Chapter 30 Intentional Humiliation [Third Release, Requesting Votes]
"I mean, the problem still lies with Dongxu. As long as he apologizes to Chen Zihao, everything will definitely be much simpler," Jiang Lili said, glancing at Ge Dongxu with a bit of frustration when he ignored her. She couldn't understand where on earth this mountain boy had his eyes; he was completely oblivious to her charms.
"I'm sorry, Dongxu, for dragging you into this. Did you promise something to Zihao?" Dong Yuxin thought more deeply than Jiang Lili, not believing that Chen Zihao was that easy to talk to.
"I'm just a poor student from the mountains, what could I possibly promise Chen Zihao? Don't worry; the matter has been cleared up. Chen Zihao definitely won't bother you anymore," Ge Dongxu replied, naturally not revealing any agreement he had with Chen Zihao to Dong Yuxin. He was happy to let Jiang Lili and the others misunderstand.
"Could Chen Zihao have really changed his ways? Could Dongxu really just need to soften and apologize?" Although Dong Yuxin still had her doubts, everything was indeed as Ge Dongxu had said; what could a poor mountain student promise to Chen Zihao? So, she finally had to say, "That's good then, thank you, Dongxu."
As she spoke, her look towards Ge Dongxu was filled with gratitude and guilt.
Dong Yuxin knew very well how hard it was for a guy like Ge Dongxu to bow his head and admit fault. Yet today, he had done so for her, humbling himself before Chen Zihao.
"Okay, finally you've come to your senses, kid. You're still a freshman and a countryman; you can't compare to Chen Zihao. Trying to prove yourself will only end in your detriment," Jiang Lili preached to Ge Dongxu in her role as a senior.
Ge Dongxu just smiled and didn't respond.
He had never been the one to show off. It was Chen Zihao who did! But no one knew that, only he himself knew.
It was still at the bumpy road's junction ahead where Jiang Lili and Su Qian parted ways with the two men.
Under the dim street lights, the road remained uneven with no change. For some reason, Dong Yuxin's arm was wrapped around Ge Dongxu's waist even tighter than that morning, as if the two had truly become an early-dating, youthful couple.
On Saturday afternoon at 2:40 sharp, Ge Dongxu stood at the entrance of Changxi Grand Hotel, feeling somewhat ill at ease.
The people entering and exiting the hotel, each dressed to the nines, glanced at him with contempt and superiority as they walked past. Even a bellboy in a small vest and white shirt, under the instructions from the lobby manager, purposely came over to suggest that Ge Dongxu not stand at the entrance of the hotel.
This made Ge Dongxu feel humiliated and also faintly realize that Chen Zihao choosing this location was meant to ridicule and embarrass him.
However, Ge Dongxu did not storm off angrily! As a practitioner of the mystical arts, if he lacked even this level of forbearance, then his years of cultivation would have been in vain.
Ge Dongxu quickly suppressed the turmoil inside him and stood calmly by the flower bed at the entrance of the hotel, considering this as a test for his temperament.
Chen Zihao didn't emerge from some corner of the hotel until five to three, stood at the entrance without saying a word, just waved at Ge Dongxu, then turned, and walked back inside, a condensing sneer playing at the corner of his mouth.
When Ge Dongxu saw Chen Zihao appear, he walked toward the hotel's main entrance.
The hotel staff who had been eyeing Ge Dongxu for a while saw a young man dressed in country clothes trying to enter and immediately stepped forward to stop him.
Changxi Grand Hotel was the only international hotel in Changxi County, naturally not allowing a country boy dressed as shabbily as Ge Dongxu to barge in aimlessly.
"Young man, what are you doing here?" The staff eyed Ge Dongxu sternly, as if he was a thief trying to sneak into the hotel to steal something.
"Chen Zihao, you find this amusing? If you don't want to have a proper talk with me, that's fine, I'll just leave. But you better not regret it later." Ge Dongxu ignored the staff and said to Chen Zihao, who deliberately turned away and walked inside, dismissing him.
Seeing Ge Dongxu acting so insolent even in such a place, Chen Zihao really felt like turning around and slapping him.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
You goddamn bumpkin, acting all arrogant with me!
However, the real show was yet to come. It was impossible for Chen Zihao to really let Ge Dongxu leave like that, so he reluctantly turned back and waved to the staff, "Let him in, he's here for me."
The staff clearly recognized Chen Zihao, and a flash of confusion crossed his face, but he still let Ge Dongxu in.
"You hick, never been to a place like this, huh? Today, I'll let you open your eyes wide so you don't remain ignorant of the ways of the world! You're nothing in my eyes, not even worth a fart," Chen Zihao said, looking down on him with utmost contempt as he waited at the elevator door for Ge Dongxu to approach.
"He who insults others will be insulted himself, I advise you not to bring shame upon yourself! The more you say now, the more you'll suffer later," Ge Dongxu frowned slightly and said calmly, showing none of the nervousness or unease one would expect from a country boy entering the most luxurious establishment in Changxi County for the first time.
The truly cultivated remain unshaken in face of dishonor or honor; the more critical the moment, the calmer one must be!
That was exactly how Ge Dongxu was. When he first walked into the hotel, although he was also astonished by its opulence, just like what he had seen on television, he quickly suppressed the emotional turmoil inside him.
"Damn it, I can't wait to see how long you can keep this act up! Hopefully you can still talk tough later!" Seeing Ge Dongxu still more arrogant than himself even in such a place, Chen Zihao was so furious he felt like his lungs were about to explode, gritted his teeth and spat out those words before angrily walking into the elevator.
Although Ge Dongxu didn't know where Chen Zihao was taking him, having Mysterious Arts within him, he followed without fear.
The elevator opened on the third floor at the KTV entertainment hall.
Since it was daytime, there were very few people coming to play at KTV. There weren't many staff in the hall either, but there were two women in low-cut, ultra-short skirts standing at the elevator doors.
"Chen Zihao, what do you mean by bringing me to a place like this?" Ge Dongxu quickly realized that a place like this wasn't suitable for a student like him, nor were such women meant for him to casually look at, so he quickly averted his gaze and angrily looked at Chen Zihao.
"No particular reason? Didn't you want to have a proper talk with me? I chose this place. What, scared now? Pff, such a country bumpkin who's never seen the world!" Chen Zihao looked at Ge Dongxu with scorn, his face full of mockery.
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