NOVEL NEXT Chapter 337: 337
A rough, overbearing voice cut in as a pitch-black car suddenly screeched around the corner, stopping directly in front of Xu Yi and Xu Ke.
When the car stopped, the door swung open. It was over ten centimeters thick and looked incredibly solid.
Tang Yingchang stepped out of the driver's seat. "Mr. Xu, Miss Xu, please get in..."
The entire area fell deathly silent.
The people in the seven-seater vehicle were dumbfounded, muttering, "Is... is that an armored Audi A8L?!"
"The one that costs ten million?!"
"The one that a certain country's prime minister rode in?!"
Everyone was stunned. Kang Dehui was even more horrified.
Armored?!
The car's price wasn't just astonishing—more importantly, it represented the status of its owner. Many people had the financial means to buy this car but lacked the status to ride in it. After all, not just anyone deserved the protection of an armored vehicle.
If a nouveau riche person bought an armored model, people would just think they were a country bumpkin. Did they really think their paltry sum of money was worth coveting enough to need such a car?
But at this moment, with Xu Ke driving this car, no one thought of him as a country bumpkin. Instead, they were astonished by his status within the Wang Family. They assumed this car must have been bought by Wong Qifu and given to Xu Ke for his protection.
But wasn't Xu Ke a fiancé so pathetic he had to hold a press conference just to make his identity public? Why would the Wang Family entrust him with this kind of car?!
…
"Where is the party for Xu Yi being held?" Xu Ke asked calmly. "We'll drive there ourselves."
"At Ronghua Restaurant, in the 888 Supreme Private Room," Kang Dehui said through clenched teeth.
Xu Ke smiled. "I've heard of that place. The fee for a private room is tens of thousands, and you need a certain status to book one, right? Are you sure you secured it, Young Master Kang?"
Kang Dehui sneered, "Of course I did!"
"Then that's fine." Xu Ke smiled again before turning to Xu Yi. "Xiao Yi, get in."
Xu Yi was now delighted. "Okay!" Although she didn't know how impressive this car was, seeing everyone fall silent as if struck dumb, she instantly knew the car Xu Ke had brought out was something special.
"We'll be on our way, then."
Xu Ke and Xu Yi settled into the back seat, with Tang Yingchang acting as their driver in place of Wang Wu.
The engine roared to life, and the car pulled out of the parking lot, leaving ahead of Kang Dehui and his group.
Kang Dehui was left standing alone, his face livid.
…
After leaving Tianhai Airport, they drove directly onto the overpass. Xu Yi was already pestering Xu Ke with questions. "So, what's the deal with this car?"
"Your sister-in-law told me to drive it," Xu Ke said with a smile.
"Then how did you and my sister-in-law meet?" Xu Yi asked.
"It's a long story. I'll tell you all about it when I have the chance…" Xu Ke replied with another smile.
Xu Yi pouted, dissatisfied. "Why are you being so secretive?"
"It really is rather complicated," Xu Ke mused for a moment. "But your dad has met Qi Fu, and my parents have approved as well."
Hearing this, Xu Yi was taken aback. If those three had given their approval, then it was a done deal.
"Also, I can tell you that we're getting engaged in May, so just make sure you come."
"Alright then." Xu Yi rubbed her chin, pulled out her phone, and started searching for Wong Qifu. When she saw her photo, she gasped. "Oh my God, my sister-in-law is gorgeous! Did she kill you hundreds of times in a past life, so now she has to marry you in this one to atone for her sins?"
Xu Ke replied dryly, "...If you don't know how to talk, you can just be quiet."
"Hahaha." Xu Yi roared with laughter, which even made Tang Yingchang, at the wheel, crack a smile.
Through her search, Xu Yi learned about the recent press conference. When she read about Xu Feng'an and Nie Qinghe, she became furious. "Did a dog eat Nie Qinghe's heart? The two of them are just ungrateful wretches…"
Seeing Xu Yi fuming, Xu Ke smiled. "It's fine, it's all in the past. They were sent back to Jiang City."
