More people preferred to kick someone when they were down than to offer help in times of need.
The Elton family possessed the kingdom's largest commercial empire. For Fu Hua Elton to reach his current position, he must have stepped on countless people.
While they feared the Elton clan openly, they harbored immense hatred for them in secret.
Given the chance to hear a joke about the Elton family,
They would much rather listen patiently to the Elton family's jokes.
Real or fake?
Did it matter? At least to them, it didn't.
Such people also possessed a characteristic: they could only hide in the shadows, never daring to reveal their true faces.
The more miserably Roni cried, the more they found it amusing.
But if Roni were to appear before them, the smiles on their faces would retract, replaced by unspeakable fear.
No matter how weakened the Elton family became, they were still not something these people could contend with.
Crushing them would be as easy as crushing an ant.
"What are you crying for? Wipe your tears," Chen Yu said, frowning slightly as he looked at the tear-streaked Roni. "You're the future heir of the Elton family, after all. Crying like this, don't you think it embarrasses the Elton family?"
"He..."
Roni sobbed, pointing at Lu Silide, her tears threatening to fall again.
"Hold back your tears!" Chen Yu's voice suddenly rose significantly as he grabbed Roni Elton's hand. "He slandered you, can't you fight back? Do you only know how to explain? Is that what your father taught you? When you know someone is maliciously smearing you, you go and explain to others for the sake of some ridiculous truth?"
Roni, biting her lip tightly with tearful eyes, Roni Elton, Lu Silide let out a snicker.
"My, my, my, how interesting. The Elton family now threatens people openly. You're going to remember these people, are you planning to retaliate against them?"
"Yes!"
Almost the moment Lu Silide finished speaking, Chen Yu readily agreed with a smile.
"All diners on this floor, listen up. Roni and I have clearly seen all of your faces just now. We will use all our resources to investigate your backgrounds. If even half a whisper of what happened today gets out, none of you here, nor your respective clans behind you, will ever know peace."
Whoosh!
The diners on the top floor of Nine Heavens immediately caused a stir. The doors of various private rooms were pulled open, and the diners emerged one after another.
"Young sir, I didn't hear anything."
"Oh really? You didn't hear?" Chen Yu looked at him with a smile. "Then how will you prove that you heard nothing?"
"I..."
Judging by the diner's attire, he was likely a businessman with considerable influence.
He moved his lips for a long time.
Suddenly, he raised his hand, pointed at Lu Silide, and shouted.
"It was him! He deliberately slandered Miss Roni. I can testify to this, and all of us diners on this floor can attest to it."
"Yes, yes, we all can testify."
"How could the Elton family not afford a meal? Throwing tens of thousands of gold coins at the Elton family's doorstep, probably no one in the clan would even pick it up."
"Exactly! How could the Elton family do such a thing!"
"He's the one who slandered!"
In an instant, all the onlookers who had been watching the show turned their accusations toward Lu Silide. The more smugly he had slandered moments ago, the more disgraced he was now by the torrent of criticism.
"What are you talking about? I am Nine Heavens..."
"What about your Nine Heavens?" the portly middle-aged man directly bellowed. "Is your Nine Heavens more important than the Elton family? Are you saying Nine Heavens wouldn't tamper with the bill? Would Miss Roni really be short of those tens of thousands of gold coins?"
"Indeed, indeed!"
The diners vied to agree, fearful of displeasing Chen Yu and Roni, thereby incurring the wrath of the Elton family and implicating their own clans.
The Elton family was simply too colossal!
To crush them was as easy as crushing ants.
Roni looked at this scene blankly. Earlier, no matter how she tried to defend herself, no one had spoken a word for her.
Now, they were all standing on her side.
Roni, her lips pressed together, slowly raised her head, her gaze complex as she looked at Chen Yu's profile.
"So, you can all prove that he maliciously slandered the Elton family?" Chen Yu asked in a low voice, pointing at Lu Silide.
"We can prove it!"
"Yes, all of us can bear witness for Miss Roni!"
"Pah! What Nine Heavens, I never thought it was this kind of establishment. I will contact my other friends and we will never dine at Nine Heavens again."
"Truly disgusting."
Various curses could be heard endlessly. Lu Silide clenched his fists as he looked at the scene before him.
He had clearly held the absolute advantage.
How had everything changed in this instant?
"Good, I've noted what you said," Chen Yu said with a smile in his eyes. "But I still say the same thing: if anything that happened here today gets out, none of you will escape. You'd best keep an eye on each other, and also keep an eye on this Nine Heavens, so you don't get implicated by others."
"Young sir, this young sir..."
"Let's go. You've eaten your fill, it's time to go back and rest," Chen Yu said, giving the guests no chance to struggle further, ushering them out.
The diners silently gritted their teeth and turned to leave, casting a deliberate glance around as they did so.
It was as if they wanted to firmly remember everyone present.
Everyone dispersed.
On the top floor of the entire establishment, only Chen Yu's party, Lu Silide, and his retinue remained.
"Interesting, truly interesting!" Lu Silide exclaimed, clapping his hands repeatedly. "This time, I've truly seen the true face of the Elton family. Using the family to suppress others is displayed to the fullest extent, without even the pretense of subtlety. It truly is the Elton family, astonishing indeed."
"Oh really? You find it very interesting?"
Chen Yu walked slowly towards Lu Silide, his voice amiable.
"If you want to talk about interesting, you, sir, are truly interesting. Clearly, you are not on the same level, yet you insist on trying to climb up. Your level is not enough. Earlier, in the city, I couldn't even be bothered to glance at you at the end, didn't you realize that? Why do you continue to seek trouble for yourself? Do you really think this is a level you can participate in?"
"My goodness, class, is it that scary?" Lu Silide feigned surprise.
"I can't be bothered with you."
Chen Yu completely ignored Lu Silide's playful tone.
"A small fry like you wouldn't dare to come and cause trouble for the Elton family. Tell me, who is behind you? Have them speak out."
"You, your level is not enough!"