Hidden past

Chapter 40

Chapter 40

Lin Min herself could only enter this restaurant using her father’s name. Without the name of a prominent respectful family, no matter how much money her sugar daddy threw at her, she couldn’t enter.

"What beggar?", that waiter asked puzzled.

That restaurant only allowed those guests that had a prominent background. Its security was tight and it double checked the list of those who were let in.

"She!", Lin Min pointed in Chen Feng’s direction, "How could a who*e like her reserve the VIP table?"

The waiter’s eyes followed the direction of Lin Min fingers and his face paled. Wasn’t it the lady that Mr. Li brought? The manager of the restaurant had himself came to receive them. How could she, of all the people, be a beggar?

"Miss you are mistaken", that waiter politely said, "That lady had been invited in after being confirmed by our..."

"What nonsense are you spouting?", Lin Min was getting impatient, "Do you want to lose your job! I say bring the assistant manager here right now!"

That waiter realized that the matter was out of control and he couldn’t reason with that crass woman. So he quickly scurried away and brought the assistant manager.

"Is there a problem miss?", the assistant manager asked.

"Yes there is", Lin Min said confidently expecting her request to be completed right away after asking. She was good at exploiting her father’s name. Even if her paternal family never shown any interest in her for being the illegitimate daughter, in the outside world she always acted like she was the adored and cherished eldest miss of the Lin family. "I want you to throw that low born out of this restaurant right now"

That assistant manager paused for a moment, looked at the VIP table where he could see that bewitching woman Mr. Li had brought and he could also discern a faint smile on her tender lips.

"Miss I’m sorry I can’t do that"

Lin Min was taken by surprise. Did that petty manager just reject her request?

"Why can’t you?’, her voice held deep malevolence. "Don’t you know who I’m? My father had invested so much in this restaurant and you can’t even throw a petty commoner out for me?"

The matter was way too overboard now. Everyone was keenly listening to the fight. If now Lin Min failed to throw her out, she would lose her face. So Lin Min couldn’t give up. She was desperate while on the other hand, Chen Feng’s temperament was calm and impassive like the matter had nothing to do with her at all. It further maddened Lin Min.

"Miss we are only following the manager’s instructions", the assistant manager tried to palliate her outburst. He wanted to resolve the issue without offending any party.

Blinded with anger, frustration and jealousy Lin Min blurted out.

"It is you!", her face distorted as a great revelation dawned on her, "You have been seduced by her. Haven’t you?", she said continuing to throw her tantrum, "Or else how could she reserve a VIP table?"

A slight chuckle escaped Chen Feng’s lips as she shook her head. Was there no end to Lin Min stupidity? But whatever it was, it served a great source of amus.e.m.e.nt for Chen Feng.

"I’m telling you. Throw her out of here right now or else..."

"Or else what?", a grave voice was heard.

- Slapping your face yourself.

- Slapping your face yourself.

- Slapping your face yourself.

It was their manager, Cheng Tian. The same manager who had received Li Luxian and Chen Feng personally. Luckily he was nearby so that Mr. Li and Ms. Chen wouldn’t need to face any inconvenience.

"Mr. Cheng", Lin Min said meekly. To be honest she hadn’t wanted him to appear. This man had never given Lin Min any face before and was never threatened by her status as a member of the Lin family. She guessed that he had an idea about her poor position in Lin family so he ignored her.

"This restaurant under my supervision Ms. Lin and you have violated the moral code and disturbed the peace of the restaurant so I will have to respectfully ask you to leave"

Lin Min was flabbergasted. Even Hua Jin who had been silently sitting on the table and quietly relishing the drama suddenly froze.

"Are you kicking me out?", Lin Min asked. Her eyes were wide and full of disbelief.

"No. Ms. Lin I’m politely asking you to leave. But if you resist, I’ll have to take severe measures to force you to leave. Then don’t blame me for my lack of courtesy"

Cheng Tian was a wise man. Never in a billion lifetime would he enact a sin like offending that scary man, Li Luxian. Who knew if that crazy man got angry due to his woman being bullied and took his anger by shutting down the whole restaurant?

"You can’t do this", Lin Min protested. Her breathing intensified and her limbs turned cold from embarrassment. She didn’t even dare to move her head to meet the eyes of countless people in the restaurant that were eyeing her with uncovered ridicule and scoff.

Getting kicked out of the restaurant? Would there be anything more humiliating than that? Her face was ashen. Hua Jin also didn’t look good. She, alone, as a commoner couldn’t afford such an expensive restaurant. She had relied on Lin Min wallet to enter this place. So she had to leave along with Lin Min.

