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Chapter 451: Chapter 451 Complaint against Yaoyao.
Deng Wenwen, who had had a bit to drink, was more talkative than usual, energetically discussing the events of the day, leaving Huang Mengxue completely agog.
Huang Mengxue, who was always immersed in her studies at school, had never expected to encounter such events in the milk tea shop.
Looking at Wenwen with admiration, she said, "You’re so brave, Wenwen. I would have probably burst into tears on the spot."
Deng Wenwen coughed awkwardly and signaled to Tong Yao and Gu Hongwei with her eyes, pleading with them not to mention the fact that she had burst into tears. The last thing she wanted was to be embarrassed.
Tong Yao and Gu Hongwei were both trying to stifle their laughter.
Seeing his girlfriend so in awe of Deng Wenwen, Zhou Lei jokingly said, "Don’t think she’s brave now. When I first met her, she was a spirited little girl who always caused trouble at the store and wrote complaint letters every day."
Huang Mengxue was surprised to learn about this side of Deng Wenwen and curiously asked, "Who was she complaining about?"
Zhou Lei replied, "She was complaining about Yaoyao."
Deng Wenwen exclaimed indignantly, "Zhou Lei, you shouldn’t expose people’s past like that."
Thinking back on those events, even Deng Wenwen couldn’t help but chuckle at her own past.
While they were chatting, a few people walked into the restaurant and sat at the next table. They didn’t notice until Deng Wenwen made a series of exaggerated facial expressions at Tong Yao. Yao then turned her head to take a look and her eyebrows instantly knitted together.
Deng Wenwen leaned close to Tong Yao and whispered in a low voice, "Sister Yaoyao, aren’t those the staff from ’Coco’ Milk Tea Shop? What are they doing with Mingqiang?"
Deng Wenwen had seen Xiao Mingqiang before at the hospital. He was the one who refused to sign the surgery consent form, which led to his own mother’s death.
He even had the audacity to make trouble at the hospital, causing harm to Professor Qu.
At that time, the incident caused quite a stir and everyone in the hospital had seen Xiao Mingqiang, so they all had a deep impression of him.
Tong Yao looked at Xiao Mingqiang for a while. He was dressed decently and all the staff from the milk tea shop treated him with utmost respect. Without a doubt, he must be the owner of the milk tea shop.
All of a sudden, everything started to make sense.
No wonder ’Coco’ Milk Tea Shop always opened stores next to hers to steal business. With Xiao Mingqiang’s mother dying in the hospital and his father in prison, his hatred for Si Chen was evident. Opening these shops next to hers seemed like a roundabout way of exacting revenge.
After her analysis, Tong Yao murmured, "He must be the real boss behind ’Coco’ Milk Tea Shop."
As soon as she said this, everyone else at the table immediately turned to look. Tong Yao was amused by their actions and quickly reminded them,
"Don’t make it so obvious. They have issues with Ahchen and may look for opportunities to create trouble in the future. Be careful."
Upon hearing this, everyone else at the table became serious. The people at the opposite table seemed to have noticed as well and glanced contemptuously at them before summoning the waitress to order food.
Tong Yao softly said, "Let’s eat! Don’t mind them." There was no need to let other people ruin this rare opportunity to have a meal together.
Despite Tong Yao’s reminder, everyone couldn’t help but keep an eye on the next table. The mood of their meal had died down due to this little incident. After a little while, they paid the bill and got ready to leave the restaurant, only to run into another familiar face.
Seeing Tong Yao, Shi Yan appeared temporarily taken aback, but then stepped into the restaurant with a look of contempt on his face. He made his way towards Xiao Mingqiang’s table and took a seat.
Shi Yan was also dressed impressively, and carried an air of ostentatiousness about him. He seemed to be doing fairly well.
Tong Yao was not that familiar with Shi Yan, but she had heard from Xiao Xiaohuang about some of Shi Yan’s past with Lin Man, and she knew Shi Yan also held grudges against Si Chen.
Seeing these two together was nothing but trouble, but there was nothing Tong Yao could do against their scheming. All she could do was face it calmly when it came.
"Let me take you home first!"
Gu Hongwei was worried about Tong Yao and Deng Wenwen getting home alone, and since his residence and Tong Yao’s place was in the same direction, he decided to drop them both off.
As the group’s figures disappeared from the doorway of the restaurant, Xiao Mingqiang’s eyes filled with hatred. Having had a few drinks, his emotions fluctuated quite a bit.
"Shi Yan, our store’s been open for a few months now. We’ve tried all sorts of promotions, but their business doesn’t seem to have been affected much. If this continues, I’m afraid they won’t go out of business, but we’ll suffer a substantial loss," voiced Mingqiang. 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
The primary goal of opening the store was to bring down Tong Yao’s milk tea shop. However, several months into their operation, Tong Yao’s business was still doing quite well. She even had the resources to take her employees out for a meal. This made Xiao Mingqiang restless.
Shi Yan clinked his glass with Xiao Mingqiang’s and downed his drink in one gulp. "There’s no need to rush. Si Chen has gone abroad and left everything to Tong Yao, a woman. What can she possibly do?"
Mingqiang furrowed his eyebrows. "Si Chen was never much involved in the business to begin with. His going abroad doesn’t seem likely to have much of an effect on Tong Yao’s business, right?"
Thinking about Si Chen going abroad brought a grim expression to his face. "What gives such a quack like Si Chen the qualifications to go abroad? He doesn’t deserve to be a doctor. If it hadn’t been for him, my mother wouldn’t have died and my father wouldn’t be in jail."
Shi Yan patted his shoulder and smirked, "Isn’t it a good thing that he’s going abroad? Just think about how much it costs to live abroad for several years. If their family loses their source of income, where will Si Chen get the money to live abroad?"
The mere thought of Si Chen living on the streets abroad was enough to give Shi Yan a sense of satisfaction.
Besides his decent looks, what could Si Chen possibly have that was comparable to him?
Hearing their conversation, one of the female staff members mustered up the courage to interject, "Boss, there was an incident at ’Coco’ milk tea shop today. It seems like some staff members got into a fight with a couple of customers and ended up bringing the police down."
Xiao Mingqiang and Shi Yan had their attention diverted by the staff member’s information.
"What exactly happened?"
Seeing that the bosses showed interest in her news, the female staff member hastily expanded, "Apparently, two customers tried to harass one of the female staff from their shop, and in the end, one of the male staff members hit them. The injuries were quite serious..."
Xiao Mingqiang and Shi Yan exchanged mischievous grins, like they had just won the lottery.
Mingqiang was a bit drunk and somehow the conversation ended up on the topic of Lin Man. He slung his arm around Shi Yan’s shoulder and said,
"Have you gone to see Lin Man? If she knew how well you’re doing now, she would certainly regret not being with you."
Shi Yan chuckled while holding his wine glass, "Do you think I’m lacking women?"
Since he came into money, Shi Yan moved in quite different circles. From being broke to suddenly becoming a wealthy boss, Shi Yan was living the high life. He was always surrounded by a bevy of women, of all types and sizes. He had long forgotten about Lin Man.
However, now that Mingqiang had mentioned Lin Man, Shi Yan found himself slightly moved.
No matter how many women were by his side, none of them was the one he once had feelings for. The fact that she remained out of his reach intensified his yearning for her.
