Star Picnic Restaurant.
Old Zhang arrived quite early. By the time Shen Jianyi showed up, he was already sitting there waiting.
Presumably for convenience, Lu Jinsheng and the others were sitting at nearby tables. Everyone was waiting for Xu Wenji to arrive.
They waited for a full half - hour.
Naturally, Shen Jianyi grew impatient. Her eyebrows knitted slightly and her tone was extremely cold. "Why isn't he here yet?"
Old Zhang was a bit nervous too. He thought for a while and felt it shouldn't be like this. After all, he had made the appointment yesterday.
He could only placate her gently. "Let's wait a bit longer. Well, he's a big boss. It's normal for him to put on airs!"
Moreover, they were here to collect debts. How could the other party be so eager to come?
But in Shen Jianyi's view, they were just not taking people seriously.
Shen Jianyi tried her best to suppress her anger and continued to sit there.
After about another ten minutes.
The door of the restaurant was pushed open from the outside, and a clear tinkling of wind chimes came in.
At that moment, everyone looked over there. They saw a man in a black suit, wearing glasses and carrying a briefcase, walking straight towards them.
She had never seen this man before.
"Who is he?"
Old Zhang coughed and immediately showed a kind smile, speaking politely. "This is the president of Ruida Hotel."
But the person she wanted to see was the General Manager Xu that Old Zhang had mentioned. She didn't want to see someone from Ruida.
"What about the other one, the General Manager Xu you talked about?"
Unexpectedly, Old Zhang suddenly told her a shocking piece of news.
"General Manager Xu left Panyu a few days ago. We don't know where he's gone now. I thought it didn't matter which president it was, so I just called this one over."
At that moment, Shen Jianyi felt her mind go blank. So, they had just been wasting their time here in the past few days.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Obviously, Shen Jianyi was a bit angry now.
But from Lu Jinsheng's perspective, it just seemed like an ordinary conversation. They couldn't hear what the woman was saying.
There was slow - paced music playing in the restaurant.
The gentle - looking president of Ruida sat directly across from Shen Jianyi. When he saw her, he immediately showed a pleased smile.
However, when the president of Ruida turned his head and looked at the man beside him, his expression immediately changed. His tone was extremely impolite.
"Old Zhang, didn't I make it clear to you at the beginning? I can only give you that much money. If you ask me for more, I don't have it!"
Hearing this, Old Zhang's face darkened instantly.
He just wanted Shen Jianyi to help him get the money back. Now that his mother was gone, if he couldn't get a single cent, wouldn't he be a fool?
"You... We had an agreement at first, but you suddenly went back on your word later! And now you're still being unreasonable."
The president of Ruida didn't even want to pay attention to him. His eyes never left Shen Jianyi.
He lifted his chin, thinking this gesture was very charming.
"Little girl, what's your relationship with Old Zhang?"
Shen Jianyi clenched her fists on the table. She was in a bad mood and just wanted to leave quickly.
But since she had promised Old Zhang to help him get the money, she couldn't go back on her word.
She took a deep breath and seemed impatient. "Cut the crap. A life for a life, or pay up with money."
The president of Ruida thought this girl's temper was quite interesting. Moreover, with such a beautiful face, anyone would be tempted.
He saw the woman put her hand on the table. So, he said with a leering smile while talking about this matter, and... his hands kept moving closer to her.
"I'd say the money isn't a problem. I'm not that unreasonable." He showed a lewd smile. "But... I didn't kill your mother. You can't just let me suffer, right!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Shen Jianyi felt a pair of rough big hands touch her. Immediately, she resisted strongly and shook them off.
She frowned tightly. "What are you doing?"
The other man just grinned. "Of course it's a deal. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I see you're here to help him. So, why not... do something practical?"
It didn't take a genius to know that this was an obvious case of sexual harassment. Unfortunately, he had picked the wrong person.
Shen Jianyi snorted, with a mocking smile on her lips. "I'll give you one last chance. Give the money, or not?"
The president of Ruida didn't realize the seriousness of the situation at all and could still laugh so heartily.
He rubbed his hands, with greed in his eyes. The president of Ruida swallowed hard. "Sure, I'll give it! But only if you give me something in return?"
Shen Jianyi: "..."
She sat there expressionlessly. From her eyes, one could sense a lot of danger.
If looks could kill, the president of Ruida would have died countless times already.
At this moment.
Lu Jinsheng, sitting behind this table, frowned slightly.
"Why isn't Xu Wenji here yet?"
Hongxiu also found it strange. She always felt that something wasn't quite right.
"Why do I think her expression is off? It seems like they're about to... fight?"
As soon as she finished speaking.
The woman at the table in front stood up from her chair abruptly, raised her arm and slapped the other person.
"Slap──"
This clear sound echoed throughout the restaurant, and even the soft music stopped.
Everyone's gazes instantly turned towards them, seemingly curious about what had caused the fight.
The president of Ruida covered half of his cheek, staring at the woman who had struck him in disbelief. "You... Are you crazy? Do you know who I am? How dare you hit me!"
"I'm hitting you precisely because of that." Shen Jianyi shook her hand.
She didn't take the other person seriously at all and didn't even raise her head when speaking.
Perhaps feeling that the woman had given him no face at all, the president of Ruida was filled with rage.
"In Panyu, when I say one, no one dares to say two. You dared to lay hands on me today. I think you don't want to stay here anymore."
He raised his arm, about to return the slap.
Even Old Zhang was scared silly and didn't dare to move.
In this critical moment, Shen Jianyi casually grabbed his wrist and twisted it hard. The president of Ruida's arm was dislocated.
"Ouch!" He howled in pain.
From beginning to end, the woman's expression didn't change at all. She even seemed quite calm when she attacked, as if this kind of thing happened to her all the time.
"Give it or not? I'm asking you one last time!"
She didn't let go of his wrist but continued to hold it tightly.