NOVPUBLu Yuan felt that something was off, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
Gao Bai, the sycophant, wasn’t pleased.
He scoffed unabashedly, "The decor here was personally designed by the French designer Zhuang Niyang at Lu Shao’s request, with just the design cost running into the hundreds of thousands, of course it has taste."
"As for you, Wu Bin, I’m afraid you’ve never been to a place this upscale, have you?"
Wu Bin quickly admitted that he indeed hadn’t been.
At the same time, he once again affirmed Lu Yuan’s taste.
"Having the ability to spend hundreds of thousands to hire a foreigner to design a restaurant with the Dragon Country style, Lu Shao, your thought process is really unique, I’m truly impressed," he said.
Lu Yuan’s face darkened.
Even if he was slow, he could now confirm that Wu Bin was being passive-aggressive toward him.
He said sternly, "Wu Bin, if you have something to say, just say it. There’s no need for the passive-aggressiveness."
"I paid money to bring you guys here to have fun, not to listen to your snide comments."
Wu Bin replied indifferently, "What are you talking about, Lu Shao? I really do admire you a lot."
"Just look at these carpets and wooden chairs, they’re not only good-looking but also highly flammable."
"I couldn’t help but look around just now and I didn’t see any fire extinguishers."
"That is to say, the designer you spent hundreds of thousands on didn’t even consider what to do if the hall caught fire."
"What, do French buildings not catch fire?"
Wu Bin’s words made Lu Yuan’s face look very ugly.
Gao Bai, on the other hand, ridiculed from the sidelines, "Again with the fire extinguishers, do you have anything else in your mind besides fire extinguishers?"
"Does Lu Shao’s big hotel need you to worry about fire extinguishers?"
"A dog that catches mice is meddling in other people’s business."
Just then, the waiters brought in dozens of copper pots from outside and placed them next to the charcoal furnaces, using alcohol burners to sear the food.
The waitstaff took out pieces of meat and put them into the copper pots to cook.
The other students were all amazed.
"It’s actually copper pot meat slicing. I’ve eaten it before in the capital; this kind of copper pot meat slicing is very expensive."
"Lu Shao’s family must be really wealthy, having this dining table surrounding a furnace and drinking tea while slicing meat in copper pots is simply amazing. Spending an entire afternoon here slowly eating is truly a culinary delight."
"The fuel used here is even an alcohol burner, which is so high-end. It burns clean without harmful substances, very environmentally friendly."
With tea to drink and meat to eat, what else is there to complain about?
Seeing Wu Bin continually harp on about fire extinguishers, many students felt that he was rather nitpicking and sided with Lu Yuan.
Feeling the support of so many, Lu Yuan was very pleased and thought that Wu Bin looked just like a clown at this moment.
He smugly said to Wu Bin, "Wu Bin, I know Ding Xin was taken down by you, and I’ll admit, you’ve got some skills."
"But I’m different from Ding Xin, I’m smarter than he is."
"I may dislike you, but I won’t touch you, let alone do anything to you."
"As long as I don’t touch you, what can you possibly do to me? It’s nothing more than spouting off here, simply a momentary pleasure from verbal jousting."
Lu Yuan had long known Wu Bin was Xu Wenyao’s man.
Otherwise, Xu Qian wouldn’t have such a close relationship with Wu Bin.
But to be honest, Lu Yuan didn’t really take Wu Bin seriously at all.
A fragile college student?
I won’t touch you, so whether you’re fragile or not has nothing to do with me, does it?
As for food poisoning, that’s even less likely.
His restaurant had specialized personnel for product supervision. Not to mention food poisoning, you wouldn’t even get a stomach ache from eating here.
Lu Yuan felt confident that he had completely overshadowed Wu Bin.
Surely his words must have left Wu Bin with no dignity now?
Who would have thought that Wu Bin didn’t care at all and picked up chopsticks to start cooking the mutton.
As Wu Bin ate, he also praised the food.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this meat is fresh, one bite and you can tell it’s genuine young lamb. Lu Shao, you’re really too rich."
"Han, don’t just stand there—these are all Lu Yuan’s good intentions, and it’d be a waste not to eat. Come on, dig in."
Han Jiaoyan made an acknowledging sound and then picked up her chopsticks to start cooking slices of lamb in the hotpot.
Lu Yuan cursed furiously in his mind.
This damn guy, giving away what he’s received, huh!
Grilling over the fire and boiling the meat, dancing and singing along to the songs.
Suddenly, everyone was having a blast, and quite a few students had even ordered alcoholic drinks and started drinking.
Seeing his classmates having such a good time, Lu Yuan also felt somewhat proud.
After this meal, he would definitely have prestige among these newcomers.
Then, whatever he wanted to do would be so much more convenient.
Wouldn’t pursuing Han Jiaoyan be as easy as pie?
Just as Lu Yuan was thinking this, all of a sudden, a student thumped to the ground, eyes closed as if asleep.
Lu Yuan got a shock.
Nothing bad’s happened, has it?
He was just about to stand and check when he heard someone laugh and say:
"Old Zhou really can’t handle his liquor, can he? He should’ve drunk less. Now look, he’s even lying down!"
At this, Lu Yuan instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
So he was just drunk. You scared me to death.
It was at this moment, the alcohol burner that was being used had almost burned out. Lu Yuan, without calling the waiter, reached out himself and took the bottle filled with alcohol, ready to top up the fuel.
Wu Bin’s eyes widened at this scene.
"Hold on!"
Wu Bin hurried to stop him: "Lu Yuan, what are you doing?"
"Put that down, it’s dangerous."
Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then chuckled: "What’s dangerous about it? The alcohol is almost gone, I’m just adding a bit more fuel."
Gao Bai ridiculed from the side: "Wu Bin, don’t tell me you’ve never even used alcohol before?"
"During festivals, when you need to remove the hair from chicken, duck, or pork, you use alcohol. What’s so dangerous about that?"
Gao Bai smacked his forehead.
"Oh, I forgot, Wu Bin, you’re an orphan. You probably really haven’t seen such an operation during the holidays."
What Gao Bai referred to with using alcohol to remove hair was actually taking a small bowl, pouring some white spirits into it, and then using a lighter to slowly burn it.
This hair-removal method is used by many families and is indeed quite safe.
But Wu Bin had never heard of adding alcohol directly into a flame that was already burning.
Wasn’t that seeking death?
Wu Bin wanted to continue persuading, but Lu Yuan, focused on showing off in front of Han Jiaoyan, had already aimed the mouth of the bottle toward the flame below.
Without a second thought, Wu Bin ripped off his jacket and threw himself at Han Jiaoyan, wrapping her entirely in his arms.
Boom!
The moment Lu Yuan poured the alcohol, the flame ignited it instantly, and a ball of fire exploded outwards in all directions!
Gao Bai, who had just a moment ago worn a smug expression, was instantly engulfed in flames!
"Ah! My face!"
"Help me! Help me!"
Gao Bai’s entire body was on fire as he lay on the ground, howling and rolling around in agony.
Lu Yuan and the others were dumbstruck by the scene.
A... a human torch?
Wu Bin felt a burning pain on his back.
Fortunately, the direction of the splashing flames wasn’t towards him, so he didn’t catch on fire.
Even so, he was still greatly alarmed.
This Lu Yuan, he really lacks common sense!
