"Good heavens, who is he?"
"I don't know, but he must be someone important. Otherwise, Brother Hu wouldn't be acting like this!"
The music in the bar had stopped, and all eyes were focused on the corner booth. They watched as Meng Hu, the formidable boss of the 98 Bar, cowered like a timid kitten, incessantly slapping his own face in apology. The sight was unbelievable.
Even Meng Hu didn't show such deference to his own boss, Ling Xianzong.
Han Yuze, seated on the "Emperor" throne, didn't know who Meng Hu was.
But Guo Kainian and the others did. They quickly explained to Han Yuze, causing him to raise an eyebrow. He looked at Wan Yunting, surprised that he knew these underworld figures!
"Alright, stop hitting yourself."
Seeing Meng Hu still slapping his face, Wan Yunting waved his hand. Meng Hu then lowered his hands and turned to curse the manager, Lao Hei, "Why are you still standing there? Go apologize to Boss Wan."
Lao Hei trembled. Although he didn't know who Wan Yunting was, seeing his own boss slap himself in apology to him made him realize Wan Yunting must be a big shot.
So, Lao Hei unhesitatingly knelt and apologized to Wan Yunting, "I'm sorry, Boss Wan. I have blind eyes. Please be magnanimous and forgive me…"
Wan Yunting, with his legs crossed, smoked a cigarette and smiled without speaking as he looked at the kneeling manager.
Meng Hu glared at him and said sternly, "Tell me, why did you try to kick Boss Wan out? Don't you know our bar doesn't kick out guests just like that?"
Lao Hei looked up, his courage almost shattered. He immediately pointed a finger at Han Yuze, Guo Kainian, and the others at the "Emperor" seat. "Brother Hu, Young Master Guo told me to kick Boss Wan out!"
"Young Master Guo?"
Meng Hu's eyes widened, and he immediately turned to look at Guo Kainian and the others. He knew that this Young Master Guo was a patron of the bar, but so what? Compared to Boss Wan, he wasn't even fit to carry his shoes.
"Boss Wan, do you have a grudge against that Young Master Guo?" Meng Hu needed to clarify.
"It's that guy!"
Wan Yunting leaned back on the sofa, his cigarette-holding finger pointing directly at Han Yuze.
"Damn it, a bunch of spoiled brats! Do they have the guts of a bear to dare offend Boss Wan? Go, kick them all out!" Meng Hu waved his hand, instructing Lao Hei to drive Han Yuze, Guo Kainian, and the others out.
Guo Kainian immediately stood up and shouted, "Brother Hu, do you know who Young Master Han is?"
"Who cares who he is? Get them out!"
Meng Hu roared. Instantly, more than a dozen bar security guards stepped forward and unceremoniously grabbed Han Yuze, Guo Kainian, and the others, forcefully dragging them towards the bar entrance.
"Meng Hu, you dare to offend Young Master Han! You're dead…" Guo Kainian and the others cursed.
"Let go, I'll walk myself!"
Han Yuze's face was also dark. He fiercely shook off the security guard's hand, shot a sharp glance at Wan Yunting, and then strode towards the bar entrance.
They hadn't expected to shoot themselves in the foot, being kicked out in front of everyone and losing all dignity.
The feud between the two sides was now settled!
"Let's continue."
Meng Hu waved his hand, and the bar music started again. Everyone else resumed their activities, but their eyes occasionally flickered towards Wan Yunting, pointing and gossiping, all trying to guess who he was to be treated so deferentially by Meng Hu.
"Boss Wan, why did you suddenly come to play tonight? Why didn't you let me know so I could properly host you?" Meng Hu stood respectfully to the side and said.
Wan Yunting pressed his hand, gesturing for him to sit, and chuckled, "If I had known this bar was your territory, it wouldn't have been so troublesome."
"Yes, yes, yes. It was my fault for causing you unpleasant trouble, Boss Wan," Meng Hu said with a fawning smile. He had already instructed manager Lao Hei to bring good wine and called several attractive hostesses to accompany Wan Yunting.
"Boss Wan, I'll fine myself with three drinks to apologize."
With that, Meng Hu poured himself three cups of wine and downed them in one go.
