Chapter 21

Everyone present turned to look in the direction of the voice, only to see Dong Tianda striding over.

Seeing his boss arrive, Zhang Daqing hurriedly put on a fawning face and went up to greet him: "Boss, you’re here. There’s a troublemaker who came to our restaurant and I’m about to deal with him..."

Before he could finish, Dong Tienda slapped him across the face.

"You scoundrel, I’ll deal with you first for daring to be disrespectful to Mr. Ye!"

Dong Tienda was so angry he could barely breathe. He had gone to great lengths to curry favor with Ye Bufan, even giving away the restaurant, but this pig-brained subordinate actually wanted to take action against the man. Wasn’t this undermining his own efforts?

He came to stand in front of Ye Bufan and said apologetically, "Doctor Ye, I’m sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way, so I’m a bit late.

"Rest assured, I will definitely give you a satisfactory resolution to this matter."

Turning around, he said to Zhang Daqing, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Zhang Daqing, thoroughly stunned by the slap, said helplessly, "Boss, Mr. Ma said that Mr. Ye had sneaked in..."

Realizing he had caused a major disaster, he could only try to shift the blame to Ma Wenbo, hoping that his relationship with the boss would help him get through this.

Seeing Dong Tienda look at him, Ma Wenbo hurriedly extended his hands and said, "Mr. Dong, hello!"

Dong Tienda gave him a cold glance, showing no intention of extending his hands.

"Who are you? Are we that familiar?"

Ma Wenbo retracted his hands and said sheepishly, "Mr. Dong, you really have a lot on your mind. We’ve had meals together, and my father is Ma Youcai."

In fact, his claim of knowing Dong Tienda was just a way to boost his own image. Even his father was not on the same level as Dong Tienda.

The Dong family was a major player in the food industry with assets worth billions, while his family was just a nouveau riche with assets worth tens of millions. There was no comparison between the two.

He had originally intended to show off, but he never expected to actually run into Dong Tienda, and his boasting was instantly exposed.

Even though he had mentioned his father’s name, Dong Tienda still did not look at him, turning instead to Zhang Daqing.

"You scoundrel, how do you manage this restaurant?"

"Boss, please listen to me..."

Zhang Daqing tried to say more, but was cut off by Dong Tienda, "Don’t call me boss anymore. From today on, this Drunken Jiangnan restaurant belongs to Mr. Ye. He is the boss here."

After saying this, he opened the briefcase in his hand, took out the transfer documents, and presented them to Ye Bufan, "Mr. Ye, I have completed all the necessary procedures. From now on, everything in the restaurant is up to you."

Everyone present was stunned by his words.

Zhang Daqing never imagined that the poor guy he had just looked down on would suddenly become his boss, and not only had he failed to curry favor, but he had even ordered the security to kick him out. Could there be a more self-destructive move?

Zhu Linlin also widened her eyes, unable to believe what was happening. An hour ago, she had thought Ye Bufan was poor and kicked him away, but now he had become the boss of such a large restaurant.

If it weren’t for Ma Wenbo’s acquaintance with Dong Tienda, she would have thought it was just a play.

Ma Wenbo’s face burned with shame. Just a moment ago, he had mocked Ye Bufan for not having enough money to eat here, but now the man had become the boss. Could there be a more humiliating situation?

Zhang Daqing was the first to recover, slapping himself twice and then said fawningly, "Boss, everything that happened just now was my fault. I was blind. I apologize to you, please don’t hold it against me..."

Ye Bufan said coolly, "No need. I’m not your boss anymore. From now on, you are fired."

"Please, boss!" Zhang Daqing pleaded, "I admit I was wrong, but there was a reason. I didn’t expect you to be in the room Mr. Ma had booked.

"Considering the circumstances, please forgive me this once."

He had worked hard for years in the food industry to finally become a general manager, with a substantial annual salary. If he were fired now, all his efforts would be in vain.

Ye Bufan said coolly, "I’ve already given you a chance. I told you to check the registration records, but you didn’t listen.

"In your eyes, customers are divided into different classes. You believe whatever Ma Wenbo says and disbelieve whatever I say. A person with such a biased view is not suitable to work for me.

"Mr. Ye, you’re the one lying."

Ma Wenbo feared Dong Tienda but not Ye Bufan. He took out his phone and said, "Look, I have the reservation record. It’s for this Room 1."

Hearing his firm tone, Ye Bufan was a bit puzzled. Could Qin Chuchu have made a mistake?

At this moment, Zhang Daqing grabbed the phone and looked at it, his face turning pale, "Mr. Ma, you’ve really messed me up. Do you even know what you’ve booked?

"You booked the regular Room 1, but this is the VIP Room 1. They are completely different!"

At this moment, he regretted deeply. If he had checked Ma Wenbo’s message earlier, he wouldn’t have made such a big mistake.

"This..."

Ma Wenbo’s face was full of embarrassment. He had walked into the wrong room and acted arrogantly in this high-end private room, losing face completely.

Zhang Daqing pleaded, "Boss, please give me another chance. I will be loyal from now on..."

Ye Bufan waved his hand and said, "I’ve already given you your last chance, but you didn’t seize it.

"You are not suitable to work for me. Pack your things and leave."

"I..."

Zhang Daqing was full of resentment but had no choice. He left dejectedly.

Ye Bufan then looked at Ma Wenbo and Zhu Linlin, "Didn’t you say that you wouldn’t come here as long as I was here? From today on, you will be on the blacklist of my restaurant. I won’t do business with you anymore."

Ma Wenbo’s face burned with shame. He had tried to use his status to drive Ye Bufan away, but in the end, it was he who had to leave.

"Kid, what’s so great about you? Your woman was taken by me." He glared at Ye Bufan and then said to Zhu Linlin, "What are you still doing here? Aren’t you embarrassed enough? Come with me."

But to his surprise, Zhu Linlin did not leave with him. Instead, she threw herself at Ye Bufan, pleading, "Xiao Fan, I was wrong this time. Considering our past, can we start over?"

She had already calculated in her mind that although Ma Wenbo was rich, he was just playing with her. She wouldn’t get much out of it, and she might even be kicked out one day.

But Ye Bufan was different. When they were together before, he would spend all his money on her, and now he owned a restaurant worth tens of millions.

If she could get back together with Ye Bufan, she would become a millionaire!