Chapter 25: Is the Tang Family Really That Formidable?

Soon, the items Lin Ziqing ordered were served by the waitstaff.

"Don't be shy, everyone, let's dig in."

Since Lin Ziqing was the host today, she greeted everyone, cast a glance at Xiao Nan beside her, and picked up her knife and fork, tasting the food with elegant movements.

Xiao Nan, however, stared blankly at the table filled with high-end delicacies. He didn't touch his food for a long time. Facing these dishes, he truly couldn't muster the slightest appetite. While it might appear that he had grown up living on a mountain with the old man, in reality, that old man had exceptionally high standards for the quality of life, especially when it came to food.

There was a period when the old man suddenly became obsessed with various expensive Western delicacies. Xiao Nan didn't know where he sourced them, but he remembered that for a long time, their table was covered in luxurious Western meals every single day, including caviar, foie gras, abalone, and tuna. No matter how delicious something is, one cannot handle eating it daily. Xiao Nan had once reached the point of vomiting from this diet; eventually, even the big yellow dog the old man kept would retch at the sight of these foods. Even after all these years, just seeing them now made Xiao Nan feel nauseated, let alone eat them.

Lin Ziqing tasted a few bites of caviar, but her peripheral vision remained fixed on Xiao Nan. Everyone else had already started eating, yet this guy was just staring blankly at the table. She felt a surge of smugness. *Stunned, aren't you? You don't even know how to eat these high-end delicacies, do you? You’ve probably never even seen them in your entire life.*

"Xiao Nan, why aren't you eating?" Wu Qianru asked him deliberately.

Before Xiao Nan could respond, Yang Yuxian chimed in with tacit understanding, "Xiao Nan probably hasn't had these things before and doesn't know how to eat them. It's okay, just watch us for a while, and you should be able to learn."

Another young man nearby, Wang Zhenglan, cast a look of disdain at Xiao Nan and sneered, "What a pity. You can learn the movements, but you can't easily acquire the class."

Tang Zhanhao certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity. "I think some people should have a bit of self-awareness. If something doesn't belong to you, don't pine for it."

Lin Ziqing glanced at Xiao Nan again. *Hmph! If I bring him to these kinds of occasions a few more times, let's see if he still has the face to stay married to me.*

Unfortunately for her, she didn't know that Xiao Nan hadn't taken a single word of their snide remarks to heart, dismissing them as mere flatulence. The levels of their perspectives were simply different. Eating a pile of junk food that even his own dog wouldn't touch, Xiao Nan couldn't fathom where they derived such a sense of superiority.

"I shouldn't have invited you; you're such a buzzkill," Lin Ziqing said angrily to Xiao Nan as they reached the entrance after dinner.

She pulled out her Porsche car keys, hesitating over whether to let Xiao Nan ride back with her. She didn't want to in the slightest, but if she didn't, her sister and father would surely nag her later. Before she could resolve this internal struggle, her brow furrowed. The Porsche she had parked outside Jade Cloud Pavilion was being tightly blocked by a blue Ferrari, making it impossible to drive out.

"Who is so ill-mannered? How can someone park like this?"

Tang Zhanhao, seizing the chance to curry favor with Lin Ziqing, immediately pulled out his phone. "Don't worry, I'll call this rude person to move their car and make them apologize to you."

"You bastard, who the hell are you calling rude?"

Before Tang Zhanhao could even start dialing, a large group of men in black suits approached from nearby. Leading them was a gaunt young man in his early twenties. He was the one who had cursed at Tang Zhanhao. Seeing so many people, Tang Zhanhao felt a sudden tremor of fear, but glancing at Lin Ziqing, he forced himself to walk up to the gaunt youth and point at the blue Ferrari. "Is this your Ferrari? How are my friends supposed to get out with you parked like this?"

"Damn it!"

The gaunt youth’s gaze had already been completely captured by Lin Ziqing. Not to mention this top-tier beauty, the two women beside her were also quite stunning. He cursed his underlings inwardly; how could such beauties be here tonight without anyone telling him? He had no interest in bothering with Tang Zhanhao. He shoved Tang Zhanhao aside and walked up to Lin Ziqing. "Beauty, is this your car?"

"Yes!" Lin Ziqing nodded, wanting to avoid unnecessary trouble. "Is that your car outside? Please move it; we need to leave."

"What's the rush?" The gaunt youth grinned. "What time is it? Why head back so soon? See that bar over there? It's mine. Let's go in and have a drink."

Tang Zhanhao realized the gaunt youth was hitting on them. He glanced at Xiao Nan, who was standing to the side, calmly making a phone call while his fiancée was being harassed. *What a useless bumpkin.* Seeing the size of the opposing group, Tang Zhanhao didn't dare say anything too harsh despite wanting to play the hero. He forced himself to approach the youth again and handed over his business card. "Buddy, I'm Tang Zhanhao of the Tang family. Please do me a favor and move the car so my friends can leave."

"Hahaha..."

The gaunt youth roared with laughter and slapped Tang Zhanhao across the face. "The Tang family? Is the Tang family so impressive? Give you face? You don't have any face! I’m going to sleep with these women tonight. Get lost if you don't want a beating."

"You..."

"Just you wait..."

Tang Zhanhao covered his face, burning with rage. He grabbed his phone, ready to call for backup. They only had a dozen men, didn't they? As a young master of the Tang family, he could certainly gather a dozen people.

"Zhanhao!" Wang Zhenglan ran over and stopped him, whispering in his ear, "If I'm not mistaken, this man is Luo Hu. He works for Zhou Pengfei and seems to be highly valued by him."

"Ah?" Hearing the name Zhou Pengfei, Tang Zhanhao’s spirit immediately withered.