Another condition was added: crippling one of his legs. The onlookers all sneered, truly, the more Li Se resisted, the worse his fate would be. He should have just knelt down and apologized from the start; perhaps then, they could have pretended nothing had happened.
Seeing that Li Se and Huang Shanshan were unmoved, Zheng Chu frowned. "Didn't you hear what I said? Do as I say quickly. My time is limited, and I don't want to waste it on you."
"What kind of dog demands a million-dollar compensation? Why don't you just go rob someone?" Huang Shanshan said angrily.
"Tsk tsk... getting anxious?" Zheng Chu chuckled, a hint of disdain in his smile.
Liu Tingting said with a triumphant air, "Poor people are just poor people. Your thinking is limited by poverty. It's no wonder; how could someone like you understand that a dog can cost hundreds of thousands? You definitely can't understand. Do you know why? It's because you're poor. The world of the rich is not something you can imagine, nor is it something you can comprehend. The money you earn in a lifetime might just be a meal for us. Annoyed, aren't you?"
"You're very rich?" Li Se raised an eyebrow, a half-smile playing on his lips.
"Of course!" Liu Tingting said proudly. "If I weren't rich, how could I afford such an expensive dog?"
"Looking at you, you seem quite wealthy too? Or are you looking down on me? Well, my assets are only tens of billions, not much, not much," Zheng Chu said with a laugh.
Many people gasped in unison. Tens of billions in assets—that was no small sum. Did this young man truly know who he had offended? Why was he still being so stubborn?
"Young Master Zheng, I don't think he can even come up with a million," Liu Tingting sneered.
Zheng Chu glanced at Li Se and chuckled, "No way, you can't even afford a million? Then why the hell are you acting tough in front of me? You can't produce the money? Fine. Your girlfriend needs to accompany me for a month. I'll calculate it at thirty thousand yuan a day. How's that, quite a bargain?"
As he spoke, his gaze fell upon Huang Shanshan, and he muttered, "These beautiful legs, this figure, this face, and those stockings... I bet they'd feel amazing to tear off..."
"Young Master Zheng, she's right here beside you," Liu Tingting said plaintively.
"Haha, Tingting, it doesn't matter. For me, this kind of woman is just a plaything," Zheng Chu said brazenly, showing no hesitation because Liu Tingting was his girlfriend. For wealthy men like him, a few women meant nothing.
Huang Shanshan was both ashamed and angry. Zheng Chu's words were too explicit.
"Originally, all you had to do was get lost. But now I've changed my mind. If you kneel down and slap yourself twice, perhaps I can pretend nothing happened," Li Se said with a cold face.
"Pfft..." His words drew a lot of laughter. They couldn't believe it. Even at this point, Li Se dared to say such things. Was he truly not afraid of death, or was he just putting on an act?
Zheng Chu, instead of getting angry, burst into laughter. "Has your brain gone bad? You want me to kneel and apologize to you? How mighty of you! But it's fine, the harder you are now, the more I will vent my anger on your woman tonight. I will tear off her clothes, piece by piece..."
Slap!
Before he could finish speaking, a loud slapping sound echoed. Li Se had slapped Zheng Chu, making him spin several times. When he stopped, he almost fell to the ground.
"You dare hit Young Master Zheng?" Liu Tingting's eyes widened in disbelief.
"So what if I hit him?" Li Se said, his face full of displeasure.
"You're dead! You dare hit even Young Master Zheng, just you wait!" The security guard who had been there earlier returned, having already called for backup.
A few minutes later, the manager of the Sky Garden restaurant rushed out, his face grim. "What's going on?"
"Manager Fang, this kid actually dared to hit someone here, even Young Master Zheng!" the security guard complained.
Manager Fang gasped, especially when he saw the slap mark on Zheng Shao's face. He couldn't believe it. This was Young Master Zheng! Who was this kid, and why was he so audacious? He said sternly, "You dare hit Young Master Zheng?"
"You're the manager of Sky Garden, what does this have to do with you?" Li Se frowned.
"Young Master Zheng is our member. Do you think it has anything to do with us?" Manager Fang said coldly.
"What does being a member count for? Hurry and arrange the sky restaurant for me, I want to take my woman to dinner," Li Se said. Since he had confirmed that this sky restaurant was part of the Fang family's business and he possessed the Dragon Card, he was naturally entitled to the highest treatment.
"You want me to arrange the sky restaurant for you?" Manager Fang was taken aback, then burst into laughter. "Are you a comedian sent by the monkeys?"
"Good kid, such wild talk! You want our manager to arrange a sky restaurant for you? Why don't you just fly to the sky?" The security guards laughed.
"I'm dying of laughter, actually asking Manager Fang to arrange a sky restaurant for him. How impressive!"
"This idiot who came out of nowhere, even as a member, can only request to dine in the sky restaurant once a month. What gives him the right?"
"I think he's just delusional, thinking the whole world belongs to him."
"No wonder he dared to hit Young Master Zheng, turns out he's just a show-off."
"..."
Scoffs and ridicule followed one after another.
Zheng Chu walked back, saying fiercely, "Kid, stop thinking about eating in the sky restaurant. Think about how we're going to settle our score!"
"You're such an idiot. Think about how to protect yourself. Still wanting to eat in the sky restaurant? Are you a member?" Liu Tingting mocked.
"Is being a member that impressive?" Li Se retorted.
Everyone was speechless again, not knowing what to say. This was truly a lamb walking into a tiger's mouth.
"Heh, if you can eat in the sky restaurant today, I'll kneel down and call you Dad!" Liu Tingting sneered.
"You said it yourself!" Li Se said with a half-smile.
Zheng Chu's face darkened. "Kid, stop dreaming about eating in the sky restaurant. Let's first figure out how to settle our own affairs!"
"Young Master Zheng, since you are our member, I will handle this matter!" Manager Fang also wanted to teach this kid a lesson. He was too arrogant, demanding that he arrange the sky restaurant for him. Did he have no self-respect?
"Guards, apprehend him..."
Just as Manager Fang gave the order, Li Se threw out a card. The card landed directly on his face.
"Damn..." Manager Fang was furious, but as he was about to curse, he saw the appearance of the card and was instantly stunned.
Isn't this... our family's Dragon Card?