Chapter 504 — What an Overbearing Name
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"No need. We can go on our own." Wei Zhao declined Wu Chengtian's offer flatly.
"Don't be like that! If you don't come, my conscience will never be at ease! I know I was wrong, and there is no greater virtue than correcting one's faults!" Wu Chengtian said. "Give me some face, won't you?"
Wei Zhao glanced at Wang Xinyan, who was standing not far off, and saw that she was looking at him, a faint expectation hidden in her gaze. He was puzzled at once. Did Wang Xinyan want him to dine with them? And what exactly was her relationship with Wu Chengtian? At the thought, Wei Zhao hesitated.
If it were purely a matter of Wu Chengtian treating him to a meal, Wei Zhao would never have entertained the idea of going. But with Wang Xinyan in the picture, things were different... Before Wei Zhao could speak, however, Feng Xiaoxiao cut in first: "You're going to treat us to dinner?"
"That's right, Sister Xiaoxiao. I gave great offense before, and I am truly sorry!" Wu Chengtian already knew of Feng Xiaoxiao's special background and naturally did not wish to make an enemy of her, so the glare he had worn earlier was gone.
"Is that so? Then I'll give you a chance to make amends. What do you say, Wei Zhao?" Feng Xiaoxiao winked at Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback, wondering what mischief Feng Xiaoxiao was plotting now. But whenever that expression appeared on the girl's face, it meant someone was about to have a bad time! She had worn that very same look the few times she had set her sights on him. This time, though, the unlucky one was probably Wu Chengtian.
So he nodded. "Then we'll do as you say." Wu Chengtian was overjoyed to see Wei Zhao agree. "Then let's go. Today it's on me. Order whatever you like, and we'll clear up this misunderstanding!"
"Oh, we were just on our way to the top floor of the Songjiang International Hotel for a late-night meal, so let's go there again," Feng Xiaoxiao said, nodding as naturally as could be.
"Huh?" Wu Chengtian was stunned. As for the Songjiang International Hotel, he had only ever been to the third and fourth floors, and those were already luxurious enough—a single table there had cost him nearly ten thousand yuan. If it was the top floor, how much would that be? He had never been, but he could well imagine!
So Wu Chengtian hesitated again. He had originally planned to take the Xiao brothers and Kang Jinglong to the ground-floor main hall, and with Wei Zhao added, the second-floor private room at most—a table of food and wine would come to eight or ten thousand at the very most. But he had never expected Feng Xiaoxiao to blurt out that she wanted the top floor!
"Hm? What's the matter with you?" Feng Xiaoxiao looked at Wu Chengtian, whose face had changed color, with some puzzlement. "Why has your face changed color? Don't you practice the Iron Hand technique? Have you been training an iron face as well?"
"That—of course not..." Wu Chengtian forced a laugh, then said, "Then we'll go eat on the top floor!"
"Wonderful! I've never been to the top floor. I'll have to eat my fill and see what it's like!" Feng Xiaoxiao cheered. She had only heard people say that the top-floor restaurant was as lavish as an imperial palace and that its chefs were all world-class masters, but she had never seen it for herself. Even with Feng Tianlong's comparatively high annual salary, he could never have set aside half of it to take Feng Xiaoxiao out for a grand meal, so she had assumed she would never get to see it before she died. Who would have thought that a sucker like Wu Chengtian would deliver himself right to her door?
Wu Chengtian was so furious he wanted to curse. If you've never been, why did you bring it up? But he had already spoken the words, and to take them back now would not only fail to achieve his aim but would cost him face as well!