School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert-Chapter 456 - 457: Home Warning

Chapter 456: Chapter 457: Home Warning

“Are you really the person in charge of Hanmen Restaurant?” the girl asked curiously, looking at Xiao Han.

“Yes!” Xiao Han nodded.

“I’d like to work at Hanmen Restaurant.” The girl looked at Xiao Han shyly before asking, “Hanmen Restaurant lacks a greeter, I think you could recruit me for that position. What do you think?”

Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, “That’s possible; I’ll discuss it with the restaurant manager later.”

“Great,” the girl nodded eagerly, then said, “Please remember to notify me once you have news. Here is my phone number.”

After saying this, the girl hurriedly handed her business card to Xiao Han.

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Xiao Han felt somewhat embarrassed as he took the card, because it still bore the name of Yuelai Restaurant. The idea of someone using Yuelai Restaurant’s business card to switch jobs seemed a bit odd.

Xiao Han looked at her and smiled, “No problem.”

Just then, the girl who had just gone in to announce their arrival hurried out and said with a smile, “Sir, our Boss Zhang says he’s not here.”

“Hmm?” Xiao Han was startled upon hearing this.

The girl was also taken aback, seemingly realizing she had misspoken, but what was said could not be unsaid. Blushing and embarrassed, she said, “Sorry… our Boss Zhang doesn’t want to see you.”

The girl could only helplessly tell this to Xiao Han.

Boss Zhang didn’t want to see Xiao Han because Xiao Han was the owner of Hanmen Restaurant, and moreover, Boss Zhang had already received news that those few guys had failed and had even turned him in. Even though those guys hadn’t informed Boss Zhang, he had sent spies to the scene to check on the situation, only to find out that those guys had betrayed him. This truly annoyed him, as his several thousand yuan were wasted.

Thus, Boss Zhang decided not to see Xiao Han. Unfortunately, whether they met was not for him to decide, but for Xiao Han. Today, Xiao Han had come to give him a warning. Without giving him a warning today, there would inevitably be a second time.

“Since he won’t come out, I guess I’ll have to go in,” Xiao Han said with a cold laugh.

“Please don’t!” The two girls hurried to stop Xiao Han.

“Why?” Xiao Han asked, puzzled.

“Because…” the girl said, lowering her head and speaking awkwardly, “if you go in, the boss will definitely blame us for not handling things properly. He might dock our pay, or worse, fire us.”

“If he fires you, then you can come work at Hanmen Restaurant!” Xiao Han said mildly with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the two girls couldn’t help but step aside, opening a path for him. After that, Xiao Han walked into the restaurant. There were no customers dining in the restaurant at that moment, as it was not mealtime. Furthermore, being a Cantonese restaurant, there were even fewer diners. At the same time, Hanmen Restaurant was still bustling with patrons. This clearly placed the two restaurants in different leagues.

The first floor was the hall, the second floor had private rooms, and the third floor housed the administrative offices.

Xiao Han had not yet ascended to the third floor when he headed for Boss Zhang’s office.

In Boss Zhang’s office, Boss Zhang was sipping strong tea with a cigarette in his mouth, visibly annoyed. He was holding a phone, “Old Li, you have to help me this time. This kid already knows we’ve been messing around behind the scenes. Now he’s at the entrance of my restaurant, seemingly wanting to come up to settle accounts. What should I do?”

“Old Zhang, don’t panic!” Boss Li chuckled, then said, “If he’s come, then so be it. He has no proof anyway. It’s just the word of a few people; who can guarantee their word is true? Besides, there’s a rule in law now, isn’t there? ‘He who asserts must prove.’ Since he’s come to trouble you, let him provide evidence; otherwise, how can we just accuse someone lightly?”

Boss Zhang thought for a moment and seemed to find some sense in his words. He nodded, “Hmm, you make some sense.”

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While Boss Zhang was discussing countermeasures with a few others, the office door was suddenly knocked on. Boss Zhang looked impatient and cursed, “Didn’t I say to tell him I’m not here? If there’s something, just have him leave a message. If he wants to have tea with me, he can come back when I’m here.”

Squeak…

Suddenly, the door of the office was pushed open by Xiao Han.

Boss Zhang was taken aback, thinking it was those two clueless girls at the door. He was about to burst into a tirade when he suddenly saw a familiar figure. Boss Zhang immediately felt his blood pressure rise, and sweat broke out all over his body.

“You… how did you get in?” Boss Zhang asked, his face filled with panic.

“What do you think?” Xiao Han smiled, a strange grin spreading across his face, and then said, “What bad things have you done that you need me to remind you of?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Please leave immediately,” Boss Zhang said sternly.

