The middle-aged woman cursed, "You broke, useless fool, you think I donāt dare hit you? You, a mere broke fool, dare meddle in my business? Do you know who I am?"
Lin Fan replied, "I donāt care who you are. Even if youāre the Emperorās mother, Iām getting involved today. She wonāt kneel and apologize to you or pay you ten thousand yuan. You were the ones who dirtied the place first, and she already apologized to you. Thatās more than enough."
The middle-aged woman said, "You broke fool, are you getting out of the way or not? Otherwise, Iāll hit you too. Donāt think I donāt dare to hit you!"
Lin Fan said, "You can try!"
The middle-aged woman, enraged, really did raise her hand to slap Lin Fan.
However, just as her hand was halfway, Lin Fan reached out to block it.
With a loud smack.
The middle-aged womanās slap seemed to hit an iron board.
"Ah!" The middle-aged woman let out a miserable scream, feeling as if her hand had shattered. She gave Lin Fan a horrified look, realizing this broke fool wasnāt easy to deal with.
"Heh, you still want to hit me? Go ahead, everyone is watching, and there are cameras in this store too. Iām not afraid of your false accusations. You were the one who attacked first; I was just defending myself passively." Lin Fan laughed lightly.
The middle-aged woman no longer dared to make a move. She feared her hand would be ruined if she tried hitting Lin Fan again.
At this point, she only wanted to call for reinforcements.
She turned to glare at her husband sitting beside her and angrily said, "Your wife is being bullied, and you donāt have a word to say?"
The man sitting next to her, wearing glasses, looked timid and dull, clearly a henpecked husband living under the shrewās shadow, not daring to say a word.
Being watched by so many people, he felt embarrassed but didnāt dare say anything, his face turning red with shame.
The middle-aged woman scoffed, "Useless thing!"
She couldnāt rely on her husband and had to depend on herself. She pointed at Lin Fan, threatening, "You broke fool, donāt think your strength can intimidate me. Let me tell you, with one phone call, I can ruin you! Just my identity would scare you to death. If youāre smart, youāll keep away from me!"
Lin Fan responded with an "Oh", "Whatās your identity? Go ahead and tell me, letās see if it scares me to death."
The middle-aged woman said, "I own a bar and know people in the underworld. Believe it or not, one call from me and theyāll come to cripple you! You, a broke fool, might be tougher than me, but can you handle underworld people?"
Lin Fan couldnāt help but laugh, thinking the middle-aged womanās status must be something impressive, but it turned out she just owned a bar and knew some underground people.
"Go ahead, call them. Iāll wait right here. Letās see what kind of people you can call. If you donāt make that call, Iāll look down on you." Lin Fan said.
The middle-aged woman never expected this broke fool to be unafraid despite her threats. He was not only unafraid but also quite tough.
At this stage, she couldnāt back down. If she didnāt call for reinforcements, she would be seen as admitting defeat, losing face.
"Pfft!"
Wei Yueāer, standing nearby, couldnāt help but laugh. The middle-aged woman really thought calling a few thugs could threaten Lin Fan. Not to mention Lin Fan was Yun Cityās richest man, just Lin Fanās skills alone would spell disaster for any thug.
"Alright, you better not chicken out!" the middle-aged woman snorted, immediately taking out her phone to make a call, "Brother Hao, hereās the thing, Iāve run into a little trouble at the restaurant. Okay, come over as soon as you can."
Having successfully called for reinforcements, the middle-aged woman regained her arrogance and sneered, "Broke fool, just you wait. Iāll soon make you regret it. Iām not someone you can mess with!"
Lin Fan responded with an "Oh", "Alright, Iām just having a meal here, so Iām not going anywhere. Iāll wait."
The middle-aged woman said, "Broke fool, before my people arrive, Iām giving you one last chance to move aside and stop meddling, and I can let you off. This little b*tch provoked me today, and I intend to continue teaching her a lesson!"
Lin Fan shook his head and said, "Sorry, Iām determined to protect her. If you want to punish her, youāll have to get past me first."
The middle-aged woman was infuriated, "Broke fool, you really donāt know how high the sky is, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth. Iāll show you whatās what!"
But Lin Fan already ignored her, turning to the waitress he said, "Weāve decided what to eat, please come over and help us order."
The waitress looked at Lin Fan gratefully, nodded, and followed Lin Fan.
The middle-aged woman watched anxiously but dared not stop them. How could she dare? Before her reinforcements arrived, she couldnāt act rashly, her hand still hurt. Although this fool was poor, he was tough.
She was the kind of person who bullied the weak and feared the strong. She restrained herself when faced with someone as tough as Lin Fan.
"Just you wait!" the middle-aged woman angrily sat down.
The waitress came to Lin Fanās table, and Lin Fan began to order dishes.
The waitress, a bit absent-minded while helping Lin Fan order, couldnāt help but warn after finishing, "Sir, thank you so much for standing up for me earlier, but sheās going to call people to deal with you. Iām worried you wonāt be able to handle them. Why donāt you two leave quickly?"
She was worried about implicating Lin Fan.
Lin Fan smiled and said, "If I leave, what will happen to you?"
The waitressesā eyes reddened, if Lin Fan left, she really didnāt know what sheād do. With her lack of power, how could she fight against such people? The outcome was predictable; sheād most likely be forced to kneel and apologize to that shrew and compensate her. Even if she couldnāt afford it all at once, sheād eventually have to pay. That meant just as she started working in Yun City, sheād owe a huge amount, and ten thousand yuan was a huge sum to her.
Lin Fan saw her reddened eyes and understood her situation too well. People at the bottom of society trying to make a living often felt powerless against injustice, full of helplessness and resignation. Lin Fan had once been a delivery person, very familiar with this feeling of lack of confidence.
"Itās okay. Iāll stay. Since I said I would stay, I wonāt back down now and let that shrew laugh at me," Lin Fan said.
Wei Yueāer also reassured, "Donāt worry about him, itās alright."
Since they said so, the waitress couldnāt say much more and just said, "Thank you both very much."
Lin Fan chuckled, "Youāre welcome, just quickly place the order for me. Iām starving. I have only one request, if possible, ask the chef to make it quick."
The joke made the waitress burst out laughing despite herself, "Alright, Iāll do it now."
By this time, the whole restaurant knew about the incident. The staff admired Lin Fan tremendously for standing up, extremely impressive. Hearing it was Lin Fanās order, the chefs immediately cooked with all their skill and speed.
Soon, Lin Fan and Wei Yueāer were enjoying steaming hotpot.
As the two were eating, they suddenly noticed two Blonde Hair thugs entering from outside.
It immediately caught everyoneās attention.