"Of course Ms. Lin I can do that. I’ve got the authority to do that", Cheng Tian serious tone wavered Lin Min heart.

"My father would never forgive you!"

Cheng Tian lips curled up as he noticed her mentioning her father. Who was she fooling? He was fully aware of the fact that her father never acknowledged her. She was nothing but a p.r.o.s.t.i.t.u.t.e daughter.

Even if her father took her side, he was just a petty investor. If Li Luxian decided to take his wrath on his restaurant then that petty investor couldn’t save it.

"Ms. Lin get out of here right now or I’ll have to use the force"

Lin Min was not willing to leave that place on her own in any case. How could she bear to be humiliated like that?

"Lin Min, let’s leave", Hua Jin who had preserved her rationality tried to take her friend hand and leave intending to save the last shred of dignity they were left with.

"No I won’t leave", Lin Min violently threw away her hand.

"This is not right. Had that b***h seduced you too?", Lin Min blurted in her madness when she felt hopelessness surging through her. Her eyes looked crazy and on the verge of crying. At this point, she was already spouting nonsense as she had lost all her reasoning and judgment.

Cheng Tian’s eyes darkened. How could she dare to say something like this about Mr. Li’s wife?

"Guards"

And a lot of sturdy uniformed men entered the premise and Lin Min and Hua Jin were thrown out, utterly shamed and stripped of their honor and pride.

"I apologize for the inconvenience caused to all of you by the hassle. Lin’s family has henceforth been blacklisted from our restaurant for disturbing the moral code. The matter is now resolved. Please enjoy your evening", Cheng Tian publically addressed to the guests and left. He held the matter professionally and saved himself and his restaurant.

Chen Feng could only sigh.

That was the best example of slapping one on his own face himself. Because from the beginning to the end, Chen Feng had to say only a few ridiculing words after which she quietened not wanting to bother with them and somehow they still managed to get themselves thrown out of the restaurant on their own without her help.

"Having lots of fun bullying others?", a playful voice resounded.

Chen Feng lifted her long brown eyelashes and those chocolate brown garnet like eyes looked at the source of that voice.

"Where has my future husband been when his future wife was being bullied", Chen Feng said half-jokingly and pouting like a baby as they ordered their dishes.

"Bullied?", Li Luxian asked slightly chuckling, "From my perspective, the one who got bullied was clearly those pitiful girls"

Chen Feng smiled like an innocent white lotus.

"You are wrongly accusing me. What did I even do to bully them?", she fluttered her eyelashes to produce an innocent effect in her countenance, "I just sit here and enjoyed them slapping themselves on their own faces. Is it that evil to appreciate a free, intriguing show?"

"Of course you did nothing wrong", Li Luxian said, a tender smile emerging on his thin, firm lips, "And if not for them being humiliated to their last extent, I would have personally tortured them to entertain my wife"

Li Luxian winked at Chen Feng.

That simple gesture looked so elegant and dazzling on him that it stole away Chen Feng’s breath. If there was any other girl, she would have broken into screams that gesture looked that striking on his captivating looks.

Chen Feng felt a fluttering sensation in her chest. She bit her lip to get a hold over her racing heart.

What were these feelings?

As that appetizing, mouth-watering food was delivered almost instantly due to the fast service of that five-star restaurant, Chen Feng attacked the food without any reserve. Li Luxian had been eating slowly and gracefully like a son of noble birth perfectly following the etiquettes of the table and using his knife and fork in his long, white slender fingers. His table manners were impeccable and refined.

Once his eyes landed on his wife to be, his gaped at her, intrigued.

- Were you planning to leave without paying me back wife?

- Were you planning to leave without paying me back wife?

- Were you planning to leave without paying me back wife?

"What?", Chen Feng asked finding Mr. Li staring at her. Her mouth was already full of food yet she picked up another piece of it with her chopstick and was on her way to stuff it in her mouth although it seemed like there was no place for more in her tiny mouth.

Li Luxian was gaping at her, pausing his own meal.

"Chen Feng I just wanted to tell you that no one is going to steal away your food"

"Of course no one would! I won’t let them!", Chen Feng said protectively securing her plate.

Li Luxian sighed and went back to elegantly cutting his steak and gracefully placing a small bite in his mouth. After having a decent amount of lunch, he simply placed the fork and knife on the table following all the nobility manners and stared at his wife who had no intention of stopping before completely emptying the plates.

Why would she stop? It was not like every day when she got the opportunity to eat such sumptuous lunch in such a luxurious restaurant and that was all for free too!

All the bills would be paid from Li Luxian’s wallet.