Chapter 709 — Let Him Fend for Himself

But when Li Dilei lowered his head to look, he was abruptly horrified to discover that silver needles bristled from his body! Needle after needle gleamed under the lights of the western restaurant's main hall, glittering and ghastly.

These silver needles—in his own body? Li Dilei's face drained of color. He had no idea what technique Wei Zhao had used, but he was no fool; he knew it was certainly no ordinary move, and certainly not some joke played on him for fun.

The methods Wei Zhao had used on his underlings had looked far more vicious than this. How could the treatment he received be gentler than theirs? Obviously impossible—it had to be that he simply did not understand what Wei Zhao's move actually meant.

"You… what did you do to me? What are these silver needles for?" Li Dilei asked in terror as he raised his hands—for on each of them, too, a silver needle had been driven in.

"Pull them out and you will find out," Wei Zhao said flatly. "Though you had better not pull them. Hurry up and call your cousin."

"This…" If Wei Zhao had not spoken, Li Dilei really would have yanked the needles out, but now that Wei Zhao had said it, he did not dare. Wei Zhao's words were frightening—who knew what dreadful consequences might follow?

Having said his piece, Wei Zhao no longer cared whether Li Dilei pulled the needles or not. He turned to Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Tang Zhi. "Let us go. We will find another place. We are not eating here."

Li Dilei could only smile bitterly now. He had never imagined things would turn out this way, and could only watch helplessly as Wei Zhao, Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Tang Zhi departed. But Shen Yushu seemed reluctant to leave; she turned back and peered curiously at the needles in Li Dilei's body. "Brother Arrow, what exactly are those things? Can I pull one out and try?"

"Do not pull them. If you do, he will be dead in no time," Wei Zhao said.

"Oh, I see. Then never mind. I do not want to kill anyone." Shen Yushu shook her head. "Then let him fend for himself."

Li Dilei broke out in a sweat. If the needles were pulled out, could he really die? He did not know, but at this moment Shen Yushu's words had nearly choked him to death with rage!

The four of them exited the Super Dazzling Couples' Western Restaurant. Seeing that Shen Yushu was still waving her arms about excitedly and eager to say something, Gu Mengyao quickly pushed her aside. "Xiaoshu, you get in the car first!"

"Oh…" Shen Yushu nodded and got into the car first.

Only then did Gu Mengyao say to Tang Zhi, "I am sorry, Tang Zhi. I meant to treat you to a meal, but it turned out like this… Xiaoshu is just like that, always causing trouble. Please do not take offense; you will get used to it."

Tang Zhi had not expected Gu Mengyao to explain herself to her, and was slightly taken aback. Was this the proud, haughty young lady's character? It did not seem so. Or was Gu Mengyao actually easy to approach?

Tang Zhi shook her head. "It is nothing. No one wants to run into something like this. In the end, this shop was somewhat out of line."

Seeing that Tang Zhi was not displeased, Gu Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief. She really had come today to thank Tang Zhi. Whatever conflicts or rivalries the two of them might have had before, today Gu Mengyao sincerely wanted to treat Tang Zhi to a meal! She had worried that Tang Zhi might think Shen Yushu had deliberately brought her to a place like this and stirred everything up on purpose.

"Running into this Li Dilei is actually a good thing. I was just thinking of testing Li Cihua a little," Wei Zhao said with a wave of his hand. "Let us get in the car."

Neither Gu Mengyao nor Tang Zhi quite understood Wei Zhao's words. Why would running into Li Dilei be a good thing? But since Wei Zhao had not explained, they did not ask. Gu Mengyao did not want Tang Zhi to look down on her, as though she were using her position as employer to probe into Wei Zhao's ** at any moment.

Tang Zhi had much the same thought. She did not want Gu Mengyao to think she had to stick her nose into everything and leave Wei Zhao no private space at all!

Once in the car, Gu Mengyao asked Shen Yushu, "Xiaoshu, let us go somewhere else. No more places like this! Where did you hear about this restaurant anyway?"

"I heard about it online. They said it was really nice and romantic, and also… uh, never mind, nothing. I just wanted to come and see it for myself…" Shen Yushu had nearly let it slip and mentioned the novelty items, so she shut her mouth in a hurry.

"There is nothing worth seeing. Do not trust these advertisements in the future." Gu Mengyao's impression of this restaurant was very poor, and she resolved never to come again.

"Oh… I know another place…" Shen Yushu had just started to speak when Gu Mengyao cut her off.

"All right, let us go to my family's hotel…" Gu Mengyao did not want any more mishaps. Going to their own hotel would be more reassuring.

Tang Zhi's heart skipped a beat at Gu Mengyao's words... The gap between herself and Gu Mengyao really was enormous! Gu Mengyao's family ran hotels, while her own family did not even have a house... This was the only thing that made Tang Zhi feel inferior in front of Wei Zhao. In looks, she was no worse than Gu Mengyao or Shen Yushu, but if one spoke of the best choice for Wei Zhao, it could only be Gu Mengyao or Shen Yushu... And that Shen Yushu seemed bent on a buy-one-get-one-free deal, determined to become the lesser wife! Tang Zhi felt a headache coming on!

Wei Zhao had no idea Tang Zhi would think so much. He drove to Pengzhan Grand Hotel, where Gu Pengzhan had once held a family banquet that Wei Zhao had also attended! Gu Pengzhan had originally intended to hold such a gathering every week, but because of the earlier incident with the falling chandelier, the plan had been put on hold.

Today was Wei Zhao's second visit to Pengzhan Grand Hotel, yet the place was bustling with people coming and going, and the cars out front were no fewer than at Starlight Splendor! The cars here, however, leaned toward business models; though they were all luxurious, sports cars and the like were few and far between! It seemed Gu Pengzhan's hotel focused on formal business negotiations and conferences, while Starlight Splendor leaned toward entertainment, attracting more of the idle rich young masters.

Wei Zhao drove the car into the parking lot, where a security guard directed him to park properly.

Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu seldom appeared here. Even when they occasionally dined with Gu Pengzhan, they rode in Uncle Qing's car straight into the internal parking lot and went up through the staff passage, so these parking attendants at the entrance did not recognize the young mistress.

Gu Mengyao did not put on any airs of a young mistress either. She entered the hotel lobby quietly along with Wei Zhao, Shen Yushu, and Tang Zhi, smoothly secured a private room, and the four of them went upstairs.

Tang Zhi found it rather strange. Did none of the staff here recognize Gu Mengyao? It seemed they did not!