Chapter 418 - 417: A Pitiful Person Must Have a Hateful Side

The server rushed out and was quickly replaced by another.

"I’m sorry for the wait. Are you ready to order now?"

"Yes..."

This new server had a professional and responsible attitude. They even asked about any dietary restrictions—a world of difference from the part-timer before.

"That’ll be all. And please make it quick."

"Of course. Please wait a moment."

With that, the server took the order slip and left the private room.

"I haven’t been to this restaurant many times. Usually, I only come when the Lu Family is holding an auction."

He hadn’t expected to run into such a bizarre waitress when he brought Yun Zijin here.

’Proper servers are terrified of things like this happening, yet she threw herself at the situation. Did she think she hadn’t embarrassed herself enough?’

When that woman tried to press against him, Lu Yunque almost broke out in a cold sweat.

’Good thing I reacted quickly. If she had touched me, I would have felt truly filthy!’

’Even if Zijin didn’t mind, I would have been so disgusted I’d have dry-heaved.’

"Alright, don’t feel so wronged. I believe you."

Of course, Yun Zijin believed Lu Yunque. When that woman was about to press against him, Lu Yunque had dodged away in an instant.

Receiving Yun Zijin’s affirmation, Lu Yunque finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been afraid that this incident would create a rift between them, and that was absolutely unacceptable.

"No! If we come back to eat next time and she’s still here, I’ll be disgusted to death."

As he spoke, Lu Yunque pulled out his phone, found the owner of Yunding Kitchen in his contacts, and fired off a message detailing everything that had just happened.

He then declared that if they couldn’t give him a satisfactory explanation, he couldn’t guarantee whether their restaurant would be able to stay in business.

’He had originally added the owner on WeChat purely to be the first to know about new dishes. He never thought their first conversation after becoming contacts would be to solve a problem with a server.’

When the owner of Yunding Kitchen saw the message from Lu Yunque, he felt like the sky was falling.

’A waitress? Who the hell hired a waitress like that?!’

The owner of Yunding Kitchen flew into a rage, but he still had to offer a very sincere apology to Lu Yunque before immediately firing the waitress.

After chewing her out and firing her, he sent yet another string of apologies to Lu Yunque.

As for what would happen to the fired waitress, that was no longer Lu Yunque and Yun Zijin’s problem to consider.

Then, Lu Yunque showed Yun Zijin the demands he had made to the owner of Yunding Kitchen, as well as their chat history.

"Mm, I already told you I believe you."

Yun Zijin had never doubted Lu Yunque, only the shameless flirts that buzzed around him.

Still, Yun Zijin hadn’t expected Lu Yunque to actually have the Yunding Kitchen owner’s WeChat, or that the owner would be so respectful toward him.

’Then again, considering Lu Yunque’s status, it made sense.’

While the two were talking, servers filed into the room carrying their food.

"All the dishes you ordered have been served. I hope you both enjoy your meal!"

After speaking, the head server led the staff out and left the private room.

This was Yun Zijin’s first time here, and she immediately reached for a dish she liked.

’Even if a favorite dish isn’t cooked well, you can still force yourself to eat it.’

However, it turned out that a head chef at a private kitchen like this was incapable of making a bad dish.

Yun Zijin accidentally ate until she was stuffed. She sat in her seat, not wanting to move an inch.

But Lu Yunque wasn’t about to let Yun Zijin just sit there. After eating so much, one should stand up and walk around to aid digestion.

"There’s a small garden out back. Shall we go for a walk?"

Yun Zijin could see the small garden from the floor-to-ceiling window. It wasn’t large, but the scenery was quite nice.

What Yun Zijin liked most was the two-person bamboo swing in the garden.

"Okay!"

Yun Zijin’s eyes were drawn to the two-person swing. She hooked her arm through Lu Yunque’s, left the private room, and ran toward the garden on the first floor.

"Mr. Lu! Mr. Lu!"

Just as Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque reached the entrance to the small garden, they heard someone calling Lu Yunque’s name from behind.

Lu Yunque had no desire to deal with the person ruining his private time with Yun Zijin, but the person behind them was persistent. He had no choice but to stop and turn around.

He thought it might be a former business partner, but when he turned, he saw the waitress who had just tried to press herself against him.

Lu Yunque’s brow furrowed. ’Didn’t the owner of Yunding Kitchen say he’d already fired her and "escorted" her out of the restaurant? Why is she still here?’

Yun Zijin was thinking the exact same thing.

"Mr. Lu, I have elderly to support and children to raise! I can’t lose this job! Mr. Lu, I’m begging you, please put in a good word with the boss for me. I can’t be jobless!"

Hearing the waitress claim she had a family to support, and then recalling what she had done to Lu Yunque earlier, Yun Zijin couldn’t muster any sympathy for her.

’As the saying goes, pitiable people have their own detestable aspects. If she hadn’t done something so disgusting to Lu Yunque, she wouldn’t have lost her job.’

’In the end, this outcome was her own doing. She deserved no sympathy.’

"You know full well what you did and why you were fired. Be careful, or I’ll make it so you can’t even find a dishwashing job in Dijing!"

Yun Zijin rarely used her privilege, but she didn’t mind making this woman the first exception.

"You... Mr. Lu~"

The woman glared at Yun Zijin, then called out to "Mr. Lu" in a cloyingly sweet voice. Anyone else might have fallen for it, but Lu Yunque only felt disgusted.

"If you bother us again, I’ll have you blacklisted from every industry in Dijing!"

Lu Yunque’s warning must have worked. The woman didn’t dare say anything more. She shot Yun Zijin another glare and left resentfully.

Once the woman was gone, Yun Zijin glared at Lu Yunque. If he weren’t such a magnet for trouble, they wouldn’t have had to deal with such a mess today.

Lu Yunque took Yun Zijin’s hand, trying to placate her. "That was completely unexpected. I had no idea something like that would happen."

"Look at how I handled it today. Did I pass?"

Yun Zijin turned her face away but didn’t pull her hand back. "Barely."

Seeing her reaction, Lu Yunque knew his performance had been acceptable; he hadn’t stepped on any of Yun Zijin’s landmines.

Entering the small garden, Yun Zijin made a beeline for the bamboo swing.

The swing was for two people, but Yun Zijin sat right in the middle. "You push me."

Lu Yunque didn’t answer, but he moved into action immediately.

"What do you think? Should I have someone put a swing in my manor in the South Suburb?"

’There isn’t much empty space left in the garden at Xingyu Mansion. If I put a swing there, it would feel a bit cramped.’

’But the South Suburb Manor isn’t finished yet, so a lot of things can still be adjusted.’

"It’s your manor. Of course, you get the final say on everything."

Lu Yunque didn’t give a direct opinion. After all, the manor belonged to Yun Zijin. Even as her boyfriend, it wasn’t his place to interfere with the design and planning.

"Then I’ll go back and discuss it with Mei Lin."

’But Yun Zijin knew that as long as she proposed the idea, Mei Lin would definitely support her. What she needed to think about was where to put the swing and what style it should be.’

’This manor was where Yun Zijin planned to live out her retirement, so every aspect needed careful consideration.’