Wan Yunting, with two beauties in each arm, put on a lecherous display and grinned wickedly, "Tiger, your place is not bad. The girls are beautiful!"
"Haha, if Boss Wan likes them, I'll let them accompany you tonight," Meng Hu said with a lewd smile.
"You're sensible."
Wan Yunting smiled, raising his glass, "Thank you for standing up for me earlier."
"Boss Wan, you're too kind. Those few clueless brats offending you were asking for death…"
Meng Hu held his wine glass with both hands and clinked it with Wan Yunting's, smiling.
However, he secretly wondered why Wan Yunting had suddenly come to the bar tonight. Was he really just here to play?
He then asked, "Old Boss Wan, how is your work at the hospital?"
Wan Yunting, with two beauties in his arms, sighed helplessly, "What else can it be? I just see patients every day. Life is so boring. If I had known your place was this fun, I would have come to hang out with you!"
"Oh!"
The last sentence lit up Meng Hu's eyes. He smiled, "It's not too late for Boss Wan to know now."
"Yes, if only I hadn't said those things in prison back then," Wan Yunting said deliberately.
Meng Hu poured him more wine and smiled, "Everyone is the same no matter which path they take. Being happy is the most important thing."
"Not bad, Tiger. Your words are different now!" Wan Yunting said with a smile.
"Heh heh, it's all thanks to Boss Wan's good education in prison," Meng Hu chuckled.
Wan Yunting raised his glass and said, "Enough talk, let's drink. We won't go home until we're drunk tonight."
"Good, I'll drink with you properly tonight, Boss Wan. Come on…"
The two then drank glass after glass, playing dice games with the beauties.
Seeing Wan Yunting's hands inappropriately touching the two beauties next to him, Niu Qiuling, sitting in the adjacent booth, huffed angrily, "Scoundrel…"
Meanwhile, Guo Kainian and the others, who had been kicked out of the bar, quickly apologized to Han Yuze, "We're sorry, Young Master Han. I shouldn't have brought you to this dump tonight. We'll never come here again."
"Yes, yes, yes! That bastard Meng Hu! We have to find a way to smash his place…"
"That's enough."
Han Yuze waved his hand. His face was gloomy. He said to Guo Kainian, "Investigate that Wan Yunting for me. I want all his background information!"
"Understood, I'll have people investigate right away," Guo Kainian replied obsequiously.
Han Yuze turned his head to look at the bar, his eyes sharp, and coldly snorted, "Wan Yunting, I've noted this down!"
In the bar, Wan Yunting and Meng Hu drank glass after glass until it was past eleven o'clock at night.
"I can't drink anymore. I have to attend a conference tomorrow, so I'll be leaving now."
Wan Yunting pretended to be drunk and swayed as he stood up. Meng Hu immediately had the two beauties help him, "Boss Wan, I've already arranged a room at the hotel next door. Let Xiao Lu and Xiao Yan escort you to rest."
Wan Yunting, embracing the two hot beauties, smirked, "This isn't good, is it?"
"Oh, it's rare for Boss Wan to visit. If you're here to play, play to your heart's content," Meng Hu said with a smile.
"Alright, I owe you one tonight."
Wan Yunting acted as if he couldn't refuse.
Meng Hu was delighted. "Xiao Lu, Xiao Yan, take good care of Boss Wan tonight and make sure he's happy, understand?"
"We understand, Brother Hu. Boss Wan, let's go…"
With that, the two beauties, Xiao Lu and Xiao Yan, helped Wan Yunting out through the bar's back door and entered the hotel next door through its back entrance.
Niu Qiuling, who was in the adjacent hotel, saw this and immediately got up to leave the bar and wait in her car.
However, thinking about that guy taking the two hostesses to the hotel made Niu Qiuling raise her eyebrows. "This guy, is he going to take it seriously? Oh, why do I care about him…"
Meng Hu, standing at the entrance, watched Wan Yunting and Xiao Lu and Xiao Yan enter the hotel and then took out his phone to make a call…
Meanwhile, in a private villa, Ling Xianzong was sitting on the living room sofa with his legs crossed, smoking a cigar with a young man…