Everyone in the private room, except for Zhou Jinbai, was stunned.
What the heck was going on? They were having a perfectly good meal, and a group of menacing people barged in to ruin their mood.
"Who are you?" Lin Shirou's face turned pale with fear, her hands gripping Gu Shaoting's arm.
Gu Shaoting looked at Lin Shirou's pitiful appearance, his face filled with rage.
"What kind of job are the hotel security guards doing, letting such a group of people rush in? Do they not want their jobs anymore?"
He was the owner of the prestigious Diamond Private Room, and his experience was truly terrible. He had to complain.
"We apologize, Mr. Gu. These are our hotel staff. There might have been some misunderstanding."
As the employee announcing the dishes finished speaking, a man with a full beard glared fiercely at Gu Shaoting, "You are Gu Shaoting?"
"Indeed." Upon hearing that they were from Yunhai Hotel, Gu Shaoting's last shred of fear vanished.
The owner of the prestigious Diamond Private Room would not fear these lowlifes earning a few thousand a month.
But as soon as Gu Shaoting finished speaking, the bearded man in front of him yanked him from his chair and slammed him against the wall, "You son of a bitch, you're tired of living! How dare you eat in this private room?"
Gu Shaoting's head buzzed from the impact, his back ached fiercely, and even breathing felt agonizing.
"How… how dare I not? This Diamond Banquet was booked by me! You… you… call your boss."
Gu Shaoting's words were intermittent, and he glared maliciously at the bearded man, "You… dare to hit me, I'll have you fired immediately."
Lin Han Hai, terrified, quickly retreated towards Zhong Jingjing, while Zhong Jingjing smashed the bowl in her hand on the ground, "How dare you! Do you still have any regard for the law?"
"Old hag, if you don't want to enter the coffin early, shut your mouth." Another man quickly approached Zhong Jingjing, grabbed her hair, and warned her with his eyes.
Zhong Jingjing trembled all over with fear and dared not say another word.
The bearded man fixed his sinister gaze on Gu Shaoting and slapped him hard across the face, "Even if I called the King of Heaven today, I'd still beat you to death, you son of a bitch. Open your dog eyes and see clearly, the Diamond Private Room? Pfft! This is a private room for the Emperor's Banquet, how dare you, a piece of trash, enter?"
At these words, everyone was stunned.
So this was the Emperor's Private Room?
But Gu Shaoting had booked the Diamond Banquet, so how could they be in the Emperor's Private Room?
Gu Shaoting immediately recalled what Lin Han Hai had said not long ago: the wine they were drinking was Gu Jing Gong wine worth millions!
A 6.66 million Diamond Banquet would not be paired with millions of dollars worth of fine wine!
At that moment, a flicker of confusion crossed Gu Shaoting's mind, but he was too eager to humiliate the useless Zhou Jinbai and make Lin Xingwan realize who the true dragon among men was. He hadn't thought about it carefully.
Now he finally understood, but it was too late.
Knowing he had committed a grave mistake, Gu Shaoting's anger was replaced by fear. An icy chill seemed to freeze his blood vessels, and his face turned deathly pale.
"I don't know why I'm here. There must be some misunderstanding!"
Gu Shaoting's tone softened, even becoming somewhat pleading.
Lin Shirou, Yang Niyun, Zhong Jingjing, and Lin Han Hai, all four of them, had very amusing expressions on their faces due to this sudden turn of events.
Lin Xingwan's heart sank in shock. They were in the Emperor's Private Room?
So, Zhou Jinbai had booked the Emperor's Banquet?
Lin Xingwan cast a questioning glance at Zhou Jinbai. The man held her hand, as if knowing what she wanted to ask, and nodded slightly.
At that moment, Lin Xingwan's suspended heart finally settled.
"We booked the Diamond Banquet. If you don't believe us, ask the manager. And… it was this person who brought us here. It has nothing to do with us. This is your hotel's mistake, not our fault."
Zhong Jingjing immediately began to explain. The man who had grabbed her hair earlier slapped her again, "Damn it, I thought you were just an old woman and didn't want to lay hands on you, but now I can't help it. Looking at your face, you're clearly a bad person who's gotten old."
Zhong Jingjing's eyes spun with stars from the blow, and she swayed precariously. Lin Han Hai quickly went to support her.
"Anyone with a brain wouldn't think this was the Diamond Private Room," the bearded man said, and then threw another punch at Gu Shaoting's face.
"Don't hit him anymore, please don't hit him anymore. We'll pay whatever it costs," Lin Shirou said, her voice trembling with fear. She, who had always been pampered, had never witnessed such a scene.
Especially seeing Gu Shaoting's nose bleeding profusely, the scene was even more terrifying.
"Pay? Do you think our Yunhai Hotel lacks this little money? The Emperor's Banquet has only one private room per day. Coincidentally, we have a distinguished guest who needs this room today. Every dish on the table takes at least three days to prepare. And you dogs ate it all. You'll pay with your lives."
The bearded man's anger grew as he spoke, and he spat on Gu Shaoting's face again.
This private room was personally ordered by the boss to be meticulously prepared, and he had been watching it from morning till night.
Who knew that after he went to the restroom, someone had delivered the signature scroll for the Emperor's Private Room to him?
When he saw that the name signed was 'Gu Shaoting', his lungs ached with anger.
If he angered that distinguished guest, he would be kicked out of the hotel.
"Beat them!" the bearded man commanded, and the bodyguards behind him swarmed forward, kicking and punching. Gu Shaoting didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy.
"I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry. We really didn't know this was the Emperor's Private Room. Please let Shaoting go, I beg you."
Lin Shirou cried hysterically. One of the men slapped her twice, "Stupid bitch, none of you will escape today."
Next, Lin Han Hai, Yang Niyun, and Zhong Jingjing also fell into the clutches of these men.
Zhong Jingjing, due to her age, was beaten less, but her groans and rolls on the ground looked very comical.
Lin Han Hai and Yang Niyun were beaten severely.
In just over ten seconds, Lin Han Hai and Gu Shaoting were beaten into pig heads, while Yang Niyun and Lin Shirou had messy hair and their clothes were torn, indicating they had been taken advantage of.
The bearded man was still not satisfied. Seeing Lin Xingwan and Zhou Jinbai, he ordered again, "And these two. I'll play with the woman first, and beat the man to death."
Lin Xingwan felt extremely uncomfortable under such evil and lustful gazes.
As a dirty hand reached for her chest, Zhou Jinbai pulled her directly into his arms. He then kicked the bearded man to the ground.
"Her, you can't touch."