Chapter 504 — What an Overbearing Name
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The Xiao brothers and Kang Jinglong were still behind him. How could he, the most prominent figure of the Wu family's third generation, let them look down on him?
"Brother Chengtian, I hear the top floor is just like an imperial palace, that even the bowls are inlaid with diamonds." Though Xiao Wangba also yearned for the luxurious restaurant on the top floor, it was not something ordinary people could afford. What if Wu Chengtian couldn't pay the bill when the time came? So he hurriedly reminded him in a low voice, "Isn't it a bit too expensive?"
Xiao Wangba's voice was not loud, but Wei Zhao and Feng Xiaoxiao still heard it. Feng Xiaoxiao immediately chimed in, "That expensive? I didn't know that before either. Maybe we should just go on our own, then, and not put Brother Chengtian to such expense..."
Instead of having the intended effect, Feng Xiaoxiao's words only provoked Wu Chengtian further. He was, after all, a scion of an old established family—how could he let anyone look down on him? If he couldn't even afford to treat someone to a meal, wouldn't he be laughed out of town? So he waved a hand with great magnanimity. "What's a little money? I said it's my treat, so once we're there, order whatever you like!"
"I have to say, Brother Chengtian, you really are generous! Even my boyfriend isn't as generous as you!" Feng Xiaoxiao waved her fist happily, and Wu Chengtian's heart gave a sudden flutter. But he also knew that he was currently pursuing Sun Jingyan; if he let his heart wander now, there would be no good end for him! Feng Xiaoxiao was indeed stunningly beautiful, but she was also not someone to be trifled with—especially since her father was Feng Tianlong. Wu Chengtian would never provoke her of his own accord.
And when he heard Feng Xiaoxiao call Wei Zhao her boyfriend, he was overjoyed. He had previously doubted the nature of the relationship between Feng Xiaoxiao and Wei Zhao; now that it was confirmed, things would be much easier—and all the money he was spending on this meal would not be wasted!
At that thought, Wu Chengtian felt somewhat mollified. He said to Wei Zhao, "Let me introduce you to a few friends. These two are Xiao Wangba and Xiao Wangdao of the Xiao family."
"Huh?" Feng Xiaoxiao's eyes went wide. "Wow, you two brothers have such overbearing names! Xiao Wangba especially—that's sheer domineering spirit!"
"Isn't it, though!" Xiao Wangba nodded, thinking Feng Xiaoxiao was praising him. Naturally, he did not catch the mockery in her tone—Feng Xiaoxiao was calling him a "little bastard."
"Put our names together, and it makes 'overbearing'!" Xiao Wangdao nodded as well, not catching the sarcasm in Feng Xiaoxiao's words in the slightest. But that was hardly surprising. The Xiao family had once been at the height of its glory, and the old master had still been alive then, so even if anyone noticed the homophone in Xiao Wangba's name, they would not have dared say so. Now that the Xiao family had just fallen, naturally no one had had time to mention it either.
Only Wang Xinyan caught the sarcasm in Feng Xiaoxiao's words, and she could not help but cover her mouth and laugh—which utterly entranced Kang Jinglong. "Xinyan, what luck—another girl has turned up. I was worried you'd feel awkward on your own, but now it's settled: you'll have someone to keep you company!"
"..." Wang Xinyan said nothing. She merely looked quietly at Wei Zhao, a faint sense of loss stirring in her heart—though whether it came from seeing him together with Feng Xiaoxiao, or from her distaste for gatherings of this sort, she could not say.