18 017 - Soup

Lei Ao hung his head low as he ate his soup. He relished the fact that although this place seemed to appear inferior and worn down, at least the food was top quality.

'Good soup'

The soup appeared to be extremely similar to Paomo, which Lei Ao loved to eat when he ventured to Chinese Restaurants, the lamb was extremely tender being complemented by the broth made this a sublime dish to eat. Lei Ao ate this with extreme content, his eyes slitted into crescents.

Filled with joy, Lei Ao further relished his meal. All was good until the rough sound of footsteps approached him, along with a foul smell of sweat and grime.

Ignoring the smell, Lei Ao continued to mind his business and eat the soup. This continued until the group began to slow down as they approached his table. They stared at Lei Ao, who hung his head low to eat the soup.

Bang!

One of the men's hands slammed against the table. "How about you spare this table for your big brothers, don't you say?" The man who spoke grinned with a smug look, flaunting his large physique to daunt Lei Ao.

Lei Ao stared at the hand of the man before looking up, facing the group of four burly men. His eyes squinted at the sight. He didn't want to cause a ruckus here, not at this time, especially when he was enjoying his soup.

"Hahahaha, this idiot is completely scared frozen! Just look at his face, he looks like he just saw a ghost!" One of the men at the back commented. He had spiky hair that flayed on all sides while wearing a rough hemp shirt and pants, he appeared to be a typical farmer, a complete contrast to the rest of the recruits who looked prim and proper.

Lei Ao turned his face to look at the man, before looking at his soup with complicated eyes. He appeared confused about what to do. He just wanted to finish his soup. As he stared at his soup, Lei Ao lifted the spoon and began to scoop up the soup's content to take another bite.

"Motherf*cker!" The man who had slammed his hand against the table roared, his eyes twitching at the action of Lei Ao. He looked around before lifting his hand and smashing it towards Lei Ao's head. Meanwhile, Lei Ao opened his mouth to eat the soup.

Bang!

The brute's hand smacked the back of Lei Ao's head, grabbing it with full force. The man's arms bulged with veins from the power of his strike.

The brute snorted at his actions. "It didn't have to be this way you know." An apologetic expression filled the face of the brute.

"Bbb-Boss... He, he isn't normal.." One of the brute's lackeys stumbled upon his words as he pointed towards Lei Ao.

"Hmmm?" A questioning look appeared in the brute's face as he began to inspect Lei Ao, who he had just assaulted. He lowered his face to have a proper look and what greeted him was deep sapphire coloured eyes that stared straight into his soul as the being slowly chewed on the soup's contents. Slowly, the brute released his hand from Lei Ao's head as he realized his strike hadn't even budged his head even one bit, remaining unmoving the entire time.

Sweat quickly began to fall down the brute's face, his instincts signalling that the being in front of him was not to be trifled with. He slowly began to walk backwards before stumbling on his feet. "Ss-Sorry!" He quickly bowed before Lei Ao and turned around speeding off far away from him.

"B-Boss, wait!" The group of lackeys quickly followed along the trail of their boss, before disappearing in the distance. Lei Ao glanced at their retreating figures before turning his attention back towards his soup before taking another mouthful. "Sooo good~"

Lei Ao slowly relished the taste of the soup in the corner of the dining hall, enjoying every last bit of it, as if the incident earlier had never occurred in the first place.

The soup's content slowly began to dwindle as time passed, noticing this fact Lei Ao questioned whether he should treat himself to another soup before noticing movement around him. With a sad look, Lei Ao stood up to return the utensils.