Chapter 867: Chapter 867

"You must be extremely careful!"

"Brother Lin, if you can’t win, just run. There’s no shame in that!"

Li Yintong offered advice.

"The key is, what if I can’t get away?"

Kim Myungjin said anxiously.

"Alright, everyone stop fussing. Let Bai Ci get some sleep to be fully energized for the big fight tonight!"

Gu Qingqiu clapped her hands and assigned tasks, "Let’s go check out the place first and also prepare some gifts for Bai Ci to give to the Lady Boss!"

Lin Baici didn’t go to sleep but instead poured a pot of tea and sat cross-legged on the bed, thinking over and over about the situations he might encounter that night.

After lunch, Gu Qingqiu, pulling Xia Hongyao along, discussed with Lin Baici the issue of rule contamination.

Five o’clock came around.

"I should get going!"

Lin Baici stood up and stretched languidly.

"No matter what, stay safe. I’ll stay right outside the restaurant!"

Xia Hongyao reminded him.

Gu Qingqiu handed a bouquet of 99 roses to Lin Baici, "Go, my commander. We all await your triumphant return!"

Gu Qingqiu’s alumni had rented five cars, with Xia Hongyao acting as Lin Baici’s personal driver, and the others serving as backup.

Outside the New World Hotel.

When Lin Baici arrived, Han Suying was already standing by the roadside with her umbrella open.

She was wearing a V-neck dress and beige high heels, her long hair done up, and sporting a pair of earrings.

Her makeup was clearly meticulously done, adding an air of nobility and elegance beyond her usual appearance.

"Sister Suying, you look really beautiful now!"

Lin Baici handed over the bouquet.

The Lady Boss smiled sweetly, sniffed the bouquet after taking it, "Let’s go. It’s raining today, and we might hit traffic, so we should head over early!"

Han Suying naturally put away her umbrella and shared one with Lin Baici.

The Mercedes started, cutting through the rain curtain, like a cruiser travelling on the highway!

Empress Western Restaurant was located in the city center and was very famous. If you didn’t book a table two days in advance, you’d have to rely on luck.

With the heavy rain in the past few days, Han Suying thought there wouldn’t be many customers, but upon entering, she saw that the restaurant was already seating over seventy percent capacity, seemingly all couples, no married pairs.

Lin Baici checked his watch. It was 6:30 p.m. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI[F]ire.net

The manager, dressed in a light blue business suit skirt and black stockings, approached them.

"Do you have a reservation?"

The female manager asked, her hands crossed in front of her abdomen, bowing slightly.

Lin Baici gave his name and swiftly scanned the restaurant, noticing many patrons sneakily glancing or openly staring at him.

Without asking, he knew these people must be God Hunters; who else would take the time to observe a stranger?

The female manager evidently memorized the guest information well; she didn’t check the reservation list and led the way instead.

"Mr. Lin, Ms. Han, this way, please!"

"You are at table number 18!"

After they were seated, the manager asked, "Mr. Lin has reserved the 8,888 yuan lovers’ set menu. Would you like it served now, or shall we wait a while?"

Lin Baici looked to the Lady Boss, indicating that she should decide.

"Start with the appetizers and dessert,"

Han Suying wanted to chat for a while first, "Do you have red wine?"

The manager recommended.

The Lady Boss chose a variety, and Lin Baici, not knowing about wine but hearing names like Porto and Chateau, felt they must be expensive.

Of course, it seemed the Lady Boss had no intention of making Lin Baici pay.

"Eater God, aren’t you going to comment on these people?"

Lin Baici mused internally.

[Beneath the Gods, all are but ants!]

[In any case, they are all going to die, why waste the breath?]

"What do you mean, they’re all going to die?"

Lin Baici was almost overwhelmed by the comment, "Can you not be so frightening?"

If these people died, he was afraid he would barely make it out alive himself.

The appetizers and desserts arrived, tasting quite acceptable, but Lin Baici had no appetite to savor them. He chatted with Han Suying while directing most of his attention to the restaurant’s patrons.

Seven o’clock, it was time!

A romantic and warm tune began to play.

