novelraw Chapter 636 : Brotherhood Conflict
Chapter 636 : Brotherhood Conflict
Chapter 636: Brotherhood Conflict
The people around the dining table looked at each other, feeling somewhat at a loss.
Luo Wenjie glanced at Chen Fan, mouthing the words "What's going on?"
Chen Fan shook his head with a bitter smile.
He was just as confused now.
When did Wu Di offend Ma Xiaoshuai?
Sensing the change in atmosphere, Wu Di gave an awkward smile.
"What's the matter? Xiaoshuai, if I've done something wrong, just say it."
"Tell me, and I'll apologize. You can do whatever you want with me."
Ma Xiaoshuai's face didn't look too good.
"You didn't offend me, it's just that some people don't like you very much."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
Seeing that Wu Di's face was also turning angry, Brother Jie quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Xiaoshuai, what nonsense are you talking about? We're all brothers here, can't we just talk things out face to face?"
"Brother Di, tell us, what have you done recently to make our handsome guy unhappy?"
Wu Di wore a bitter smile.
"I'm f**king clueless here."
"I turned down a gathering with colleagues and came all the way here to have dinner with you guys, and as soon as I arrive, I get the cold shoulder for no reason."
"What's going on? Is it because I didn't go to the opening of your milk tea shop?"
At this moment, Song Linlin suddenly spoke up.
"Wu Di, are you still in contact with Su Qing recently?"
Wu Di was taken aback.
"Yeah, why?"
"Did you two break up?"
"No."
"What do you mean by that?"
Song Linlin glanced at Ma Xiaoshuai, then looked at Wu Di and said,
"Are you getting close to a female graduate student senior at school?"
Though not explicitly stated, the implication was clear.
Wu Di was stunned on the spot, his expression somewhat embarrassed.
Chen Fan looked at Ma Xiaoshuai and Song Linlin in surprise, then back at Wu Di.
He felt somewhat speechless.
Apparently, not only had he discovered this secret, but even Ma Xiaoshuai and his girlfriend knew about it.
Wu Di awkwardly asked, "What... what do you mean by that?"
Song Linlin snorted.
"Don't you understand? Someone saw you driving to pick up a female graduate student senior at the school gate."
Wu Di defended himself, "Even if someone saw that, so what? Can't I have a female friend?"
"Is it really just friendship? Your actions at that time were seen clearly by others."
"Those actions don't seem like something ordinary friends would do, do they?"
Song Linlin's words were quite harsh, clearly tinged with sarcasm.
Back in school, she and Su Qing were the closest in the dormitory.
Naturally, she wanted to seek justice for her good friend.
Now the atmosphere had truly become awkward.
Even though Wu Di had thick skin, being exposed like this in front of his closest brothers made him feel so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground.
However, in this situation, Wu Di could only stubbornly persist.
"This seems to be my private matter, doesn't it?"
"You..."
Ma Xiaoshuai suddenly raised his hand to stop Song Linlin, shaking his head to signal her not to say more.
He looked up at Wu Di and said, "Indeed, this is your private matter, but my girlfriend doesn't like this kind of thing, and I'm not happy about it either."
Wu Di sneered, "What do you mean? You're going to cut ties with me just because of this?"
Seeing that the two were about to fall out, Chen Fan decisively spoke up.
"Alright. Let's all say less."
"This matter ends here."
With Chen Fan speaking up, everyone gave him face, and the matter was temporarily put to rest.
However, the atmosphere of this dinner was thoroughly ruined.
In the subsequent drinking, Wu Di and Ma Xiaoshuai didn't even look at each other or talk.
Guo Shuai and Luo Wenjie tried their best to liven up the atmosphere, but unfortunately, after all their efforts, it still felt off.
It was as if everyone was hiding something in their hearts.
They drank a lot of alcohol, with Wu Di seemingly drinking out of spite, finishing a bottle of baijiu by himself, and then drinking a lot of beer.
As a result, Wu Di, who originally had the best alcohol tolerance, ended up being the first to get somewhat drunk.
Luo Wenjie wanted to continue ordering alcohol from the boss, but Chen Fan waved his hand.
"Forget it. Let's stop here for today."
"Don't order any more alcohol, let's clear the table and pay the bill."
Luo Wenjie opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only sigh.
Everyone had originally come to celebrate his shop opening tomorrow, but now this good dinner had turned out like this. Brother Jie's dejection was understandable.
Half an hour later, everyone cleaned up the battlefield and paid the bill, ready to leave.
Luo Wenjie suggested, "Everyone, shall we change venues? Let's go take a look at my shop."
"Don't say I'm not being considerate, my shop only opens tomorrow, but I'm letting you guys be the first batch of customers today, isn't that generous enough?"
Wu Di, drunk, put his arm around Luo Wenjie, "Let's go, we must go. Tonight, I'll give Brother Jie this face."
Ma Xiaoshuai and Song Linlin didn't really want to go.
But Chen Fan smiled and said, "Let's go take a look together, give Brother Jie some face."
Then he said to Ma Xiaoshuai privately, "If you leave tonight, your relationship with him will be completely ruined."
Luo Wenjie also smiled and cupped his hands.
"Handsome, Brother Handsome, just give your brother some face today and come check out my work, okay?"
Ma Xiaoshuai looked at Song Linlin, then nodded in agreement.
So everyone got in their cars and left.
Because Wu Di was drunk, they let him ride in Luo Wenjie's car, while Guo Shuai drove Wu Di's car.
The shop Luo Wenjie opened was right on the edge of Huaqi Street, just one intersection away from Guo Shuai's Glorious Years bar.
The decoration style completely adopted the look of ancient architecture.
Not just the exterior, but even the interior was in the style of ancient buildings, very unique.
Of course, the name was even more unique, something Luo Wenjie had racked his brains to come up with, Huaqing Pool.
According to Luo Wenjie, this was called "not following the beaten path," and only shops with their own characteristics could be welcomed by consumers.
After entering the shop, Luo Wenjie immediately started arranging things, having staff lead Ma Xiaoshuai and his girlfriend to a couple's room upstairs, first arranging for them to have a bath, sauna, and spa treatment, all in one go.
As for the rest of the group, they supported the drunk Wu Di up to the largest pool upstairs.
Looking at the staff leading the way in front, they were wearing uniform costumes, somewhat similar to the ruqun of the Tang Dynasty.
However, what they wore was very thin, with good figures faintly visible.
Chen Fan sighed inwardly, thinking that Brother Jie did have some business acumen.
The female staff member leading the way had just opened the door when a wave of heat from the swimming pool suddenly hit them.
Wu Di, who was leaning on Brother Jie's shoulder, couldn't hold it in anymore and immediately turned his head, about to throw up.
"S**t, don't puke, don't puke!"
"Brother, hold it in at all costs, I'll take you to the bathroom right now..."
"You must hold it in. My shop hasn't even opened yet, don't you dare puke."
"Urgh..."
"Damn it!"
Luo Wenjie looked helplessly at Wu Di, who was leaning against the wall in the corridor and vomiting profusely, feeling like he was about to cry.