"How is getting sent back to Jiang City considered 'over'?" Xu Yi muttered, clearly unsatisfied.
…
While Xu Yi and Xu Ke were catching up, Kang Dehui's situation was quite bleak. His face was livid as he sped along the overpass. Xu Ke's repeated obstructions had left him seething with anger. No one from the seven-seater car dared to ride with him, fearing they would become the target of his bad mood. This made Kang Dehui feel even more aggrieved.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and the harder his foot pressed down on the accelerator. After getting off the overpass, he sped and ran a red light, getting his license plate photographed in the process. He was practically beside himself with rage.
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「Ronghua Restaurant.」
Kang Dehui was the last to arrive. The moment he walked in, he saw Xu Ke and Xu Yi already standing there. The group from the seven-seater car was waiting for him by the entrance, along with a bunch of other classmates. However, after Xu Yi's roommate gave them a brief rundown of what happened in the parking lot, no one dared to speak.
"Why aren't you going in?" Kang Dehui asked through gritted teeth.
"We were waiting for you," one of his lackeys whispered.
"Damn it, would it kill you to go in without me? What do you think you look like, just standing around here?" Kang Dehui exploded.
The crowd flinched, shrinking back in silence.
At that moment, Xu Ke raised an eyebrow. "Young Master Kang, I thought you were treating us to dinner? Aren't you going in?"
"In! Of course, we're going in!" Kang Dehui snapped.
"Then lead the way," Xu Ke said with a gesture.
Kang Dehui snorted coldly and stalked inside. Seeing this, Xu Ke beckoned for Xu Yi to follow.
…
However, when the waiter led Kang Dehui to the door of their private room, he froze.
The room number was 232.
"I booked the 888 Supreme Private Room. What's the meaning of bringing me to this ordinary one?" Kang Dehui demanded.
The waiter's face paled, and he said with difficulty, "I'm sorry, Young Master Kang, but your booking message came too late. That room was booked by someone else."
Already on a losing streak, Kang Dehui's anger flared. "What nonsense is this? I booked it a full twenty-four hours in advance yesterday! Your front desk repeatedly assured me it was available. So what is this supposed to mean now? Are you looking down on my Kang Family?"
The Kang family wasn't as prominent as the Wang Family, but they were still considered a first-class family in Tianhai. While not as distinguished as the Li and Ouyang families, they were still respectable. Yet right now, Kang Dehui felt utterly humiliated, his face burning with shame. It wasn't just that he had failed to book the room, but that he had already boasted to Xu Ke in the parking lot that he had secured it.
To be told he hadn't gotten the room in front of so many people—especially Xu Ke and Xu Yi? He had lost face completely.
"No, it's not that..." The waiter was so frightened he was on the verge of tears. "Young Master Kang, there was really nothing we could do..."
Hearing this, Kang Dehui became exasperated. "Get the guests from that room over here! I want to ask them myself why I can't have the room!"
Watching the scene unfold, Xu Ke frowned slightly. "Why don't we just eat here?"
He instantly understood the situation. The 888 Supreme Private Room had likely been poached by someone with even higher status than the Kang family. If Kang Dehui insisted on making trouble for them, things would likely get ugly.
But when Kang Dehui heard Xu Ke's suggestion, his anger only intensified. He didn't think for a second that Xu Ke was being considerate; he assumed Xu Ke was taking the opportunity to mock him.
"Who are you to tell me what to do?" Kang Dehui roared. "I said I was taking Xiao Yi to eat there today, and I will!"
Kang Dehui and Xu Yi's classmates were as silent as cicadas in winter. Only Kang Dehui's lackeys immediately chimed in with support. "Excellent! Young Master Kang is a true gentleman! A word once spoken cannot be recalled, even by a team of four horses!"
Seeing that Kang Dehui refused to listen to reason, Xu Ke couldn't be bothered anymore. He had offered friendly advice, but the guy had treated it as if it were just wind. In that case, there was nothing more for him to say.