Xiao Han walked over slowly, then sat down in the chair in front of Boss Zhang. He gently tapped his crossed legs, resting his fingers on Boss Zhang’s desk, lightly tapping and producing a series of tapping sounds.

With an air of nonchalance, Xiao Han instilled a profound sense of dread in Boss Zhang, a silent coercion that seemed like a soul-reaping voice from Hell. Boss Zhang felt sweat beads forming on his forehead as they incessantly popped out; he was extremely nervous and scared, his eyes fixed on Xiao Han, showing a trace of fearful panic.

“What on earth do you want?” Boss Zhang swallowed.

Tap tap…

Xiao Han continued his unhurried tapping on the desk, his fingers gently knocking and producing a series of tap sounds, not loud, but chilling to the core. Boss Zhang’s entire body was drenched in cold sweat. He swallowed several times. His facial expression grew more complex, and he asked again, “Xiao Han, what on earth do you want? Don’t think that you can scare me like this; I’ll tell you, I’m not someone who is easily frightened.”

“I, of course, know that Boss Zhang wasn’t raised to be easily scared,” Xiao Han said with a smile, then added, “I came today merely to give you a warning. The incident at Hanmen Restaurant today, I believe Boss Zhang should be clearer about it than anyone else. They’ve already exposed your deeds, and I hope you will take good care of yourself.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Boss Zhang said nervously, his eyes darting around, unable to meet Xiao Han’s gaze. Instead, he stared at a pot of orchids on the desk and added, “What proof do you have that today’s incident at the restaurant has anything to do with me? I’m not carrying that burden. If you insist I do, then I have no choice.”

Boss Zhang’s explanation was likely unconvincing even to himself. It was full of contradictions and uttered nervously. Xiao Han stared into his eyes, and Boss Zhang quickly avoided his gaze, half-expecting Xiao Han to erupt in fury, but instead, Xiao Han revealed a gentle smile and said in a calm manner, “Since I dared to come find you, it means I already have the evidence. If you really want to push it, I wouldn’t mind presenting the evidence. You’ll probably end up begging me then.”

“If you have the evidence, then bring it out,” Boss Zhang scoffed. Having been shrewd in business for many years, he was an experienced old fox. Just on Xiao Han’s word alone, he wasn’t likely to concede. Years of living in comfort had forged in him a strong psychological shield; he was truly unafraid of Xiao Han. Moreover, he retorted, “At the time, you guys at Hanmen Restaurant stole quite a bit of our business. What competitive methods did you use? I don’t need to elaborate, I’m sure you know better than I do.”

“Is that so?” Xiao Han countered, then laughed, “Don’t think you can divert the topic and get away with it. If you don’t give me an attitude today, you might as well not keep your restaurant open.”

Xiao Han was absolutely serious, not joking at all.

Boss Zhang faltered for a moment, deciding to continue steering the conversation away: “Xiao Han, I suspect there are poppy shells in your restaurant.”

“Quit spouting nonsense,” Xiao Han retorted with a cold laugh, then continued, “If you had discovered poppies in my restaurant, you would have reported it long ago; why wait until now to tell me? Old Zhang, you should use those little tricks on managing your restaurant, not on deceitful tactics of mutual destruction.”

“You!” Boss Zhang faltered for a moment, gritting his teeth, and said, “What do you really want?”

“Today you must give me an attitude!” Xiao Han stated.

“What attitude?” Boss Zhang conceded somewhat, in fact, initially, he hadn’t taken Xiao Han seriously at all. The reason he felt nervous and fearful was because he had done something guilt-worthy. As the saying goes, “A clean hand wants no washing.” Now, having done something dishonest, naturally, he was afraid of retribution. Xiao Han’s arrival scared him more than any ghost could.

“From now on, stop causing trouble for my Hanmen Restaurant.” Xiao Han said with a cold laugh, then added, “I’ll overlook this incident for now, seeing as we are neighbors. But if there’s a next time, I won’t let you off.”

“I…” Boss Zhang hesitated.

Click…

Suddenly, Xiao Han picked up a fruit knife from the tray on the coffee table and casually threw it. The knife landed perfectly between the fingers of the opposite hand, just right—not a bit more, which could have landed on the hand, and not a bit less, which would have punctured a finger.

Sss…

Boss Zhang sharply inhaled, his face a portrait of shock and utter disbelief. He nearly fainted. His eyes were glued to the knife between his fingers; the knife was extremely sharp, and at that moment, he didn’t dare move his hand in the slightest, fearing that any careless movement would cut his flesh. Boss Zhang quickly used his other hand to pull the knife from the table.