Chapter 136: A Misunderstanding...

He continued with forced enthusiasm, "Go on, weren't you looking for the restroom just now? Huihui, take Qingqing to the restroom and help her brush off all those leaves..."

Shi Huihui had finally managed to see the legendary Young Master Zhan in person; how could she possibly agree to accompany Shi Qingqing to the restroom?

Are you kidding me?

The young master’s memory was so sharp that he had remembered Shi Qingqing after just a single encounter. She had to stay and make her presence felt no matter what—who knew? Maybe he would remember her too in the future.

Shi Qingqing, for her part, had no desire for her company. "No need, I can go by myself."

Behind her, the sounds of Shi Weifang lavishing praise upon Shi Qingqing and fawning over Zhan Su gradually faded into the distance. Only then did Shi Qingqing let out a sigh of relief.

Damn it, what kind of people were these!

Once she finished washing her hands, she would grab her mother and slip away immediately...

...

As soon as Shi Qingqing left, Shi Huihui seized a moment when the bodyguards were distracted and darted out.

"Young Master Zhan, my name is Shi Huihui. I’m also a student at Qingming High School. I’m a senior this year, in the same grade as you..."

Before she could take two steps, she was hauled back by a bodyguard.

Zhan Su cast a faint glance at her, a glimmer of disgust flashing in his eyes.

Luo Hua signaled discreetly, and the bodyguards pushed the surrounding women back a few more paces.

Shi Weifang and Qin Dedong were all smiles, obsequiously trying to curry favor with Zhan Su.

"Young Master, hello! I am Qingqing’s eldest uncle..."

Zhan Su’s face remained as cold as frost, his expression unreadable. "Hmm, very well. I have noted you."

Shi Weifang was overjoyed, and Qin Dedong, not wanting to be outdone, quickly added, "Young Master, I am Qingqing’s eldest uncle-in-law. We watched Qingqing grow up since she was a child..."

Zhan Su said indifferently, "Very well. Two pieces of human trash. Wait for the blacklist from Hengyuan."

Shi Weifang and Qin Dedong were stunned.

"Wait, Young... Young Master!"

They were on the verge of tears.

For years, some mysterious force had been suppressing them from the shadows, preventing them from ever successfully reviving the Shi Feng restaurant business. They had finally resorted to alternative means, securing a real estate project through a minor manager under Gao Jin. This manager had tipped them off that Gao Jin, the supervisor of the West City project, would be dining at the Glory Hotel today.

That was why Shi Weifang had insisted on holding his mother’s birthday banquet here—to intercept Gao Jin.

Everything had gone smoothly, and they had indeed encountered him. He had been filled with hope, wondering if he could latch onto Hengyuan’s coattails, but before he could even begin, he was being blacklisted?

"No, Young Master, it’s all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding..."

Zhan Su had already turned and walked several paces away.

The executives flanking him twitched their eyelids; no one dared to provoke the Young Master’s temper. If the Young Master said he was going to blacklist someone, that person’s career in the Imperial Capital was effectively over.

Still, the Young Master didn’t even know these two people—wasn’t it a bit excessive to blacklist them?

*Ahem*, but no one had the guts to say so. They only silently mourned for the two men; their lives were effectively finished.

"Young Master, we don't usually discipline our niece like that! We treat her very well, and Qingqing loves us very much. Look, today is her grandmother’s birthday, and our whole family is gathered together..." Qin Dedong was a bit sharper.

To their surprise, Zhan Su turned back, his expression cold and detached. "What do your family affairs have to do with me? I simply cannot stand men hitting women—it’s uncouth. Get lost!"

As Shi Weifang continued to wail, the bodyguards cleared the area and dragged them out.