Unable to Pay

Qin Qing slightly narrowed her eyes.

"You say I must. But it seems that the default rule of this western restaurant is to eat before paying. Why do you force me to pay first here because of your baseless guesses?"

Qin Qing questioned, "As a waiter,  don't you know that this kind of behavior is the greatest disrespect to customers?!"

Ji Lu was full of contempt. He fanned the flames as if he had grasped something about Qin Qing.

"What disrespect? Does a guest like you need to be respected?! Stop fooling people with this unwarranted rhetoric. Since you can't pay, you just suppress a small waiter with an intimidating voice."

Ji Lu turned to the waiter at the side and said, "Have her swipe her card!"

The waiter looked at Qin Qing, who had an imperceptible aura, and tremblingly spoke.

"Qin, Miss Qin, I'm sorry..."

Although she was irritated, Qin Qing also knew that she couldn't fully blame the waiter.

She was silent for a while and said, "Okay. I will pay first, but Master Ji, I dare you to make a bet with me."

Qin Qing elaborated, "If I can really pay for this meal, then you should treat all the guests today."

She added, "Of course, that includes me. You should also give me a bottle of 92-year-old Lafite."

Qin Qing's eyebrows were provocative. "What?"

Ji Lu disdainfully sneered.

"Who do you think you are? Why should I bet with you?"

"Why? You don't dare to do it?"

Qin Qing's posture was idle, and her tone was very casual, but there seemed to be sarcasm hidden everywhere in her words.

"Aren't you 100% sure that I will eat a luxurious meal? What are you afraid of?"

Feeling the crowd's gazes, Ji Lu couldn't get off the stage, so he bravely said, "Don't use aggressive methods. It won't work on me!"

Qin Qing flippantly raised her eyes.

"That can only mean one thing. Young Master Ji, you are simply messing around here. You are not even sure whether I can pay at all. You are just here yelling at me to eat the luxurious meal."

"I am a young master at least. What's wrong with disturbing the business of a western restaurant?"

"Young Master Ji, are you sure it's not because you can't bear the consequences of losing the bet? Maybe you can't afford it."

Qin Qing's playful eyes made Ji Lu unable to lift his head.

Gu An, who had been silent on the opposite side, looked at Ji Lu from top to bottom. He expressionlessly uttered two words, "How shameless."

Ji Lu, who was inherently arrogant, couldn't stand such contempt. It was even worse to be despised by a stinky kid with unknown origins.

Ji Lu soon made up his mind. "Okay, I'll bet!"

Qin Qing triumphantly grinned, took out her credit card, and handed it to the waiter.

The waiter breathed a sigh of relief, took the credit card, and swiped it at the machine.

However, after a while, the machine didn't display anything. 

Ji Lu's palpitations immediately settled. 

Ji Lu was absolutely certain that Qin Qing, a pauper, would not have any money at all. Nevertheless, after witnessing Qin Qing's confident attitude, Ji Lu couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

The result was really as he expected, and he almost laughed out loud.

"I'll just say it! You really came here to eat and drink without anything, and yet, you dare to bet with me so arrogantly!"

Qin Qing was also stunned for a while. It wasn't until Ji Lu threw the credit card on the table that she finally realized she had taken the wrong card. 

Qin Qing brought out the other card from her bag. "Sorry, I took the wrong card."

Qin Qing handed the other card and said to the waiter, "Swipe this one."

The waiter took it with suspicion hidden in his eyes, and Ji Lu laughed even harder.