Luo Chao didn't notice Li Haili's expression. The group enjoyed their tea, and the dishes started coming one after another.

Luo Chao looked at the dishes he ordered—eighteen in total. Except for eight hot dishes mostly being vegetables, the remaining ten were cold dishes!

Li Haili also grimly stared at the dishes on the table. Luo Chao didn't mind, picked up his chopsticks, and started shoveling food into his mouth. Eating these pricey dishes felt no different than eating a five-bucks boxed meal.

Li Haili was truly annoyed by Luo Chao and said to him, "Luo Chao, you need to savor these dishes slowly. You probably haven't had such fine dishes in years. These are purely organic foods made by internationally renowned chefs. You're just gobbling them up, totally wasting the chef's intentions."

Luo Chao casually wiped his mouth, took a sip of tea, and said, "I don't know about intentions, but those vegetables are the ones I often eat in the mountains. The taste is mediocre, not even as good as my dad's cooking."

In fact, Luo Chao had been cooking since he was eight years old. The meal he referred to was the one after Old Zhou found him. From the time he could remember, those meals were the most delicious he had ever had.

But Old Zhou was too lazy. Since Luo Chao could cook, he became the boss and never cooked again.

Hearing Luo Chao belittle the meal he arranged, Li Haili couldn't help but slam the table and said, "Luo Chao, don't be too arrogant! I'm treating you to such a fine meal, and you say it's no different from what country folk make. You're disrespecting me and Jin Kaiyue."

Luo Chao shoveled another couple of bites into his mouth, chewing while saying, "It's not that it's poorly made; it's that I have a picky palate. Unless it's exceptionally delicious, everything tastes the same to me."

Seeing Li Haili about to argue with Luo Chao again, Jin Suo stepped in to smooth things over, saying to Luo Chao, "Luo Chao, you're in the wrong here. Our boss intends to treat you kindly without minding the cost, just wanting you to enjoy the best. Could you show some respect? Truly, we want to be friends."

Luo Chao glanced at Jin Suo and said, "I'm telling the truth. To be friends, you need the generosity to tolerate your friends. Li Haili, do you not have such generosity?"

Li Haili was so angry that his nose went crooked. Initially, he was taking the loss, and now he's somehow at fault?

Li Haili was about to speak when Li Dacheng held his stomach and said to them, "Alright, stop arguing. Maybe it's because I drank too much tea; I need to go to the bathroom urgently. Is there a toilet in this private room?"

Li Haili and Jin Suo simultaneously glared at Li Dacheng. Damn, talking about needing the bathroom at the dinner table. They even suspected Li Dacheng wasn't led onto the countryside path by Luo Chao.

Luo Chao laughed and said to Li Dacheng, "Lazy people need the bathroom more, hurry up and go!"

Li Haili shot Jin Suo a look, and Jin Suo stood up, saying, "I'll take you."

Li Dacheng waved his hand and said, "No need, no need, just tell me where it is!"

Li Haili gave directions to the bathroom to Li Dacheng, who listened and rushed out of the private room. When he arrived at the bathroom, he nearly bumped into someone, but thankfully stopped in time to avoid a collision.

The person pushed Li Dacheng, causing him to lose his balance and fall flat on the ground. Ignoring the pain, he raised his head and said, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you see I stopped?"

The person was tall and muscular, with a short but fierce-looking scar on his cheek, eyes glaring like cowbells, scaring Li Dacheng into silence.

Behind the man were two others, tattoos on their arms, heads dyed like parrots, glaring at Li Dacheng with a gangster vibe.

"Anything else you want to say?" The man said gruffly, looking fiercely at Li Dacheng, who shivered and thought, a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him; today I'm just going to endure.

But he said, "No, nothing, it was my fault for rushing."

The man didn't trouble Li Dacheng further, leading the two gangsters as they walked ahead.

After the scare, Li Dacheng forgot he needed to go. Watching their backs, he found the man familiar but couldn't place him. However, the urgency quickly overwhelmed him and he ran to the bathroom to relieve himself.

Midway through, Li Dacheng suddenly shivered, remembering who he saw!

In the second half of eleventh grade, Li Junling wanted to dominate the school and even fought Li Haili. Li Junling lost, then threatened to deal with Li Haili, and that night a bunch came, led by the man just now. Li Haili recognized the man and made peace with Li Junling. It was said that the guy was a gangster, tied to several deaths, and released through Li Junling's father.

What did Li Junling call him? Black Dragon?!

Whoa! When Li Dacheng remembered the name, he shivered, losing his aim and spilling outside. Ignoring the mess on his pants, he quickly pulled them up and ran towards the private room.

Black Dragon usually watched over Li Junling's father's businesses. Why was he here today, and heading towards the room where Luo Chao was?

The more Li Dacheng thought, the more afraid he became, running directly to the private room. Just as he reached outside, he heard a bang, the door shaking from being hit. Li Dacheng was about to push the door but thought better and pulled out his phone to call the police.

This isn't a joke. He's not worried Luo Chao won't win, but about Black Dragon being deadly. Calling the police is a safer option.

After reporting, Li Dacheng tried to rush inside, but the door was locked from the inside. He kept knocking, shouting inside, "Luo Chao, Luo Chao open the door! Luo Chao, are you okay?!"

Maybe because the noise was too loud, many diners came out to see the frenzied Li Dacheng, whispering about what happened. The lobby manager heard the commotion and came up, asking, "What's going on? What's happening inside?"

Li Dacheng knew the hotel belonged to Li Junling's family, so naturally, the manager sided with Li Haili; he shouted loudly, "There's murder happening inside. Jin Kaiyue hotel hired killers!"

The lobby manager didn't expect this from Li Dacheng, preparing his rebuttal undone by this shout. He hurriedly tried to calm Li Dacheng, saying, "Sir, let's talk calmly. We've never done such a thing."

Prepared, Li Dacheng avoided being pulled by the manager, danced around shouting, "There's murder! Jin Kaiyue hired killers! The killer is in the Pomegranate room!"

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