Chapter 510 — Fainted with Rage
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
But if he did not tell, he truly could not produce the money. Still, that was a secondary concern. He first ordered a portion of shark fin for Feng Xiaoxiao, packed it up, and sent her on her way. Only then did he stand at the counter, wearing a worried frown, trying to think of a way out.
By now the Xiao brothers had also been sent downstairs by Wu Chengtian. Only then did he hesitantly dial his grandfather's number.
"Hello? Grandfather? It's me, Chengtian!" Wu Chengtian said cautiously.
"What is it? I'm busy — out with it!" Wu Gonggao had been stewing in a bellyful of anger ever since his visit to Feng Tianlong, with no outlet for it! And that was not even the worst of it. He had gone to his son-in-law Liu Tianyi to see whether he could get his hands on some of that health-and-longevity detox pill, but to his surprise, his son-in-law had insisted it was for treating Liu Zhenhu's illness and could not be given up. That left him both depressed and humiliated.
So even a call from his favorite grandson found him in a foul mood.
"Grandfather, I'm at a restaurant and I don't have enough money..." Wu Chengtian said in a small voice.
"Not enough money? Then what the hell did you go eat for? What were you thinking before you went?" Wu Gonggao snorted. "Didn't you bring a credit card? Can't you swipe a card at a place like that?"
"No, it's not that... the card has a limit, and it's not enough..." Wu Chengtian said guiltily.
"Not enough? How much did you spend that it's not enough? Doesn't that card have a two-hundred-thousand limit?" Wu Gonggao's voice shot up an octave at once.
"A thousand... a thousand..." Wu Chengtian was starting to get scared. This was the first time his grandfather had ever blown up at him like that.
"A thousand yuan? Your credit card can't even cover a thousand yuan anymore? How do you usually spend your money?" Wu Gonggao was furious. Wu Chengtian had actually maxed out his credit card.
"It's not a thousand yuan..." Wu Chengtian quailed a little. His grandfather was already this angry over two hundred thousand; if he said he had spent fifteen million, the old man would surely erupt.
"Not a thousand yuan? Then how much?" Wu Gonggao snorted. "You worthless boy, you can't even pay for a thousand yuan's worth of food! You've really shamed the Wu family!"
"It's fifteen million, Grandfather... I spent fifteen million..." Wu Chengtian gritted his teeth. This had to come out sooner or later; dragging it out would do no good.
"What? What did you say?" Hearing Wu Chengtian's words, Wu Gonggao needed a moment to process it. "How much did you say you spent?"
"Fifteen million..." Wu Chengtian repeated.
"..." On the other end of the line, Wu Gonggao went completely silent.
"Grandfather? Grandfather?" Wu Chengtian called out, puzzled, but there was no answer at all from the other side.
He had barely called out twice when a burst of noise came through the phone, followed by Liu Tianyi's voice: "Dad, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly collapse?"
Wu Chengtian was startled. His grandfather had fainted? He shouted into the phone: "Grandfather? Grandfather!"
But there was nothing on the other end except the clamor...
Wu Chengtian had no choice but to hang up. Anxiously, he looked at the waiter. "Can I owe you for now? I don't have any money on me, and my grandfather just fainted—I need to get back and see him..."
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't extend credit here," the waiter said, still politely.