Soon, the barbecue was served.
Meat, seafood, vegetables, staple foods—everything was there.
Just smelling the aroma already made Ruan Xingyao especially excited.
She said, “I won’t be polite with you two! I’m digging in first!”
Ruan Xingyao picked up a skewer of grilled beef fat and took a bite.
“Delicious!”
After an entire livestream, the three of them were truly starving.
Even though they’d had something to eat in between, the smell now had their appetites raging again.
For a while, the three of them didn’t say a word, just focusing on eating.
Of course, they didn’t forget Baiyi either.
They specifically asked the owner to grill a portion without seasoning for him.
Once it cooled, Baiyi gobbled it up with sheer delight.
Just as the three humans and one dog were full and satisfied, a group of people entered the barbecue stall.
A bunch of fierce-looking men, clearly troublemakers.
There were over a dozen of them, some in black tank tops, others in floral shirts, each with tattoos on their arms.
As soon as they walked in, one of them shouted aggressively at the owner: “Boss, the usual—hurry it up!”
The owner immediately nodded and bowed, rushing to move tables and chairs while offering flattering words.
Some timid diners, even though they hadn’t finished their food, quickly packed up and left.
Ruan Xingyao and her group were already full and ready to leave too.
But just as they stood up, they heard one of the lackey-looking men say to a man already seated: “Boss, those two chicks are pretty. You’ll definitely like them.”
The man, who had his back to them, turned with interest after hearing this and glanced over at the three of them.
Seeing the situation, Ruan Xingzhuo immediately stepped in front of Ruan Xingyao and You Huan, his eyes wary.
However, instead of backing off, this only made the group more riled up, one of the men letting out a lewd, sinister laugh.
He said to his boss: “Boss, that boy isn’t bad either. I like him.”
As he spoke, he let his filthy gaze sweep up and down Ruan Xingzhuo, making him almost vomit up the barbecue he’d just eaten.
His reaction only made the group burst into nasty laughter, some even whistling in mockery—their intentions were obvious.
At that moment, Ruan Xingyao pulled Ruan Xingzhuo aside and stepped forward herself.
Ruan Xingzhuo whispered, “Sis.”
Ruan Xingyao looked back at him and gave him a reassuring glance.
Then she turned to the boss of the group and asked: “You’re Qian Jun’s men, aren’t you?”
Hearing this, the man clearly froze for a second, suspiciously asking: “How do you know that?”
Ruan Xingyao pointed to the tattoo on his arm and said: “I’ve seen it at his place before.”
At her words, there was an obvious shift in his eyes, a spark of curiosity.
How could a young-looking girl like this know his big boss?
That was a little too strange.
The man silently studied Ruan Xingyao, trying to figure out whether she was bluffing with his boss’s name or if she really had some connection.
Before he could reach a conclusion, one of his lackeys couldn’t hold back any longer.
“You think just name-dropping our big boss will scare us off, little girl? Dare to use his name — you’re asking for trouble!”
Saying that, the lackey already started to rush over to teach Ruan Xingyao a lesson.
But after only taking two steps, he saw Ruan Xingyao pick up her phone and dial a number.
In a polite tone she said into the line, “Uncle Qian, it’s me, Ruan Xingyao. I’ve made a bit of money recently and I want to come by to pay back what I owe you. Do you have time to come over?”
“Uncle Qian, I’m not trying to cause trouble on purpose — I was honestly about to come find you to return the money, but someone’s blocking me from leaving. I really have no choice.”
“All right, Uncle Qian, I’ll send you the address. Please come by — I’ll buy you a drink!”
After hanging up, Ruan Xingyao turned to the boss and said, “If any of you do anything to us, once Uncle Qian gets here, I’ll report you!”
She said it so confidently, as if Qian Jun were her powerful protector, which immediately irritated the hot-headed lackeys.
They wanted to rough her up a little to teach the girl a lesson, but the boss stopped them.
The boss said, “Kid, you’ve got nerve. You should know — if you dare to use that man’s name and you’re lying, you won’t be able to handle the consequences.”
Ruan Xingyao wasn’t threatened at all; she sneered dismissively.
She said, “We’ll see if it’s true when he gets here.”
“Fine! I’ll wait and see whether you’re for real or bluffing!” the man said.
Ruan Xingyao sat back down with Ruan Xingzhuo and You Huan on the bench, looking utterly unconcerned — entirely cocky.
She even told the group, “While we’re waiting, you’d better behave yourselves and stop thinking any dirty thoughts about us. Otherwise, I will report you!”
Those words only made them angrier.
A bunch of people who ran in the gray area suddenly being threatened by a little girl — how could they save face if this got out?
One lackey complained to the boss, “Boss! Are we just going to be threatened like this?”
Too humiliating.
The man checked the time and said, “What’s the rush? Give it an hour. If she’s trying any tricks, we can deal with her after an hour.”
His lackeys didn’t know, but he did: their big boss was at a nearby club meeting clients and could get here within at most half an hour by car.
He gave them an hour — if no one showed up after that, he had ways to make her pay.
Ruan Xingyao didn’t care what they thought.
She took a few more sips of her unfinished beer, lounging casually, totally at ease.
By comparison, Ruan Xingzhuo wasn’t nearly as relaxed.
He asked, “Sis, how much did you agree to pay him back each time before?”
Ruan Xingyao held up a number with her fingers and whispered, “Just a hundred thousand. Qian Jun is actually a fairly generous person.”
Their family’s debt was enormous, and Qian Jun wasn’t their only creditor, but he was the one who gave her the least pressure.
So, aside from the scheduled repayments they had agreed on, she was also willing to pay him back early.
That was her way of repaying Qian Jun for not pushing them to the brink like the others did.
Of course, it was just by chance that they ran into this group today.
Ruan Xingzhu asked, “Then Sis, how much are you planning to pay him back later?”
Ruan Xingyao said, “Let me check first how much I can withdraw.”
As she spoke, she opened up the platform’s backend and started calculating the amount.
You Huan, who was next to her, asked, “Xingxing, how much do you guys owe him in total? I’ll help you pay it off first.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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