jia Lu Li with a speechless look on her face.
" You…." Qi Qiao now understood what it meant to be stripped naked and thrown into the streets, right now she felt like all eyes in the restaurant were looking at her with contempt, mockery and jeers in their eyes.
She was only a young girl who just turned eighteen, unlike Xua Ying Yue, she had never faced any kind of torment. Even though she was young and poor, her mother had treated her really well and because she looked pretty the young boys in her class also treated her very well.
This was her first time getting embarrassed like this, her eyes flickered as she stood up from the chair while looking at Jia Lu Li, however, she did not dare to make a move against Jia Lu Li. Even though Jia Lu Li's father was tough and a traditional man, he only had Jia Lu Li as his only child since her mother passed away while giving birth to her younger brother causing one death and two lives to be lost on the same day, because of this he treated Jia Lu Li really well.
Unlike other parents who would think twice before handing five yuan to their kids, Jia Lu Li's father was a doting parent who would give five hundred yuan if Jia Lu Li were to ask for two hundred.
If she dared to hurt Jia Lu Li then Qi Qiao was sure that Jia Lu Li's father would come to this city the very first thing in the morning and hunt her down!
What was more Jia Lu Li was no longer willing to submit in front of her, if the latter really spoke about everything that she had done to her …Qi Qiao shivered.
In the end, she did not dare to provoke Jia Lu Li who was richer and more influential than her, instead, she turned her attention to Xua Ying Yue who was the cause of this mess. It was because of this waitress that she was being humiliated like this, if this young girl had turned a blind eye to everything then nothing like this would have happened! Just how many times had she gaslighted Jia Lu Li, the latter had never retaliated but because of this girl ——
As Qi Qiao looked at Xua Ying Yue, the glint in her eyes turned vicious like a viper and she reached out to pick up the glass of hot water and ——
Splash!
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