Six chefs from the western restaurant came out, each pushing a dining cart, followed by uniformed staff pulling confetti poppers at their sides.

Colorful flowers, streamers, and shredded paper cut into various auspicious and cute little animal shapes burst out.

The female manager, holding a microphone, announced loudly, "Today is the tenth anniversary celebration of our Empress Western Restaurant. To express our gratitude and give back to our customers, we have specially prepared a Wellington steak for each table!"

"We hope that all couples can be united in heart and stay together until old age!"

After finishing her speech, the manager started to lead the trolley team, delivering steaks starting from table one.

"Thank you for coming, and we wish you happiness!"

The female manager looked average, but she had a very friendly smile.

Finally, it was Lin Baici’s table’s turn.

"Your boyfriend is so handsome, is he an artist? No? That’s really a pity!"

The manager complimented Han Suying and placed a plate of Wellington steak on the table.

"Please enjoy your meal!"

The chef’s cooking skills were excellent, even though the steak was wrapped in crispy pastry, the rich aroma of the meat still wafted out.

Lin Baici heard the sound of many people swallowing their saliva.

He quickly glanced around and, due to the God Hunters’ distrust of this restaurant, even though they found the steak appealing and wanted to eat, they all held back.

Or to put it another way, up until now, only the Gwangju natives had been eating, while the God Hunters either drank alcohol or coffee or even just water. In short, they avoided touching the food if they could.

"Why aren’t you eating?"

The Lady Boss asked in confusion, "This chicken nugget is crispy on the outside and tender inside, it tastes very good!"

"I ate too much at noon, not hungry!" Lin Baici worried that the Lady Boss would continue speaking, and also wanted to check the environment, so he stood up and left his seat, "I’m going to the restroom!"

Lin Baici stayed in the restroom long enough to smoke half a cigarette. When he came out, a bald man passed by, bumping into his shoulder.

Lin Baici immediately felt something extra in his hand. He looked down and saw it was a small piece of paper, which he quickly and discreetly looked back at.

The bald man locked eyes with Lin Baici and even blinked.

Lin Baici opened the paper, which had three lines of Chinese characters written in a beautiful, flowing hand.

"The woman in front of you is the final BOSS of Gwangju City. Kill it and you will get the ’Lovers’ videotape and a train ticket to leave Busan Divine Ruins!"

"Find a chance to act, we will help you!"

"Spoils of war, you take seventy percent!"

Lin Baici furrowed his brows as he looked at the note.

Could it be that some of the God Hunters had banded together?

When Lin Baici came back and sat down, he looked at Han Suying.

The Lady Boss asked, puzzled.

Lin Baici didn’t know what to say. It seemed this evening, even if he didn’t make a move, someone else would attack Han Suying.

A few meters to the right, at table 19, the urban lady cut into their Wellington steak.

"Wow, it smells so good, this steak seems to be of good quality, it should be delicious!"

The urban lady cut a piece of steak and placed it into her boyfriend’s bowl, "You taste it!"

Her boyfriend looked at the steak but didn’t move.

The urban lady asked, "Or is it that you don’t love me?"

Her boyfriend was a Caucasian man, and obviously a God Hunter.

"You have been distracted all the time, is it that unbearable to have a meal with me?"

The urban lady questioned.

The Caucasian man was at a loss. Why did this damned native have to explode now?

He was still thinking about how to comfort her when the urban lady suddenly stood up, grabbed her purse, and was about to leave.

The Caucasian man definitely couldn’t let her go, or his mission would fail, "I have been waiting for the right moment to propose to you!"

He took a box out of his pocket, opened it, and inside was a ring.

The urban lady gasped in surprise, joy, and nervousness appeared on her face, "We have only known each other for five days, isn’t this...isn’t this too fast?"

"It was love at first sight for me!"

The Caucasian man spoke sweetly and even knelt on one knee.

The urban lady extended her left hand.

The Caucasian man held the tips of the urban lady’s fingers and slipped the diamond ring onto her ring finger.

The urban lady exclaimed.

The Caucasian man originally wanted to say "as long as you like it," but the moment the urban lady finished speaking those three words, the Caucasian man’s head exploded with a bang.

Like fireworks on a summer night!