"Hey!"
Lin Yi was startled by the sudden commotion, quickly turning to avoid it. The abrupt outburst made her jump.
Xu Zhengyang and Zhang Yu both immediately stood up, shouting loudly:
"Hey!!"
The loud yell startled everyone at the nearby tables, even though they had tried to keep their voices down.
Both Xu Zhengyang and Zhang Yu were unable to hold back their anger.
Which well-raised child would do something like this? Spitting into someone else's pot?
Initially, the child was frightened by their angry shout, but seemed to regain confidence upon realizing his parents were behind him.
"It's okay, it's okay..."
Lin Yi, seeing the two men were angry, quickly stood up to clean the saliva from her hair while urging them to sit back down.
Before Xu Zhengyang and Zhang Yu could say anything, the child spat more saliva into their pot.
Seeing that his aim wasn't hitting far enough, the child spat a few more times directly at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi hurriedly moved away.
Xu Zhengyang's anger flared.
At this moment, the parents of the child, a group of four or five people including three men and two women, got up from their table.
The fat man and woman, clearly the child's parents, were the first to confront the situation. The mother, after checking that her child wasn't injured, looked at Xu Zhengyang with irritation.
The father, with a face full of muscle and a fierce expression, pointed at Xu Zhengyang and coldly asked:
"Who shouted just now?"
"I did!"
Xu Zhengyang squinted and took a step closer to him.
The man was momentarily taken aback; usually, people would be intimidated and quiet down, but Xu Zhengyang stepped closer instead.
The man was clearly trying to use his presence to intimidate Xu Zhengyang, thinking he could resolve the situation while saving face.
"Say it again?"
The man sneered, his eyes bulging as he glared at Xu Zhengyang, spitting out a few words.
"Hey!!!"
Xu Zhengyang exhaled and shouted directly into his ear.
The shout was much louder than before!
The entire restaurant was startled by the loud yell!
The man was both humiliated and furious, but also clearly intimidated by Xu Zhengyang's imposing presence.
Normally, a person might say, "Your child did something wrong," or "You're not watching your child properly."
Some might even say, "What do you want? Want to fight?"
But Xu Zhengyang was unpredictable!
As soon as he asked the man to repeat himself, the man's own loud voice felt like a slap to his face.
I shouted, and what are you going to do about it?
With the situation escalating, the man knew he couldn't back down without losing face. He was also unafraid of a fight, considering his background.
"Damn it..."
The man suddenly raised his hand to slap Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang grabbed his wrist, intending to twist it, but worried about scaring Lin Yi, he just firmly held his wrist and twisted it gently.
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts!"
Despite this, the man cried out in pain.
To onlookers, Xu Zhengyang might just seem like a skilled fighter.
Xu Zhengyang found the situation amusing. How can you act tough while crying out in pain?
He pushed the man back, causing him to stagger.
The man's family looked on in horror.
The restaurant manager quickly arrived, eager to mediate and diffuse the situation.
"Hey, what's going on here?"
"Ask him! That child spat into our pot, all over my mother! The pot is filthy!"
Zhang Yu angrily pointed at the boy.
Seeing the commotion, the child was frightened and started crying loudly.
The child's mother was enraged by this, glaring with her eyes wide open.
"So what if he spat a few times? Why are you making such a fuss? Ah?
Are you too good for this?
Is a child's spit so filthy?
Why are you making such a big deal about it? You think you're royalty?
Didn't you ever get splattered with spit before? You're such a snob!
Why are you shouting so loud? You've scared my child!"
She didn't care about Xu Zhengyang's skills; as a woman, she assumed he wouldn't dare hit her. She prided herself on her debating skills.
"Zhang Yu, take Lin Yi and go."
Xu Zhengyang ignored her, sending a message to Qi Yunfei while instructing Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu quickly led Lin Yi outside.
"Oh, don't fight, don't fight, Xiaoyang!"
Lin Yi was reluctant to leave and tried to pull Xu Zhengyang with her, but Zhang Yu, being stronger, managed to drag her out.
Zhang Yu locked Lin Yi in the car and rushed back inside.
Seeing the situation worsening, the restaurant manager quickly approached Xu Zhengyang.
"Let's talk this out. The meal is on the house, okay?"
He tried to pacify Xu Zhengyang while also dealing with the child's family.
The child cried even harder.
"Let her leave first, what else do you want? You think you can bully us?
You're so demanding, didn't you have a childhood? Ah?
You can't handle a few spatters of saliva? Are you a king? A noble?
Did you never get spat on before? Quit being so picky!
Speak up!"
She stood with her hands on her hips, yelling at Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang, however, ignored her, pacing back and forth, stretching his neck and doing neck exercises.
"Kid, don't cause trouble! Being able to fight a bit is useless!"
The man yelled at Xu Zhengyang, sensing a hint of unease.
If Xu Zhengyang really started a fight, even if they could take him on together, the restaurant wouldn't ignore it. Even if it escalated to a police intervention, it would likely end unresolved.
But Xu Zhengyang's demeanor, seeming to be plotting something, was more intimidating.
The restaurant patrons began murmuring among themselves.
"Damn, this kid must have called for backup!"
"Definitely! And the child's family, not apologizing for spitting, and acting like this! What's wrong with them?"
"Nowadays, kids shouldn't be indulged, or they'll just cause trouble for adults!"
"If it were me, I'd make them pay! Just wait, this kid might get what's coming to him. Look at that crazy woman still yelling."
Some people had already started taking photos with their phones.
"Being a parent is hard. I originally wanted to spare you some face, but you didn't appreciate it.
Since you don't know how to teach your child, I'll teach him a lesson for you."
Xu Zhengyang continued pacing, rubbing his neck and sighing, expressing his thoughts.
At this moment, more than twenty people stormed into the restaurant.
Some of them were in uniforms, obviously from the nearby KTV.
Xu Zhengyang's message to Qi Yunfei was to bring the nearest brothers over, ideally before the authorities arrived.
So they arrived quickly, crossing the street in no time.